Representative Vito Fossella (R-NY-13)

Representative Vito Fossella (R-NY-13)
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99 points	478 points	453 points	78.1% points	.000 points

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YOU VOTE: 2008's biggest scoundrel

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 | 6:11 PM CST

Ethics committee closes Fossella investigation, takes no action

Friday, December 19, 2008 | 10:09 PM CST

Reporter's Notebook: The Long Goodbye

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The Friday Line: Post-Watergate Political Scandals

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H.R.5906 Vito Fossella 8 Cosponsors 5 points	Small Business Capitol Expansion and Improvement Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the expensing of certain real property. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 24, 2008
H.R.5440 Vito Fossella 64 Cosponsors 5 points	FISA Amendments Act of 2008 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr on Wednesday, April 23, 2008
H.R.5670 Vito Fossella 6 Cosponsors 5 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, April 1, 2008
H.R.4627 Vito Fossella 6 Cosponsors 5 points	Homeowners' Assistance Act of 2007 To provide for the penalty-free use of retirement funds for mortgage relief. Referred to House committee on Thursday, December 13, 2007
H.R.4224 Vito Fossella 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To prohibit the Secretary of State from making a contribution to the United Nations until such time as the United Nations is in compliance with fire, building, and safety codes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, November 15, 2007

H.R.4160 Vito Fossella 50 Cosponsors 5 points	To withhold certain highway funds if a State does not comply with certain requirements in issuing a driver's license or identification card, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, November 14, 2007
H.R.3898 Vito Fossella 13 Cosponsors 5 points	To impose travel and other related restrictions on heads of state of countries that are state sponsors of terrorism who are attending events at the United Nations in New York City. Referred to House committee on Thursday, October 18, 2007
H.R.3552 Vito Fossella 1 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the definition of "refugee" spouses of persons who have been forced to abort a pregnancy or undergo involuntary sterilization. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, October 12, 2007
H.R.3723 Vito Fossella 3 Cosponsors 5 points	Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative of 2007 To establish the Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, October 4, 2007
H.R.3724 Vito Fossella 5 Cosponsors 5 points	The Social Security and Medicare Solvency Commission Act To establish a National Commission on Entitlement Solvency. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, October 2, 2007
H.RES.345 Vito Fossella 62 Cosponsors 8 points	Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Archdiocese of New York. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, July 25, 2007
H.R.2460 Vito Fossella 4 Cosponsors 5 points	Federal Energy Price Protection Act To protect the welfare of consumers by prohibiting price gouging by merchants with respect to gasoline and other fuels during certain abnormal market disruptions. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, July 24, 2007
H.R.1409 Vito Fossella 18 Cosponsors 5 points	College Life Safety and Fire Prevention Act To establish a demonstration incentive program within the Department of Education to promote installation of fire alarm detection systems, or other fire prevention technologies, in qualified student housing, dormitories, and other university buildings, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, June 27, 2007
H.R.2459 Vito Fossella 3 Cosponsors 5 points	Reduce Individuals' Dependence on Energy Act of 2007 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individuals a deduction for certain mass public transportation expenses. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, May 23, 2007
H.R.2346 Vito Fossella 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a process for determining whether a geographic area is sufficiently served by the national cemeteries located in that geographic area. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, May 22, 2007
H.R.1883 Vito Fossella 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To codify procedures regarding naturalization ceremonies conducted by the Secretary of Homeland Security. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, May 4, 2007
H.R.1440 Vito Fossella 59 Cosponsors 5 points	Men's Health Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Men's Health. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, March 12, 2007
H.R.1439 Vito Fossella 106 Cosponsors 5 points	Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2007 To provide for free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and parcels sent to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan. Referred to House committee on Friday, March 9, 2007
H.R.1020 Vito Fossella 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Enhancement and Authorization Act of 2007 To authorize the Urban Areas Security Initiative Grants Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, February 23, 2007
H.RES.54 Vito Fossella 26 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring Alexander Hamilton on the 250th anniversary of his birth. Referred to House committee on Thursday, January 11, 2007

