Representative Ed Whitfield (R-KY-01)

Representative Ed Whitfield (R-KY-01)
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H.R.6623 Ed Whitfield 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To waive sovereign immunity and extend the otherwise applicable statute of limitations for certain actions under the USEC Privatization Act. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 24, 2008
H.RES.1080 Ed Whitfield 56 Cosponsors 5 points	Honoring the extraordinary service and exceptional sacrifice of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), known as the Screaming Eagles. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, July 14, 2008
H.CON.RES.209 Ed Whitfield 0 Cosponsors 6 points	Expressing the sense of Congress that the Museum of the American Quilter's Society, located in Paducah, Kentucky, should be designated as the "National Quilt Museum of the United States". Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
H.R.4929 Ed Whitfield 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that the antidumping and countervailing duty laws apply to the production of low-enriched uranium, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, December 20, 2007
H.R.4189 Ed Whitfield 3 Cosponsors 5 points	To direct the Secretary of Energy to provide for the re-enrichment of certain uranium tailings, and the sale of the product of such re-enrichment, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, November 15, 2007

H.R.2469 Ed Whitfield 7 Cosponsors 5 points	Biennial Budgeting Act of 2008 To provide a biennial budget for the United States Government. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, May 23, 2007
H.R.1393 Ed Whitfield 3 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the USEC Privatization Act to provide an extension of the period during which individuals may bring a suit for certain violations of employee protection provisions under such Act. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, March 8, 2007
H.R.574 Ed Whitfield 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Lake Barkley Water Level Improvement Act To ensure the safety of residents and visitors to Lake Barkley, Kentucky, and to improve recreation, navigation, and the economic vitality of the lake's region, the Army Corps of Engineers, together with any other Federal agency that has the authority to change the pool elevation of such lake, shall establish a pilot program to maintain the pool elevation of such lake at 359 feet until after the first Monday in September. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, January 19, 2007

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H.AMDT.39 Ed Whitfield 0 points	An amendment numbered 6 printed in part B of House Report 110-36 to establish a two-year pilot program to test under normal weather conditions what an extended summer pool lake level would mean to enhanced boating safety, recreation, navigation, fishing, and tourism activities, while also enabling us to gauge the economic impact of longer and higher water levels. No Action on
H.AMDT.528 Ed Whitfield 0 points	An amendment numbered 28 printed in the Congressional Record to increase appropriations (by transfer) for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and reduce appropriations for the General Departmental Management by $10 million. No Action on

H.R.6902 Geoff Davis 5 Cosponsors 5 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 513 6th Avenue in Dayton, Kentucky, as the "Staff Sergeant Nicholas Ray Carnes Post Office". Presented to President on Friday, October 10, 2008
H.R.642 Stephanie Jones 101 Cosponsors 27 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.239 Jean Schmidt 45 Cosponsors 1 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.5335 Zach Wamp 20 Cosponsors 6 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.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.378 Barbara Cubin 55 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of September 6, 2008, as Louisa Swain Day. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Thursday, October 2, 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.R.5265 Eliot Engel 123 Cosponsors 3 points	Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy, including Becker, congenital, distal, Duchenne, Emery-Dreifuss facioscapulohumeral, limb-girdle, myotonic, and oculopharyngeal, muscular dystrophies. Presented to President on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.RES.1494 Lamar Smith 54 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the 100th anniversary of The Christian Science Monitor newspaper. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
H.RES.1481 Lamar Smith 51 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Christian Science Monitor newspaper. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, September 23, 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.6788 Randy Kuhl 49 Cosponsors 3 points	SCHIP Full Funding Extension Act of 2008 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend through fiscal year 2012 funding under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6738 Jay Inslee 10 Cosponsors 3 points	The National Bioenergy Partnership Act To establish a National Bioenergy Partnership. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 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.CON.RES.295 Gus Bilirakis 42 Cosponsors 1 points	Expressing the deepest appreciation of Congress to the families of members of the United States Armed Forces. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 17, 2008
H.R.5546 John Conyers 45 Cosponsors 0 points	Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, July 16, 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.R.2493 Roy Blunt 83 Cosponsors 0 points	Boutique Fuel Reduction Act of 2007 To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for a reduction in the number of boutique fuels, and for other purposes. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mrs on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.R.2208 Rick Boucher 63 Cosponsors 3 points	Coal Liquid Fuel Act To provide for a standby loan program for certain coal-to-liquid projects. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr on Wednesday, July 9, 2008
