Representative Joseph Pitts (R-PA-16)

Representative Joseph Pitts (R-PA-16)
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H.R.2279 Joseph Pitts 75 Cosponsors 5 points	To expedite the construction of new refining capacity on closed military installations in the United States, and for other purposes. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr on Wednesday, June 18, 2008
H.R.5591 Joseph Pitts 10 Cosponsors 5 points	Help Kids Save for College Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow nontaxable employer matching contributions to section 529 college savings plans. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, March 11, 2008
H.R.4687 Joseph Pitts 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend and amend the temporary duty suspension on certain thin fiberglass sheets. Referred to House committee on Thursday, December 13, 2007
H.R.2869 Joseph Pitts 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Central Asia Education Enhancement Act of 2007 To establish a pilot program of Central Asian scholarships for undergraduate and graduate level public policy internships in the United States. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, June 26, 2007
H.RES.158 Joseph Pitts 58 Cosponsors 5 points	Encouraging the people of the United States, particularly the youth of the United States, to observe the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade and remember the life and legacy of William Wilberforce, a member of the British House of Commons who devoted his life to the suppression and abolition of the institution of slavery, and to work for the protection of human rights throughout the world. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, May 1, 2007

H.R.1457 Joseph Pitts 20 Cosponsors 5 points	Post-Abortion Depression Research and Care Act of 2007 To provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, March 12, 2007
H.R.1458 Joseph Pitts 15 Cosponsors 5 points	Family Farm Preservation Act of 2007 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income gain on the sale or exchange of farmland development rights. Referred to House committee on Friday, March 9, 2007
H.R.892 Joseph Pitts 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Savings for Working Families Act of 2007 To establish and provide for the treatment of Individual Development Accounts, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, February 7, 2007
H.R.734 Joseph Pitts 45 Cosponsors 5 points	Transit System Flexibility Protection Act of 2007 To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain public transportation projects. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, January 31, 2007

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H.R.6783 Paul Broun 10 Cosponsors 3 points	Pledge Language is English Declaration and Government Endorsement Act of 2008 To withhold Federal funds from schools that permit or require the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance or the national anthem in a language other than English. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6813 Steve King 55 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens may not be deducted from gross income, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.CON.RES.401 Robert Aderholt 4 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the support of Congress for enhancing energy independence through the usage of existing resources and technology. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.6716 Michele Bachmann 7 Cosponsors 3 points	Promoting New American Energy Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the recovery periods for certain energy production and distribution facilities. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.6717 Michele Bachmann 15 Cosponsors 3 points	Emergency Energy Cut the Red Tape Now Act of 2008 To terminate or provide for suspension of the application of Federal laws that restrict exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or oil shale, to facilitate the construction of new crude oil refineries, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008

