Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-OH-10)

Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-OH-10)
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Sponsored	Cosponsored	Maverick	Attendance	RBA*
122 points	1070 points	748 points	76.2% points	.154 points

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H.R.7040 Dennis Kucinich 6 Cosponsors 5 points	Protecting Voters in Foreclosure Act of 2008 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that individuals who reside in a jurisdiction in a residence subject to foreclosure proceedings may continue to vote in elections for Federal office held in the jurisdiction, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
H.R.6875 Dennis Kucinich 18 Cosponsors 5 points	Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2008 To abolish the death penalty under Federal law. Referred to House committee on Thursday, September 11, 2008
H.R.6800 Dennis Kucinich 19 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to replace the Medicare prescription drug benefit adopted by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 with a revised and simplified prescription benefit program for all Medicare beneficiaries. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6814 Dennis Kucinich 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To affirm that exports and diversions of water from the Great Lakes may only be approved if such exports and diversions are in the public interest, to provide for enforcement, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6706 Dennis Kucinich 10 Cosponsors 5 points	Administrative Law Judges Retirement Act of 2008 To provide for enhanced retirement benefits for administrative law judges. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008

H.R.6710 Dennis Kucinich 6 Cosponsors 5 points	Oil for Iraq Liberation Act of 2008 To prohibit certain activities relating to the petroleum resources of Iraq, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.RES.1345 Dennis Kucinich 0 Cosponsors 3 points	Raising a question of the privileges of the House. House floor actions on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.RES.1258 Dennis Kucinich 7 Cosponsors 3 points	Impeaching George W. Bush, President of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors. House floor actions on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
H.R.6000 Dennis Kucinich 66 Cosponsors 5 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.R.4060 Dennis Kucinich 39 Cosponsors 5 points	Universal Prekindergarten Act To assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program to ensure that all children 3, 4, and 5 years old have access to a high-quality full-day, full-calendar-year prekindergarten education. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, January 15, 2008
H.RES.799 Dennis Kucinich 0 Cosponsors 4 points	Impeaching Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, November 6, 2007
H.R.3875 Dennis Kucinich 7 Cosponsors 5 points	To permit the Secretary of Labor to make an administrative determination of the amount of unpaid wages owed for certain violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act in the New Orleans region after Hurricane Katrina. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, October 17, 2007
H.R.2707 Dennis Kucinich 8 Cosponsors 30 points	To reauthorize the Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 3, 2007
H.R.808 Dennis Kucinich 69 Cosponsors 5 points	Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act To establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, May 18, 2007
H.RES.333 Dennis Kucinich 26 Cosponsors 1 points	Impeaching Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, May 4, 2007
H.J.RES.39 Dennis Kucinich 31 Cosponsors 5 points	Proclaiming Casimir Pulaski be an honorary citizen of the United States posthumously. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, March 19, 2007
H.R.1234 Dennis Kucinich 2 Cosponsors 5 points	To end the United States occupation of Iraq immediately. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, February 28, 2007
H.CON.RES.23 Dennis Kucinich 34 Cosponsors 1 points	Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not order an escalation in the total number of members of the United States Armed Forces serving in Iraq. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, January 10, 2007
H.R.6150 Dennis Kucinich 17 Cosponsors 20 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14500 Lorain Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, as the "John P. Gallagher Post Office Building". Became Public Law No: 110-310 on Saturday, June 6, 1970

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H.AMDT.29 Dennis Kucinich 0 points	An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new subsection on eligibility. No Action on
H.AMDT.253 Dennis Kucinich 0 points	An amendment to reduce the appropriation for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management of the Department of Homeland Security by $500,000 and increase appropriation for FEMA by $500,000. No Action on
H.AMDT.1043 Dennis Kucinich 0 points	An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-621 to modify the purposes of the legislation to emphasize the increasing rates of vacant and abandoned properties, and change the state-to-local jurisdiction funding formula to ensure that up-to-date vacancy statistics are used to allocate the funds. No Action on
H.AMDT.246 Dennis Kucinich 0 points	An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 110-174 to divert $500,000 in authorization authority for the United States contribution to the Post-Operations Humanitarian Relief Fund of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). No Action on
H.AMDT.998 Dennis Kucinich 0 points	An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to provide that in cases where a source of pathogenic contamination is identified, the State or local government shall make information on the existence of such source available to the public on the Internet within 24 hours of the identification of such source. No Action on

