Representative Brad Ellsworth (D-IN-08)

Representative Brad Ellsworth (D-IN-08)
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H.RES.1477 Brad Ellsworth 2 Cosponsors 1 points	Recognizing the importance and sustainability of the United States hardwoods industry and urging that United States hardwoods and the products derived from United States hardwoods be given full consideration in any program directed at constructing environmentally preferable commercial, public, or private buildings. Referred to House committee on Monday, September 22, 2008
H.R.6684 Brad Ellsworth 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Medicare Prescription Drug Cost Equalization Act To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply the exceptions process for tiered formulary drugs to specialty tier drugs and to limit to 25 percent the Medicare cost-sharing for specialty tier drugs. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.4056 Brad Ellsworth 2 Cosponsors 10 points	Federal Law Enforcement Officers Congressional Badge of Bravery Act of 2007 To establish an awards mechanism to honor Federal law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Monday, July 28, 2008
H.R.6491 Brad Ellsworth 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Organized Retail Crime Act of 2008 To amend title 18, United States Code, to combat, deter, and punish individuals and enterprises engaged nationally and internationally in organized crime involving theft and interstate fencing of stolen retail merchandise, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.R.5729 Brad Ellsworth 1 Cosponsors 30 points	Spina Bifida Health Care Program Expansion Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide comprehensive health care to children of Vietnam veterans born with Spina Bifida, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, May 21, 2008

H.R.4881 Brad Ellsworth 1 Cosponsors 30 points	Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2007 To prohibit the awarding of a contract or grant in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, April 15, 2008
H.R.5602 Brad Ellsworth 24 Cosponsors 5 points	Fair Share Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social Security Act to treat certain domestically controlled foreign persons performing services under contract with the United States Government as American employers for purposes of certain employment taxes and benefits. Referred to House committee on Thursday, March 13, 2008
H.R.4458 Brad Ellsworth 10 Cosponsors 5 points	Small Business Regulatory Improvement Act To amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, December 13, 2007
H.R.2787 Brad Ellsworth 17 Cosponsors 30 points	CJ's Home Protection Act of 2007 To amend the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to require that weather radios be installed in all manufactured homes manufactured or sold in the United States. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, November 1, 2007
H.R.3871 Brad Ellsworth 6 Cosponsors 5 points	e-Keep the Internet Decent and Safe Act of 2007 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require certain schools having computers with Internet access that receive services at discounted rates to certify that, as part of the required Internet safety policy, the schools are educating minors about appropriate online behavior. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, October 18, 2007
H.R.3211 Brad Ellsworth 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Act of 2007 To establish an awards mechanism to honor Federal law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, September 10, 2007
H.R.3486 Brad Ellsworth 7 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving mine safety. Referred to House committee on Thursday, September 6, 2007
H.R.1951 Brad Ellsworth 3 Cosponsors 5 points	Legal Employee Verification Act To establish a mandatory system for employers to verify the employment eligibility of potential employees, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 9, 2007
H.R.1986 Brad Ellsworth 4 Cosponsors 5 points	Federal Contractor Accountability Act of 2007 To require potential Federal contractors to certify they owe no Federal tax debt. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, April 30, 2007
H.R.1406 Brad Ellsworth 9 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase, and make permanent certain improvements to, the child tax credit. Referred to House committee on Thursday, March 8, 2007

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H.AMDT.288 Brad Ellsworth 0 points	An amendment numbered 30 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used to award Contractors federal contracts who owe Federal Tax debt. No Action on
H.AMDT.921 Brad Ellsworth 0 points	An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-508 to offer relief to mine operators that have been assessed penalties and pa y them in a timely fashion. It also establishes a trust fund within Treasury, composed of mine safety civil penalties. Funds from the trust fund can be used for mine safety inspections and investigations only. No Action on
H.AMDT.473 Brad Ellsworth 0 points	An amendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the uses of funds for certain contractors with tax debt. No Action on

