Representative Stephen Lynch (D-MA-09)

Representative Stephen Lynch (D-MA-09)
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Sponsored	Cosponsored	Maverick	Attendance	RBA*
116 points	718 points	104 points	80.8% points	.050 points

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Open seat lures four Democrats

Thursday, August 14, 2008 | 12:04 PM CST

Brockton post office to be named after boxer

Thursday, July 17, 2008 | 11:17 AM CST

Road sign drives home the cost of war

Sunday, April 20, 2008 | 6:39 AM CST

Gunning for a fight

Monday, February 18, 2008 | 7:49 AM CST

Waiting for Menino, 3 wage an uncampaign

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H.R.6685 Stephen Lynch 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide an annual grant to facilitate an iron working training program for Native Americans. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.6620 Stephen Lynch 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Gas Pump Fair Payment Act of 2008 To amend the Truth in Lending Act to limit the amount of the interchange fee imposed on the sale of motor vehicle fuel, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 24, 2008
H.R.4340 Stephen Lynch 0 Cosponsors 5 points	For the relief of Xenia A. Rollinson. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, January 18, 2008
H.R.4236 Stephen Lynch 118 Cosponsors 5 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.4911 Stephen Lynch 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Human Growth Hormone Restriction Act of 2007 To amend the Controlled Substances Act to add human growth hormone to schedule III. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, January 14, 2008

H.CON.RES.268 Stephen Lynch 4 Cosponsors 1 points	Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to promote public awareness of, and additional research relating to, scleroderma. Referred to House committee on Thursday, December 6, 2007
H.R.3632 Stephen Lynch 0 Cosponsors 5 points	For the relief of Naaman Ramez Damaa. Referred to House committee on Thursday, September 20, 2007
H.R.3354 Stephen Lynch 0 Cosponsors 5 points	For the relief of Paul Ladd and Jennifer Ladd. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, August 24, 2007
H.R.2440 Stephen Lynch 5 Cosponsors 5 points	FinCEN Reauthorization Act of 2007 To reauthorize the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, May 22, 2007
H.R.530 Stephen Lynch 17 Cosponsors 5 points	Military Educational Parity Act of 2007 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to preserve the educational status and financial resources of military personnel called to active duty. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, May 18, 2007
H.R.531 Stephen Lynch 5 Cosponsors 5 points	Retirement Security Education Act of 2007 To establish a grant program to enhance the financial and retirement literacy of mid-life and older Americans and to reduce financial abuse and fraud among such Americans, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, May 18, 2007
H.R.532 Stephen Lynch 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Seniors Offering Quality Child Care Act of 2007 To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to increase the availability and affordability of quality child care services by creating incentives for older individuals to join the child care workforce, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, May 18, 2007
H.R.536 Stephen Lynch 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Helping America Hear Act of 2007 To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to require coverage of hearing aids under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and private group and individual insurance. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, May 18, 2007
H.R.1960 Stephen Lynch 13 Cosponsors 5 points	A Home for the Brave Act To amend the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to allow community reinvestment credit for investments and other financial support to enable veterans to purchase residential homes or to assist organizations with the establishment of housing opportunities and assisted living facilities for veterans. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 19, 2007
H.R.1743 Stephen Lynch 7 Cosponsors 5 points	Liver Research Enhancement Act of 2007 To establish the National Center on Liver Disease Research, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, March 29, 2007
H.R.533 Stephen Lynch 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Iraq Transition Act of 2007 To establish the Commission on Iraqi Transition. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, March 20, 2007
H.R.534 Stephen Lynch 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Rail Transit Security and Safety Act of 2007 To provide for the security and safety of rail and rail transit transportation systems, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, January 29, 2007
H.R.535 Stephen Lynch 4 Cosponsors 5 points	Rail Worker Emergency Training Act of 2007 To provide for a rail worker emergency training program. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, January 23, 2007
H.R.528 Stephen Lynch 5 Cosponsors 5 points	Iraq Contracting Fraud Review Act of 2007 To require the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Defense Contract Audit Agency, to review all defense contracts relating to reconstruction or troop support in Iraq involving any contractors, subcontractors, or Federal officers or employees that have been indicted or convicted for contracting improprieties. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, January 17, 2007
H.R.529 Stephen Lynch 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Iraq Weapons Accountability Act of 2007 To implement the recommendations of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction to ensure that the Department of Defense properly accounts for all small arms weapons procured by the Department of Defense for use by the Iraqi Security Forces. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, January 17, 2007
H.R.5528 Stephen Lynch 9 Cosponsors 20 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 Commercial Street in Brockton, Massachusetts, as the "Rocky Marciano Post Office Building". Became Public Law No: 110-272 on Saturday, June 6, 1970

