Representative Sam Johnson (R-TX-03)

Representative Sam Johnson (R-TX-03)
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The 400th anniversary of John Milton, a great Englishman

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EDITORIAL: Mandate madness, Clinton-style

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 | 12:21 PM CST

There was no way I was going to overrule her motion

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Endpaper: Follow the money

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H.R.7148 Sam Johnson 10 Cosponsors 5 points	Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2008 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the use of private contracts by Medicare beneficiaries for professional services and to allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefits. Referred to House committee on Friday, September 26, 2008
H.R.5515 Sam Johnson 30 Cosponsors 5 points	New Employee Verification Act of 2008 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, April 17, 2008
H.R.5450 Sam Johnson 58 Cosponsors 5 points	Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F. Referred to House committee on Thursday, February 14, 2008
H.R.241 Sam Johnson 67 Cosponsors 5 points	Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 9, 2007
H.R.2158 Sam Johnson 28 Cosponsors 5 points	Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2007 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 3, 2007

H.R.2002 Sam Johnson 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Individual Social Security Investment Program Act of 2007 To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for enhanced retirement security in the form of an Individual Social Security Investment Program. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, April 25, 2007
H.RES.220 Sam Johnson 0 Cosponsors 1 points	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 511) to pledge the faithful support of Congress to members of the United States Armed Forces serving in harm's way. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr on Tuesday, March 20, 2007
H.R.511 Sam Johnson 181 Cosponsors 5 points	To pledge the faithful support of Congress to members of the United States Armed Forces serving in harm's way. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, January 17, 2007

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H.CON.RES.429 Mike Conaway 55 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the importance of the United States wine industry to the American economy. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.5265 Eliot Engel 123 Cosponsors 0 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.6092 Phil Gingrey 42 Cosponsors 2 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 Tallapoosa Street in Bremen, Georgia, as the "Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Office Building". Presented to President on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.6600 Lloyd Doggett 43 Cosponsors 15 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. Received in the Senate on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.6437 Mike Conaway 33 Cosponsors 6 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 North Texas Avenue in Odessa, Texas, as the "Corporal Alfred Mac Wilson Post Office". Presented to President on Tuesday, September 30, 2008

