Representative Bill Pascrell (D-NJ-08)

Representative Bill Pascrell (D-NJ-08)
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156 points	1011 points	128 points	81.6% points	.080 points

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H.R.7065 Bill Pascrell 3 Cosponsors 5 points	Health Workforce Investment Act of 2008 To amend the Public Health Service Act to address health workforce shortages. Referred to House committee on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.CON.RES.407 Bill Pascrell 25 Cosponsors 1 points	Commemorating the 500th anniversary of the birth of Italian architect Andrea Palladio. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.6492 Bill Pascrell 3 Cosponsors 5 points	Accountability in Deferred Prosecution Act of 2008 To regulate certain deferred prosecution agreements and nonprosecution agreements in Federal criminal cases. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.R.6415 Bill Pascrell 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To provide that goods that are manufactured in a foreign trade zone and comply with the rules of origin under a trade agreement to which the United States is a party may enter the customs territory of the United States at the rate of duty applicable under that agreement. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.189 Bill Pascrell 13 Cosponsors 10 points	Paterson Great Falls National Park Act of 2007 A bill to establish the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in the State of New Jersey and for other purposes. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Monday, June 16, 2008

H.R.1418 Bill Pascrell 46 Cosponsors 5 points	Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act To provide for the expansion and improvement of traumatic brain injury programs. Placed on the Union Calendar on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
H.RES.1070 Bill Pascrell 11 Cosponsors 1 points	Expressing strong support for Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia to be extended invitations for membership to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization at the April 2008 Bucharest Summit, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, April 1, 2008
H.R.5590 Bill Pascrell 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2008 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit physical therapy services to be furnished under the Medicare Program to individuals under the care of a dentist. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, March 11, 2008
H.R.5426 Bill Pascrell 10 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments under the Medicare Program. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, February 18, 2008
H.R.5303 Bill Pascrell 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To suspend temporarily the duty on Sedran Technical. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, February 18, 2008
H.R.5305 Bill Pascrell 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To suspend temporarily the duty on certain capers preserved by vinegar or acetic acid. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, February 18, 2008
H.R.5309 Bill Pascrell 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To suspend temporarily the duty on certain pepperoncini prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, February 18, 2008
H.R.5301 Bill Pascrell 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on o-Acetylsalicylic acid. Referred to House committee on Thursday, February 7, 2008
H.R.5302 Bill Pascrell 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on D-Mannose. Referred to House committee on Thursday, February 7, 2008
H.R.5304 Bill Pascrell 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Sorafenib tosylate. Referred to House committee on Thursday, February 7, 2008
H.R.5306 Bill Pascrell 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To suspend temporarily the duty on certain pepperoncini prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid in concentrations less than 0.5 percent. Referred to House committee on Thursday, February 7, 2008
H.R.5307 Bill Pascrell 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To suspend temporarily the duty on certain capers preserved by vinegar or acetic acid. Referred to House committee on Thursday, February 7, 2008
H.R.5308 Bill Pascrell 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To suspend temporarily the duty on certain pepperoncini prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid in concentrations at 0.5 percent or greater. Referred to House committee on Thursday, February 7, 2008
H.R.4913 Bill Pascrell 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Fair and Competitive Air Transportation Service in New York-New Jersey Region Act To prohibit the limitation of certain air traffic in the New York and New Jersey region. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, December 19, 2007
H.R.4126 Bill Pascrell 24 Cosponsors 5 points	Roofing Energy Efficiency Tax Act of 2007 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the depreciation recovery period for certain roof systems. Referred to House committee on Thursday, November 8, 2007
H.RES.714 Bill Pascrell 5 Cosponsors 1 points	Supporting the work of firefighters to educate and protect the Nation's communities, and the goals and ideals of Fire Prevention Week, October 7-13, 2007, as designated by the National Fire Protection Association. Referred to House committee on Thursday, October 4, 2007
H.RES.342 Bill Pascrell 3 Cosponsors 1 points	Congratulating Berkeley College on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, July 17, 2007
H.R.2538 Bill Pascrell 4 Cosponsors 5 points	Defend the American Dream Act of 2007 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide greater protections to domestic and foreign workers under the H-1B nonimmigrant worker program. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, June 25, 2007
H.R.2600 Bill Pascrell 14 Cosponsors 5 points	Border Tax Equity Act of 2007 To authorize the imposition of a tax on imports from any country that employs indirect taxes and grants rebates of the same upon export and to authorize compensatory payments to eligible United States exporters to neutralize the discriminatory effect of such taxes paid by such exporters if United States trade negotiating objectives regarding border tax treatment in World Trade Organization negotiations are not met. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, June 18, 2007
H.R.2571 Bill Pascrell 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Foreign Trade Zones Act to simplify the tax and eliminate the drawback fee on certain distilled spirits used in nonbeverage products manufactured in a United States foreign trade zone for domestic use and export. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, June 5, 2007
H.R.592 Bill Pascrell 64 Cosponsors 5 points	Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2007 To provide for disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, May 18, 2007
H.R.2222 Bill Pascrell 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2007 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the earned income tax credit. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, May 8, 2007
H.R.1609 Bill Pascrell 208 Cosponsors 1 points	To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Constantino Brumidi. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 13, 2007
H.CON.RES.91 Bill Pascrell 59 Cosponsors 1 points	Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of traumatic brain injury and support for the designation of a National Brain Injury Awareness Month. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, March 14, 2007
H.R.569 Bill Pascrell 19 Cosponsors 30 points	Water Quality Investment Act of 2007 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, March 8, 2007

