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1. H.CON.RES.295 : Expressing the deepest appreciation of Congress to the families of members of the United States Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 2/13/2008)      Cosponsors (42)
Committees: House Armed Services; Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 7/17/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

2. H.RES.405 : Expressing the strong support of the House of Representatives for implementation of the July 8, 2006, United Nations-brokered agreement between President of the Republic of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat relating to the reunification of Cyprus.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 5/15/2007)      Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/9/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

3. H.RES.549 : Recognizing the importance of America's Waterway Watch program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 7/16/2007)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
House Reports: 110-324
Latest Major Action: 10/17/2007 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): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 976).

4. H.RES.627 : Supporting the removal of Turkish occupation troops from the Republic of Cyprus.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 8/4/2007)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 8/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

5. H.RES.638 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations should forthwith take the procedural actions necessary to amend Article 23 of the Charter of the United Nations to establish India as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 9/6/2007)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/6/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

6. H.RES.705 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Chinese Communist Party should be condemned for engaging in coercive abortion practices, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 10/2/2007)      Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

7. H.RES.1308 : Condemning the broadcasting of incitement to violence against Americans and the United States in media based in the Middle East, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 6/26/2008)      Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

8. H.R.89 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend eligibility for combat-related special compensation paid to certain uniformed services retirees who are retired under chapter 61 of such title with fewer than 20 years of creditable service.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/25/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

9. H.R.303 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation and to eliminate the phase-in period under current law with respect to such concurrent receipt.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 1/5/2007)      Cosponsors (198)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

10. 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.

11. H.R.704 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce from age 57 to age 55 the age after which the remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 1/29/2007)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/19/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

12. H.R.722 : To increase the maximum Pell Grant.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 1/30/2007)      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.

13. H.R.843 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide to employers a tax credit for compensation paid during the period employees are performing service as members of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 2/6/2007)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

14. H.R.844 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to employers for the value of the service not performed during the period employees are performing service as members of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 2/6/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

15. H.R.913 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for hurricane and tornado mitigation expenditures.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 2/8/2007)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/8/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

16. H.R.1197 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 2/27/2007)      Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/12/2008 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

17. H.R.1313 : To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Constantino Brumidi for display in the Capitol Visitor Center.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 3/5/2007)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

18. H.R.1436 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 3/9/2007)      Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/3/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

19. H.R.1580 : To create a Department of Defense-wide Ombudsman Office.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 3/20/2007)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/3/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

20. H.R.1912 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to cover hearing aids and auditory rehabilitation services under the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 4/18/2007)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/25/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

21. H.R.2027 : To provide an additional 0.5 percent increase in the rates of military basic pay for members of the uniformed services above the pay increase proposed by the Department of Defense so as to ensure at least a minimum pay increase of 3.5 percent for members and to further narrow the "pay gap" that exists between the military and private sector pay scales.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 4/25/2007)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/28/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

22. H.R.2319 : To establish a Mail-Order Pharmacy Pilot Program.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 5/15/2007)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/28/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

23. H.R.2490 : To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a program in the maritime environment for the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border security.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 5/24/2007)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Homeland Security; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
House Reports: 110-751
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

24. H.R.2704 : To give the consent of Congress to an agreement or compact between Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas for the purpose of establishing an all-hazard mitigation, readiness, response, and recovery plan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 6/13/2007)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/13/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

25. H.R.3653 : To hold the current regime in Iran accountable for its human rights record and to support a transition to democracy in Iran.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 9/25/2007)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

26. H.R.4577 : To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to strengthen student visa background checks and improve the monitoring of foreign students in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 12/13/2007)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

27. H.R.5481 : To provide an additional 0.5 percent increase in the rates of military basic pay for members of the uniformed services above the pay increase proposed by the Department of Defense so as to ensure at least a minimum pay increase of 3.9 percent for members and to further narrow the pay gap that exists between the military and private sector pay scales.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 2/25/2008)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/29/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

28. H.R.5898 : To authorize a grant program to help establish and improve State-administered notification systems to help locate missing individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related illnesses, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 4/24/2008)      Cosponsors (88)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/15/2008 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

29. H.R.6181 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain current and former service members to receive a refundable credit for the purchase of a principal residence.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 6/4/2008)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

30. H.R.7011 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to make a technical correction in the application of the special rules regarding the payment of combat-related special compensation to eligible combat-related disabled uniformed services retirees who are retired for disability under chapter 61 of such title.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 9/23/2008)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 10/10/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

31. H.AMDT.79 to H.R.1538 Amendment requires the Secretary of Defense to establish a Department of Defense-wide Ombudsman Office within the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 3/28/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/28/2007 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Bilirakis amendment (A010) Agreed to by voice vote.

32. H.AMDT.1028 to H.R.2830 Amendment struck section 708 of the substitute amendment (maritime biometric identification) and replaced it with a requirement that the Commandant of the Coast Guard, within one year of enactment, conduct a program for the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border security. It also required a cost analysis of expanding these capabilities to other Coast Guard and DHS vessels. The analysis may include a plan to give priority to vessels and units more likely to encounter those suspected of making illegal border crossings through the maritime environment.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 4/24/2008)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2008 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Bilirakis amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.

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