H.R.6730 Phil English 19 Cosponsors 3 points	Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site Act of 2008 To establish the Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.RES.1143 Todd Platts 57 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of the Apple Crunch and the Nation's domestic apple industry. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.RES.1351 Steve Chabot 34 Cosponsors 1 points	Resolution expressing support for the United Nations/African Union Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID) and calling upon United Nations Member States and the international community to contribute the resources necessary to ensure the success of UNAMID, including troops and essential tactical and utility helicopters. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, July 30, 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.3890 Tom Lantos 40 Cosponsors 30 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 27 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.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.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.R.6463 Michele Bachmann 14 Cosponsors 3 points	Emergency Energy Cut the Red Tape Now Act of 2008 To terminate or provide for suspension of the application of Federal laws that restrict exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or oil shale, to facilitate the construction of new crude oil refineries, and for other purposes. 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.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.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.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.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.RES.1303 Frank Wolf 14 Cosponsors 0 points	Calling on the Egyptian Government to respect human rights and freedoms of religion and expression in Egypt. 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.R.634 Dennis Moore 296 Cosponsors 0 points	American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. Resolving differences -- House actions on Wednesday, June 18, 2008
H.R.1239 Alcee Hastings 66 Cosponsors 0 points	National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2007 A bill to amend the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to authorize additional funding to carry out the Act, and for other purposes. Senate floor actions on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
H.CON.RES.332 Jeff Fortenberry 49 Cosponsors 1 points	Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 11, 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. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
H.R.3089 Mac Thornberry 85 Cosponsors 0 points	No More Excuses Energy Act of 2007 To secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr on Tuesday, June 10, 2008
H.RES.1243 John Sullivan 27 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the immeasurable contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, supporting responsible fatherhood, and encouraging greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, especially on Father's Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, June 9, 2008
H.RES.1114 Jeff Fortenberry 53 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of the Arbor Day Foundation and National Arbor Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.R.493 Louise Slaughter 222 Cosponsors 47 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.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.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.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.RES.1181 Joseph Crowley 33 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing condolences and sympathy to the people of Burma for the grave loss of life and vast destruction caused by Cyclone Nargis. Passed/agreed to in House 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.6023 Todd Akin 26 Cosponsors 3 points	Freedom to Serve Act of 2008 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Referred to House committee on Monday, May 12, 2008
H.RES.1113 Jeff Fortenberry 54 Cosponsors 0 points	Celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother's Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.R.5868 Steve Pearce 49 Cosponsors 1 points	Caleb Martin-Travis Dodson Wounded Warrior Retention Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the retention of members of the Armed Forces on active service or in an active status who would otherwise be retired or separated for a combat-related disability, but who are still medically able to perform noncombat-related military occupational specialties or duties. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 7, 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.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.RES.1122 Marilyn Musgrave 112 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing Armed Forces Day. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, May 1, 2008
H.R.5923 John Shadegg 18 Cosponsors 3 points	Patients' Health Care Reform Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable and advancable credit against income tax for health insurance costs, to allow employees who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health plans an exclusion from gross income for employer payments in lieu of such participations, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
H.R.5911 Jeff Flake 14 Cosponsors 1 points	Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2008 To repeal certain incentives and subsidies for renewable fuels. Referred to House subcommittee 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.R.5722 Chris Smith 14 Cosponsors 3 points	International Megan's Law of 2008 To mandate reporting requirements for convicted sex traffickers and other sex offenders intending to engage in international travel, to provide advance notice of convicted sex offenders who intend to travel outside the United States to the government of the country of destination, to prevent entry into the United States by any foreign sex offender, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, April 28, 2008
H.R.5821 Paul Broun 16 Cosponsors 3 points	Military Honor and Decency Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to close loopholes in the prohibition on the sale or rental of sexually explicit material on military installations. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.R.5904 Jim Costa 10 Cosponsors 0 points	Safe FEAST Act of 2008 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish new procedures and requirements to improve the safety of food, whether produced and distributed domestically or imported into the United States, by providing for improved information technology to identify high-risk imports and for enhanced capacity in the United States and in foreign governments to identify and address food safety issues on a scientific basis, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.R.5886 Paul Broun 14 Cosponsors 3 points	Limiting the Intrusive Miles of International Terrorist Sponsors Act of 2008 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 24, 2008
H.R.5910 Chris Smith 6 Cosponsors 3 points	Human-Animal Hybrid Prohibition Act of 2008 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human-animal hybrids. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 24, 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.1140 Trent Franks 35 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the 10th Anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 23, 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.886 Doug Lamborn 51 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing sympathy to the victims and families of the tragic acts of violence in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Arvada, Colorado. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.R.5629 Anna Eshoo 34 Cosponsors 3 points	Pathway for Biosimilars Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a pathway for the licensure of biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.R.5769 Phil Gingrey 36 Cosponsors 3 points	SMASH Act of 2008 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.R.5759 Paul Broun 38 Cosponsors 3 points	English as the Official Language Act of 2008 To amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the national language of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 10, 2008
H.R.5776 John Shadegg 15 Cosponsors 3 points	Homeowner Empowerment Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain distributions from qualified retirement plans used for mortgage payments. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 10, 2008
H.R.5775 Pete Sessions 25 Cosponsors 0 points	Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Enforcement Act of 2008 To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act to provide for specified civil penalties for violations of that Act, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 10, 2008
H.R.1237 Bart Gordon 173 Cosponsors 0 points	Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
H.R.2063 Nita Lowey 76 Cosponsors 0 points	Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2007 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to develop a voluntary policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
H.RES.1075 Chris Smith 16 Cosponsors 0 points	Condemning the Chinese Government's unwarranted violence against Tibetan protesters, the Chinese Government's use of Internet censorship and surveillance to control news of the protests, and urging compliance with Chinese criminal law and to provide information and access to all persons detained. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 3, 2008
H.RES.1076 Buck McKeon 38 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 committee on Thursday, April 3, 2008
H.CON.RES.315 Joe Wilson 111 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the idea that coalition victory in Iraq is possible. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, March 11, 2008
H.RES.537 Anna Eshoo 56 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for the designation and goals of "National 9-1-1 Education Month", and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, March 10, 2008
H.RES.1027 Doug Lamborn 17 Cosponsors 0 points	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to strike rule XXVIII, popularly known as the "Gephardt rule", and to require recorded votes on measures that increase the statutory limit on the public debt. Referred to House committee on Thursday, March 6, 2008
H.RES.951 Scott Garrett 263 Cosponsors 0 points	Condemning the ongoing Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli civilians by Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, March 5, 2008
H.R.5462 Louie Gohmert 47 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend title 10, United States Code, to deny Federal funds for any State or city, county, or other political subdivision of a State that prohibits or unduly restricts the establishment or operation of a military recruiting office. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, February 29, 2008
H.RES.958 John Kline 75 Cosponsors 0 points	Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to the patriotic and professional men and women serving in the United States Marine Corps in defense of the United States. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, February 29, 2008
H.RES.959 Marilyn Musgrave 43 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the Adopt-a-Platoon program, which encourages support to deployed soldiers through letters, care packages, pen pal campaigns, and monetary donations. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, February 29, 2008
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