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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.60 : Supporting the observance of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Granger, Kay [TX-12] (introduced 2/25/2009) Cosponsors (121)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/31/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

3. 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.

4. H.CON.RES.169 : Expressing a sense of Congress that a government-defined or public option insurance plan should not be used to fund abortion and taxpayer-funds should not be used to provide abortion under a benefit package within any health care reform package.
Sponsor: Rep Alexander, Rodney [LA-5] (introduced 7/24/2009) Cosponsors (42)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

5. 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.

6. H.RES.18 : Honoring the life, achievements, and contributions of Paul Newman.
Sponsor: Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (82)
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 voice vote.

7. H.RES.31 : Expressing support for designation of January 28, 2009, as "National Data Privacy Day".
Sponsor: Rep Price, David E. [NC-4] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2009 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): 402 - 0 (Roll no. 30).

8. H.RES.35 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should provide increased Federal funding for continued type 1 diabetes research.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 1/8/2009) Cosponsors (101)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 12/10/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

9. 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).

10. 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).

11. H.RES.81 : Recognizing the importance and sustainability of the United States hardwoods industry and urging that United States hardwoods and the products derived from United States hardwoods be given full consideration in any program directed at constructing environmentally preferable commercial, public, or private buildings.
Sponsor: Rep Ellsworth, Brad [IN-8] (introduced 1/22/2009) Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Agriculture
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.

12. H.RES.152 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States remains committed to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Sponsor: Rep Tanner, John S. [TN-8] (introduced 2/10/2009) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/30/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

13. H.RES.196 : Congratulating the University of Tennessee women's basketball team (the "Lady Vols") and Head Coach Pat Summitt on her 1000th victory.
Sponsor: Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. [TN-2] (introduced 2/26/2009) Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2009 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): 417 - 0 (Roll no. 303).

14. 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.

15. H.RES.311 : Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of Red Cross Month.
Sponsor: Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] (introduced 3/31/2009) Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/31/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

16. H.RES.314 : Honoring and saluting Hillerich & Bradsby Co. on the 125th anniversary of the Louisville Slugger.
Sponsor: Rep Yarmuth, John A. [KY-3] (introduced 4/1/2009) Cosponsors (102)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 9/30/2009 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.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.

18. H.RES.366 : Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the National Eye Institute (NEI) and expressing support for designation of 2010 through 2020 as the "Decade of Vision".
Sponsor: Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] (introduced 4/27/2009) Cosponsors (114)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/16/2009 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): 411 - 0 (Roll no. 349).

19. H.RES.527 : Commending the NATO School for its critical support of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) efforts to promote global peace, stability, and security.
Sponsor: Rep Tanner, John S. [TN-8] (introduced 6/10/2009) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/10/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

20. H.RES.528 : Commending the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies for its efforts to promote peace, stability and security throughout North America, Europe, and Eurasia.
Sponsor: Rep Tanner, John S. [TN-8] (introduced 6/10/2009) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/10/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

21. 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.

22. H.RES.583 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Lester Flatt has made an invaluable contribution to American art as both a songwriter and a performer, leaving an indelible legacy in bluegrass music.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Lincoln [TN-4] (introduced 6/25/2009) Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2010 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

23. 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).

24. 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).

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

26. H.RES.710 : Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Estuaries Day".
Sponsor: Rep Castor, Kathy [FL-11] (introduced 7/31/2009) Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 10/6/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

27. H.RES.713 : Recognizing the significant contributions of United States automobile dealerships, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in the interest of equity, automobile dealers whose franchises have been terminated through no fault of their own be given an opportunity of first consideration once the auto market rebounds and stabilizes.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Al [TX-9] (introduced 7/31/2009) Cosponsors (107)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

28. H.RES.718 : Recognizing September 11 as a "National Day of Service and Remembrance".
Sponsor: Rep Matsui, Doris O. [CA-5] (introduced 7/31/2009) Cosponsors (76)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/9/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

29. H.RES.750 : Congratulating Ichiro Suzuki, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners, for becoming the first player in the history of Major League Baseball with at least 200 base hits in nine consecutive seasons.
Sponsor: Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] (introduced 9/17/2009) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/17/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

30. H.RES.790 : Supporting the goals and ideals of a national day of remembrance on October 30, 2009, for American nuclear weapons program workers and uranium miners, millers, and haulers.
Sponsor: Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] (introduced 10/1/2009) Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

31. H.RES.814 : Honoring the life and service of Dewey Lee Fletcher, Jr.
Sponsor: Rep Fleming, John [LA-4] (introduced 10/8/2009) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/8/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

32. H.RES.827 : Honoring the life and service of Dewey Lee Fletcher, Jr.
Sponsor: Rep Fleming, John [LA-4] (introduced 10/14/2009) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 10/14/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

33. H.RES.828 : To recognize October 24, 2009, the 20th chartered flight of World War II veterans through Louisiana HonorAir, as "Louisiana HonorAir Day," and to honor the invaluable service and dedication of the World War II veterans to our Nation.
Sponsor: Rep Cao, Anh "Joseph" [LA-2] (introduced 10/14/2009) Cosponsors (28)
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 voice vote.

