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1. H.CON.RES.18 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Linder, John [GA-7] (introduced 1/9/2009) Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

2. H.CON.RES.29 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the United Nations should take immediate steps to improve the transparency and accountability of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in the Near East to ensure that it is not providing funding, employment, or other support to terrorists.
Sponsor: Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9] (introduced 1/28/2009) Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/28/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

3. H.CON.RES.49 : Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 2/12/2009) Cosponsors (253)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

4. H.CON.RES.64 : Urging the President to designate 2009 as the "Year of the Military Family".
Sponsor: Rep Skelton, Ike [MO-4] (introduced 2/26/2009) Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House Armed Services; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

5. H.CON.RES.81 : Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts in Hawai`i.
Sponsor: Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] (introduced 3/25/2009) Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

6. H.CON.RES.92 : Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools.
Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] (introduced 4/1/2009) Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

7. H.CON.RES.186 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] (introduced 9/16/2009) Cosponsors (72)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/30/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

8. H.CON.RES.199 : Recognizing the 10th Anniversary of the redesignation of Company E, 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment of the United States Army and the sacrifice of the soldiers of Company E and their families in support of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Sablan, Gregorio [MP] (introduced 10/13/2009) Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Armed Services; Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 12/9/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

9. H.RES.22 : 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 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (130)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

10. H.RES.57 : Recognizing the persistently high rates of drowning fatalities among children.
Sponsor: Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] (introduced 1/13/2009) Cosponsors (101)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

11. H.RES.95 : Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Girls and Women in Sports Day".
Sponsor: Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] (introduced 1/27/2009) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/27/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

12. H.RES.111 : Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (238)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

13. H.RES.114 : Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Girls and Women in Sports Day".
Sponsor: Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 2/10/2009 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): 398 - 0 (Roll no. 55).

14. H.RES.153 : Commending the University of Southern California Trojan football team for its victory in the 2009 Rose Bowl.
Sponsor: Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] (introduced 2/10/2009) Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 362 - 15, 4 Present (Roll no. 106).

15. H.RES.247 : Expressing support for designation of March 22, 2009, as "National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day".
Sponsor: Rep Skelton, Ike [MO-4] (introduced 3/16/2009) Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

16. H.RES.252 : Calling upon the President to ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States record relating to the Armenian Genocide, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-29] (introduced 3/17/2009) Cosponsors (137)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

17. H.RES.329 : Recognizing the anniversary of the tragic accident of the steamboat ship SS Sultana.
Sponsor: Rep Snyder, Vic [AR-2] (introduced 4/2/2009) Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 393 - 0 (Roll no. 207).

18. H.RES.350 : Honoring the life and accomplishments of Harry Kalas for his invaluable contributions to the national past-time of baseball, the community, and the Nation.
Sponsor: Rep Sestak, Joe [PA-7] (introduced 4/21/2009) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/23/2009 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): 426 - 0 (Roll no. 619).

19. H.RES.538 : Supporting Olympic Day and encouraging the International Olympic Committee to select Chicago, Illinois, as the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Sponsor: Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] (introduced 6/12/2009) Cosponsors (122)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

20. H.RES.543 : Expressing support for designation of June as "Home Safety Month".
Sponsor: Rep Halvorson, Deborah L. [IL-11] (introduced 6/12/2009) Cosponsors (113)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/16/2009 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): 416 - 9, 3 Present (Roll no. 554).

21. H.RES.686 : Recommending that the United States Constitution be taught to high school students throughout the Nation in September of their senior year.
Sponsor: Rep Grayson, Alan [FL-8] (introduced 7/28/2009) Cosponsors (222)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

22. H.RES.693 : Honoring the life and accomplishments of Jim Johnson and extending the condolences of the House of Representatives to his family on the occasion of his death.
Sponsor: Rep Brady, Robert A. [PA-1] (introduced 7/29/2009) Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

23. H.RES.743 : Honoring the life of Frank McCourt for his many contributions to American literature, education, and culture.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Christopher S. [CT-5] (introduced 9/14/2009) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 12/1/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

24. H.RES.747 : Congratulating the United States Military Academy at West Point on being named by Forbes magazine as America's Best College for 2009.
Sponsor: Rep Hall, John J. [NY-19] (introduced 9/15/2009) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

