Representative Paul Hodes (D-NH-02)

Representative Paul Hodes (D-NH-02)
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Sponsored	Cosponsored	Maverick	Attendance	RBA*
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N.H. candidates begin filing for office

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 | 12:23 PM CST

NH's Paul Hodes announces carpooling tax credit legislation

Thursday, May 29, 2008 | 3:20 PM CST

Pentagon public relations program investigated (AP)

Saturday, May 24, 2008 | 2:58 PM CST

NH Dems hear from candidates, Howard Dean

Saturday, May 17, 2008 | 10:27 PM CST

NH delegation votes to suspend reserve shipments

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 | 1:41 PM CST

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H.R.6809 Paul Hodes 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Energy for Schools Act To award grants to assist public schools with the rising costs of fuel for school buses and energy for school buildings. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6810 Paul Hodes 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit to employers for reimbursing the expenses of employees who provide carpooling. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.2192 Paul Hodes 44 Cosponsors 30 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.R.6473 Paul Hodes 10 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify the conditions for the release of products from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Account, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.R.6450 Paul Hodes 1 Cosponsors 5 points	ECO Fund Act of 2008 To establish a revolving loan fund to provide loans to States and Indian tribes to provide incentives to undertake activities to provide renewable energy sources for housing and other structures. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, July 9, 2008

H.R.6398 Paul Hodes 8 Cosponsors 5 points	To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.6399 Paul Hodes 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Medicare Card Security Act of 2008 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the display of Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.5397 Paul Hodes 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To suspend temporarily the duty on certain battery assemblies. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, February 12, 2008
H.RES.943 Paul Hodes 69 Cosponsors 5 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.3873 Paul Hodes 3 Cosponsors 30 points	Section 515 Rural Housing Property Transfer Improvement Act of 2007 To expedite the transfer of ownership of rural multifamily housing projects with loans made or insured under section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 so that such projects are rehabilitated and preserved for use for affordable housing. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, January 24, 2008
H.R.3535 Paul Hodes 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Homebuyer's Protection Act of 2007 To amend the Truth in Lending Act to require escrow accounts for the payment of property taxes and insurance for all subprime loans, and to expand the coverage of the appraisal requirements under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Friday, September 14, 2007
H.R.2851 Paul Hodes 134 Cosponsors 5 points	Michelle's Law To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, September 11, 2007
H.R.3107 Paul Hodes 20 Cosponsors 5 points	Renewable Energy Tax Parity Act of 2007 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for residential biomass fuel property expenditures. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 19, 2007
H.RES.253 Paul Hodes 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, March 19, 2007
H.R.1548 Paul Hodes 6 Cosponsors 5 points	Northern Border Economic Development Commission Act of 2007 To establish the Northern Border Economic Development Commission, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, March 16, 2007

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H.AMDT.1094 Paul Hodes 0 points	An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 110-707 to establish a scholarship program in honor of Christa McAulliffe, a teacher from Concord, New Hampshire who died in the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle disaster. The scholarship would go to women pursuing degrees in mathematics, science, and engineering. No Action on
H.AMDT.1106 Paul Hodes 0 points	An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-734 to allow funds authorized in section 3 of the bill (regarding grants to improve public transportation services) to be used by states to establish or expand commuter matching services to provide commuters with information about alternatives to single occupancy vehicle use. No Action on
H.AMDT.752 Paul Hodes 0 points	An amendment numbered 10 printed in part B of House Report 110-300 to order the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study of the renewable energy system rebate program for homes and small businesses, described in section 206-c of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The study would require a plan for the program if it were funded, and determine the minimum amount the program would need to be viable. No Action on

H.R.3548 Bruce Braley 31 Cosponsors 0 points	Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2007 To enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style for Government documents issued to the public, and for other purposes. Read twice 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.RES.1402 Joseph Crowley 39 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting a transition to democracy through free, fair, credible, peaceful, and transparent elections in Bangladesh. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 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.6049 Charles Rangel 17 Cosponsors 24 points	Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008 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. Senate floor actions on Tuesday, July 29, 2008

