Biography
CHANDLER, A. B. (Ben), (grandson of Albert Benjamin “Happy” Chandler), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Versailles, Woodford County, Ky., September 12, 1959; graduated from Woodford County High School; B.A., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.; J.D., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.; lawyer, private practice; elected Kentucky state auditor, 1991-1995; elected attorney general for the State of Kentucky, 1995-2003; unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Kentucky in 2003; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Ernie Fletcher and reelected to the succeeding Congress (February 17, 2004-present).

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Bills Sponsored
Bill name Last Action
H.R.3021To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants and low-interest loans to local educational a...05/08/2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-623.
H.R.3384To expand the Project Safe Neighborhoods program, and for other purposes.
09/10/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
H.R.2684To authorize an independent review of the Federal Aviation Administration's aviation safety-relat...06/13/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
H.R.2105To prevent the abuse and exploitation of older individuals.
06/04/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
H.R.2106To ensure that sex offenders and sexually violent predators are not eligible for parole.
06/04/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
H.R.478To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 101 Barr Street in Lexi...03/14/2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


Bills Co-Sponsored
Bill name Last Action
H.R.2894To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of th...05/15/2008Considered as unfinished business.
H.R.5872To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the ...05/15/2008Considered as unfinished business.
H.R.980To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their po...05/14/2008Considered by Senate.
H.R.2744To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to clarify the eligibility requirements with re...05/14/2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
H.R.5464To direct the Attorney General to make an annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recove...05/14/2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
H.CON.RES.331Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week, and for other purposes.
05/14/2008Mrs. Capps moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
H.R.406A bill to award a congressional gold medal in recognition of Alice Paul's role in the women's suf...05/13/2008Mr. Baca moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
H.R.1783To amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuring adequat...05/13/2008Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
H.RES.1010Recognizing the importance of manufactured housing in the United States.
05/09/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
H.RES.1086Recognizing National Nurses Week on May 6 through May 12, 2008.
05/08/2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3203)
H.R.1553To amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric ...05/07/2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
H.R.4454To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3050 Hunsinger Lane in L...05/07/2008Signed by President.
H.R.5669To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number...05/07/2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
H.R.362To authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers, and for other p...05/06/2008Hearing Held by Subcommittee on Research and Science Education Prior to Inroduction and Referral ...
H.R.364To provide for the establishment of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.
05/06/2008Hearing Held by Subcommitte on Energy and Environment Prior to Introduction and Referral (April 2...
H.R.1867To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010 for the National Science Founda...05/06/2008Hearing Held by Subcommittee on Research and Science and Education Prior to Introduction and Refe...
H.R.1868To authorize appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal yea...05/06/2008Hearing Held by Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation Prior to Introduction and Referral (Feb...
H.R.2272To invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of t...05/06/2008Hearing Held by Full Committee Prior to Introduction and Referral (March 13, 2007).
H.R.4286To award a congressional gold medal to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in recognition of her courageous and ...05/06/2008Signed by President.
H.R.4847To reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and for other purposes.
05/06/2008Hearing Held by Subcommittee by Technology and Innovation Prior to Introduction and Referral (Oct...
H.RES.1155Honoring the recipients of the El Dorado Promise scholarship.
05/06/2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3101-3102)
H.RES.952Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National ...05/05/2008Mr. Clay moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
H.CON.RES.341Celebrating 75 years of effective State-based alcohol regulation and recognizing State lawmakers,...05/05/2008Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R.493To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance a...05/01/2008Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 340, enrollment corrections on H.R. 493 have been made.
H.R.1464To assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financia...04/30/2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
H.RES.1063Marking the 225th anniversary of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which ended the Revolutionary War w...04/30/2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
H.R.5613To extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations throu...04/28/2008Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 719.
H.CON.RES.322Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming th...04/28/2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
H.R.5541To provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression act...04/25/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
H.R.5825To amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member o...04/25/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
H.R.65To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
04/24/2008Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
H.R.3981To authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program, and for other pur...04/24/2008Subcommittee Hearings Held.
H.RES.1147Congratulating the Northern Kentucky University Norse women's basketball team, champions of the 2...04/24/2008Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
H.RES.1152Honoring Arnold Palmer for his distinguished career in the sport of golf and his commitment to ex...04/24/2008Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
H.J.RES.70Congratulating the Army Reserve on its centennial, which will be formally celebrated on April 23,...04/23/2008Signed by President.
H.RES.1142Recognizing May 25, 2008, as National Missing Children's Day.
04/23/2008Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
H.RES.1080Honoring the extraordinary service and exceptional sacrifice of the 101st Airborne Division (Air ...04/18/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
H.R.5244To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the ext...04/17/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
H.R.5524To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. ...04/17/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
H.R.2818To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of Epilepsy Centers of Ex...04/15/2008Committee Hearings Held.