25. H.RES.782 : Demanding that the Government of Iran immediately disclose the existence of any additional nuclear-related facilities and provide unfettered access to its Qom enrichment facility.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [GA-4] (introduced 9/29/2009) Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

26. H.RES.812 : Recognizing the significant contributions of the Military Working Dog (MWD) Program to the United States Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep Lance, Leonard [NJ-7] (introduced 10/7/2009) Cosponsors (64)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

27. H.RES.818 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Fire Prevention Week and the work of firefighters in educating and protecting the communities of this Nation.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 10/8/2009) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/8/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

28. H.RES.864 : Congratulating President Obama for winning of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.
Sponsor: Rep Grayson, Alan [FL-8] (introduced 10/23/2009) Cosponsors (220)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/23/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

29. H.RES.877 : Expressing support for Chinese human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for engaging in peaceful expression as they seek answers and justice for the parents whose children were killed in the Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008.
Sponsor: Rep Wu, David [OR-1] (introduced 10/29/2009) Cosponsors (176)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/7/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 426 - 1 (Roll no. 880).

30. H.RES.900 : Supporting the goals and ideals of a Cold War Veterans Recognition Day to honor the sacrifices and contributions made by members of the Armed Forces during the Cold War and encouraging the people of the United States to participate in local and national activities honoring the sacrifices and contributions of those individuals.
Sponsor: Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2] (introduced 11/6/2009) Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 11/18/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

31. H.RES.944 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on religious minorities in Iraq.
Sponsor: Rep Peters, Gary C. [MI-9] (introduced 12/3/2009) Cosponsors (42)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 12/3/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

32. H.RES.1040 : Honoring the life and accomplishments of Donald Harington for his contributions to literature in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Snyder, Vic [AR-2] (introduced 1/26/2010) Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

33. H.RES.1066 : Recognizing the bravery and efforts of the United States Armed Forces, local first responders, and other members of Operation Unified Response for their swift and coordinated action in light of the devastation wrought upon the nation of Haiti after a horrific 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Port-Au-Prince and surrounding cities on January 12, 2010.
Sponsor: Rep Meek, Kendrick B. [FL-17] (introduced 2/3/2010) Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

34. H.J.RES.12 : Expressing support for designation of September 2009 as "Gospel Music Heritage Month" and honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 1/8/2009) Cosponsors (61)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

35. H.J.RES.44 : Recognizing the service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism of the Noncommissioned Officers of the United States Army.
Sponsor: Rep Skelton, Ike [MO-4] (introduced 4/29/2009) Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Armed Services; Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-61 [GPO: Text, PDF]

36. H.J.RES.56 : Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Crowley, Joseph [NY-7] (introduced 6/4/2009) Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-42 [GPO: Text, PDF]

37. H.R.11 : To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (195)
Committees: House Education and Labor; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 2/11/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Note: Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 5 , the text of H.R. 12 as passed by the House was appended to the end of H.R. 11 as new matter. For further action, see S.181 , which became Public Law 111-2 on 1/29/2009.

38. H.R.12 : To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (200)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2009 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 5 , H.R. 12 is laid on the table.
Note: Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 5 , the text of H.R. 12 as passed by the House will be appended to the end of H.R. 11 as new matter.

39. H.R.22 : To amend title 5, United States Code, to reduce the amount that the United States Postal Service is required to pay into the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund by the end of fiscal year 2009.
Sponsor: Rep McHugh, John M. [NY-23] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (339)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
House Reports: 111-216
Latest Major Action: 12/7/2009 Referred to Senate subcommittee. Status: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.

40. H.R.24 : To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (367)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

41. H.R.31 : To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (185)
Committees: House Natural Resources
House Reports: 111-103
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 72.

42. H.R.43 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.
Sponsor: Rep Becerra, Xavier [CA-31] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (141)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

43. H.R.44 : To implement the recommendations of the Guam War Claims Review Commission.
Sponsor: Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [GU] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (88)
Committees: House Natural Resources; Senate Energy and Natural Resources; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

44. H.R.104 : To establish a national commission on presidential war powers and civil liberties.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Intelligence (Permanent Select); House Judiciary; House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/12/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

45. 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 Kanjorski, Paul E. [PA-11] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (92)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

46. H.R.118 : To authorize the addition of 100 acres to Morristown National Historical Park.
Sponsor: Rep Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [NJ-11] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Natural Resources; Senate Energy and Natural Resources
House Reports: 111-335
Latest Major Action: 12/8/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

