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1. H.CON.RES.86 : Supporting the goals and ideals of the Day of Silence.
Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] (introduced 3/11/2003)      Cosponsors (38)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.


2. H.CON.RES.93 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should renegotiate the extradition treaty with Mexico so that the possibility of capital punishment or life imprisonment will not interfere with the timely extradition of criminal suspects from Mexico to the United States.
Sponsor: Rep McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [CA-25] (introduced 3/13/2003)      Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/13/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.


3. H.CON.RES.202 : Expressing the sense of Congress in support of a National Oceans Week.
Sponsor: Rep Greenwood, James C. [PA-8] (introduced 6/3/2003)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 6/6/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.


4. H.CON.RES.247 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to promote public awareness of Down syndrome.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] (introduced 7/17/2003)      Cosponsors (105)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/17/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.


5. H.CON.RES.299 : Honoring Mr. Sargent Shriver for his dedication and service to the United States of America, for his service in the United States Navy, and for his lifetime of work as an ambassador for the poor and powerless citizens of the United States of America, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [CA-25] (introduced 10/8/2003)      Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Government Reform; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 11/18/2003 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


6. H.CON.RES.366 : Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding negotiating, in the United States-Thailand Free Trade Agreement, access to the United States automobile industry.
Sponsor: Rep Kildee, Dale E. [MI-5] (introduced 2/24/2004)      Cosponsors (208)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.


7. H.CON.RES.400 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States flag flown over the United States Capitol should be lowered to half-mast one day each month in honor of the brave men and women from the United States who have lost their lives in military conflicts.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Lincoln [TN-4] (introduced 3/29/2004)      Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 3/29/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.


8. H.RES.21 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
Sponsor: Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (104)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.


9. H.RES.142 : To express the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas should be increased to serve 20,000,000 individuals by 2006.
Sponsor: Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-8] (introduced 3/13/2003)      Cosponsors (83)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


10. H.RES.173 : Recognizing the achievements and contributions of the National Wildlife Refuge System on the occasion of its centennial anniversary and expressing strong support for the continued success of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Sponsor: Rep Boyd, Allen [FL-2] (introduced 4/3/2003)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2003 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.


11. H.RES.193 : Reaffirming support of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and anticipating the 15th anniversary of the enactment of the Genocide Convention Implementation Act of 1987 (the Proxmire Act) on November 4, 2003.
Sponsor: Rep Radanovich, George [CA-19] (introduced 4/10/2003)      Cosponsors (110)
Committees: House Judiciary
House Reports: 108-130
Latest Major Action: 5/27/2003 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 50.


12. H.RES.218 : To express the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Communications Commission should not revise its media ownership rules without more extensive review and comment by the public.
Sponsor: Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] (introduced 5/6/2003)      Cosponsors (135)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.


13. H.RES.307 : Creating a select committee to investigate the effectiveness of the United States' intelligence structure to meet global threats.
Sponsor: Rep Tauscher, Ellen O. [CA-10] (introduced 6/26/2003)      Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 9/9/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and the House.


14. H.RES.362 : Recognizing the importance and contributions of sportsmen to American society, supporting the traditions and values of sportsmen, and recognizing the many economic benefits associated with outdoor sporting activities.
Sponsor: Rep Walsh, James T. [NY-25] (introduced 9/9/2003)      Cosponsors (69)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 9/23/2003 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.


15. H.RES.387 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members of the Armed Forces serving in combat zones in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom should cover all travel and transportation costs necessary to return members of the Armed Forces granted such leave to their homes located throughout the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Moore, Dennis [KS-3] (introduced 10/1/2003)      Cosponsors (140)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 10/1/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.


16. H.RES.425 : Recognizing and honoring the firefighters and other public servants who responded to the October, 2003, historically devastating, outbreak of wildfires in Southern California.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] (introduced 10/30/2003)      Cosponsors (64)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 11/5/2003 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.


17. H.RES.475 : Congratulating the San Jose Earthquakes for winning the 2003 Major League Soccer Cup.
Sponsor: Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] (introduced 12/8/2003)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2004 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 0 (Roll no. 44).


18. H.RES.598 : Recognizing the valuable contributions of military impacted schools, teachers, administration, and staff for their ongoing contributions to the education of military children.
Sponsor: Rep Hayes, Robin [NC-8] (introduced 4/20/2004)      Cosponsors (86)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 5/4/2004 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.


