Representative Vernon Ehlers (R-MI-03)

Representative Vernon Ehlers (R-MI-03)
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156 points	847 points	1116 points	81.7% points	.125 points

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H.RES.1524 Vernon Ehlers 0 Cosponsors 1 points	Requiring the use of a bipartisan panel of Members in the selection of an individual for appointment as Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. Referred to House committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.6460 Vernon Ehlers 46 Cosponsors 45 points	Great Lakes Legacy Reauthorization Act of 2008 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern, and for other purposes. Presented to President on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.RES.1170 Vernon Ehlers 0 Cosponsors 1 points	Commending Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita for his leadership and dedication to protecting the integrity of the election process and increasing voter confidence in all of our elections. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 1, 2008
H.R.4278 Vernon Ehlers 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on yttrium oxides having a purity of at least 99.9 percent. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, December 5, 2007
H.R.3313 Vernon Ehlers 4 Cosponsors 5 points	Improving Mathematics and Science Teacher Quality Act To amend provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 relating to mathematics and science instruction. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, September 19, 2007

H.RES.485 Vernon Ehlers 9 Cosponsors 5 points	Expressing appreciation for the profound public service and educational contributions of Donald Jeffry Herbert, fondly known as "Mr. Wizard". Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, June 18, 2007
H.CON.RES.128 Vernon Ehlers 0 Cosponsors 9 points	Authorizing the printing of a commemorative document in memory of the late President of the United States, Gerald Rudolph Ford. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Wednesday, May 23, 2007
H.R.2360 Vernon Ehlers 6 Cosponsors 5 points	Voting Enhancement and Security Act of 2007 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet Federal guidelines for the operation of electronic voting equipment, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 17, 2007
H.R.325 Vernon Ehlers 9 Cosponsors 5 points	SPEAK Act To create or adopt, and implement, rigorous and voluntary American education content standards in mathematics and science covering kindergarten through grade 12, to provide for the assessment of student proficiency benchmarked against such standards, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 9, 2007
H.R.35 Vernon Ehlers 10 Cosponsors 5 points	Science Accountability Act of 2007 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the use of science assessments in the calculation of adequate yearly progress, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 9, 2007
H.R.38 Vernon Ehlers 1 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the Head Start Act to improve the math and science readiness of disadvantaged children. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 9, 2007
H.R.412 Vernon Ehlers 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Independent Study of Distance Education Act of 2007 To require an independent evaluation of distance education programs. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 9, 2007
H.R.1350 Vernon Ehlers 49 Cosponsors 5 points	Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act To establish a collaborative program to protect the Great Lakes, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, March 21, 2007
H.R.250 Vernon Ehlers 3 Cosponsors 5 points	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act To provide for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, February 7, 2007
H.R.260 Vernon Ehlers 35 Cosponsors 5 points	Aquatic Invasive Species Research Act To establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to support efforts to prevent, control, and eradicate invasive species, as well as to educate citizens and stakeholders and restore ecosystems. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, February 7, 2007
H.R.286 Vernon Ehlers 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 to require Federal agencies to impose certain requirements on recipients of awards for scientific and engineering research. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, January 31, 2007
H.R.255 Vernon Ehlers 11 Cosponsors 5 points	Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act of 2007 To establish an interagency committee to coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development efforts in manufacturing, strengthen existing programs to assist manufacturing innovation and education, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, January 31, 2007
H.RES.15 Vernon Ehlers 71 Cosponsors 5 points	Mourning the passing of President Gerald Rudolph Ford and celebrating his leadership and service to the people of the United States. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, January 11, 2007
H.R.36 Vernon Ehlers 17 Cosponsors 5 points	National Science Education Tax Incentive for Teachers Act of 2007 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage teachers to pursue teaching math and science subjects at elementary and secondary schools. Referred to House committee on Thursday, January 4, 2007
H.R.37 Vernon Ehlers 16 Cosponsors 5 points	National Science Education Tax Incentive for Businesses Act of 2007 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage businesses to improve math and science education at elementary and secondary schools. Referred to House committee on Thursday, January 4, 2007
H.R.5479 Vernon Ehlers 14 Cosponsors 20 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 117 North Kidd Street in Ionia, Michigan, as the "Alonzo Woodruff Post Office Building". Became Public Law No: 110-270 on Saturday, June 6, 1970