H.CON.RES.255 Mike Ferguson 59 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the United States commitment to preservation of religious and cultural sites and condemning instances where sites are desecrated. 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.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.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.RES.1316 James McGovern 53 Cosponsors 4 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.CON.RES.358 Dean Heller 35 Cosponsors 0 points	Concurrent resolution commending the members of the Nevada Army and Air National Guard and the Nevada Reserve members of the Armed Forces for their dedicated, unselfish, and professional service, commitment, and sacrifices to the State of Nevada and the United States during more than five years of deployments to and in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6805 Joe Donnelly 3 Cosponsors 3 points	Biofuels Pipeline Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain income and gains relating to fuels as qualifying income for publicly traded partnerships. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 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.R.6120 Linda Sanchez 10 Cosponsors 3 points	To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 28, 2008
H.RES.1261 Diana Degette 26 Cosponsors 0 points	Congratulating East High School in Denver, Colorado, on winning the 2008 "We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution" national competition. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 15, 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.RES.1067 Joe Courtney 35 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the crossing of the North Pole by the USS Nautilus (SSN 571) and its significance in the history of both our Nation and the world. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, July 14, 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.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.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.1889 Tim Holden 25 Cosponsors 3 points	Private Prison Information Act of 2007 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.3546 Hank Johnson 57 Cosponsors 24 points	To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Received in the Senate 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.2721 Dennis Cardoza 15 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop, and the Secretary of Defense to distribute to members of the Armed Forces upon their discharge or release from active duty, information in a compact disk read-only memory format that lists and explains the health, education, and other benefits for which veterans are eligible under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.6258 Rick Boucher 14 Cosponsors 3 points	Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act To accelerate the development and early deployment of systems for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel electric generation facilities, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 12, 2008
H.R.1100 Heath Shuler 15 Cosponsors 7 points	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site Boundary Revision Act of 2007 To revise the boundary of the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in the State of North Carolina, and for other purposes. Senate floor actions on Wednesday, June 11, 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.5552 Gabrielle Giffords 27 Cosponsors 3 points	Border Security Accountability Act of 2008 To require a report on the efforts of the United States Government to increase border security. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, May 22, 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.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.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.1191 Kathy Castor 88 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of May as "National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month". Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
H.RES.1091 Don Young 112 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring the life, achievements, and contributions of Charlton Heston and extending its deepest sympathies to the family of Charlton Heston for the loss of such a great generous man, husband, and father. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 7, 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.R.5977 Peter DeFazio 2 Cosponsors 3 points	TRUCC Act To amend title 49, United States Code, to require a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder that collects a fuel surcharge to disclose and pay the fuel surcharge to the person responsible for bearing the cost of the fuel, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, May 6, 2008
H.R.5934 Tom Petri 1 Cosponsors 1 points	TRUCC Act To amend title 49, United States Code, to require that fuel surcharges collected by a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder be passed through to the person responsible for bearing the cost of fuel, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, May 1, 2008
H.RES.578 Adam Putnam 55 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Watermelon Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
H.RES.892 Charlie Wilson 74 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of a "National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day". Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
H.R.4280 Barbara Cubin 11 Cosponsors 0 points	Aerial Firefighter Relief Act of 2007 To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide death and disability benefits for aerial firefighters who work on a contract basis for the Forest Service or an agency of the Department of the Interior and suffer death or disability in the line of duty, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.R.4836 Jay Inslee 23 Cosponsors 0 points	National Diabetes Coordinator Act of 2008 To reduce the incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications and establish the position of National Diabetes Coordinator. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.CON.RES.292 Emanuel Cleaver 56 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring Margaret Truman Daniel and her lifetime of accomplishments. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Thursday, April 24, 2008
H.R.5899 Allen Boyd 9 Cosponsors 1 points	Iraq Shared Investment Act To require funding under the Iraq Security Forces Fund to be provided in the form of loans and to require the Government of Iraq to provide matching funds under the Commanders' Emergency Response Program to be used for agreed-upon purposes which enable military commanders in Iraq to respond to urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 24, 2008
H.CON.RES.323 Phil Gingrey 106 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing Congressional support for the goals and ideals of National Health Care Decisions Day. Received in the Senate on Wednesday, April 23, 2008
H.RES.1131 Stephanie Jones 65 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention observes the month of April as National STD Awareness Month and urging the House of Representatives to focus greater attention on activities related to the prevention of STDs and screening and treatment for STDs. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, April 22, 2008
H.R.5698 Alcee Hastings 15 Cosponsors 0 points	Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act of 2008 To amend titles XVI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to remove inmate limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and SCHIP benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
H.RES.1095 Al Green 52 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing and honoring the 40th anniversary of congressional passage of title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (the Fair Housing Act) and the 20th anniversary of the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 15, 2008
H.R.5674 Kendrick Meek 42 Cosponsors 3 points	Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act of 2008 To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the Bureau of Prisons to provide secure storage areas in prison facilities for employees authorized to carry a firearm. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.R.5740 Harry Mitchell 169 Cosponsors 3 points	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. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 9, 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.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.RES.991 Steve Israel 45 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the exceptional sacrifice of the 69th Infantry Regiment, known as the Fighting 69th, in support of the Global War on Terror. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, March 13, 2008
H.R.4088 Heath Shuler 153 Cosponsors 3 points	Border Law Enforcement Act To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mrs on Tuesday, March 11, 2008
H.R.5467 Patrick Murphy 29 Cosponsors 0 points	Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2008 To amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, March 6, 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.959 Marilyn Musgrave 43 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the Adopt-a-Platoon program, which encourages support to deployed soldiers through letters, care packages, pen pal campaigns, and monetary donations. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, February 29, 2008
H.R.5450 Sam Johnson 58 Cosponsors 0 points	Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F. Referred to House committee on Thursday, February 14, 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
H.RES.960 Steve Rothman 62 Cosponsors 1 points	Congratulating the National Football League champion New York Giants for winning Super Bowl XLII and completing one of the most remarkable postseason runs in professional sports history. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, February 13, 2008
H.RES.954 Zoe Lofgren 36 Cosponsors 3 points	Honoring the life of senior Border Patrol agent Luis A. Aguilar, who lost his life in the line of duty near Yuma, Arizona, on January 19, 2008. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, February 12, 2008
H.RES.977 Bruce Braley 49 Cosponsors 0 points	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. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, February 12, 2008
H.RES.867 Gene Green 54 Cosponsors 1 points	Commending the Houston Dynamo soccer team for winning the 2007 Major League Soccer Cup. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, February 6, 2008
H.R.5172 Joe Donnelly 14 Cosponsors 3 points	Immediate Financial Assistance for America's Seniors Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide recovery rebates to certain individuals receiving social security benefits. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, January 29, 2008
H.R.5180 Dave Loebsack 114 Cosponsors 0 points	Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for the Department of Justice's Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, January 29, 2008
H.CON.RES.155 Danny Davis 57 Cosponsors 4 points	Recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day, and expressing the sense of Congress that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and more effectively facing the challenges of the future. Senate floor actions on Tuesday, January 22, 2008