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1. H.CON.RES.1 : Regarding consent to assemble outside the seat of government.
Sponsor: Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

2. H.CON.RES.2 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service should incorporate consideration of global warming and sea-level rise into the comprehensive conservation plans for coastal national wildlife refuges, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Christensen, Donna M. [VI] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.

3. H.CON.RES.3 : Entitled the "English Plus Resolution".
Sponsor: Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

4. H.CON.RES.4 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to prevent the closure or consolidation of post offices.
Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

5. H.CON.RES.5 : Expressing that Congress has the sole and exclusive power to declare war.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

6. H.CON.RES.6 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of Iraq should not grant blanket amnesty to persons known to have attacked, killed, or wounded members of the United States Armed Forces in Iraq.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

7. H.CON.RES.7 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the people of the United States should grieve for the loss of life that defined the Third Reich and celebrate the continued education efforts for tolerance and justice, reaffirming the commitment of the United States to the fight against intolerance and prejudice in any form, and honoring the legacy of transparent procedure, government accountability, the rule of law, the pursuit of justice, and the struggle for universal freedom and human rights.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

8. H.CON.RES.8 : Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Barbara Charline Jordan.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

9. H.CON.RES.9 : Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of George Thomas "Mickey" Leland.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

10. H.CON.RES.10 : Supporting the observance of World Stroke Awareness Day, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

11. H.RES.1 : Electing officers of the House of Representatives.
Sponsor: Rep Becerra, Xavier [CA-31] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

12. H.RES.2 : To inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled and of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.
Sponsor: Rep Hoyer, Steny H. [MD-5] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

13. H.RES.3 : Authorizing the Speaker to appoint a committee to notify the President of the assembly of the Congress.
Sponsor: Rep Hoyer, Steny H. [MD-5] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

14. H.RES.4 : Authorizing the Clerk to inform the President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.
Sponsor: Rep Dingell, John D. [MI-15] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

15. H.RES.5 : Adopting rules for the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.
Sponsor: Rep Hoyer, Steny H. [MD-5] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 242 - 181 (Roll no. 4).

16. H.RES.6 : Recognizing the significant contribution coaches make in the life of children who participate in organized sports and supporting the goals and ideals of National Coaches Appreciation Week.
Sponsor: Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (29)
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 the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 388 - 0 (Roll no. 696).

17. H.RES.7 : Encouraging increased public awareness of eating disorders and expanded research for treatment and cures.
Sponsor: Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
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.

18. H.RES.8 : Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
Sponsor: Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

19. H.RES.9 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should not issue pardons to senior members of his administration during the final 90 days of his term of office.
Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

20. H.RES.10 : Fixing the daily hour of meeting of the First Session of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.
Sponsor: Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

21. H.RES.11 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States, in collaboration with other international allies, should establish an energy project with the magnitude, creativity, and sense of urgency that was incorporated in the "Man on the Moon" project address the inevitable challenges of "Peak Oil".
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (4)
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.

22. H.RES.12 : Electing certain Minority Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
Sponsor: Rep Pence, Mike [IN-6] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

23. H.RES.13 : Providing for the designation of certain minority employees.
Sponsor: Rep Bilbray, Brian P. [CA-50] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

24. H.RES.14 : Recognizing the importance of the Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in combating human smuggling and trafficking in persons, and commending the Department of Justice for increasing the rate of human smuggling and trafficking prosecutions.
Sponsor: Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 5/7/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

25. H.RES.15 : Authorizing and directing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire whether the House should impeach G. Thomas Porteous, a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 1/13/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

26. H.RES.16 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (59)
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 the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 394 - 1 (Roll no. 741).

27. H.RES.17 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to abolish the Committee on Appropriations.
Sponsor: Rep Campbell, John [CA-48] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

28. 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.

29. H.RES.19 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to encourage bipartisan amendments.
Sponsor: Rep Gerlach, Jim [PA-6] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

30. H.RES.20 : Calling on the State Department to list the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a "Country of Particular Concern" with respect to religious freedom.
Sponsor: Rep Royce, Edward R. [CA-40] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

31. H.RES.21 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to pregnancy resource centers.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
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.

32. H.RES.22 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
Sponsor: Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (130)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

33. H.RES.23 : Providing for the attendance of the House at the Inaugural Ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Hoyer, Steny H. [MD-5] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

34. H.RES.24 : Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
Sponsor: Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

35. H.RES.25 : Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

36. H.RES.26 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a postage stamp commemorating Juan Nepomuceno Seguin.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

37. H.RES.27 : Honoring the accomplishments and legacy of Juan Nepomuceno Seguin.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

38. H.RES.28 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration should, in accordance with the congressional mandate provided for in the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 as well as other statutes, enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit systems and other modes of surface transportation.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Homeland Security
House Reports: 111-347
Latest Major Action: 12/3/2009 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): 417 - 3 (Roll no. 926).

39. H.RES.29 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any comprehensive plan to reform our national energy policy must promote the expanded use of renewable and alternative energy sources; increase our domestic refining capacity; promote conservation and increased energy efficiency; expand research and development, including domestic exploration; and, enhance consumer education.
Sponsor: Rep Latta, Robert E. [OH-5] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Science and Technology
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

40. H.RES.30 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the United States Government should "Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way".
Sponsor: Rep Latta, Robert E. [OH-5] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 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.

41. 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).

