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1. H.CON.RES.24 : Expressing the sense of Congress on the need for a national AIDS strategy.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 1/21/2009)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/21/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2. H.CON.RES.52 : Honoring and remembering the life of Lawrence "Larry" King.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] (introduced 2/12/2009)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 3/30/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

3. H.CON.RES.102 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of those persons, groups, and communities that are impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 4/21/2009)      Cosponsors (74)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/21/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

4. H.CON.RES.127 : Recognizing the significance of National Caribbean-American Heritage Month.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 5/14/2009)      Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/10/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

5. H.CON.RES.136 : Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for a celebration of Citizenship Day.
Sponsor: Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] (introduced 5/21/2009)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; Senate Rules and Administration
House Reports: 111-247
Latest Major Action: 9/24/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

6. H.RES.36 : Acknowledging the 40th anniversary of the election of Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, the first African-American woman in Congress.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 1/8/2009)      Cosponsors (112)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

7. 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.

8. H.RES.69 : Recognizing the need to continue research into the causes, treatment, education, and an eventual cure for diabetes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 1/15/2009)      Cosponsors (118)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2009 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): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 609).

9. H.RES.83 : Recognizing the significance of Black History Month.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Al [TX-9] (introduced 1/23/2009)      Cosponsors (79)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/24/2009 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): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 78).

10. 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.

11. 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).

12. H.RES.130 : Expressing support for the appointment of former Senator George Mitchell as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Delahunt, William D. [MA-10] (introduced 2/4/2009)      Cosponsors (105)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

13. H.RES.183 : Expressing condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims of the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Christopher J. [NY-26] (introduced 2/23/2009)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 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): 399 - 0 (Roll no. 90).

14. H.RES.194 : Supporting the goals of International Women's Day.
Sponsor: Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] (introduced 2/26/2009)      Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/11/2009 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.211 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's History Month.
Sponsor: Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] (introduced 3/5/2009)      Cosponsors (117)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2009 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): 418 - 0 (Roll no. 129).

16. H.RES.215 : Congratulating the Minority Business Development Agency on its 40th anniversary and commending its achievements in fostering the establishment and growth of minority businesses in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] (introduced 3/5/2009)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Small Business
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.

17. H.RES.230 : Recognizing the historical significance of the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 3/10/2009)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/4/2009 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): 395 - 0 (Roll no. 229).

18. 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.

19. H.RES.302 : Honoring and recognizing the life and achievements of John Hope Franklin, one of the Nation's most distinguished scholars.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 3/31/2009)      Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/31/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

20. H.RES.320 : Honoring the Life and achievements of Dr. John Hope Franklin.
Sponsor: Rep Watt, Melvin L. [NC-12] (introduced 4/2/2009)      Cosponsors (95)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/21/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

21. H.RES.327 : Honoring the humble service of Edward Cardinal Egan as Archbishop of the New York Archdiocese and congratulating Archbishop Timothy Dolan on his appointment by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to succeed Cardinal Egan.
Sponsor: Rep McMahon, Michael E. [NY-13] (introduced 4/2/2009)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

22. H.RES.340 : Expressing sympathy to the victims, families, and friends of the tragic act of violence at the American Civic Association in Binghamton, New York.
Sponsor: Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] (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.

23. 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.

24. H.RES.357 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month 2009, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hinojosa, Ruben [TX-15] (introduced 4/23/2009)      Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House Financial Services
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): 419 - 3 (Roll no. 217).

25. H.RES.430 : Expressing condolences to the citizens of Italy and support for the Government of Italy in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck the Abruzzo region of central Italy.
Sponsor: Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] (introduced 5/12/2009)      Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/15/2009 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): 381 - 0 (Roll no. 336).

26. H.RES.433 : Recognizing the 40th anniversary of Stonewall.
Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] (introduced 5/13/2009)      Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 8/19/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

27. H.RES.437 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Mental Health Month.
Sponsor: Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-38] (introduced 5/14/2009)      Cosponsors (113)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
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 voice vote.

28. H.RES.476 : Celebrating the goals and ideals of "Black Music Month".
Sponsor: Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] (introduced 5/21/2009)      Cosponsors (69)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/16/2009 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): 418 - 0 (Roll no. 572).

29. H.RES.534 : Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Children and Families Day".
Sponsor: Rep Edwards, Donna F. [MD-4] (introduced 6/11/2009)      Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2009 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): 429 - 0 (Roll no. 614).

30. 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).

31. H.RES.648 : Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury.
Sponsor: Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] (introduced 7/14/2009)      Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/14/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

32. 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.

