Obama/Ron Paul, The Difference

[Eldon]

Why don't you name some of Ron Paul's accomplishments?

201. H.R.2055 : To preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] (introduced 6/5/2001)      Cosponsors (47)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/19/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy.

202. H.R.2073 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive the part B late enrollment penalty for military retirees who enroll by December 31, 2002, and to provide a special part B enrollment period for such retirees.
Sponsor: Rep Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD-3] (introduced 6/6/2001)      Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

203. H.R.2094 : To amend the Act of March 3, 1931 (known as the Davis-Bacon Act) to increase the contract amount specified in the Act.
Sponsor: Rep Ballenger, Cass [NC-10] (introduced 6/7/2001)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 8/10/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

204. H.R.2117 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand coverage of medical nutrition therapy services under the Medicare Program for beneficiaries with cardiovascular disease.
Sponsor: Rep Upton, Fred [MI-6] (introduced 6/7/2001)      Cosponsors (222)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

205. H.R.2125 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] (introduced 6/12/2001)      Cosponsors (282)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/12/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

206. H.R.2143 : To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.
Sponsor: Rep Weldon, Dave [FL-15] (introduced 6/12/2001)      Cosponsors (60)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/10/2002 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 411.

207. H.R.2175 : To protect infants who are born alive.
Sponsor: Rep Chabot, Steve [OH-1] (introduced 6/14/2001)      Cosponsors (105)
Committees: House Judiciary
House Reports: 107-186
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 107-207 [GPO: Text, PDF]

208. H.R.2177 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the timely development of a more cost effective United States commercial space transportation industry, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-43] (introduced 6/14/2001)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/14/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

209. H.R.2200 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit financial institutions to determine their interest expense deduction without regard to tax-exempt bonds issued to provide certain small loans for health care or educational purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Nussle, Jim [IA-2] (introduced 6/14/2001)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/14/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

210. H.R.2219 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Hope Scholarship Credit to cover fees, books, supplies, and equipment and to exempt Federal Pell Grants and Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants from reducing expenses taken into account for the Hope Scholarship Credit.
Sponsor: Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] (introduced 6/19/2001)      Cosponsors (107)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/19/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

211. H.R.2235 : To authorize the Secretary of Labor to establish voluntary protection programs.
Sponsor: Rep Petri, Thomas E. [WI-6] (introduced 6/19/2001)      Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 8/20/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

212. H.R.2269 : To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the provision of retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets.
Sponsor: Rep Boehner, John A. [OH-8] (introduced 6/21/2001)      Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; House Ways and Means; Senate Finance
House Reports: 107-262 Part 1, 107-262 Part 2
Latest Major Action: 11/16/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Note: Provisions of H.R. 2269, the Retirement Security Advice Act, as passed House, were incorporated in H.R. 3762, the Pension Security Act.

213. H.R.2316 : To make permanent the tax benefits enacted by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.
Sponsor: Rep Hulshof, Kenny C. [MO-9] (introduced 6/26/2001)      Cosponsors (115)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

214. H.R.2348 : To render all enrolled members of the Tohono O'odham Nation citizens of the United States as of the date of their enrollment and to recognize the valid membership credential of the Tohono O'odham Nation as the legal equivalent of a certificate of citizenship or a State-issued birth certificate for all Federal purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Pastor, Ed [AZ-2] (introduced 6/27/2001)      Cosponsors (122)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/16/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

215. H.R.2350 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers.
Sponsor: Rep Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [FL-22] (introduced 6/27/2001)      Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/27/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

216. H.R.2357 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 6/28/2001)      Cosponsors (133)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2002 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 178 - 239 (Roll no. 429).

217. H.R.2363 : To provide for the establishment of regional centers to assist State and local governments, health maintenance organizations, nonprofit organizations, and other organizations in the development of peer-support activities and other nonprofessional services to assist persons to cope with and overcome persistent mental illnesses.
Sponsor: Rep Greenwood, James C. [PA-8] (introduced 6/28/2001)      Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/6/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

218. H.R.2373 : To provide for the periodic review of the efficiency and public need for Federal agencies, to establish a Commission for the purpose of reviewing the efficiency and public need of such agencies, and to provide for the abolishment of agencies for which a public need does not exist.
Sponsor: Rep Brady, Kevin [TX-8] (introduced 6/28/2001)      Cosponsors (71)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/10/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.