H.CON.RES.239 Jean Schmidt 45 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing and acknowledging the important role of adoption, and commending all parties involved, including birthparents who carry out an adoption plan, adoptive families, and adopted children. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.6064 Lloyd Doggett 70 Cosponsors 0 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.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.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.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.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.6460 Vernon Ehlers 46 Cosponsors 0 points	Great Lakes Legacy Reauthorization Act of 2008 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern, and for other purposes. Presented to President on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.6968 Gwen Moore 18 Cosponsors 3 points	Helping Those Who Serve Act To require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a demonstration project regarding access to mental health services by members of the Armed Forces. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, September 30, 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.1521 Luis Gutierrez 15 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring organizers for promoting equality. Referred to House committee on Monday, September 29, 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.6126 Linda Sanchez 22 Cosponsors 3 points	Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2008 To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration. Placed on the Union Calendar on Friday, September 26, 2008
H.R.758 Rosa DeLauro 222 Cosponsors 24 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.1532 Gene Green 58 Cosponsors 0 points	Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes. 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.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.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.1497 Earl Blumenauer 67 Cosponsors 0 points	Legal Timber Protection Act To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend its protections to plants illegally harvested outside of the United States, and for other purposes. Placed on the Union Calendar on Wednesday, September 24, 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.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 33 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.RES.1369 Barbara Lee 35 Cosponsors 1 points	Recognizing nongovernmental organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.RES.1314 Sander Levin 29 Cosponsors 0 points	Remembering the 75th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine (Holodomor) of 1932-1933 and extending the deepest sympathies of the House of Representative to the victims, survivors, and families of this tragedy, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.RES.1435 Paul Hodes 42 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the 70th anniversary of the 1938 occurrence of Kristallnacht, The Night of Broken Glass. 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.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.R.2452 Tim Bishop 57 Cosponsors 0 points	Raw Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that publicly owned treatment works monitor for and report sewer overflows, and for other purposes. 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.RES.1410 Gwen Moore 6 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting efforts to advance United States international diplomacy and engagement in order to restore United States credibility abroad. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.RES.1405 John Shimkus 16 Cosponsors 0 points	Congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the 90th anniversary of its declaration of independence. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 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.R.6680 Jose Serrano 25 Cosponsors 3 points	Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act To permit the use of Federal funds for syringe exchange programs for purposes of reducing the transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.RES.194 Steve Cohen 119 Cosponsors 3 points	Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 29, 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.1088 Jerrold Nadler 39 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing and commending the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for 50 years of service as a vital American cultural ambassador to the world. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.R.6316 Lloyd Doggett 91 Cosponsors 3 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.RES.1329 Keith Ellison 32 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should accept the Iraqi Government's stated goal of setting a timetable for withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.R.4199 Mike Turner 12 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to add sites to the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate 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 5 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.6070 John Carter 69 Cosponsors 3 points	Military Spouses Residency Relief Act To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the residency of spouses of military personnel. 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.R.4044 Janice Schakowsky 65 Cosponsors 18 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.R.3014 Hilda Solis 113 Cosponsors 0 points	Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007 To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
H.R.5876 George Miller 18 Cosponsors 12 points	Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008 To require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs, and for other purposes. House floor actions on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
H.CON.RES.380 Carolyn Maloney 22 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the 63rd anniversary of the United Nations. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
H.RES.1293 John Lewis 20 Cosponsors 1 points	Commemorating the 44th anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, Mississippi, while working in the name of American democracy to register voters and secure civil rights during the summer of 1964, which has became known as "Freedom Summer". Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, June 23, 2008
H.R.5781 Carolyn Maloney 21 Cosponsors 18 points	Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 To provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, June 20, 2008
H.R.6342 Charlie Wilson 13 Cosponsors 0 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 440 2nd Avenue in Gallipolis, Ohio, as the "Bob Evans Post Office Building". Referred to House committee on Friday, June 20, 2008
H.R.3774 Danny Davis 11 Cosponsors 18 points	Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act To provide for greater diversity within, and to improve policy direction and oversight of, the Senior Executive Service. Referred to Senate subcommittee on Thursday, June 19, 2008
H.RES.1230 Donald Payne 60 Cosponsors 0 points	Condemning postelection violence in Zimbabwe and calling for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, June 19, 2008
H.RES.1237 Danny Davis 69 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and more effectively facing the challenges of the future. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, June 18, 2008
H.R.1483 Ralph Regula 22 Cosponsors 0 points