19. H.RES.646 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Community Health Center Week to raise awareness of health services provided by community, migrant, public housing, and homeless health centers.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] (introduced 5/18/2004)      Cosponsors (47)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/12/2004 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.


20. H.RES.690 : Creating a select committee to investigate the abuses of detainees held in United States custody in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, or any operation within the Global War on Terrorism, in particular those abuses that have been documented by thousands of photographs and on video at Abu Ghraib prison.
Sponsor: Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-30] (introduced 6/23/2004)      Cosponsors (112)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 6/23/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.


21. H.RES.761 : Congratulating Lance Armstrong on his record-setting victory in the 2004 Tour de France.
Sponsor: Rep Doggett, Lloyd [TX-10] (introduced 9/9/2004)      Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/22/2004 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.


22. H.RES.782 : Affirming the commitments made by the United States at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa, to improve worldwide access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation services.
Sponsor: Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] (introduced 9/21/2004)      Cosponsors (42)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 9/21/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.


23. H.J.RES.12 : Commending the members of the United States Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep Skelton, Ike [MO-4] (introduced 1/8/2003)      Cosponsors (60)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.


24. H.J.RES.22 : Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [OK-5] (introduced 2/13/2003)      Cosponsors (133)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/22/2004 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Note: On 6/25/2003, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 275 , which provides for the consideration of H.J.Res. 22 . A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 108-3: text with signatures.)


25. H.J.RES.36 : Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to raising awareness and encouraging prevention of sexual assault in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Mark [WI-8] (introduced 3/11/2003)      Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/28/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Note: For further action, see S.J.Res. 8 , which became Public Law 108-38 on 6/26/2003.


26. H.J.RES.37 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 3/12/2003)      Cosponsors (202)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.


27. H.J.RES.57 : Expressing the sense of the Congress in recognition of the contributions of the seven Columbia astronauts by supporting establishment of a Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center.
Sponsor: Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille [CA-34] (introduced 5/22/2003)      Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Science
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 108-391 [GPO: Text, PDF]


28. H.R.13 : To reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hoekstra, Peter [MI-2] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (126)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
House Reports: 108-16
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 108-81 [GPO: Text, PDF]


29. H.R.20 : To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kelly, Sue W. [NY-19] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (151)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.


30. H.R.34 : To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 for the Department of Energy Office of Science, to ensure that the United States is the world leader in key scientific fields by restoring a healthy balance of science funding, to ensure maximum utilization of the national user facilities, and to secure the Nation's supply of scientists for the 21st century, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (94)
Committees: House Science
Latest Major Action: 2/20/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.


31. H.R.49 : To permanently extend the moratorium enacted by the Internet Tax Freedom Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Cox, Christopher [CA-48] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (134)
Committees: House Judiciary
House Reports: 108-234
Latest Major Action: 9/18/2003 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 283.
Note: For further action, see S.150 , which became Public Law 108-435 on 12/3/2004.


32. H.R.58 : To restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services.
Sponsor: Rep Edwards, Chet [TX-11] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (212)
Committees: House Government Reform; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.


33. H.R.111 : To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and the Revised Statutes of the United States to prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (254)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/27/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.


34. H.R.173 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase the level of earnings under which no individual who is blind is determined to have demonstrated an ability to engage in substantial gainful activity for purposes of determining disability.
Sponsor: Rep Reynolds, Thomas M. [NY-26] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (180)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.


35. H.R.236 : To provide for adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Fattah, Chaka [PA-2] (introduced 1/8/2003)      Cosponsors (188)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/21/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.


36. H.R.244 : To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the exclusive application of California State regulations regarding reformulated gas in certain areas within the State.
Sponsor: Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] (introduced 1/8/2003)      Cosponsors (42)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.


37. H.R.284 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the required use of certain principal repayments on mortgage subsidy bond financings to redeem bonds, to modify the purchase price limitation under mortgage subsidy bond rules based on median family income, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Houghton, Amo [NY-29] (introduced 1/8/2003)      Cosponsors (350)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


38. H.R.303 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both military retired pay by reason of their years of military service and disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 1/8/2003)      Cosponsors (383)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/20/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Note: On 6/12/2003, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 251 , which provides for the consideration of H.R. 303 . A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 108-2: text with signatures.)