H.R.5036To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs ...04/15/2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2289-2297; text of measure as repor...
H.R.2016To establish the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes.
04/10/2008Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. C...
H.R.5161To provide for the establishment of Green Transportation Infrastructure Research and Technology T...04/10/2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science and Technology. H. Rept. 110-576, Part I.
H.R.5574To prohibit the transport of hydrolysate from the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado, or the Blue Gr...04/10/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
H.R.1198To amend the Public Health Service Act regarding early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hea...04/09/2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, ...
H.RES.1081Recognizing of the week of April 7, 2008, to April 13, 2008, as "National Public Health Week".
04/08/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.R.2040To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of ...04/02/2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urba...
H.R.5060To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow athletes admitted as nonimmigrants describe...04/02/2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
H.RES.945Raising awareness and promoting education on the criminal justice system by establishing March 20...04/01/2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1854-1857)
H.R.4544To require the issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American code t...03/28/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
H.R.5605To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the relationship betw...03/14/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.RES.1056Expressing support for designation of April 28, 2008, as "National Healthy Schools Day".
03/14/2008Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
H.R.1424To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the ...03/07/2008Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 610.
H.RES.951Condemning the ongoing Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli civilians by Hamas and other Palesti...03/05/2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 951.
H.RES.1017Expressing support for designation of the week before Thanksgiving as "Global Entrepreneurship We...03/04/2008Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
H.CON.RES.305Recognizing the importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation.
02/29/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
H.R.1To provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist ...02/28/2008Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
H.RES.1002Expressing support for designation of April 2008 as "Public Radio Recognition Month".
02/26/2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E238-239)
H.RES.978Expressing support for the designation of the week of March 3-7, 2008, as "School Social Work Wee...02/25/2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1006-1007)
H.R.5475To amend title 18, United States Code, to make a technical correction to ensure sex offenders who...02/19/2008Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R.5473To increase the supply and lower the cost of petroleum by temporarily suspending the acquisition ...02/14/2008Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.RES.987Encouraging Americans to join others across the country in using their rebate checks to invest in...02/14/2008Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.RES.988Designating the month of March 2008 as "MRSA Awareness Month".
02/14/2008Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.RES.917Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week, and for other purposes.
02/13/2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 917.
H.RES.971Expressing the sympathies and support of the House of Representatives for the individuals and ins...02/13/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
H.RES.984Expressing support for the designation of July 26, 2008 as "National Day of the Cowboy".
02/13/2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E176)
H.CON.RES.281Celebrating the birth of Abraham Lincoln and recognizing the prominence the Declaration of Indepe...02/13/2008Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
H.RES.973Supporting the goals and ideals of the 10th annual National Consumer Protection Week.
02/12/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
H.RES.977Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that rebate checks would better stimulate th...02/12/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
H.R.5268To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medica...02/07/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.RES.943Remembering the space shuttle Challenger disaster and honoring its crew members, who lost their l...02/06/2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H571-573)
H.R.4265To help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips.
02/05/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
H.R.4926To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a grant program for auto...02/05/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
H.R.5173To temporarily delay application of proposed changes to Medicaid payment rules for case managemen...01/29/2008Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.CON.RES.285Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued honoring the Nation's ...01/29/2008Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
H.R.2768To establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies, and for other pur...01/22/2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, ...
H.R.4139To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve participation in higher education of, and in...01/22/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
H.RES.919Congratulating Kentucky on being selected to host the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010.
01/15/2008Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
H.R.4900To reform the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, modernize firearms laws and r...01/14/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
H.R.365To provide for a research program for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratori...12/21/2007Signed by President.
H.R.6An Act to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the...12/19/2007Became Public Law No: 110-140.
H.R.3793To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the continued payment to a member of the unifor...12/19/2007Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. C...
H.RES.896Recognizing the need to pursue research into the causes, a treatment, and an eventual cure for pr...12/19/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.RES.816Congratulating the Colorado Rockies on winning the National League Championship.
12/17/2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 816.
H.R.4336To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue a regulation requiring the installation of a s...12/06/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
H.CON.RES.267Calling on the President to commute the sentences of United States Border Patrol Agents Ignacio R...12/06/2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R.4266To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue regulations concerning the safety and l...12/04/2007Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R.719A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders...11/15/2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R.2406To authorize the National Institute of Standards and Technology to increase its efforts in suppor...11/15/2007Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science and Technology. H. Rept. 110-451.
H.R.4221To mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations.
11/15/2007Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.RES.812Expressing the sympathy and pledging the urgent support of the House of Representatives and the p...11/14/2007Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H13873-13874)
H.CON.RES.122Supporting the goal and mission of America Recycles Day.
