Representative Jim McCrery (R-LA-04)

Representative Jim McCrery (R-LA-04)
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16 points	413 points	228 points	76.4% points	.000 points

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Thursday, December 11, 2008 | 7:37 PM CST

Pension Bill Aims to Ease Crunch on Retirees, Companies

Thursday, December 11, 2008 | 2:23 AM CST

Democrat concedes Louisiana congress race

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 | 10:32 PM CST

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H.R.4281 Jim McCrery 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on methyoxyacetic acid. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, December 5, 2007
H.R.4282 Jim McCrery 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the suspension of duty on 2-Acetylnicotinic acid. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, December 5, 2007
H.RES.752 Jim McCrery 6 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring the life and expressing condolences of the House of Representatives on the passing of the Honorable Joe D. Waggonner, Jr., former United States Congressman. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, October 17, 2007
H.R.3295 Jim McCrery 1 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the Public Health Service Act to modify the program for the sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees by terminating the authority for the removal of chimpanzees from the system for research purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, August 1, 2007

H.R.7327 Charles Rangel 3 Cosponsors 27 points	Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 To make technical corrections related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Thursday, December 11, 2008
H.R.3511 Rodney Alexander 6 Cosponsors 0 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2150 East Hardtner Drive in Urania, Louisiana, a the "Murphy A. Tannehill Post Office Building". Presented to President on Friday, October 10, 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.R.7222 Charles Rangel 3 Cosponsors 27 points	To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.7198 Pete Stark 3 Cosponsors 27 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. Cleared for White House on Wednesday, October 1, 2008