39. H.R.328 : To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend modifications to DSH allotments provided under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000.
Sponsor: Rep Whitfield, Ed [KY-1] (introduced 1/8/2003)      Cosponsors (133)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


40. H.R.394 : To restore the Federal civil remedy for crimes of violence motivated by gender.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 1/28/2003)      Cosponsors (94)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.


41. H.R.412 : To enhance the operation of the AMBER Alert communications network in order to facilitate the recovery of abducted children, to provide for enhanced notification on highways of alerts and information on such children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Frost, Martin [TX-24] (introduced 1/28/2003)      Cosponsors (230)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.


42. H.R.466 : To amend the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to adjust the percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/29/2003)      Cosponsors (241)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.


43. H.R.476 : To provide that service of the members of the organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] (introduced 1/29/2003)      Cosponsors (66)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/20/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.


44. H.R.519 : To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the San Gabriel River Watershed, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Solis, Hilda L. [CA-32] (introduced 1/31/2003)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Resources; Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Senate Reports: 108-65
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 108-42 [GPO: Text, PDF]


45. H.R.525 : To authorize the President to posthumously award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to the seven members of the crew of the space shuttle Columbia in recognition of their outstanding and enduring contributions to the Nation.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 2/4/2003)      Cosponsors (318)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/27/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.


46. H.R.532 : To revise the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in the State of California, to restore and extend the term of the advisory commission for the recreation area, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] (introduced 2/5/2003)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.


47. H.R.548 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older, to provide for a one-year open season under that plan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1] (introduced 2/5/2003)      Cosponsors (339)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Note: On 4/27/2004, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 584 , which provides for the consideration of H.R. 548 . A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 108-8: text with signatures.)


48. H.R.594 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
Sponsor: Rep McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [CA-25] (introduced 2/5/2003)      Cosponsors (300)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Note: On 3/10/2004, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 523 , which provides for the consideration of H.R. 594 . A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 108-6: text with signatures.)


49. H.R.677 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [CA-50] (introduced 2/11/2003)      Cosponsors (207)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.


50. H.R.713 : To ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 2/12/2003)      Cosponsors (108)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.


51. H.R.715 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a United States independent film and television production wage credit.
Sponsor: Rep Dreier, David [CA-26] (introduced 2/12/2003)      Cosponsors (71)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


52. H.R.735 : To amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to reform the funding of benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System for employees of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McHugh, John M. [NY-23] (introduced 2/12/2003)      Cosponsors (80)
Committees: House Government Reform
House Reports: 108-49
Latest Major Action: 4/8/2003 House floor actions. Status: Laid on the table. See S. 380 for further action.
Note: For further action, see S. 380 , which became Public Law 108-18 on 4/23/2003.


53. H.R.737 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent corporate expatriation to avoid United States income taxes.
Sponsor: Rep Neal, Richard E. [MA-2] (introduced 2/12/2003)      Cosponsors (156)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


54. H.R.742 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55.
Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] (introduced 2/12/2003)      Cosponsors (193)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.


55. H.R.745 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work in certain providers of services to which payments are made under the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] (introduced 2/12/2003)      Cosponsors (110)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


56. H.R.768 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a broadband Internet access tax credit.
Sponsor: Rep English, Phil [PA-3] (introduced 2/13/2003)      Cosponsors (150)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


57. H.R.786 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the occupational taxes relating to distilled spirits, wine, and beer.
Sponsor: Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] (introduced 2/13/2003)      Cosponsors (105)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


58. H.R.816 : To provide certain temporary increases in the Federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) under the Medicaid Program to help States finance increases in enrollment due to rising unemployment and to prevent reductions in health insurance coverage due to State budget crises.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 2/13/2003)      Cosponsors (144)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


59. H.R.832 : To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a mechanism for United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for residence in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] (introduced 2/13/2003)      Cosponsors (129)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.


60. H.R.834 : To respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ose, Doug [CA-3] (introduced 2/13/2003)      Cosponsors (126)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Agriculture; House Resources; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Education and the Workforce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.


