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1. H.CON.RES.77 : Calling on the Government of Venezuela to respect a free and independent media and to avoid all acts of censorship against the media and free expression.
Sponsor: Rep Weller, Jerry [IL-11] (introduced 3/1/2007) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

2. H.CON.RES.225 : Honoring the 50th anniversary of the dawn of the Space Age, and the ensuing 50 years of productive and peaceful space activities.
Sponsor: Rep Gordon, Bart [TN-6] (introduced 10/3/2007) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Science and Technology; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 11/2/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 469.

3. H.CON.RES.239 : Recognizing and acknowledging the important role of adoption, and commending all parties involved, including birthparents who carry out an adoption plan, adoptive families, and adopted children.
Sponsor: Rep Schmidt, Jean [OH-2] (introduced 10/18/2007) Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House Education and Labor; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

4. H.CON.RES.263 : To establish the Joint Select Committee on Earmark Reform, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kingston, Jack [GA-1] (introduced 11/15/2007) Cosponsors (160)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 11/15/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

5. H.CON.RES.315 : Supporting the idea that coalition victory in Iraq is possible.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 3/11/2008) Cosponsors (112)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/11/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

6. H.CON.RES.357 : Encouraging all States to enact laws requiring photo identification to vote in elections.
Sponsor: Rep Feeney, Tom [FL-24] (introduced 5/20/2008) Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

7. H.RES.15 : Mourning the passing of President Gerald Rudolph Ford and celebrating his leadership and service to the people of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Ehlers, Vernon J. [MI-3] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (73)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 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. 21).

8. H.RES.106 : Calling upon the President to ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States record relating to the Armenian Genocide, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-29] (introduced 1/30/2007) Cosponsors (212)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/10/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 21.

9. H.RES.111 : Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/30/2007) Cosponsors (280)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Note: On 6/24/2008, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 1240, which provides for the consideration of H.Res. 111. A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 110-11: text with signatures.)

10. H.RES.127 : Recognizing and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the entry of Alaska in the Union as the 49th State.
Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK] (introduced 2/5/2007) Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2008 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): 375 - 0 (Roll no. 390).

11. H.RES.198 : Recognizing the significance of Black History Month.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Al [TX-9] (introduced 2/27/2007) Cosponsors (81)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2007 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.231 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require all committees post record votes on their web sites within 48 hours of such votes.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] (introduced 3/9/2007) Cosponsors (131)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

13. H.RES.233 : Recognizing over 200 years of sovereignty of the Principality of Liechtenstein, and expressing support for efforts by the United States continue to strengthen its relationship with that country.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 3/9/2007) Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2007 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): 389 - 0 (Roll no. 501).

14. H.RES.249 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to limit gifts to Members, officers, and employees of the House from State and local governments.
Sponsor: Rep Flake, Jeff [AZ-6] (introduced 3/15/2007) Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

15. H.RES.250 : Honoring Dr. Edwin J. Feulner on the occasion of his 30th anniversary as President of the Heritage Foundation.
Sponsor: Rep Hensarling, Jeb [TX-5] (introduced 3/15/2007) Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

16. H.RES.283 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the consideration of conference reports on omnibus appropriation bills.
Sponsor: Rep Chabot, Steve [OH-1] (introduced 3/29/2007) Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 3/29/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

17. H.RES.372 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Feeney, Tom [FL-24] (introduced 5/3/2007) Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/3/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

18. H.RES.380 : Resolution commending Idaho on winning the bid to host the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games.
Sponsor: Rep Sali, Bill [ID-1] (introduced 5/7/2007) Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/23/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

19. H.RES.421 : Honoring the trailblazing accomplishments of the "Mercury 13" women, whose efforts in the early 1960s demonstrated the capabilities of American women to undertake the human exploration of space.
Sponsor: Rep Kagen, Steve [WI-8] (introduced 5/21/2007) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Science and Technology
Latest Major Action: 6/6/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

20. H.RES.605 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Gold Star Mothers Day.
Sponsor: Rep Roskam, Peter J. [IL-6] (introduced 8/1/2007) Cosponsors (115)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/24/2007 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.657 : Expressing heartfelt sympathy for the victims of the devastating thunderstorms that caused severe flooding during August 2007 in the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Walz, Timothy J. [MN-1] (introduced 9/17/2007) Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

22. H.RES.668 : Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the September 25, 1957, desegregation of Little Rock Central High School by the Little Rock Nine.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 9/20/2007) Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/24/2007 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): 387 - 0 (Roll no. 892).

