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1. H.CON.RES.139 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should address the ongoing problem of untouchability in India.
Sponsor: Rep Franks, Trent [AZ-2] (introduced 5/1/2007)      Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

2. H.CON.RES.140 : Recognizing the low presence of minorities in the financial services industry and minorities and women in upper level positions of management, and expressing the sense of the Congress that active measures should be taken to increase the demographic diversity of the financial services industry.
Sponsor: Rep Meeks, Gregory W. [NY-6] (introduced 5/3/2007)      Cosponsors (64)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Education and Labor; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
House Reports: 110-278 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

3. H.CON.RES.288 : Expressing the need for a more comprehensive diplomatic initiative led by the United States, Republic of Iraq, and international community.
Sponsor: Rep Gilchrest, Wayne T. [MD-1] (introduced 2/6/2008)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2008 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.

4. H.CON.RES.303 : Recognizing the importance of autism awareness, supporting efforts to increase funding for research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.
Sponsor: Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-14] (introduced 2/25/2008)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Education and Labor; House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

5. H.CON.RES.312 : Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.
Sponsor: Rep Spratt, John M., Jr. [SC-5] (introduced 3/7/2008)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Budget
House Reports: 110-543
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2008 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1190, H. Con. Res. 312 is laid on the table.
Note: For further action see S.Con.Res. 70.

6. H.CON.RES.321 : Expressing the need for a more comprehensive diplomatic initiative led by the United States, Iraq, and the international community.
Sponsor: Rep Gilchrest, Wayne T. [MD-1] (introduced 4/2/2008)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2008 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.

7. H.RES.6 : Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Tenth Congress.
Sponsor: Rep Hoyer, Steny H. [MD-5] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/5/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to Title V of the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 232 - 200 (Roll no. 11).

8. H.RES.29 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Mentoring Month 2007.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] (introduced 1/5/2007)      Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2007 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): 410 - 0 (Roll no. 46).

9. H.RES.146 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should take action to meet its obligations, and to ensure that all other member states of the United Nations meet their obligations, to women as agreed to in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 relating to women, peace, and security, and the United States should fully assume the implementation of international law relating to human rights that protects the rights of women and girls during and after conflicts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] (introduced 2/8/2007)      Cosponsors (66)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/17/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight.

10. H.RES.178 : Commending the Consortia of Administrators for Native American Rehabilitation for the many contributions it has made in Indian country through collaborative working relationships, State rehabilitation agencies, tribal health and social service programs, Capacity Building Projects, Federal service agencies, the United States Department of Education, and the United States Department of Labor.
Sponsor: Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [GA-2] (introduced 2/16/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/16/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

11. H.RES.263 : Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity for Congress to improve the foster care system throughout the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Cardoza, Dennis A. [CA-18] (introduced 3/23/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/15/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

12. H.RES.340 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives of the importance of providing a voice for the many victims (and families of victims) involved in missing persons cases and unidentified human remains cases.
Sponsor: Rep Chabot, Steve [OH-1] (introduced 4/26/2007)      Cosponsors (4)
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): 389 - 1 (Roll no. 894).

13. H.RES.661 : Honoring the accomplishments of Barrington Antonio Irving, the youngest pilot and first person of African descent ever to fly solo around the world.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] (introduced 9/18/2007)      Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
House Reports: 110-452
Latest Major Action: 12/11/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

14. H.RES.791 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of Federal and State funded home and community-based services for individuals with disabilities of any age, especially the elderly.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] (introduced 11/1/2007)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/1/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

15. H.RES.875 : Honoring and supporting the Hadley School for the Blind.
Sponsor: Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] (introduced 12/13/2007)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

16. 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.

17. H.RES.911 : Expressing the sense of the House that the United States should increase United States forces in Afghanistan and responsibly redeploy forces from Iraq.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Adam [WA-9] (introduced 12/19/2007)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 12/19/2007 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.

18. H.RES.930 : Supporting the goals and ideals of "Career and Technical Education Month".
Sponsor: Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] (introduced 1/17/2008)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2008 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): 380 - 0 (Roll no. 70).

19. H.RES.1106 : Expressing support for designation of April 2008 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to devote new resources to research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.
Sponsor: Rep Reichert, David G. [WA-8] (introduced 4/14/2008)      Cosponsors (114)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2008 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.1140 : Recognizing the 10th Anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.
Sponsor: Rep Franks, Trent [AZ-2] (introduced 4/23/2008)      Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

21. H.RES.1150 : 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, enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit lines.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 4/24/2008)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Homeland Security
House Reports: 110-716
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

22. H.RES.1164 : Expressing support for designation of May 2008 as "National Workforce Development Professionals Month".
Sponsor: Rep Neal, Richard E. [MA-2] (introduced 4/29/2008)      Cosponsors (9)
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.

