Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT-02)

Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT-02)
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178 points	662 points	105 points	82.3% points	.083 points

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H.R.6804 Joe Courtney 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Families and Small Business Energy Tax Relief Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a temporary refundable credit for the cost of natural gas, home heating oil, and propane, to allow small businesses, farmers, and fishermen a credit for motor and other fuel costs, and to increase the credit for nonbusiness energy property and make it permanent, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6438 Joe Courtney 10 Cosponsors 5 points	National Guard Technician Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008 To amend title 10, United States Code, to lift restrictions on the availability of certain enlistment, reenlistment, and student loan benefits for military technicians, when membership in a reserve component is a condition of the military technician's employment and to repeal the prohibition in title 32, United States Code, against overtime pay for National Guard technicians. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, July 25, 2008
H.RES.1067 Joe Courtney 35 Cosponsors 5 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.6237 Joe Courtney 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Tax Relief for Long-Term Care Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a credit for long-term care insurance premiums and for taxpayers with long-term care needs. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
H.R.6035 Joe Courtney 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To authorize the Secretary of Energy to exchange light crude oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for heavy crude oil, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 14, 2008

H.R.5875 Joe Courtney 19 Cosponsors 5 points	PROTECT Act of 2008 To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that personal protective equipment undergoes survivability testing before full-scale production. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.RES.1097 Joe Courtney 6 Cosponsors 8 points	Expressing support for the designation of the month of April 2008, as National Child Abuse Prevention Month to provide attention to the tragic circumstances that face some of our Nation's children on a daily basis and to underscore our commitment to preventing child abuse and neglect so that all children can live in safety and security. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
H.R.2833 Joe Courtney 32 Cosponsors 5 points	Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007 To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional limitations on preexisting condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, March 20, 2008
H.R.4075 Joe Courtney 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Accessing College through Comprehensive Early Outreach and State Partnerships Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand college access and increase college persistence, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, January 22, 2008
H.R.4474 Joe Courtney 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To suspend temporarily the duty on yarn of carded cashmere yarn coarser than 19.35 metric. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, December 12, 2007
H.R.4475 Joe Courtney 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To suspend temporarily the duty on yarn of carded camel hair yarn. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, December 12, 2007
H.R.4476 Joe Courtney 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on yarn of combed cashmere or yarn of camel hair. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, December 12, 2007
H.R.4477 Joe Courtney 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on yarn of carded cashmere of 19.35 metric yarn count or finer. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, December 12, 2007
H.R.4478 Joe Courtney 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on camel hair, processed beyond the degreased or carbonized condition. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, December 12, 2007
H.R.4479 Joe Courtney 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on waste of camel hair. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, December 12, 2007
H.R.4480 Joe Courtney 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on camel hair, carded or combed. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, December 12, 2007
H.R.4481 Joe Courtney 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on woven fabrics containing 85 percent or more by weight of vicuna hair. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, December 12, 2007
H.R.4482 Joe Courtney 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on camel hair, not processed in any manner beyond the degreased or carbonized condition. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, December 12, 2007
H.R.4483 Joe Courtney 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on noils of camel hair. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, December 12, 2007
H.R.4484 Joe Courtney 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on fine animal hair of Kashmire (cashmere) goats. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, December 12, 2007
H.R.4485 Joe Courtney 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend and revise the temporary suspension of duty on Biaxially oriented polypropylene dielectric film. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, December 12, 2007
H.R.3191 Joe Courtney 43 Cosponsors 5 points	Wounded Warrior Information Sharing Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the transfer of certain contact information for a member of the Armed Forces who is being medically separated or retired under chapter 61 of such title to the department or agency for veterans affairs of the State in which the member intends to reside. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, August 14, 2007
H.R.986 Joe Courtney 4 Cosponsors 35 points	Eightmile Wild and Scenic River Act To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Eightmile River in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 3, 2007
H.R.2056 Joe Courtney 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Medicare Part D Improvement Act of 2007 To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the Medicare part D prescription drug program. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 2, 2007
H.R.1949 Joe Courtney 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Amendments Act of 2007 To amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994, to increase the authorization of appropriations and modify the date on which the authority of the Secretary of the Interior terminates under the Act. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, April 23, 2007
H.R.3325 Joe Courtney 4 Cosponsors 20 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 235 Mountain Road in Suffield, Connecticut, as the "Corporal Stephen R. Bixler Post Office". Became Public Law No: 110-126 on Saturday, June 6, 1970

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H.R.2452 Tim Bishop 57 Cosponsors 0 points	Raw Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that publicly owned treatment works monitor for and report sewer overflows, 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.RES.1316 James McGovern 53 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring the service of the Navy and Coast Guard veterans who served on the Landing Ship Tank (LST) amphibious landing craft during World War II, the Korean war, the Vietnam war, Operation Desert Storm, and global operations through 2002 and recognizing the essential role played by LST amphibious craft during these conflicts. Passed/agreed to in House on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6826 Allyson Schwartz 39 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.J.RES.62 Joe Baca 82 Cosponsors 18 points	Native American Heritage Day Act of 2007 To honor the achievements and contributions of Native Americans to the United States, and for other purposes. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Thursday, July 31, 2008