47. H.R.211 : To facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services, including volunteer services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (194)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

48. H.R.235 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
Sponsor: Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (314)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

49. H.R.347 : To grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II.
Sponsor: Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-29] (introduced 1/8/2009) Cosponsors (297)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Administration; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

50. H.R.413 : To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions.
Sponsor: Rep Kildee, Dale E. [MI-5] (introduced 1/9/2009) Cosponsors (188)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

51. H.R.422 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit.
Sponsor: Rep Meek, Kendrick B. [FL-17] (introduced 1/9/2009) Cosponsors (89)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

52. H.R.503 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain conduct relating to the use of horses for human consumption.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 1/14/2009) Cosponsors (179)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

53. H.R.560 : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit targeted interference with mobile radio services within prison facilities.
Sponsor: Rep Brady, Kevin [TX-8] (introduced 1/15/2009) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

54. H.R.571 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles.
Sponsor: Rep Delahunt, William D. [MA-10] (introduced 1/15/2009) Cosponsors (135)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/15/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

55. H.R.621 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.
Sponsor: Rep Kingston, Jack [GA-1] (introduced 1/21/2009) Cosponsors (304)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-86 [GPO: Text, PDF]

56. H.R.657 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 369 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the "Bishop Ralph E. Brower Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] (introduced 1/22/2009) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

57. H.R.702 : To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve early education.
Sponsor: Rep Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-2] (introduced 1/27/2009) Cosponsors (78)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/27/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

58. H.R.706 : To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to continue to administer the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] (introduced 1/27/2009) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 1/28/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

59. H.R.721 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the exception from the 10 percent penalty for early withdrawals from governmental plans for qualified public safety employees.
Sponsor: Rep Meek, Kendrick B. [FL-17] (introduced 1/27/2009) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/27/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

60. H.R.775 : To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation.
Sponsor: Rep Ortiz, Solomon P. [TX-27] (introduced 1/28/2009) Cosponsors (319)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/17/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

61. H.R.808 : To establish a Department of Peace.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (71)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; House Foreign Affairs; House Judiciary; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 7/23/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

62. H.R.836 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Pomeroy, Earl [ND] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (242)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

63. H.R.847 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 2/4/2009) Cosponsors (106)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Discharged.

64. H.R.911 : To require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 2/9/2009) Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Education and Labor; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 2/24/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

65. H.R.948 : To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] (introduced 2/10/2009) Cosponsors (136)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 3/23/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

66. H.R.958 : To amend title 5, United States Code, to make unused sick leave creditable, for purposes of the Federal Employees' Retirement System, in the same manner as provided for under the Civil Service Retirement System.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] (introduced 2/10/2009) Cosponsors (88)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/10/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

67. H.R.977 : To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Peterson, Collin C. [MN-7] (introduced 2/11/2009) Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Agriculture; House Financial Services; House Judiciary
House Reports: 111-385 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 12/19/2009 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 223.

68. H.R.980 : To designate certain National Forest System lands and public lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 2/11/2009) Cosponsors (103)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

69. H.R.986 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 28 Washington Street in Mount Holly, New Jersey, as the "Jim Saxton Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Adler, John H. [NJ-3] (introduced 2/11/2009) Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/11/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

70. H.R.1006 : To require secondary metal recycling agents to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in the theft and interstate sale of stolen secondary metal, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Stupak, Bart [MI-1] (introduced 2/11/2009) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/11/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

71. H.R.1064 : To provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention to help build individual, family, and community strength and resiliency to ensure that youth lead productive, safe, healthy, gang-free, and law-abiding lives.
Sponsor: Rep Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [VA-3] (introduced 2/13/2009) Cosponsors (234)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Education and Labor; House Energy and Commerce; House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 12/2/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 14.