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H.AMDT.570 Vernon Ehlers 0 points	An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section providing for increasing funding for math and science education. No Action on
H.AMDT.1009 Vernon Ehlers 0 points	An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-603 to strike section 102--doing so leaves the current set-asides for SBIR and STTR unchanged. No Action on
H.AMDT.137 Vernon Ehlers 0 points	An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to state the sense of the Congress regarding the mathematics and science partnership programs of the Department of Education and the National Science Foundation. No Action on

H.CON.RES.435 Bob Brady 1 Cosponsors 3 points	Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall on December 2, 2008, for ceremonies and activities held in connection with the opening of the Capitol Visitor Center to the public. Received in the Senate on Monday, November 17, 2008
H.R.4131 Laura Richardson 70 Cosponsors 7 points	To designate a portion of California State Route 91 located in Los Angeles County, California, as the "Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway". Presented to President on Friday, October 10, 2008
H.R.5159 Bob Brady 1 Cosponsors 27 points	Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008 To establish the Office of the Capitol Visitor Center within the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, headed by the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services, to provide for the effective management and administration of the Capitol Visitor Center, and for other purposes. Presented to President on Thursday, October 9, 2008
H.R.6296 Bob Brady 2 Cosponsors 27 points	To extend through 2013 the authority of the Federal Election Commission to impose civil money penalties on the basis of a schedule of penalties established and published by the Commission. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.6323 Jim Sensenbrenner 6 Cosponsors 27 points	To establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to promote research of appropriate technologies for heavy duty plug-in hybrid vehicles, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee 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.408 Adrian Smith 28 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing North Platte, Nebraska, as "Rail Town USA". Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.CON.RES.405 Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 30 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the first full week of April as "National Workplace Wellness Week". Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.RES.1272 Mary Fallin 21 Cosponsors 0 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.1424 Patrick Kennedy 270 Cosponsors 0 points	Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Wednesday, October 1, 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. Presented to President on Tuesday, September 30, 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.1497 Earl Blumenauer 67 Cosponsors 0 points	Legal Timber Protection Act To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend its protections to plants illegally harvested outside of the United States, and for other purposes. Placed on the Union Calendar on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
H.R.6577 Jim Oberstar 46 Cosponsors 3 points	Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact To express the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate compact regarding water resources in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin. Placed on the Union Calendar on Monday, September 22, 2008
H.RES.1390 Dennis Cardoza 35 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for the designation of a 4-H National Youth Science Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, September 22, 2008
H.R.2343 Danny Davis 66 Cosponsors 0 points	Education Begins at Home Act To expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays, including potential mental health concerns, and for other purposes. House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration... on Friday, September 12, 2008
H.R.6608 Bob Brady 1 Cosponsors 15 points	House Reservists Pay Adjustment Act of 2008 To provide for the replacement of lost income for employees of the House of Representatives who are members of a reserve component of the armed forces who are on active duty for a period of more than 30 days, and for other purposes. Received in the Senate on Friday, September 12, 2008
H.R.1847 Mark Udall 8 Cosponsors 3 points	National Trails System Willing Seller Act To amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of the trails in the System, and for other purposes. Placed on the Union Calendar on Thursday, September 11, 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.CON.RES.411 Dave Reichert 15 Cosponsors 0 points	Raising the awareness of the need for crime prevention in communities across the country and expressing support for designation of the week of October 2, 2008, through October 4, 2008, as "Celebrate Safe Communities" Week. Referred to House committee on Thursday, September 11, 2008
H.R.6788 Randy Kuhl 49 Cosponsors 3 points	SCHIP Full Funding Extension Act of 2008 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend through fiscal year 2012 funding under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6656 Debbie Wasserman Schultz 5 Cosponsors 3 points	Architect of the Capitol Appointment Act of 2008 To provide for the joint appointment of the Architect of the Capitol by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leaders of the House of Representatives and Senate, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees of Congress with jurisdiction over the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.6763 Patrick Tiberi 13 Cosponsors 3 points	Digital Television Coupon Extension Act of 2008 To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the expiration date of digital-to-analog converter box coupons from 3 months to 6 months. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.RES.1143 Todd Platts 57 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of the Apple Crunch and the Nation's domestic apple industry. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.CON.RES.395 Bob Brady 1 Cosponsors 3 points	Authorizing the printing of an additional number of copies of the 23rd edition of the pocket version of the United States Constitution. Received in the Senate on Thursday, July 24, 2008
