Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) - Fantasy Congress

Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA)
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Sponsored	Cosponsored	Maverick	Attendance	RBA*
1241 points	1137 points	49 points	97.1% points	.119 points

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S.3597 Tom Harkin 0 Cosponsors 50 points	A bill to provide that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009. Presented to President on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
S.3627 Tom Harkin 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Every Student Counts Act A bill to improve the calculation of, the reporting of, and the accountability for, secondary school graduation rates. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, September 26, 2008
S.RES.673 Tom Harkin 1 Cosponsors 5 points	A resolution recognizing the importance of workplace wellness as a strategy to help maximize employees' health and well being. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Monday, September 22, 2008
S.3485 Tom Harkin 1 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to require manufacturers to increase the percentage of automobiles manufactured for sale within the United States that are capable of operating on higher-level blends of renewable fuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, in combination with gasoline or diesel fuel. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, September 12, 2008
S.3321 Tom Harkin 4 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide coordinated leadership in Federal efforts to prevent and reduce overweight and obesity and to promote sound health and nutrition among Americans, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, July 23, 2008

S.2899 Tom Harkin 9 Cosponsors 5 points	Veterans Suicide Study Act A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on suicides among veterans. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, April 22, 2008
S.2784 Tom Harkin 2 Cosponsors 5 points	MEAL Act A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the food labeling requirements of the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 to enable customers to make informed choices about the nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, March 13, 2008
S.2748 Tom Harkin 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008 A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish physical activity guidelines for the general public, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, March 12, 2008
S.RES.475 Tom Harkin 1 Cosponsors 5 points	A resolution congratulating Iowa State University of Science and Technology on its 150 years of leadership and service to the United States and the world as Iowa's land-grant university. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Thursday, March 6, 2008
S.2686 Tom Harkin 5 Cosponsors 5 points	Complete Streets Act of 2008 A bill to ensure that all users of the transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users as well as children, older individuals, and individuals with disabilities, are able to travel safely and conveniently on streets and highways. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, March 3, 2008
S.2600 Tom Harkin 1 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to provide for the designation of a single ZIP code for Windsor Heights, Iowa. Referred to Senate subcommittee on Wednesday, February 27, 2008
S.2625 Tom Harkin 5 Cosponsors 5 points	Fairness in Housing for Disabled Veterans Act A bill to ensure that deferred Department of Veterans Affairs disability benefits that are received in a lump sum amount or in prospective monthly amounts, be excluded from consideration as annual income when determining eligibility for low-income housing programs. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, February 12, 2008
S.2585 Tom Harkin 20 Cosponsors 5 points	Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2008 A bill to provide for the enhancement of the suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, January 31, 2008
S.862 Tom Harkin 1 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to designate the Federal building located at 210 Walnut Street in Des Moines, Iowa, as the "Neal Smith Federal Building". Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Tuesday, January 22, 2008
S.2473 Tom Harkin 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide special reporting and disclosure rules for individual account plans and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, December 13, 2007
S.1881 Tom Harkin 3 Cosponsors 5 points	Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Senate committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, November 15, 2007
S.2302 Tom Harkin 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 An original bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Friday, November 2, 2007
S.RES.362 Tom Harkin 1 Cosponsors 5 points	A resolution recognizing 2007 as the year of the 100th Anniversary of the American Society of Agronomy. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Wednesday, October 31, 2007
S.2173 Tom Harkin 14 Cosponsors 5 points	FIT Kids Act A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, October 17, 2007
S.2077 Tom Harkin 3 Cosponsors 5 points	Fresh Produce Safety Act A bill to establish a program to assure the safety of fresh produce intended for human consumption, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, September 20, 2007
S.2061 Tom Harkin 11 Cosponsors 5 points	Fair Home Health Care Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain home health workers from the provisions of such Act. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, September 18, 2007
S.1183 Tom Harkin 39 Cosponsors 5 points	Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act A bill to enhance and further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and for other purposes. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Friday, August 3, 2007
S.2007 Tom Harkin 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2007 A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a floor of 1.0 for the practice expense and for the work expense geographic practice cost indices (GPCI) under the Medicare Program. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 3, 2007
S.1942 Tom Harkin 9 Cosponsors 5 points	Public School Repair and Renovation Act of 2007 A bill to amend part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants for the renovation of schools. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, August 2, 2007
S.RES.287 Tom Harkin 1 Cosponsors 5 points	A resolution honoring and expressing gratitude to the 1st Battalion of the 133rd Infantry ("Ironman Battalion") of the Iowa National Guard. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Tuesday, July 31, 2007
S.675 Tom Harkin 18 Cosponsors 5 points	Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2007 A bill to provide competitive grants for training court reporters and closed captioners to meet requirements for realtime writers under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and for other purposes. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Tuesday, July 31, 2007
S.479 Tom Harkin 31 Cosponsors 5 points	Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Monday, July 23, 2007
S.799 Tom Harkin 21 Cosponsors 5 points	Community Choice Act of 2007 A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports, and for other purposes. Senate committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, July 10, 2007
S.1753 Tom Harkin 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to employers for the costs of implementing wellness programs, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, July 9, 2007
S.1754 Tom Harkin 1 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a workplace wellness education campaign and an evaluation of employer-based wellness programs, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, July 9, 2007
S.1725 Tom Harkin 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Restoring Pension Promises to Workers Act A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title 5, United States Code, to improve the protection of pension benefits, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, June 28, 2007