34. 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.

35. 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).

36. H.RES.879 : Supporting the goals and ideals of American Education Week.
Sponsor: Rep Minnick, Walter [ID-1] (introduced 10/29/2009) Cosponsors (74)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/29/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

37. H.RES.887 : Recognizing the World Trade Organization member, Chinese Taipei's, accession to the Government Procurement Agreement on July 15, 2009, and extending hope and good faith that this will promote its domestic economy and position in the global economy.
Sponsor: Rep Andrews, Robert E. [NJ-1] (introduced 11/3/2009) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/3/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

38. H.RES.901 : Recognizing November 14, 2009, as the 49th anniversary of the first day of integrated schools in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Sponsor: Rep Moore, Gwen [WI-4] (introduced 11/6/2009) Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2010 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): 416 - 0 (Roll no. 32).

39. H.RES.914 : Supporting the observance of National Diabetes Month.
Sponsor: Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1] (introduced 11/18/2009) Cosponsors (136)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/19/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

40. 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).

41. H.RES.971 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding guidelines for breast cancer screening for women ages 40 to 49.
Sponsor: Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [FL-20] (introduced 12/15/2009) Cosponsors (136)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 12/15/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 426 - 0 (Roll no. 974).

42. H.RES.1048 : Commending the efforts and honoring the work of the men and women of USNS Comfort and the United States Navy in the immediate response to those affected by the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Tim [PA-18] (introduced 1/27/2010) Cosponsors (103)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/27/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

43. H.R.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.

44. 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.

45. H.R.32 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Provisions of measure incorporated into H.R. 3949 .

46. H.R.233 : To amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads.
Sponsor: Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 9/16/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

47. 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.

48. H.R.327 : To establish the National Hurricane Research Initiative to improve hurricane preparedness, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] (introduced 1/8/2009) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Science and Technology
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education.

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

50. H.R.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.

51. H.R.515 : To prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Gordon, Bart [TN-6] (introduced 1/14/2009) Cosponsors (80)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; Senate Environment and Public Works
House Reports: 111-348 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 12/3/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

52. 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.

53. 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]

54. 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.

55. H.R.634 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 1/22/2009) Cosponsors (126)
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.

56. H.R.704 : To provide for free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and parcels sent to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/27/2009) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/30/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

57. 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.

58. H.R.745 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] (introduced 1/28/2009) Cosponsors (175)
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.

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

60. H.R.857 : To limit compensation to officers and directors of entities receiving emergency economic assistance from the Government, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Moore, Dennis [KS-3] (introduced 2/4/2009) Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

61. H.R.940 : To provide for the conveyance of National Forest System land in the State of Louisiana.
Sponsor: Rep Alexander, Rodney [LA-5] (introduced 2/10/2009) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Agriculture; Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
House Reports: 111-250
Latest Major Action: 9/16/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

62. H.R.1078 : To establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, New York, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Arcuri, Michael A. [NY-24] (introduced 2/13/2009) Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 3/24/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

63. 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.

64. 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.

65. H.R.1174 : To establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a cabinet-level independent agency in the executive branch, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Oberstar, James L. [MN-8] (introduced 2/25/2009) Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 11/5/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

66. H.R.1177 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of 5 United States Army 5-Star Generals, George Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower, Henry "Hap" Arnold, and Omar Bradley, alumni of the United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to coincide with the celebration of the 132nd Anniversary of the founding of the United States Army Command and General Staff College.
Sponsor: Rep Moore, Dennis [KS-3] (introduced 2/25/2009) Cosponsors (141)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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

68. 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.

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

70. 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]

71. H.R.1255 : To protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 3/3/2009) Cosponsors (74)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/3/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

72. H.R.1264 : To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for the national flood insurance program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Taylor, Gene [MS-4] (introduced 3/3/2009) Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/3/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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

74. H.R.1346 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices.
Sponsor: Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] (introduced 3/5/2009) Cosponsors (106)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/12/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

75. H.R.1349 : To establish the Federal Accounting Oversight Board to approve and oversee accounting principles and standards for the purposes of the Federal financial regulatory agencies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Perlmutter, Ed [CO-7] (introduced 3/5/2009) Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

76. H.R.1398 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to nutrition labeling of food offered for sale in food service establishments.
Sponsor: Rep Matheson, Jim [UT-2] (introduced 3/9/2009) Cosponsors (42)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

77. 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.

