Representative Dan Lipinski (D-IL-03)

Representative Dan Lipinski (D-IL-03)
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Sponsored	Cosponsored	Maverick	Attendance	RBA*
119 points	746 points	376 points	81.7% points	.333 points

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Friday, August 22, 2008 | 10:35 PM CST

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Thursday, August 21, 2008 | 2:01 AM CST

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Tuesday, April 29, 2008 | 3:55 PM CST

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H.R.5030 Dan Lipinski 0 Cosponsors 10 points	For the relief of Corina de Chalup Turcinovic. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.6661 Dan Lipinski 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Nanotechnology Innovation and Prize Competition Act of 2008 To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish an award program to honor achievements in nanotechnology, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.R.1126 Dan Lipinski 9 Cosponsors 45 points	To reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988. Senate floor actions on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
H.RES.917 Dan Lipinski 46 Cosponsors 5 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, February 13, 2008
H.RES.916 Dan Lipinski 55 Cosponsors 5 points	Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, January 23, 2008

H.R.5033 Dan Lipinski 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Hospital Price Reporting and Disclosure Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the public disclosure of charges for certain hospital and ambulatory surgical center services and drugs. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, January 17, 2008
H.R.3955 Dan Lipinski 14 Cosponsors 5 points	Science Museum and National Laboratory Partnership Demonstration Act To provide for educational partnerships between science museums and National Laboratories. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, October 30, 2007
H.R.2738 Dan Lipinski 10 Cosponsors 5 points	Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007 To empower parents to protect children from increasing depictions of indecent material on television. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, June 15, 2007
H.R.632 Dan Lipinski 36 Cosponsors 10 points	H-Prize Act of 2007 To authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with hydrogen energy. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, June 7, 2007
H.R.1892 Dan Lipinski 17 Cosponsors 5 points	National Amniotic and Placental Stem Cell Bank Act of 2007 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a National Amniotic and Placental Stem Cell Bank. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, April 18, 2007
H.R.1705 Dan Lipinski 83 Cosponsors 5 points	BRIGHT Energy Savings Act of 2007 To amend title 40, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of General Services to install energy efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs in constructing, altering, and maintaining public buildings. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, March 28, 2007
H.RES.152 Dan Lipinski 0 Cosponsors 1 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should transmit to Congress detailed reports on the situation in Iraq to facilitate greater congressional oversight, work with the international community to create an international peacekeeping force and reconstruction program for Iraq, and seek to convene a peace conference in a neutral location to encourage Iraq's ethnic and religious factions to achieve the important goals of national reconciliation, security, and governance for Iraq. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, March 20, 2007
H.RES.59 Dan Lipinski 26 Cosponsors 8 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineeers Week, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, January 31, 2007
H.RES.51 Dan Lipinski 73 Cosponsors 5 points	Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, January 23, 2007

