Representative Ike Skelton (D-MO-04)

Representative Ike Skelton (D-MO-04)
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H.CON.RES.442 Ike Skelton 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Directing the Secretary of the Senate to correct the enrollment of the bill S. 3001. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.CON.RES.377 Ike Skelton 0 Cosponsors 9 points	Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the beginning of the integration of the United States Armed Forces. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Friday, June 27, 2008
H.R.6043 Ike Skelton 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To provide for an evaluation factor for defense contractors employing or subcontracting with recipients of certain special immigrant visas. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, June 4, 2008
H.R.5658 Ike Skelton 1 Cosponsors 9 points	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation, and for other purposes. Received in the Senate on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.R.5714 Ike Skelton 107 Cosponsors 5 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.CON.RES.279 Ike Skelton 0 Cosponsors 9 points	Providing for an adjournment of the House. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Tuesday, January 22, 2008
H.R.1585 Ike Skelton 1 Cosponsors 62 points	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Vetoed by President on Friday, December 28, 2007
H.CON.RES.269 Ike Skelton 0 Cosponsors 9 points	Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to correct the enrollment of the bill H.R. 1585. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Friday, December 14, 2007
H.R.3265 Ike Skelton 5 Cosponsors 5 points	Harry S Truman Birthplace Study Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site, in Lamar, Missouri, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, October 30, 2007
H.R.2826 Ike Skelton 50 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, September 6, 2007
H.R.1538 Ike Skelton 27 Cosponsors 50 points	Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007 To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Wednesday, July 25, 2007
H.R.2956 Ike Skelton 42 Cosponsors 30 points	Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act To require the Secretary of Defense to commence the reduction of the number of United States Armed Forces in Iraq to a limited presence by April 1, 2008, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, July 16, 2007
H.RES.171 Ike Skelton 46 Cosponsors 5 points	Honoring the Marquis de Lafayette on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of his birth. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, May 22, 2007
H.CON.RES.47 Ike Skelton 8 Cosponsors 9 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Medal of Honor Day to celebrate and honor the recipients of the Medal of Honor. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Thursday, March 1, 2007
H.R.712 Ike Skelton 1 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 to correct an error in the enrollment of the law that resulted in the omission of two Army construction and land acquisition projects authorized in the conference report (House Report 109-702), and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, February 26, 2007
H.CON.RES.63 Ike Skelton 5 Cosponsors 9 points	Disapproving of the decision of the President announced on January 10, 2007, to deploy more than 20,000 additional United States combat troops to Iraq. Referred to Senate committee on Saturday, February 17, 2007
H.RES.174 Ike Skelton 1 Cosponsors 1 points	Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Armed Services in the One Hundred Tenth Congress. Referred to House committee on Friday, February 16, 2007
H.R.4166 Ike Skelton 8 Cosponsors 20 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 701 East Copeland Drive in Lebanon, Missouri, as the "Steve W. Allee Carrier Annex". Became Public Law No: 110-217 on Saturday, June 6, 1970
H.R.4986 Ike Skelton 1 Cosponsors 39 points	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 To provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes. Became Public Law No: 110-181 on Saturday, June 6, 1970

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H.AMDT.199 Ike Skelton 0 points	An amendment comprised on the following amendments offered en bloc: Amendments nos. 4, 19, 28. 34, 35, 40, and 42 printed in House Report 110-151. No Action on
H.AMDT.201 Ike Skelton 0 points	An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-151 to make technical and conforming changes, including: Sec 301--Apportions funds for additional WMD civil support teams to the correct accounts (net change is zero). Sec 576--Clarifying language to correctly apportion $3 million in funds to defense-wide operation and maintenance accounts. Sec 1307--Technical correction to add $48,000 for cooperative threat reduction program. Sec 1508--Technical correction to $1 billion to Title XV for the Strategic Readiness Fund. Sec 1517--Technical correction to include $50 million requested by the Administration for NNSA. Sections 2104, 2204, 2304--Technical correction to apportion funding for military construction projects to the correct accounts and to eliminate double-counting. Sec 3103--Technical correction to add $6 million for energy security. No Action on
H.AMDT.71 Ike Skelton 0 points	An amendment numbered 2 to make technical changes in section 101 to clarify the qualification of military officers who may supervise medical care case managers and in section 107 to require that the tracking system for reports to medical authorities regarding wounded warrior symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder or suicidal tendencies be developed not later than 180 days after the date of enactment and that the results be included in the Congressional reporting requirement. No Action on
H.AMDT.185 Ike Skelton 0 points	An amendment comprised of the following amendments offered en bloc: amendments nos 5, 9, 10, 17, 18, 26, 27, 36, 37, 47, 48, and 50 printed in House Report 110-151. No Action on
H.AMDT.190 Ike Skelton 0 points	An amendment comprised of the following amendments offered en bloc: Amendments nos. 2, 3, 6, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 25, 39, 44, 45, 46 printed in House Report 110-151. No Action on

