Representative Lincoln Davis (D-TN-04)

Representative Lincoln Davis (D-TN-04)
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42 points	673 points	850 points	79.9% points	.000 points

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H.R.3192 Lincoln Davis 38 Cosponsors 5 points	Pregnant Women Support Act To provide for programs that reduce the need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents. House committee/subcommittee actions on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.R.4002 Lincoln Davis 3 Cosponsors 5 points	Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2007 To establish a program to preserve rural multifamily housing assisted under the Housing Act of 1949. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, March 25, 2008
H.R.5280 Lincoln Davis 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act of 2007 To prevent unfair practices in credit card accounts, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, February 7, 2008
H.R.4497 Lincoln Davis 4 Cosponsors 5 points	Warrant Officer Aaron Walsh Stop DOD-Sponsored Gambling Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to prohibit the use of gambling devices on Department of Defense property. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, January 23, 2008
H.R.2456 Lincoln Davis 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic fiber tow. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 30, 2007

H.CON.RES.160 Lincoln Davis 17 Cosponsors 1 points	Regarding the endorsement of U.S. citizens' claims for payment by Chinese Government of defaulted Chinese bonds. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 24, 2007
H.R.1668 Lincoln Davis 6 Cosponsors 5 points	Proportionate Final Benefit Act of 2007 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual's entitlement to any benefit thereunder shall continue through the month of his or her death (without affecting any other person's entitlement to benefits for that month) and that such individual's benefit shall be payable for such month only to the extent proportionate to the number of days in such month preceding the date of such individual's death. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, April 3, 2007
H.R.934 Lincoln Davis 3 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the method of calculating the wages to be paid to H-2A workers. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, March 1, 2007
H.R.935 Lincoln Davis 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To insert certain counties as part of the Appalachian Region. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, February 9, 2007
H.CON.RES.61 Lincoln Davis 0 Cosponsors 1 points	Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States flag flown over the United States Capitol should be lowered to half-mast one day each month in honor of the brave men and women from the United States who have lost their lives in military conflicts. Referred to House committee on Thursday, February 8, 2007

