Current Legislation • Key Votes

Key Votes Agriculture House Votes Passed To provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through the fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes 06/18/2008 Passed To provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through the fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes 05/22/2008 Passed Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act 05/21/2008 Passed To restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros. 04/26/2007 Passed Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act 03/26/2007 Budget/Taxes House Votes Passed Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 09/24/2008 Passed Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 06/25/2008 Passed Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Amend. #3 05/15/2008 Passed Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act 04/15/2008 Passed 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 03/13/2008 Passed Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 12/19/2007 Passed AMT Relief Act 12/12/2007 Failed Making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes 11/15/2007 Passed Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 2008 11/14/2007 Passed Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 11/09/2007 Passed Making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes 11/08/2007 -- Passed Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act of 2007 10/16/2007 Passed Tax Collection Responsibility Act 10/10/2007 -- Passed National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007 10/10/2007 -- Passed Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes. 09/26/2007 Passed Supplemental appropriations for crop, fishing and other assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007 05/10/2007 Failed Amendment to Reduce Spending in HR 1867 by .5% 05/03/2007 Failed Amendment to Reduce Spending in HR 1867 by 1% 05/03/2007 Failed Prohibiting Funding for Wasteful Projects in HR 1867 05/03/2007 Passed Further Continuing Appropriations for FY 2007 01/31/2007 Passed Fair Minimum Wage Act 01/10/2007 Passed Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundreth Tenth Congress 01/05/2007 Commerce/Financial Services House Votes Passed Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 10/03/2008 Passed Making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 09/26/2008 Passed Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights Act of 2008 09/23/2008 Passed Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act 09/18/2008 Failed Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act 06/24/2008 Passed Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008 06/12/2008 Passed Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 05/08/2008 Passed Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008 05/08/2008 Passed Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 02/07/2008 Passed Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 01/29/2008 Passed HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act 01/17/2008 Passed Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes. 12/13/2007 Passed Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act 11/15/2007 Passed Trade and Globalization Assistance Act 10/31/2007 Passed Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007. 10/04/2007 Passed Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act of 2007. 10/04/2007 Passed Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 09/27/2007 Passed Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007 09/18/2007 Passed Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007 09/06/2007 Passed Federal Housing Finance Reform Act 05/22/2007 Agreed To Ensuring Flexibility of GSE Portfolios and access to home ownership 05/22/2007 Agreed To Requiring Proper Identification for Residental Mortgage Grantees 05/22/2007 Passed Industrial Bank Holding Company Act 05/21/2007 Passed Technology Innovation and Manufacturing Stimulation Act 05/03/2007 Passed National Science Foundation Authorization Act 05/03/2007 Passed Sowing the Seeds Through Science and Engineering Research Act 04/24/2007 Passed Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act 04/20/2007 Passed Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007 03/21/2007 Passed The Employee Free Choice Act 03/01/2007 Passed Promoting Transparency in Financial Reporting Act 02/27/2007 Defense/Homeland Security House Votes Passed Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year ending September 30, 2008 09/24/2008 Passed FISA Amendments Act of 2008 06/20/2008 Passed Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 05/23/2008 Passed Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Amend. #2 05/15/2008 Failed Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Amend. #1 05/15/2008 Passed Coast Guard Authorization for 2008 04/24/2008 Passed To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purpoes 03/14/2008 Failed The Intelligence Authorization Act of 2008 03/11/2008 Passed National Defense Authorization Act, FY2008 01/16/2008 Passed Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations for FY 2008 12/19/2007 Passed Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act 12/18/2007 Passed Intelligence Authorization Act 12/13/2007 Passed National Defense Authorization Act 12/12/2007 