H.R.6204 Bart Stupak 3 Cosponsors 0 points	Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification Act To expand the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, July 24, 2008
H.RES.1202 Tom Davis 66 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Guard Youth Challenge Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
H.RES.1262 Darrell Issa 49 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Commerce should use all reasonable measures to ensure that every person is counted in the 2010 decennial census. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, July 16, 2008
H.R.1286 Maurice Hinchey 26 Cosponsors 0 points	Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation Act To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.R.4174 Tom Allen 17 Cosponsors 15 points	Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2007 To establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and to establish an ocean acidification program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Received in the Senate on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.R.3195 Steny Hoyer 253 Cosponsors 15 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.RES.970 John Shimkus 54 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of June 30 as "National Corvette Day". Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.RES.1307 Brian Baird 42 Cosponsors 0 points	Commemorating the Kingdom of Bhutan's participation in the 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival and commending the people and the Government of the Kingdom of Bhutan for their commitment to holding elections and broadening political participation. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.4044 Janice Schakowsky 65 Cosponsors 18 points	To amend title 11 of the United States Code to exempt for a limited period, from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under Chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 90 days. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
H.R.1333 Charles Dent 56 Cosponsors 18 points	Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Support Act of 2007 To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, June 19, 2008
H.RES.1002 Earl Blumenauer 59 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for the designation of a "Public Radio Recognition Month". Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, June 18, 2008
H.R.1126 Dan Lipinski 9 Cosponsors 27 points	To reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988. Senate floor actions on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
H.R.5940 Bart Gordon 30 Cosponsors 18 points	National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008 To authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, June 6, 2008
H.RES.1180 Dave Reichert 7 Cosponsors 3 points	Resolution recognizing the efforts and contributions of outstanding women scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians in the United States and around the world. Passed/agreed to in House 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.R.6104 Mike Honda 39 Cosponsors 3 points	Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Act of 2008 To provide for the coordination of the Nation's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.CON.RES.352 Carolyn McCarthy 3 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Better Hearing and Speech Month, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 15, 2008
H.R.5972 Bob Brady 2 Cosponsors 3 points	United States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2008 To make technical corrections to the laws affecting certain administrative authorities of the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.CON.RES.345 Patrick Tiberi 3 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.R.5868 Steve Pearce 49 Cosponsors 1 points	Caleb Martin-Travis Dodson Wounded Warrior Retention Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the retention of members of the Armed Forces on active service or in an active status who would otherwise be retired or separated for a combat-related disability, but who are still medically able to perform noncombat-related military occupational specialties or duties. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.R.5984 Roscoe Bartlett 121 Cosponsors 3 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.5493 Bob Brady 2 Cosponsors 0 points	To provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Tuesday, May 6, 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.RES.1130 Sam Graves 85 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's teachers to building and enhancing our Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well being. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
H.RES.49 Dave Camp 51 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Letter Carriers Appreciation Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 29, 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.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.RES.1160 Phil English 4 Cosponsors 0 points	Congressional Leadership in Communities Resolution of 2008 Authorizing Members of the House of Representatives to use funds provided for official and representational duties to sponsor and conduct academic and community service competitions among elementary and secondary school students in their Congressional districts and to permit the use of the facilities of their offices in support of the activities of charitable organizations. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
H.R.4226 Wayne Gilchrest 5 Cosponsors 0 points	Climate Stewardship and Economic Security Act of 2007 To accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances that will limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.RES.1146 John McHugh 8 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the International Joint Commission should adopt a water level management plan for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River that strongly takes into account environmental considerations and the concerns of the public and the affected States and maximizes hydropower production at existing facilities, and further urges the Secretary of State not to approve a plan that fails to do so. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.R.906 Mark Udall 12 Cosponsors 0 points	Global Change Research and Data Management Act of 2007 To promote and coordinate global change research, and for other purposes. Placed on the Union Calendar on Thursday, April 24, 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. Receive