61. H.R.837 : To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate methyl tertiary butyl ether from the United States fuel supply, to increase production and use of renewable fuel, and to increase the Nation's energy independence, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Peterson, Collin C. [MN-7] (introduced 2/13/2003)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.


62. H.R.839 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an income tax credit for the provision of homeownership and community development, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Portman, Rob [OH-2] (introduced 2/13/2003)      Cosponsors (303)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


63. H.R.857 : To prevent the slaughter of horses in and from the United States for human consumption by prohibiting the slaughter of horses for human consumption and by prohibiting the trade and transport of horseflesh and live horses intended for human consumption, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sweeney, John E. [NY-20] (introduced 2/13/2003)      Cosponsors (228)
Committees: House Agriculture; House International Relations; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/3/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.


64. H.R.876 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of Class II and Class III railroads.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, Jerry [KS-1] (introduced 2/25/2003)      Cosponsors (267)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


65. H.R.880 : To amend title 46, United States Code, to accelerate to 2007 the application of the requirement that a tanker that carries oil in bulk as cargo must be equipped with a double hull, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] (introduced 2/25/2003)      Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.


66. H.R.892 : To authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out a project for flood damage reduction and ecosystem restoration for the American River, Sacramento, California, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Matsui, Robert T. [CA-5] (introduced 2/25/2003)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.


67. H.R.898 : To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] (introduced 2/25/2003)      Cosponsors (237)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 4/1/2004 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.


68. H.R.919 : To ensure that a public safety officer who suffers a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of public safety officer survivor benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Etheridge, Bob [NC-2] (introduced 2/26/2003)      Cosponsors (281)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Note: For further action, see S. 459 , which became Public Law 108-182 on 12/15/2003.


69. H.R.932 : To amend the impact aid program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve the delivery of payments under the program to local educational agencies.
Sponsor: Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] (introduced 2/26/2003)      Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.


70. H.R.953 : To provide for equal coverage of mental health benefits with respect to health insurance coverage unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1] (introduced 2/27/2003)      Cosponsors (248)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.


71. H.R.955 : To amend the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003, to reinstate the requirement that a farm, in order to be certified as an organic farm with respect to livestock produced on the farm, feed the livestock with organically produced feed.
Sponsor: Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] (introduced 2/27/2003)      Cosponsors (104)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 2/27/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


72. H.R.977 : To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide death and disability benefits for aerial firefighters who work on a contract basis for the Forest Service or an agency of the Department of the Interior and suffer death or disability in the line of duty, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Cubin, Barbara [WY] (introduced 2/27/2003)      Cosponsors (40)
Committees: House Resources; House Agriculture; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2004 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.


73. H.R.991 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the renewable resources production tax credit to include additional forms of renewable energy, and to expand the investment tax credit to include equipment used to produce electricity from renewable resources.
Sponsor: Rep Hunter, Duncan [CA-52] (introduced 2/27/2003)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/27/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


74. H.R.1006 : To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to further the conservation of certain wildlife species.
Sponsor: Rep McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [CA-25] (introduced 2/27/2003)      Cosponsors (60)
Committees: House Resources
House Reports: 108-269
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 108-191 [GPO: Text, PDF]


75. H.R.1036 : To prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by others.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 2/27/2003)      Cosponsors (250)
Committees: House Judiciary; Senate Judiciary
House Reports: 108-59
Latest Major Action: 4/10/2003 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


76. H.R.1043 : To grant a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated.
Sponsor: Rep Walsh, James T. [NY-25] (introduced 2/27/2003)      Cosponsors (156)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.


77. H.R.1046 : To assess the extent of the backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples, and to improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Mark [WI-8] (introduced 3/4/2003)      Cosponsors (134)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Note: H.R. 1046 is a companion bill of S. 152 . Section 10 (authorizing John Doe DNA indictments) of S. 152 was included, in conference, as Section 611 of S. 151 , the PROTECT Act. See S. 151 for further action. (CR 4/10/2003 S5153)


78. H.R.1052 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters.
Sponsor: Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] (introduced 3/4/2003)      Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/4/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


79. H.R.1078 : To establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Wicker, Roger F. [MS-1] (introduced 3/4/2003)      Cosponsors (213)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.