H.R.2933 Gary Miller 106 Cosponsors 0 points	Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2007 To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for that Act, and for other purposes. Read twice on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.CON.RES.360 Barbara Lee 56 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the important social and economic contributions and accomplishments of the New Deal to our Nation on the 75th anniversary of legislation establishing the initial New Deal social and public works programs. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.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.3174 Susan Davis 15 Cosponsors 18 points	Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2007 To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.7243 Emanuel Cleaver 2 Cosponsors 3 points	To designate the Liberty Memorial at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Memorial. Referred to House 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.5265 Eliot Engel 123 Cosponsors 0 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.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.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.923 John Lewis 81 Cosponsors 0 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.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.6198 Emanuel Cleaver 13 Cosponsors 0 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1700 Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, as the "Reverend Earl Abel Post Office Building". Received in the Senate on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.CON.RES.426 Maxine Waters 52 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Minority AIDS Initiative. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
H.R.7058 Adam Schiff 6 Cosponsors 0 points	To grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, September 24, 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.6169 Todd Akin 8 Cosponsors 0 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15455 Manchester Road in Ballwin, Missouri, as the "Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building". Referred to Senate committee on Friday, September 12, 2008
H.R.6208 Todd Akin 8 Cosponsors 0 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1100 Town and Country Commons in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the "Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building". Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 1, 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.R.6763 Patrick Tiberi 13 Cosponsors 0 points	Digital Television Coupon Extension Act of 2008 To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the expiration date of digital-to-analog converter box coupons from 3 months to 6 months. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.6388 Henry Waxman 18 Cosponsors 18 points	Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2008 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.RES.1067 Joe Courtney 35 Cosponsors 3 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.RES.1080 Ed Whitfield 56 Cosponsors 3 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.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.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.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.127 Don Young 51 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the entry of Alaska in the Union as the 49th State. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, June 9, 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.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.R.6048 Mike Turner 58 Cosponsors 6 points	To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.RES.1026 Sanford Bishop 80 Cosponsors 1 points	Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Congressional Club. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.RES.1054 Susan Davis 47 Cosponsors 0 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.CON.RES.356 Bob Filner 16 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued. Referred to House committee 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.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.RES.1086 Eddie Bernice Johnson 115 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing National Nurses Week on May 6 through May 12, 2008. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, May 8, 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.RES.1091 Don Young 112 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring the life, achievements, and contributions of Charlton Heston and extending its deepest sympathies to the family of Charlton Heston for the loss of such a great generous man, husband, and father. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.RES.952 Ron Klein 149 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Teacher Day to honor and celebrate teachers in the United States. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, May 5, 2008
H.R.5925 Lynn Woolsey 11 Cosponsors 0 points	International Partnership for Reconciliation in Iraq Act of 2008 To establish a fund to support international efforts for political reconciliation in Iraq, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
H.RES.1164 Richard Neal 9 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of May 2008 as "National Workforce Development Professionals Month". Referred to House committee on Tuesday, April 29, 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.RES.829 Nancy Boyda 5 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the region from Manhattan, Kansas, to Columbia, Missouri, as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.R.5824 Steve Kagen 20 Cosponsors 0 points	Veterans Mortgage Education Act of 2008 To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a mortgage foreclosure counseling program for members of the Armed Forces returning from service abroad. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.CON.RES.292 Emanuel Cleaver 56 Cosponsors 3 points	Honoring Margaret Truman Daniel and her lifetime of accomplishments. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Thursday, April 24, 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.5837 Zoe Lofgren 11 Cosponsors 3 points	To make technical corrections to section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 17, 2008
H.RES.259 Frank LoBiondo 59 Cosponsors 0 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.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.R.4544 Dan Boren 95 Cosponsors 1 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.5475 Dennis Moore 53 Cosponsors 0 points	Sex Offender Mandatory Registration Act of 2008 To amend title 18, United States Code, to make a technical correction to ensure sex offenders who travel between States, regardless of when they traveled, must register with appropriate state and local authorities. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, March 17, 2008
H.RES.1012 Kenny Hulshof 19 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring the historical significance of and reaffirming continued Congressional support for commercial navigation on the Missouri River. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, March 4, 2008
H.RES.944 David Scott 71 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring the service and accomplishments of Lieutenant General Russel L. Honore, United States Army, for his 37 years of service on behalf of the United States. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, February 25, 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.R.5110 Brian Higgins 38 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend title VII of the Social Security Act to require the President to transmit the annual budget of the Social Security Administration without revisions to Congress, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, January 23, 2008