Representative Tom Cole (R-OK-04)

Representative Tom Cole (R-OK-04)
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H.RES.1255 Tom Cole 43 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring Toby Keith's commitment to members of the Armed Forces. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, July 2, 2008
H.R.1337 Tom Cole 0 Cosponsors 45 points	To provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to augment the water supplies of the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District and cities served by the District. Senate floor actions on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
H.R.6147 Tom Cole 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Federal Emergency Management Advancement Act of 2008 To establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an independent agency, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, June 2, 2008
H.R.2849 Tom Cole 6 Cosponsors 5 points	Chisholm and Great Western Cattle Trails Act To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail historic cattle-drive trails for study and for potential addition to the National Trails System, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, June 29, 2007
H.RES.141 Tom Cole 5 Cosponsors 1 points	Congratulating Miss Lauren Nelson for being crowned Miss America and thanking the participants in and supporters of the Miss America Competition for their contributions to young women's lives and communities. Referred to House committee on Thursday, February 8, 2007

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H.R.5335 Zach Wamp 20 Cosponsors 6 points	To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the inclusion of new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds associated with the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.6064 Lloyd Doggett 70 Cosponsors 6 points	National Silver Alert Act To encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, to authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.RES.1272 Mary Fallin 21 Cosponsors 3 points	Honoring and recognizing Alice Mary Robertson who, while a Member of Congress, became the first woman to preside over the floor of the House of Representatives. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.2933 Gary Miller 106 Cosponsors 0 points	Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2007 To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for that Act, and for other purposes. Read twice on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.CON.RES.388 Roy Blunt 22 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense and the Federal Voting Assistance Program should take certain additional and timely measures to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and their dependents and citizens living overseas are provided with reasonable information on how to register to vote and vote in the 2008 general elections. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008