H.R.65 Mike McIntyre 216 Cosponsors 0 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.4264 Jeff Miller 33 Cosponsors 7 points	To name the Department of Veterans Affairs spinal cord injury center in Tampa, Florida, as the "Michael Bilirakis Department of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center". 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.6376 Joe Barton 9 Cosponsors 3 points	Strengthening of FDA Integrity Act of 2008 To expand the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to impose debarments in order to ensure the integrity of drug, biological product, and device regulation, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.6378 Joe Barton 9 Cosponsors 3 points	Strengthening of FDA Integrity Act of 2008 To expand the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to impose debarments in order to ensure the integrity of drug, biological product, and device regulation, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.RES.1307 Brian Baird 42 Cosponsors 0 points	Commemorating the Kingdom of Bhutan's participation in the 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival and commending the people and the Government of the Kingdom of Bhutan for their commitment to holding elections and broadening political participation. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.5656 Jeb Hensarling 93 Cosponsors 0 points	To repeal a requirement with respect to the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
H.R.6258 Rick Boucher 14 Cosponsors 3 points	Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act To accelerate the development and early deployment of systems for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel electric generation facilities, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 12, 2008
H.R.6238 John Dingell 40 Cosponsors 0 points	To provide for the establishment of an interagency working group to conduct a study to identify the factors that affect the pricing of crude oil and refined petroleum products, and to make recommendations on appropriate coordination of oversight and regulation. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
H.RES.1063 David Wu 26 Cosponsors 0 points	Marking the 225th anniversary of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which ended the Revolutionary War with the Kingdom of Great Britain and recognized the independence of the United States of America, and acknowledging the shared values and close friendship between the peoples and governments of the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, June 10, 2008
H.RES.1114 Jeff Fortenberry 53 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of the Arbor Day Foundation and National Arbor Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.R.5898 Gus Bilirakis 84 Cosponsors 0 points	Silver Alert Grant Program Act of 2008 To authorize a grant program to help establish and improve State-administered notification systems to help locate missing individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related illnesses, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, June 3, 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.RES.1147 Geoff Davis 31 Cosponsors 3 points	Congratulating the Northern Kentucky University Norse women's basketball team, champions of the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II tournament. Passed/agreed to in House 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.R.6044 Edolphus Towns 2 Cosponsors 3 points	To authorize appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission for certain international technical assistance activities. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
H.RES.1187 Bill Shuster 9 Cosponsors 0 points	Promoting global energy supply security through increased cooperation among the United States, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, by diversifying sources of energy, and implementing certain oil and natural gas pipeline projects for the safe and secure transportation of Eurasian hydrocarbon resources to world markets. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
H.RES.1113 Jeff Fortenberry 54 Cosponsors 0 points	Celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother's Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.R.5868 Steve Pearce 49 Cosponsors 1 points	Caleb Martin-Travis Dodson Wounded Warrior Retention Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the retention of members of the Armed Forces on active service or in an active status who would otherwise be retired or separated for a combat-related disability, but who are still medically able to perform noncombat-related military occupational specialties or duties. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.R.5943 Michael Burgess 2 Cosponsors 0 points	Nuclear Used Fuel Prize Act of 2008 To authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, May 1, 2008
H.RES.1130 Sam Graves 85 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's teachers to building and enhancing our Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well being. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
H.RES.892 Charlie Wilson 74 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of a "National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day". Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 29, 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.5825 Devin Nunes 237 Cosponsors 3 points	Hubbard Act To amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
H.R.1237 Bart Gordon 173 Cosponsors 0 points	Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
H.R.5752 Bill Sali 32 Cosponsors 3 points	To provide for the security of United States passports, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
H.R.5714 Ike Skelton 107 Cosponsors 0 points	United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the United States Army in 1775, to honor the American soldier of both today and yesterday, in wartime and in peace, and to commemorate the traditions, history, and heritage of the United States Army and its role in American society, from the Colonial period to today. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
H.RES.1005 Tom Davis 51 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 1, 2008
H.R.5673 Kevin McCarthy 45 Cosponsors 0 points	Military Voting Protection Act of 2008 To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to direct the Secretary of Defense to collect absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters for elections for Federal office and deliver the ballots to State election officials prior to the time established for the closing of the polls on the date of the election, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, April 1, 2008
