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1. H.CON.RES.70 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Celiac Awareness Month, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/27/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

2. H.CON.RES.322 : Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming the bonds of close friendship and cooperation between the United States and Israel.
Sponsor: Rep Pelosi, Nancy [CA-8] (introduced 4/4/2008) Cosponsors (279)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Received in the Senate, considered, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

3. H.RES.245 : Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 3/14/2007) Cosponsors (52)
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.

4. H.RES.923 : Recognizing the State of Minnesota's 150th anniversary.
Sponsor: Rep Bachmann, Michele [MN-6] (introduced 1/16/2008) Cosponsors (120)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/3/2008 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): 363 - 0 (Roll no. 368).

5. H.RES.977 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that rebate checks would better stimulate the economy if spent on American-made products and services from American-owned companies.
Sponsor: Rep Braley, Bruce L. [IA-1] (introduced 2/12/2008) Cosponsors (106)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2008 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): 404 - 6, 6 Present (Roll no. 404).

6. H.RES.1008 : Condemning the persecution of Baha'is in Iran.
Sponsor: Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] (introduced 2/28/2008) Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 8/1/2008 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): 408 - 3 (Roll no. 564).

7. H.RES.1111 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any funding provided by the United States to the Government of Iraq for reconstruction, training for Iraqi security forces, and fuel for United States operations in Iraq should be provided in the form of loans.
Sponsor: Rep Klein, Ron [FL-22] (introduced 4/16/2008) Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/16/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

8. H.RES.1142 : Recognizing May 25, 2008, as National Missing Children's Day.
Sponsor: Rep Lampson, Nick [TX-22] (introduced 4/23/2008) Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

9. H.RES.1179 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the People's Republic of China and all enterprises owned or controlled by the People's Republic of China should make proper disclosures with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the selective default status of certain bonds.
Sponsor: Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-24] (introduced 5/7/2008) Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 5/7/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

10. H.RES.1223 : Honoring the service and accomplishments of Lieutenant Colonel John M. Shimkus, United States Army Reserve.
Sponsor: Rep Buyer, Steve [IN-4] (introduced 5/22/2008) Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/23/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

11. H.RES.1242 : Honoring the life, musical accomplishments, and contributions of Louis Jordan on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Sponsor: Rep Snyder, Vic [AR-2] (introduced 6/5/2008) Cosponsors (64)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 6/23/2008 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): 348 - 0 (Roll no. 438).

12. H.RES.1288 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Sestak, Joe [PA-7] (introduced 6/19/2008) Cosponsors (50)
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, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

13. H.RES.1375 : Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Runaway Prevention Month.
Sponsor: Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] (introduced 7/24/2008) Cosponsors (52)
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.

14. H.RES.1392 : Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Life Insurance Awareness Month".
Sponsor: Rep Kanjorski, Paul E. [PA-11] (introduced 7/30/2008) Cosponsors (54)
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.

15. H.RES.1436 : Congratulating the Waipio Little League baseball team for winning the 2008 Little League World Championship.
Sponsor: Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] (introduced 9/15/2008) Cosponsors (54)
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.

16. H.RES.1529 : Acknowledging the 40th anniversary of the election of Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, the first African-American woman in Congress.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 11/19/2008) Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 11/19/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

17. H.J.RES.39 : Proclaiming Casimir Pulaski be an honorary citizen of the United States posthumously.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] (introduced 3/5/2007) Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

18. H.R.82 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
Sponsor: Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (352)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

19. H.R.111 : To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and the Revised Statutes of the United States to prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kanjorski, Paul E. [PA-11] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (276)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

20. H.R.406 : A bill to award a congressional gold medal in recognition of Alice Paul's role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (406)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

21. H.R.823 : To authorize Federal agencies and legislative branch offices to purchase greenhouse gas offsets and renewable energy credits, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Welch, Peter [VT] (introduced 2/5/2007) Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; House Administration; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.

22. H.R.1014 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] (introduced 2/13/2007) Cosponsors (238)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
House Reports: 110-874
Latest Major Action: 9/26/2008 Received in the Senate.

23. 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.

24. H.R.1032 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's patients and their families.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 2/13/2007) Cosponsors (117)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

25. H.R.1108 : To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.
Sponsor: Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-30] (introduced 2/15/2007) Cosponsors (233)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
House Reports: 110-762
Latest Major Action: 8/1/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

26. H.R.1279 : To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide funds to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities under the Medicaid Program.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] (introduced 3/1/2007) Cosponsors (131)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

27. 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.

28. H.R.1609 : To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Constantino Brumidi.
Sponsor: Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] (introduced 3/20/2007) Cosponsors (303)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 4/13/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Note: For further action, see S.254, which became Public Law 110-259 on 7/1/2008.