H.R.7226 John Shadegg 32 Cosponsors 3 points	Net Worth Certificate Program Act of 2008 To direct the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to create a "net worth certificate" program along the lines of what Congress enacted in the 1980s for the savings and loan industry. Referred to House committee on Monday, September 29, 2008
H.RES.988 Jim Matheson 88 Cosponsors 0 points	Designating the month of March 2008 as "MRSA Awareness Month". Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.R.7021 John Larson 2 Cosponsors 3 points	Wrongful Convictions Tax Relief Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits to individuals who have been wrongfully incarcerated. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.R.5167 Bruce Braley 37 Cosponsors 0 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.6627 Jim Oberstar 8 Cosponsors 3 points	Smithsonian Institution Facilities Authorization Act of 2008 To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out certain construction projects, and for other purposes. Reported by the Committee on House Administration on Thursday, September 11, 2008
H.RES.1428 Leonard Boswell 14 Cosponsors 0 points	Congratulating Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson, Chellsie Memmel, Samantha Peszek, Alicia Sacramone, and Bridget Sloan of the United States Women's Gymnastics team for their outstanding performances and representation of the United States during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Referred to House committee on Thursday, September 11, 2008
H.R.6700 Ralph Hall 1 Cosponsors 3 points	To recognize those astronauts who participated in missions to the moon in the Apollo program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by authorizing their appointment to the grade of major general or rear admiral on the retired list, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, September 4, 2008
H.R.6041 Silvestre Reyes 20 Cosponsors 3 points	To redesignate the Rio Grande American Canal in El Paso, Texas, as the "Travis C. Johnson Canal". Placed on the Union Calendar on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.6722 Earl Blumenauer 3 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the application of tax exempt bond financing relating to newly included counties in the Gulf Opportunity Zone to property, neither the acquisition of which occurred, nor the construction, reconstruction, or renovations began, prior to the enactment of the Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.6023 Todd Akin 37 Cosponsors 3 points	Freedom to Serve Act of 2008 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 28, 2008
H.R.6609 Kevin Brady 1 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for recovery rebates for certain pension recipients. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 24, 2008
H.R.2493 Roy Blunt 83 Cosponsors 0 points	Boutique Fuel Reduction Act of 2007 To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for a reduction in the number of boutique fuels, and for other purposes. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mrs on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.R.6384 Rob Bishop 47 Cosponsors 0 points	Americans for American Energy Act of 2008 To provide a comprehensive plan for greater American energy independence. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 14, 2008
H.RES.1325 Patrick McHenry 51 Cosponsors 3 points	Honoring the life of Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., distinguished former Senator from North Carolina. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.RES.1255 Tom Cole 43 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring Toby Keith's commitment to members of the Armed Forces. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, July 2, 2008
H.R.6418 Ted Poe 27 Cosponsors 0 points	Developing Resources Immediately and Long-Term through Leases on Our Nation's Offshore Waters Act of 2008 To achieve greater national energy independence by terminating longstanding moratoriums on the domestic production of offshore oil and natural gas and to authorize States to petition for authorization to conduct offshore oil and natural gas exploration and extraction in the coastal zone of their State. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, July 2, 2008
H.RES.1294 Allyson Schwartz 1 Cosponsors 4 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.6404 Jack Kingston 45 Cosponsors 3 points	Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.6379 Mary Fallin 46 Cosponsors 0 points	Federal Exploration and Production Reform Act of 2008 To expedite the exploration and development of oil and gas from Federal lands, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.6367 Kevin Brady 30 Cosponsors 3 points	To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, June 25, 2008
H.R.6368 Kevin Brady 12 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an increase in the standard mileage rates to reflect the increase in the cost of highway fuels, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, June 25, 2008
H.R.5656 Jeb Hensarling 93 Cosponsors 0 points	To repeal a requirement with respect to the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
H.R.6252 Pete Stark 28 Cosponsors 3 points	Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008 To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay and reform the Medicare competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 12, 2008
H.R.6207 Todd Akin 38 Cosponsors 0 points	To develop American energy independence, lower gas prices, and open reliable national sources of energy. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
H.R.3089 Mac Thornberry 87 Cosponsors 0 points	No More Excuses Energy Act of 2007 To secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr on Tuesday, June 10, 2008
H.RES.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.3916 Ralph Hall 25 Cosponsors 3 points	To provide for the next generation of border and maritime security technologies. Reported on Wednesday, June 4, 2008
H.RES.1076 Buck McKeon 57 Cosponsors 0 points	Calling upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.RES.789 Michele Bachmann 63 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring public child welfare agencies, nonprofit organizations and private entities providing services for foster children. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
H.R.6026 Jerry Lewis 147 Cosponsors 1 points	Clean Global War on Terror Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
H.R.5794 Kevin Brady 70 Cosponsors 3 points	Federal Sunset Act of 2008 To provide for the periodic review of the efficiency and public need for Federal agencies, to establish a Commission for the purpose of reviewing the efficiency and public need of such agencies, and to provide for the abolishment of agencies for which a public need does not exist. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, May 12, 2008
H.RES.1091 Don Young 112 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring the life, achievements, and contributions of Charlton Heston and extending its deepest sympathies to the family of Charlton Heston for the loss of such a great generous man, husband, and father. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.RES.1122 Marilyn Musgrave 112 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing Armed Forces Day. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, May 1, 2008