H.CON.RES.386 Bill Sali 58 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing and celebrating the 232nd anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.J.RES.62 Joe Baca 82 Cosponsors 20 points	Native American Heritage Day Act of 2007 To honor the achievements and contributions of Native Americans to the United States, and for other purposes. 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.2786 Dale Kildee 6 Cosponsors 30 points	Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007 To reauthorize the programs for housing assistance for Native Americans. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.CON.RES.358 Dean Heller 35 Cosponsors 0 points	Concurrent resolution commending the members of the Nevada Army and Air National Guard and the Nevada Reserve members of the Armed Forces for their dedicated, unselfish, and professional service, commitment, and sacrifices to the State of Nevada and the United States during more than five years of deployments to and in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. 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.6782 Jim Marshall 9 Cosponsors 3 points	Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2008 To create an electronic employment eligibility verification system to ensure that all workers in the United States are legally able to work, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 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.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.1311 Chaka Fattah 74 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for the designation of National GEAR UP Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
H.R.6293 Robin Hayes 34 Cosponsors 0 points	Military Children's School Investment Act To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a discretionary grant program for school construction for local educational agencies affected by base closures and realignments, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, July 16, 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.3981 Brad Miller 57 Cosponsors 5 points	Preserve America and Save America's Treasures Act To authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program, and for other purposes. Received in the Senate on Wednesday, July 9, 2008
H.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. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Tuesday, July 8, 2008
H.CON.RES.195 Zach Wamp 54 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the Congress that a National Dysphagia Awareness Month should be established. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, June 27, 2008
H.R.6070 John Carter 69 Cosponsors 3 points	Military Spouses Residency Relief Act To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the residency of spouses of military personnel. House committee/subcommittee actions 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.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.2279 Joseph Pitts 75 Cosponsors 0 points	To expedite the construction of new refining capacity on closed military installations in the United States, and for other purposes. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr on Wednesday, June 18, 2008
H.R.6207 Todd Akin 38 Cosponsors 1 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.R.1328 Frank Pallone 58 Cosponsors 3 points	Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act. Placed on the Union Calendar on Friday, June 6, 2008
H.RES.1114 Jeff Fortenberry 53 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of the Arbor Day Foundation and National Arbor Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.R.5898 Gus Bilirakis 84 Cosponsors 0 points	Silver Alert Grant Program Act of 2008 To authorize a grant program to help establish and improve State-administered notification systems to help locate missing individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related illnesses, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.R.6001 Steve Buyer 19 Cosponsors 3 points	Main Street U.S.A. Energy Security Act of 2008 To rebalance the United States energy portfolio, to increase and utilize the Nation's domestic energy resources and supply, to strengthen energy security and independence, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, May 23, 2008
H.R.6048 Mike Turner 58 Cosponsors 6 points	To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.RES.986 John Boehner 57 Cosponsors 2 points	Recognizing the courage and sacrifice of those members of the United States Armed Forces who were held as prisoners of war during the Vietnam conflict and calling for a full accounting of the 1,729 members of the Armed Forces who remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam conflict. House floor actions on Tuesday, May 20, 2008
H.R.6101 Mac Thornberry 5 Cosponsors 0 points	Patient Fairness and Indigent Care Promotion Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the ability of medical professionals to practice medicine and provide quality care to patients by providing a tax deduction for patient bad debt. Referred to House committee 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.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.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.R.5797 Thelma Drake 13 Cosponsors 0 points	Roth TSP Act of 2008 To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a qualified Roth contribution program under the Thrift Savings Plan. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, May 12, 2008
H.R.6005 Xavier Becerra 6 Cosponsors 3 points	Tribal Charities Fairness Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the treatment of Indian tribal governments as State governments for the purposes of the Public Charity-Private Foundation Classification. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 8, 2008
H.RES.1113 Jeff Fortenberry 54 Cosponsors 0 points	Celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother's Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 7, 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.R.5984 Roscoe Bartlett 121 Cosponsors 0 points	Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency in order to prevent a downturn in these sectors that would result from a lapse in the tax law. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.R.5974 Lee Terry 20 Cosponsors 1 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home purchases. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, May 6, 2008
H.RES.1122 Marilyn Musgrave 112 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing Armed Forces Day. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, May 1, 2008
H.RES.1043 Jeff Fortenberry 51 Cosponsors 3 points	Honoring the life and legacy of Chief Standing Bear, a pioneer in civil rights for Native Americans, on the 100th anniversary of Chief Standing Bear's death. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 29, 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.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.5816 Joe Knollenberg 31 Cosponsors 0 points	Coordinated American Response To Extreme Radicals Act To prohibit assistance for the Carter Center located in Atlanta, Georgia. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
H.RES.994 Paul Broun 57 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of a National Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia Awareness Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.R.5674 Kendrick Meek 42 Cosponsors 0 points	Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act of 2008 To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the Bureau of Prisons to provide secure storage areas in prison facilities for employees authorized to carry a firearm. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.R.5775 Pete Sessions 25 Cosponsors 0 points	Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Enforcement Act of 2008 To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act to provide for specified civil penalties for violations of that Act, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 10, 2008
H.R.5721 John Sullivan 12 Cosponsors 3 points	Strengthening the Safety Net Act of 2008 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a DSH redistribution pool from unexpended Medicaid DSH allotments in order to increase Medicaid DSH allotments for low DSH States and to provide grants for health access networks serving the uninsured. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, April 9, 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.1005 Tom Davis 51 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 1, 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.4544 Dan Boren 95 Cosponsors 3 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.RES.953 Joe Knollenberg 44 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces both at home and abroad. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, March 12, 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.R.5542 John Sullivan 13 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on enforcement of the cap amount on payments for hospice care under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, March 10, 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.RES.1003 Lamar Smith 14 Cosponsors 0 points	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide increased accountability and transparency in the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, February 27, 2008
H.CON.RES.273 Mary Bono Mack 60 Cosponsors 5 points	Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Friday, February 8, 2008
H.J.RES.67 Trent Franks 26 Cosponsors 3 points	Supporting a base Defense Budget that at the very minimum matches 4 percent of gross domestic product. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, January 23, 2008
H.R.4900 Steve King 150 Cosponsors 0 points	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Reform and Firearms Modernization Act of 2007 To reform the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, modernize firearms laws and regulations, protect the community from criminals, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, January 14, 2008
H.CON.RES.254 Mary Fallin 55 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing and celebrating the centennial of Oklahoma statehood. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, December 19, 2007
H.R.4845 Mary Fallin 16 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude overtime pay from gross income. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, December 19, 2007
H.J.RES.68 Dan Boren 36 Cosponsors 3 points	To acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the United States Government regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, December 11, 2007
H.RES.848 Janice Schakowsky 7 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing and honoring Prevent Blindness America for its 100 years of dedication to preventing blindness and preserving eyesight. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, December 6, 2007
H.CON.RES.267 William Delahunt 81 Cosponsors 0 points	Calling on the President to commute the sentences of United States Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean to time served. Referred to House committee on Thursday, December 6, 2007
H.R.4176 Peter King 169 Cosponsors 3 points	Prevention of Unsafe Licensing Act To enhance national security by restricting access of illegal aliens to driver's licenses and State-issued identification documents. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, November 15, 2007
H.RES.748 Robert Aderholt 15 Cosponsors 0 points	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3584) to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend funding for 18 months for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and for other purposes. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr on Thursday, November 15, 2007
H.CON.RES.263 Jack Kingston 159 Cosponsors 0 points	To establish the Joint Select Committee on Earmark Reform, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, November 15, 2007
H.R.4133 Mike Pence 67 Cosponsors 0 points	Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Friday, November 9, 2007
H.J.RES.54 Anna Eshoo 105 Cosponsors 0 points	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to Medicare coverage for the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related neoplastic conditions. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, November 8, 2007