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H.R.2095 Jim Oberstar 94 Cosponsors 0 points	Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 To amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in Senate 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.1746 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 44 Cosponsors 0 points	Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2007 To require disclosure of Holocaust-era policies by insurers and establish a federal cause of action for claims arising out of a covered policy. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.CON.RES.407 Bill Pascrell 25 Cosponsors 0 points	Commemorating the 500th anniversary of the birth of Italian architect Andrea Palladio. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.2192 Paul Hodes 44 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an Ombudsman within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, July 30, 2008

H.R.998 Carolyn McCarthy 82 Cosponsors 1 points	Civil Rights History Project Act of 2007 To direct the Librarian of Congress and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out a joint project at the Library of Congress and the National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of individuals who participated in the Civil Rights movement, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.R.5772 Chris Murphy 16 Cosponsors 0 points	Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2008 To amend section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for persons with disabilities. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.R.5853 Niki Tsongas 10 Cosponsors 0 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.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.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.3195 Steny Hoyer 253 Cosponsors 5 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.6381 Frank Pallone 66 Cosponsors 3 points	Medical Device Safety Act of 2008 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 26, 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.1229 Greg Meeks 107 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the achievements of America's high school valedictorians of the graduating class of 2008, promoting the importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and rewarding academic excellence of all American high school students. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, June 23, 2008
H.R.3774 Danny Davis 11 Cosponsors 18 points	Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act To provide for greater diversity within, and to improve policy direction and oversight of, the Senior Executive Service. Referred to Senate subcommittee on Thursday, June 19, 2008
H.R.4106 Danny Davis 9 Cosponsors 0 points	Telework Improvements Act of 2007 To improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing a telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of the hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate subcommittee on Thursday, June 19, 2008
H.R.1553 Deborah Pryce 226 Cosponsors 0 points	Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to information regarding pediatric cancers and current treatments for such cancers, establish a national childhood cancer registry, and promote public awareness of pediatric cancer. Received in the Senate on Monday, June 16, 2008
H.R.512 Xavier Becerra 107 Cosponsors 27 points	Commission to Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino Act of 2007 To establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC, and for other purposes. Senate floor actions on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
H.RES.1268 Betty McCollum 10 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that United States foreign assistance is a critical instrument for achieving our national security goals and that modernizing United States foreign assistance should become a national priority. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, June 11, 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.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 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.R.1464 Tom Udall 88 Cosponsors 0 points	Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007 To assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, May 21, 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.RES.1152 Mike Ferguson 82 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring Arnold Palmer for his distinguished career in the sport of golf and his commitment to excellence and sportsmanship. 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.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.5818 Maxine Waters 27 Cosponsors 18 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.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.1011 Frank Wolf 60 Cosponsors 0 points	Calling on the United States Government and the international community to promptly develop, fund, and implement a comprehensive regional strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, contain and reduce violence, and contribute to conditions for sustainable peace and good governance in Chad, as well as in the wider region that includes the northern region of the Central African Republic and the Darfur region of Sudan. Passed/agreed to in House 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.RES.1154 Eddie Bernice Johnson 27 Cosponsors 1 points	Supporting the mission and goals of Workers Memorial Day in order to honor and remember the workers who have been killed or injured in the workplace. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
H.CON.RES.336 Jason Altmire 3 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring the sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
H.RES.1073 Danny Davis 58 Cosponsors 1 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the Nation during Public Service Recognition Week, May 5 through 11, 2008. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
H.RES.1079 Ruben Hinojosa 59 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month 2008, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House 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.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.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.RES.1141 Eddie Bernice Johnson 19 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the mission and goals of Workers Memorial Day in order to honor and remember the workers who have been killed or injured in the workplace. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 23, 2008
H.RES.1131 Stephanie Jones 65 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention observes the month of April as National STD Awareness Month and urging the House of Representatives to focus greater attention on activities related to the prevention of STDs and screening and treatment for STDs. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, April 22, 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.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.R.5823 Steve Israel 15 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
H.R.5629 Anna Eshoo 34 Cosponsors 3 points	Pathway for Biosimilars Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a pathway for the licensure of biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, April 14, 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.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.CON.RES.310 Elijah Cummings 65 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing support for a national day of remembrance for Harriet Ross Tubman. 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.4544 Dan Boren 95 Cosponsors 0 points	Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2007 To require the issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American code talkers. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, March 28, 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.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.5491 Steve LaTourette 3 Cosponsors 3 points	Emily's Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to States to establish and implement programs for registering pharmaceutical technicians. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, February 26, 2008
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