Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN-07)

Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN-07)
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Sponsored	Cosponsored	Maverick	Attendance	RBA*
263 points	578 points	1005 points	81.8% points	.385 points

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H.R.6604 Collin Peterson 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008 To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 24, 2008
H.R.6377 Collin Peterson 22 Cosponsors 25 points	Energy Markets Emergency Act of 2008 To direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to utilize all its authority, including its emergency powers, to curb immediately the role of excessive speculation in any contract market within the jurisdiction and control of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, on or through which energy futures or swaps are traded, and to eliminate excessive speculation, price distortion, sudden or unreasonable fluctuations or unwarranted changes in prices, or other unlawful activity that is causing major market disturbances that prevent the market from accurately reflecting the forces of supply and demand for energy commodities. Read the second time on Tuesday, July 8, 2008
H.R.6124 Collin Peterson 0 Cosponsors 9 points	Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 To provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. Passed Senate over veto on Wednesday, June 18, 2008
H.R.2419 Collin Peterson 0 Cosponsors 36 points	Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007 To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. Passed House over veto on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.R.6051 Collin Peterson 0 Cosponsors 45 points	To amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond May 16, 2008. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Wednesday, May 14, 2008

H.R.5578 Collin Peterson 1 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend agricultural programs beyond March 15, 2008, to suspend permanent price support authorities beyond that date, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, March 11, 2008
H.R.5503 Collin Peterson 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To suspend temporarily the duty on certain engines for snowmobiles. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, February 27, 2008
H.CON.RES.25 Collin Peterson 72 Cosponsors 6 points	Expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, October 16, 2007
H.R.3538 Collin Peterson 0 Cosponsors 5 points	National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 To establish a National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, September 17, 2007
H.R.3070 Collin Peterson 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Disabled Veterans' Caregiver Compensation Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize additional compensation to be paid to certain veterans in receipt of compensation for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling for whom a family member dependent on the veteran for support provides care. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 23, 2007
H.R.2118 Collin Peterson 8 Cosponsors 5 points	National Institute of Food and Agriculture Act of 2007 To establish the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, to provide funding for the support of fundamental agricultural research of the highest quality, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, May 31, 2007
H.R.2306 Collin Peterson 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2007 To provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al., by the United States Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 18 and 188, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Monday, May 14, 2007
H.RES.363 Collin Peterson 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to clarify certain matters relating to official conduct. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 2, 2007
H.R.1398 Collin Peterson 129 Cosponsors 5 points	Agricultural Protection and Prosperity Act of 2007 To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 to provide that manure shall not be considered to be a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, March 9, 2007
H.RES.187 Collin Peterson 0 Cosponsors 1 points	Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Agriculture in the One Hundred Tenth Congress. Referred to House committee on Friday, February 16, 2007
H.RES.170 Collin Peterson 0 Cosponsors 1 points	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to clarify the treatment of reimbursements to Members for the use of personally owned airplanes in the performance of official or campaign travel. Referred to House committee on Thursday, February 15, 2007
H.R.5813 Collin Peterson 0 Cosponsors 95 points	To amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond April 18, 2008. Became Public Law No: 110-200 on Saturday, June 6, 1970

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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.3480 Chris Carney 43 Cosponsors 0 points	Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act of 2007 To direct the United States Sentencing Commission to assure appropriate punishment enhancements for those involved in receiving stolen property where that property consists of grave markers of veterans, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in Senate 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.J.RES.62 Joe Baca 82 Cosponsors 20 points	Native American Heritage Day Act of 2007 To honor the achievements and contributions of Native Americans to the United States, and for other purposes. Presented to President on Tuesday, September 30, 2008