29. H.R.1801 : To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Muhammad Yunus, in recognition of his contributions to the fight against global poverty.
Sponsor: Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] (introduced 3/29/2007) Cosponsors (92)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 4/13/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

30. H.R.2015 : To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 4/24/2007) Cosponsors (184)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Administration; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/5/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

31. H.R.2332 : To strengthen sanctions against the Government of Syria, to enhance multilateral commitment to address the Government of Syria's threatening policies, to establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government in Syria, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 5/15/2007) Cosponsors (167)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Ways and Means; House Financial Services; House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

32. H.R.2744 : To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to clarify the eligibility requirements with respect to airline flight crews.
Sponsor: Rep Bishop, Timothy H. [NY-1] (introduced 6/15/2007) Cosponsors (241)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Administration; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

33. H.R.2802 : To implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service.
Sponsor: Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-14] (introduced 6/21/2007) Cosponsors (99)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/21/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

34. H.R.2880 : To amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran to include the importation of refined petroleum.
Sponsor: Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] (introduced 6/27/2007) Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Financial Services; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/3/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

35. H.R.2923 : To direct the Secretary of Defense to make a grant to the National D-Day Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National World War II Museum.
Sponsor: Rep Dingell, John D. [MI-15] (introduced 6/28/2007) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 7/25/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

36. H.R.3229 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the legacy of the United States Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center.
Sponsor: Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A. [GA-3] (introduced 7/30/2007) Cosponsors (290)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-357 [GPO: Text, PDF]

37. H.R.3232 : To establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Delahunt, William D. [MA-10] (introduced 7/31/2007) Cosponsors (244)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary; House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2008 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1113.

38. H.R.3298 : To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow individuals called to military service to terminate or suspend certain service contracts entered into before the individual receives notice of a permanent change of station or deployment orders and to provide penalties for violations of interest rate limitations.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8] (introduced 8/1/2007) Cosponsors (90)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2008 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

39. H.R.3326 : To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States the option to provide Medicaid coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV.
Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] (introduced 8/2/2007) Cosponsors (168)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 8/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

40. H.R.3955 : To provide for educational partnerships between science museums and National Laboratories.
Sponsor: Rep Lipinski, Daniel [IL-3] (introduced 10/24/2007) Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Science and Technology
Latest Major Action: 10/30/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

41. H.R.4236 : To provide for the protection and the integrity of the United States mail.
Sponsor: Rep Lynch, Stephen F. [MA-9] (introduced 11/15/2007) Cosponsors (144)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/16/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

42. H.R.4335 : To promote youth financial education.
Sponsor: Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] (introduced 12/6/2007) Cosponsors (97)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

43. H.R.4544 : To require the issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American code talkers.
Sponsor: Rep Boren, Dan [OK-2] (introduced 12/13/2007) Cosponsors (300)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Administration
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-420 [GPO: Text, PDF]

44. H.R.5087 : To prevent Members of Congress from receiving the automatic pay adjustment scheduled to take effect in 2009.
Sponsor: Rep Mitchell, Harry E. [AZ-5] (introduced 1/22/2008) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Administration; House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

45. H.R.5235 : To establish the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission.
Sponsor: Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-24] (introduced 2/6/2008) Cosponsors (167)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/15/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 965.

46. H.R.5268 : To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] (introduced 2/7/2008) Cosponsors (167)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

47. H.R.5473 : To increase the supply and lower the cost of petroleum by temporarily suspending the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Sponsor: Rep Welch, Peter [VT] (introduced 2/14/2008) Cosponsors (97)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

48. H.R.5516 : To increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other first responders.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8] (introduced 2/28/2008) Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 4/17/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

49. H.R.5714 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the United States Army in 1775, to honor the American soldier of both today and yesterday, in wartime and in peace, and to commemorate the traditions, history, and heritage of the United States Army and its role in American society, from the Colonial period to today.
Sponsor: Rep Skelton, Ike [MO-4] (introduced 4/8/2008) Cosponsors (348)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 11/20/2008 Presented to President.

50. H.R.5740 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Mitchell, Harry E. [AZ-5] (introduced 4/9/2008) Cosponsors (302)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/11/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

51. H.R.5785 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for providing volunteer service to military families through the America Supports You program of the Department of Defense.
Sponsor: Rep Hill, Baron P. [IN-9] (introduced 4/14/2008) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/14/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

52. H.R.5798 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for care packages provided for soldiers in combat zones.
Sponsor: Rep Hill, Baron P. [IN-9] (introduced 4/15/2008) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/15/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

53. H.R.5825 : To amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Nunes, Devin [CA-21] (introduced 4/16/2008) Cosponsors (312)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans' Affairs; House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/25/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Note: For further action, see H.R.6580, which became Public Law 110-317 on 8/29/2008.

