Representative Dan Boren (D-OK-02)

Representative Dan Boren (D-OK-02)
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235 points	513 points	1667 points	80.9% points	.158 points

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H.R.7133 Dan Boren 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To authorize the Secretary of the Army to retain funds collected from recreation fees at Lake Texoma to repair flood-damaged recreation facilities. Referred to House committee on Friday, September 26, 2008
H.R.6697 Dan Boren 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Marginal Well Production Preservation and Enhancement Act To provide for marginal well production preservation and enhancement. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.5502 Dan Boren 1 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend Public Law 106-206 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.R.2675 Dan Boren 0 Cosponsors 30 points	HALE Scouts Act To provide for the conveyance of approximately 140 acres of land in the Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, April 1, 2008
H.R.4544 Dan Boren 95 Cosponsors 5 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.J.RES.68 Dan Boren 36 Cosponsors 5 points	To acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the United States Government regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, December 11, 2007
H.R.3994 Dan Boren 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2007 To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by Indian tribes, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, November 8, 2007
H.R.3826 Dan Boren 12 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to increase the maximum amount of an award available under the Department of State rewards program for information leading to the capture of Osama bin Laden. Referred to House committee on Monday, October 15, 2007
H.R.3060 Dan Boren 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title 5, United States Code, to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans provide coverage of colorectal cancer screening. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, September 19, 2007
H.R.3570 Dan Boren 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Fountainhead Property Land Transfer Act To take certain property in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, into trust for the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, September 18, 2007
H.R.3098 Dan Boren 27 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide certain exemptions to drivers of intrastate commercial motor vehicles engaged in agricultural purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, July 20, 2007
H.R.2993 Dan Boren 7 Cosponsors 5 points	Genuine American Flag Act To prohibit the importation for sale of foreign-made flags of the United States of America. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 16, 2007
H.R.2183 Dan Boren 52 Cosponsors 5 points	Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007 To prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, June 4, 2007
H.R.1875 Dan Boren 4 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, April 17, 2007
H.R.1757 Dan Boren 4 Cosponsors 5 points	To adjust the weight limits of commercial motor vehicles. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, March 30, 2007
H.R.602 Dan Boren 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, March 1, 2007
H.R.989 Dan Boren 64 Cosponsors 5 points	Innocent Sellers Fairness Act To prevent undue disruption of interstate commerce by limiting civil actions brought against persons whose only role with regard to a product in the stream of commerce is as a lawful seller of the product. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, February 13, 2007
H.R.269 Dan Boren 37 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to prohibit the unauthorized use of names and images of members of the Armed Forces. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, February 1, 2007
H.R.2127 Dan Boren 4 Cosponsors 20 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 408 West 6th Street in Chelsea, Oklahoma, as the "Clem Rogers McSpadden Post Office Building". Became Public Law No: 110-68 on Saturday, June 6, 1970
H.R.1676 Dan Boren 10 Cosponsors 100 points	Native American Home Ownership Opportunity Act of 2007 To reauthorize the program of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for loan guarantees for Indian housing. Became Public Law No: 110-37 on Saturday, June 6, 1970