78. H.R.1521 : To restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property.
Sponsor: Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] (introduced 3/16/2009) Cosponsors (179)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

79. H.R.1526 : To aid and support pediatric involvement in reading and education.
Sponsor: Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] (introduced 3/16/2009) Cosponsors (101)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

80. H.R.1548 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a pathway for the licensure of biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] (introduced 3/17/2009) Cosponsors (149)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

81. H.R.1557 : To establish a commission to develop legislation designed to reform tax policy and entitlement benefit programs and ensure a sound fiscal future for the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Cooper, Jim [TN-5] (introduced 3/17/2009) Cosponsors (113)
Committees: House Budget; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.

82. H.R.1633 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize a member of the Armed Forces to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty.
Sponsor: Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] (introduced 3/19/2009) Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

83. 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.

84. H.R.1740 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase awareness of the risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer.
Sponsor: Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [FL-20] (introduced 3/26/2009) Cosponsors (375)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/8/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

85. H.R.1835 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage alternative energy investments and job creation.
Sponsor: Rep Boren, Dan [OK-2] (introduced 4/1/2009) Cosponsors (130)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Science and Technology
Latest Major Action: 4/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

86. 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.

87. H.R.1970 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt unsanctioned State-licensed retail pharmacies from the surety bond requirement under the Medicare Program for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS).
Sponsor: Rep Space, Zachary T. [OH-18] (introduced 4/2/2009) Cosponsors (40)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2009 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.

88. H.R.1977 : To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to study drywall imported from China in 2004 through 2007, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] (introduced 4/2/2009) Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

89. H.R.2033 : To apply an alternative payment amount under the Medicare Program for certain graduate medical education programs established to train residents displaced by natural disasters.
Sponsor: Rep Cassidy, Bill [LA-6] (introduced 4/22/2009) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/22/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

90. H.R.2035 : To provide for programs that reduce abortions, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Lincoln [TN-4] (introduced 4/22/2009) Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Education and Labor; House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

91. H.R.2116 : To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to extend the discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go requirement, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hill, Baron P. [IN-9] (introduced 4/27/2009) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Budget; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.2142 : To require the review of Government programs at least once every 5 years for purposes of assessing their performance and improving their operations, and to establish the Performance Improvement Council.
Sponsor: Rep Cuellar, Henry [TX-28] (introduced 4/28/2009) Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.

93. H.R.2160 : To promote and encourage the valuable public service, disaster relief, and emergency communications provided on a volunteer basis by licensees of the Federal Communications Commission in the Amateur Radio Service, by undertaking a study of the uses of amateur radio for emergency and disaster relief communications, by identifying unnecessary or unreasonable impediments to the deployment of Amateur Radio emergency and disaster relief communications, and by making recommendations for relief of such unreasonable restrictions so as to expand the uses of amateur radio communications in Homeland Security planning and response.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 4/29/2009) Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

94. H.R.2194 : To amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran.
Sponsor: Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] (introduced 4/30/2009) Cosponsors (343)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Financial Services; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Ways and Means; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
House Reports: 111-342 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 12/16/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

95. H.R.2245 : To authorize the President, in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the historic and first lunar landing by humans in 1969, to award gold medals on behalf of the United States Congress to Neil A. Armstrong, the first human to walk on the moon; Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., the pilot of the lunar module and second person to walk on the moon; Michael Collins, the pilot of their Apollo 11 mission's command module; and, the first American to orbit the Earth, John Herschel Glenn, Jr.
Sponsor: Rep Grayson, Alan [FL-8] (introduced 5/5/2009) Cosponsors (298)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-44 [GPO: Text, PDF]

96. H.R.2254 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 5/5/2009) Cosponsors (244)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/8/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

97. H.R.2266 : To delay for 1 year the date for compliance with certain regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 5/6/2009) Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 12/3/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

98. H.R.2267 : To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the licensing of Internet gambling activities by the Secretary of the Treasury, to provide for consumer protections on the Internet, to enforce the tax code, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 5/6/2009) Cosponsors (65)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 12/3/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

99. H.R.2269 : To establish the Gulf Coast Civic Works Commission within the Department of Homeland Security Office of Federal Coordinator of Gulf Coast Rebuilding to administer the Gulf Coast Civic Works Project to provide job-training opportunities and increase employment to aid in the recovery of the Gulf Coast region.
Sponsor: Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] (introduced 5/6/2009) Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Financial Services; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Natural Resources; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

100. H.R.2429 : To require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits under title II of the Social Security Act.
Sponsor: Rep Gonzalez, Charles A. [TX-20] (introduced 5/14/2009) Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

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