Representative James Langevin (D-RI-02)

Representative James Langevin (D-RI-02)
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Sponsored	Cosponsored	Maverick	Attendance	RBA*
157 points	780 points	102 points	82.4% points	.095 points

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H.R.5983 James Langevin 5 Cosponsors 30 points	Homeland Security Network Defense and Accountability Act of 2008 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the information security of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.CON.RES.406 James Langevin 0 Cosponsors 1 points	Expressing the sense of Congress that any effort to reengineer the health care system in the United States should incorporate sustainable wellness programs that address the underlying causal factors associated with chronic disease. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.5348 James Langevin 1 Cosponsors 5 points	American Health Benefits Program Act of 2008 To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to assure comprehensive, affordable health insurance coverage for all Americans through an American Health Benefits Program. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, February 12, 2008
H.R.4665 James Langevin 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Pigment Brown 25. Referred to House committee on Thursday, December 13, 2007
H.R.4666 James Langevin 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To suspend temporarily the duty on Ammonium polyphosphate. Referred to House committee on Thursday, December 13, 2007

H.R.4667 James Langevin 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Pigment Red 187. Referred to House committee on Thursday, December 13, 2007
H.R.4668 James Langevin 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To suspend temporarily the duty on zinc diethylphosphinate. Referred to House committee on Thursday, December 13, 2007
H.R.4669 James Langevin 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To suspend temporarily the duty on VAT Orange 7. Referred to House committee on Thursday, December 13, 2007
H.R.4670 James Langevin 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Phosphinic acid, diethyl-, aluminum salt. Referred to House committee on Thursday, December 13, 2007
H.R.4671 James Langevin 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Phosphinic acid, diethyl-, aluminum salt with synergists and encapsulating agents. Referred to House committee on Thursday, December 13, 2007
H.R.4672 James Langevin 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Acid Blue 80. Referred to House committee on Thursday, December 13, 2007
H.R.4673 James Langevin 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 1-Oxa-3, 20-diazadispiro Y5.1.11.2? heneicosan-21-one 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl, reaction products with epichlorohydrin, hydrolyzed and polymerized. Referred to House committee on Thursday, December 13, 2007
H.RES.716 James Langevin 9 Cosponsors 5 points	Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to raising awareness and enhancing the state of computer security in the United States, and supporting the goals and ideals of National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, October 16, 2007
H.R.3198 James Langevin 15 Cosponsors 5 points	Quadrennial National Security Review Act To provide for quadrennial national security reviews, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 26, 2007
H.R.2519 James Langevin 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Federal Employees Responsible Investment Act To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, June 12, 2007
H.R.2520 James Langevin 16 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare Program of certain medical mobility devices approved as class III medical devices. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, June 5, 2007
H.R.2062 James Langevin 3 Cosponsors 1 points	Iraq Troop Protection and Reduction Act of 2007 To set forth limitations on the United States military presence in Iraq and on United States aid to Iraq for security and reconstruction, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 26, 2007
H.R.1981 James Langevin 7 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to issue regulations establishing security standards for foreign repair stations performing maintenance for aircraft used to provide air transportation. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, April 23, 2007
H.R.1809 James Langevin 41 Cosponsors 5 points	Medicare Independent Living Act of 2007 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the in the home restriction for Medicare coverage of mobility devices for individuals with expected long-term needs. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, March 30, 2007
H.R.1742 James Langevin 147 Cosponsors 5 points	Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2007 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to classify automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, March 28, 2007
H.R.1290 James Langevin 8 Cosponsors 5 points	Biosurveillance Enhancement Act of 2007 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a National Biosurveillance Integration Center. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, March 5, 2007
H.R.1089 James Langevin 13 Cosponsors 5 points	Project BioShield Material Threats Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to improve and expedite the assessment and determination of current and emerging chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear material threats, to group such agents to facilitate the assessment and acquisition of countermeasures that would address more than one of such agents or adverse health consequences common to exposure to different agents, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, February 23, 2007
H.R.599 James Langevin 18 Cosponsors 30 points	To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to streamline the SAFETY Act and anti-terrorism technology procurement processes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, January 24, 2007

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H.AMDT.148 James Langevin 0 points	An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-136 to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Disability Coordinator at the Department of Homeland Security to enter a cooperative agreement with the National Organization on Disability (NOD) to carry out NOD's Emergency Preparedness Initiative. No Action on
H.AMDT.979 James Langevin 0 points	An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 110-563 to demonstrate congressional support for the adoption of fire sprinklers in commercial buildings. This amendment also would demonstrate congressional support for educational programs that raise awareness of the importance of installing fire sprinklers in residential buildings. No Action on

