Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN-05)

Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN-05)
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Sponsored	Cosponsored	Maverick	Attendance	RBA*
152 points	1344 points	34 points	79.6% points	.042 points

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H.R.3399 Keith Ellison 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To prohibit the use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine. Referred to House committee on Monday, September 29, 2008
H.R.6309 Keith Ellison 6 Cosponsors 30 points	Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008 To amend the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to define environmental intervention blood lead level, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.RES.1329 Keith Ellison 32 Cosponsors 1 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should accept the Iraqi Government's stated goal of setting a timetable for withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.R.3397 Keith Ellison 49 Cosponsors 0 points	Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2007 To amend the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to define environmental intervention blood lead level. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
H.R.5963 Keith Ellison 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2008 To protect the interests of bona fide tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Monday, May 5, 2008

H.R.5946 Keith Ellison 14 Cosponsors 5 points	Election Day Registration Act To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for election day registration. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 1, 2008
H.R.5763 Keith Ellison 3 Cosponsors 5 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.RES.1078 Keith Ellison 2 Cosponsors 1 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a Global Marshall Plan holds the potential to demonstrate the commitment of the United States to peace and prosperity. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 3, 2008
H.R.5628 Keith Ellison 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Make Provisional Ballots Count Act 2008 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to give individuals who are permitted to cast a provisional ballot in elections for Federal office the option to re-register to vote in such elections at the polling place, to establish a uniform standard for the treatment of provisional ballots cast at incorrect polling places, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, March 13, 2008
H.J.RES.78 Keith Ellison 6 Cosponsors 5 points	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to optional State plan case management services under the Medicaid Program. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, March 13, 2008
H.R.5430 Keith Ellison 1 Cosponsors 5 points	To suspend temporarily the duty on certain porous hollow fibers. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, February 18, 2008
H.R.5432 Keith Ellison 1 Cosponsors 5 points	To suspend temporarily the duty on certain plastic mesh for use in filters. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, February 18, 2008
H.R.5433 Keith Ellison 1 Cosponsors 5 points	To suspend temporarily the duty on certain plastic fittings. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, February 18, 2008
H.R.5431 Keith Ellison 1 Cosponsors 5 points	To suspend temporarily the duty on certain cellular plastic sheets for use in filters. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, February 13, 2008
H.R.5173 Keith Ellison 86 Cosponsors 5 points	To temporarily delay application of proposed changes to Medicaid payment rules for case management and targeted case management services. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, January 29, 2008
H.R.4735 Keith Ellison 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Tenant Protection in Foreclosure Act of 2007 To amend the Truth in Lending Act to protect tenants interests in foreclosure proceedings. Referred to House committee on Monday, December 17, 2007
H.R.4180 Keith Ellison 2 Cosponsors 5 points	To allow United States citizens to bring civil actions against persons who fail to perform an act or duty under the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, November 14, 2007
H.R.4026 Keith Ellison 34 Cosponsors 5 points	Voter Access Protection Act of 2007 To prohibit election officials from requiring an individual to provide a photo identification as a condition for voting in an election for Federal office. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, October 31, 2007
H.R.3940 Keith Ellison 4 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, October 24, 2007
H.R.3853 Keith Ellison 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for a National Resource Center for Positive Youth Development and School Success. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, October 16, 2007
H.R.3805 Keith Ellison 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Food Stamp Equality Act of 2007 To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide to States an option to provide food assistance to foster community reintegration. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, October 10, 2007
H.RES.606 Keith Ellison 7 Cosponsors 5 points	Honoring the city of Minneapolis, first responders, and the citizens of the State of Minnesota for their valiant efforts in responding to the horrific collapse of the Interstate Route 35W Mississippi River Bridge. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, September 5, 2007
H.R.3027 Keith Ellison 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007 To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the electronic recording of custodial interrogations in Federal criminal cases. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, August 10, 2007
H.R.3081 Keith Ellison 25 Cosponsors 5 points	Fairness for Homeowners Act of 2007 To amend the Truth in Lending Act to protect consumers from certain practices in connection with the origination of consumer credit transactions secured by the consumer's principal dwelling, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, July 18, 2007
H.R.2747 Keith Ellison 19 Cosponsors 5 points	Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2007 To establish a grant program to facilitate the creation of methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook systems, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 16, 2007
H.R.2924 Keith Ellison 5 Cosponsors 5 points	Greater Access To Education Act of 2007 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand expenses which qualify for the Hope Scholarship Credit and to make the Hope Scholarship Credit and the Lifetime Learning Credit refundable. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 28, 2007
H.R.2457 Keith Ellison 42 Cosponsors 5 points	Same-Day Voter Registration Act of 2007 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, May 23, 2007
H.R.2146 Keith Ellison 28 Cosponsors 5 points	Universal Default Prohibition Act of 2007 To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit universal defaults on credit card accounts, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 3, 2007

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H.R.4131 Laura Richardson 70 Cosponsors 7 points	To designate a portion of California State Route 91 located in Los Angeles County, California, as the "Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway". Presented to President on Friday, October 10, 2008
H.R.840 Julia Carson 85 Cosponsors 0 points	Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2007 To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate the housing assistance programs for homeless persons under title IV of such Act, and for other purposes. Placed on the Union Calendar on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.CON.RES.374 Zach Wamp 26 Cosponsors 3 points	Concurrent resolution supporting Christian, Jewish, and Muslim interfaith dialogue that promotes peace, understanding, unity, and religious freedom. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.6064 Lloyd Doggett 70 Cosponsors 0 points	National Silver Alert Act To encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, to authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.5772 Chris Murphy 17 Cosponsors 0 points	Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2008 To amend section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for persons with disabilities. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008