80. H.R.1102 : To establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to provide for the development, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families.
Sponsor: Rep Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 3/5/2003)      Cosponsors (214)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Note: On 9/21/2004, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 748 , which provides for the consideration of H.R. 1102 . A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 108-11: text with signatures.)


81. H.R.1105 : To designate as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national park and preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors certain public lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shays, Christopher [CT-4] (introduced 3/5/2003)      Cosponsors (185)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.


82. H.R.1157 : To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 3/6/2003)      Cosponsors (152)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Intelligence (Permanent Select)
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.


83. H.R.1160 : To impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates.
Sponsor: Rep Sherwood, Don [PA-10] (introduced 3/6/2003)      Cosponsors (199)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.


84. H.R.1162 : To amend the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for certain distributions from a controlled foreign corporation to encourage companies to invest in worker hiring and training, infrastructure investments, capital investments, financial stabilization of the company, and research and development.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Adam [WA-9] (introduced 3/6/2003)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


85. H.R.1231 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] (introduced 3/12/2003)      Cosponsors (342)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Government Reform; House Armed Services
House Reports: 108-585 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 7/7/2004 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 108-585, Part I.


86. H.R.1264 : To provide for reduction in the backlog of claims for benefits pending with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 3/13/2003)      Cosponsors (72)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/26/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.


87. H.R.1278 : To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to extend the discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go requirement, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hill, Baron P. [IN-9] (introduced 3/13/2003)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Budget; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 9/9/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative and Budget Process.


88. H.R.1301 : To amend the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment to Medicare ambulance suppliers of the full costs of providing such services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Houghton, Amo [NY-29] (introduced 3/17/2003)      Cosponsors (79)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


89. H.R.1336 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ryan, Paul [WI-1] (introduced 3/18/2003)      Cosponsors (221)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/18/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


90. H.R.1368 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7554 Pacific Avenue in Stockton, California, as the "Norman D. Shumway Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Pombo, Richard W. [CA-11] (introduced 3/19/2003)      Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Government Reform; Senate Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 108-52 [GPO: Text, PDF]


91. H.R.1372 : To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options, and to require a study on the economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Dreier, David [CA-26] (introduced 3/20/2003)      Cosponsors (111)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/31/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.


92. H.R.1385 : To extend the provision of title 39, United States Code, under which the United States Postal Service is authorized to issue a special postage stamp to benefit breast cancer research.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 3/20/2003)      Cosponsors (150)
Committees: House Government Reform; House Energy and Commerce; House Armed Services; Senate Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/28/2004 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.


93. H.R.1388 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare Program for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants.
Sponsor: Rep Collins, Mac [GA-8] (introduced 3/20/2003)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/10/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


94. H.R.1446 : To support the efforts of the California Missions Foundation to restore and repair the Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in the State of California and to preserve the artworks and artifacts of these missions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] (introduced 3/26/2003)      Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Resources; Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Senate Reports: 108-375
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 108-420 [GPO: Text, PDF]


95. H.R.1532 : To amend the Animal Welfare Act to strengthen enforcement of provisions relating to animal fighting, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 4/1/2003)      Cosponsors (199)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 4/7/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.


96. H.R.1659 : To ensure regulatory equity between and among all dairy farmers and handlers, including producers also acting as handlers, for sales of packaged fluid milk into certain non-federally regulated milk marketing areas from federally regulated areas.
Sponsor: Rep Nunes, Devin [CA-21] (introduced 4/8/2003)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 4/11/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.


97. H.R.1684 : To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine state residency for higher education purposes and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to cancel the removal and adjust the status of certain alien college-bound students who are long-term U.S. residents.
Sponsor: Rep Cannon, Chris [UT-3] (introduced 4/9/2003)      Cosponsors (152)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.


98. H.R.1717 : To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] (introduced 4/10/2003)      Cosponsors (42)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.


99. H.R.1735 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of a home loan guarantee available to a veteran.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] (introduced 4/10/2003)      Cosponsors (61)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/13/2004 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Similar provision incorporated. See H. R. 1716 , Title III, Section 301.


100. H.R.1742 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the eligibility of veterans for mortgage bond financing, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kleczka, Gerald D. [WI-4] (introduced 4/10/2003)      Cosponsors (83)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/10/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


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