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H.AMDT.178 Vito Fossella 0 points	An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 110-144 to authorize $5 million for a study conducted by DHS and the Director of National Intelligence to identify the best practices for sharing terrorist-threat information between the Federal, State, and local levels of government. It also authorizes $10 million to establish centers of best practices based on the study with $3 million authorized for the following five years to cover operational expenses of the centers. No Action on
H.AMDT.995 Vito Fossella 0 points	An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new title to the bill entitled "Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008". No Action on
H.AMDT.184 Vito Fossella 0 points	An amendment numbered 29 printed in House Report 110-151 to require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the United States Postal Service, to provide vouchers for free (less than 10 lbs) parcel or letter mailing to service members serving in Iraq or Afghanistan or currently hospitalized under the care of the Armed Forces. No Action on
H.AMDT.686 Vito Fossella 0 points	An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to carry out the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Lin, et al. v. United States Department of Justice rendered on July 16, 2007. No Action on

H.R.160 Rush Holt 21 Cosponsors 0 points	Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.CON.RES.255 Mike Ferguson 59 Cosponsors 1 points	Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the United States commitment to preservation of religious and cultural sites and condemning instances where sites are desecrated. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.5443 Ed Royce 51 Cosponsors 0 points	United States-Republic of Korea Defense Cooperation Improvement Act of 2008 To improve defense cooperation between the Republic of Korea and the United States. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.642 Stephanie Jones 101 Cosponsors 0 points	College Fire Prevention Act To establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program within the Department of Education to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems, or other fire suppression or prevention technologies, in qualified student housing and dormitories, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 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.6092 Phil Gingrey 42 Cosponsors 0 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.6199 Eliot Engel 28 Cosponsors 0 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 245 North Main Street in New City, New York, as the "Kenneth Peter Zebrowski Post Office Building". Cleared for White House on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.CON.RES.416 Rick Boucher 27 Cosponsors 1 points	Commending Barter Theatre on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.RES.988 Jim Matheson 88 Cosponsors 4 points	Designating the month of March 2008 as "MRSA Awareness Month". Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.RES.671 Steve Israel 52 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
H.R.6340 Nita Lowey 28 Cosponsors 27 points	To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 300 Quarropas Street in White Plains, New York, as the "Charles L. Brieant, Jr., Federal Building and United States Courthouse". Passed/agreed to in Senate on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.CON.RES.361 Janice Schakowsky 66 Cosponsors 3 points	Commemorating Irena Sendler, a woman whose bravery saved the lives of thousands during the Holocaust and remembering her legacy of courage, selflessness, and hope. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.6594 Carolyn Maloney 7 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 24, 2008
H.R.6226 Brian Higgins 35 Cosponsors 3 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 East 3rd Street in Jamestown, New York, as the "Stan Lundine Post Office Building". Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, July 23, 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.CON.RES.295 Gus Bilirakis 42 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the deepest appreciation of Congress to the families of members of the United States Armed Forces. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 17, 2008
H.CON.RES.297 Mike Rogers 36 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the integration of the Armed Forces. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, July 15, 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.353 Elijah Cummings 101 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be an increased commitment supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.4044 Janice Schakowsky 65 Cosponsors 0 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.RES.1303 Frank Wolf 44 Cosponsors 0 points	Calling on the Egyptian Government to respect human rights and freedoms of religion and expression in Egypt. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
H.R.6265 Nita Lowey 15 Cosponsors 0 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 41 Purdy Avenue in Rye, New York, as the "Caroline O'Day Post Office Building". Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 12, 2008
H.R.1520 Maurice Hinchey 31 Cosponsors 7 points	Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commemoration Act of 2007 To establish the Champlain Quadricentennial Commemoration Commission, the Hudson-Fulton 400th Commemoration Commission, and for other purposes. Senate floor actions on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
