Representative Jeb Hensarling (R-TX-05)

Representative Jeb Hensarling (R-TX-05)
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H.R.7094 Jeb Hensarling 17 Cosponsors 5 points	Government-Sponsored Enterprises Free Market Reform Act of 2008 To establish a term certain for the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to provide conditions for continued operation of such enterprises, and to provide for the wind down of such operations and the dissolution of such enterprises. Referred to House committee on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.R.6711 Jeb Hensarling 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Veterans Community Health Enhancement Act of 2008 To provide for increased funding for veterans health care for fiscal year 2009 by transferring amounts from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.6712 Jeb Hensarling 0 Cosponsors 5 points	America's Commitment to Veterans Act of 2008 To provide for increased funding for veterans health care for fiscal year 2009 by transferring funds from the Legal Services Corporation and certain title X family planning funds, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.6397 Jeb Hensarling 1 Cosponsors 5 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. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, July 25, 2008
H.R.5656 Jeb Hensarling 93 Cosponsors 5 points	To repeal a requirement with respect to the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr on Tuesday, June 24, 2008

H.RES.1252 Jeb Hensarling 0 Cosponsors 1 points	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5724) to implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. Referred to House committee on Monday, June 9, 2008
H.R.5699 Jeb Hensarling 46 Cosponsors 5 points	Blogger Protection Act of 2008 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to protect uncompensated Internet activity by individuals from treatment as a contribution or expenditure under the Act, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 3, 2008
H.R.5463 Jeb Hensarling 3 Cosponsors 5 points	Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act To protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, March 25, 2008
H.CON.RES.314 Jeb Hensarling 3 Cosponsors 1 points	Establishing a Joint Select Committee on Earmark Reform. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, March 11, 2008
H.R.5434 Jeb Hensarling 13 Cosponsors 5 points	Protecting Americans from Violent Crime Act of 2008 To protect innocent Americans from violent crime in national parks. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, February 19, 2008
H.R.3583 Jeb Hensarling 54 Cosponsors 5 points	Government Shutdown Prevention Act To prevent Government shutdowns. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, September 19, 2007
H.R.2084 Jeb Hensarling 34 Cosponsors 5 points	Family Budget Protection Act of 2007 To reform Federal budget procedures, to impose spending safeguards, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse, to account for accurate Government agency costs, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, May 1, 2007
H.RES.250 Jeb Hensarling 53 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring Dr. Edwin J. Feulner on the occasion of his 30th anniversary as President of the Heritage Foundation. Referred to House committee on Thursday, March 15, 2007
H.R.1042 Jeb Hensarling 17 Cosponsors 5 points	Trade Promotion Authority Extension and Enhancement Act of 2007 To extend trade promotion authority. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, February 23, 2007

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H.AMDT.498 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 110-227 to require that all adults in a household receiving Section 8 tenant assistance for more than 7 consecutive years must perform 20 hours per week of approved `work activities.' Exemptions are provided for senior citizens, the disabled, those already exempt from TANF work requirements, and those who cannot access child care. No Action on
H.AMDT.205 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 29 printed in the Congressional Record to provide that the director shall temporarily suspend allocations if it is determined that allocations are contributing to an increase in the cost or mortgages to homebuyers. No Action on
H.AMDT.220 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 32 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the High Cost Area increases in Section 133 to the Conforming Loan Limit. No Action on
H.AMDT.225 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 30 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the Affordable Housing Trust Fund budgetary placeholder language in the bill. No Action on
H.AMDT.78 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 110-78 to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study to determine what the average length of time is between the date for which a veteran requests an appointment and the date he is able to receive care. This amendment also requires that the Secretary report back to Congress within 180 days with recommendations as to how this time could be decreased to 15 days. No Action on