S.1710 Tom Harkin 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Wednesday, June 27, 2007
S.1614 Tom Harkin 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Child Labor Protection Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen penalties for unlawful child labor. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 13, 2007
S.1457 Tom Harkin 38 Cosponsors 5 points	Mail Delivery Protection Act of 2007 A bill to provide for the protection of mail delivery on certain postal routes, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate subcommittee on Wednesday, June 6, 2007
S.1529 Tom Harkin 15 Cosponsors 5 points	Food Stamp Fairness and Benefit Restoration Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to end benefit erosion, support working families with child care expenses, encourage retirement and education savings, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 24, 2007
S.1460 Tom Harkin 10 Cosponsors 5 points	Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Development Act of 2002 to support beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, May 23, 2007
S.1469 Tom Harkin 6 Cosponsors 5 points	Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Closure Act of 2007 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, May 23, 2007
S.1412 Tom Harkin 3 Cosponsors 5 points	Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Development Act of 2002 to support beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, May 16, 2007
S.1415 Tom Harkin 13 Cosponsors 5 points	Cancer Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to improve screening and treatment of cancers, provide for survivorship services, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, May 16, 2007
S.1367 Tom Harkin 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Treatment and Prevention of Methamphetamine Abuse Act A bill to amend the Public Health Services Act to provide methamphetamine prevention and treatement services. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 10, 2007
S.1342 Tom Harkin 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act A bill to improve the health of Americans and reduce health care costs by reorienting the Nation's health care system toward prevention, wellness, and self care. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, May 9, 2007
S.1157 Tom Harkin 0 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand exception relating to the importation of goods made with forced labor. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, April 19, 2007
S.1167 Tom Harkin 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Loan Repayment Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to provide funding for student loan repayment for civil legal assistance attorneys. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, April 19, 2007
S.1120 Tom Harkin 20 Cosponsors 5 points	Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Act A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, April 17, 2007
S.1087 Tom Harkin 16 Cosponsors 5 points	Fair Pay Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 11, 2007
S.1050 Tom Harkin 3 Cosponsors 5 points	Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Public Health Service Act to set standards for medical diagnostic equipment and to establish a program for promoting good health, disease prevention, and wellness and for the prevention of secondary conditions for individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, March 29, 2007
S.997 Tom Harkin 6 Cosponsors 0 points	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research. Read the second time on Wednesday, March 28, 2007
S.1013 Tom Harkin 8 Cosponsors 5 points	Smoke Free Mothers and Babies Act of 2007 A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to encourage States to provide pregnant women enrolled in the Medicaid program with access to comprehensive tobacco cessation services. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, March 28, 2007
S.627 Tom Harkin 13 Cosponsors 5 points	Safe Babies Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to improve the health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center, to assist local Court Teams, and for other purposes. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Monday, March 26, 2007
S.902 Tom Harkin 17 Cosponsors 5 points	Coming Together for National Guard and Reserve Families Act of 2007 A bill to provide support and assistance for families of members of the National Guard and Reserve who are undergoing deployment, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, March 15, 2007
S.859 Tom Harkin 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Ethanol Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2007 A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to award funds to study the feasibility of constructing dedicated ethanol pipelines to increase the energy, economic, and environmental security of the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, March 13, 2007
S.770 Tom Harkin 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Food Stamp Vitamin and Mineral Improvement Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to permit participating households to use food stamp benefits to purchase nutritional supplements providing vitamins or minerals, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, March 6, 2007
S.771 Tom Harkin 32 Cosponsors 5 points	Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve the nutrition and health of schoolchildren by updating the definition of "food of minimal nutritional value" to conform to current nutrition science and to protect the Federal investment in the national school lunch and breakfast programs. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, March 6, 2007
S.622 Tom Harkin 8 Cosponsors 5 points	Competitive and Fair Agricultural Markets Act of 2007 A bill to enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultural commodities. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, February 15, 2007
S.651 Tom Harkin 11 Cosponsors 5 points	PLAY Every Day Act A bill to help promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the United States. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, February 15, 2007
S.RES.57 Tom Harkin 0 Cosponsors 1 points	An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, January 31, 2007
S.393 Tom Harkin 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Emergency Local Law Enforcement Byrne Assistance Act of 2007 A bill to transfer unspent funds for grants by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, the Office of Justice Programs, and the Office on Violence Against Women to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, January 25, 2007
S.23 Tom Harkin 6 Cosponsors 5 points	Biofuels Security Act of 2007 A bill to promote renewable fuel and energy security of the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, January 4, 2007
S.2571 Tom Harkin 1 Cosponsors 110 points	A bill to make technical corrections to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Became Public Law No: 110-193 on Saturday, June 6, 1970
S.3406 Tom Harkin 77 Cosponsors 95 points	ADA Amendments Act of 2008 A bill to restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Became Public Law No: 110-325 on Saturday, June 6, 1970
S.1983 Tom Harkin 1 Cosponsors 95 points	Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to renew and amend the provisions for the enhanced review of covered pesticide products, to authorize fees for certain pesticide products, to extend and improve the collection of maintenance fees, and for other purposes. Became Public Law No: 110-94 on Saturday, June 6, 1970
S.2903 Tom Harkin 0 Cosponsors 95 points	A bill to amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond April 25, 2008. Became Public Law No: 110-205 on Saturday, June 6, 1970
S.2745 Tom Harkin 1 Cosponsors 95 points	A bill to extend agricultural programs beyond March 15, 2008, to suspend permanent price support authorities beyond that date, and for other purposes. Became Public Law No: 110-196 on Saturday, June 6, 1970
S.2954 Tom Harkin 0 Cosponsors 95 points	A bill to amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond May 2, 2008. Became Public Law No: 110-208 on Saturday, June 6, 1970