H.R.1239 Alcee Hastings 66 Cosponsors 0 points	National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2007 A bill to amend the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to authorize additional funding to carry out the Act, and for other purposes. Senate floor actions on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
H.RES.1243 John Sullivan 27 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the immeasurable contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, supporting responsible fatherhood, and encouraging greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, especially on Father's Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, June 9, 2008
H.R.6214 John McHugh 14 Cosponsors 0 points	Home Office Deduction Simplification Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a standard home office deduction. Referred to House committee on Monday, June 9, 2008
H.CON.RES.138 Elijah Cummings 59 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting National Men's Health Week. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 4, 2008
H.R.5814 Peter King 12 Cosponsors 0 points	Free Speech Protection Act of 2008 To create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.CON.RES.334 Chris Shays 60 Cosponsors 5 points	Supporting the goals and objectives of a National Military Appreciation Month. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 22, 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.1132 Ted Poe 69 Cosponsors 1 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day. 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.RES.1187 Bill Shuster 9 Cosponsors 0 points	Promoting global energy supply security through increased cooperation among the United States, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, by diversifying sources of energy, and implementing certain oil and natural gas pipeline projects for the safe and secure transportation of Eurasian hydrocarbon resources to world markets. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
H.R.5974 Lee Terry 20 Cosponsors 3 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.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.5958 Jerry McNerney 11 Cosponsors 1 points	Homeowner Opportunity Act of 2008 To make permanent the increases made by the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 in the loan limits for the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the FHA. Referred to House committee on Monday, May 5, 2008
H.R.5942 Edolphus Towns 20 Cosponsors 0 points	National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2008 To ensure the continued and future availability of lifesaving trauma health care in the United States and to prevent further trauma center closures and downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, May 5, 2008
H.R.5947 Peter King 4 Cosponsors 3 points	Returning Soldiers' Bill of Rights Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a returning soldiers' bill of rights. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 1, 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.1130 Sam Graves 85 Cosponsors 1 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.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.CON.RES.292 Emanuel Cleaver 56 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring Margaret Truman Daniel and her lifetime of accomplishments. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Thursday, April 24, 2008
H.RES.1016 Tom Feeney 93 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of William F. Buckley, Jr. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, April 23, 2008
H.CON.RES.323 Phil Gingrey 106 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing Congressional support for the goals and ideals of National Health Care Decisions Day. Received in the Senate on Wednesday, April 23, 2008
H.RES.1140 Trent Franks 35 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the 10th Anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 23, 2008
H.R.900 Jose Serrano 128 Cosponsors 0 points	Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2007 To provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico. Placed on the Union Calendar on Tuesday, April 22, 2008
H.RES.981 Tammy Baldwin 103 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing March 6, 2008, as the first-ever World Glaucoma Day, established to increase awareness of glaucoma, which is the second leading cause of preventable blindness in the United States and worldwide. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 22, 2008
H.R.5825 Devin Nunes 237 Cosponsors 3 points	Hubbard Act To amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
H.RES.1110 Mark Kirk 77 Cosponsors 0 points	Condemning Hamas as a foreign terrorist organization responsible for the murders of 26 United States citizens. 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.259 Frank LoBiondo 59 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring and recognizing the work of the Meals On Wheels Association of America, its member senior nutrition programs throughout the country, and their annual March For Meals campaigns. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.R.5753 Bart Stupak 4 Cosponsors 3 points	To prohibit the sale of kitchen ranges or ovens which do not include a design, bracket, or other device which complies with an applicable consensus product safety standard intended to prevent the product from tipping. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, April 10, 2008
H.R.1198 Lois Capps 60 Cosponsors 18 points	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act regarding early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
H.R.1237 Bart Gordon 173 Cosponsors 0 points	Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
H.R.2063 Nita Lowey 76 Cosponsors 0 points	Food Allergy and Ana