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1. 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.

2. 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.

3. H.CON.RES.106 : Expressing the sense of Congress in support of a single national fuel economy standard.
Sponsor: Rep Bright, Bobby [AL-2] (introduced 4/23/2009)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

4. H.CON.RES.109 : Honoring the 20th anniversary of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in the Nation's Capital and its transition to the Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure on June 6, 2009, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry" [VA-11] (introduced 4/27/2009)      Cosponsors (145)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/8/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

5. H.CON.RES.158 : Expressing support for the designation of an Early Detection Month for breast cancer and all forms of cancer.
Sponsor: Rep Etheridge, Bob [NC-2] (introduced 6/25/2009)      Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2010 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

6. H.CON.RES.170 : Supporting the goals and ideals of the Army Community Covenant.
Sponsor: Rep Whitfield, Ed [KY-1] (introduced 7/28/2009)      Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

7. H.CON.RES.220 : Encouraging the Secretaries of the military departments to maximize opportunities for space-available travel for members of the Armed Forces in a leave or pass status who are traveling between December 18, 2009, and January 3, 2010.
Sponsor: Rep Schrader, Kurt [OR-5] (introduced 12/10/2009)      Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

8. H.RES.40 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on the topic of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs which that committee may authorize, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Tanner, John S. [TN-8] (introduced 1/9/2009)      Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2009 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): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 18).

9. H.RES.42 : Calling on the President and the Secretary of State to withhold United States funding for and participation in the Durban Review Conference and its preparatory activities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 1/9/2009)      Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

10. H.RES.93 : Honoring the Armed Forces from the Inland Empire in California and their families for their extraordinary sacrifices serving the United States in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 1/27/2009)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

11. H.RES.109 : Supporting the mission and goals of 2009 National Crime Victims' Rights week to increase public awareness of the rights, needs, and concerns of victims and survivors of crime in the United States, and to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.
Sponsor: Rep Costa, Jim [CA-20] (introduced 2/3/2009)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 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): 422 - 0 (Roll no. 218).

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.156 : Supporting Charter 08 and the ideals of the Charter 08 movement.
Sponsor: Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] (introduced 2/11/2009)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/11/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

14. H.RES.159 : Honoring the New Hampshire State Senate for becoming the 1st statewide legislative body with a majority of women in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Hodes, Paul W. [NH-2] (introduced 2/11/2009)      Cosponsors (59)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 11/2/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

15. H.RES.175 : Condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
Sponsor: Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] (introduced 2/13/2009)      Cosponsors (75)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/22/2009 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): 407 - 2 (Roll no. 808).

16. H.RES.203 : Expressing support for designation of a "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day".
Sponsor: Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39] (introduced 3/3/2009)      Cosponsors (38)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/31/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

17. H.RES.204 : Congratulating the American Dental Association for its 150th year of working to improve the public's oral health and promoting dentistry, supporting initiatives to improve access to oral health care services for all Americans, and emphasizing the benefits of prevention of disease through support of community prevention initiatives and promotion of good oral hygiene.
Sponsor: Rep Simpson, Michael K. [ID-2] (introduced 3/3/2009)      Cosponsors (104)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/13/2009 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): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 253).

18. H.RES.236 : Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 3/11/2009)      Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/11/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

19. 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.

20. H.RES.270 : Recognizing the establishment of Hunters for the Hungry programs across the United States and the contributions of those programs efforts to decrease hunger and help feed those in need.
Sponsor: Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] (introduced 3/19/2009)      Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 7/21/2009 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): 418 - 1 (Roll no. 600).

21. H.RES.274 : Expressing support for designation of March as National Nutrition Month.
Sponsor: Rep Castor, Kathy [FL-11] (introduced 3/23/2009)      Cosponsors (128)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/23/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

22. H.RES.291 : Recognizing the crucial role of assistance dogs in helping wounded veterans live more independent lives, expressing gratitude to The Tower of Hope, and supporting the goals and ideals of creating a Tower of Hope Day.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] (introduced 3/26/2009)      Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/2/2009 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): 351 - 0 (Roll no. 833).

23. H.RES.330 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of the Navy should name an appropriate Navy ship in honor of Marine Corps General Clifton B. Cates of Tiptonville, Tennessee.
Sponsor: Rep Tanner, John S. [TN-8] (introduced 4/2/2009)      Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/30/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces.