72. H.R.1084 : To require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany.
Sponsor: Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] (introduced 2/13/2009) Cosponsors (90)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
House Reports: 111-374
Latest Major Action: 12/16/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

73. H.R.1159 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme.
Sponsor: Rep Meek, Kendrick B. [FL-17] (introduced 2/24/2009) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/24/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

74. H.R.1182 : To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of residency, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Carter, John R. [TX-31] (introduced 2/25/2009) Cosponsors (208)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/8/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

75. H.R.1194 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to classify automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation.
Sponsor: Rep Langevin, James R. [RI-2] (introduced 2/25/2009) Cosponsors (117)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

76. H.R.1203 : 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 Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] (introduced 2/25/2009) Cosponsors (204)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

77. H.R.1205 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of ABLE accounts for the care of family members with disabilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Crenshaw, Ander [FL-4] (introduced 2/26/2009) Cosponsors (145)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

78. H.R.1209 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor in 1861, America's highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States, to honor the American military men and women who have been recipients of the Medal of Honor, and to promote awareness of what the Medal of Honor represents and how ordinary Americans, through courage, sacrifice, selfless service and patriotism, can challenge fate and change the course of history.
Sponsor: Rep Carney, Christopher P. [PA-10] (introduced 2/26/2009) Cosponsors (302)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-91 [GPO: Text, PDF]

79. H.R.1243 : To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Arnold Palmer in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship in golf.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 3/2/2009) Cosponsors (302)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-65 [GPO: Text, PDF]

80. H.R.1256 : To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement System, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-30] (introduced 3/3/2009) Cosponsors (178)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Oversight and Government Reform
House Reports: 111-58 Part 1, 111-58 Part 2
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-31 [GPO: Text, PDF]

81. H.R.1265 : To restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Doggett, Lloyd [TX-25] (introduced 3/3/2009) Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Financial Services; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.

82. H.R.1283 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the readiness of the Armed Forces by replacing the current policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, referred to as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
Sponsor: Rep Tauscher, Ellen O. [CA-10] (introduced 3/3/2009) Cosponsors (187)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/31/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

83. H.R.1310 : To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste.
Sponsor: Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] (introduced 3/4/2009) Cosponsors (162)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

84. H.R.1322 : To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Tierney, John F. [MA-6] (introduced 3/5/2009) Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

85. H.R.1324 : To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve the nutrition and health of schoolchildren and protect the Federal investment in the national school lunch and breakfast programs by updating the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science.
Sponsor: Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] (introduced 3/5/2009) Cosponsors (163)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

86. H.R.1326 : To prohibit the conducting of invasive research on great apes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] (introduced 3/5/2009) Cosponsors (142)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

87. H.R.1327 : To authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's energy sector, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 3/5/2009) Cosponsors (257)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/15/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

88. H.R.1362 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders.
Sponsor: Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] (introduced 3/5/2009) Cosponsors (156)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

89. H.R.1388 : A bill entitled "The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, an Act to reauthorize and reform the national service laws."
Sponsor: Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] (introduced 3/9/2009) Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House Education and Labor
House Reports: 111-37
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-13 [GPO: Text, PDF]

90. H.R.1389 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit for taxes paid on earnings reinvested and lost in a fraudulent investment scheme.
Sponsor: Rep Ackerman, Gary L. [NY-5] (introduced 3/9/2009) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

91. H.R.1409 : To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 3/10/2009) Cosponsors (228)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

92. H.R.1416 : To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand the capability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for the medical-care needs of veterans in southern New Jersey.
Sponsor: Rep LoBiondo, Frank A. [NJ-2] (introduced 3/10/2009) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/13/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

93. H.R.1461 : To amend the National Labor Relations Act to apply the protections of the Act to teaching and research assistants.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 3/12/2009) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

94. H.R.1499 : To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a survey to determine the level of compliance with national voluntary consensus standards and any barriers to achieving compliance with such standards, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Perlmutter, Ed [CO-7] (introduced 3/12/2009) Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Science and Technology
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.

95. H.R.1549 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal diseases.
Sponsor: Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] (introduced 3/17/2009) Cosponsors (104)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 7/13/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

96. H.R.1584 : To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to extend the authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] (introduced 3/18/2009) Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 3/23/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.

97. H.R.1618 : To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, concerning length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] (introduced 3/19/2009) Cosponsors (121)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

98. H.R.1744 : To amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-1] (introduced 3/26/2009) Cosponsors (113)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/26/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

99. H.R.1826 : To reform the financing of House elections, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1] (introduced 3/31/2009) Cosponsors (133)
Committees: House Administration; House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

100. H.R.1829 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize physical therapists to evaluate and treat Medicare beneficiaries without a requirement for a physician referral, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Pomeroy, Earl [ND] (introduced 3/31/2009) Cosponsors (105)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/31/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

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