Passed Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act 12/12/2007 Passed Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act 11/15/2007 Passed Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes 11/14/2007 Passed Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 11/08/2007 Passed War Profiteering Prevention Act 10/09/2007 -- Passed Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act 09/19/2007 Passed Department of Homeland Security Appropriations for FY 2008 06/15/2007 Failed To require strong border equipment and protection 06/15/2007 Failed Border protection and customs services 06/15/2007 Agreed To Border Security Enhancements 06/15/2007 Agreed To Domestic Nuclear Detection 06/15/2007 Passed Afghanistan Freedom and Security Support Act 06/06/2007 Passed Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007 05/24/2007 Passed Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007 05/24/2007 Passed Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act 05/22/2007 Passed National Defense Authorization Act 05/17/2007 Failed Prohibiting Military Action Against Iran 05/16/2007 Failed Prohibiting Contingency Military Action Against Iran 05/16/2007 Passed Safe American Roads Act 05/15/2007 Passed COPS Improvement Act 05/15/2007 Passed Intelligence Authorization Act 05/11/2007 Passed Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007 05/10/2007 Failed To provide for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq 05/10/2007 Passed Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act 05/09/2007 Failed Making emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes 05/02/2007 Passed Rail and Public Transportation Security Act 03/27/2007 Passed Making emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2007 03/23/2007 Passed The National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act 02/28/2007 Passed Promoting Antiterrorism Cooperation through Technology and Science Act 02/27/2007 Passed Disapproving of the decision of the President announced on January 10, 2007, to deploy more than 20,000 additional United States combat troops to Iraq 02/16/2007 Passed To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to streamline the SAFETY Act and anti-terrorism technology procurement processes. 01/23/2007 Passed Implementing the 9/11Commission Recommendations Act 01/09/2007 Passed To enhance intelligence oversight authority 01/09/2007 Passed Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundreth Tenth Congress 01/05/2007 Education House Votes Passed No Child Left Inside Act of 2008 09/18/2008 Failed No Child Left Inside Act of 2008 09/18/2008 Passed 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act 06/04/2008 Passed Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act 05/01/2008 Passed Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act 04/17/2008 Passed To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes 02/07/2008 Passed Improving Head Start Act 11/14/2007 Passed College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 09/07/2007 Passed College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 07/11/2007 Passed To establish requirements for lenders and institutions of higher education in order to protect students and other borrowers receiving educational loans 05/09/2007 Passed Improving Head Start Act 05/02/2007 Agreed To Shuler of North Carolina Amendment 05/02/2007 Passed Supporting the goals and ideals of National Community College Month 05/01/2007 Passed To authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers, and for other purposes 04/24/2007 Passed Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools 01/23/2007 Passed College Student Relief Act 01/17/2007 Environment/Energy House Votes Passed Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008 09/26/2008 Passed Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act 09/17/2008 Failed Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands Act of 2008 07/17/2008 Passed National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 06/18/2008 Passed Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act 05/21/2008 Passed Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act 05/20/2008 Passed National Landscape Conservation System Act 04/09/2008 Passed Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008 02/27/2008 Passed Energy Independence and Security Act 12/18/2007 Passed Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation Act 12/06/2007 Passed Water Resources Development Act 11/06/2007 Passed Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act 11/01/2007 Passed Green Energy Education Act 06/06/2007 Passed Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act 05/23/2007 Passed No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act NOPEC 05/22/2007 Passed Water Resources Development Act 04/19/2007 Passed Natural Resource Protection Cooperative Agreement Act 03/19/2007 Passed Energy Technology Transfer Act 03/12/2007 Passed Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 03/09/2007 Passed To continue alternative water source projects. 