23. H.RES.1202 : Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Guard Youth Challenge Day.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] (introduced 5/15/2008)      Cosponsors (66)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2008 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): 388 - 0 (Roll no. 514).

24. H.RES.1227 : Condemning sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and calling on the international community to take immediate actions to respond to the violence.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 5/22/2008)      Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/23/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

25. H.RES.1332 : Recognizing the importance of connecting foster youth to the workforce through internship programs, and encouraging employers to increase employment of former foster youth.
Sponsor: Rep Cardoza, Dennis A. [CA-18] (introduced 7/10/2008)      Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

26. H.R.1 : To provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Bennie G. [MS-2] (introduced 1/5/2007)      Cosponsors (205)
Committees: House Homeland Security; House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary; House Intelligence (Permanent Select); House Foreign Affairs; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Ways and Means; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Senate Judiciary
Latest Conference Report: 110-259 (in Congressional Record H8496-8605)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-53 [GPO: Text, PDF]

27. H.R.6 : An Act to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3] (introduced 1/12/2007)      Cosponsors (198)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Natural Resources; House Budget; House Rules; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-140 [GPO: Text, PDF]
Note: Omnibus energy legislation.

28. H.R.37 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage businesses to improve math and science education at elementary and secondary schools.
Sponsor: Rep Ehlers, Vernon J. [MI-3] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

29. H.R.66 : To establish the SouthEast Crescent Authority, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 5/3/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

30. H.R.67 : 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 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

31. H.R.81 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that members of the Armed Forces and Selected Reserve may transfer certain educational assistance benefits to dependents, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

32. H.R.97 : To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to reform the ethics process, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Castle, Michael N. [DE] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Administration; House Rules; House Standards of Official Conduct
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

33. H.R.102 : To strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through the establishment of partnership arrangements with bachelor-degree-granting institutions.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Jo Ann [VA-1] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

34. H.R.120 : To reform Federal procedures relating to intercountry adoption.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Jo Ann [VA-1] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

35. H.R.130 : To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to first responders, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [NJ-11] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Homeland Security; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

36. H.R.178 : To reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections in correctional facilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

37. H.R.193 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher education more affordable by providing a full tax deduction for higher education expenses and interest on student loans.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

38. H.R.206 : To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide greater access to the food stamp program by reducing duplicative and burdensome administrative requirements, authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to certain community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups for the purpose of establishing and implementing a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program for certain socially and economically disadvantaged populations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

39. H.R.207 : To provide for identification of members of the Armed Forces exposed during military service to depleted uranium, to provide for health testing of such members, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/1/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

40. H.R.209 : To authorize the appropriation of funds to be used to recruit, hire, and train 100,000 new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children.
Sponsor: Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

41. H.R.211 : To facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services, including volunteer services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (143)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

42. H.R.244 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income for certain education and training expenses, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Weller, Jerry [IL-11] (introduced 1/5/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/5/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

43. H.R.255 : To establish an interagency committee to coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development efforts in manufacturing, strengthen existing programs to assist manufacturing innovation and education, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ehlers, Vernon J. [MI-3] (introduced 1/5/2007)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Science and Technology
Latest Major Action: 1/31/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.

44. H.R.263 : To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for the establishment or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 1/5/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Science and Technology; House Education and Labor; House Homeland Security
House Reports: 110-829 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 9/8/2008 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 110-829, Part I.

45. H.R.270 : To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2010 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 1/5/2007)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

46. H.R.327 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive program designed to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3] (introduced 1/9/2007)      Cosponsors (152)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; Senate Veterans' Affairs
House Reports: 110-55
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-110 [GPO: Text, PDF]

47. H.R.369 : To require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Price, David E. [NC-4] (introduced 1/10/2007)      Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Judiciary; House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 6/19/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

48. H.R.378 : To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care providers by establishing a safe patient handling standard.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 1/10/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

49. H.R.393 : To require all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and 42 to perform national service, either as a member of the uniformed services or in civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, to authorize the induction of persons in the uniformed services during wartime to meet end-strength requirements of the uniformed services, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the favorable treatment afforded combat pay under the earned income tax credit, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 1/10/2007)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

50. H.R.403 : To amend section 12(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt residents of public housing who are determined by the Veterans Administration to be permanently and totally disabled from the requirement to perform community service.
Sponsor: Rep Carson, Julia [IN-7] (introduced 1/11/2007)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 4/11/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

51. H.R.409 : To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish national tunnel inspection standards for the proper safety inspection and evaluation of all highway tunnels, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-8] (introduced 1/11/2007)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; Senate Environment and Public Works
House Reports: 110-454
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2008 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.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.

