Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL-18)

Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL-18)
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H.R.1746 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 44 Cosponsors 5 points	Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2007 To require disclosure of Holocaust-era policies by insurers and establish a federal cause of action for claims arising out of a covered policy. House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration endi... on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.CON.RES.441 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 5 Cosponsors 1 points	Recognizing the threat that the spread of radical Islamist terrorism and Iranian adventurism in Africa poses to the United States, our allies, and interests. Referred to House committee on Monday, September 29, 2008
H.R.6646 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 13 Cosponsors 30 points	To require the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to provide detailed briefings to Congress on any recent discussions conducted between United States Government and the Government of Taiwan and any potential transfer of defense articles or defense services to the Government of Taiwan. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, September 26, 2008
H.R.7068 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 3 Cosponsors 5 points	Western Hemisphere Counterterrorism and Nonproliferation Act of 2008 To enhance the security of the Western Hemisphere and bolster regional capacity and cooperation to counter current and emerging threats, to promote cooperation in the Western Hemisphere to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, to secure universal adherence to agreements regarding nuclear nonproliferation, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.R.7070 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 3 Cosponsors 5 points	United States Broadcasting Reorganization Act of 2008 To amend the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to reorganize United States international broadcasting, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, September 25, 2008

H.R.7039 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 7 Cosponsors 5 points	United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act To approve the United States-India Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
H.R.4918 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 24 Cosponsors 17 points	To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Miami, Florida, as the "Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center". Passed/agreed to in Senate on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.CON.RES.385 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 30 Cosponsors 5 points	Condemning the attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.RES.1270 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 30 Cosponsors 5 points	Commending the efforts of those who sought to block an international arms transfer destined for Zimbabwe, where the government has unleashed a campaign of violence and intimidation against members of the political opposition, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, June 18, 2008
H.J.RES.84 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 16 Cosponsors 5 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.RES.1116 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 24 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring the life of Claude Denson Pepper, distinguished former Senator and Representative from Florida. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
H.R.5708 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Everglades National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2008 To adjust the boundary of the Everglades National Park, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
H.CON.RES.154 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 25 Cosponsors 6 points	Expressing the sense of Congress that the fatal radiation poisoning of Russian dissident and writer Alexander Litvinenko raises significant concerns about the potential involvement of elements of the Russian Government in Mr. Litvinenko's death and about the security and proliferation of radioactive materials. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 2, 2008
H.RES.1024 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 35 Cosponsors 5 points	Recognizing the 187th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and American democracy. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, March 11, 2008
H.CON.RES.278 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 45 Cosponsors 6 points	Supporting Taiwan's fourth direct and democratic presidential elections in March 2008. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, March 6, 2008
H.RES.807 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 24 Cosponsors 5 points	Honoring the life of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, champion of the Florida Everglades and founder of Florida's environmental movement. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, March 4, 2008
H.RES.939 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 35 Cosponsors 1 points	Condemning the glorification of terrorism and the continuing anti-Israel and anti-Semitic rhetoric at the United Nations. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, January 23, 2008
H.RES.897 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 8 Cosponsors 1 points	Recognizing the strategic importance of the African continent and welcoming the establishment of AFRICOM, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, December 19, 2007
H.RES.879 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 21 Cosponsors 1 points	Objecting to United Nations funding of the Durban Review Conference using the United Nations regular budget, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Monday, December 17, 2007
H.CON.RES.257 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 29 Cosponsors 1 points	Expressing concern regarding arms transfers to Iran and Syria by the Russian Federation and entities in the Russian Federation and urging the President of the United States to implement sanctions against such entities found to be in violation of United States law prohibiting arms transfers to Iran and Syria. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, November 13, 2007
H.RES.730 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 12 Cosponsors 1 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the planned acquisition of a minority interest in 3Com by affiliates of Huawei. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, November 8, 2007
H.RES.676 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 24 Cosponsors 5 points	Declaring that it shall continue to be the policy of the United States, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act, to make available to Taiwan such defense articles and services as may be necessary for Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, October 2, 2007