219. H.R.2381 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that distributions from an IRA for higher education expenses are exempt from the 10-percent early distribution tax even after annuitization of account.
Sponsor: Rep Deal, Nathan [GA-9] (introduced 6/28/2001)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/28/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

220. H.R.2416 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the ownership and control of corporations by employees.
Sponsor: Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-45] (introduced 6/28/2001)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/28/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

221. H.R.2419 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a business credit against income for the purchase of fishing safety equipment.
Sponsor: Rep Simmons, Rob [CT-2] (introduced 6/28/2001)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/28/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

222. H.R.2449 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to primary health providers who establish practices in health professional shortage areas.
Sponsor: Rep Nussle, Jim [IA-2] (introduced 7/10/2001)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/10/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

223. H.R.2457 : To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose a limitation on the wage that the Secretary of Labor may require an employer to pay an alien who is an H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker.
Sponsor: Rep Cannon, Chris [UT-3] (introduced 7/11/2001)      Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 8/6/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

224. H.R.2462 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for that portion of a governmental pension received by an individual which does not exceed the maximum benefits payable under title II of the Social Security Act which could have been excluded from income for the taxable year.
Sponsor: Rep Brady, Robert A. [PA-1] (introduced 7/11/2001)      Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/11/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

225. H.R.2466 : To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit an individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle solely within the borders of a State if the individual meets certain minimum standards prescribed by the State, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Coble, Howard [NC-6] (introduced 7/11/2001)      Cosponsors (86)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 7/12/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

226. H.R.2592 : To provide for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 7/23/2001)      Cosponsors (42)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

227. H.R.2638 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
Sponsor: Rep McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [CA-25] (introduced 7/25/2001)      Cosponsors (186)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

228. H.R.2658 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude employer contributions to health care expenditure accounts from gross income, and to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the applicability of such title to plans employing such accounts.
Sponsor: Rep DeMint, Jim [SC-4] (introduced 7/26/2001)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 11/13/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

229. H.R.2683 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes.
Sponsor: Rep Cubin, Barbara [WY] (introduced 7/31/2001)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

230. H.R.2711 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that retired members of the Armed Forces shall be eligible for priority health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs on the same basis as former prisoners of war.
Sponsor: Rep Shows, Ronnie [MS-4] (introduced 8/1/2001)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 8/15/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

231. H.R.2714 : To terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Sponsor: Rep Largent, Steve [OK-1] (introduced 8/2/2001)      Cosponsors (149)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 8/2/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

232. H.R.2737 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the harbor maintenance tax and to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with revenues from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.
Sponsor: Rep Borski, Robert A. [PA-3] (introduced 8/2/2001)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

233. H.R.2750 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapies under the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] (introduced 8/2/2001)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 8/10/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

234. H.R.2809 : To increase the total number of nonimmigrant visas that may be issued to nurses under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act in each fiscal year, to increase the number of such visas that may be allocated for employment in States with larger populations, and to exempt locally-owned hospitals in health professional shortage areas from certain requirements applicable to employment of physicians and nurses admitted under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of such Act.
Sponsor: Rep Reyes, Silvestre [TX-16] (introduced 8/2/2001)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/10/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

235. H.R.2820 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to suspend for five years the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the copayment amount in effect for medication furnished by the Secretary on an outpatient basis for the treatment of non-service-connected disabilities.
Sponsor: Rep Strickland, Ted [OH-6] (introduced 8/2/2001)      Cosponsors (163)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 8/15/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

236. H.R.2829 : To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Walden, Greg [OR-2] (introduced 8/2/2001)      Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 4/18/2002 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Received from Interior.