03/08/2007 Passed Water Quality Investment Act 03/07/2007 Passed Advanced Fuels Infrastructure Research and Development Act 02/08/2007 Passed Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation Act 01/18/2007 Family Safety House Votes Passed S-MINER Act 01/16/2008 Passed Drug Endangered Children Act of 2007 09/24/2007 Agreed To Supporting the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month 06/13/2007 Passed Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act 06/06/2007 Passed Expressing support for a National Foster Parents Day 04/23/2007 Passed Supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month, and for other purposes 04/18/2007 Passed Taxpayer Protection Act 04/17/2007 Passed Promoting Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2007 03/21/2007 Passed Supporting the goals and ideals of National Consumer Protection Week 02/05/2007 Government Reform House Votes Passed Electronic Message Preservation Act 07/09/2008 Passed Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act 06/19/2008 Passed The Kucinich Privilege Resolution 06/11/2008 Passed Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 895) establishing within the House of Representatives an Office of Congressional Ethics, and for other purposes 03/12/2008 Passed Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act 10/24/2007 Passed MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 10/04/2007 Passed Improving Government Accountability Act 10/03/2007 Passed Patent Reform Act of 2007 09/07/2007 Passed Directing the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to respond to the indictment of any Member of the House of Representatives by empaneling an investigative subcommittee to review the allegations 06/05/2007 Passed Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 05/24/2007 Passed Lobbying Transparency Act 05/24/2007 Passed District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act 04/19/2007 Passed Accountability in Contracting Act 03/15/2007 Passed Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 03/14/2007 Passed Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007 03/14/2007 Passed Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 03/14/2007 Passed Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2007 03/14/2007 Passed Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. 01/24/2007 Passed To make noncreditable for Federal retirement purposes any Member service performed by an individual who is convicted of any certain offenses committed by that individual while serving as a Member of Congress, and for other purposes 01/23/2007 Passed House Page Board Revision Act 01/19/2007 Passed Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundreth Tenth Congress 01/05/2007 Passed Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundreth Tenth Congress 01/04/2007 Passed Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Tenth Congress 01/04/2007 Health Care House Votes Passed Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act 07/15/2008 Passed Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act 06/24/2008 Passed Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act 05/01/2008 Passed Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 04/23/2008 Passed Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act 03/05/2008 Failed Childrens Health Insurance Program Extension and Improvement 01/23/2008 Passed SCHIP Extension Act 12/19/2007 Passed Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act 10/25/2007 Passed Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act 09/26/2007 Passed Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act 09/25/2007 Passed Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act 06/07/2007 Failed Human Cloning Prohibition Act 06/06/2007 Passed Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act 04/25/2007 Passed Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act 01/12/2007 Passed Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act 01/11/2007 International Relations House Votes Passed Relating to the consideration of the bill H.R. 5274 to implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. 04/10/2008 Passed United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement 11/08/2007 Passed To promote freedom and democracy in Vietnam 09/18/2007 Passed The House Democracy Assistance Commission for the One Hundred Tenth Congress 01/30/2007 Judiciary House Votes Passed National Capital Security and Safety Act 09/17/2008 Passed Paycheck Fairness Act 07/31/2008 Passed Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 05/01/2008 Passed Providing for the adoption of H. Res. 979 and H. Res. 980, contempt of Congress resolutions. 02/14/2008 Passed Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) 11/07/2007 Passed Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 10/16/2007 Passed To preserve the independence of United States attorneys 05/22/2007 Agreed To Preventng Illegal Immigrant Access to Federally Funded Housing 05/22/2007 Agreed To Oversight of Domestic Electronic Surveillance 05/11/2007 Passed To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes. 05/03/2007 Passed To provide for a 120 day limit to the term of a United States attorney appointed on an interim basis by the Attorney General 03/26/2007 Passed Preservation of Records of Servitude, Emancipation, and Post Civil War Reconstruction Act 01/22/2007 Small Business House Votes Passed SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act 04/23/2008 -- Passed Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act 10/30/2007 Passed Small Business Investment Expansion Act 09/27/2007 Passed Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act 