H.R.3650 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 43 Cosponsors 5 points	North Korean Counterterrorism and Nonproliferation Act To provide for the continuation of restrictions against the Government of North Korea unless the President certifies to Congress that the Government of North Korea has met certain benchmarks. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, September 25, 2007
H.RES.497 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 32 Cosponsors 5 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately release from custody the children of Rebiya Kadeer and Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil and should refrain from further engaging in acts of cultural, linguistic, and religious suppression directed against the Uyghur people, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, September 17, 2007
H.R.3346 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 1 Cosponsors 5 points	To provide compensation for United States citizens taken hostage by terrorists or state sponsors of terrorism. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, September 10, 2007
H.CON.RES.188 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 32 Cosponsors 6 points	Condemning the attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 3, 2007
H.R.957 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 59 Cosponsors 45 points	To amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to expand and clarify the entities against which sanctions may be imposed. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 3, 2007
H.RES.500 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 33 Cosponsors 5 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in opposition to efforts by major natural gas exporting countries to establish a cartel or other mechanism to manipulate the supply of natural gas to the world market for the purpose of setting an arbitrary and nonmarket price or as an instrument of political pressure. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, July 11, 2007
H.R.2712 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 56 Cosponsors 5 points	United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2007 To promote transparency, accountability, and reform within the United Nations system, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 14, 2007
H.R.1856 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 6 Cosponsors 5 points	Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act Amendments of 2007 To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 to further promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, June 8, 2007
H.R.1357 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 81 Cosponsors 5 points	To require divestiture of current investments in Iran, to prohibit future investments in Iran, and to require disclosure to investors of information relating to such investments. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, June 5, 2007
H.R.2332 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 139 Cosponsors 5 points	Syria Accountability and Liberation Act To strengthen sanctions against the Government of Syria, to enhance multilateral commitment to address the Government of Syria's threatening policies, to establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government in Syria, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, May 18, 2007
H.R.1832 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 6 Cosponsors 5 points	National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2007 To establish the National Hurricane Research Initiative to improve hurricane preparedness, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 9, 2007
H.RES.125 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 27 Cosponsors 5 points	Expressing deep concern over the use of civilians as "human shields" in violation of international humanitarian law, including Hezbollah's tactic of embedding its forces among civilians to use them as human shields during the summer of 2006 conflict between Hezbollah and the State of Israel. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, April 25, 2007
H.R.1679 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 14 Cosponsors 5 points	Caribbean Coral Reef Protection Act To protect the environmental integrity of coral reefs and other coastal marine resources from exploration, development, and production activities for petroleum resources located in a maritime exclusive economic zone of the United States that is contiguous to a foreign exclusive economic zone. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 20, 2007
H.R.1063 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 129 Cosponsors 5 points	Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, March 19, 2007
H.RES.228 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 31 Cosponsors 5 points	Recognizing the 186th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and American democracy. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, March 13, 2007
H.R.394 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 11 Cosponsors 5 points	To provide for payment of certain claims against the Government of Iran. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, February 2, 2007
H.R.3913 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 0 Cosponsors 100 points	To amend the International Center Act to authorize the lease or sublease of certain property described in such Act to an entity other than a foreign government or international organization if certain conditions are met. Became Public Law No: 110-249 on Saturday, June 6, 1970
H.R.2671 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 24 Cosponsors 24 points	To designate the United States courthouse located at 301 North Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida, as the "C. Clyde Atkins United States Courthouse". Became Public Law No: 110-146 on Saturday, June 6, 1970
H.R.5834 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 9 Cosponsors 115 points	North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008 To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes. Became Public Law No: 110-346 on Saturday, June 6, 1970

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H.R.6469 Diana Degette 10 Cosponsors 36 points	Organ Transplant Authorization Act of 2008 To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize increased Federal funding for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Presented to President on Thursday, October 9, 2008
