Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI-04)

Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI-04)
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H.R.7221 Gwen Moore 6 Cosponsors 25 points	Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2008 To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to reauthorize the Act, and for other purposes. Received in the Senate on Monday, November 17, 2008
H.R.6968 Gwen Moore 18 Cosponsors 5 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.7160 Gwen Moore 3 Cosponsors 5 points	To authorize United States participation in, and appropriations for the United States contribution to, an international clean technology fund, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Friday, September 26, 2008
H.RES.1410 Gwen Moore 6 Cosponsors 1 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.R.6315 Gwen Moore 4 Cosponsors 5 points	To authorize United States participation in, and appropriations for the United States contribution to, an international clean technology fund, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 19, 2008

H.R.5894 Gwen Moore 11 Cosponsors 5 points	Emergency Housing Assistance Act of 2008 To provide funding for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for housing-related assistance needed to prevent homelessness of families in connection with foreclosures on their residences. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 24, 2008
H.RES.1013 Gwen Moore 43 Cosponsors 5 points	Expressing the sense of Congress that providing breakfast in schools through the National School Breakfast Program has a positive impact on classroom performance. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, March 5, 2008
H.R.3978 Gwen Moore 12 Cosponsors 5 points	Student Breakfast and Education Improvement Act of 2007 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, November 14, 2007
H.RES.649 Gwen Moore 11 Cosponsors 1 points	Commemorating the second annual "Milwaukee Brides Walk" and recognizing all brides marches in protest of domestic violence. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, October 12, 2007
H.R.3599 Gwen Moore 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Creating Access to Rides Act To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to improve access to dependable, affordable automobiles by low-income families. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, September 19, 2007
H.R.2532 Gwen Moore 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Minority-Owned Venture Empowerment Act of 2007 To enhance the section 8(a) program of the Small Business Act. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 24, 2007
H.R.1993 Gwen Moore 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Counterterrorism Financing Coordination Act To improve the delivery of counterterrorism financing training and technical assistance by providing for greater interagency coordination and cooperation, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Monday, April 23, 2007
H.R.1719 Gwen Moore 7 Cosponsors 5 points	Securing Equity for the Economic Development of Low Income Areas Act of 2007 To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to reauthorize and expand the New Markets Venture Capital Program, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, March 27, 2007