53. H.R.423 : To authorize the Attorney General to provide grants for organizations to find missing adults.
Sponsor: Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins [NC-9] (introduced 1/11/2007)      Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/15/2008 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

54. H.R.446 : To enhance and further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 1/12/2007)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

55. H.R.458 : To repeal the requirements under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for residents of public housing to engage in community service and to complete economic self-sufficiency programs.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 1/12/2007)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 4/11/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

56. H.R.493 : To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.
Sponsor: Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] (introduced 1/16/2007)      Cosponsors (224)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
House Reports: 110-28 Part 1, 110-28 Part 2, 110-28 Part 3, 110-28 Part 4
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-233 [GPO: Text, PDF]
Note: For further action, see H.R.1424, which became Public Law 110-343 on 10/3/2008.

57. H.R.508 : To require United States military disengagement from Iraq, to provide United States assistance for reconstruction and reconciliation in Iraq, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] (introduced 1/17/2007)      Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Armed Services; House Veterans' Affairs; House Rules; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

58. H.R.532 : To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to increase the availability and affordability of quality child care services by creating incentives for older individuals to join the child care workforce, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lynch, Stephen F. [MA-9] (introduced 1/17/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

59. H.R.534 : To provide for the security and safety of rail and rail transit transportation systems, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lynch, Stephen F. [MA-9] (introduced 1/17/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Homeland Security; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 1/29/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.

60. H.R.535 : To provide for a rail worker emergency training program.
Sponsor: Rep Lynch, Stephen F. [MA-9] (introduced 1/17/2007)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Homeland Security; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.

61. H.R.542 : To require the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide mental health services in languages other than English, as needed, for veterans with limited English proficiency, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Solis, Hilda L. [CA-32] (introduced 1/17/2007)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/26/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

62. H.R.557 : To amend the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship development program.
Sponsor: Rep Brady, Robert A. [PA-1] (introduced 1/18/2007)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Small Business
Latest Major Action: 1/18/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

63. H.R.582 : To provide the Secretary of Education with authority to give preference, in the distribution of certain grants under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, to local educational agencies and certain public or private nonprofit organizations that provide training to regular education personnel to meet the needs of children with disabilities.
Sponsor: Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] (introduced 1/19/2007)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

64. H.R.596 : To encourage partnerships between community colleges and four-year colleges and universities.
Sponsor: Rep Wu, David [OR-1] (introduced 1/19/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

65. H.R.599 : To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to streamline the SAFETY Act and anti-terrorism technology procurement processes.
Sponsor: Rep Langevin, James R. [RI-2] (introduced 1/22/2007)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Homeland Security; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/24/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

66. H.R.605 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an increased maximum penalty for telemarketing fraud targeting seniors, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hayes, Robin [NC-8] (introduced 1/22/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/23/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

67. H.R.620 : To accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances that will limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Olver, John W. [MA-1] (introduced 1/22/2007)      Cosponsors (136)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Science and Technology; House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.

68. H.R.638 : To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime.
Sponsor: Rep Jindal, Bobby [LA-1] (introduced 1/23/2007)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

69. H.R.645 : To provide for the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq, to authorize assistance for Iraq, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Price, David E. [NC-4] (introduced 1/23/2007)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

70. H.R.659 : To improve the programs of the Department of Homeland Security relating to trained detection canines, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rogers, Mike D. [AL-3] (introduced 1/24/2007)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 1/29/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight.