23. H.RES.697 : Commending Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre for establishing a National Football League record for most career touchdown passes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kagen, Steve [WI-8] (introduced 10/1/2007) Cosponsors (68)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/9/2007 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.776 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that rescission bills always be considered under open rules every year, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep King, Steve [IA-5] (introduced 10/25/2007) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 10/25/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

25. H.RES.783 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration employees, volunteers, and veterans' service organizations that perform funeral honors and memorial honor details should be permitted to recite the 13 steps to fold an American flag (known as the "13-fold recital") at any national cemetery if requested by the family of the deceased.
Sponsor: Rep LaTourette, Steven C. [OH-14] (introduced 10/30/2007) Cosponsors (85)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/30/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

26. H.RES.784 : Recognizing and honoring, in community post offices, the service of men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces deployed overseas.
Sponsor: Rep McCarthy, Kevin [CA-22] (introduced 10/30/2007) Cosponsors (69)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/30/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

27. H.RES.786 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures.
Sponsor: Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] (introduced 10/31/2007) Cosponsors (133)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 10/31/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

28. H.RES.815 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that staff-led tours of the United States Capitol should be preserved.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] (introduced 11/9/2007) Cosponsors (74)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 11/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

29. H.RES.821 : Condemning Communist China's discrimination, harassment, imprisonment, torture, and execution of its prisoners of conscience.
Sponsor: Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] (introduced 11/13/2007) Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/13/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

30. H.RES.826 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for the purpose of intimidation and which under certain circumstances can be a criminal act that should be thoroughly investigated by Federal law enforcement authorities and that any criminal violations should be vigorously prosecuted.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Al [TX-9] (introduced 11/14/2007) Cosponsors (60)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 12/5/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

31. H.RES.843 : Mourning the passing of Congressman Henry J. Hyde and celebrating his leadership and service to the people of Illinois and the United States of America.
Sponsor: Rep Roskam, Peter J. [IL-6] (introduced 12/4/2007) Cosponsors (115)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 12/17/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

32. H.RES.908 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Mentoring Month.
Sponsor: Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] (introduced 12/19/2007) Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

33. H.RES.951 : Condemning the ongoing Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli civilians by Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] (introduced 1/29/2008) Cosponsors (265)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2008 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): 404 - 1, 4 Present (Roll no. 93).

34. H.RES.954 : Honoring the life of senior Border Patrol agent Luis A. Aguilar, who lost his life in the line of duty near Yuma, Arizona, on January 19, 2008.
Sponsor: Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] (introduced 1/29/2008) Cosponsors (38)
Committees: House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2008 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): 357 - 0 (Roll no. 43).

35. H.RES.981 : Recognizing March 6, 2008, as the first-ever World Glaucoma Day, established to increase awareness of glaucoma, which is the second leading cause of preventable blindness in the United States and worldwide.
Sponsor: Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] (introduced 2/13/2008) Cosponsors (105)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/22/2008 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): 387 - 0 (Roll no. 205).

