Representative Niki Tsongas (D-MA-05)

Representative Niki Tsongas (D-MA-05)
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H.R.6764 Niki Tsongas 2 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress quarterly reports on vacancies in mental health professional positions in Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.6765 Niki Tsongas 2 Cosponsors 5 points	To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide outreach and training to certain college and university mental health centers relating to the mental health of veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.5853 Niki Tsongas 10 Cosponsors 5 points	Minute Man National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act To expand the boundary of the Minute Man National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to include Barrett's Farm, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.R.6018 Niki Tsongas 7 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase loan repayment limits for health professionals serving in the Armed Forces. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 8, 2008
H.R.5499 Niki Tsongas 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Iraq Redeployment Timetable and Political Reconciliation Act of 2008 To provide for a timetable for the redeployment of the United States Armed Forces from Iraq and to seek political and diplomatic solutions for the security and stability of the Republic of Iraq. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, February 26, 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.6073 Virginia Foxx 18 Cosponsors 0 points	To provide that Federal employees receiving their pay by electronic funds transfer shall be given the option of receiving their pay stubs electronically. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.RES.1324 Bart Stupak 35 Cosponsors 0 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.1207 Virginia Foxx 1 Cosponsors 0 points	Directing the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to provide individuals whose pay is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer by electronic funds transfer with the option of receiving receipts of pay and withholdings electronically. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, July 30, 2008

H.RES.1139 Neil Abercrombie 36 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and congratulating the men and women who provide exceptional service to our military and keep our Pacific Fleet "fit to fight". Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
H.R.415 Barney Frank 11 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Rules Committee Resolution on Monday, July 14, 2008
H.R.6064 Lloyd Doggett 63 Cosponsors 3 points	National Silver Alert Act To encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 14, 2008
H.CON.RES.295 Gus Bilirakis 42 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the deepest appreciation of Congress to the families of members of the United States Armed Forces. House floor actions on Monday, July 14, 2008
H.RES.1337 Adam Schiff 6 Cosponsors 0 points	Condemning the decision by the Government of Zimbabwe to hold the run-off presidential election on June 27, 2008;. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.R.6444 Debbie Wasserman Schultz 20 Cosponsors 3 points	Healthy Americans Act To provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, July 9, 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.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.CON.RES.376 Ed Markey 10 Cosponsors 0 points	Congratulating the 2007-2008 National Basketball Association World Champions, the Boston Celtics, on an outstanding and historic season. Referred to House committee on Monday, June 23, 2008
H.RES.1230 Donald Payne 60 Cosponsors 0 points	Condemning postelection violence in Zimbabwe and calling for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, June 19, 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.6045 Peter Visclosky 149 Cosponsors 0 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 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.RES.1106 Dave Reichert 114 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of April 2008 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to devote new resources to research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.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.6074 Steve Kagen 18 Cosponsors 5 points	Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act of 2008 To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal and for other purposes. Received in the Senate on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.RES.1054 Susan Davis 47 Cosponsors 3 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.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.6078 Ed Perlmutter 21 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. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 15, 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.5818 Maxine Waters 27 Cosponsors 6 points	Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008 To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and to make grants to States for related costs. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, May 12, 2008
H.RES.1109 Albio Sires 82 Cosponsors 0 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.5689 Lloyd Doggett 106 Cosponsors 3 points	Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title 18, United States Code, to deter the smuggling of tobacco products into the United States, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, May 1, 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.2421 Jim Oberstar 175 Cosponsors 0 points	Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, April 16, 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.5740 Harry Mitchell 169 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
H.RES.1081 Hilda Solis 109 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing of the week of April 7, 2008, to April 13, 2008, as "National Public Health Week". Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
H.R.5714 Ike Skelton 107 Cosponsors 3 points	United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the United States Army in 1775, to honor the American soldier of both today and yesterday, in wartime and in peace, and to commemorate the traditions, history, and heritage of the United States Army and its role in American society, from the Colonial period to today. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
H.RES.1020 Peter Welch 60 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the tremendous service that members of the Armed Forces have given to the Nation, especially those who have been wounded in combat. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 8, 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.RES.1021 Lynn Woolsey 80 Cosponsors 1 points	Supporting the goals, ideals, and history of National Women's History Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 1, 2008