24. H.RES.339 : Expressing the sense of the United States House of Represensatives regarding the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama, the kidnapping of Captain Richard Phillips by Somali pirates, the rescue of Captain Phillips by United States Navy SEALs and the crews of the USS Bainbridge, USS Boxer, USS Halyburton and Patrol Squadron (VP) 8, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Welch, Peter [VT] (introduced 4/21/2009)      Cosponsors (88)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/22/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

25. H.RES.341 : Expressing heartfelt sympathy for the victims and families of the shootings in Geneva and Coffee Counties in Alabama, on March 10, 2009.
Sponsor: Rep Bright, Bobby [AL-2] (introduced 4/21/2009)      Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/28/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

26. H.RES.353 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Global Youth Service Days.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] (introduced 4/22/2009)      Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2009 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): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 233).

27. H.RES.385 : Celebrating the life of Millard Fuller, a life which provides all the evidence one needs to believe in the power of the human spirit to inspire hope and lift the burdens of poverty and despair from the shoulders of one's fellow man.
Sponsor: Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [GA-2] (introduced 4/30/2009)      Cosponsors (70)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

28. H.RES.471 : Expressing sympathy to the victims, families, and friends of the tragic act of violence at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq, on May 11, 2009.
Sponsor: Rep Kratovil, Frank, Jr. [MD-1] (introduced 5/21/2009)      Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/3/2009 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): 416 - 0 (Roll no. 299).

29. H.RES.489 : Recognizing the twentieth anniversary of the suppression of protesters and citizens in and around Tiananmen Square in Beijing, People's Republic of China, on June 3 and 4, 1989 and expressing sympathy to the families of those killed, tortured, and imprisoned in connection with the democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and other parts of China on June 3 and 4, 1989 and thereafter.
Sponsor: Rep Levin, Sander M. [MI-12] (introduced 6/2/2009)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/2/2009 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): 396 - 1 (Roll no. 294).

30. H.RES.491 : Encouraging each institution of higher education in the country to seek membership in the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium.
Sponsor: Rep Adler, John H. [NJ-3] (introduced 6/2/2009)      Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 9/23/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

31. H.RES.498 : Honoring and congratulating the U.S. Border Patrol on its 85th anniversary.
Sponsor: Rep Teague, Harry [NM-2] (introduced 6/2/2009)      Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

32. H.RES.507 : Supporting the goals of National Dairy Month.
Sponsor: Rep Courtney, Joe [CT-2] (introduced 6/4/2009)      Cosponsors (85)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 7/21/2009 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): 428 - 0 (Roll no. 599).

33. H.RES.513 : Supporting the goals and purpose of Gold Star Mothers Day, which is observed on the last Sunday in September of each year in remembrance of the supreme sacrifice made by mothers who lose a son or daughter serving in the Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep Roskam, Peter J. [IL-6] (introduced 6/4/2009)      Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

34. 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.

35. 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).

36. H.RES.554 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet for 72 hours before consideration by the House, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] (introduced 6/17/2009)      Cosponsors (215)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 9/23/2009 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Walden. Petition No: 111-6.

37. H.RES.605 : Recognizing the continued persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China on the 10th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party campaign to suppress the Falun Gong spiritual movement and calling for an immediate end to the campaign to persecute, intimidate, imprison, and torture Falun Gong practitioners.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 6/26/2009)      Cosponsors (80)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

38. H.RES.607 : Celebrating the Fortieth Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.
Sponsor: Rep Hall, Ralph M. [TX-4] (introduced 7/7/2009)      Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Science and Technology
Latest Major Action: 7/20/2009 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): 390 - 0 (Roll no. 594).

39. H.RES.614 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit earmarks to for-profit entities.
Sponsor: Rep Quigley, Mike [IL-5] (introduced 7/7/2009)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 7/7/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

40. H.RES.616 : Congratulating the Louisiana State University baseball team for winning the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I College World Series.
Sponsor: Rep Cassidy, Bill [LA-6] (introduced 7/8/2009)      Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 7/28/2009 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 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 653).

41. H.RES.627 : Honoring the citizen-soldiers of the National Guard of the State of Washington, including the 81st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) of the Washington Army National Guard.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Adam [WA-9] (introduced 7/10/2009)      Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 10/14/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

42. H.RES.679 : Supporting the goals and ideals of American Legion Day.
Sponsor: Rep Halvorson, Deborah L. [IL-11] (introduced 7/24/2009)      Cosponsors (92)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/15/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

43. 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.