36. H.RES.1016 : Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of William F. Buckley, Jr.
Sponsor: Rep Feeney, Tom [FL-24] (introduced 3/4/2008) Cosponsors (94)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

37. H.RES.1022 : Reducing maternal mortality both at home and abroad.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] (introduced 3/5/2008) Cosponsors (122)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

38. H.RES.1032 : Recognizing former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre on the occasion of his retirement from the National Football League, and honoring him for his years of commitment to the city of Green Bay and the State of Wisconsin, and his extensive charitable activities in Wisconsin and his home State of Mississippi.
Sponsor: Rep Kagen, Steve [WI-8] (introduced 3/10/2008) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

39. H.RES.1077 : Calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to end its crackdown in Tibet and enter into a substantive dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama to find a negotiated solution that respects the distinctive language, culture, religious identity, and fundamental freedoms of all Tibetans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Pelosi, Nancy [CA-8] (introduced 4/3/2008) Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/9/2008 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): 413 - 1 (Roll no. 166).

40. H.RES.1135 : Expressing support for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to reveal her commonsense plan to lower gasoline prices.
Sponsor: Rep Heller, Dean [NV-2] (introduced 4/23/2008) Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

41. H.RES.1165 : Honoring the life and accomplishments of the actor Jimmy Stewart and the contributions he made to the Nation on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Sponsor: Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] (introduced 4/29/2008) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

42. H.RES.1219 : Celebrating the symbol of the United States flag and supporting the goals and ideals of Flag Day.
Sponsor: Rep Latta, Robert E. [OH-5] (introduced 5/21/2008) Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

43. H.RES.1262 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Commerce should use all reasonable measures to ensure that every person is counted in the 2010 decennial census.
Sponsor: Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] (introduced 6/11/2008) Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

44. H.RES.1264 : Expressing support for the private property rights protections guaranteed by the 5th Amendment to the Constitution on the 3rd anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision on Kelo v. City of New London.
Sponsor: Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] (introduced 6/11/2008) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/28/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

45. H.RES.1306 : Recognizing the dedication and honorable service of members of the National Guard who are serving or have served in Operation Jump Start.
Sponsor: Rep Bilbray, Brian P. [CA-50] (introduced 6/26/2008) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 7/16/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

46. H.RES.1427 : Congratulating General David Howell Petraeus on being appointed Commander of the United States Central Command, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] (introduced 9/11/2008) Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 9/11/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

47. H.J.RES.1 : Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (163)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

48. H.R.14 : To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny retirement benefits accrued by an individual as a Member of Congress if such individual is convicted of any of certain offenses.
Sponsor: Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Administration; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

49. H.R.19 : To require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification.
Sponsor: Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

50. H.R.71 : To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to repeal the requirement that persons making disbursements for electioneering communications file reports on such disbursements with the Federal Election Commission and the prohibition against the making of disbursements for electioneering communications by corporations and labor organizations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

51. H.R.138 : To require an employer to take action after receiving official notice that an individual's Social Security account number does not match the individual's name, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-24] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Ways and Means; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

52. H.R.232 : To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Terry, Lee [NE-2] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

53. H.R.243 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the payment of Combat-Related Special Compensation to members of the Armed Forces retired for disability with less than 20 years of active military service who were awarded the Purple Heart.
Sponsor: Rep Weller, Jerry [IL-11] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/1/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

54. H.R.251 : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
House Reports: 110-188
Latest Major Action: 6/13/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

55. H.R.332 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that wages earned, and self-employment income derived, by individuals while such individuals were not citizens or nationals of the United States and were illegally in the United States shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under such title.
Sponsor: Rep Carter, John R. [TX-31] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

56. H.R.364 : To provide for the establishment of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.
Sponsor: Rep Gordon, Bart [TN-6] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Science and Technology
Latest Major Action: 5/6/2008 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Hearing Held by Subcommitte on Energy and Environment Prior to Introduction and Referral (April 26, 2007).
Note: This bill text was generally incorporated in H.R. 3221, Division A, the New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act.