H.RES.1024 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 35 Cosponsors 1 points	Recognizing the 187th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and American democracy. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, March 11, 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.5351 Charles Rangel 35 Cosponsors 18 points	Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, February 28, 2008
H.R.4838 Tammy Baldwin 84 Cosponsors 0 points	Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007 To provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, February 25, 2008
H.R.5484 Barney Frank 2 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income and employment taxes real property tax abatements for seniors and disabled individuals in exchange for services. Referred to House committee on Monday, February 25, 2008
H.RES.972 Lois Capps 77 Cosponsors 1 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, February 14, 2008
H.R.5268 Frank Pallone 140 Cosponsors 0 points	To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, February 7, 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.4236 Stephen Lynch 118 Cosponsors 0 points	Mail Network Protection Act of 2007 To provide for the protection and the integrity of the United States mail. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, January 16, 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.R.4231 Steve Kagen 32 Cosponsors 3 points	Rural Veterans Health Care Access Act of 2007 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide mental health services to certain veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, November 16, 2007
H.RES.808 Jim Moran 69 Cosponsors 3 points	Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, November 13, 2007
H.RES.819 Rosa DeLauro 141 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House has lost confidence in the performance of Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairwoman Nancy Nord, and urging the President to request her resignation. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, November 13, 2007
H.RES.782 Michael Capuano 52 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing the sense of the House with respect to the Boston Red Sox victory in the 2007 Major League Baseball World Series. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, November 6, 2007
H.RES.803 Rosa DeLauro 93 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House has lost confidence in the performance of Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairwoman Nancy Nord, and urging the President to request her resignation. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, November 6, 2007
H.R.4054 Joseph Crowley 169 Cosponsors 0 points	Prevention Through Affordable Access Act To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to restore and protect access to Medicaid discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics. Referred to House committee on Thursday, November 1, 2007
H.R.3010 Hank Johnson 101 Cosponsors 0 points	Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, October 25, 2007
H.R.3952 James McGovern 9 Cosponsors 0 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 901 Pleasant Street in Attleboro, Massachusetts, as the "Max Volterra Post Office Building". Referred to House committee on Wednesday, October 24, 2007
H.R.3934 Joseph Crowley 143 Cosponsors 0 points	Affordable Footwear Act of 2007 To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify the tariffs on certain footwear. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, October 23, 2007
H.J.RES.59 Peter Welch 21 Cosponsors 0 points	Granting the consent of Congress to the International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, October 17, 2007
H.R.3686 Barney Frank 10 Cosponsors 0 points	To prohibit employment discrimination based on gender identity. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, October 17, 2007
H.RES.106 Adam Schiff 233 Cosponsors 0 points	Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution Calling upon the President to ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States record relating to the Armenian Genocide, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, October 10, 2007
H.R.1108 Henry Waxman 215 Cosponsors 0 points	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, October 3, 2007
H.R.1110 Tom Davis 334 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, September 20, 2007
H.R.2221 Jerrold Nadler 98 Cosponsors 0 points	Uniting American Families Act of 2007 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connection with permanent partnerships. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, June 25, 2007
H.R.2702 Robert Scott 126 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, June 20, 2007
H.R.2578 Artur Davis 54 Cosponsors 0 points	Empowerment Zone and Renewal Community Enhancement Act of 2007 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, June 6, 2007
H.R.2169 Frank Pallone 139 Cosponsors 0 points	Clean Water Protection Act To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, May 4, 2007
H.R.1964 Jerrold Nadler 108 Cosponsors 0 points	Freedom of Choice Act To protect, consistent with Roe v. Wade, a woman's freedom to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, May 4, 2007
H.RES.373 Carolyn Maloney 38 Cosponsors 0 points	Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 3, 2007
H.RES.356 Carolyn Maloney 120 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) should stop the utilization of materials that violate provisions of the United Nations-brokered Interim Agreement between the FYROM and Greece regarding "hostile activities or propaganda" and should work with the United Nations and Greece to achieve longstanding United States and United Nations policy goals of finding a mutually-acceptable official name for the FYROM. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, May 1, 2007
H.R.1014 Lois Capps 211 Cosponsors 0 points	Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, May 1, 2007
H.R.1609 Bill Pascrell 208 Cosponsors 0 points	To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Constantino Brumidi. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 13, 2007
H.R.1000 Eleanor Holmes Norton 284 Cosponsors 0 points	Edward William Brooke III Congressional Gold Medal Act To award a congressional gold medal to Edward William Brooke III in recognition of his unprecedented and enduring service to our Nation. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, April 11, 2007
H.R.1246 Martin Meehan 140 Cosponsors 0 points	Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2007 To amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the readiness of the Armed Forces by replacing the current policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, referred to as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, March 28, 2007
H.J.RES.40 Carolyn Maloney 206 Cosponsors