Representative William Delahunt (D-MA-10)

Representative William Delahunt (D-MA-10)
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H.R.7142 William Delahunt 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Offshore Renewable Energy Development Act To provide for assessment and identification of sites as appropriate for the location of offshore renewable electric energy generation facilities, to provide funding for offshore renewable electric energy generation projects, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Friday, September 26, 2008
H.R.6727 William Delahunt 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.6344 William Delahunt 7 Cosponsors 30 points	Responsive Government Act of 2008 To provide emergency authority to delay or toll judicial proceedings in United States district and circuit courts, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
H.R.6336 William Delahunt 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission Reauthorization Act To extend the authority for the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, June 23, 2008
H.RES.1205 William Delahunt 11 Cosponsors 1 points	Noting that the Government of Iraq will likely enjoy $32 billion in surplus oil revenues in 2008 and requesting the Government of Iraq to dedicate $1 billion to address the needs of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 15, 2008

H.R.6054 William Delahunt 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Human Rights Commission Act of 2007 To establish a United States Human Rights Commission to monitor compliance by the United States with international human rights treaty obligations. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
H.R.5626 William Delahunt 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Protect Our Troops and Our Constitution Act of 2008 To reassert the constitutional role of Congress in making long-term security commitments, to defer significant long-term security commitments to Iraq to the next Administration and Congress, and to maintain international legal authority and immunity for United States Armed Forces in Iraq by promoting the extension of the United Nations mandate. Referred to House committee on Thursday, March 13, 2008
H.R.877 William Delahunt 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Adams National Historical Park Boundary Addition Act of 2007 To amend the Adams National Historical Park Act of 1998 to include the Quincy Homestead within the boundary of the Adams National Historical Park, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, March 6, 2008
H.CON.RES.267 William Delahunt 81 Cosponsors 1 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.CON.RES.249 William Delahunt 33 Cosponsors 1 points	Recognizing Hostelling International USA for 75 years of service to intercultural understanding and to youth travel. Referred to House committee on Thursday, November 8, 2007
H.RES.723 William Delahunt 5 Cosponsors 5 points	Providing for the expenses of the select committee established under House Resolution 611. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, October 10, 2007
H.R.3232 William Delahunt 162 Cosponsors 5 points	Travel Promotion Act of 2007 To establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the United States. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, September 10, 2007
H.R.2033 William Delahunt 14 Cosponsors 5 points	Design Piracy Prohibition Act To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide protection for fashion design. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, May 4, 2007
H.R.1778 William Delahunt 20 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend title 35, United States Code, to allow the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to accept late filings in certain cases of unintentional delay. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 20, 2007
H.R.559 William Delahunt 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Biofuels Security Act of 2007 To promote renewable fuel and energy security of the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, March 20, 2007
H.R.1016 William Delahunt 2 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with any of the management partners of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, February 20, 2007
H.R.757 William Delahunt 28 Cosponsors 5 points	Cuban-American Family Rights Restoration Act To allow United States nationals and permanent residents to visit family members in Cuba, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, January 31, 2007
H.R.1777 William Delahunt 1 Cosponsors 100 points	Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2007 To amend the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 to make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under the antitrust laws. Became Public Law No: 110-327 on Saturday, June 6, 1970