H.R.5265 Eliot Engel 123 Cosponsors 0 points	Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy, including Becker, congenital, distal, Duchenne, Emery-Dreifuss facioscapulohumeral, limb-girdle, myotonic, and oculopharyngeal, muscular dystrophies. Presented to President on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.6229 Betty McCollum 7 Cosponsors 5 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2523 7th Avenue East in North Saint Paul, Minnesota, as the "Mayor William 'Bill' Sandberg Post Office Building". Cleared for White House on Tuesday, September 30, 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.CON.RES.426 Maxine Waters 52 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Minority AIDS Initiative. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
H.CON.RES.163 Heather Wilson 104 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of Congress in support of further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Monday, September 22, 2008
H.RES.1390 Dennis Cardoza 35 Cosponsors 3 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.1527 Jerry Moran 30 Cosponsors 0 points	Rural Veterans Access to Care Act A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program to permit certain highly rural veterans enrolled in the health system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to receive covered health services through providers other than those of the Department. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, September 11, 2008
H.R.6723 Bruce Braley 12 Cosponsors 3 points	Guaranteed Benefits for Our Troops Act To provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, September 4, 2008
H.R.6695 Tim Walz 13 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend title 38, United States Code, to conform the mileage reimbursement rates used under the beneficiary travel program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the mileage reimbursement rates for Government employees on official business who use privately owned vehicles, to eliminate all deductibles under the beneficiary travel program, to ensure that all veterans can participate in the beneficiary travel program, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 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.R.6622 Bart Stupak 2 Cosponsors 1 points	Second Amendment Restoration Act To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to increase the extent to which State law is used in determining whether a criminal conviction under State law is sufficient to deny a person the right to ship, transport, possess, or receive a firearm. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 24, 2008
H.R.3329 Al Green 54 Cosponsors 0 points	Homes for Heroes Act of 2007 To provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.R.65 Mike McIntyre 216 Cosponsors 6 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.1889 Tim Holden 25 Cosponsors 0 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.RES.353 Elijah Cummings 101 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be an increased commitment supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment. 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.4044 Janice Schakowsky 65 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend title 11 of the United States Code to exempt for a limited period, from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under Chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 90 days. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
H.RES.1302 John Tanner 46 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring the life and mourning the death of John Berthoud, Ph.D. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
H.R.1333 Charles Dent 56 Cosponsors 0 points	Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Support Act of 2007 To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, June 19, 2008
H.RES.1029 Luis Gutierrez 52 Cosponsors 0 points	Congratulating and recognizing Mr. Juan Antonio "Chi-Chi" Rodriguez for his continued success on and off of the golf course. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, June 19, 2008
H.R.6310 Ron Kind 9 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 19, 2008
H.R.5448 Tom Allen 25 Cosponsors 0 points	Full Faith in Veterans Act of 2008 To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, to improve the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, June 12, 2008
H.R.6032 Bob Filner 8 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's Disease. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, June 12, 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.1328 Frank Pallone 58 Cosponsors 0 points	Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act. Placed on the Union Calendar on Friday, June 6, 2008
H.R.6172 Jim Ramstad 8 Cosponsors 3 points	Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past-due. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.R.3819 Zack Space 48 Cosponsors 0 points	Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2007 To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to Department facilities, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee 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.RES.1132 Ted Poe 69 Cosponsors 1 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.RES.1026 Sanford Bishop 80 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Congressional Club. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 21, 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.RES.1133 Tim Walz 28 Cosponsors 4 points	Congratulating Winona State University on winning the 2008 Division II men's basketball championships. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 14, 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.CON.RES.330 Tammy Baldwin 27 Cosponsors 3 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Received in the Senate on Thursday, May 1, 2008
H.R.1650 Tammy Baldwin 22 Cosponsors 0 points	Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007 To amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
H.RES.1130 Sam Graves 85 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's teachers to building and enhancing our Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well being. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
H.R.5684 Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 43 Cosponsors 0 points	Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2008 To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the basic educational assistance program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
H.RES.49 Dave Camp 51 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Letter Carriers Appreciation Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
H.R.5854 Chris Van Hollen 46 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Military Officers Association of America, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, April 28, 2008
H.R.3192 Lincoln Davis 38 Cosponsors 3 points	Pregnant Women Support Act To provide for programs that reduce the need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents. House committee/subcommittee actions on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.R.4626 Bobby Etheridge 3 Cosponsors 3 points	CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2007 To reauthorize and amend the Commodity Exchange Act to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.R.900 Jose Serrano 128 Cosponsors 3 points	Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2007 To provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico. Placed on the Union Calendar on Tuesday, April 22, 2008
H.R.5835 Janice Schakowsky 15 Cosponsors 0 points	Health Promotion FIRST Act To provide for increased planning and funding for health promotion programs of the Department of Health and Human Services. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, April 17, 2008
H.R.3646 Cliff Stearns 44 Cosponsors 0 points	To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor to conduct a joint study on the fields of employment for which the greatest need for employees exists in various geographic areas. 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.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.R.5595 Chris Carney 65 Cosponsors 0 points	Make Our Veterans Smile Act of 2008 To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, April 15, 2008
H.RES.259 Frank LoBiondo 59 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring and recognizing the work of the Meals On Wheels Association of America, its member senior nutrition programs throughout the country, and their annual March For Meals campaigns. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.R.281 Susan Davis 84 Cosponsors 0 points	Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2007 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. Placed on the Union Calendar on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.R.5609 Sanford Bishop 49 Cosponsors 3 points	To provide for transitional health care for members of the Armed Forces separated from active duty who agree to serve in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, April 10, 2008
H.R.5648 Bob Goodlatte 11 Cosponsors 3 points