05/10/2007 Agreed To Bean of Illinois Amendment 05/10/2007 Passed Small Business Lending Improvements Act 04/25/2007 Passed Relief for Entrepreneurs: Coordination of Objectives and Values for Effective Recovery Act 04/18/2007 Passed Small Business Tax Relief Act 02/16/2007 Passed To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through December 31, 2007, and for other purposes 01/17/2007 Transportation House Votes Passed To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance 09/11/2008 Passed Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act 06/26/2008 Passed Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act 06/11/2008 Passed Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act 10/17/2007 Passed FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007 09/20/2007 Veterans House Votes Passed Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriation, FY 2009 08/01/2008 Passed Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 06/19/2008 Passed Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act 05/20/2008 Passed Early Access to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Benefits Act 05/23/2007 Passed Traumatic Brain Injury Health Enhancement and Long-Term Support Act 05/23/2007 Passed Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act 05/23/2007 Passed Returning Servicemember VA Healthcare Insurance Act 05/23/2007 Passed Veterans Outreach Improvement Act 05/23/2007 Passed Making emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes 04/25/2007 Passed Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007 03/28/2007 Agreed To Addressing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Military Service Members 03/28/2007 Passed Veterans Compensation Cost of Living Adjustment Act 03/21/2007 Passed Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act 03/21/2007 Passed Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act 03/21/2007 Passed Establishing Hire A Veteran Week. 01/31/2007 Passed To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2633 11th Street in Rock Island, Illinois, as the Lane Evans Post Office Building 01/29/2007 Passed Mourning the passing of President Gerald Rudolph Ford and celebrating his leadership and service to the people of the United States 01/11/2007 109th Congress House Votes Failed To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 21 days. 02/13/2008 Passed Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act 12/09/2006 Passed Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Promotion Act 12/08/2006 Passed Belarus Democracy Act 12/08/2006 Passed Condemning in the strongest terms Irans commitment to hold an international Holocaust denial conference 12/08/2006 Passed Tax Relief and Health Care Act 12/08/2006 Passed Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Members of the House should actively engage with employers 12/05/2006 Passed Financial Netting Improvements Act 11/15/2006 Passed To provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking. 11/14/2006 Passed Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance Program Extension 11/14/2006 Failed To Authorize the Extension of Nondiscriminatory Treatment (Normal Trade Relations Treatment) to the Products of Vietnam 11/13/2006 Passed Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006 09/30/2006 Passed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 09/30/2006 Passed Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 09/30/2006 Passed Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act 09/29/2006 Passed Military Commissions Act 09/27/2006 Passed To Impose Nationwide Abortion Restrictions 09/26/2006 Passed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) Modernization and Reform Act 09/26/2006 Passed Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2006 09/21/2006 Passed Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006 09/21/2006 Passed Community Protection Act of 2006 09/21/2006 Passed Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006 09/20/2006 Passed Pension Protection Act 07/28/2006 Passed U.S. and India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act 07/26/2006 Passed Deleting Online Predators Act 07/26/2006 Passed National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act 07/26/2006 Passed U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 07/20/2006 Passed Condemning the recent attacks against the State of Israel, holding terrorists and their state-sponsors accountable for such attacks, supporting Israels right to defend itself, and for other purposes 07/20/2006 Failed Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act 07/19/2006 Passed Stripping Federal Courts of Authority in Cases Involving the Pledge of Allegience 07/19/2006 Failed Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage 07/18/2006 Passed Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act 07/13/2006 Passed Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act 07/11/2006 Passed Supporting programs to track terrorist finances and specifically condemning the disclosure of classified information that impairs the international fight against terrorism and needlessly exposes Americans to the threat of further terror attacks 06/29/2006 Passed Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act 06/29/2006 Passed Science, State, Justice, Commerce Appropriations Act, 