Representative Ben Chandler (D-KY-06)

Representative Ben Chandler (D-KY-06)
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55 points	738 points	373 points	82.3% points	.400 points

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H.R.3021 Ben Chandler 140 Cosponsors 30 points	21st Century High-Performing Public School Facilities Act To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.2684 Ben Chandler 0 Cosponsors 5 points	FAA Aviation Safety Research Assessment Act of 2007 To authorize an independent review of the Federal Aviation Administration's aviation safety-related research programs, and in particular those programs related to air traffic control and runway safety, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, June 13, 2007
H.R.2105 Ben Chandler 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Elder Abuse Prevention Act To prevent the abuse and exploitation of older individuals. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, June 4, 2007
H.R.2106 Ben Chandler 5 Cosponsors 5 points	No Parole for Sex Offenders Act To ensure that sex offenders and sexually violent predators are not eligible for parole. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, June 4, 2007
H.R.478 Ben Chandler 1 Cosponsors 10 points	To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 101 Barr Street in Lexington, Kentucky, as the "Scott Reed Federal Building and United States Courthouse". Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, March 14, 2007

H.R.6902 Geoff Davis 5 Cosponsors 5 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 513 6th Avenue in Dayton, Kentucky, as the "Staff Sergeant Nicholas Ray Carnes Post Office". Presented to President on Friday, October 10, 2008
H.R.642 Stephanie Jones 101 Cosponsors 0 points	College Fire Prevention Act To establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program within the Department of Education to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems, or other fire suppression or prevention technologies, in qualified student housing and dormitories, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.2933 Gary Miller 106 Cosponsors 0 points	Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2007 To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for that Act, and for other purposes. Read twice on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.CON.RES.223 Chris Van Hollen 51 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring professional surveyors and recognizing their contributions to society. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.1424 Patrick Kennedy 270 Cosponsors 27 points	Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Wednesday, October 1, 2008

H.R.971 Anthony Weiner 189 Cosponsors 0 points	Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers (including health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in the same manner as such laws apply to protected activities under the National Labor Relations Act. Placed on the Union Calendar on Sunday, September 28, 2008
H.R.758 Rosa DeLauro 222 Cosponsors 24 points	Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007 To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations. Received in the Senate on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.RES.988 Jim Matheson 88 Cosponsors 0 points	Designating the month of March 2008 as "MRSA Awareness Month". Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.R.6063 Mark Udall 12 Cosponsors 0 points	National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.R.1464 Tom Udall 88 Cosponsors 0 points	Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007 To assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
H.RES.1402 Joseph Crowley 41 Cosponsors 3 points	Supporting a transition to democracy through free, fair, credible, peaceful, and transparent elections in Bangladesh. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.RES.1381 Lucille Roybal-Allard 113 Cosponsors 0 points	Resolution expressing the sense of the House that there should be an increased public and private commitment prioritizing prevention and public health for all people in the United States. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.RES.1390 Dennis Cardoza 35 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for the designation of a 4-H National Youth Science Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, September 22, 2008
H.R.5464 Ron Klein 23 Cosponsors 18 points	A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center Act To direct the Attorney General to make an annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6763 Patrick Tiberi 13 Cosponsors 0 points	Digital Television Coupon Extension Act of 2008 To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the expiration date of digital-to-analog converter box coupons from 3 months to 6 months. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.RES.896 Joe Baca 119 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the need to pursue research into the causes, a treatment, and an eventual cure for primary lateral sclerosis, supporting the goals and ideals of Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.RES.1139 Neil Abercrombie 36 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and congratulating the men and women who provide exceptional service to our military and keep our Pacific Fleet "fit to fight". Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
H.RES.1080 Ed Whitfield 56 Cosponsors 3 points	Honoring the extraordinary service and exceptional sacrifice of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), known as the Screaming Eagles. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, July 14, 2008
H.RES.984 Gabrielle Giffords 51 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for the designation of July 26, 2008 as "National Day of the Cowboy". Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, July 14, 2008
H.R.6316 Lloyd Doggett 91 Cosponsors 3 points	To reduce global greenhouse gas emissions through the creation of a domestic carbon market and international trade measures, and to direct the revenue therefrom to public interests. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 14, 2008