71. H.R.676 : To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 1/24/2007)      Cosponsors (93)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

72. H.R.687 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a State family support grant program to end the practice of parents giving legal custody of their seriously emotionally disturbed children to State agencies for the purpose of obtaining mental health services for those children.
Sponsor: Rep Ramstad, Jim [MN-3] (introduced 1/24/2007)      Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

73. H.R.694 : To establish a digital and wireless network technology program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] (introduced 1/24/2007)      Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Science and Technology; House Education and Labor; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 10/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

74. H.R.717 : To encourage partnerships between community colleges and four-year colleges and universities.
Sponsor: Rep Wu, David [OR-1] (introduced 1/29/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

75. H.R.718 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the enhancement of the functions of the National Guard Bureau, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] (introduced 1/30/2007)      Cosponsors (102)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

76. H.R.727 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to add requirements regarding trauma care, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 1/30/2007)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
House Reports: 110-77
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-23 [GPO: Text, PDF]

77. H.R.744 : To enhance congressional oversight of Operation Iraqi Freedom by requiring the President to transmit periodically to Congress a consolidated, comprehensive report to detail the terms of completion for Operation Iraqi Freedom and by requiring the President to seek to enter into a multilateral agreement to help provide for the completion of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sponsor: Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [GU] (introduced 1/31/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

78. H.R.747 : To establish a National Foreign Language Coordination Council.
Sponsor: Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] (introduced 1/31/2007)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

79. H.R.750 : To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 1/31/2007)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Homeland Security; House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 11/8/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

80. H.R.762 : To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for voluntary contributions on a grant basis to the Organization of American States (OAS) to establish a Center for Caribbean Basin Trade and to establish a skills-based training program for Caribbean Basin countries.
Sponsor: Rep Fortuno, Luis G. [PR] (introduced 1/31/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/31/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

81. H.R.787 : To state United States policy for Iraq, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1] (introduced 1/31/2007)      Cosponsors (60)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Foreign Affairs; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

82. H.R.799 : To reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.
Sponsor: Rep Oberstar, James L. [MN-8] (introduced 2/5/2007)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
House Reports: 110-33
Latest Major Action: 7/17/2007 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 273.
Note: For further action, see S.496, which became Public Law 110-371 on 10/8/2008.

83. H.R.803 : To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the procurement-related activities of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Carney, Christopher P. [PA-10] (introduced 2/5/2007)      Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 3/26/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Provisions of Measure Incorporated into Section 401 of H.R. 1684 as introduced.

84. H.R.808 : To establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] (introduced 2/5/2007)      Cosponsors (70)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; House Foreign Affairs; House Judiciary; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

85. H.R.826 : To amend title 32, United States Code, to improve the readiness of State defense forces and to increase military coordination for homeland security between the States and the Department of Defense.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 2/5/2007)      Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

86. H.R.836 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to better assure cyber-security, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Lamar [TX-21] (introduced 2/6/2007)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

87. H.R.840 : To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate the housing assistance programs for homeless persons under title IV of such Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Carson, Julia [IN-7] (introduced 2/6/2007)      Cosponsors (86)
Committees: House Financial Services
House Reports: 110-906
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2008 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 583.

88. H.R.842 : To provide for enhanced Federal, State, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Norwood, Charles W. [GA-10] (introduced 2/6/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

89. H.R.872 : To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make competitive grants to community colleges and advanced technology education centers partnering with community colleges to support the education and training of technicians in the fields of bioenergy and other agriculture-based, renewable energy resources, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Braley, Bruce L. [IA-1] (introduced 2/7/2007)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

90. 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.

91. H.R.888 : To provide for the admission to the United States of nonimmigrant business facilitation visitors.
Sponsor: Rep Meeks, Gregory W. [NY-6] (introduced 2/7/2007)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

92. H.R.910 : To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to make certain modifications to the trade adjustment assistance program.
Sponsor: Rep English, Phil [PA-3] (introduced 2/8/2007)      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.

93. H.R.917 : To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from procuring certain items directly related to the national security unless the items are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Hayes, Robin [NC-8] (introduced 2/8/2007)      Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 2/23/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight.

94. H.R.928 : To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Cooper, Jim [TN-5] (introduced 2/8/2007)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
House Reports: 110-354
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-409 [GPO: Text, PDF]

95. 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.

96. H.R.947 : To empower women in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 2/8/2007)      Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/8/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

97. H.R.965 : To amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 to modify the definition of "Indian student count".
Sponsor: Rep Udall, Mark [CO-2] (introduced 2/8/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

98. H.R.982 : To promote democratic values and enhance democracy, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] (introduced 2/12/2007)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
House Reports: 110-119
Latest Major Action: 5/2/2007 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 70.

99. H.R.1004 : To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] (introduced 2/12/2007)      Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

100. H.R.1020 : To authorize the Urban Areas Security Initiative Grants Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Fossella, Vito [NY-13] (introduced 2/13/2007)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 2/23/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.

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