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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.5577 Bennie Thompson 20 Cosponsors 3 points	Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other purposes. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consider... on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.CON.RES.351 Rush Holt 51 Cosponsors 3 points	Honoring the 225th Anniversary of the Continental Congress meeting in Nassau Hall, Princeton, New Jersey, in 1783. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.6598 John Conyers 119 Cosponsors 0 points	Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain conduct relating to the use of horses for human consumption. House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration en... on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.6694 Al Green 28 Cosponsors 0 points	FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform and Risk-Based Pricing Authorization Act of 2008 To revise the requirements for seller-financed downpayments for mortgages for single-family housing insured by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under title II of the National Housing Act and to authorize risk-based insurance premiums for certain mortgagors under such mortgages. Placed on the Union Calendar 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.2095 Jim Oberstar 94 Cosponsors 0 points	Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 To amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes. Cleared for White House on Wednesday, October 1, 2008
H.R.1343 Gene Green 247 Cosponsors 0 points	Health Centers Renewal Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such Act, and for other purposes. Presented to President on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.6600 Lloyd Doggett 43 Cosponsors 15 points	Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2008 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the inclusion of Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards. Received in the Senate on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.6950 Pete Stark 52 Cosponsors 24 points	Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act of 2008 To establish the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal for organ donors and the family of organ donors. Received in the Senate on Friday, September 26, 2008
H.R.758 Rosa DeLauro 222 Cosponsors 0 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.R.6045 Peter Visclosky 170 Cosponsors 12 points	Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008 To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2012. House floor actions on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.R.7005 Charles Rangel 14 Cosponsors 15 points	Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide alternative minimum tax relief for individuals for 2008. Received in the Senate on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
H.RES.1000 Michael Doyle 58 Cosponsors 0 points	To commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the Naming of Pittsburgh as the culmination of the Forbes Campaign across Pennsylvania and the significance this event played in the making of America, in the settlement of the Continent, and in spreading the ideals of freedom and democracy throughout the world. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, September 24, 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.R.2352 Steve Rothman 55 Cosponsors 15 points	School Safety Enhancements Act of 2007 To enhance the safety of elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education. Received in the Senate on Monday, September 22, 2008
H.R.2452 Tim Bishop 57 Cosponsors 0 points	Raw Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that publicly owned treatment works monitor for and report sewer overflows, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.RES.1316 James McGovern 53 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring the service of the Navy and Coast Guard veterans who served on the Landing Ship Tank (LST) amphibious landing craft during World War II, the Korean war, the Vietnam war, Operation Desert Storm, and global operations through 2002 and recognizing the essential role played by LST amphibious craft during these conflicts. Passed/agreed to in House on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.2140 Shelley Berkley 72 Cosponsors 3 points	Internet Gambling Study Act To provide for a study by the National Academy of Sciences to identify the proper response of the United States to the growth of Internet gambling. House committee/subcommittee actions on Monday, July 28, 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.1311 Chaka Fattah 74 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for the designation of National GEAR UP Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
H.R.5506 Albio Sires 12 Cosponsors 0 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 369 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the "Bishop Ralph E. Brower Post Office Building". Referred to Senate subcommittee on Monday, July 21, 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.RES.1328 Todd Platts 88 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Referred to House committee 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 0 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.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.R.6375 Pete Stark 19 Cosponsors 0 points	Healthy Transition Act of 2008 To provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental health disorders as they transition to adulthood. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, June 25, 2008
H.CON.RES.372 Carolyn Kilpatrick 35 Cosponsors 3 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Black Music Month and to honor the outstanding contributions that African American singers and musicians have made to the United States. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, June 24, 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.R.4179 Yvette Clarke 16 Cosponsors 18 points	Fair, Accurate, Secure and Timely Redress Act of 2007 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight, or denied a right, benefit, or privilege, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, June 19, 2008
H.RES.1237 Danny Davis 69 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and more effectively facing the challenges of the future. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, June 18, 2008
H.R.2627 Donald Payne 9 Cosponsors 0 points	Act Commemorating the LITE, or Lifetime Innovations of Thomas Edison To establish the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in the State of New Jersey as the successor to the Edison National Historic Site. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Monday, June 16, 2008
H.R.5709 Zack Space 18 Cosponsors 0 points	Veterans Disability Fairness Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out quality assurance activities with respect to the administration of disability compensation, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, June 12, 2008
H.R.6241 Carolyn McCarthy 2 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include vision restoration therapy devices and associated software used in the patient's home to treat impaired visual function due to acquired brain injury within the definition of durable medical equipment under the Medicare Program. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, June 11, 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.R.5060 Linda Sanchez 20 Cosponsors 3 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.138 Elijah Cummings 59 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting National Men's Health Week. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 4, 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.1106 Dave Reichert 114 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of April 2008 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to devote new resources to research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.RES.1144 Jose Serrano 59 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for the designation of a Frank Sinatra Day, in honor of the dedication of the Frank Sinatra commemorative stamp. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, May 20, 2008
H.CON.RES.356 Bob Filner 16 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, May 20, 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.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.5998 Frank Pallone 44 Cosponsors 1 points	Protecting Children's Health Coverage Act of 2008 To nullify any effectiveness of the August 17, 2007, State health official letter issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, May 12, 2008
H.R.5689 Lloyd Doggett 106 Cosponsors 3 points	Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title 18, United States Code, to deter the smuggling of tobacco products into the United States, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, May 1, 2008
H.R.5890 Henry Cuellar 8 Cosponsors 3 points