A

A

A

JOE
seal

U.S. Congressman Bill Posey

Legislation
  • Requiring a 72 Hour 'Period of Availability' Before Legislation Can Be Brought for a Vote (H. Res. 689)
    Jul 29, 2009  - Congressman Posey introduced legislation with 34 of his colleagues to amend rules of the House to require a 72 hour period of availability before legislation can be brought up for consideration in the House of Representatives. The bill, H. Res. 689, also requires that a print comparing current law w... More
  • Sense of the House that Members of Congress Apply Health Care Reform Legislation to Themselves (H. Res. 615)
    Jul 8, 2009  - Congressman Posey is an original cosponsor of House Resolution 615, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Members who vote in favor of the establishment of a public, federal government run health insurance option are urged to forgo their right to participate in the Federal Employ... More
  • The Deficit Reduction Check-Off Act (H.R. 4308)
    Jul 8, 2009  - Congressman Posey introduced the Deficit Reduction Check-off Act (H.R. 4308), legislation to add a new “Deficit Reduction Check-Off” line to IRS tax forms. Individuals would be given the opportunity to direct up to $10 of their tax rebate/refund for deficit reduction ($20 for joint filers). While th... More
  • Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2009 (H. R. 2607)
    Jun 11, 2009  - Congressman Posey is a cosponsor of H.R. 2607, legislation that amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs), which are group health plans whose sponsors are trade, industry, professional, chamber of... More
  • Balanced Budget Amendment (H.J. Res. 1)
    May 27, 2009  - Congressman Posey is a cosponsor of the Balanced Budget Amendment, legislation that would amend the U.S. Constitution to require the federal government to balance the budget every year by prohibiting Congress from spending more than it takes in annually. This proposed amendment would also require a ... More
  • The Child Tax Credit Preservation Act (H.R. 793)
    May 26, 2009  - Congressman Posey introduced the Child Tax Credit Preservation Act which makes the $1,000 per child tax credit permanent and requires that it be indexed to account for inflation each year. Rep. Posey was joined by Rep. Parker Griffith (D-AL) in introducing this bill. The idea behind the legislation ... More
  • The Spending Reform Act of 2009 (H.R. 311)
    May 25, 2009  - Congressman Posey is a co-sponsor of the Spending Reform Act of 2009, which caps discretionary spending, eliminates wasteful and duplicative agencies, reforms entitlement programs and reforms the congressional earmark process. The Spending Reform Act of 2009 is a starting point for both parties ... More
  • The Stop the Congressional Pay Raise Act (H.R. 156)
    May 24, 2009  - Congressman Posey is a co-sponsor of H.R. 156, the Stop the Congressional Pay Raise Act, a bill to prevent Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay adjustment in 2010. Members of Congress automatically recieve a cost of living increase every year. This year a Congressional salary inc... More
  • American Space Access Act (H.R. 1962)
    May 23, 2009  - On April 2, 2009, Congressman Posey introduced the American Space Access Act as one way Congress can act to address the space gap. Specifically the American Space Access Act extends the life of the space shuttle through 2015 or until either NASA’s next generation space system, Constellation, comes o... More
  • Keep Terrorists Out of America Act (H.R. 2294)
    May 23, 2009  - Congressman Posey is a cosponsor of the Keep Terrorists Out of America Act, legislation which expresses the sense of Congress that individuals currently detained at Guantanamo Bay should not be transferred or released into the United States. Rep Posey also opposes using any tax dollars to transport ... More
CMF: Bronze Mouse Award