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H.R.840 Julia Carson 85 Cosponsors 0 points	Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2007 To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate the housing assistance programs for homeless persons under title IV of such Act, and for other purposes. Placed on the Union Calendar on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.CON.RES.255 Mike Ferguson 59 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the United States commitment to preservation of religious and cultural sites and condemning instances where sites are desecrated. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.5611 David Scott 52 Cosponsors 18 points	National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2008 To reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, 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.642 Stephanie Jones 101 Cosponsors 0 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.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.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.6460 Vernon Ehlers 46 Cosponsors 9 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.RES.1521 Luis Gutierrez 15 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring organizers for promoting equality. Referred to House committee on Monday, September 29, 2008
H.RES.389 Donald Payne 50 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Malaria Awareness Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Saturday, September 27, 2008
H.RES.135 Eddie Bernice Johnson 41 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week should be established. Passed/agreed to in House on Friday, September 26, 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.6950 Pete Stark 52 Cosponsors 8 points	Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act of 2008 To establish the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal for organ donors and the family of organ donors. Received in the Senate on Friday, September 26, 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.758 Rosa DeLauro 222 Cosponsors 0 points	Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007 To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations. Received in the Senate on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.R.6045 Peter Visclosky 170 Cosponsors 4 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.CON.RES.424 Maxine Waters 28 Cosponsors 0 points	Calling on the Attorney General to protect the right to vote of every person in the United States by promptly and thoroughly investigating complaints of violations of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Referred to House committee 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.998 Carolyn McCarthy 82 Cosponsors 1 points	Civil Rights History Project Act of 2007 To direct the Librarian of Congress and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out a joint project at the Library of Congress and the National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of individuals who participated in the Civil Rights movement, and for other purposes. Received in the Senate on Monday, September 22, 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.RES.1390 Dennis Cardoza 35 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for the designation of a 4-H National Youth Science Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, September 22, 2008
H.R.176 Barbara Lee 58 Cosponsors 0 points	Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act of 2007 To authorize the establishment of educational exchange and development programs for member countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Monday, September 15, 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.CON.RES.344 Sheila Jackson-Lee 48 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the disproportionate impact of the global food crisis on children in the developing world. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, September 11, 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.6309 Keith Ellison 6 Cosponsors 0 points	Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008 To amend the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to define environmental intervention blood lead level, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6796 Maxine Waters 7 Cosponsors 3 points	Stop Very Unscrupulous Loan Transfers from Underprivileged countries to Rich, Exploitive Funds Act To prevent speculation and profiteering in the defaulted debt of certain poor countries, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6826 Allyson Schwartz 42 Cosponsors 3 points	Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2008 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare Program. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 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.R.6078 Ed Perlmutter 43 Cosponsors 0 points	GREEN Act of 2008 To encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing, commercial structures, and other buildings, and to create sustainable communities. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.2192 Paul Hodes 44 Cosponsors 6 points	To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an Ombudsman within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.RES.896 Joe Baca 119 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the need to pursue research into the causes, a treatment, and an eventual cure for primary lateral sclerosis, supporting the goals and ideals of Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.RES.194 Steve Cohen 119 Cosponsors 0 points	Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 29, 2008
H.CON.RES.364 Barbara Lee 59 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the Significance of National Caribbean-American Heritage Month. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 24, 2008
H.R.6613 John Conyers 13 Cosponsors 1 points	Improving Dental Access in Underserved Communities Act of 2008 To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of dentists serving health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 24, 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.RES.1311 Chaka Fattah 74 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for the designation of National GEAR UP Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
H.R.6326 Lynn Woolsey 16 Cosponsors 0 points	Military Family Support Act of 2008 To provide for a Federal employees program to authorize the use of leave by caregivers for family members of certain individuals performing military service, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, July 16, 2008
H.CON.RES.381 Donald Payne 54 Cosponsors 3 points	Honoring and recognizing the dedication and achievements of Thurgood Marshall on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Received in the Senate on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.R.6496 Alcee Hastings 11 Cosponsors 3 points	Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2008 To address the impending humanitarian crisis and potential security breakdown as a result of the mass influx of Iraqi refugees into neighboring countries, and the growing internally displaced population in Iraq, by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, facilitating the resettlement of Iraqis at risk, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.RES.1090 William Jefferson 48 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring the esteemed former President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela on the occasion of his 90th birthday. 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.R.3329 Al Green 54 Cosponsors 0 points	Homes for Heroes Act of 2007 To provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.RES.1260 Melissa Bean 100 Cosponsors 3 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Internet Safety Month". Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, July 9, 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.CON.RES.370 Sheila Jackson-Lee 51 Cosponsors 5 points	Expressing support for designation of September 2008 as "Gospel Music Heritage Month" and honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States. Referred to Senate committee 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.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.6066 Barney Frank 13 Cosponsors 3 points	Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure Act To require, for the benefit of shareholders, the disclosure of payments to foreign governments for the extraction of natural resources, to allow such shareholders more appropriately to determine associated risks. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.RES.1231 Heath Shuler 66 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Vietnam Veterans Day and calling on the American people to recognize such a day. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.3014 Hilda Solis 113 Cosponsors 3 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.CON.RES.372 Carolyn Kilpatrick 35 Cosponsors 3 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Black Music Month and to honor the outstanding contributions that African American singers and musicians have made to the United States. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
H.CON.RES.2 Donna Christensen 45 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the Congress that children in the United States should understand and appreciate the contributions of individuals from the territories of the United States and the contributions of such individuals in United States history. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
H.RES.1229 Greg Meeks 107 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the achievements of America's high school valedictorians of the graduating class of 2008, promoting the importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and rewarding academic excellence of all American high school students. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, June 23, 2008
H.R.6332 James Clyburn 67 Cosponsors 3 points	To authorize additoinal appropriations for summer youth employment activities under the Workforce Invesment Act of 1998 for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Referred to House committee on Friday, June 20, 2008
H.R.6335 Corrine Brown 9 Cosponsors 0 points	To provide for the transfer to the Government of Haiti of the real property of the former United States Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Referred to House committee on Friday, June 20, 2008
H.RES.1230 Donald Payne 60 Cosponsors 4 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.6261 Baron Hill 4 Cosponsors 1 points	Midwest Storm Victim Relief Act of 2008 To increase the maximum amount of financial assistance that an individual or household is eligible to receive under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in connection with recent storm damage and flooding in the Midwest, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, June 13, 2008
H.R.6255 Barbara Lee 37 Cosponsors 3 points	Next Steps for Haiti Act of 2008 To provide for professional exchanges with Haiti, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 12, 2008
H.R.512 Xavier Becerra 107 Cosponsors 0 points	Commission to Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino Act of 2007 To establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC, and for other purposes. Senate floor actions on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
H.R.1239 Alcee Hastings 66 Cosponsors 7 points