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1. H.CON.RES.260 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the trade and economic development policies of the United States should respect and support the rights of African farmers with respect to their agricultural and biological resources, traditional knowledge, and technologies.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 11/1/2001)      Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House International Relations; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 11/1/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2. H.RES.532 : Commending the Los Angeles Sparks basketball team for winning the 2002 Women's National Basketball Association championship.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 9/17/2002)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/10/2002 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

3. H.R.933 : To require certain actions with respect to the availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in developing countries, including sub-Saharan African countries.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 3/7/2001)      Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

4. H.R.1642 : To urge reforms of the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 4/26/2001)      Cosponsors (96)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 5/10/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.

5. H.R.1690 : To amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the United States from assisting the export of any good or service to or by any company that is challenging an intellectual property law or government policy of a developing country, which regulates and promotes access to an HIV/AIDS pharmaceutical or medical technology.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 5/2/2001)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.

6. H.R.1978 : To concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on those offenses that are major.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 5/23/2001)      Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/1/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

7. H.R.2429 : To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the operator of Los Angeles International Airport to mail annual noise mitigation reports to residents in the area surrounding an airport.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 6/28/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 6/29/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

8. H.R.2430 : To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to make contributions to communities impacted by noise from Los Angeles International Airport.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 6/28/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 6/29/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

9. H.R.2477 : To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the expansion of the passenger or cargo capacity of any airport that is located in a county with a population of more than 9,000,000 and that has the capacity to serve 80,000,000 or more air passengers annually.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 7/11/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 7/12/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

10. H.R.2498 : To amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to protect consumers from inadequate disclosures and certain abusive practices in rent-to-own transactions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 7/12/2001)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

11. H.R.2578 : To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8200 South Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles, California, as the "Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 7/19/2001)      Cosponsors (66)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/8/2002 Received in the Senate.

12. H.R.2713 : To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the Attorney General to create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens who entered the United States at least 15 years prior to the application date.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 8/1/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/10/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

13. H.R.2830 : To restore the eligibility to vote and register to vote in Federal elections to individuals who have completed sentences for criminal offenses, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 8/2/2001)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Administration
Latest Major Action: 8/2/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

14. H.R.2969 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore a partial deduction for personal interest and thereby to encourage economic recovery and to avoid the need to borrow against home equity.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 9/25/2001)      Cosponsors (57)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

15. H.R.3003 : To increase the assistance made available under certain economic development programs.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 10/2/2001)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Small Business; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 12/10/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology and Economic Growth.

16. H.R.3158 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to ensure that acts of torture, as proscribed by the Torture Convention, are also recognized as criminal if committed in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 10/17/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 11/27/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

17. H.R.3336 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers under section 330 of such Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 11/16/2001)      Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/28/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

18. H.R.3556 : To prohibit assistance for Afghanistan unless the national government of Afghanistan undertakes efforts to control illegal drugs in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 12/20/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 12/20/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

19. H.R.3607 : To amend the Truth in Lending Act to strengthen consumer protections and prevent predatory loan practices, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 12/20/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

20. H.R.3634 : To permit certain funds assessed for securities laws violations to be used to compensate employees who are victims of excessive pension fund investments in the securities of their employers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 1/24/2002)      Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Administration
Latest Major Action: 2/11/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.

21. H.R.4123 : To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish student loan forgiveness programs for adult education instructors.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 4/9/2002)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 7/10/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

22. H.R.4124 : To amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to apply to that title a burden shifting rule currently applicable to title VII.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 4/9/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/6/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

23. H.R.4711 : To provide for the identification of assets hidden in United States financial institutions that have been stolen or misappropriated from foreign countries by corrupt foreign political figures of those countries.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 5/9/2002)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 5/28/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

24. H.R.5142 : To provide that the standard for soundproofing a residential building under section 47502 of title 49, United States Code, for Los Angeles International Airport shall be a community noise equivalent level of 60 decibels instead of 65 decibels, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 7/16/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 7/17/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

25. H.R.5143 : To amend title 49, United States Code, to make Los Angeles International Airport a priority airport for the purposes of receiving grants for airport noise compatibility planning and programs.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 7/16/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 7/17/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

26. H.R.5144 : To limit the expansion of Los Angeles International Airport.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 7/16/2002)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 7/17/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

27. H.R.5313 : To provide incentives for States to have in effect laws mandating the reporting of child abuse by certain individuals, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 7/26/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 10/24/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.

28. H.AMDT.192 to H.R.2500 An amendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record to provide that none of the funds designated for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative may be used to initiate a proceeding in the WTO challenging any law or policy of a developing country that promotes access to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies to the population of the country.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 7/18/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/18/2001 Mr. Wolf raised a point of order against the Waters amendment (A026). The amendment sought to change existing law and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.

29. H.AMDT.194 to H.R.2500 Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds to initiate a proceeding in the WTO challenging any law of a country that is not a member of the OECD.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 7/18/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/18/2001 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Waters amendment (A028) Failed by recorded vote: 123 - 306 (Roll no. 247).

30. H.AMDT.436 to H.R.2341 Amendment, as modified, sought to deem a party in a class action suit as admitting any fact with respect to which a discovery order was issued when that party withholds or destroys material subject to the order.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 3/13/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/13/2002 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Waters amendment (A002) as modified Failed by recorded vote: 174 - 251 (Roll No. 56).

31. H.AMDT.489 to H.R.3994 Amendment, as modified, prohibits U.S. participation in poppy cultivation or illicit narcotics growth, production, or trafficking and requires a report concerning the Government of Afghanistan's progress in the eradication of poppy cultivation, the disruption of heroin production, and the reduction of the overall supply and demand for illicit narcotics in Afghanistan.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 5/21/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2002 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Waters amendment (A006) as modified Agreed to by recorded vote: 412 - 0 (Roll no. 181).

32. H.AMDT.491 to H.R.3129 Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace section 141's grant of immunity for employees of the United States conducting a search of a person with an exclusive remedy against the government for the actions of customs agents who act within the scope of their authority; and delete section 144 on border search authority for outbound mail.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 5/22/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2002 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Waters amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 197 - 231 (Roll no. 192).

33. H.AMDT.604 to H.R.1701 Amendment sought to prohibit the shifting of liability for loss, damage, or destruction of property subject to a rental-purchase agreement to the consumer, with the liability remaining with the merchant.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 9/18/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/18/2002 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Waters amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 157 - 255 (Roll no. 393).

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