33. 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).

34. H.RES.720 : Commending Serena Williams for her victory in the 2009 Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship and the 2009 Wimbledon Doubles Championship.
Sponsor: Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] (introduced 7/31/2009)      Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

35. H.RES.737 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week should be established.
Sponsor: Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] (introduced 9/14/2009)      Cosponsors (17)
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 Agreed to by voice vote.

36. H.RES.786 : Commemorating the canonization of Father Damien de Veuster, SS.CC. to sainthood.
Sponsor: Rep Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-2] (introduced 9/30/2009)      Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
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 the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 0 (Roll no. 779).

37. H.RES.856 : Recognizing the Commissioning of the USS New York LPD 21.
Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] (introduced 10/22/2009)      Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 11/4/2009 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): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 855).

38. 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.

39. 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).

40. H.RES.893 : Congratulating the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series Champions, the New York Yankees.
Sponsor: Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] (introduced 11/5/2009)      Cosponsors (66)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 11/6/2009 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): 386 - 17, 11 Present (Roll no. 866).

41. H.RES.975 : Recognizing the potential for a national fresh food financing initiative to provide an effective and economically sustainable solution to the problem of limited access to healthy foods in underserved urban, suburban, and rural low-income communities, while also improving health and stimulating local economic development.
Sponsor: Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y. [PA-13] (introduced 12/15/2009)      Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 12/15/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

42. H.RES.1067 : Honoring Colonel Robert Howard for his lifetime of service to the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Edwards, Chet [TX-17] (introduced 2/3/2010)      Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

43. H.R.1 : Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Obey, David R. [WI-7] (introduced 1/26/2009)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Appropriations; House Budget
Latest Conference Report: 111-16 (in Congressional Record H1307-1516)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-5 [GPO: Text, PDF]

44. 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.

45. 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.

46. 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.

47. H.R.23 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (168)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; Senate Veterans' Affairs
House Reports: 111-99
Latest Major Action: 5/13/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

48. 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.

49. H.R.37 : To establish a systematic mortgage modification program at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

50. H.R.144 : To designate Haiti under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to render nationals of Haiti eligible for temporary protected status under such section.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

51. H.R.179 : To permit the use of Federal funds for syringe exchange programs for purposes of reducing the transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis.
Sponsor: Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (117)
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.

52. 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.

53. 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.

54. H.R.406 : To award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of Alice Paul's role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 1/9/2009)      Cosponsors (134)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

55. H.R.426 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the depreciation recovery period for certain roof systems.
Sponsor: Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] (introduced 1/9/2009)      Cosponsors (32)
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.

56. H.R.463 : To expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women's health care.
Sponsor: Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] (introduced 1/13/2009)      Cosponsors (144)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/13/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.

57. 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.

58. H.R.564 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the financing of the Superfund.
Sponsor: Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] (introduced 1/15/2009)      Cosponsors (27)
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.

59. H.R.616 : To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an exemption of pharmacies and pharmacists from certain Medicare accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals.
Sponsor: Rep Berry, Marion [AR-1] (introduced 1/21/2009)      Cosponsors (97)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/21/2009 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.

60. H.R.658 : To amend title 39, United States Code, to modify the procedures governing the closure or consolidation of postal facilities.
Sponsor: Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] (introduced 1/22/2009)      Cosponsors (97)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/24/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

61. H.R.676 : To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 1/26/2009)      Cosponsors (87)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, 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.

62. H.R.690 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] (introduced 1/26/2009)      Cosponsors (185)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

63. H.R.774 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 46-02 21st Street in Long Island City, New York, as the "Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 1/28/2009)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-50 [GPO: Text, PDF]

64. H.R.832 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the financing of the Superfund.
Sponsor: Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] (introduced 2/3/2009)      Cosponsors (14)
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.

65. 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.

66. 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.

67. H.R.918 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 East 3rd Street in Jamestown, New York, as the "Stan Lundine Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Higgins, Brian [NY-27] (introduced 2/9/2009)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-27 [GPO: Text, PDF]

68. H.R.930 : To strengthen the Nation's research efforts to identify the causes and cure of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, expand psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Wu, David [OR-1] (introduced 2/10/2009)      Cosponsors (104)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/10/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

69. 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.

70. H.R.995 : To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for annual screening mammography for women 40 years of age or older and for such screening and annual magnetic resonance imaging for women at high risk for breast cancer if the coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic mammography for women 40 years of age or older.
Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] (introduced 2/11/2009)      Cosponsors (80)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 10/8/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

71. H.R.1024 : To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connection with permanent partnerships.
Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] (introduced 2/12/2009)      Cosponsors (119)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

72. 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.