H.R.5492 Doris Matsui 2 Cosponsors 18 points	To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to construct a greenhouse facility at its museum support facility in Suitland, Maryland, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate 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.5903 Mike Conaway 26 Cosponsors 3 points	To redesignate the Federal building and United States Courthouse located at 200 East Wall Street in Midland, Texas, as the "George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building ". Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.R.5908 Wally Herger 32 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a permanent zero percent capital gains rate for individuals and corporations. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 24, 2008
H.RES.1016 Tom Feeney 93 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of William F. Buckley, Jr. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, April 23, 2008
H.CON.RES.323 Phil Gingrey 106 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing Congressional support for the goals and ideals of National Health Care Decisions Day. Received in the Senate on Wednesday, April 23, 2008
H.RES.981 Tammy Baldwin 103 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing March 6, 2008, as the first-ever World Glaucoma Day, established to increase awareness of glaucoma, which is the second leading cause of preventable blindness in the United States and worldwide. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 22, 2008
H.CON.RES.320 Sheila Jackson-Lee 74 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring Army Specialist Monica L. Brown, extending gratitude to her and her family, and pledging continuing support for the men and women of the United States Armed Forces. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 18, 2008
H.R.5825 Devin Nunes 237 Cosponsors 3 points	Hubbard Act To amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
H.RES.886 Doug Lamborn 51 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing sympathy to the victims and families of the tragic acts of violence in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Arvada, Colorado. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.R.5609 Sanford Bishop 49 Cosponsors 0 points	To provide for transitional health care for members of the Armed Forces separated from active duty who agree to serve in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, April 10, 2008
H.R.1237 Bart Gordon 173 Cosponsors 0 points	Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
H.R.5731 Elton Gallegly 39 Cosponsors 0 points	Secure the Capitol Act To prohibit offices of the legislative branch from entering into a contract for the provision of goods or services within the Capitol Complex with any contractor who does not participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
H.CON.RES.302 Kay Granger 124 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the observance of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, April 1, 2008
H.R.4774 Lamar Smith 31 Cosponsors 3 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10250 John Saunders Road in San Antonio, Texas, as the "Cyndi Taylor Krier Post Office Building". Referred to Senate subcommittee on Friday, March 28, 2008
H.R.5463 Jeb Hensarling 3 Cosponsors 0 points	Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act To protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, March 25, 2008
H.CON.RES.315 Joe Wilson 111 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the idea that coalition victory in Iraq is possible. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, March 11, 2008
H.RES.951 Scott Garrett 263 Cosponsors 0 points	Condemning the ongoing Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli civilians by Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, March 5, 2008
H.R.5462 Louie Gohmert 47 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend title 10, United States Code, to deny Federal funds for any State or city, county, or other political subdivision of a State that prohibits or unduly restricts the establishment or operation of a military recruiting office. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, February 29, 2008
H.RES.958 John Kline 75 Cosponsors 0 points	Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to the patriotic and professional men and women serving in the United States Marine Corps in defense of the United States. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, February 29, 2008
H.RES.959 Marilyn Musgrave 43 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the Adopt-a-Platoon program, which encourages support to deployed soldiers through letters, care packages, pen pal campaigns, and monetary donations. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, February 29, 2008
H.R.4157 Paul Broun 55 Cosponsors 3 points	Sanctity of Human Life Act To provide that human life shall be deemed to begin with fertilization. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, February 25, 2008
H.RES.995 Mario Diaz-Balart 38 Cosponsors 0 points	Commemorating the 12th anniversary of the 1996 shooting down of 2 unarmed Brothers to the Rescue civilian aircraft, licensed by the United States, by the Cuban regime. Referred to House committee on Monday, February 25, 2008
H.RES.996 Stephanie Jones 30 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for the second annual America Saves Week 2008 from February 24, 2008 through March 2, 2008. Referred to House committee on Monday, February 25, 2008
H.R.5131 Ted Poe 61 Cosponsors 0 points	Lance Corporal Jeremy Burris Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, February 25, 2008
H.R.5434 Jeb Hensarling 13 Cosponsors 0 points	Protecting Americans from Violent Crime Act of 2008 To protect innocent Americans from violent crime in national parks. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, February 19, 2008
H.R.5445 Tom Price 42 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, February 18, 2008
H.R.5124 Duncan Hunter 20 Cosponsors 0 points	Reinstatement of the Secure Fence Act of 2008 To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to provide for two-layered, 14-foot reinforced fencing along the southwest border, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, February 14, 2008
H.CON.RES.281 Donald Manzullo 56 Cosponsors 0 points	Celebrating the birth of Abraham Lincoln and recognizing the prominence the Declaration of Independence played in the development of Abraham Lincoln's beliefs. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, February 13, 2008
H.RES.931 Tom Feeney 70 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of February 17, 2008, as "Race Day in America" and highlighting the 50th running of the Daytona 500. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, February 6, 2008
H.R.5222 John Campbell 92 Cosponsors 3 points	Semper Fi Act To rescind funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, for the City of Berkeley, California, and any entities located in such city, and to provide that such funds shall be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps account of the Department of Defense for the purposes of recruiting. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, February 6, 2008
H.RES.957 Stephanie Jones 28 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for the second annual America Saves Week 2008 from February 24, 2008 through March 2, 2008. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, February 6, 2008
H.R.4464 Tom Price 107 Cosponsors 3 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.4987 Walter Jones 56 Cosponsors 0 points	Fence By Date Certain Act To require construction of