H.R.6600 Lloyd Doggett 40 Cosponsors 3 points	Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2008 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the inclusion of Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 24, 2008
H.RES.1202 Tom Davis 66 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Guard Youth Challenge Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
H.RES.1182 Bob Filner 9 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that American flags flown on Federal Government buildings and on Federal property be made in the United States. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, July 14, 2008
H.R.5811 Henry Waxman 2 Cosponsors 18 points	Electronic Communications Preservation Act To amend title 44, United States Code, to require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies, to require a certification and reports relating to Presidential records, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.R.3329 Al Green 54 Cosponsors 0 points	Homes for Heroes Act of 2007 To provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.R.3036 John Sarbanes 64 Cosponsors 0 points	No Child Left Inside Act of 2007 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding environmental education, and for other purposes. Placed on the Union Calendar on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.RES.1329 Keith Ellison 24 Cosponsors 0 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.RES.1333 Mike Arcuri 40 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Tay-Sachs Awareness Month. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 10, 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.R.3546 Hank Johnson 57 Cosponsors 0 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.R.6377 Collin Peterson 22 Cosponsors 15 points	Energy Markets Emergency Act of 2008 To direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to utilize all its authority, including its emergency powers, to curb immediately the role of excessive speculation in any contract market within the jurisdiction and control of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, on or through which energy futures or swaps are traded, and to eliminate excessive speculation, price distortion, sudden or unreasonable fluctuations or unwarranted changes in prices, or other unlawful activity that is causing major market disturbances that prevent the market from accurately reflecting the forces of supply and demand for energy commodities. Received in the Senate on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.4789 Howard Berman 19 Cosponsors 0 points	Performance Rights Act To provide parity in radio performance rights under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.2818 Ed Perlmutter 134 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Received in the Senate on Wednesday, June 25, 2008
H.RES.111 Peter King 277 Cosponsors 0 points	Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
H.RES.1050 John Olver 26 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing Pittsfield, Massachusetts, as being home to the earliest known reference to the word "baseball" in the United States as well as being the birthplace of college baseball. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, June 23, 2008
H.R.6330 Bart Stupak 45 Cosponsors 3 points	Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices Act of 2008 To provide for regulation of certain transactions involving energy commodities, to strengthen the enforcement authorities of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the Natural Gas Act and the Federal Power Act, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Friday, June 20, 2008
H.RES.1002 Earl Blumenauer 59 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for the designation of a "Public Radio Recognition Month". Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, June 18, 2008
H.R.6256 Ed Markey 17 Cosponsors 3 points	Responsible Ownership of Public Lands Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish an annual production incentive fee with respect to Federal onshore and offshore lands that are subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas under which production is not occurring, to authorize use of amounts received as such fee for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 12, 2008
H.R.5954 Mike Thompson 59 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans for presumptions of service connection for purposes of benefits under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs for diseases associated with service in the Armed Forces and exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, June 12, 2008
H.R.1343 Gene Green 247 Cosponsors 0 points	Health Centers Renewal Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such Act, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, June 5, 2008
H.R.752 G. K. Butterfield 61 Cosponsors 0 points	Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2007 To direct Federal agencies to transfer excess Federal electronic equipment, including computers, computer components, printers, and fax machines, to educational recipients. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 22, 2008
H.R.1157 Nita Lowey 269 Cosponsors 0 points	Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.R.6074 Steve Kagen 18 Cosponsors 15 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.1124 Janice Schakowsky 108 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Brain Tumor Awareness Month, and for other purposes. 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.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.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.1534 Tom Allen 14 Cosponsors 0 points	Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 To prohibit certain sales, distributions, and transfers of elemental mercury, to prohibit the export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes. Senate committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
H.R.5998 Frank Pallone 32 Cosponsors 3 points	Protecting Children's Health Coverage Act of 2008 To nullify any effectiveness of the August 17, 2007, State health official letter issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 8, 2008
H.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.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.5712 Peter Welch 7 Cosponsors 0 points	Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act To require disclosure by Federal contractors of certain violations relating to the award or performance of Federal contracts. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 30, 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.5914 Paul Kanjorski 12 Cosponsors 0 points	Student Loan Access Act of 2008 To clarify the authority of the Federal Financing Bank to purchase loans guaranteed under part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
H.R.5613 John Dingell 219 Cosponsors 0 points	Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 To extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009, and for other purposes. Read the second time on Monday, April 28, 2008
H.R.3928 Chris Murphy 17 Cosponsors 18 points	Government Contractor Accountability Act of 2007 To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to require certain recipients of Federal funds to disclose the names and total compensation of their most highly compensated officers, and for other purpose. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, April 24, 2008
H.R.2634 Maxine Waters 104 Cosponsors 0 points	Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2007 To provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the United States and the international financial institutions by low-income countries, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, April 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 floor actions on Wednesday, April 23, 2008
H.RES.1145 Carol Shea-Porter 1 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the 100 year anniversary of the establishment of St. Mary's Cooperative Credit Association, the "Bank of the People", and the birth of the American credit union. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 23, 2008
H.R.2421 Jim Oberstar 175 Cosponsors 3 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.5595 Chris Carney 65 Cosponsors 0 points	Make Our Veterans Smile Act of 2008 To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, April 15, 2008
H.R.2016 Raul Grijalva 67 Cosponsors 0 points	National Landscape Conservation System Act To establish the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes. Received in the Senate on Thursday, April 10, 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.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.5723 Paul Kanjorski 12 Cosponsors 0 points	Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to allow Federal home loan banks to invest surplus funds in student loan securities and make advances for student loan financing, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
H.R.1312 Howard Berman 12 Cosponsors 0 points	To expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 2, 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.4002 Lincoln Davis 3 Cosponsors 0 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.5315 Tom Udall 30 Cosponsors 0 points	To grant the Congressional Gold Medal to a group of soldiers from World War II. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, March 25, 2008
H.R.5611 David Scott 45 Cosponsors 0 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.RES.924 Bruce Braley 29 Cosponsors 0 points	Congratulating Iowa State University of Science and Technology for 150 years of leadership and service to the United States and the world as Iowa's land-grant university. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, March 11, 2008
H.R.5575 Henry Waxman 16 Cosponsors 0 points	Moratorium on Uncontrolled Power Plants Act of 2008 To require new coal-fired electric generating units to use state-of-the-art control technology to capture and permanently sequester carbon dioxide emissions, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee 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.5560 Peter Welch 78 Cosponsors 3 points	Right to Clean Vehicles Act To permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, March 6, 2008