H.R.7220 Charles Rangel 3 Cosponsors 3 points	To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Monday, September 29, 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.7005 Charles Rangel 14 Cosponsors 15 points	Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide alternative minimum tax relief for individuals for 2008. Received in the Senate on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
H.R.7008 Rodney Alexander 2 Cosponsors 3 points	Low-Income Rate Payer Disaster Recovery Act of 2008 To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for disaster assistance for electric utility companies serving low-income households, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.R.6758 Mike Rogers 29 Cosponsors 3 points	FREE Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to promptly commence an oil and gas leasing program for public lands within the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, August 4, 2008
H.R.6560 Charles Rangel 1 Cosponsors 18 points	To establish an earned import allowance program under Public Law 109-53, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.R.2493 Roy Blunt 83 Cosponsors 0 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.CON.RES.389 Kevin Brady 19 Cosponsors 0 points	Congratulating the Republic of Colombia on its successful rescue mission and thanking Colombian President Alvaro Uribe for the safe return of the Americans held hostage by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, July 9, 2008
H.R.6070 John Carter 69 Cosponsors 3 points	Military Spouses Residency Relief Act To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the residency of spouses of military personnel. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.5656 Jeb Hensarling 93 Cosponsors 0 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.R.5669 Edolphus Towns 34 Cosponsors 0 points	Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain the funding of poison centers, and enhance the public health of people of the United States. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, June 5, 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.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.6013 Charlie Melancon 4 Cosponsors 3 points	Ratepayer Recovery Act of 2007 To provide for disaster assistance for power transmission and distribution facilities, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, May 9, 2008
H.RES.1122 Marilyn Musgrave 112 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing Armed Forces Day. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, May 1, 2008
H.CON.RES.333 Maurice Hinchey 7 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing continued support for employee stock ownership plans. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 24, 2008
H.R.5515 Sam Johnson 30 Cosponsors 0 points	New Employee Verification Act of 2008 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, April 17, 2008
H.R.5825 Devin Nunes 237 Cosponsors 3 points	Hubbard Act To amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
H.R.3361 Charles Rangel 3 Cosponsors 15 points	Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 To make technical corrections related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006. Received in the Senate on Monday, March 31, 2008
H.RES.944 David Scott 71 Cosponsors 3 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.R.5450 Sam Johnson 58 Cosponsors 0 points	Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F. Referred to House committee on Thursday, February 14, 2008
H.RES.867 Gene Green 54 Cosponsors 1 points	Commending the Houston Dynamo soccer team for winning the 2007 Major League Soccer Cup. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, February 6, 2008
H.RES.933 Richard Baker 5 Cosponsors 4 points	Commending the Louisiana State University Tigers football team for winning the 2007 Bowl Championship Series national championship game. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, January 29, 2008
H.R.4853 Richard Baker 8 Cosponsors 3 points	Veterans Self-Employment Act of 2007 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot project on the use of educational assistance under programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs to defray training costs associated with the purchase of certain franchise enterprises. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, January 23, 2008
H.R.4900 Steve King 150 Cosponsors 0 points	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Reform and Firearms Modernization Act of 2007 To reform the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, modernize firearms laws and regulations, protect the community from criminals, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, January 14, 2008
H.RES.851 David Wu 83 Cosponsors 3 points	Honoring local and state first responders, and the citizens of the Pacific Northwest in facing the severe winter storm of December 2 and 3, 2007. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, December 17, 2007
H.RES.826 Al Green 58 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for the purpose of intimidation and which under certain circumstances can be a criminal act that should be thoroughly investigated by Federal law enforcement authorities and that any criminal violations should be vigorously prosecuted. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, December 5, 2007
H.R.4176 Peter King 169 Cosponsors 3 points	Prevention of Unsafe Licensing Act To enhance national security by restricting access of illegal aliens to driver's licenses and State-issued identification documents. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, November 15, 2007
H.R.4195 Charles Rangel 1 Cosponsors 3 points	Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, November 15, 2007
H.CON.RES.263 Jack Kingston 159 Cosponsors 0 points	To establish the Joint Select Committee on Earmark Reform, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, November 15, 2007
H.R.4104 Roger Wicker 197 Cosponsors 1 points	Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, November 7, 2007
H.R.2295 Eliot Engel 273 Cosponsors 24 points	ALS Registry Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry. Read the second time on Wednesday, October 31, 2007
H.R.3229 Lynn Westmoreland 164 Cosponsors 0 points	National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center Commemorative Coin Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the legacy of the United States Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, October 19, 2007
H.R.976 Charles Rangel 71 Cosponsors 36 points	Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 An act to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Failed of passage in House over veto on Thursday, October 18, 2007
H.R.3494 Marsha Blackburn 136 Cosponsors 3 points	Charlie Norwood CLEAR Act of 2007 To provide for enhanced Federal, State, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, October 12, 2007
H.RES.700 Mary Bono Mack 55 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the We Don't Serve Teens campaign. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, October 2, 2007
H.R.3046 Mike McNulty 53 Cosponsors 3 points	Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007 To amend the Social Security Act to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections, to prevent fraudulent misuse of the Social Security account number, and to otherwise enhance protection against identity theft, and for other purposes. Placed on the Union Calendar on Monday, September 24, 2007