2007 06/29/2006 Failed Hefley of Colorado Amendment; Science, State, Justice, Commerce Appropriations Act, 2007 06/29/2006 Failed Poe of Texas Amendment-Requiring a Passport to Enter the U.S. 06/29/2006 Failed Flake of Arizona Amendment No. 9; Science, State, Justice, Commerce Appropriations Act, 2007 06/28/2006 Failed Flake of Arizona Amendment-Earmark Removal No. 8, Science, State, Justice, Commerce Appropriations Act 06/28/2006 Failed Flake of Arizona Amendment-Earmark Removal No. 6, Defense Appropriations Act 06/28/2006 Failed Flake of Arizona Amendment No. 5; Science, State, Justice, Commerce Appropriations Act, 2007 06/28/2006 Failed Flake of Arizona Amendment No. 2; Science, State, Justice, Commerce Appropriations Act, 2007 06/28/2006 Passed Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act 06/27/2006 Passed Legislative Line Item Veto Act 06/22/2006 Passed Estate Tax Reform 06/22/2006 Passed To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in childrens hospitals 06/21/2006 Failed Flake of Arizona Amendment-Earmark Removal No. 9, Defense Appropriations Act 06/21/2006 Failed Flake of Arizona Amendment No. 7; Defense Appropriations Act, FY2007 06/20/2006 Failed Flake of Arizona Amendment No. 6; Defense Appropriations Act, FY2007 06/20/2006 Failed Flake of Arizona Amendment-Earmark Removal No. 3, Defense Appropriations Act 06/20/2006 Failed Flake of Arizona Amendment-Earmark Removal No. 2, Defense Appropriations Act 06/20/2006 Passed Declaring that the United States will prevail in the Global War on Terror, the struggle to protect freedom from the terrorist adversary. 06/16/2006 Passed Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 06/14/2006 Failed Hefley of Colorado Amendment; Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 06/14/2006 Failed Lipinski of Illinois Amendment; Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 06/14/2006 Agreed To Slaughter of New York Amendment; Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 06/13/2006 Agreed To Bean of Illinois Amendment; Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 06/13/2006 Passed To provide for certain access to national crime information databases by schools and educational agencies for employment purposes, with respect to individuals who work with children 06/13/2006 Passed Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2007 06/09/2006 Passed Communications, Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006 06/09/2006 Failed Markey Amendment to Ensure "Net Neutrality" 06/09/2006 Passed Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act 06/07/2006 Passed Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act 06/07/2006 Passed Legislative Branch Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007 06/07/2006 Passed Homeland Security Appropriations Act, FY2007 06/06/2006 Agreed To Stupak of Michigan Amendment to Improve Immigration and Customs Enforcement 05/25/2006 Passed Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY2007 05/24/2006 Failed Flake of Arizona Amendment No. 6; Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY2007 05/24/2006 Failed Flake of Arizona Amendment No. 1; Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY2007 05/24/2006 Failed Hefley of Colorado Amendment; Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY2007 05/24/2006 Agreed To Andrews of New Jersey Amendment to Enhance the Global Threat Initiative 05/24/2006 Passed Agriculture Appropriations Act, FY2007 05/23/2006 Failed Flake of Arizona Amendment No. 8; Agriculture Appropriations Act, FY2007 05/23/2006 Failed Flake of Arizona Amendment No. 6; Agriculture Appropriations Act, FY2007 05/23/2006 Failed Flake of Arizona Amendment No. 1; Agriculture Appropriations Act, FY2007 05/23/2006 Failed Hefley of Colorado Amendment; Agriculture Appropriations Act, FY2007 05/23/2006 Passed Veterans Benefits Improvement Act 05/22/2006 Passed Interior Appropriations Act, 2007 05/19/2006 Failed Hefley of Colorado Amendment; Interior Appropriations Act, 2007 05/19/2006 Agreed To Putnam of Florida Amendment; Interior Appropriations Act, 2007 05/19/2006 Agreed To Oberstar of Minnesota Amendment; Interior Appropriations Act, 2007 05/19/2006 Agreed To Pallone of New Jersey Amendment to Retain Regulations on Hazardous Chemicals 05/19/2006 Passed Condemning in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks in Dahab and Northern Sinai, Egypt, on April 24 and 26, 2006 05/18/2006 Passed Congressional Budget for FY 2007 05/18/2006 Passed Easing Restrictions on Environmental Protections and Commercial Logging in National Forests 05/17/2006 Passed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 05/11/2006 Passed Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act 05/10/2006 Passed Respect for Americas Fallen Heroes Act 05/09/2006 Passed Security and Accountability for Every Port (SAFE) Act 05/04/2006 Passed H.R. 4975 to Change Lobbying Rules 05/03/2006 Passed Intelligence Authorization for Fiscal Year 2007 04/26/2006 Passed To hold the current regime in Iran accountable for its threatening behavior and to support a transition to democracy in Iran 04/26/2006 Passed Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act 04/25/2006 Passed Supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month, and for other purposes 04/06/2006 Passed Darfur Peace and Accountability Act 04/05/2006 Passed