237. H.R.2907 : To provide for the issuance of a semipostal for the benefit of victims of the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois [CA-22] (introduced 9/20/2001)      Cosponsors (160)
Committees: House Government Reform; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/28/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

238. H.R.3041 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shadegg, John B. [AZ-4] (introduced 10/4/2001)      Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 10/4/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

239. H.R.3087 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that veterans who are 65 years of age or older shall be eligible for pension benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs without regard to disability.
Sponsor: Rep Evans, Lane [IL-17] (introduced 10/11/2001)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/31/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

240. H.R.3105 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow amounts elected for reimbursement of medical care expenses under a health flexible spending arrangements, as defined in Code Section 106(c)(2) and the regulations promulgated under Section 125, that are unused during a Plan Year to be carried over within the account to subsequent plan years for the reimbursement of future eligible medical expenses.
Sponsor: Rep Royce, Edward R. [CA-39] (introduced 10/11/2001)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 10/11/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

241. H.R.3139 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for capital gains treatment for certain termination payments received by former insurance salesmen.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] (introduced 10/16/2001)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 10/16/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

242. H.R.3183 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as dependency and indemnity compensation.
Sponsor: Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [SC-1] (introduced 10/30/2001)      Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/28/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

243. H.R.3201 : To prohibit any department or agency of the United States from transferring funds to any individual or entity that prohibits the display of the flag of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Tancredo, Thomas G. [CO-6] (introduced 10/31/2001)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 11/27/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

244. H.R.3247 : To terminate all unilateral United States sanctions against foreign countries or entities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hilliard, Earl F. [AL-7] (introduced 11/7/2001)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 11/7/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

245. H.R.3286 : To provide for a temporary moratorium on visas for certain aliens, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Weldon, Dave [FL-15] (introduced 11/13/2001)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 11/27/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

246. H.R.3320 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments from annuities and similar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death by taxing the income portion of such payments at capital gains rates.
Sponsor: Rep English, Phil [PA-21] (introduced 11/16/2001)      Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 11/16/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

247. H.R.3324 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the eligibility of certain expenses for the low-income housing credit.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Nancy L. [CT-6] (introduced 11/16/2001)      Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 11/16/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

248. H.R.3333 : To amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the official language of the Government of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Stump, Bob [AZ-3] (introduced 11/16/2001)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

249. H.R.3337 : To ensure that a Federal employee who takes leave without pay in order to perform service as a member of the uniformed services or member of the National Guard shall continue to receive pay in an amount which, when taken together with the pay and allowances such individual is receiving for such service, will be no less than the basic pay such individual would then be receiving if no interruption in employment had occurred.
Sponsor: Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] (introduced 11/16/2001)      Cosponsors (120)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 11/28/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.

250. H.R.3351 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to specify the update for payments under the Medicare physician fee schedule for 2002 and to direct the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in determining such update in subsequent years.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 11/27/2001)      Cosponsors (355)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 12/10/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

[Eldon]

Why don't you name some of Ron Paul's accomplishments?

251. H.R.3363 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize physical therapists to diagnose, evaluate, and treat Medicare beneficiaries without a requirement for a physician referral, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Crane, Philip M. [IL-8] (introduced 11/28/2001)      Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 12/10/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

252. H.R.3412 : To extend the tax benefits available with respect to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in the Republic of Korea.
Sponsor: Rep Hostettler, John N. [IN-8] (introduced 12/5/2001)      Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 12/5/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

253. H.R.3430 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 12/6/2001)      Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 12/21/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

254. H.R.3443 : To require the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress regarding the requirements applicable to the inscription of veterans' names on the memorial wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Sponsor: Rep Horn, Stephen [CA-38] (introduced 12/11/2001)      Cosponsors (65)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/28/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

255. H.R.3475 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that amounts paid for foods for special dietary use, dietary supplements, or medical foods shall be treated as medical expenses.
Sponsor: Rep Burton, Dan [IN-6] (introduced 12/12/2001)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 12/12/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

256. H.R.3569 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services furnished under the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep Bereuter, Doug [NE-1] (introduced 12/20/2001)      Cosponsors (61)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