H.CON.RES.207 John Spratt 56 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the United States Air Force as an independent military service. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, September 19, 2007
H.R.3584 Joe Barton 140 Cosponsors 3 points	SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend funding for 18 months for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, September 19, 2007
H.R.3257 Ron Kind 80 Cosponsors 0 points	FIT Kids Act To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, September 19, 2007
H.RES.646 Scott Garrett 50 Cosponsors 0 points	Celebrating the 220th Anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of the United States of America, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Monday, September 10, 2007
H.R.3138 Heather Wilson 71 Cosponsors 1 points	To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to update the definition of electronic surveillance. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, August 10, 2007
H.RES.622 Roy Blunt 98 Cosponsors 0 points	Providing for the correction of the events of August 2, 2007. Referred to House committee on Saturday, August 4, 2007
H.R.2750 Sheila Jackson-Lee 295 Cosponsors 6 points	NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 3, 2007
H.RES.551 William Jefferson 50 Cosponsors 3 points	Acknowledging the progress made and yet to be made to rebuild the Gulf Coast region after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, July 30, 2007
H.R.2923 John Dingell 16 Cosponsors 3 points	To direct the Secretary of Defense to make a grant to the National D-Day Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National World War II Museum. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, July 25, 2007
H.RES.345 Vito Fossella 62 Cosponsors 0 points	Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Archdiocese of New York. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, July 25, 2007
H.RES.362 Rodney Alexander 12 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring the life of Coach Edward "Eddie" Robinson. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 9, 2007
H.RES.251 Charlie Melancon 31 Cosponsors 0 points	Congratulating St. Bernard Parish Public Schools Superintendent Doris Voitier for her receipt of the 2007 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 9, 2007
H.R.2784 John Peterson 170 Cosponsors 0 points	National Environment and Energy Development Act To greatly enhance the Nation's environmental, energy, economic, and national security by terminating long-standing Federal prohibitions on the domestic production of abundant offshore supplies of natural gas, to dedicate fixed percentages of the resultant royalties for environmental restoration projects, renewable energy and carbon sequestration research, and weatherization and energy assistance for those in need, and to share a portion of such royalties with producing States, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, June 29, 2007
H.R.2905 Mike Pence 204 Cosponsors 3 points	Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007 To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, June 28, 2007
H.R.2927 Baron Hill 177 Cosponsors 0 points	To increase the corporate average fuel economy standards for automobiles, to promote the domestic development and production of advanced technology vehicles, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, June 28, 2007
H.R.2290 Adam Schiff 29 Cosponsors 0 points	Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2007 To amend title 18, United States Code, to better assure cyber-security, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, June 25, 2007
H.R.1767 Bill Clay 97 Cosponsors 0 points	Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act To amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, June 8, 2007
H.RES.412 John Boozman 42 Cosponsors 1 points	Expressing gratitude to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, for their State Visit to the United States and reaffirming the friendship that exists between the United States and the United Kingdom. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, June 5, 2007
H.R.997 Steve King 147 Cosponsors 0 points	English Language Unity Act of 2007 To declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the United States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule of naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, June 5, 2007
H.RES.171 Ike Skelton 46 Cosponsors 3 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.RES.411 Charlie Melancon 12 Cosponsors 0 points	Congratulating Jockey Calvin Borel for his victory at the 133rd Kentucky Derby. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, May 16, 2007
H.R.324 Buck McKeon 35 Cosponsors 3 points	Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act To increase the minimum wage, to provide access to health care coverage to employees of small businesses, and to preserve American jobs. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 9, 2007
H.R.319 Frank Wolf 19 Cosponsors 3 points	Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area Act To establish the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. Placed on the Union Calendar on Tuesday, April 17, 2007
H.R.162 Bobby Jindal 5 Cosponsors 0 points	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act of 2007 To adjust the boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes. Placed on the Union Calendar on Tuesday, April 17, 2007
H.R.1562 Charles Rangel 2 Cosponsors 18 points	Katrina Housing Tax Relief Act of 2007 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand certain rules with respect to housing in the GO Zones. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, March 28, 2007
H.R.1131 Richard Baker 12 Cosponsors 3 points	Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act To establish a commission to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, March 27, 2007
H.R.1399 Mike Ross 240 Cosponsors 0 points	District of Columbia Personal Protection Act To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, March 27, 2007
H.CON.RES.83 Ted Poe 42 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the Congress that State and local governments should be supported for taking actions to discourage illegal immigration and that legislation should be enacted to ease the burden on State and local governments for taking such actions. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, March 19, 2007
H.R.1034 Joe Wilson 22 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend the National Guard Youth Challenge Program under title 32, United States Code, to exclude non-defense funds made available by other Federal agencies for the Program from the matching requirements of the Program. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, March 14, 2007
H.R.1398 Collin Peterson 129 Cosponsors 0 points	Agricultural Protection and Prosperity Act of 2007 To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 to provide that manure shall not be considered to be a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, March 9, 2007
H.RES.231 Pete Sessions 130 Cosponsors 0 points	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require all committees post record votes on their web sites within 48 hours of such votes. Referred to House committee on Friday, March 9, 2007
H.R.638 Bobby Jindal 5 Cosponsors 0 points	Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2007 To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, March 1, 2007
H.RES.188 Charles Rangel 1 Cosponsors 0 points	Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Ways an