Representative Jim Ramstad (R-MN-03)

Representative Jim Ramstad (R-MN-03)
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H.R.6243 Jim Ramstad 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Ambulance Fuel Tax Relief Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption from the Federal motor fuels excise tax for ground emergency and non-emergency ambulance services. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
H.R.6172 Jim Ramstad 8 Cosponsors 5 points	Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past-due. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.R.4977 Jim Ramstad 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on an infrared absorbing dye. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, January 17, 2008
H.R.4978 Jim Ramstad 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on a certain specialty monomer. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, January 17, 2008
H.R.4974 Jim Ramstad 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To suspend temporarily the duty on certain perfluorocarbons. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, January 15, 2008

H.R.4975 Jim Ramstad 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To suspend temporarily the duty on perfluorobutane sulfonyl fluoride. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, January 15, 2008
H.R.4976 Jim Ramstad 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain cathode-ray tubes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, January 15, 2008
H.R.4979 Jim Ramstad 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on an ultraviolet dye. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, January 15, 2008
H.R.4980 Jim Ramstad 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on THV. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, January 15, 2008
H.R.4981 Jim Ramstad 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend and modify the temporary suspension of duty on certain catalytic converter mats of ceramic fibers. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, January 15, 2008
H.R.2311 Jim Ramstad 0 Cosponsors 5 points	For the relief of Grace Dufia Gana. Referred to House committee on Monday, May 14, 2007
H.R.1214 Jim Ramstad 3 Cosponsors 5 points	Veterans' Survivors Education Enhancement Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents of veterans. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, March 9, 2007
H.R.687 Jim Ramstad 44 Cosponsors 5 points	Keeping Families Together Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a State family support grant program to end the practice of parents giving legal custody of their seriously emotionally disturbed children to State agencies for the purpose of obtaining mental health services for those children. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, February 2, 2007
H.R.688 Jim Ramstad 61 Cosponsors 5 points	State and Local Law Enforcement Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act of 2007 To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide standards and procedures to guide both State and local law enforcement agencies and law enforcement officers during internal investigations, interrogation of law enforcement officers, and administrative disciplinary hearings, to ensure accountability of law enforcement officers, to guarantee the due process rights of law enforcement officers, and to require States to enact law enforcement discipline, accountability, and due process laws. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, January 24, 2007
H.R.7082 Jim Ramstad 1 Cosponsors 95 points	Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose certain prisoner return information to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes. Became Public Law No: 110-428 on Saturday, June 6, 1970

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H.R.1746 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 44 Cosponsors 0 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.239 Jean Schmidt 45 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing and acknowledging the important role of adoption, and commending all parties involved, including birthparents who carry out an adoption plan, adoptive families, and adopted children. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.1424 Patrick Kennedy 270 Cosponsors 27 points	Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Wednesday, October 1, 2008
H.R.6229 Betty McCollum 7 Cosponsors 5 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2523 7th Avenue East in North Saint Paul, Minnesota, as the "Mayor William 'Bill' Sandberg Post Office Building". Cleared for White House on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.7083 John Lewis 5 Cosponsors 15 points	Charity Enhancement Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance charitable giving and improve disclosure and tax administration. Received in the Senate on Monday, September 29, 2008

