Representative Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28)

Representative Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28)
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H.R.404 Henry Cuellar 5 Cosponsors 10 points	Federal Customer Service Enhancement Act To require the establishment of customer service standards for Federal agencies. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Wednesday, October 1, 2008
H.R.6392 Henry Cuellar 3 Cosponsors 5 points	Alerting Lives through Effective and Reliable Technological Systems Act of 2008 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate an agency within the Department of Homeland Security to modernize the integrated public alert and warning system of the United States to disseminate homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, September 29, 2008
H.R.7088 Henry Cuellar 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize funding for emergency management performance grants to provide for domestic preparedness and collective response to catastrophic incidents, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.R.6468 Henry Cuellar 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Putting the Brakes on Human Smuggling Act To disqualify any individual who engages in or is convicted of human smuggling from operating a commercial motor vehicle or holding a commercial driver's license and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.R.5890 Henry Cuellar 8 Cosponsors 5 points	Citizen and Community Preparedness Act of 2008 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Community Preparedness Division of the Department of Homeland Security and the Citizen Corps Program, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, April 30, 2008

H.R.5863 Henry Cuellar 0 Cosponsors 5 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.2431 Henry Cuellar 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act of 2007 To authorize appropriations for border and transportation security personnel and technology, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, June 7, 2007
H.R.2499 Henry Cuellar 18 Cosponsors 5 points	SBDC Colonias Outreach Act of 2007 To amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve the assistance provided by Small Business Development Centers to Colonias. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 24, 2007
H.R.1909 Henry Cuellar 26 Cosponsors 5 points	Federal Criminal Immigration Courts Act of 2007 To increase the number of Federal judgeships in certain judicial districts with heavy caseloads of criminal immigration cases. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, May 4, 2007
H.R.1866 Henry Cuellar 49 Cosponsors 5 points	Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2007 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment under part A of the Medicare Program on a reasonable cost basis for anesthesia services furnished by an anesthesiologist in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as payments are provided for anesthesia services furnished by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists in such hospitals. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 20, 2007
H.R.1377 Henry Cuellar 9 Cosponsors 5 points	Teachers of English Language Learners Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for an individual teaching in a school with a significant number of limited English proficient students and to provide a deduction for expenses paid or incurred by a teacher for courses required for certification in teaching English as a second language. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, March 7, 2007
H.R.702 Henry Cuellar 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Secure Border Crossing Card Entry Act of 2007 To authorize any alien who has been issued a valid machine-readable biometric border crossing identification card to be temporarily admitted into the United States upon successfully completing a background check. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, March 1, 2007
H.R.502 Henry Cuellar 16 Cosponsors 5 points	Prosperous and Secure Neighbor Alliance Act of 2007 To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize assistance to improve security and promote economic development in Mexico. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, January 17, 2007
H.R.437 Henry Cuellar 31 Cosponsors 23 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 West Eisenhower Street in Rio Grande City, Texas, as the "Lino Perez, Jr. Post Office". Became Public Law No: 110-30 on Saturday, June 6, 1970

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H.AMDT.113 Henry Cuellar 0 points	An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-108 to allow rural small business owners, who do not have a rural lender in their area, to receive the benefits of the Rural Lending Outreach Program through loans issued by any lender enrolled in the 7(a) loan program. No Action on
H.AMDT.125 Henry Cuellar 0 points	An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 110-116 to require the states or agencies that administer the Head Start program to describe the type of assessment used to determine the rate of progress made by students with Limited English Proficiency. No Action on
H.AMDT.455 Henry Cuellar 0 points	An amendment numbered 35 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funds for the Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and other Judicial Services by $10,000,000. And, decrease funds for District of Columbia Courts by $10,000,000. No Action on
H.AMDT.1033 Henry Cuellar 0 points	An amendment numbered 11 printed in Part B of House Report 110-604 to direct the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, within 90 days of enactment, to conduct a mission requirement analysis for the navigable portions of the Rio Grande River, Texas, international water boundary. The analysis would identify what resources would be needed to further the Coast Guard's mission along the Rio Grande River. No Action on