H.AMDT.907 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 110-450 to remove the civil liability of a lender and cancel the right of rescission for a borrower in instances when a borrower knowingly lied on their mortgage loan application. No Action on
H.AMDT.321 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 22 printed in the Congressional Record to reduced funds for the Water and Related Resources Account by $55 million. No Action on
H.AMDT.626 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 22 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill for the Edmunds Center for the Arts, City of Edmunds, WA. No Action on
H.AMDT.627 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 21 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill for parking facilities. No Action on
H.AMDT.1159 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to enforce section 526 of the Energy Independence Act and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140; 42 U.S.C. 17142). No Action on
H.AMDT.504 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 35 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds for the South Carolina HBCU Science and Technology Initiative. No Action on
H.AMDT.505 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 36 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds for the Environmental Science Center, University of Dubuque, Iowa. No Action on
H.AMDT.506 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 37 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds for the Emmanuel College Center for Science Partnership. No Action on
H.AMDT.507 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 38 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds for Roosevelt University Biology Laboratory Equipment. No Action on
H.AMDT.508 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 39 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds for Nanosys, Inc. No Action on
H.AMDT.732 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 110-290 to reduce funds provided in the bill for rural community facilities programs by $6,287,000. No Action on
H.AMDT.733 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 110-290 to reduce funds in the bill for grants to finance broadband transmission in rural areas by $8,910,000. No Action on
H.AMDT.1042 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-621 to strike all references in the bill to providing grants to states, but leave the underlying loan program intact. Money from the grant portion of the bill ($7.5 billion) would be re-directed to the loan portion (for a total of $15 billion in loans). No Action on
H.AMDT.52 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 110-53 to require recipients of rental assistance under the bill to perform 20 hours per week of approved `work activities.' Approved activities include work, preparation to find work, vocational education, community service, and providing child care services. Exemptions are provided for senior citizens, the disabled, those already exempt from TANF work requirements, and those who cannot access child care. No Action on
H.AMDT.425 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 34 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used for the Clover Bend Historic Site. No Action on
H.AMDT.426 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 44 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the St. Joseph's College Theater. No Action on
H.AMDT.427 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 56 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used for the Maverick Concert Hall. No Action on
H.AMDT.530 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 41 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce appropriations for Children and Families Services Programs by $8 million. No Action on
H.AMDT.428 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 74 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used for the Bremerton Public Library. No Action on
H.AMDT.531 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 42 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce appropriations for Children and Families Services Programs by $5 million. No Action on
H.AMDT.532 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 44 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce appropriations for Aging Services Programs by $21.4 million. No Action on
H.AMDT.556 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 57 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds be used for the Twin Cities Public Television, St. Paul, MN. No Action on
H.AMDT.798 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-330 to strike the allowable use of FHA savings for an affordable housing fund. No Action on
H.AMDT.559 Jeb Hensarling 0 points	An amendment numbered 59 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the On Location Entertainment Industry Craft and Technician Training project, West Los Angeles College, Culver City, CA. No Action on

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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.CON.RES.386 Bill Sali 58 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing and celebrating the 232nd anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 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.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.6666 Marsha Blackburn 11 Cosponsors 1 points	To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, July 30, 2008