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S.AMDT.5679 Tom Harkin 30 points	In the nature of a substitute. Amendment SA 5679 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent on Monday, September 29, 2008
S.AMDT.3855 Tom Harkin 30 points	Of a perfecting nature. Amendment SA 3855 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent on Friday, December 14, 2007
S.AMDT.3500 Tom Harkin 30 points	In the nature of a substitute. Amendment SA 3500 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent on Friday, December 14, 2007
S.AMDT.3851 Tom Harkin 30 points	To promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives, and for other purposes. Amendment SA 3851 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote on Thursday, December 13, 2007
S.AMDT.3844 Tom Harkin 10 points	Relative to public safety officers. No Action on Wednesday, December 12, 2007

S.AMDT.3639 Tom Harkin 10 points	To improve nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold in schools. No Action on Wednesday, December 12, 2007
S.AMDT.3830 Tom Harkin 10 points	Relative to public safety officers. No Action on Tuesday, December 11, 2007
S.AMDT.3325 Tom Harkin 30 points	In the nature of a substitute. Amendment SA 3325 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent on Tuesday, October 23, 2007
S.AMDT.3368 Tom Harkin 30 points	To provide funding for activities to reduce infections from methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and related infections. Amendment SA 3368 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote on Thursday, October 18, 2007
S.AMDT.3163 Tom Harkin 30 points	To make available from Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, $5,000,000 for the retrofit of upgraded Molecular Sieve Oxygen Generation Systems into F-15C/D fighter aircraft. Amendment SA 3163 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent on Wednesday, October 3, 2007
S.AMDT.3111 Tom Harkin 30 points	In the nature of a substitute. Amendment SA 3111 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent on Thursday, September 27, 2007
S.AMDT.2056 Tom Harkin 30 points	To provide support and assistance for families of members of the Armed Forces who are undergoing deployment. Amendment SA 2056 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent on Monday, September 17, 2007
S.AMDT.2380 Tom Harkin 30 points	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to provide funding for the student loan repayment for civil legal assistance attorneys. Amendment SA 2380 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent on Monday, July 23, 2007
S.AMDT.3809 Tom Harkin 0 points	Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. No Action on
S.AMDT.1763 Tom Harkin 0 points	No Action on
S.AMDT.1140 Tom Harkin 0 points	Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. No Action on
S.AMDT.1779 Tom Harkin 0 points	Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. No Action on
S.AMDT.1796 Tom Harkin 0 points	Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. No Action on
S.AMDT.1818 Tom Harkin 0 points	No Action on