44. H.RES.692 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Tay-Sachs Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Arcuri, Michael A. [NY-24] (introduced 7/29/2009)      Cosponsors (103)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/1/2009 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): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 750).

45. H.RES.733 : Expressing condolences to the people and Government of Taiwan in the aftermath of the devastating typhoon that struck the central and southern regions of the island on August 8, 2009.
Sponsor: Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] (introduced 9/10/2009)      Cosponsors (79)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/23/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

46. H.RES.741 : Expressing support for designation of October 8, 2009, as national Jumpstart's "Read for the Record Day".
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Betsy [CO-4] (introduced 9/14/2009)      Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 10/6/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

47. H.RES.752 : Recognizing the tragic loss of life that occurred at the Cherry Mine in Cherry, Illinois, on its 100th anniversary and the contributions to worker and mine safety that resulted from this and other disasters.
Sponsor: Rep Halvorson, Deborah L. [IL-11] (introduced 9/17/2009)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 11/4/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

48. 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.

49. H.RES.817 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families and communities, and support programs designed to end domestic violence.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Al [TX-9] (introduced 10/8/2009)      Cosponsors (78)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 10/26/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

50. H.RES.860 : Supporting the initiatives of Chicago Wilderness and the Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights.
Sponsor: Rep Quigley, Mike [IL-5] (introduced 10/22/2009)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/13/2010 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): 369 - 1 (Roll no. 4).

51. 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.

52. H.RES.867 : Calling on the President and the Secretary of State to oppose unequivocally any endorsement or further consideration of the "Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict" in multilateral fora.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 10/23/2009)      Cosponsors (202)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/3/2009 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): 344 - 36, 22 Present (Roll no. 838).

53. H.RES.935 : Honoring John E. Warnock, Charles M. Geschke, Forrest M. Bird, Esther Sans Takeuchi, and IBM Corporation for receiving the 2008 National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
Sponsor: Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] (introduced 11/19/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Science and Technology
Latest Major Action: 11/19/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.

54. H.RES.940 : Recognizing and honoring the National Guard on the occasion of its 373rd anniversary.
Sponsor: Rep Latta, Robert E. [OH-5] (introduced 12/1/2009)      Cosponsors (85)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 12/8/2009 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): 401 - 0 (Roll no. 934).

55. H.RES.942 : Commending the Real Salt Lake soccer club for winning the 2009 Major League Soccer Cup.
Sponsor: Rep Matheson, Jim [UT-2] (introduced 12/2/2009)      Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 12/14/2009 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): 347 - 0 (Roll no. 970).

56. H.RES.1032 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should continue to assist the Mexican Government in fighting the drug cartels and curbing violence against Mexican and United States citizens, both in the United States and abroad.
Sponsor: Rep Chu, Judy [CA-32] (introduced 1/21/2010)      Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/21/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

57. H.RES.1057 : Recognizing the National Basketball Association's (NBA) All-Star Game in the Greater Dallas Metroplex.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] (introduced 2/2/2010)      Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

58. H.J.RES.47 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 4/30/2009)      Cosponsors (80)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/12/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

59. 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.

60. 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.

61. H.R.173 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax.
Sponsor: Rep Salazar, John T. [CO-3] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

62. H.R.192 : To authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands in central Idaho to promote economic development and recreational activities in the area, to add certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands in central Idaho to the National Wilderness Preservation System, to provide special management requirements for certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands in central Idaho, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Simpson, Michael K. [ID-2] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

63. H.R.197 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry concealed firearms in the State.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (167)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

64. H.R.208 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who have served on active duty or performed active service since September 11, 2001, in support of a contingency operation or in other emergency situations receive credit for such service in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (123)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

65. 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.

66. H.R.270 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the Retired Reserve.
Sponsor: Rep Latta, Robert E. [OH-5] (introduced 1/7/2009)      Cosponsors (71)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

67. H.R.272 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity.
Sponsor: Rep Meek, Kendrick B. [FL-17] (introduced 1/7/2009)      Cosponsors (69)
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.

68. H.R.303 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation and to eliminate the phase-in period under current law with respect to such concurrent receipt.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 1/8/2009)      Cosponsors (122)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

69. H.R.333 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to eliminate the phase-in period for concurrent receipt, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Marshall, Jim [GA-8] (introduced 1/8/2009)      Cosponsors (124)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

70. 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.

71. H.R.361 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 1-year extension of the increased expensing of certain depreciable business assets and the special depreciation allowance for certain business property.
Sponsor: Rep Bright, Bobby [AL-2] (introduced 1/9/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
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.