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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.1151 John Duncan 25 Cosponsors 3 points	Congratulating the University of Tennessee women's basketball team for winning the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Basketball Championship. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.CON.RES.408 Adrian Smith 28 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing North Platte, Nebraska, as "Rail Town USA". Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.RES.1128 Dave Davis 50 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support of the goals and ideals of National Carriage Driving Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
H.R.5335 Zach Wamp 20 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the inclusion of new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds associated with the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, July 15, 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.1080 Ed Whitfield 56 Cosponsors 3 points	Honoring the extraordinary service and exceptional sacrifice of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), known as the Screaming Eagles. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, July 14, 2008
H.RES.984 Gabrielle Giffords 51 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for the designation of July 26, 2008 as "National Day of the Cowboy". Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, July 14, 2008
H.R.2933 Gary Miller 105 Cosponsors 0 points	Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2007 To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for that Act, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.R.3981 Brad Miller 57 Cosponsors 0 points	Preserve America and Save America's Treasures Act To authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program, and for other purposes. Received in the Senate on Wednesday, July 9, 2008
H.RES.1260 Melissa Bean 100 Cosponsors 3 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Internet Safety Month". Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, July 9, 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. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, June 27, 2008
H.R.3195 Steny Hoyer 253 Cosponsors 0 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.370 Sheila Jackson-Lee 51 Cosponsors 5 points	Expressing support for designation of September 2008 as "Gospel Music Heritage Month" and honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States. 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.3546 Hank Johnson 57 Cosponsors 24 points	To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Received in the Senate on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.RES.1231 Heath Shuler 66 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Vietnam Veterans Day and calling on the American people to recognize such a day. Passed/agreed to in House 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.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.RES.127 Don Young 51 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the entry of Alaska in the Union as the 49th State. Passed/agreed to in House 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.CON.RES.138 Elijah Cummings 59 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting National Men's Health Week. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 4, 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.758 Rosa DeLauro 218 Cosponsors 3 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.RES.1026 Sanford Bishop 80 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Congressional Club. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.R.2894 Dutch Ruppersberger 296 Cosponsors 0 points	Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the "Star Spangled Banner" and the War of 1812, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, May 19, 2008
H.R.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.6070 John Carter 67 Cosponsors 3 points	Military Spouses Residency Relief Act To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the residency of spouses of military personnel. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 15, 2008
H.RES.1134 Grace Napolitano 148 Cosponsors 1 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Mental Health Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 14, 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.1155 Mike Ross 33 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring the recipients of the El Dorado Promise scholarship. 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.RES.1122 Marilyn Musgrave 112 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing Armed Forces Day. House committee/subcommittee actions 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.65 Mike McIntyre 216 Cosponsors 6 points	Lumbee Recognition Act To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes. Senate committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, April 24, 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.259 Frank LoBiondo 59 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring and recognizing the work of the Meals On Wheels Association of America, its member senior nutrition programs throughout the country, and their annual March For Meals campaigns. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.R.2040 John Lewis 311 Cosponsors 0 points	Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 2, 2008
H.R.5677 Todd Akin 26 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the importation into the United States of plastinated human remains. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 2, 2008
H.R.5611 David Scott 45 Cosponsors 3 points	National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2008 To reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, March 13, 2008
H.R.4088 Heath Shuler 153 Cosponsors 3 points	Border Law Enforcement Act To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mrs on Tuesday, March 11, 2008
H.R.1424 Patrick Kennedy 270 Cosponsors 15 points	Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, 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, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, and for other purposes. Read the second time on Friday, March 7, 2008
H.R.5467 Patrick Murphy 29 Cosponsors 0 points	Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2008 To amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, March 6, 2008
H.R.5447 Edolphus Towns 56 Cosponsors 0 points	Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act To establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress on policy issues associated with the recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work. Referred to House committee on Thursday, February 14, 2008
H.RES.971 Bart Gordon 20 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing the sympathies and support of the House of Representatives for the individuals and institutions affected by the powerful tornados that struck communities in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee on February 5th, 2008. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, February 13, 2008
H.R.5244 Carolyn Maloney 92 Cosponsors 3 points	Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008 To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, February 7, 2008
H.RES.943 Paul Hodes 69 Cosponsors 3 points	Remembering the space shuttle Challenger disaster and honoring its crew members, who lost their lives on January 28, 1986. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, February 6, 2008
H.R.4464 Tom Price 107 Cosponsors 0 points	Common Sense English Act To ensure that an employer may require employees to speak English while engaged in work. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, February 5, 2008
H.R.5173 Keith Ellison 86 Cosponsors 0 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.5180 Dave Loebsack 112 Cosponsors 0 points	Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for the Department of Justice's Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, January 29, 2008
H.R.4930 Joe Wilson 61 Cosponsors 0 points	National Guardsmen and Reservists Parity for Patriots Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who have served on active duty or performed active service since September 11, 2001, in support of a contingency operation or in other emergency situations receive credit for such service in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, January 23, 2008
H.R.4139 Zack Space 24 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve participation in higher education of, and increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, January 22, 2008
H.R.3711 Tim Holden 10 Cosponsors 1 points	Wayne "Cotton" Morgan Bulletproof Vest Act of 2007 To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to eliminate the matching requirement for certain bulletproof armor vest purchases under the matching grant program for bulletproof armor vests. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, January 14, 2008
H.R.3793 Jason Altmire 274 Cosponsors 0 points	Veterans Guaranteed Bonus Act of 2007 To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the continued payment to a member of the uniformed services who dies or is retired or separated under chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code, bonuses and similar benefits that the member was entitled to before the death, retirement, or separation of the member and would be paid if the member had not died, retired, or separated, to prohibit requiring the member to repay any portion of the bonuses or similar benefits previously paid, and for other purposes. Received in the Senate on Wednesday, December 19, 2007
H.RES.900 Sheila Jackson-Lee 30 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of April as "Gospel Music Heritage Month" and honoring gospel music for its valuable long-standing contributions to American culture. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, December 19, 2007
H.R.4852 Michele Bachmann 42 Cosponsors 3 points	Positive Alternatives Act To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow funds provided under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families to be used for alternative-to-abortion services. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, December 19, 2007
H.RES.888 Randy Forbes 89 Cosponsors 0 points	Affirming the rich spiritual and religious history of our Nation's founding and subsequent history and expressing support for designation of the first week in May as "American Religious History Week" for the appreciation of and education on America's history of religious faith. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, December 18, 2007
H.R.1236 Bill Clay 161 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research. Referred to Senate subcommittee on Wednesday, December 12, 2007
H.RES.785 Solomon Ortiz 53 Cosponsors 1 points	Recognizing the 100th Anniversary of Robstown, Texas. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, December 11, 2007
H.CON.RES.267 William Delahunt 81 Cosponsors 0 points	Calling on the President to commute the sentences of United States Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean to time served. Referred to House committee on Thursday, December 6, 2007
H.R.4041 Roy Blunt 15 Cosponsors 3 points	Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act To amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, to limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, December 3, 2007
H.CON.RES.162 Patrick Murphy 64 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress and the President should increase basic pay for members of the Armed Forces. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, November 8, 2007
H.RES.787 James Clyburn 66 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing the support and sympathy of the House of Representatives and the people of the United States for the victims of the tragic fire that occurred in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, on October 28, 2007. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, November 6, 2007
H.CON.RES.244 Gene Green 224 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, October 31, 2007
H.R.3616 Jo Ann Emerson 23 Cosponsors 3 points	Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Extension Study Act of 2007 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of extending the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to include additional sites associated with the preparation and return phases of the expedition, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, October 30, 2007
H.CON.RES.230 Ginny Brown-Waite 129 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, October 30, 2007
H.R.1473 John Barrow 31 Cosponsors 0 points	Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require child care providers to provide to parents information regarding whether such providers carry current liability insurance. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, October 30, 2007
H.RES.783 Steve LaTourette 83 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration employees, volunteers, and veterans' service organizations that perform funeral honors and memorial honor details should be permitted to recite the 13 steps to fold an American flag (known as the "13-fold recital") at any national cemetery if requested by the family of the deceased. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, October 30, 2007