Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ-08)

Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ-08)
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Sponsored	Cosponsored	Maverick	Attendance	RBA*
131 points	566 points	1202 points	81.6% points	.062 points

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H.R.3328 Gabrielle Giffords 0 Cosponsors 20 points	Sierra Vista Subwatershed Feasibility Study Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study of water augmentation alternatives in the Sierra Vista Subwatershed. Senate floor actions on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.R.2297 Gabrielle Giffords 5 Cosponsors 5 points	Arizona National Scenic Trail Act To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Arizona National Scenic Trail. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.RES.984 Gabrielle Giffords 51 Cosponsors 5 points	Expressing support for the designation of July 26, 2008 as "National Day of the Cowboy". Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, July 14, 2008
H.R.6487 Gabrielle Giffords 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Diesel Tax Parity Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary reduction in the tax imposed on diesel fuel. Referred to House committee on Monday, July 14, 2008
H.CON.RES.375 Gabrielle Giffords 3 Cosponsors 6 points	To honor the goal of the International Year of Astronomy, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008

H.R.6394 Gabrielle Giffords 12 Cosponsors 5 points	Border Health Care Relief Act of 2008 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.5552 Gabrielle Giffords 27 Cosponsors 5 points	Border Security Accountability Act of 2008 To require a report on the efforts of the United States Government to increase border security. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, May 22, 2008
H.R.6037 Gabrielle Giffords 1 Cosponsors 5 points	National Security Culture and Language Training Act To amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to create the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Irregular Warfare, Cultural Training, and Social Science Initiatives and to authorize a new skill incentive pay and proficiency bonus to encourage members of the Armed Forces to train in critical foreign languages and foreign cultural studies. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
H.R.2774 Gabrielle Giffords 19 Cosponsors 5 points	Solar Energy Research and Advancement Act of 2007 To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, May 6, 2008
H.R.5630 Gabrielle Giffords 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Innovation Employment Act To modify certain requirements with respect to H-1B nonimmigrants. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.R.4225 Gabrielle Giffords 0 Cosponsors 5 points	William H. Rehnquist Law Center Establishment Act of 2007 To establish the William H. Rehnquist Center on the Constitutional Structures of Government at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers School of Law. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, February 5, 2008
H.R.4326 Gabrielle Giffords 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend title 18, United States Code, to make technical corrections to the new border tunnels and passages offense. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, January 14, 2008
H.R.4050 Gabrielle Giffords 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Levee-Like Structure Consideration Act of 2007 To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to issue guidance providing a process for consideration of the flood protections afforded by certain structures for purposes of the national flood insurance program. Placed on the Union Calendar on Tuesday, December 4, 2007
H.R.3807 Gabrielle Giffords 33 Cosponsors 5 points	Renewable Energy Assistance Act of 2007 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and extend certain renewable energy and energy efficiency incentives. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, October 10, 2007
H.R.3808 Gabrielle Giffords 16 Cosponsors 5 points	Combat Troops Tax Relief Act of 2007 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the special rule treating combat pay as earned income for purposes of the earned income credit and to increase the standard deduction for individuals performing service in the uniformed services while on active duty for a period of more than 30 days. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, October 10, 2007
H.R.3617 Gabrielle Giffords 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Las Cienegas Enhancement and Saguaro National Park Boundary Adjustment Act To provide for the exchange of certain Bureau of Land Management land in Pima County, Arizona, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, September 24, 2007
H.R.1441 Gabrielle Giffords 38 Cosponsors 30 points	Stop Arming Iran Act A bill to strengthen controls on the export of surplus parts for F-14 fighter aircraft. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, June 12, 2007
H.R.2592 Gabrielle Giffords 4 Cosponsors 5 points	Safe and Effective Drug Development Act of 2007 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for one or more Critical Path Public-Private Partnerships to implement the Critical Path Initiative of the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, June 6, 2007

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H.AMDT.1012 Gabrielle Giffords 0 points	An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-603 to mandate that SBIR awardees must be entities with their primary business operations in the United States. No Action on
H.AMDT.1147 Gabrielle Giffords 0 points	An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-807 to clarify that a plaintiff must show intent (malice or reckless indifference) to recover punitive damages. No Action on
H.AMDT.759 Gabrielle Giffords 0 points	An amendment numbered 17 printed in House Report 110-300 to create a Solar Energy Industries Research and Promotion Board to increase consumer awareness nationwide of solar energy options and appropriate certifications. The solar program would be funded entirely by a small portion of industry revenues and no appropriations are authorized. No Action on