H.R.1717 Michael McCaul 15 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a National Bio and Agro-defense Facility. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consider... on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.160 Rush Holt 21 Cosponsors 0 points	Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
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.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.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.376 Ed Markey 50 Cosponsors 0 points	Congratulating the 2007-2008 National Basketball Association World Champions, the Boston Celtics, on an outstanding and historic season. 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.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.6874 James McGovern 10 Cosponsors 5 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 156 Taunton Avenue in Seekonk, Massachusetts, as the "Lance Corporal Eric Paul Valdepenas Post Office Building". Cleared for White House on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.2631 Adam Schiff 5 Cosponsors 30 points	Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act To strengthen efforts in the Department of Homeland Security to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in Senate 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.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.7090 Anna Eshoo 70 Cosponsors 3 points	Act to Save America's Forests To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and related laws to strengthen the protection of native biodiversity and ban clearcutting on Federal land, to designate certain Federal land as Ancient forests, roadless areas, watershed protection areas, and special areas where logging and other intrusive activities are prohibited, to transfer administrative jurisdiction of Giant Sequoia National Monument to the National Park Service, to consider areas for inclusion in the National Park System, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.R.7051 Ed Markey 13 Cosponsors 3 points	Georges Bank Preservation Act To prohibit issuance of any lease or other authorization by the Federal Government that authorizes exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any marine national monument or national marine sanctuary or in the fishing grounds known as Georges Bank in the waters of the United States. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
H.RES.1000 Michael Doyle 58 Cosponsors 0 points	To commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the Naming of Pittsburgh as the culmination of the Forbes Campaign across Pennsylvania and the significance this event played in the making of America, in the settlement of the Continent, and in spreading the ideals of freedom and democracy throughout the world. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
H.RES.1314 Sander Levin 29 Cosponsors 3 points	Remembering the 75th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine (Holodomor) of 1932-1933 and extending the deepest sympathies of the House of Representative to the victims, survivors, and families of this tragedy, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.RES.1429 Yvette Clarke 10 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the employees of the Department of Homeland Security, their partners at all levels of government, and the millions of emergency response providers and law enforcement agents nationwide should be commended for their dedicated service on the Nation's front lines in the war against acts of terrorism. Referred to House committee on Thursday, September 11, 2008
H.R.4255 Bob Filner 13 Cosponsors 0 points	United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2007 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to the Paralympic Program of the United States Olympic Committee, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 1, 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.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.4806 Jane Harman 13 Cosponsors 6 points	Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2007 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.6193 Jane Harman 7 Cosponsors 18 points	Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.RES.1279 Lee Terry 46 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the Special Olympics' 40th anniversary. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.RES.1370 Howard Berman 19 Cosponsors 1 points	Resolution calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to immediately end abuses of the human rights of its citizens, to cease repression of Tibetan and Uighur people, and to end its support for the Governments of Sudan and Burma to ensure that the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games take place in an atmosphere that honors the Olympic traditions of freedom and openness. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.R.2140 Shelley Berkley 72 Cosponsors 3 points	Internet Gambling Study Act To provide for a study by the National Academy of Sciences to identify the proper response of the United States to the growth of Internet gambling. House committee/subcommittee actions on Monday, July 28, 2008
H.R.6120 Linda Sanchez 10 Cosponsors 3 points	To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 28, 2008
H.R.3890 Tom Lantos 40 Cosponsors 0 points	An act to impose sanctions on officials of the State Peace and Development Council in Burma, to amend the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 to prohibit the importation of gemstones and hardwoods from Burma, to promote a coordinated international effort to restore civilian democratic rule to Burma, and for other purposes. Presented to President on Friday, July 25, 2008
H.J.RES.93 Joseph Crowley 32 Cosponsors 0 points	Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003. Cleared for White House on Thursday, July 24, 2008
H.R.415 Barney Frank 11 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Received in the Senate on Thursday, July 17, 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.R.6473 Paul Hodes 10 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify the conditions for the release of products from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Account, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.R.3981 Brad Miller 57 Cosponsors 5 points	Preserve America and Save America's Treasures Act To authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program, and for other purposes. Received in the Senate on Wednesday, July 9, 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.3195 Steny Hoyer 253 Cosponsors 15 points	ADA Restoration Act of 2007 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Read the second time on Friday, June 27, 2008
H.R.2910 Susan Davis 77 Cosponsors 0 points	Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2007 To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for reimbursement to members of the Armed Forces of tuition for programs of education delayed by military service, for deferment of students loans and reduced interest rates for members of the Armed Forces during periods of military service, and for other purposes. 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.RES.1050 John Olver 26 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing Pittsfield, Massachusetts, as being home to the earliest known reference to the word "baseball" in the United States as well as being the birthplace of college baseball. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, June 23, 2008
H.R.6330 Bart Stupak 66 Cosponsors 1 points	Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices Act of 2008 To provide for regulation of certain transactions involving energy commodities, to strengthen the enforcement authorities of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the Natural Gas Act and the Federal Power Act, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Friday, June 20, 2008
H.R.5954 Mike Thompson 59 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans for presumptions of service connection for purposes of benefits under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs for diseases associated with service in the Armed Forces and exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, June 12, 2008
H.R.6072 Randy Forbes 1 Cosponsors 0 points	Interagency Cooperation Commission Act To establish a Commission to examine the long-term global challenges facing the United States and develop legislative and administrative proposals to improve interagency cooperation. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
H.R.4926 Betty Sutton 98 Cosponsors 0 points	Josh Miller HEARTS Act To establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in elementary and secondary schools. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, June 10, 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.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.6104 Mike Honda 39 Cosponsors 3 points	Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Act of 2008 To provide for the coordination of the Nation's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, May 21, 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.789 Michele Bachmann 63 Cosponsors 4 points	Honoring public child welfare agencies, nonprofit organizations and private entities providing services for foster children. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
H.R.3397 Keith Ellison 49 Cosponsors 0 points	Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2007 To amend the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to define environmental intervention blood lead level. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
H.CON.RES.317 Rush Holt 50 Cosponsors 0 points	Condemning the Burmese regime's undemocratic draft constitution and scheduled referendum. Referred to Senate committee 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.RES.1011 Frank Wolf 60 Cosponsors 0 points	Calling on the United States Government and the international community to promptly develop, fund, and implement a comprehensive regional strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, contain and reduce violence, and contribute to conditions for sustainable peace and good governance in Chad, as well as in the wider region that includes the northern region of the Central African Republic and the Darfur region of Sudan. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, May 5, 2008
H.R.5830 Barney Frank 43 Cosponsors 1 points	FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008 To create a voluntary FHA program that provides mortgage refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in their