Modification of "527" Committee Rules 04/05/2006 Passed H.R. 609 to Amend the Higher Education Act 03/30/2006 Passed Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 03/16/2006 Passed USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act 03/07/2006 Passed To eliminate floor privileges and access to Member exercise facilities for registered lobbyists who are former Members or officers of the House 02/01/2006 Passed S. 1932 to Cut Support for Foster Care, Child Support Enforcement, Student Loans and Other Programs 12/19/2005 Passed Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2006 12/19/2005 Passed National Defense Authorization Act, FY2006 12/19/2005 Passed Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act 12/17/2005 Passed Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act 12/16/2005 Passed Pension Protection Act 12/15/2005 Passed Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 12/14/2005 Passed Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 12/14/2005 Passed USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act 12/14/2005 Passed Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act 12/08/2005 Passed HR 4096 to Extend Relief from the Alternative Minimum Tax 12/07/2005 Passed Transportation/Treasury/HUD/the Judiciary/District of Columbia Appropriations Act, FY2006 11/18/2005 Passed Military Quality of Life and VA Appropriations Act, FY2006 11/18/2005 Passed H.R. 4241 to Cut Support for Foster Care, Child Support Enforcement, Student Loans and Other Programs 11/18/2005 Passed Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act 11/09/2005 Passed Private Property Rights Protection Act 11/03/2005 Passed Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act 10/27/2005 Passed Hurricane Katrina Financial Services Relief Act 10/27/2005 Passed Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act 10/19/2005 Passed Gasoline for Americas Security Act 10/07/2005 Passed Hurricane Katrina Emergency Relief CDBG Flexibility Act 10/06/2005 Passed To amend title V of the Housing Act of 1949 to provide rural housing assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina 10/06/2005 Passed Homeland Security Appropriations Act, FY2006 10/06/2005 Passed Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act 09/29/2005 Passed Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 through 2009 09/28/2005 Passed School Readiness Act 09/22/2005 Agreed To Boehner of Ohio Amendment; School Readiness Act 09/22/2005 Passed Childrens Safety Act 09/14/2005 Agreed To Conyers of Michigan Amendment to Prevent Hate Crimes 09/14/2005 Passed Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 07/29/2005 Passed Energy Policy Act of 2005 07/28/2005 Passed Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 07/28/2005 Passed Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act 07/26/2005 Passed Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005 07/26/2005 Passed USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act 07/21/2005 Agreed To Jackson-Lee of Texas Amendment, as Modified; USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act 07/21/2005 Agreed To Hart of Pennsylvania Amendment; USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act 07/21/2005 Agreed To Schiff of California Amendment; USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act 07/21/2005 Agreed To Berman of California Amendment; USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act 07/21/2005 Agreed To Flake of Arizona Amendment No. 8; USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act 07/21/2005 Agreed To Flake of Arizona Amendment No. 5; USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act 07/21/2005 Agreed To Capito of West Virginia Amendment; USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act 07/21/2005 Agreed To Issa of California Amendment; USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act 07/21/2005 Agreed To Flake of Arizona Amendment No. 2; USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act 07/21/2005 Passed Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act of 2005 07/12/2005 Passed Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act 07/12/2005 Passed To Expand the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission 07/12/2005 Passed Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act 07/12/2005 Passed Expressing the grave disapproval of the House of Representatives regarding the majority opinion of the Supreme Court in the case of Kelo et al. v. City of New London 06/30/2005 Passed Transportation, Treasury, HUD, Judiciary, the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, FY2006 06/30/2005 Failed Hefley of Colorado Amendment to Reduce Spending in Transportation, Treasury, HUD, Judiciary, the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, FY2006 06/30/2005 Failed Delauro of Connecticut Amendment; Transportation, Treasury, HUD, Judiciary, the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, FY2006 06/30/2005 Passed Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, FY2006 06/24/2005 Failed Delauro of Connecticut Amendment; Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, FY2006 06/24/2005 Failed Hefley of Colorado Amendment to Reduce Spending on Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations for FY2006 06/24/2005 Agreed To Filner of California