11/14/2007Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
H.RES.684Congratulating Shawn Johnson on her victory in becoming the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Champi...11/13/2007Mr. Davis (IL) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
H.RES.819Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House has lost confidence in the pe...11/13/2007Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R.971To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws ap...11/07/2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
H.RES.787Expressing the support and sympathy of the House of Representatives and the people of the United ...11/06/2007Mr. Lynch moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
H.R.327To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and...11/05/2007Signed by President.
H.R.2262To modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent wi...11/05/2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
H.R.2295To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral...10/31/2007Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 457.
H.RES.726Calling on the President of the United States and the international community to take immediate s...10/29/2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 726.
H.R.3010To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration.
10/25/2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
H.R.3229To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the legacy of the Unit...10/19/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
H.CON.RES.233Commending the Kentucky National Guard for its service to the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the ci...10/19/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
H.R.1975To designate certain National Forest System lands and public lands under the jurisdiction of the ...10/18/2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
H.R.3547To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of v...10/17/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
H.R.3631To authorize the establishment of a National Center for Learning Science and Technology Trust Fun...10/17/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
H.CON.RES.193Recognizing all hunters across the United States for their continued commitment to safety.
10/17/2007Message on Senate action sent to the House.
H.R.507To establish a grant program to provide vision care to children, and for other purposes.
10/16/2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, ...
H.CON.RES.25Expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than Ja...10/16/2007Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
H.RES.448Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National ...10/15/2007Ms. Baldwin moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
H.RES.735Congratulating Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on receiv...10/12/2007Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
H.R.3797To require the President to seek to institute a regional diplomatic plan for the Middle East, and...10/10/2007Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
H.R.3807To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and extend certain renewable energy and en...10/10/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2119)
H.R.3195To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
10/04/2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
H.R.2685To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the Congressional Budg...10/02/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H11147)
H.R.3691To reauthorize and improve the Consumer Product Safety Act.
09/27/2007Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R.3696To exclude the first $75,000 of the value of retirement plans (adjusted annually for cost of livi...09/27/2007Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.1400To enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by imposing additional economic ...09/26/2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urba...
H.R.642To establish a demonstration incentive program within the Department of Education to promote inst...09/25/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10786)
H.R.3654To establish a commission to develop legislation designed to reform tax policy and entitlement be...09/25/2007Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period ...
H.R.1293To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a 2-year moratorium on certain Med...09/24/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10738)
H.RES.303Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a day ought to be established to bring ...09/24/2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 303.
H.RES.634Encouraging participation in hunting and fishing, and supporting the goals and ideals of National...09/24/2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 634.
H.R.1110To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay...09/20/2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
H.R.1644To amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of "supervisor" for purposes ...09/19/2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
H.R.2188To establish kinship navigator programs, to establish kinship guardianship assistance payments fo...09/19/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
H.R.3220Moving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative n...09/19/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
H.R.3322To provide grants to units of local government and States to hire personnel to monitor the activi...08/02/2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.RES.589Directing the Committee on the Judiciary to investigate whether Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney Gen...08/01/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1669)
H.R.1357To require divestiture of current investments in Iran, to prohibit future investments in Iran, an...07/30/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 7/31/2007 H8859)
H.RES.121A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Japan sh...07/30/2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 121.
H.RES.442Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Youth Sports Week should be ...07/30/2007Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
H.R.2470To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for the construction and reno...07/24/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
H.R.2609To require the establishment of a task force to identify and disseminate evidence-based education...07/24/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
H.R.2668To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce class size through the use ...07/24/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
H.R.2769To establish improved mandatory standards to protect and enhance the health of miners.
07/24/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
H.R.3140To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued beneficiary access t...07/24/2007Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R.2516To protect inventoried roadless areas in the National Forest System.
07/23/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
H.R.2421To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States...07/19/2007Committee Hearings Held.
H.R.2111To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a partnership program in...07/17/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
H.R.2289To establish an adolescent literacy program.
07/17/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
H.R.3023To require the manufacturers, packers, and distributors of prescription drugs and medical devices...07/12/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.R.1338To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of di...07/11/2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
H.R.2991To improve the availability of health information and the provision of health care by encouraging...07/11/2007Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Me...
H.R.2060To nullify the March 2, 2007, determination of the Copyright Royalty Judges with respect to webca...07/10/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7479-7480)
H.R.2958To direct the Federal Trade Commission to review the video game ratings of the Entertainment Soft...07/10/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
H.R.1718To provide additional student loan forgiveness to teachers of foreign languages.