H.CON.RES.295 Gus Bilirakis 42 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the deepest appreciation of Congress to the families of members of the United States Armed Forces. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 17, 2008
H.RES.1262 Darrell Issa 49 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Commerce should use all reasonable measures to ensure that every person is counted in the 2010 decennial census. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, July 16, 2008
H.R.2493 Roy Blunt 83 Cosponsors 3 points	Boutique Fuel Reduction Act of 2007 To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for a reduction in the number of boutique fuels, and for other purposes. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mrs on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.RES.1080 Ed Whitfield 56 Cosponsors 1 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.6453 Doug Lamborn 33 Cosponsors 3 points	Schoolchildren's Health Protection Act To amend the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.RES.1325 Patrick McHenry 51 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring the life of Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., distinguished former Senator from North Carolina. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, July 10, 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.RES.1283 Lee Terry 78 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing heartfelt sympathy for the victims and their families following the tornado that hit Little Sioux, Iowa, on June 11, 2008. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
H.R.6344 William Delahunt 7 Cosponsors 18 points	Responsive Government Act of 2008 To provide emergency authority to delay or toll judicial proceedings in United States district and circuit courts, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
H.RES.1302 John Tanner 46 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring the life and mourning the death of John Berthoud, Ph.D. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
H.R.6348 Phil Gingrey 30 Cosponsors 3 points	Eminent Domain Tax Relief Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of property by reason of eminent domain. Referred to House committee on Monday, June 23, 2008
H.RES.1076 Buck McKeon 57 Cosponsors 0 points	Calling upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.J.RES.81 John Campbell 38 Cosponsors 3 points	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to control spending. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.CON.RES.334 Chris Shays 60 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and objectives of a National Military Appreciation Month. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 22, 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.R.2885 Paul Kanjorski 28 Cosponsors 0 points	Credit Monitoring Clarification Act To amend the Credit Repair Organizations Act to clarify the applicability of certain provisions to credit monitoring services, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, May 20, 2008
H.RES.986 John Boehner 57 Cosponsors 2 points	Recognizing the courage and sacrifice of those members of the United States Armed Forces who were held as prisoners of war during the Vietnam conflict and calling for a full accounting of the 1,729 members of the Armed Forces who remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam conflict. House floor actions 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.J.RES.84 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 16 Cosponsors 0 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.R.6026 Jerry Lewis 147 Cosponsors 1 points	Clean Global War on Terror Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
H.R.5794 Kevin Brady 70 Cosponsors 3 points	Federal Sunset Act of 2008 To provide for the periodic review of the efficiency and public need for Federal agencies, to establish a Commission for the purpose of reviewing the efficiency and public need of such agencies, and to provide for the abolishment of agencies for which a public need does not exist. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, May 12, 2008
H.R.5995 Paul Ryan 12 Cosponsors 3 points	Gas Tax Relief and Earmark Moratorium Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the highway fuels taxes, to provide for a Joint Committee on Earmark Reform, and to prohibit earmarking for the remainder of the 110th Congress. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 8, 2008
H.R.5961 Phil Gingrey 13 Cosponsors 1 points	Medicaid and SCHIP Abuse Prevention Act of 2008 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to place a general eligibility ceiling of 250 percent of the poverty level on gross income for eligibility for benefits under Medicaid and SCHIP. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, May 6, 2008
H.RES.1122 Marilyn Musgrave 112 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing Armed Forces Day. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, May 1, 2008
H.R.5903 Mike Conaway 26 Cosponsors 3 points	To redesignate the Federal building and United States Courthouse located at 200 East Wall Street in Midland, Texas, as the "George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building ". Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.R.5908 Wally Herger 32 Cosponsors 1 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a permanent zero percent capital gains rate for individuals and corporations. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 24, 2008
H.RES.1016 Tom Feeney 93 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of William F. Buckley, Jr. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, April 23, 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.5440 Vito Fossella 64 Cosponsors 0 points	FISA Amendments Act of 2008 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr on Wednesday, April 23, 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.R.5847 Scott Garrett 29 Cosponsors 0 points	To prohibit United States funding for the 2009 United Nations Durban Review Conference ("Durban II Conference") or any other activity relating to the planning, preparation, or implementation of a follow-up meeting to the 2001 United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance ("Durban I Conference") in Durban, South Africa. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 17, 2008
H.RES.1030 Randy Neugebauer 9 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the achievements of former Texas Tech University, Indiana University, and West Point men's basketball coach Bob Knight. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, April 17, 2008
H.RES.1110 Mark Kirk 77 Cosponsors 0 points	Condemning Hamas as a foreign terrorist organization responsible for the murders of 26 United States citizens. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
H.R.5782 John Boozman 33 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to provide for reciprocity in regard to the manner in which nonresidents of a State may carry certain concealed firearms in that State. Referred to House committee on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.R.5783 John Campbell 44 Cosponsors 3 points	Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to make contributions to the Federal Government on their income tax returns. Referred to House committee on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.R.5771 Michael McCaul 27 Cosponsors 3 points	To prohibit the use of Federal funds for a project or program named for an individual then serving as a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator of the United States Congress. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 10, 2008