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H.R.840 Julia Carson 85 Cosponsors 0 points	Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2007 To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate the housing assistance programs for homeless persons under title IV of such Act, and for other purposes. Placed on the Union Calendar on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.3036 John Sarbanes 64 Cosponsors 0 points	No Child Left Inside Act of 2007 To reauthorize and enhance the National Environmental Education Act, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.5853 Niki Tsongas 10 Cosponsors 0 points	Minute Man National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act To expand the boundary of the Minute Man National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to include Barrett's Farm, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.CON.RES.376 Ed Markey 50 Cosponsors 3 points	Congratulating the 2007-2008 National Basketball Association World Champions, the Boston Celtics, on an outstanding and historic season. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.6064 Lloyd Doggett 70 Cosponsors 0 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.CON.RES.351 Rush Holt 51 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring the 225th Anniversary of the Continental Congress meeting in Nassau Hall, Princeton, New Jersey, in 1783. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.6598 John Conyers 119 Cosponsors 1 points	Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain conduct relating to the use of horses for human consumption. House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration en... on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.1424 Patrick Kennedy 270 Cosponsors 27 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.2095 Jim Oberstar 94 Cosponsors 0 points	Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 To amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes. Cleared for White House 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.6083 John Spratt 18 Cosponsors 10 points	To authorize funding to conduct a national training program for State and local prosecutors. Cleared for White House on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.6874 James McGovern 10 Cosponsors 5 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 156 Taunton Avenue in Seekonk, Massachusetts, as the "Lance Corporal Eric Paul Valdepenas Post Office Building". Cleared for White House on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.971 Anthony Weiner 189 Cosponsors 0 points	Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers (including health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in the same manner as such laws apply to protected activities under the National Labor Relations Act. Placed on the Union Calendar on Sunday, September 28, 2008
H.RES.389 Donald Payne 50 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Malaria Awareness Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Saturday, September 27, 2008
H.R.923 John Lewis 81 Cosponsors 0 points	Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act To provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes. Presented to President on Friday, September 26, 2008
H.R.6126 Linda Sanchez 22 Cosponsors 3 points	Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2008 To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration. Placed on the Union Calendar on Friday, September 26, 2008
H.R.758 Rosa DeLauro 222 Cosponsors 0 points	Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007 To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations. Received in the Senate on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.R.6045 Peter Visclosky 170 Cosponsors 0 points	Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008 To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2012. House floor actions on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.R.1464 Tom Udall 88 Cosponsors 0 points	Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007 To assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
H.CON.RES.426 Maxine Waters 52 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Minority AIDS Initiative. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
H.R.7051 Ed Markey 13 Cosponsors 3 points	Georges Bank Preservation Act To prohibit issuance of any lease or other authorization by the Federal Government that authorizes exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any marine national monument or national marine sanctuary or in the fishing grounds known as Georges Bank in the waters of the United States. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
H.RES.1369 Barbara Lee 35 Cosponsors 1 points	Recognizing nongovernmental organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.RES.1402 Joseph Crowley 41 Cosponsors 3 points	Supporting a transition to democracy through free, fair, credible, peaceful, and transparent elections in Bangladesh. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.RES.1381 Lucille Roybal-Allard 113 Cosponsors 0 points	Resolution expressing the sense of the House that there should be an increased public and private commitment prioritizing prevention and public health for all people in the United States. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.R.2352 Steve Rothman 55 Cosponsors 15 points	School Safety Enhancements Act of 2007 To enhance the safety of elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education. Received in the Senate on Monday, September 22, 2008
H.CON.RES.163 Heather Wilson 104 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of Congress in support of further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Monday, September 22, 2008
H.R.176 Barbara Lee 58 Cosponsors 0 points	Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act of 2007 To authorize the establishment of educational exchange and development programs for member countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Monday, September 15, 2008
H.R.3114 Louise Slaughter 80 Cosponsors 0 points	National Women's Rights History Project Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are historically and thematically associated with the struggle for women's suffrage, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, September 11, 2008
H.CON.RES.344 Sheila Jackson-Lee 48 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the disproportionate impact of the global food crisis on children in the developing world. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, September 11, 2008
H.RES.1254 Eliot Engel 34 Cosponsors 3 points	Supporting the values and goals of the "Joint Action Plan Between the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Government of the United States of America to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality", signed by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Brazilian Minister of Racial Integration Edson Santos on March 13, 2008. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, September 9, 2008
H.R.3021 Ben Chandler 140 Cosponsors 0 points	21st Century High-Performing Public School Facilities Act To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.RES.1316 James McGovern 53 Cosponsors 4 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.6826 Allyson Schwartz 42 Cosponsors 3 points	Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2008 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare Program. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6738 Jay Inslee 10 Cosponsors 3 points	The National Bioenergy Partnership Act To establish a National Bioenergy Partnership. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.RES.1351 Steve Chabot 34 Cosponsors 1 points	Resolution expressing support for the United Nations/African Union Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID) and calling upon United Nations Member States and the international community to contribute the resources necessary to ensure the success of UNAMID, including troops and essential tactical and utility helicopters. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.R.6663 Pete Sessions 4 Cosponsors 3 points	Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008 To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide additional clarification with regard to the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.R.6680 Jose Serrano 25 Cosponsors 3 points	Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act To permit the use of Federal funds for syringe exchange programs for purposes of reducing the transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.RES.194 Steve Cohen 119 Cosponsors 0 points	Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 29, 2008
H.R.3890 Tom Lantos 40 Cosponsors 0 points	An act to impose sanctions on officials of the State Peace and Development Council in Burma, to amend the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 to prohibit the importation of gemstones and hardwoods from Burma, to promote a coordinated international effort to restore civilian democratic rule to Burma, and for other purposes. Presented to President on Friday, July 25, 2008
H.R.5607 Jerrold Nadler 8 Cosponsors 3 points	State Secret Protection Act of 2008 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, July 25, 2008
H.CON.RES.364 Barbara Lee 59 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the Significance of National Caribbean-American Heritage Month. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 24, 2008
H.R.6605 Tom Allen 8 Cosponsors 3 points	Home Heating Fuels Cost Relief Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a refundable tax credit for heating fuels and to create a grant program for States to provide individuals with loans to weatherize their homes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 24, 2008
H.R.415 Barney Frank 11 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Received in the Senate on Thursday, July 17, 2008
H.R.5546 John Conyers 45 Cosponsors 3 points	Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, July 16, 2008
H.R.6328 Howard Berman 12 Cosponsors 3 points	To develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, July 16, 2008
H.CON.RES.299 Ed Markey 106 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.CON.RES.381 Donald Payne 54 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring and recognizing the dedication and achievements of Thurgood Marshall on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Received in the Senate on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.R.6316 Lloyd Doggett 91 Cosponsors 3 points	To reduce global greenhouse gas emissions through the creation of a domestic carbon market and international trade measures, and to direct the revenue therefrom to public interests. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 14, 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.6473 Paul Hodes 10 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify the conditions for the release of products from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Account, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.RES.1328 Todd Platts 88 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Referred to House committee 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.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.R.2910 Susan Davis 77 Cosponsors 0 points	Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2007 To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for reimbursement to members of the Armed Forces of tuition for programs of education delayed by military service, for deferment of students loans and reduced interest rates for members of the Armed Forces during periods of military service, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.3546 Hank Johnson 57 Cosponsors 0 points	To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Received in the Senate on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.6381 Frank Pallone 66 Cosponsors 3 points	Medical Device Safety Act of 2008 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.6401 Jay Inslee 4 Cosponsors 3 points	Renewable Energy Jobs and Security Act To spur rapid and sustainable growth in renewable electricity generation in the United States through priority interconnection, renewable energy payments, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.6427 Peter Welch 59 Cosponsors 0 points	Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act To provide funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Referred to House committee 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.CON.RES.380 Carolyn Maloney 22 Cosponsors