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H.R.2583 Michael Burgess 23 Cosponsors 0 points	Physician Workforce and Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act of 2007 To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.5335 Zach Wamp 20 Cosponsors 2 points	To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the inclusion of new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds associated with the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, 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.RES.1272 Mary Fallin 21 Cosponsors 3 points	Honoring and recognizing Alice Mary Robertson who, while a Member of Congress, became the first woman to preside over the floor of the House of Representatives. Passed/agreed to in House 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.5443 Ed Royce 51 Cosponsors 0 points	United States-Republic of Korea Defense Cooperation Improvement Act of 2008 To improve defense cooperation between the Republic of Korea and the United States. Referred to Senate committee 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 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.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.971 Anthony Weiner 189 Cosponsors 0 points	Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers (including health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in the same manner as such laws apply to protected activities under the National Labor Relations Act. Placed on the Union Calendar on Sunday, September 28, 2008
H.R.2786 Dale Kildee 6 Cosponsors 30 points	Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007 To reauthorize the programs for housing assistance for Native Americans. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Thursday, September 25, 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.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.RES.671 Steve Israel 52 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. 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.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.RES.1364 Geoff Davis 36 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the persons who are serving or have served in the airborne forces of the Armed Forces. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, September 4, 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.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.6763 Patrick Tiberi 13 Cosponsors 0 points	Digital Television Coupon Extension Act of 2008 To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the expiration date of digital-to-analog converter box coupons from 3 months to 6 months. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.RES.896 Joe Baca 119 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the need to pursue research into the causes, a treatment, and an eventual cure for primary lateral sclerosis, supporting the goals and ideals of Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.RES.645 Mario Diaz-Balart 34 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the gratitude and appreciation of the House of Representatives to the professionalism and dedication of the United States Capitol Police as the House honors the 10th Anniversary of the tragic deaths of Officer Jacob Chestnut and Detective John Gibson, who lost their lives protecting the Capitol and the people inside from an armed attack. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, July 23, 2008
H.R.5949 Steve LaTourette 28 Cosponsors 0 points	Clean Boating Act of 2008 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel. Placed on the Union Calendar on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
H.RES.1202 Tom Davis 66 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Guard Youth Challenge Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
H.CON.RES.299 Ed Markey 106 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.RES.1333 Mike Arcuri 40 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Tay-Sachs Awareness Month. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.R.6462 Dennis Cardoza 14 Cosponsors 0 points	Jose Rivera Correctional Officer Protection Act To require the Bureau of Prisons to provide stab-resistant personal body armor to all correctional officers of the Bureau, and to require such officers to wear such armor while on duty. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.RES.1255 Tom Cole 43 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring Toby Keith's commitment to members of the Armed Forces. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, July 2, 2008
H.R.3546 Hank Johnson 57 Cosponsors 0 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.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.R.6379 Mary Fallin 46 Cosponsors 0 points	Federal Exploration and Production Reform Act of 2008 To expedite the exploration and development of oil and gas from Federal lands, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.2818 Ed Perlmutter 134 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Received in the Senate on Wednesday, June 25, 2008
H.R.6310 Ron Kind 9 Cosponsors 3 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.2085 Mary Fallin 1 Cosponsors 27 points	McGee Creek Project Pipeline and Associated Facilities Conveyance Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the McGee Creek Authority certain facilities of the McGee Creek Project, Oklahoma, and for other purposes. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Monday, June 16, 2008
H.R.4926 Betty Sutton 98 Cosponsors 0 points	Josh Miller HEARTS Act To establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in elementary and secondary schools. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, June 10, 2008
H.RES.1010 Joe Donnelly 46 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the importance of manufactured housing in the United States. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, June 10, 2008
H.RES.1243 John Sullivan 27 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the immeasurable contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, supporting responsible fatherhood, and encouraging greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, especially on Father's Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, June 9, 2008
H.R.1328 Frank Pallone 58 Cosponsors 3 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.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.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.RES.1124 Janice Schakowsky 108 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Brain Tumor Awareness Month, and for other purposes. 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.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.1091 Don Young 112 Cosponsors 4 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.CON.RES.342 Mike Ross 55 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of Congress that the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) new policy restricting women's access to medications containing estriol does not serve the public interest. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.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.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.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.1043 Jeff Fortenberry 51 Cosponsors 3 points	Honoring the life and legacy of Chief Standing Bear, a pioneer in civil rights for Native Americans, on the 100th anniversary of Chief Standing Bear's death. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 29, 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.5437 Mike Ross 7 Cosponsors 0 points	American-Made Energy Act of 2008 To promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, to increase American energy independence, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.R.5831 Kirsten Gillibrand 14 Cosponsors 0 points	Separating Servicemember Handbook Development Act To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to provide injured members of the Armed Forces information concerning benefits. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.R.5906 Vito Fossella 8 Cosponsors 3 points	Small Business Capitol Expansion and Improvement Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the expensing of certain real property. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 24, 2008
H.R.5874 Michael Burgess 42 Cosponsors 0 points	National MS Disease Registry Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a permanent Multiple Sclerosis National Surveillance System. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, April 22, 2008
H.R.5841 Dennis Moore 8 Cosponsors 1 points	Bank and Thrift Regulatory Relief Act of 2008 To provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions, and for other purposes.