H.R.971 Anthony Weiner 189 Cosponsors 0 points	Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers (including health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in the same manner as such laws apply to protected activities under the National Labor Relations Act. Placed on the Union Calendar on Sunday, September 28, 2008
H.R.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.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.7098 Sander Levin 2 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based. Referred to House committee on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.R.7035 Carol Shea-Porter 4 Cosponsors 3 points	Improving Dependent Care Tax Assistance Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
H.R.6983 Patrick Kennedy 7 Cosponsors 15 points	Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, and for other purposes. Received in the Senate on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.RES.1435 Paul Hodes 42 Cosponsors 3 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.CON.RES.163 Heather Wilson 104 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of Congress in support of further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Monday, September 22, 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.CON.RES.411 Dave Reichert 15 Cosponsors 0 points	Raising the awareness of the need for crime prevention in communities across the country and expressing support for designation of the week of October 2, 2008, through October 4, 2008, as "Celebrate Safe Communities" Week. Referred to House committee on Thursday, September 11, 2008
H.R.6873 Chris Van Hollen 2 Cosponsors 3 points	Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008 To delay any application of the phase out of the Medicare hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor during fiscal year 2009. Referred to House committee on Thursday, September 11, 2008
H.R.6884 Doris Matsui 15 Cosponsors 3 points	Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2008 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry, to authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, September 11, 2008
H.R.6723 Bruce Braley 12 Cosponsors 3 points	Guaranteed Benefits for Our Troops Act To provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, September 4, 2008
H.R.6826 Allyson Schwartz 42 Cosponsors 3 points	Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2008 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare Program. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6831 Bart Stupak 1 Cosponsors 3 points	Copper Theft Prevention Act of 2008 To require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in theft and interstate fencing of stolen copper, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.RES.1324 Bart Stupak 35 Cosponsors 3 points	Requesting that the President focus appropriate attention on neighborhood crime prevention and community policing, and coordinate certain Federal efforts to participate in National Night Out, which occurs the first Tuesday of August each year, including by supporting local efforts and community watch groups and by supporting local officials, to promote community safety and help provide homeland security. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.RES.645 Mario Diaz-Balart 34 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the gratitude and appreciation of the House of Representatives to the professionalism and dedication of the United States Capitol Police as the House honors the 10th Anniversary of the tragic deaths of Officer Jacob Chestnut and Detective John Gibson, who lost their lives protecting the Capitol and the people inside from an armed attack. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, July 23, 2008
H.CON.RES.299 Ed Markey 106 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.R.423 Sue Myrick 28 Cosponsors 0 points	Kristen's Act Reauthorization of 2007 To authorize the Attorney General to provide grants for organizations to find missing adults. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.CON.RES.236 David Dreier 31 Cosponsors 2 points	Recognizing the close relationship between the United States and the Republic of San Marino. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Friday, July 11, 2008
H.RES.1328 Todd Platts 88 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, July 9, 2008
H.R.6365 Ron Kind 2 Cosponsors 3 points	Medicare Special Needs Plans Extension and Amendments Act of 2008 To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to Medicare special needs plans and the alignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually eligible individuals. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, June 30, 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.CON.RES.195 Zach Wamp 54 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the Congress that a National Dysphagia Awareness Month should be established. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, June 27, 2008
H.RES.353 Elijah Cummings 101 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be an increased commitment supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.6407 John Lewis 34 Cosponsors 3 points	Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.RES.1308 Gus Bilirakis 24 Cosponsors 0 points	Condemning the broadcasting of incitement to violence against Americans and the United States in media based in the Middle East, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee 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.R.6368 Kevin Brady 12 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an increase in the standard mileage rates to reflect the increase in the cost of highway fuels, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, June 25, 2008
H.R.1333 Charles Dent 56 Cosponsors 6 points	Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Support Act of 2007 To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, June 19, 2008
H.RES.1288 Joe Sestak 4 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness Month. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 19, 2008
H.RES.1002 Earl Blumenauer 59 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for the designation of a "Public Radio Recognition Month". Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, June 18, 2008
H.R.6210 Ron Kind 11 Cosponsors 3 points	SHOP Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible. Referred to House committee on Monday, June 9, 2008
H.R.6215 Frank Pallone 5 Cosponsors 3 points	Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Monday, June 9, 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.1132 Ted Poe 69 Cosponsors 1 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.RES.1106 Dave Reichert 114 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of April 2008 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to devote new resources to research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.R.6122 Tim Walz 15 Cosponsors 3 points	Veterans Pain Care Act of 2008 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive policy on the management of pain experienced by veterans enrolled for health care services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.CON.RES.356 Bob Filner 16 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, May 20, 2008
H.R.2894 Dutch Ruppersberger 296 Cosponsors 0 points	Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the "Star Spangled Banner" and the War of 1812, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, May 19, 2008
H.R.980 Dale Kildee 278 Cosponsors 8 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.R.1783 Rahm Emanuel 114 Cosponsors 0 points	Elder Justice Act To amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
H.RES.789 Michele Bachmann 63 Cosponsors 0 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.RES.1133 Tim Walz 28 Cosponsors 4 points	Congratulating Winona State University on winning the 2008 Division II men's basketball championships. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
H.R.6036 Rahm Emanuel 2 Cosponsors 3 points	Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish lifelong learning accounts to provide an incentive to save for education. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, May 13, 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.1130 Sam Graves 85 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's teachers to building and enhancing our Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well being. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
H.RES.1043 Jeff Fortenberry 51 Cosponsors 3 points	Honoring the life and legacy of Chief Standing Bear, a pioneer in civil rights for Native Americans, on the 100th anniversary of Chief Standing Bear's death. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
H.RES.1079 Ruben Hinojosa 59 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month 2008, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
H.R.5613 John Dingell 219 Cosponsors 0 points	Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 To extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009, and for other purposes. Read the second time on Monday, April 28, 2008
H.R.5874 Michael Burgess 42 Cosponsors 0 points	National MS Disease Registry Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a permanent Multiple Sclerosis National Surveillance System. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, April 22, 2008
H.R.5835 Janice Schakowsky 15 Cosponsors 0 points	Health Promotion FIRST Act To provide for increased planning and funding for health promotion programs of the Department of Health and Human Services. 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.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.5763 Keith Ellison 3 Cosponsors 3 points	To temporarily delay application of proposed changes to the Departmental Appeals Board within the Department of Health and Human Services. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.R.5765 Anna Eshoo 8 Cosponsors 3 points	Medicare Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2008 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to cover remote patient management services for certain chronic health conditions under the Medicare Program. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.R.5755 Ron Kind 10 Cosponsors 3 points	Bipartisan Earmark Reform Commission Act of 2008 To establish the Bipartisan Earmark Reform Commission. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 10, 2008
H.R.5764 Rahm Emanuel 1 Cosponsors 3 points	Medicaid Levy Enhancement Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a continuous levy on payments to Medicaid providers and suppliers. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 10, 2008