54. H.R.5872 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] (introduced 4/22/2008) Cosponsors (296)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-363 [GPO: Text, PDF]

55. H.R.5892 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modernize the disability benefits claims processing system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure the accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hall, John J. [NY-19] (introduced 4/24/2008) Cosponsors (78)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; Senate Veterans' Affairs
House Reports: 110-789
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

56. H.R.5897 : To establish a health registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde in a travel trailer have an opportunity to register for such registry and receive medical treatment for such exposure, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Barrow, John [GA-12] (introduced 4/24/2008) Cosponsors (61)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

57. H.R.6022 : To suspend the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Welch, Peter [VT] (introduced 5/12/2008) Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-232 [GPO: Text, PDF]

58. H.R.6061 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 219 East Main Street in West Frankfort, Illinois, as the "Kenneth James Gray Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Costello, Jerry F. [IL-12] (introduced 5/14/2008) Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-308 [GPO: Text, PDF]

59. H.R.6104 : To provide for the coordination of the Nation's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives.
Sponsor: Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] (introduced 5/21/2008) Cosponsors (84)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Science and Technology
Latest Major Action: 6/3/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education.

60. H.R.6210 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible.
Sponsor: Rep Kind, Ron [WI-3] (introduced 6/9/2008) Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Education and Labor; House Ways and Means; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 6/17/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

61. H.R.6251 : To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3] (introduced 6/12/2008) Cosponsors (61)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2008 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 223 - 195 (Roll no. 469).

62. H.R.6256 : To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish an annual production incentive fee with respect to Federal onshore and offshore lands that are subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas under which production is not occurring, to authorize use of amounts received as such fee for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] (introduced 6/12/2008) Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Natural Resources; House Science and Technology; House Energy and Commerce; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 7/1/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

63. H.R.6278 : To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation of horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another.
Sponsor: Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] (introduced 6/17/2008) Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

64. H.R.6287 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Souder, Mark E. [IN-3] (introduced 6/17/2008) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/17/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

65. H.R.6476 : To designate a rail right-of-way as a corridor for inter-suburban commuter rail, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Roskam, Peter J. [IL-6] (introduced 7/10/2008) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 7/11/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

66. H.R.6485 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that disability determinations under such title on the basis of hearings by the Commissioner of Social Security are made on a timely basis and to require the Commissioner to establish a program for monitoring each year the number of disability determinations which are in reconsideration.
Sponsor: Rep Castor, Kathy [FL-11] (introduced 7/14/2008) Cosponsors (83)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/14/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

67. H.R.6515 : To amend the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an expeditious environmentally responsible program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3] (introduced 7/16/2008) Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Natural Resources; House Foreign Affairs; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 7/17/2008 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 244 - 173 (Roll no. 511).

68. H.R.6545 : To require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a national intelligence assessment on national security and energy security issues.
Sponsor: Rep Cazayoux, Donald J., Jr. [LA-6] (introduced 7/17/2008) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Intelligence (Permanent Select); Senate Intelligence (Select)
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

69. H.R.6570 : To encourage increased production of natural gas vehicles and to provide tax incentives for natural gas vehicle infrastructure.
Sponsor: Rep Emanuel, Rahm [IL-5] (introduced 7/22/2008) Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

70. H.R.6595 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide middle class tax relief while closing tax loopholes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Walz, Timothy J. [MN-1] (introduced 7/24/2008) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

71. H.R.6625 : To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as voter registration agencies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Brady, Robert A. [PA-1] (introduced 7/29/2008) Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Administration; House Veterans' Affairs; Senate Rules and Administration
House Reports: 110-851 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

72. H.R.6670 : To open areas of the Outer Continental Shelf to oil and gas leasing, to direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to utilize its authority to curb immediately the role of excessive speculation in energy markets, to require sales of light grade petroleum from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and acquisitions of equivalent volumes of heavy grade petroleum, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 7/30/2008) Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Natural Resources; House Energy and Commerce; House Science and Technology; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Education and Labor; House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 10/3/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

73. H.R.6681 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 Vine Street in New Lenox, Illinois, as the "Jacob M. Lowell Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Weller, Jerry [IL-11] (introduced 7/30/2008) Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-443 [GPO: Text, PDF]

74. H.R.6707 : To require Surface Transportation Board consideration of the impacts of certain railroad transactions on local communities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Oberstar, James L. [MN-8] (introduced 7/31/2008) Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
House Reports: 110-893
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2008 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 243 - 175 (Roll no. 663).

75. H.R.6709 : To greatly enhance the Nation's path toward energy independence and environmental, energy, economic, and national security, by amending Federal policy to increase the production of domestic energy sources, to dedicate fixed percentages of the royalties received for conservation programs, environmental restoration projects, renewable energy research and development, clean energy technology research and development, increased development of existing energy sources, and energy assistance for those in need, and to share a portion of such royalties with producing States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Peterson, John E. [PA-5] (introduced 7/31/2008) Cosponsors (141)
Committees: House Natural Resources; House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Science and Technology; House Education and Labor; House Budget; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 9/17/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

76. H.R.6733 : To provide assistance to local educational agencies in areas of the Midwest adversely affected by storms and severe flooding that occurred in May and June, 2008, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hare, Phil [IL-17] (introduced 7/31/2008) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

77. H.R.6867 : To provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation.
Sponsor: Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] (introduced 9/10/2008) Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-449 [GPO: Text, PDF]

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