H.R.5577 Bennie Thompson 20 Cosponsors 3 points	Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other purposes. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consider... 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.429 Mike Conaway 55 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the importance of the United States wine industry to the American economy. 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.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.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.6437 Mike Conaway 33 Cosponsors 6 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 North Texas Avenue in Odessa, Texas, as the "Corporal Alfred Mac Wilson Post Office". Presented to President on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.7175 Nydia Velazquez 4 Cosponsors 15 points	Small Business Financing Improvements Act of 2008 To amend the Small Business Act to improve the section 7(a) lending program, and for other purposes. Received in the Senate on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.971 Anthony Weiner 189 Cosponsors 0 points	Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers (including health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in the same manner as such laws apply to protected activities under the National Labor Relations Act. Placed on the Union Calendar on Sunday, September 28, 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 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.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.RES.1381 Lucille Roybal-Allard 113 Cosponsors 0 points	Resolution expressing the sense of the House that there should be an increased public and private commitment prioritizing prevention and public health for all people in the United States. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.R.1527 Jerry Moran 30 Cosponsors 0 points	Rural Veterans Access to Care Act A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program to permit certain highly rural veterans enrolled in the health system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to receive covered health services through providers other than those of the Department. 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.6295 Dan Lungren 7 Cosponsors 0 points	To enhance drug trafficking interdiction by creating a Federal felony relating to operating or embarking in a submersible or semi-submersible vessel without nationality and on an international voyage. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6041 Silvestre Reyes 20 Cosponsors 3 points	To redesignate the Rio Grande American Canal in El Paso, Texas, as the "Travis C. Johnson Canal". Placed on the Union Calendar on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.2192 Paul Hodes 44 Cosponsors 0 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.R.6617 Mike Honda 14 Cosponsors 3 points	Strengthening Communities Through Education and Integration Act of 2008 To strengthen communities through English literacy, civics, education, and immigrant integration programs. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 24, 2008
H.RES.984 Gabrielle Giffords 51 Cosponsors 3 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.RES.1336 Michael McCaul 13 Cosponsors 0 points	Encouraging the United States Secretary of State to work with the Government of Pakistan to secure the return to the United States of all American children being educated in madrassas in Pakistan. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 10, 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.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.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.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.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.1333 Charles Dent 56 Cosponsors 0 points	Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Support Act of 2007 To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, June 19, 2008
H.R.4179 Yvette Clarke 16 Cosponsors 18 points	Fair, Accurate, Secure and Timely Redress Act of 2007 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight, or denied a right, benefit, or privilege, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, June 19, 2008
H.R.512 Xavier Becerra 107 Cosponsors 27 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.6028 Howard Berman 4 Cosponsors 18 points	Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act of 2008 To authorize law enforcement and security assistance, and assistance to enhance the rule of law and strengthen civilian institutions, for Mexico and the countries of Central America, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
H.R.6020 Zoe Lofgren 18 Cosponsors 1 points	To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.R.6039 Zoe Lofgren 34 Cosponsors 1 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.R.752 G. K. Butterfield 61 Cosponsors 0 points	Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2007 To direct Federal agencies to transfer excess Federal electronic equipment, including computers, computer components, printers, and fax machines, to educational recipients. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 22, 2008
H.R.1157 Nita Lowey 269 Cosponsors 0 points	Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.RES.1132 Ted Poe 69 Cosponsors 1 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.RES.1152 Mike Ferguson 82 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring Arnold Palmer for his distinguished career in the sport of golf and his commitment to excellence and sportsmanship. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.RES.1210 Mike Ross 10 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the designation of Destination ImagiNation Week. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, May 20, 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.RES.1109 Albio Sires 82 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring the memory of Dith Pran by remembering his life's work and continuing to acknowledge and remember the victims of genocides that have taken place around the globe. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, May 6, 2008
H.RES.1155 Mike Ross 33 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring the recipients of the El Dorado Promise scholarship. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, May 6, 2008
H.R.5950 Zoe Lofgren 17 Cosponsors 0 points	Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 1, 2008
H.R.4183 Loretta Sanchez 12 Cosponsors 3 points	National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
H.R.5684 Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 43 Cosponsors 0 points	Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2008 To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the basic educational assistance program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
H.RES.578 Adam Putnam 55 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Watermelon Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
H.R.5914 Paul Kanjorski 18 Cosponsors 0 points	Student Loan Access Act of 2008 To clarify the authority of the Federal Financing Bank to purchase loans guaranteed under part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, April 29, 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.4193 Jerry Moran 27 Cosponsors 3 points	To provide for an automatic one-year extension of the authorizations of appropriations and direct spending programs of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.R.900 Jose Serrano 128 Cosponsors 3 points	Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2007 To provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico. Placed on the Union Calendar on Tuesday, April 22, 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.RES.1095 Al Green 52 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing and honoring the 40th anniversary of congressional passage of title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (the Fair Housing Act) and the 20th anniversary of the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 15, 2008
H.RES.259 Frank LoBiondo 59 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring and recognizing the work of the Meals On Wheels Association of America, its member senior nutrition programs throughout the country, and their annual March For Meals campaigns. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.R.3825 Lucille Roybal-Allard 80 Cosponsors 0 points	Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes. Placed on the Union Calendar on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
H.R.2040 John Lewis 311 Cosponsors 0 points	Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 2, 2008
H.CON.RES.302 Kay Granger 124 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the observance of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, April 1, 2008
H.R.4774 Lamar Smith 31 Cosponsors 3 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10250 John Saunders Road in San Antonio, Texas, as the "Cyndi Taylor Krier Post Office Building". Referred to Senate subcommittee on Friday, March 28, 2008
H.R.4544 Dan Boren 95 Cosponsors 0 points	Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2007 To require the issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American code talkers. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, March 28, 2008
H.R.4014 Lucille Roybal-Allard 61 Cosponsors 0 points	Insurance Non-Discrimination for Survivors Act To prohibit discrimination in insurance coverage to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, March 25, 2008
H.RES.1058 Mike Ross 3 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the designation of Destination ImagiNation Week. Referred to House committee on Friday, March 14, 2008
H.R.5592 Silvestre Reyes 5 Cosponsors 3 points	Border Health Security Act of 2008