07/09/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
H.R.1877To authorize the cancellation of Perkins Loans for students who perform public service as librari...07/09/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
H.R.2933To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for that Act...07/05/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
H.R.2612To improve mental health care for wounded members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
06/28/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
H.R.2927To increase the corporate average fuel economy standards for automobiles, to promote the domestic...06/28/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
H.R.2951To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the earned income tax credit for single, chi...06/28/2007Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.1394To expand the teacher loan forgiveness provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include ...06/27/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
H.R.1551To reauthorize Department of Agriculture conservation and energy programs and certain other progr...06/27/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
H.R.1643To prohibit termination of employment of volunteers firefighters and emergency medical personnel ...06/27/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
H.R.800To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to...06/26/2007Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Numb...
H.R.1065To streamline the regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance, and for other purposes.
06/26/2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urba...
H.R.2139To modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program under title I of the National Housin...06/26/2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urba...
H.R.2860To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve access of Medicare benefi...06/26/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.J.RES.45Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
06/25/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
H.RES.97Providing for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability.
06/22/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1381-1382)
H.R.2189To require pre- and post-deployment mental health screenings for members of the Armed Forces, and...06/20/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
H.R.2762To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the special diabetes programs for Type I di...06/18/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.RES.233Recognizing over 200 years of sovereignty of the Principality of Liechtenstein, and expressing su...06/18/2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 233.
H.R.2677To establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activit...06/12/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.R.2686To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Control Act of 1985 to extend the pay-as-you-go provis...06/12/2007Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period ...
H.RES.484Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to strengthen the budget process.
06/12/2007Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
H.R.2591To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollmen...06/06/2007Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Me...
H.R.1367To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the ...06/05/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
H.RES.412Expressing gratitude to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duk...06/05/2007Mr. Tanner moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
H.R.2365To amend title 35, United States Code, to limit damages and other remedies with respect to patent...06/04/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
H.R.2447To establish an Energy and Environment Block Grant Program, and for other purposes.
05/31/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
H.R.2488To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits to its ...05/24/2007Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.2443To amend title 49, United States Code, to suspend the authority of the Administrator of the Feder...05/23/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
H.R.698To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to establish industrial bank holding company regulatio...05/22/2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urba...
H.RES.417Expressing no confidence in the performance of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, and urging the ...05/21/2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R.627To require full funding of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals...05/18/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
H.R.684To require full funding of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 196...05/18/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
H.R.758To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpe...05/18/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
H.R.819To expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce...05/18/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
H.R.821To amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal fundin...05/18/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
H.R.1919To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plate...05/18/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
H.R.2332To strengthen sanctions against the Government of Syria, to enhance multilateral commitment to ad...05/18/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
H.R.634To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became di...05/16/2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urba...
H.R.811To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot und...05/16/2007Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 110-154.
H.R.916To provide for loan repayment for prosecutors and public defenders.
05/16/2007Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. C...
H.RES.411Congratulating Jockey Calvin Borel for his victory at the 133rd Kentucky Derby.
05/16/2007Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
H.R.2329To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase ...05/15/2007Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.2287To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for teachers and principals wh...05/10/2007Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.2210To amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent and cure diabetes and to promote and improve th...05/08/2007Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R.1649To prohibit the closure or relocation of any county office of the Farm Service Agency until at le...05/04/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
H.R.1938To reduce hunger in the United States.
05/04/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
H.R.2169To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprise...05/04/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
H.R.2138To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the research credit and strength...05/03/2007Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.2165To establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social work...05/03/2007Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
H.R.1992To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the import, export, and sale of goods made with sweat...05/02/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
H.R.2066To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve access to advanced practice nurses and p...04/30/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.R.2045To help promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communiti...04/26/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.RES.119Supporting the mission and goals of National Crime Victims' Rights Week in order to increase publ...04/24/2007Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3805-3806)
H.R.1983To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require Medicaid coverage of professional servic...04/23/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.R.1965To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit to holders of clean renewable ene...04/19/2007Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.1974To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain combat zone compe...04/19/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E792)
H.R.1884To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of optometrists in the Na...04/18/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.R.1609To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Constantino Brumidi.
04/13/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
H.R.1000To award a congressional gold medal to Edward William Brooke III in recognition of his unpreceden...04/11/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
H.R.1781To provide disadvantaged children with access to primary dental care services.
04/10/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.R.1845To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure access to durable medical equ...04/10/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.R.1665To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries greater choice ...04/03/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.R.1774To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a separate definition of outpatient ...03/30/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.R.1776To require employees at a call center who either initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose ...03/30/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
H.R.1838To authorize funding for eligible joint ventures between United States and Israeli businesses and...03/30/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
H.R.1738To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a national screening program at the Centers f...03/29/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.R.1754To establish the House Ethics Commission, and for other purposes.
03/29/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3341-3342)
H.R.1709To authorize resources for sustained research and analysis to address Colony Collapse Disorder, a...03/28/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E663-664)
H.R.1742To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to classify automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year...03/28/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E673)
H.RES.282Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should...03/28/2007Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.