H.CON.RES.255 Mike Ferguson 59 Cosponsors 5 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.CON.RES.371 Robert Wexler 32 Cosponsors 3 points	Strongly supporting an immediate and just restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated during the last century by Nazi and Communist regimes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.RES.1272 Mary Fallin 21 Cosponsors 3 points	Honoring and recognizing Alice Mary Robertson who, while a Member of Congress, became the first woman to preside over the floor of the House of Representatives. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.5611 David Scott 52 Cosponsors 0 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.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.6598 John Conyers 119 Cosponsors 0 points	Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain conduct relating to the use of horses for human consumption. House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration en... on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.CON.RES.378 Barbara Cubin 55 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of September 6, 2008, as Louisa Swain Day. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.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.7081 Howard Berman 8 Cosponsors 12 points	United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act To approve the United States-India Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, and for other purposes. Cleared for White House on Wednesday, October 1, 2008
H.R.7177 Howard Berman 1 Cosponsors 27 points	Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2008 To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, 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.6338 Ron Klein 24 Cosponsors 5 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4233 West Hillsboro Boulevard in Coconut Creek, Florida, as the "Army SPC Daniel Agami Post Office Building". Cleared for White House on Tuesday, September 30, 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.R.6950 Pete Stark 52 Cosponsors 24 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.6126 Linda Sanchez 22 Cosponsors 3 points	Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2008 To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration. Placed on the Union Calendar on Friday, September 26, 2008
H.R.7159 Dennis Moore 3 Cosponsors 3 points	National Windstorm Impact Reduction Reauthorization Act of 2008 To reauthorize the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee 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.RES.1361 Howard Berman 25 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should lead a high-level diplomatic effort to ensure that the Durban Review Conference serves as a forum to review implementation of commitments made at the 2001 Durban Conference to combat all forms of racism by defeating the campaign by some members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to divert the United Nation's Durban Review Conference from a review of problems in their own and other countries by attacking Israel, promoting anti-Semitism, and undermining the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.RES.1402 Joseph Crowley 41 Cosponsors 3 points	Supporting a transition to democracy through free, fair, credible, peaceful, and transparent elections in Bangladesh. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.R.6853 Kendrick Meek 10 Cosponsors 5 points	Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2008 A bill to establish in the Federal Bureau of Investigation the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Coordinator to address mortgage fraud in the United States, and for other purposes. Received in the Senate on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.R.7026 Joe Sestak 1 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish the Silver Scholarship program to encourage increased volunteer work by seniors. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.RES.1435 Paul Hodes 42 Cosponsors 1 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.RES.1482 Thaddeus McCotter 20 Cosponsors 0 points	To condemn the efforts of the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations and the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women to pressure and coerce the democratically elected government of the Republic of Ireland to reduce or eliminate its constitutionally established abortion restrictions. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.R.998 Carolyn McCarthy 82 Cosponsors 0 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.6503 Maxine Waters 25 Cosponsors 0 points	Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of 2008 To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program. Received in the Senate on Monday, September 22, 2008
H.R.6772 Tim Mahoney 24 Cosponsors 0 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1717 Orange Avenue in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the "CeeCee Ross Lyles Post Office Building". Received in the Senate on Monday, September 22, 2008
H.RES.1438 Devin Nunes 15 Cosponsors 3 points	Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Azorean Refugee Act of 1958 and celebrating the extensive contributions of Portuguese-American communities to the United States. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, September 22, 2008
H.RES.1472 Chris Smith 15 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting international health and education grant programs related to autism spectrum disorders. Referred to House committee on Monday, September 22, 2008
H.R.2553 Diane Watson 1 Cosponsors 18 points	Public Diplomacy Resource Centers Act of 2007 To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for the establishment and maintenance of existing libraries and resource centers at United States diplomatic and consular missions to provide information about American culture, society, and history, and for other purposes. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Friday, September 12, 2008
H.R.6456 Howard Berman 1 Cosponsors 30 points	To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes. Presented to President on Thursday, September 11, 2008
H.RES.1254 Eliot Engel 34 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the values and goals of the "Joint Action Plan Between the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Government of the United States of America to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality", signed by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Brazilian Minister of Racial Integration Edson Santos on March 13, 2008. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, September 9, 2008
H.R.5464 Ron Klein 23 Cosponsors 0 points	A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center Act To direct the Attorney General to make an annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.CON.RES.358 Dean Heller 35 Cosponsors 0 points	Concurrent resolution commending the members of the Nevada Army and Air National Guard and the Nevada Reserve members of the Armed Forces for their dedicated, unselfish, and professional service, commitment, and sacrifices to the State of Nevada and the United States during more than five years of deployments to and in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6788 Randy Kuhl 49 Cosponsors 3 points	SCHIP Full Funding Extension Act of 2008 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend through fiscal year 2012 funding under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6827 Brad Sherman 10 Cosponsors