73. H.R.1066 : To amend the Peace Corps Act to provide continued funding for the Peace Corps, to increase the readjustment allowances for Peace Corps volunteers and volunteer leaders, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] (introduced 2/13/2009)      Cosponsors (132)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

74. H.R.1147 : To implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service.
Sponsor: Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-14] (introduced 2/24/2009)      Cosponsors (86)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
House Reports: 111-375
Latest Major Action: 12/24/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

75. H.R.1210 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for arthritis research and public health, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] (introduced 2/26/2009)      Cosponsors (146)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

76. H.R.1215 : To reform immigration detention procedures, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille [CA-34] (introduced 2/26/2009)      Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

77. 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]

78. H.R.1270 : To reauthorize community development block grants, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Clarke, Yvette D. [NY-11] (introduced 3/3/2009)      Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/3/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

79. 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.

80. H.R.1296 : To achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs.
Sponsor: Rep Clyburn, James E. [SC-6] (introduced 3/4/2009)      Cosponsors (131)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

81. 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.

82. 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.

83. H.R.1378 : To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to develop guidelines to be used on a voluntary basis to develop plans to manage the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, to establish school-based food allergy management grants, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] (introduced 3/6/2009)      Cosponsors (82)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

84. H.R.1397 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 41 Purdy Avenue in Rye, New York, as the "Caroline O'Day Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] (introduced 3/9/2009)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-54 [GPO: Text, PDF]

85. 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.

86. H.R.1501 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase inpatient hospital payments under the Medicare Program to Puerto Rico hospitals.
Sponsor: Rep Pierluisi, Pedro R. [PR] (introduced 3/12/2009)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

87. H.R.1502 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for equity in the calculation of Medicare disproportionate share hospital payments for hospitals in Puerto Rico.
Sponsor: Rep Pierluisi, Pedro R. [PR] (introduced 3/12/2009)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

88. H.R.1595 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3245 Latta Road in Rochester, New York, as the "Brian K. Schramm Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Christopher J. [NY-26] (introduced 3/18/2009)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-29 [GPO: Text, PDF]

89. H.R.1608 : To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Speier, Jackie [CA-12] (introduced 3/19/2009)      Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

90. H.R.1616 : To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States the option to provide Medicaid coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV.
Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] (introduced 3/19/2009)      Cosponsors (141)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

91. H.R.1643 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a prospective payment system instead of the reasonable cost-based reimbursement method for Medicare-covered services provided by Federally qualified health centers and to expand the scope of such covered services to account for expansions in the scope of services provided by Federally qualified health centers since the inclusion of such services for coverage under the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] (introduced 3/19/2009)      Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2009 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.

92. H.R.1670 : To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] (introduced 3/23/2009)      Cosponsors (120)
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.

93. H.R.1691 : To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] (introduced 3/24/2009)      Cosponsors (242)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 10/8/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

94. H.R.1708 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to phase out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits, to eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 3/25/2009)      Cosponsors (105)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 3/26/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

95. H.R.1849 : To designate the Liberty Memorial at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Memorial, to establish the World War I centennial commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Cleaver, Emanuel [MO-5] (introduced 4/1/2009)      Cosponsors (101)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; House Natural Resources; Senate Energy and Natural Resources
House Reports: 111-329 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 12/3/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

96. H.R.1881 : To enhance the transportation security functions of the Department of Homeland Security by providing for an enhanced personnel system for employees of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] (introduced 4/2/2009)      Cosponsors (147)
Committees: House Homeland Security; House Oversight and Government Reform
House Reports: 111-273 Part 1, 111-273 Part 2
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2009 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 154.

97. H.R.1887 : To establish a Presidential Commission on Women, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Speier, Jackie [CA-12] (introduced 4/2/2009)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
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.

98. H.R.1913 : To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 4/2/2009)      Cosponsors (120)
Committees: House Judiciary; Senate Judiciary
House Reports: 111-86, 111-86 Part 2
Latest Major Action: 4/30/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

99. H.R.1925 : To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.
Sponsor: Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] (introduced 4/2/2009)      Cosponsors (157)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 10/1/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

100. H.R.1958 : To amend the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1974 to repeal the limitation on the authorized uses of the former bombardment area on the island of Culebra and the prohibition on Federal Government responsibility for decontamination of the area.
Sponsor: Rep Pierluisi, Pedro R. [PR] (introduced 4/2/2009)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

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