H.R.5646 Paul Broun 48 Cosponsors 0 points	Protecting the Second Amendment and Hunting Rights on Federal Lands Act of 2008 To protect the second amendment rights of individuals to carry firearms and ammunition in units of the National Park System and the National Wildlife Refuge System and to require that hunting activities be a land use in all management plans for Federal land to the extent that such use is not clearly incompatible with the purposes for which the Federal land is managed. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, March 18, 2008
H.R.5632 Bart Gordon 7 Cosponsors 3 points	To prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the United States. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, March 13, 2008
H.R.4088 Heath Shuler 153 Cosponsors 0 points	Border Law Enforcement Act To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mrs on Tuesday, March 11, 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.RES.971 Bart Gordon 20 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing the sympathies and support of the House of Representatives for the individuals and institutions affected by the powerful tornados that struck communities in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee on February 5th, 2008. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, February 13, 2008
H.CON.RES.281 Donald Manzullo 56 Cosponsors 0 points	Celebrating the birth of Abraham Lincoln and recognizing the prominence the Declaration of Independence played in the development of Abraham Lincoln's beliefs. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, February 13, 2008
H.R.5222 John Campbell 92 Cosponsors 1 points	Semper Fi Act To rescind funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, for the City of Berkeley, California, and any entities located in such city, and to provide that such funds shall be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps account of the Department of Defense for the purposes of recruiting. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, February 6, 2008
H.R.4453 Edolphus Towns 13 Cosponsors 3 points	Underage Drinking Prevention Act of 2007 To establish a grant to increase enforcement of laws to prohibit underage drinking through social sources, to improve reporting of Federal underage drinking data, to establish grants to increase parental involvement in school-based efforts to reduce underage drinking, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, February 5, 2008
H.R.4987 Walter Jones 56 Cosponsors 1 points	Fence By Date Certain Act To require construction of fencing and security improvements in the border area from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, January 31, 2008
H.R.5180 Dave Loebsack 114 Cosponsors 0 points	Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for the Department of Justice's Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, January 29, 2008
H.CON.RES.285 Paul Kanjorski 28 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued honoring the Nation's coal miners. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, January 29, 2008
H.RES.919 Ron Lewis 11 Cosponsors 0 points	Congratulating Kentucky on being selected to host the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, January 15, 2008
H.R.3793 Jason Altmire 274 Cosponsors 0 points	Veterans Guaranteed Bonus Act of 2007 To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the continued payment to a member of the uniformed services who dies or is retired or separated under chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code, bonuses and similar benefits that the member was entitled to before the death, retirement, or separation of the member and would be paid if the member had not died, retired, or separated, to prohibit requiring the member to repay any portion of the bonuses or similar benefits previously paid, and for other purposes. Received in the Senate on Wednesday, December 19, 2007
H.RES.887 Walter Jones 19 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in remembrance of the victims and in honor of the veterans of the peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon, from 1982 to 1984. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, December 18, 2007
H.RES.856 Lee Terry 72 Cosponsors 3 points	Expresses heartfelt sympathy for the victims and families of the shootings in Omaha, Nebraska, on Wednesday, December 5, 2007. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, December 17, 2007
H.R.4463 Jerry Costello 3 Cosponsors 3 points	Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the quality of care provided to veterans in Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, to encourage highly qualified doctors to serve in hard-to-fill positions in such medical facilities, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, December 14, 2007
H.CON.RES.215 Randy Kuhl 83 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the designation of a week as "National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week". Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, December 12, 2007
H.CON.RES.261 Thelma Drake 59 Cosponsors 0 points	Commemorating the centennial anniversary of the sailing of the Navy's "Great White Fleet," launched by President Theodore Roosevelt on December 16, 1907, from Hampton Roads, Virginia, and returning there on February 22, 1909. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, December 12, 2007
H.R.4176 Peter King 169 Cosponsors 3 points	Prevention of Unsafe Licensing Act To enhance national security by restricting access of illegal aliens to driver's licenses and State-issued identification documents. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, November 15, 2007
H.R.4194 Edolphus Towns 6 Cosponsors 3 points	Underage Drinking Prevention Act of 2007 To establish a grant to increase enforcement of laws to prohibit underage drinking through social sources, to improve reporting of Federal underage drinking data, to establish grants to increase parental involvement in school-based efforts to reduce underage drinking, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, November 15, 2007
H.CON.RES.263 Jack Kingston 159 Cosponsors 0 points