57. H.R.411 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain temporary provisions applicable to individuals, including the sales tax deduction, the child credit, the repeal of the estate tax, and the deduction for higher education expenses.
Sponsor: Rep Diaz-Balart, Mario [FL-25] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (69)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

58. H.R.436 : To restrict any State from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services.
Sponsor: Rep Bono Mack, Mary [CA-45] (introduced 1/12/2007) Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

59. H.R.471 : To repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 with respect to the expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 1/12/2007) Cosponsors (157)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

60. H.R.510 : To terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Sponsor: Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] (introduced 1/17/2007) Cosponsors (110)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/17/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

61. H.R.511 : To pledge the faithful support of Congress to members of the United States Armed Forces serving in harm's way.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] (introduced 1/17/2007) Cosponsors (183)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/17/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Note: On 3/20/2007, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 220, which provides for the consideration of H.R. 511. A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 110-1: text with signatures.)

62. H.R.636 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve health care choice by providing for the tax deductibility of medical expenses by individuals.
Sponsor: Rep Bachmann, Michele [MN-6] (introduced 1/23/2007) Cosponsors (64)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

63. H.R.689 : To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.
Sponsor: Rep Ryan, Paul [WI-1] (introduced 1/24/2007) Cosponsors (93)
Committees: House Budget; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 1/24/2007 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.

64. H.R.699 : To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sponsor: Rep Akin, W. Todd [MO-2] (introduced 1/29/2007) Cosponsors (134)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

65. H.R.721 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for qualified timber gains.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Artur [AL-7] (introduced 1/30/2007) Cosponsors (104)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

66. H.R.725 : To amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to prevent the use of the legal system in a manner that extorts money from State and local governments, and the Federal Government, and inhibits such governments' constitutional actions under the first, tenth, and fourteenth amendments.
Sponsor: Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] (introduced 1/30/2007) Cosponsors (66)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

67. H.R.743 : To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent.
Sponsor: Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] (introduced 1/31/2007) Cosponsors (245)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

68. H.R.779 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to double the damages, fines, and penalties for the unauthorized inspection or disclosure of returns and return information, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Reynolds, Thomas M. [NY-26] (introduced 1/31/2007) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/31/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

69. H.R.782 : To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy, to amend the Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988 to clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ryan, Tim [OH-17] (introduced 1/31/2007) Cosponsors (119)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Financial Services; House Foreign Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/12/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

70. H.R.797 : An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve low-vision benefits matters, matters relating to burial and memorial affairs, and other matters under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] (introduced 2/5/2007) Cosponsors (64)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; Senate Veterans' Affairs
House Reports: 110-57
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-157 [GPO: Text, PDF]

71. H.R.849 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to notify the Secretary of Homeland Security of employer returns showing the employment of individuals not authorized to be employed in the United States and to notify the employers that they must terminate the employment of those employees, to provide an opportunity for those employees to contest the information, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-24] (introduced 2/6/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Education and Labor; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

72. H.R.880 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Forbes, J. Randy [VA-4] (introduced 2/7/2007) Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

73. H.R.882 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to emergency medical services and the quality of care furnished in emergency departments of hospitals and critical access hospitals by establishing a bipartisan commission to examine factors that affect the effective delivery of such services, by providing for additional payments for certain physician services furnished in such emergency departments, and by requiring reports on certain emergency department information as a condition of participation in the Medicare Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gordon, Bart [TN-6] (introduced 2/7/2007) Cosponsors (162)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/20/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

74. H.R.896 : To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for the pass through of all child support collected on behalf of families receiving assistance under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families.
Sponsor: Rep Ryan, Paul [WI-1] (introduced 2/7/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/20/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.

75. H.R.939 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the regular or reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in the performance of border protection functions.
Sponsor: Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] (introduced 2/8/2007) Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

76. H.R.1023 : To repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities.
Sponsor: Rep Meek, Kendrick B. [FL-17] (introduced 2/13/2007) Cosponsors (260)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

77. H.R.1029 : To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require the disclosure of information relating to the fair market value and safety of damaged motor vehicles.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 2/13/2007) Cosponsors (80)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

78. H.R.1056 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for tuition and related expenses for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/14/2007) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

79. H.R.1057 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts contributed to charitable organizations which provide elementary or secondary school scholarships and for contributions of, and for, instructional materials and materials for extracurricular activities.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/14/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