H.R.5541 Nick Rahall 56 Cosponsors 0 points	Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act To provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.RES.1333 Mike Arcuri 40 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Tay-Sachs Awareness Month. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.R.3981 Brad Miller 57 Cosponsors 0 points	Preserve America and Save America's Treasures Act To authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program, and for other purposes. Received in the Senate on Wednesday, July 9, 2008
H.RES.1260 Melissa Bean 100 Cosponsors 3 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Internet Safety Month". Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, July 9, 2008
H.R.65 Mike McIntyre 216 Cosponsors 0 points	Lumbee Recognition Act To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Tuesday, July 8, 2008
H.R.3195 Steny Hoyer 253 Cosponsors 15 points	ADA Restoration Act of 2007 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Read the second time on Friday, June 27, 2008
H.RES.970 John Shimkus 54 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of June 30 as "National Corvette Day". Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.RES.1231 Heath Shuler 66 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Vietnam Veterans Day and calling on the American people to recognize such a day. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.2818 Ed Perlmutter 134 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Received in the Senate on Wednesday, June 25, 2008
H.RES.1229 Greg Meeks 107 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the achievements of America's high school valedictorians of the graduating class of 2008, promoting the importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and rewarding academic excellence of all American high school students. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, June 23, 2008
H.R.6330 Bart Stupak 66 Cosponsors 3 points	Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices Act of 2008 To provide for regulation of certain transactions involving energy commodities, to strengthen the enforcement authorities of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the Natural Gas Act and the Federal Power Act, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Friday, June 20, 2008
H.RES.1002 Earl Blumenauer 59 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing support for the designation of a "Public Radio Recognition Month". Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, June 18, 2008
H.R.6256 Ed Markey 17 Cosponsors 3 points	Responsible Ownership of Public Lands Act 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. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 12, 2008
H.RES.1063 David Wu 26 Cosponsors 3 points	Marking the 225th anniversary of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which ended the Revolutionary War with the Kingdom of Great Britain and recognized the independence of the United States of America, and acknowledging the shared values and close friendship between the peoples and governments of the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, June 10, 2008
H.R.4926 Betty Sutton 98 Cosponsors 0 points	Josh Miller HEARTS Act To establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in elementary and secondary schools. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, June 10, 2008
H.RES.1010 Joe Donnelly 46 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the importance of manufactured housing in the United States. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, June 10, 2008
H.R.5524 John Yarmuth 27 Cosponsors 15 points	Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, June 9, 2008
H.R.5060 Linda Sanchez 20 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow athletes admitted as nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(P) of such Act to renew their period of authorized admission in 5-year increments. Placed on the Union Calendar on Thursday, June 5, 2008
H.CON.RES.366 Eddie Bernice Johnson 8 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing the sense of Congress that increasing American capabilities in science, mathematics, and technology education should be a national priority. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, June 5, 2008
H.R.5669 Edolphus Towns 34 Cosponsors 0 points	Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain the funding of poison centers, and enhance the public health of people of the United States. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, June 5, 2008
H.CON.RES.305 Earl Blumenauer 34 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, June 2, 2008
H.R.1157 Nita Lowey 269 Cosponsors 0 points	Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.RES.1152 Mike Ferguson 82 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring Arnold Palmer for his distinguished career in the sport of golf and his commitment to excellence and sportsmanship. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.R.2894 Dutch Ruppersberger 296 Cosponsors 0 points	Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the "Star Spangled Banner" and the War of 1812, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, May 19, 2008
H.RES.1147 Geoff Davis 31 Cosponsors 3 points	Congratulating the Northern Kentucky University Norse women's basketball team, champions of the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II tournament. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, May 19, 2008
H.R.980 Dale Kildee 278 Cosponsors 0 points	Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Senate floor actions on Thursday, May 15, 2008
H.R.6067 Nick Lampson 20 Cosponsors 3 points	Invest in Energy Independence Act To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to help reduce the oil prices to consumers, to reduce the cost of petroleum acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, to better match the composition of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to refinery requirements in the United States, to fund energy research and development, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 15, 2008