H.R.6695 Tim Walz 13 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend title 38, United States Code, to conform the mileage reimbursement rates used under the beneficiary travel program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the mileage reimbursement rates for Government employees on official business who use privately owned vehicles, to eliminate all deductibles under the beneficiary travel program, to ensure that all veterans can participate in the beneficiary travel program, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.6732 John Hall 11 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of "combat with the enemy" for purposes of service-connection of disabilities. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.5167 Bruce Braley 35 Cosponsors 3 points	Justice for Victims of Torture and Terrorism Act To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to remove the authority of the President to waive certain provisions. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.R.6654 Edolphus Towns 40 Cosponsors 3 points	Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act To increase the recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists by low-income local educational agencies. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.R.6613 John Conyers 10 Cosponsors 3 points	Improving Dental Access in Underserved Communities Act of 2008 To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of dentists serving health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 24, 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.RES.1088 Jerrold Nadler 39 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing and commending the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for 50 years of service as a vital American cultural ambassador to the world. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.RES.1259 Mike Arcuri 31 Cosponsors 3 points	Congratulating the Hamilton College Continentals on winning the NCAA Division III women's lacrosse championship. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.R.1286 Maurice Hinchey 26 Cosponsors 0 points	Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation Act To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.R.3329 Al Green 54 Cosponsors 0 points	Homes for Heroes Act of 2007 To provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.R.3036 John Sarbanes 64 Cosponsors 0 points	No Child Left Inside Act of 2007 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding environmental education, and for other purposes. Placed on the Union Calendar on Thursday, July 10, 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.1889 Tim Holden 25 Cosponsors 0 points	Private Prison Information Act of 2007 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. 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.111 Peter King 277 Cosponsors 0 points	Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr on Tuesday, June 24, 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.RES.1229 Greg Meeks 107 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the achievements of America's high school valedictorians of the graduating class of 2008, promoting the importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and rewarding academic excellence of all American high school students. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, June 23, 2008
H.R.6330 Bart Stupak 45 Cosponsors 3 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.6316 Lloyd Doggett 76 Cosponsors 3 points	To reduce global greenhouse gas emissions through the creation of a domestic carbon market and international trade measures, and to direct the revenue therefrom to public interests. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 19, 2008
H.R.1528 John Olver 9 Cosponsors 18 points	New England National Scenic Trail Designation Act To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the New England National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Monday, June 16, 2008
H.R.1553 Deborah Pryce 226 Cosponsors 0 points	Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to information regarding pediatric cancers and current treatments for such cancers, establish a national childhood cancer registry, and promote public awareness of pediatric cancer. Received in the Senate on Monday, June 16, 2008
H.R.6264 John Larson 7 Cosponsors 3 points	To prevent excessive speculation in over-the-counter derivatives markets for certain energy commodities by limiting participation in those markets to persons who are capable of producing, manufacturing, or taking physical delivery of the commodities. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 12, 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. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, June 9, 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.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. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, June 5, 2008
H.R.6045 Peter Visclosky 149 Cosponsors 3 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. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.R.493 Louise Slaughter 222 Cosponsors 0 points	Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. Signed by President on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.R.758 Rosa DeLauro 218 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. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, May 21, 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.1153 Mazie Hirono 78 Cosponsors 1 points	Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. 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.RES.961 Don Young 35 Cosponsors 3 points	Commending the Alaska Army National Guard for its service to the State of Alaska and the citizens of the United States. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, May 20, 2008
H.RES.1054 Susan Davis 47 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring the service and achievements of women in the Armed Forces and female veterans. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, May 20, 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.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.1133 Tim Walz 28 Cosponsors 0 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.5998 Frank Pallone 32 Cosponsors 3 points	Protecting Children's Health Coverage Act of 2008 To nullify any effectiveness of the August 17, 2007, State health official letter issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 8, 2008
H.R.5984 Roscoe Bartlett 121 Cosponsors 3 points	Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency in order to prevent a downturn in these sectors that would result from a lapse in the tax law. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.CON.RES.344 Sheila Jackson-Lee 48 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing that we are facing a global food crisis. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.RES.1109 Albio Sires 82 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring the memory of Dith Pran by remembering his life's work and continuing to acknowledge and remember the victims of genocides that have taken place around the globe. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, May 6, 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.R.5830 Barney Frank 43 Cosponsors 3 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 homes, protect neighborhoods, and help stabilize the housing market. Placed on the Union Calendar on Monday, May 5, 2008
H.R.5522 George Miller 32 Cosponsors 6 points	Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008 To require the Secretary of Labor to issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 1, 2008
H.RES.892 Charlie Wilson 74 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of a "National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day". 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.3219 Betty Sutton 97 Cosponsors 0 points	Dog Fighting Prohibition Act To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit dog fighting ventures. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.R.5824 Steve Kagen 20 Cosponsors 0 points	Veterans Mortgage Education Act of 2008 To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a mortgage foreclosure counseling program for members of the Armed Forces returning from service abroad. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.R.5831 Kirsten Gillibrand 14 Cosponsors 0 points	Separating Servicemember Handbook Development Act To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to provide injured members of the Armed Forces information concerning benefits. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.R.3928 Chris Murphy 17