H.CON.RES.360 Barbara Lee 56 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the important social and economic contributions and accomplishments of the New Deal to our Nation on the 75th anniversary of legislation establishing the initial New Deal social and public works programs. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.642 Stephanie Jones 101 Cosponsors 0 points	College Fire Prevention Act To establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program within the Department of Education to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems, or other fire suppression or prevention technologies, in qualified student housing and dormitories, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.6598 John Conyers 119 Cosponsors 0 points	Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain conduct relating to the use of horses for human consumption. House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration en... 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.2095 Jim Oberstar 94 Cosponsors 0 points	Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 To amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes. Cleared for White House on Wednesday, October 1, 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. Presented to President on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.5265 Eliot Engel 123 Cosponsors 3 points	Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy, including Becker, congenital, distal, Duchenne, Emery-Dreifuss facioscapulohumeral, limb-girdle, myotonic, and oculopharyngeal, muscular dystrophies. Presented to President on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.6083 John Spratt 18 Cosponsors 0 points	To authorize funding to conduct a national training program for State and local prosecutors. Cleared for White House on Tuesday, September 30, 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.7229 Danny Davis 12 Cosponsors 3 points	Children's Budget Act To amend title 31 of the United States Code to require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed in the President's budget. Referred to House committee on Monday, September 29, 2008
H.R.923 John Lewis 81 Cosponsors 17 points	Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act To provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes. Presented to President on Friday, September 26, 2008
H.R.1943 Maxine Waters 42 Cosponsors 0 points	Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2007 To provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.R.758 Rosa DeLauro 222 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. Received in the Senate on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.R.1497 Earl Blumenauer 67 Cosponsors 0 points	Legal Timber Protection Act To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend its protections to plants illegally harvested outside of the United States, and for other purposes. Placed on the Union Calendar on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
H.R.2831 George Miller 92 Cosponsors 0 points	Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. Senate committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.R.3999 Jim Oberstar 2 Cosponsors 6 points	National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act of 2007 To amend title 23, United States Code, to improve the safety of Federal-aid highway bridges, to strengthen bridge inspection standards and processes, to increase investment in the reconstruction of structurally deficient bridges on the National Highway System, and for other purposes. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.CON.RES.424 Maxine Waters 28 Cosponsors 0 points	Calling on the Attorney General to protect the right to vote of every person in the United States by promptly and thoroughly investigating complaints of violations of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.RES.1369 Barbara Lee 35 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing nongovernmental organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Passed/agreed to in House 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.R.998 Carolyn McCarthy 82 Cosponsors 1 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.5167 Bruce Braley 37 Cosponsors 18 points	Justice for Victims of Torture and Terrorism Act A bill to terminate the authority of the President to waive, with regard to Iraq, certain provisions under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 unless certain conditions are met. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, September 16, 2008
H.R.6875 Dennis Kucinich 18 Cosponsors 3 points	Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2008 To abolish the death penalty under Federal law. 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.2608 Jim McDermott 15 Cosponsors 0 points	SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act An act to amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide, in fiscal years 2009 through 2011, extensions of supplemental security income for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from fraud. Passed/agreed to in Senate 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.R.6777 Sheila Jackson-Lee 4 Cosponsors 3 points	Noose Hate Crime Act of 2008 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for displaying nooses in public with intent to harass or intimidate a person because of that person's race, color, religion, or national origin. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6795 Peter DeFazio 5 Cosponsors 3 points	End the Trade Deficit Act To establish an Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6800 Dennis Kucinich 19 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to replace the Medicare prescription drug benefit adopted by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 with a revised and simplified prescription benefit program for all Medicare beneficiaries. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 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.6078 Ed Perlmutter 43 Cosponsors 3 points	GREEN Act of 2008 To encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing, commercial structures, and other buildings, and to create sustainable communities. House committee/subcommittee actions 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.RES.1324 Bart Stupak 35 Cosponsors 1 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.1397 Ted Poe 21 Cosponsors 0 points	Commending the important achievements of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence as it celebrates 30 years of service to local domestic violence shelter and service programs and the victims of domestic violence. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.2192 Paul Hodes 44 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an Ombudsman within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.RES.896 Joe Baca 119 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the need to pursue research into the causes, a treatment, and an eventual cure for primary lateral sclerosis, supporting the goals and ideals of Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House 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.RES.1351 Steve Chabot 34 Cosponsors 0 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.194 Steve Cohen 119 Cosponsors 3 points	Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 29, 2008
H.R.6595 Tim Walz 3 Cosponsors 3 points	Middle Class Tax Fairness Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide middle class tax relief while closing tax loopholes, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 24, 2008
H.R.6617 Mike Honda 14 Cosponsors 3 points	Strengthening Communities Through Education and Integration Act of 2008 To strengthen communities through English literacy, civics, education, and immigrant integration programs. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 24, 2008
H.R.5546 John Conyers 45 Cosponsors 0 points	Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, July 16, 2008
H.CON.RES.381 Donald Payne 54 Cosponsors 3 points	Honoring and recognizing the dedication and achievements of Thurgood Marshall on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Received in the Senate on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.RES.1090 William Jefferson 48 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring the esteemed former President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela on the occasion of his 90th birthday. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.R.6316 Lloyd Doggett 91 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 subcommittee on Monday, July 14, 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.4461 Dennis Moore 24 Cosponsors 0 points	Community Building Code Administra