257. H.R.3573 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain rules applying to individuals employed in the entertainment industry.
Sponsor: Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] (introduced 12/20/2001)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 12/20/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

258. H.R.3704 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction to individuals for credit card interest.
Sponsor: Rep Meeks, Gregory W. [NY-6] (introduced 2/7/2002)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

259. H.R.3713 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 2/8/2002)      Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/8/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

260. H.R.3741 : To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
Sponsor: Rep Burton, Dan [IN-6] (introduced 2/13/2002)      Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

261. H.R.3773 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive for expanding employment in rural areas by allowing employers the work opportunity credit for hiring residents of rural areas.
Sponsor: Rep Hayes, Robin [NC-8] (introduced 2/14/2002)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

262. H.R.3775 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1502 East Kiest Boulevard in Dallas, Texas, as the "Dr. Caesar A.W. Clark, Sr. Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] (introduced 2/14/2002)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 11/15/2002 Received in the Senate.

263. H.R.3805 : To amend the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception.
Sponsor: Rep Hart, Melissa A. [PA-4] (introduced 2/27/2002)      Cosponsors (59)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/27/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

264. H.R.3831 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55.
Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] (introduced 3/4/2002)      Cosponsors (159)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 10/1/2002 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.

265. H.R.3842 : To assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane and storm damage reduction benefits as well as environmental restoration benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Lampson, Nick [TX-9] (introduced 3/5/2002)      Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

266. H.R.3889 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Heather [NM-1] (introduced 3/6/2002)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

267. H.R.3895 : To defend the Ten Commandments.
Sponsor: Rep Aderholt, Robert B. [AL-4] (introduced 3/7/2002)      Cosponsors (68)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/18/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

268. H.R.3897 : To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by clarifying the application of the antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professional and health plans and health care insurance issuers.
Sponsor: Rep Barr, Bob [GA-7] (introduced 3/7/2002)      Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

269. H.R.3972 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to index for inflation the amount of the death gratuity paid upon the death of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 3/14/2002)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/5/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

270. H.R.3973 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the tax exempt status of death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed services.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 3/14/2002)      Cosponsors (112)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

271. H.R.4000 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to enhance the access of Medicare beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits, to improve the Medicare+Choice program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Weller, Jerry [IL-11] (introduced 3/19/2002)      Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/26/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

272. H.R.4001 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to decrease the floor for the deduction for medical care to two percent of adjusted gross income.
Sponsor: Rep Crane, Philip M. [IL-8] (introduced 3/19/2002)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

273. H.R.4002 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-49] (introduced 3/19/2002)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

274. H.R.4018 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to make improvements in judicial review of administrative decisions of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Evans, Lane [IL-17] (introduced 3/20/2002)      Cosponsors (74)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/1/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

275. H.R.4019 : To provide that the marriage penalty relief provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 shall be permanent.
Sponsor: Rep Weller, Jerry [IL-11] (introduced 3/20/2002)      Cosponsors (93)
Committees: House Ways and Means; Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 6/13/2002 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

276. H.R.4036 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the payment of veterans' benefits in all hospitalization and convalescent claims to begin effective the first day of the month in which hospitalization or treatment begins.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-49] (introduced 3/20/2002)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/1/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

277. H.R.4187 : To amend chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code, popularly known as the Presidential Records Act, to establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records.
Sponsor: Rep Horn, Stephen [CA-38] (introduced 4/11/2002)      Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Government Reform
House Reports: 107-790
Latest Major Action: 11/22/2002 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 491.

278. H.R.4194 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located immediately adjacent to qualified census tracts.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] (introduced 4/11/2002)      Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/11/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

279. H.R.4515 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for improvements in access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, Jerry [KS-1] (introduced 4/18/2002)      Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/6/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

280. H.R.4555 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts paid by the Department of Defense toward the repayment of certain student loans owed by members of the uniformed services.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, Gary G. [CA-41] (introduced 4/23/2002)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

281. H.R.4561 : To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that agencies, in promulgating rules, take into consideration the impact of such rules on the privacy of individuals, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Barr, Bob [GA-7] (introduced 4/24/2002)      Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Judiciary
House Reports: 107-701
Latest Major Action: 10/8/2002 Received in the Senate.

