Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA-31)

Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA-31)
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140 points	865 points	19 points	81% points	.062 points

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H.R.512 Xavier Becerra 107 Cosponsors 45 points	Commission to Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino Act of 2007 To establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC, and for other purposes. Senate floor actions on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
H.R.6005 Xavier Becerra 6 Cosponsors 5 points	Tribal Charities Fairness Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the treatment of Indian tribal governments as State governments for the purposes of the Public Charity-Private Foundation Classification. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 8, 2008
H.R.5716 Xavier Becerra 12 Cosponsors 5 points	Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayer protection and assistance, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
H.R.5266 Xavier Becerra 14 Cosponsors 5 points	National Crime Gun Identification Act To require certain semiautomatic pistols manufactured, imported, or sold by Federal firearms licensees to be capable of microstamping ammunition. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, February 25, 2008
H.R.3951 Xavier Becerra 7 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent the election to treat certain costs of qualified film and television productions as expenses. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, October 24, 2007

H.R.3452 Xavier Becerra 25 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit with respect to clean renewable water supply bonds. Referred to House committee on Saturday, August 4, 2007
H.R.3127 Xavier Becerra 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Medicare Savings Program Improvement Act of 2007 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries by improving eligibility and services under the Medicare Savings Program, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 30, 2007
H.R.3164 Xavier Becerra 5 Cosponsors 5 points	Tribal Government Tax-Exempt Bond Parity Act of 2007 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of Indian tribal governments as State governments for purposes of issuing tax-exempt governmental bonds, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, July 24, 2007
H.R.1877 Xavier Becerra 15 Cosponsors 5 points	LIBRARIAN Act To authorize the cancellation of Perkins Loans for students who perform public service as librarians in low-income schools and public libraries. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 9, 2007
H.R.2805 Xavier Becerra 55 Cosponsors 5 points	Medicare Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2007 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize expansion of the population of Medicare beneficiaries eligible for Medicare coverage of medical nutrition therapy services. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, June 21, 2007
H.R.2238 Xavier Becerra 8 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for residents of Puerto Rico who participate in cafeteria plans under the Puerto Rican tax laws an exclusion from employment taxes which is comparable to the exclusion that applies to cafeteria plans under such Code. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, May 9, 2007
H.R.2053 Xavier Becerra 126 Cosponsors 5 points	Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore financial stability to Medicare anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, April 30, 2007
H.RES.304 Xavier Becerra 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 17, 2007
H.R.977 Xavier Becerra 6 Cosponsors 5 points	Genomic Research and Accessibility Act To amend title 35, United States Code, to prohibit the patenting of human genetic material. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, March 1, 2007
H.J.RES.25 Xavier Becerra 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Providing for the reappointment of Patricia Q. Stonesifer as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, February 13, 2007
H.J.RES.26 Xavier Becerra 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Providing for the reappointment of Walter E. Massey as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, February 13, 2007
H.J.RES.27 Xavier Becerra 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Providing for the reappointment of Roger W. Sant as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, February 13, 2007
H.R.748 Xavier Becerra 228 Cosponsors 5 points	Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2007 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, February 7, 2007
H.R.662 Xavier Becerra 24 Cosponsors 5 points	Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act To establish a fact-finding Commission to extend the study of a prior Commission to investigate and determine facts and circumstances surrounding the relocation, internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 through February 1948, and the impact of those actions by the United States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, January 24, 2007
H.R.441 Xavier Becerra 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Retirement Security for America's Domestic Workers Act of 2007 To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to coordinate the threshold requirement for coverage of domestic employees under Social Security with the amount required for a quarter of coverage. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, January 18, 2007

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H.R.6064 Lloyd Doggett 70 Cosponsors 18 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.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.1187 Lynn Woolsey 51 Cosponsors 0 points	Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act To expand the boundaries of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, and for other purposes. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders 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.J.RES.62 Joe Baca 82 Cosponsors 20 points	Native American Heritage Day Act of 2007 To honor the achievements and contributions of Native Americans to the United States, and for other purposes. Presented to President on Tuesday, September 30, 2008