72. 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.

73. H.R.433 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax equal to 50 percent of the compensation paid to employees while they are performing active duty service as members of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard and of the compensation paid to temporary replacement employees.
Sponsor: Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] (introduced 1/9/2009)      Cosponsors (40)
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.

74. H.R.442 : To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rehberg, Denny [MT] (introduced 1/9/2009)      Cosponsors (141)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

75. H.R.510 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly.
Sponsor: Rep Kind, Ron [WI-3] (introduced 1/14/2009)      Cosponsors (108)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

76. H.R.613 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members of the Armed Forces following their death.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 1/21/2009)      Cosponsors (60)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

77. 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]

78. H.R.622 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use.
Sponsor: Rep Michaud, Michael H. [ME-2] (introduced 1/21/2009)      Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/21/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

79. H.R.662 : To evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and to ensure the protection of Social Security beneficiaries.
Sponsor: Rep Giffords, Gabrielle [AZ-8] (introduced 1/23/2009)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Education and Labor; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/23/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

80. H.R.707 : To provide monthly vouchers to members of the Armed Forces serving in overseas operations, or hospitalized due to a disease or injury incurred as a result of service in such operations, that a member may transfer to another person to permit the person to mail, without charge, correspondence and small parcels to members of the Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep Castor, Kathy [FL-11] (introduced 1/27/2009)      Cosponsors (241)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/17/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

81. H.R.734 : To direct the Secretary of Transportation to study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation.
Sponsor: Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] (introduced 1/28/2009)      Cosponsors (182)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/28/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

82. 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.

83. H.R.816 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit certain increases in fees for military health care.
Sponsor: Rep Edwards, Chet [TX-17] (introduced 2/3/2009)      Cosponsors (195)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/24/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

84. H.R.819 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who die after that date.
Sponsor: Rep Holden, Tim [PA-17] (introduced 2/3/2009)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

85. H.R.839 : To provide for the consideration of a petition for Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Indians of Robeson and adjoining counties and other Indian groups in North Carolina, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shuler, Heath [NC-11] (introduced 2/3/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

86. H.R.874 : To allow travel between the United States and Cuba.
Sponsor: Rep Delahunt, William D. [MA-10] (introduced 2/4/2009)      Cosponsors (178)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

87. H.R.944 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 2/10/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

88. H.R.952 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of "combat with the enemy" for purposes of service-connection of disabilities.
Sponsor: Rep Hall, John J. [NY-19] (introduced 2/10/2009)      Cosponsors (94)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/10/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

89. H.R.953 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a deduction for travel expenses to medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities.
Sponsor: Rep Heller, Dean [NV-2] (introduced 2/10/2009)      Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/10/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

90. 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.

91. H.R.969 : To permit commercial vehicles at weights up to 129,000 pounds to use certain highways of the Interstate System in the State of Idaho which would provide significant savings in the transportation of goods throughout the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Simpson, Michael K. [ID-2] (introduced 2/10/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 2/11/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

92. H.R.978 : To recognize and clarify the authority of the States to regulate intrastate helicopter medical services pursuant to their authority over public health planning and protection, patient safety and protection, emergency medical services, the quality and coordination of medical care, and the practice of medicine within their jurisdictions.
Sponsor: Rep Altmire, Jason [PA-4] (introduced 2/11/2009)      Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

93. H.R.1074 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions.
Sponsor: Rep Scalise, Steve [LA-1] (introduced 2/13/2009)      Cosponsors (126)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

94. H.R.1079 : To expand the research, prevention, and awareness activities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health with respect to pulmonary fibrosis, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] (introduced 2/13/2009)      Cosponsors (115)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

95. H.R.1132 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
Sponsor: Rep Pomeroy, Earl [ND] (introduced 2/23/2009)      Cosponsors (248)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/23/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

96. H.R.1168 : To amend chapter 42 of title 38, United States Code, to provide certain veterans with employment training assistance.
Sponsor: Rep Boozman, John [AR-3] (introduced 2/25/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; Senate Veterans' Affairs
House Reports: 111-323
Latest Major Action: 11/3/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

97. 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 .

98. H.R.1190 : To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [SD] (introduced 2/25/2009)      Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

99. 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.

100. H.R.1207 : To amend title 31, United States Code, to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited by the Comptroller General of the United States and the manner in which such audits are reported, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/26/2009)      Cosponsors (317)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

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