Representative Corrine Brown (D-FL-03)

Representative Corrine Brown (D-FL-03)
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82 points	1076 points	38 points	72.5% points	.100 points

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H.R.7012 Corrine Brown 1 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize States to issue special permits to allow the operation of vehicles of not to exceed 95,000 pounds on Interstate System highways for the hauling of livestock. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.R.6390 Corrine Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Caregiver Financial Relief Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for certain caregivers, to expand the dependent care credit, and to increase the exclusion limitation for dependent care assistance programs. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.6347 Corrine Brown 5 Cosponsors 5 points	HOPE VI Amendment Act of 2008 To facilitate the use of HOPE VI grant amounts by certain public housing agencies that have suffered project delays due to catastrophes or emergencies. Referred to House committee on Monday, June 23, 2008
H.R.6335 Corrine Brown 9 Cosponsors 5 points	To provide for the transfer to the Government of Haiti of the real property of the former United States Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Referred to House committee on Friday, June 20, 2008
H.RES.1176 Corrine Brown 0 Cosponsors 8 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Train Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 14, 2008

H.RES.1085 Corrine Brown 1 Cosponsors 1 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Train Day. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
H.RES.950 Corrine Brown 0 Cosponsors 1 points	Recognizing the 19th annual "Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities" which will be held from January 26, 2008, to February 3, 2008. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, January 29, 2008
H.R.4723 Corrine Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Cypermethrin. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, December 20, 2007
H.R.4722 Corrine Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Permethrin. Referred to House committee on Monday, December 17, 2007
H.R.4724 Corrine Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Zeta-cypermethrin. Referred to House committee on Monday, December 17, 2007
H.R.3495 Corrine Brown 29 Cosponsors 25 points	Kids in Disasters Well-being, Safety, and Health Act of 2007 A bill to establish a National Commission on Children and Disasters, and for other purposes. Read the second time on Tuesday, November 13, 2007
H.RES.563 Corrine Brown 44 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring the life and achievements of Ronald H. Brown and commending the example that he set for the African-American community. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 23, 2007
H.R.2681 Corrine Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To provide for the maintenance, management, and availability for research of assets of the Air Force Health Study. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, June 20, 2007
H.R.1878 Corrine Brown 33 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States, at their option, to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for purposes of eligibility for Medicaid, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, April 18, 2007
H.RES.108 Corrine Brown 1 Cosponsors 1 points	Supporting the Weed and Seed and COPS programs. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, March 1, 2007

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H.AMDT.286 Corrine Brown 0 points	An amendment numbered 18 printed in the Congressional Record to allow the Orlando International Airport and the Miami International Airport to implement a pilot program to screen airport workers who enter or re-enter secure airport space. No Action on
H.AMDT.150 Corrine Brown 0 points	An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-136 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, in awarding grants under the Urban Area Security Initiative, to consider the number of tourists that have visited an urban area in the two years preceding the year the Secretary awards the grant. No Action on
H.AMDT.307 Corrine Brown 0 points	An amendment to deal with funding for Gainesville Veteran Affairs Medical Center. No Action on
H.AMDT.74 Corrine Brown 0 points	An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-78 to ensure confidentiality for members of the military who call the hotline for help. No Action on
H.AMDT.606 Corrine Brown 0 points	An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record inserting a heading in title II of Public Law 107-73 deemed to be amended with respect to the item relating to the City of Maitland,Florida, by striking"for a senior citizens center" and inserting "for the Minihaha Park development. No Action on

H.AMDT.50 Corrine Brown 0 points	An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 110-53 to provide those receiving housing vouchers with additional comparable funds for utilities. No Action on
H.AMDT.51 Corrine Brown 0 points	An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 110-53 to provide two deadlines for residents to indicate their intent to return as well as two reoccupancy deadlines: October 1, 2007 and December 1, 2007. The amendment would also require HANO/HUD to assist tenants with negotiating early termination of their current leases. No Action on
H.AMDT.266 Corrine Brown 0 points	An amendment numbered 19 printed in the Congressional Record to increase the fund in Office of the Chief Financial Officer by $1 million. No Action on
H.AMDT.267 Corrine Brown 0 points	An amendment numbered 17 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding (by transfer) to the Office of the Inspector General Operationg Expenses account by $500,000. No Action on