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H.R.6598 John Conyers 119 Cosponsors 0 points	Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain conduct relating to the use of horses for human consumption. House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration en... on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.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.2701 Jim Oberstar 15 Cosponsors 3 points	Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 2007 To strengthen our Nation's energy security and mitigate the effects of climate change by promoting energy efficient transportation and public buildings, creating incentives for the use of alternative fuel vehicles and renewable energy, and ensuring sound water resource and natural disaster preparedness planning, and for other purposes. Placed on the Union Calendar on Monday, September 29, 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.1464 Tom Udall 88 Cosponsors 0 points	Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007 To assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
H.R.7016 Trent Franks 5 Cosponsors 3 points	Susan B. Anthony Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 To prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.R.6577 Jim Oberstar 46 Cosponsors 3 points	Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact To express the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate compact regarding water resources in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin. Placed on the Union Calendar on Monday, September 22, 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.5788 Peter DeFazio 24 Cosponsors 3 points	Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace Act of 2008 To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish prohibitions against voice communications using a mobile communications device on commercial airline flights, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.RES.1151 John Duncan 25 Cosponsors 0 points	Congratulating the University of Tennessee women's basketball team for winning the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Basketball Championship. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.RES.1259 Mike Arcuri 31 Cosponsors 3 points	Congratulating the Hamilton College Continentals on winning the NCAA Division III women's lacrosse championship. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.R.6316 Lloyd Doggett 91 Cosponsors 0 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.6444 Debbie Wasserman Schultz 23 Cosponsors 3 points	Healthy Americans Act To provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, July 9, 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.6052 Jim Oberstar 22 Cosponsors 0 points	Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 2008 To promote increased public transportation use, to promote increased use of alternative fuels in providing public transportation, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, June 27, 2008
H.RES.970 John Shimkus 54 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of June 30 as "National Corvette Day". Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.6381 Frank Pallone 66 Cosponsors 3 points	Medical Device Safety Act of 2008 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.CON.RES.350 Nick Rahall 36 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States, through the International Whaling Commission, should use all appropriate measures to end commercial whaling in all of its forms, including scientific and other special permit whaling, coastal whaling, and community-based whaling, and seek to strengthen the conservation and management measures to facilitate the conservation of whale species, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, June 20, 2008
H.R.6330 Bart Stupak 66 Cosponsors 1 points	Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices Act of 2008 To provide for regulation of certain transactions involving energy commodities, to strengthen the enforcement authorities of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the Natural Gas Act and the Federal Power Act, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Friday, June 20, 2008
H.R.6003 Jim Oberstar 44 Cosponsors 15 points	Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 To reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes. Received in the Senate on Thursday, June 12, 2008
H.R.5940 Bart Gordon 30 Cosponsors 18 points	National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008 To authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, June 6, 2008
H.CON.RES.366 Eddie Bernice Johnson 8 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing the sense of Congress that increasing American capabilities in science, mathematics, and technology education should be a national priority. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, June 5, 2008
H.CON.RES.305 Earl Blumenauer 34 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, June 2, 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.1137 Jim Oberstar 30 Cosponsors 4 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Works Week, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.RES.1106 Dave Reichert 114 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of April 2008 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to devote new resources to research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.R.6104 Mike Honda 39 Cosponsors 3 points	Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Act of 2008 To provide for the coordination of the Nation's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives. Referred to House committee 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 8 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.1134 Grace Napolitano 148 Cosponsors 1 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Mental Health Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
H.R.6030 Mark Kirk 10 Cosponsors 1 points	Commuter Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a refundable credit against income tax for 50 percent of the employer's cost of providing tax-free transit passes to employees. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
H.R.6000 Dennis Kucinich 66 Cosponsors 3 points	Gas Price Spike Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas (and products thereof) and to allow an income tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and to allow grants for mass transit. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, May 9, 2008
H.RES.1086 Eddie Bernice Johnson 115 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing National Nurses Week on May 6 through May 12, 2008. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, May 8, 2008
H.R.364 Bart Gordon 26 Cosponsors 0 points	To provide for the establishment of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, May 6, 2008
H.R.2881 Jim Oberstar 38 Cosponsors 24 points	FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007 To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes. Senate floor actions on Tuesday, May 6, 2008
H.RES.952 Ron Klein 149 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Teacher Day to honor and celebrate teachers in the United States. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, May 5, 2008
H.R.5689 Lloyd Doggett 106 Cosponsors 3 points	Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title 18, United States Code, to deter the smuggling of tobacco products into the United States, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, May 1, 2008
H.R.5913 Linda Sanchez 13 Cosponsors 0 points	Protecting Americans from Unsafe Foreign Products Act To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for service of process over foreign nationals in cases involving defective products causing injury in the United States, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, May 1, 2008
H.RES.1149 Danny Davis 28 Cosponsors 1 points	Expressing support for the designation of April 2008 as National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month, and supporting efforts to devote new resources to research the causes of the disease, environmental and otherwise, along with treatments and workforce strategies to support individuals with sarcoidosis. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
H.RES.1073 Danny Davis 58 Cosponsors 1 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the Nation during Public Service Recognition Week, May 5 through 11, 2008. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
H.R.5613 John Dingell 219 Cosponsors 0 points	Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 To extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009, and for other purposes. Read the second time on Monday, April 28, 2008
H.R.3192 Lincoln Davis 38 Cosponsors 0 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.3219 Betty Sutton 97 Cosponsors 0 points	Dog Fighting Prohibition Act To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit dog fighting ventures. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 25, 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.R.2421 Jim Oberstar 175 Cosponsors 0 points	Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
H.R.2016 Raul Grijalva 67 Cosponsors 0 points	National Landscape Conservation System Act To establish the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes. Received in the Senate on Thursday, April 10, 2008
H.R.5161 David Wu 23 Cosponsors 0 points	Green Transportation Infrastructure Research and Technology Transfer Act To provide for the establishment of Green Transportation Infrastructure Research and Technology Transfer Centers, and for other purpose. Reported on Thursday, April 10, 2008
H.RES.838 Thaddeus McCotter 80 Cosponsors 0 points	Welcoming His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on his first apostolic visit to the United States. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
H.R.5746 John Larson 12 Cosponsors 0 points	Hydrogen Tax Incentives Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish the infrastructure foundation for the hydrogen economy, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
H.R.4847 Harry Mitchell 28 Cosponsors 0 points	United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2007 To reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, April 4, 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.RES.1056 Darlene Hooley 31 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of April 28, 2008, as "National Healthy Schools Day". Referred to House committee on Friday, March 14, 2008
H.J.RES.79 Jay Inslee 45 Cosponsors 0 points	Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, March 13, 2008
H.R.5534 Raul Grijalva 76 Cosponsors 0 points	Bear Protection Act of 2008 To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend its protections to bears illegally harvested for their viscera in the same manner as with respect to prohibited wildlife species, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, March 11, 2008
H.CON.RES.278 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 45 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting Taiwan's fourth direct and democratic presidential elections in March 2008. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, March 6, 2008
H.RES.1007 Donald Manzullo 29 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing the condolences of the House to those affected by the devastating shooting incident of February 14, 2008, at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, March 5, 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.R.5519 Paul Kanjorski 18 Cosponsors 0 points	Credit Union Regulatory Relief Act of 2008 To advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, modify credit union regulatory standards and reduce burdens, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Monday, March 3, 2008
H.R.5505 Bobby Rush 9 Cosponsors 0 points	Black Metropolis District National Heritage Area Study Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of designating the study area as the Black Metropolis District National Heritage Area in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, February 29, 2008
H.R.5441 Walter Jones 11 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend title 10, United States Code,to extend the special survivor indemnity allowance to survivors of certain members of the Armed Forces who die on active duty. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, February 29, 2008
H.RES.875 Mark Kirk 6 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring and supporting the Hadley School for the Blind. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, February 28, 2008
H.R.5351 Charles Rangel 35 Cosponsors 0 points	Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008