H.R.6600 Lloyd Doggett 43 Cosponsors 15 points	Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2008 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the inclusion of Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards. Received in the Senate on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.6530 Charles Rangel 8 Cosponsors 0 points	Trade Enforcement Act of 2008 To amend United States trade laws to eliminate foreign barriers to exports of United States goods and services, to restore rights under trade remedy laws, to strengthen enforcement of United States intellectual property rights and health and safety laws at United States borders, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, September 29, 2008
H.R.923 John Lewis 81 Cosponsors 17 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.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.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.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.R.2608 Jim McDermott 15 Cosponsors 30 points	SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act An act to amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide, in fiscal years 2009 through 2011, extensions of supplemental security income for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from fraud. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.5477 Adam Schiff 50 Cosponsors 0 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 South Del Mar Avenue in San Gabriel, California, as the "Chi Mui Post Office Building". Passed/agreed to in Senate on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.RES.1357 Doris Matsui 31 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the significance of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 and the greatness of America in her ability to admit and remedy past mistakes and to recognize that there are other communities who may have suffered the mistakes of our government but have not received an apology and reparations. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.RES.1405 John Shimkus 16 Cosponsors 0 points	Congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the 90th anniversary of its declaration of independence. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.RES.415 Mike Honda 52 Cosponsors 3 points	Honoring Edward Day Cohota, Joseph L. Pierce, and other veterans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent who fought in the United States Civil War. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.RES.896 Joe Baca 119 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the need to pursue research into the causes, a treatment, and an eventual cure for primary lateral sclerosis, supporting the goals and ideals of Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.R.6617 Mike Honda 14 Cosponsors 3 points	Strengthening Communities Through Education and Integration Act of 2008 To strengthen communities through English literacy, civics, education, and immigrant integration programs. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 24, 2008
H.RES.1327 Devin Nunes 30 Cosponsors 1 points	Congratulating the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Baseball Champions, the Fresno State Bulldogs, on an outstanding and historic season. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 15, 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 0 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.1291 Ciro Rodriguez 6 Cosponsors 1 points	Expressing gratitude for the contributions of the American GI Forum on its 60th anniversary. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.6307 Jim McDermott 27 Cosponsors 6 points	Fostering Connections to Success Act To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to assist children in foster care in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 25, 2008
H.R.3014 Hilda Solis 113 Cosponsors 3 points	Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007 To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
H.RES.1229 Greg Meeks 107 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the achievements of America's high school valedictorians of the graduating class of 2008, promoting the importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and rewarding academic excellence of all American high school students. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, June 23, 2008
H.R.6332 James Clyburn 67 Cosponsors 3 points	To authorize additoinal appropriations for summer youth employment activities under the Workforce Invesment Act of 1998 for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Referred to House committee on Friday, June 20, 2008
H.R.6341 Chris Van Hollen 17 Cosponsors 3 points	Energy Markets Anti-Manipulation and Integrity Restoration Act To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide for regulation of energy derivatives, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Friday, June 20, 2008
H.RES.1029 Luis Gutierrez 52 Cosponsors 0 points	Congratulating and recognizing Mr. Juan Antonio "Chi-Chi" Rodriguez for his continued success on and off of the golf course. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, June 19, 2008
H.R.359 Hilda Solis 68 Cosponsors 0 points	Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar Estarada Chavez and the farm labor movement. Senate floor actions on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
H.R.6217 Albio Sires 61 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend title 39, United States Code, to modify the procedures governing the closure or consolidation of post offices. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
H.R.5060 Linda Sanchez 20 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow athletes admitted as nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(P) of such Act to renew their period of authorized admission in 5-year increments. Placed on the Union Calendar on Thursday, June 5, 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.1153 Mazie Hirono 78 Cosponsors 4 points	Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.RES.1144 Jose Serrano 59 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for the designation of a Frank Sinatra Day, in honor of the dedication of the Frank Sinatra commemorative stamp. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, May 20, 2008
H.R.2894 Dutch Ruppersberger 296 Cosponsors 0 points	Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the "Star Spangled Banner" and the War of 1812, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, May 19, 2008
H.R.980 Dale Kildee 278 Cosponsors 0 points	Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Senate floor actions on Thursday, May 15, 2008
H.RES.1134 Grace Napolitano 148 Cosponsors 1 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Mental Health Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
H.R.5976 Earl Blumenauer 24 Cosponsors 3 points	United States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century Act To establish the United States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.RES.1109 Albio Sires 82 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring the memory of Dith Pran by remembering his life's work and continuing to acknowledge and remember the victims of genocides that have taken place around the globe. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, May 6, 2008
H.RES.952 Ron Klein 149 Cosponsors 0 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.5689 Lloyd Doggett 106 Cosponsors 3 points	Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title 18, United States Code, to deter the smuggling of tobacco products into the United States, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, May 1, 2008
H.R.5492 Doris Matsui 2 Cosponsors 18 points	To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to construct a greenhouse facility at its museum support facility in Suitland, Maryland, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee 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.R.2421 Jim Oberstar 175 Cosponsors 0 points	Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
H.R.5036 Rush Holt 91 Cosponsors 0 points	Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. Failed of passage/not agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 15, 2008
H.RES.1095 Al Green 52 Cosponsors 1 points	Recognizing and honoring the 40th anniversary of congressional passage of title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (the Fair Housing Act) and the 20th anniversary of the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 15, 2008
H.R.281 Susan Davis 84 Cosponsors 0 points	Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2007 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. Placed on the Union Calendar on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.R.3825 Lucille Roybal-Allard 80 Cosponsors 0 points	Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes. Placed on the Union Calendar on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
H.R.2040 John Lewis 311 Cosponsors 0 points	Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 2, 2008
H.R.4014 Lucille Roybal-Allard 61 Cosponsors 0 points	Insurance Non-Discrimination for Survivors Act To prohibit discrimination in insurance coverage to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, March 25, 2008
H.CON.RES.286 Jim Moran 86 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of Congress that Earl Lloyd should be recognized and honored for breaking the color barrier and becoming the first African American to play in the National Basketball Association League 58 years ago. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, March 6, 2008
H.R.5351 Charles Rangel 35 Cosponsors 18 points	Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, February 28, 2008
H.RES.996 Stephanie Jones 30 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for the second annual America Saves Week 2008 from February 24, 2008 through March 2, 2008. Referred to House committee on Monday, February 25, 2008
H.R.5444 James Clyburn 67 Cosponsors 3 points	Job Investment and Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for summer youth employment activities. Referred to House committee on Thursday, February 14, 2008
H.R.5435 Hilda Solis 18 Cosponsors 0 points	DTV Border Fix Act To address the digital television transition in border states. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, February 13, 2008
H.RES.868 Lynn Woolsey 43 Cosponsors 1 points	Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the declaration of Muir Woods National Monument by President Theodore Roosevelt. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, February 12, 2008
H.RES.973 Ruben Hinojosa 33 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of the 10th annual National Consumer Protection Week. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, February 12, 2008
H.R.5244 Carolyn Maloney 92 Cosponsors 1 points	Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008 To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, February 7, 2008
H.RES.942 Al Green 57 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the significance of Black History Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, February 6, 2008