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H.R.4131 Laura Richardson 70 Cosponsors 7 points	To designate a portion of California State Route 91 located in Los Angeles County, California, as the "Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway". Presented to President on Friday, October 10, 2008
H.R.840 Julia Carson 85 Cosponsors 1 points	Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2007 To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate the housing assistance programs for homeless persons under title IV of such Act, and for other purposes. Placed on the Union Calendar on Thursday, October 2, 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.CON.RES.214 Peter King 39 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should grant a posthumous pardon to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for the 1913 racially motivated conviction of Johnson, which diminished his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, and tarnished his reputation. 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.R.6064 Lloyd Doggett 70 Cosponsors 18 points	National Silver Alert Act To encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, to authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.CON.RES.360 Barbara Lee 56 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the important social and economic contributions and accomplishments of the New Deal to our Nation on the 75th anniversary of legislation establishing the initial New Deal social and public works programs. 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.CON.RES.376 Ed Markey 50 Cosponsors 0 points	Congratulating the 2007-2008 National Basketball Association World Champions, the Boston Celtics, on an outstanding and historic season. 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.2095 Jim Oberstar 94 Cosponsors 30 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.6338 Ron Klein 24 Cosponsors 5 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4233 West Hillsboro Boulevard in Coconut Creek, Florida, as the "Army SPC Daniel Agami Post Office Building". Cleared for White House on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.6748 Nita Lowey 6 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to limit the number of Urban Area Security Initiative grants awarded and to clarify the risk assessment formula to be used when making such grants, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, September 29, 2008
H.R.7229 Danny Davis 12 Cosponsors 3 points	Children's Budget Act To amend title 31 of the United States Code to require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed in the President's budget. Referred to House committee on Monday, September 29, 2008
H.RES.389 Donald Payne 50 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Malaria Awareness Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Saturday, September 27, 2008
H.RES.135 Eddie Bernice Johnson 41 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week should be established. Passed/agreed to in House on Friday, September 26, 2008
H.R.923 John Lewis 81 Cosponsors 17 points	Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act To provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes. Presented to President on Friday, September 26, 2008
H.R.1943 Maxine Waters 42 Cosponsors 6 points	Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2007 To provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders 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.7090 Anna Eshoo 70 Cosponsors 3 points	Act to Save America's Forests To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and related laws to strengthen the protection of native biodiversity and ban clearcutting on Federal land, to designate certain Federal land as Ancient forests, roadless areas, watershed protection areas, and special areas where logging and other intrusive activities are prohibited, to transfer administrative jurisdiction of Giant Sequoia National Monument to the National Park Service, to consider areas for inclusion in the National Park System, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee 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.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.1496 Alcee Hastings 5 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing persons of African descent in Europe. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
H.R.390 Tom Lantos 30 Cosponsors 6 points	Preservation of Records of Servitude, Emancipation, and Post-Civil War Reconstruction Act To require the establishment of a national database in the National Archives to preserve records of servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction and to provide grants to State and local entities to establish similar local databases. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.R.2831 George Miller 92 Cosponsors 0 points	Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. Senate committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.CON.RES.424 Maxine Waters 28 Cosponsors 0 points	Calling on the Attorney General to protect the right to vote of every person in the United States by promptly and thoroughly investigating complaints of violations of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.RES.1227 Carolyn Maloney 39 Cosponsors 0 points	Condemning sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and calling on the international community to take immediate actions to respond to the violence. 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.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.998 Carolyn McCarthy 82 Cosponsors 1 points	Civil Rights History Project Act of 2007 To direct the Librarian of Congress and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out a joint project at the Library of Congress and the National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of individuals who participated in the Civil Rights movement, and for other purposes. Received in the Senate on Monday, September 22, 2008
H.R.6503 Maxine Waters 25 Cosponsors 0 points	Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of 2008 To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program. Received in the Senate on Monday, September 22, 2008
H.R.6772 Tim Mahoney 24 Cosponsors 0 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1717 Orange Avenue in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the "CeeCee Ross Lyles Post Office Building". Received in the Senate on Monday, September 22, 2008
H.R.176 Barbara Lee 58 Cosponsors 0 points	Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act of 2007 To authorize the establishment of educational exchange and development programs for member countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Monday, September 15, 2008
H.R.2343 Danny Davis 66 Cosponsors 0 points	Education Begins at Home Act To expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays, including potential mental health concerns, and for other purposes. House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration... on Friday, September 12, 2008
H.R.3114 Louise Slaughter 80 Cosponsors 0 points	National Women's Rights History Project Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are historically and thematically associated with the struggle for women's suffrage, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, September 11, 2008
H.CON.RES.344 Sheila Jackson-Lee 48 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the disproportionate impact of the global food crisis on children in the developing world. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, September 11, 2008
H.R.6728 Mario Diaz-Balart 5 Cosponsors 0 points	Everglades National Park Land Exchange Act of 2008 To provide for the resolution of several land ownership and related issues with respect to parcels of land located within the Everglades National Park. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, August 6, 2008
H.R.674 Luis Gutierrez 1 Cosponsors 18 points	To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the provision of law requiring termination of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans as of December 31, 2009. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.3021 Ben Chandler 140 Cosponsors 0 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.4918 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 24 Cosponsors 0 points	To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Miami, Florida, as the "Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center". Passed/agreed to in Senate on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6757 Nick Rahall 2 Cosponsors 3 points	Surface Transportation Safety Act of 2008 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out programs and activities to improve highway safety. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.RES.1382 Jim Oberstar 12 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring the heritage of the Coast Guard. House committee/subcommittee actions 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.R.6652 Tom Latham 12 Cosponsors 3 points	Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2008 To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.R.6654 Edolphus Towns 40 Cosponsors 3 points	Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act To increase the recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists by low-income local educational agencies. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.RES.194 Steve Cohen 119 Cosponsors 0 points	Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 29, 2008
H.RES.901 Ander Crenshaw 24 Cosponsors 0 points	Congratulating University of Florida Quarterback Timothy "Tim" Tebow for winning the Heisman Trophy and honoring both his athletic and academic achievements. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 29, 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.6438 Joe Courtney 10 Cosponsors 0 points	National Guard Technician Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008 To amend title 10, United States Code, to lift restrictions on the availability of certain enlistment, reenlistment, and student loan benefits for military technicians, when membership in a reserve component is a condition of the military technician's employment and to repeal the prohibition in title 32, United States Code, against overtime pay for National Guard technicians. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, July 25, 2008
H.CON.RES.364 Barbara Lee 59 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the Significance of National Caribbean-American Heritage Month. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 24, 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.CON.RES.381 Donald Payne 54 Cosponsors 3 points	Honoring and recognizing the dedication and achievements of Thurgood Marshall on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Received in the Senate on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.RES.1090 William Jefferson 48 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring the esteemed former President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela on the occasion of his 90th birthday. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.R.6316 Lloyd Doggett 91 Cosponsors 1 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.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 </