42. H.J.RES.1 : Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (174)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

43. H.J.RES.2 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of all United States territories and commonwealths.
Sponsor: Rep Christensen, Donna M. [VI] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

44. H.J.RES.3 : Relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
Sponsor: Rep Foxx, Virginia [NC-5] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

45. H.J.RES.4 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding health care.
Sponsor: Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

46. H.J.RES.5 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.
Sponsor: Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

47. H.J.RES.6 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer.
Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

48. H.J.RES.7 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation.
Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

49. H.J.RES.8 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties for that act.
Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

50. H.J.RES.9 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

51. H.J.RES.10 : Denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burnings, dowry deaths, and other gender- based persecutions, expressing the sense of Congress that participation, protection, recognition, and equality of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral and peaceful society, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

52. H.J.RES.11 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, Candice S. [MI-10] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

53. H.R.3 : Reserved for the Speaker.
Sponsor: Rep Pelosi, Nancy [CA-8] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Introduced in House

54. H.R.4 : Reserved for the Speaker.
Sponsor: Rep Pelosi, Nancy [CA-8] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Introduced in House

55. H.R.5 : Reserved for the Speaker.
Sponsor: Rep Pelosi, Nancy [CA-8] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Introduced in House

56. H.R.6 : Reserved for the Speaker.
Sponsor: Rep Pelosi, Nancy [CA-8] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Introduced in House

57. H.R.7 : Reserved for the Speaker.
Sponsor: Rep Pelosi, Nancy [CA-8] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Introduced in House

58. H.R.8 : Reserved for the Speaker.
Sponsor: Rep Pelosi, Nancy [CA-8] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Introduced in House

59. H.R.9 : Reserved for the Speaker.
Sponsor: Rep Pelosi, Nancy [CA-8] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Introduced in House

60. H.R.10 : Reserved for the Speaker.
Sponsor: Rep Pelosi, Nancy [CA-8] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Introduced in House

61. 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.

62. 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.

63. H.R.13 : To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand teacher loan forgiveness.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

64. H.R.14 : To provide for ocean acidification research and monitoring, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Science and Technology
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.

65. H.R.15 : To provide a program of national health insurance, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Dingell, John D. [MI-15] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

66. H.R.16 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes.
Sponsor: Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

67. H.R.17 : To protect the right to obtain firearms for security, and to use firearms in defense of self, family, or home, and to provide for the enforcement of such right.
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

68. H.R.18 : To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses.
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

69. H.R.19 : To require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification.
Sponsor: Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

70. H.R.20 : To provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis.
Sponsor: Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
House Reports: 111-48
Latest Major Action: 3/31/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

71. H.R.21 : To establish a national policy for our oceans, to strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a national and regional ocean governance structure, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House Science and Technology; House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

72. 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.

73. 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.

74. 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.

75. H.R.25 : To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.
Sponsor: Rep Linder, John [GA-7] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (60)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

76. H.R.26 : To amend title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to raise awareness of eating disorders and to create educational programs concerning the same, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

77. H.R.27 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish additional provisions to combat waste, fraud, and abuse within the Medicare Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

78. H.R.28 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers to $500 and to extend it through 2011.
Sponsor: Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

79. H.R.29 : To amend the definition of "homeless person" under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to include certain homeless children and youth.
Sponsor: Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

80. H.R.30 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve and expand education savings accounts.
Sponsor: Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

81. 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.

82. 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 .

83. H.R.33 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 5-month waiting period for entitlement to disability benefits and to eliminate reconsideration as an intervening step between initial benefit entitlement decisions and subsequent hearings on the record on such decisions.
Sponsor: Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

84. H.R.34 : To delay the implementation of agency rules adopted within the final 90 days of the final term a President serves.
Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

85. H.R.35 : To amend chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code, popularly known as the Presidential Records Act, to establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records.
Sponsor: Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Senate Reports: 111-21
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 64.

86. H.R.36 : To amend title 44, United States Code, to require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations.
Sponsor: Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

87. 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.

88. H.R.38 : To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to plan, design and construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, and other uses from the Bunker Hill Groundwater Basin, Santa Ana River, California, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

89. H.R.39 : To preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in recognition of its extraordinary natural ecosystems and for the permanent good of present and future generations of Americans.
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (84)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

90. H.R.40 : To acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to examine the institution of slavery, subsequently de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African-Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African-Americans, to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

91. H.R.41 : To provide for Federal research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities to enable the development of farms that are net producers of both food and energy, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Science and Technology; House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.42 : To establish a fact-finding Commission to extend the study of a prior Commission to investigate and determine facts and circumstances surrounding the relocation, internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 through February 1948, and the impact of those actions by the United States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Becerra, Xavier [CA-31] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 10.

93. H.R.43 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.
Sponsor: Rep Becerra, Xavier [CA-31] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (141)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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

95. H.R.45 : To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

96. H.R.46 : To provide for payment of an administrative fee to public housing agencies to cover the costs of administering family self-sufficiency programs in connection with the housing choice voucher program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Sponsor: Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/30/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

97. H.R.47 : To establish an Office of Housing Counseling to carry out and coordinate the responsibilities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding counseling on homeownership and rental housing issues, to make grants to entities for providing such counseling, to launch a national housing counseling advertising campaign, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

98. H.R.48 : To amend section 42 of title 18, United States Code, popularly known as the Lacey Act, to add certain species of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped.
Sponsor: Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

99. H.R.49 : To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program that will result in an environmentally sound program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Science and Technology; House Natural Resources; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

100. H.R.50 : To protect seniors from identity theft and strengthen our national security by providing for the issuance of a secure Social Security card.
Sponsor: Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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