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.R.6064 Lloyd Doggett 70 Cosponsors 6 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.R.6598 John Conyers 119 Cosponsors 1 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.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.6687 Harry Mitchell 4 Cosponsors 0 points	Fuel Immigration Enforcement Act To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to calculate the cost of fuel expenses for vehicles of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement according to gasoline prices reported by the Energy Information Administration Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update. Referred to House subcommittee 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.RES.1421 Walter Jones 44 Cosponsors 1 points	Solemnly commemorating the 25th anniversary of the tragic October 1983 terrorist bombing of the United States Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon and remembering those who lost their lives and those who were injured. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.R.2831 George Miller 92 Cosponsors 0 points	Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. Senate committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.R.6049 Charles Rangel 17 Cosponsors 36 points	Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008 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 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.R.6475 Zoe Lofgren 3 Cosponsors 0 points	Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 2008 To establish the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, September 12, 2008
H.R.6494 Kirsten Gillibrand 6 Cosponsors 0 points	PRO-VETS Act of 2008 To provide veterans with individualized notice about available benefits, to streamline application processes for the benefits, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, August 4, 2008
H.R.3548 Bruce Braley 31 Cosponsors 0 points	Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2007 To enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style for Government documents issued to the public, and for other purposes. Read twice on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.3957 Jim Matheson 2 Cosponsors 0 points	Water Use Efficiency and Conservation Research Act To increase research, development, education, and technology transfer activities related to water use efficiency and conservation technologies and practices at the Environmental Protection Agency. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.CON.RES.361 Janice Schakowsky 66 Cosponsors 3 points	Commemorating Irena Sendler, a woman whose bravery saved the lives of thousands during the Holocaust and remembering her legacy of courage, selflessness, and hope. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.RES.1143 Todd Platts 57 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of the Apple Crunch and the Nation's domestic apple industry. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.RES.415 Mike Honda 52 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring Edward Day Cohota, Joseph L. Pierce, and other veterans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent who fought in the United States Civil War. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.RES.1351 Steve Chabot 34 Cosponsors 1 points	Resolution expressing support for the United Nations/African Union Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID) and calling upon United Nations Member States and the international community to contribute the resources necessary to ensure the success of UNAMID, including troops and essential tactical and utility helicopters. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.R.6113 Nancy Boyda 4 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend title 44, United States Code, to require each agency to include contact information for the agency in its collection of information. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.R.3094 Raul Grijalva 29 Cosponsors 0 points	National Park Centennial Fund Act To establish in the Treasury of the United States a fund which shall be known as the National Park Centennial Fund, and for other purposes. Placed on the Union Calendar on Tuesday, July 29, 2008
H.RES.1379 Barbara Lee 31 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Passport Month. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 24, 2008
H.R.6293 Robin Hayes 34 Cosponsors 0 points	Military Children's School Investment Act To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a discretionary grant program for school construction for local educational agencies affected by base closures and realignments, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, July 16, 2008
H.RES.1306 Brian Bilbray 52 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the dedication and honorable service of members of the National Guard who are serving or have served in Operation Jump Start. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, July 16, 2008
H.RES.1067 Joe Courtney 35 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the crossing of the North Pole by the USS Nautilus (SSN 571) and its significance in the history of both our Nation and the world. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, July 14, 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.R.3195 Steny Hoyer 253 Cosponsors 15 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.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.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.6427 Peter Welch 59 Cosponsors 0 points	Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act To provide funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. 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.RES.1290 Howard Berman 13 Cosponsors 0 points	Joining the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in observance of World Refugee Day and calling on the United States Government, international organizations, and aid groups to take immediate steps to secure urgently needed humanitarian relief for the more than 2,000,000 people displaced by genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. Referred to House committee on Friday, June 20, 2008
H.R.6320 Ed Markey 9 Cosponsors 0 points	Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008 To ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet Protocol-based communication and video programming technologies in the 21st Century. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 19, 2008
H.RES.1127 Gary Ackerman 35 Cosponsors 0 points	Resolution condemning the endemic restrictions on freedom of the press and media and public expression in the Middle East and the concurrent and widespread presence of anti-Semitic incitement to violence and Holocaust denial in the Arab media and press. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, June 18, 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.R.3916 Ralph Hall 25 Cosponsors 0 points	To provide for the next generation of border and maritime security technologies. Reported on Wednesday, June 4, 2008
H.R.6039 Zoe Lofgren 34 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to be admitted for permanent residence. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.RES.339 Michael Burgess 21 Cosponsors 4 points	Supporting the goals of Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 21, 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.1054 Susan Davis 47 Cosponsors 3 points	Honoring the service and achievements of women in the Armed Forces and female veterans. 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.R.6067 Nick Lampson 20 Cosponsors 3 points	Invest in Energy Independence Act To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to help reduce the oil prices to consumers, to reduce the cost of petroleum acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, to better match the composition of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to refinery requirements in the United States, to fund energy research and development, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 15, 2008
H.R.6076 Doris Matsui 45 Cosponsors 0 points	Home Retention and Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 To amend the Truth in Lending Act to permit deferrals on certain home mortgage foreclosures for a limited period to allow homeowners to take remedial action, to require home mortgage servicers to provide advance notice of any upcoming reset of the mortgage interest rate, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 15, 2008
H.R.1783 Rahm Emanuel 114 Cosponsors 0 points	Elder Justice Act To amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, May 14, 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.J.RES.84 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 16 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the commitment of Congress to continue to make it a priority to fight anti-Semitism and to promote tolerance at home and abroad. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
H.R.1512 Linda Sanchez 60 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for compensation to States incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, May 12, 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.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.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.5869 Ciro Rodriguez 15 Cosponsors 1 points	Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2008 To authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by violent drug trafficking organizations, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, April 28, 2008
H.R.906 Mark Udall 12 Cosponsors 0 points	Global Change Research and Data Management Act of 2007 To promote and coordinate global change research, and for other purposes. Placed on the Union Calendar on Thursday, April 24, 2008
H.CON.RES.292 Emanuel Cleaver 56 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring Margaret Truman Daniel and her lifetime of accomplishments. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Thursday, April 24, 2008
H.R.5720 Charles Rangel 16 Cosponsors 3 points	Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide assistance for housing. Placed on the Union Calendar on Thursday, April 24, 2008
H.CON.RES.320 Sheila Jackson-Lee 74 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring Army Specialist Monica L. Brown, extending gratitude to her and her family, and pledging continuing support for the men and women of the United States Armed Forces. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 18, 2008
H.R.5515 Sam Johnson 30 Cosponsors 0 points	New Employee Verification Act of 2008 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, April 17, 2008
H.R.5719 Charles Rangel 17 Cosponsors 18 points	Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, assist low-income taxpayers, and for other purposes. Referr