80. H.R.1062 : To require the President to report to Congress on the extent to which the Government of Iraq is fully cooperating with United States stability efforts in Iraq and is making demonstrable progress toward achieving stability and security for the people of Iraq and denying terrorists a sanctuary in Iraq, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Boehner, John A. [OH-8] (introduced 2/15/2007) Cosponsors (80)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

81. H.R.1076 : To promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational activities or legal transportation activities.
Sponsor: Rep Burgess, Michael C. [TX-26] (introduced 2/15/2007) Cosponsors (122)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

82. H.R.1115 : To amend section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, to provide additional options regarding the designation of the person to receive the death gratuity paid with respect to a member of the Armed Forces who dies without a surviving spouse, but who is survived by a minor child.
Sponsor: Rep Latham, Tom [IA-4] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

83. H.R.1118 : To amend the Controlled Substances Act to enhance criminal penalties for drug trafficking offenses relating to distribution of heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine and distribution to and use of children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Keller, Ric [FL-8] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

84. H.R.1153 : To prohibit Federal funding or other assistance for mandatory human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs.
Sponsor: Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (70)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/27/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

85. H.R.1157 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer.
Sponsor: Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (287)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
House Reports: 110-889
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-354 [GPO: Text, PDF]

86. H.R.1194 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] (introduced 2/27/2007) Cosponsors (127)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/27/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

87. H.R.1213 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax equal to 50 percent of the compensation paid to employees while they are performing active duty service as members of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard and of the compensation paid to temporary replacement employees.
Sponsor: Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] (introduced 2/27/2007) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/27/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

88. H.R.1237 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gordon, Bart [TN-6] (introduced 2/28/2007) Cosponsors (175)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
House Reports: 110-566
Latest Major Action: 4/9/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

89. H.R.1250 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain limitations on the expensing of section 179 property, to allow taxpayers to elect shorter recovery periods for purposes of determining the deduction for depreciation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] (introduced 2/28/2007) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

90. H.R.1261 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the indexing of certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss.
Sponsor: Rep Pence, Mike [IN-6] (introduced 3/1/2007) Cosponsors (88)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

91. H.R.1283 : 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 3/1/2007) Cosponsors (246)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2008 Received in the Senate.

92. H.R.1293 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a 2-year moratorium on certain Medicare physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services.
Sponsor: Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] (introduced 3/1/2007) Cosponsors (184)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

93. H.R.1314 : To provide that only certain forms of identification of individuals may be accepted by the Federal Government and by financial institutions.
Sponsor: Rep Blackburn, Marsha [TN-7] (introduced 3/5/2007) Cosponsors (74)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/27/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.

94. H.R.1350 : To establish a collaborative program to protect the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ehlers, Vernon J. [MI-3] (introduced 3/6/2007) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Natural Resources; House Science and Technology; House Administration
Latest Major Action: 3/21/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.

95. H.R.1359 : To require Congress to specify the source of authority under the United States Constitution for the enactment of laws, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shadegg, John B. [AZ-3] (introduced 3/6/2007) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

96. H.R.1365 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the alternative minimum tax on corporations.
Sponsor: Rep English, Phil [PA-3] (introduced 3/7/2007) Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

97. H.R.1366 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals.
Sponsor: Rep English, Phil [PA-3] (introduced 3/7/2007) Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

98. H.R.1399 : To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.
Sponsor: Rep Ross, Mike [AR-4] (introduced 3/8/2007) Cosponsors (248)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/27/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Note: On 7/24/2008, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 1331, which provides for the consideration of H.R. 1399. A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 110-14: text with signatures.)

99. H.R.1400 : To enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by imposing additional economic sanctions against Iran, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] (introduced 3/8/2007) Cosponsors (325)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Ways and Means; House Financial Services; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Judiciary; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
House Reports: 110-294 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 9/26/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

100. H.R.1421 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase tax benefits for parents with children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Terry, Lee [NE-2] (introduced 3/8/2007) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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