Amendment; Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, FY2006 06/24/2005 Agreed To George Miller of California Amendment; Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, FY2006 06/24/2005 Agreed To Obey of Wisconsin Amendment; Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, FY2006 06/23/2005 Passed Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, FY2006 06/22/2005 Failed Hefley of Colorado Amendment to Reduce Spending on Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, FY2006 06/22/2005 Passed Intelligence Authorization Act, FY2006 06/21/2005 Passed Defense Appropriations Act, FY2006 06/20/2005 Failed Stearns of Florida Amendment; United Nations Reform Act of 2005 06/17/2005 Agreed To Fortenberry of Nebraska Amendment; United Nations Reform Act of 2005 06/17/2005 Agreed To Cantor of Virginia Amendment; United Nations Reform Act of 2005 06/16/2005 Agreed To Poe of Texas Amendment; United Nations Reform Act of 2005 06/16/2005 Agreed To King of New York Amendment; United Nations Reform Act of 2005 06/16/2005 Passed Science, State, Justice, and Commerce Appropriations Act, FY2006 06/16/2005 Failed Hefley of Colorado Amendment to Reduce Spending on Science, State, Justice, and Commerce Appropriations Act, FY2006 06/16/2005 Agreed To Sanders of Vermont Amendment; Science, State, Justice, and Commerce Appropriations Act, FY2006 06/15/2005 Agreed To Baird of Washington Amendment; Science, State, Justice, and Commerce Appropriations Act, FY2006 06/14/2005 Passed Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act, FY2006 06/08/2005 Failed Hefley of Colorado Amendment to Reduce Spending on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act, FY2006 06/08/2005 Agreed To Sweeney of New York Amendment; Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act, FY2006 06/08/2005 Failed Rehberg of Montana Amendment; Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act, FY2006 06/08/2005 Passed Military Quality of Life and VA Appropriations, FY2006 05/26/2005 Passed National Defense Authorization Act, FY2006 05/25/2005 Agreed To Hunter of California Amendment; National Defense Authorization Act, FY2006 05/25/2005 Failed Davis of California Amendment; National Defense Authorization Act, FY2006 05/25/2005 Passed Energy and Water Development Appropriations, FY 2006 05/24/2005 Passed Business Checking Freedom Act 05/24/2005 Passed Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act 05/24/2005 Passed Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act 05/24/2005 Passed Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act 05/23/2005 Passed Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act 05/23/2005 Passed Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2006 05/19/2005 Failed Hefley of Colorado Amendment to Reduce Spending of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2006 05/19/2005 Agreed To Rahall of West Virginia Amendment; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2006 05/19/2005 Failed Terry of Nebraska Amendment; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2006 05/19/2005 Passed Homeland Security Authorization Act, FY2006 05/18/2005 Agreed To Hooley of Oregon Amendment; Homeland Security Authorization Act, FY2006 05/18/2005 Passed Department of Homeland Security Appropriations, FY 2006 05/17/2005 Agreed To Obey of Wisconsin Amendment; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations, FY 2006 05/17/2005 Agreed To Menendez of New Jersey Amendment; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations, FY 2006 05/17/2005 Passed Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act 05/12/2005 Passed Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act 05/11/2005 Passed Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act 05/04/2005 Passed Vocational and Technical Education for the Future Act 05/04/2005 Passed Congressional Budget for FY 2006 04/28/2005 Passed H.R. 748 to Impose Nationwide Abortion Restrictions 04/27/2005 Failed Jackson-Lee of Texas Amendment; Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act 04/27/2005 Failed Scott of Virginia Amendment; Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act 04/27/2005 Passed Motion to Instruct Conferees; Congressional Budget for FY 2006 04/26/2005 Passed Energy Policy Act of 2005 04/21/2005 Failed Capps of California Motion to Strike; Energy Policy Act of 2005 04/21/2005 Agreed To Engel of New York Amendment; Energy Policy Act of 2005 04/21/2005 Failed Markey of Massachusetts Amendment; Energy Policy Act of 2005 04/20/2005 Failed Boehlert of New York Amendment; Energy Policy Act of 2005 04/20/2005 Failed Waxman of California Amendment; Energy Policy Act of 2005 04/20/2005 Passed Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act 04/14/2005 Passed Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act 04/13/2005 Passed Congressional Budget for FY 2006 03/17/2005 Failed Spratt of South Carolina Substitute Amendment; Congressional Budget for FY 2006 03/17/2005 Passed Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 03/16/2005 Passed Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 03/10/2005 Passed H.R. 27 to Change Job Training Programs 03/02/2005 Failed Scott of Virginia Amendment; Job Training Improvement Act 03/02/2005 Passed Class Action Fairness Act 02/17/2005 Passed REAL ID Act 02/10/2005 Failed Farr of California Amendment; REAL ID Act 02/10/2005