H.R.1783 Rahm Emanuel 114 Cosponsors 0 points	Elder Justice Act To amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
H.RES.1086 Eddie Bernice Johnson 115 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing National Nurses Week on May 6 through May 12, 2008. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, May 8, 2008
H.CON.RES.342 Mike Ross 55 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of Congress that the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) new policy restricting women's access to medications containing estriol does not serve the public interest. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.R.364 Bart Gordon 26 Cosponsors 0 points	To provide for the establishment of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, May 6, 2008
H.RES.1155 Mike Ross 33 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring the recipients of the El Dorado Promise scholarship. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, May 6, 2008
H.RES.952 Ron Klein 149 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Teacher Day to honor and celebrate teachers in the United States. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, May 5, 2008
H.RES.1161 Nita Lowey 22 Cosponsors 0 points	Encouraging State and local governments to establish plastic bag recycling programs. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
H.R.5613 John Dingell 219 Cosponsors 0 points	Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 To extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009, and for other purposes. Read the second time on Monday, April 28, 2008
H.R.2421 Jim Oberstar 175 Cosponsors 3 points	Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
H.R.5825 Devin Nunes 237 Cosponsors 3 points	Hubbard Act 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. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
H.R.5036 Rush Holt 91 Cosponsors 0 points	Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. Failed of passage/not agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 15, 2008
H.R.2016 Raul Grijalva 67 Cosponsors 0 points	National Landscape Conservation System Act To establish the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes. Received in the Senate on Thursday, April 10, 2008
H.R.5161 David Wu 23 Cosponsors 0 points	Green Transportation Infrastructure Research and Technology Transfer Act To provide for the establishment of Green Transportation Infrastructure Research and Technology Transfer Centers, and for other purpose. Reported on Thursday, April 10, 2008
H.R.5574 John Salazar 2 Cosponsors 3 points	To prohibit the transport of hydrolysate from the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado, or the Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, to an off-site location. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, April 10, 2008
H.R.1198 Lois Capps 60 Cosponsors 0 points	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act regarding early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
H.RES.1081 Hilda Solis 109 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing of the week of April 7, 2008, to April 13, 2008, as "National Public Health Week". Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
H.R.4847 Harry Mitchell 28 Cosponsors 0 points	United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2007 To reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, April 4, 2008
H.R.2040 John Lewis 311 Cosponsors 0 points	Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 2, 2008
H.RES.945 Ted Poe 9 Cosponsors 0 points	Raising awareness and promoting education on the criminal justice system by establishing March 2008 as "National Criminal Justice Month". Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 1, 2008
H.R.4544 Dan Boren 95 Cosponsors 1 points	Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2007 To require the issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American code talkers. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, March 28, 2008
H.R.5475 Dennis Moore 53 Cosponsors 3 points	Sex Offender Mandatory Registration Act of 2008 To amend title 18, United States Code, to make a technical correction to ensure sex offenders who travel between States, regardless of when they traveled, must register with appropriate state and local authorities. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, March 17, 2008
H.R.5605 Peter DeFazio 12 Cosponsors 3 points	Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008 To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, March 14, 2008
H.RES.1056 Darlene Hooley 31 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of April 28, 2008, as "National Healthy Schools Day". Referred to House committee on Friday, March 14, 2008
H.RES.951 Scott Garrett 263 Cosponsors 0 points	Condemning the ongoing Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli civilians by Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, March 5, 2008
H.RES.1017 Kirsten Gillibrand 10 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of the week before Thanksgiving as "Global Entrepreneurship Week" to inspire young people everywhere to embrace innovation, imagination, and creativity and to train the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, March 4, 2008
H.RES.978 Patrick Kennedy 26 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing support for the designation of the week of March 3-7, 2008, as "School Social Work Week" to promote awareness of the vital role of school social workers in schools, and in the community as a whole, in helping students prepare for their future as productive citizens. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, February 25, 2008
H.RES.987 Brian Baird 108 Cosponsors 0 points	Encouraging Americans to join others across the country in using their rebate checks to invest in renewable energy and energy-efficient products and services in order to save money, stimulate the economy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, February 14, 2008