282. H.R.4608 : To name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center in Wichita, Kansas, as the 'Robert J. Dole Department of Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center'.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, Jerry [KS-1] (introduced 4/25/2002)      Cosponsors (74)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
House Reports: 107-474
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 107-184 [GPO: Text, PDF]

283. H.R.4614 : To permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 4/25/2002)      Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/6/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

284. H.R.4620 : To accelerate the wilderness designation process by establishing a timetable for the completion of wilderness studies on Federal lands, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Otter, C. L. (Butch) [ID-1] (introduced 4/30/2002)      Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House Resources
House Reports: 107-613
Latest Major Action: 7/25/2002 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 369.

285. H.R.4642 : To repeal the law banning firearms in the District of Columbia.
Sponsor: Rep Kerns, Brian D. [IN-7] (introduced 5/2/2002)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 5/2/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

286. H.R.4643 : To provide for the special application of the antitrust laws to certain negotiations of freelance writers and freelance artists for the sale of their written and graphic material to publishers.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 5/2/2002)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/2/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

287. H.R.4676 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that military retired pay for nonregular service shall be paid without regard to the age of a person otherwise eligible for such retired pay, rather than commencing when an otherwise eligible person attains age 60.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 5/7/2002)      Cosponsors (40)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2002 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

288. H.R.4691 : To prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in governmental activities.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 5/9/2002)      Cosponsors (97)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 9/30/2002 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 620.

289. H.R.4699 : To establish appropriate procedures and sanctions to ensure that unpaid parking fines and penalties owed to New York City by foreign countries are paid.
Sponsor: Rep Fossella, Vito [NY-13] (introduced 5/9/2002)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

290. H.R.4716 : To terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Sponsor: Rep DeMint, Jim [SC-4] (introduced 5/14/2002)      Cosponsors (156)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

291. H.R.4717 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1199 Pasadena Boulevard in Pasadena, Texas, as the "Jim Fonteno Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Bentsen, Ken [TX-25] (introduced 5/14/2002)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Government Reform; Senate Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 107-268 [GPO: Text, PDF]

292. H.R.4719 : To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure that any business owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on Indian lands is not considered an employer for purposes of such Act.
Sponsor: Rep Hayworth, J. D. [AZ-6] (introduced 5/14/2002)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 9/13/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

293. H.R.4783 : To authorize States under Federal health care grant-in-aid programs to require parental consent or notification for purpose of purchase of prescription drugs or devices for minors.
Sponsor: Rep Brady, Kevin [TX-8] (introduced 5/21/2002)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/3/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

294. H.R.4796 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make inapplicable the 10 percent additional tax on early distributions from certain pension plans of public safety employees.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 5/22/2002)      Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

295. H.R.4839 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for employers who allow their employees to participate in volunteer firefighter training.
Sponsor: Rep Grucci, Felix J., Jr. [NY-1] (introduced 5/23/2002)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

296. H.R.4842 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to terminate the requirement that disability compensation payable to a veteran by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs be reduced by the amount of any payment to that veteran under Department of Defense separation programs.
Sponsor: Rep Hooley, Darlene [OR-5] (introduced 5/23/2002)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/2/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

297. H.R.4907 : To amend chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that the same annual reports which are currently being furnished by the Social Security Administration be required of all Government agencies which are authorized to grant official time to any of their employees, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, Dan [FL-13] (introduced 6/11/2002)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

298. H.R.4950 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that church employees are eligible for the exclusion for qualified tuition reduction programs of charitable educational organizations.
Sponsor: Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] (introduced 6/17/2002)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/17/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

299. H.R.4974 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income taxation all compensation received for active service as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Culberson, John Abney [TX-7] (introduced 6/20/2002)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

300. H.R.5022 : To allow travel between the United States and Cuba.
Sponsor: Rep Flake, Jeff [AZ-1] (introduced 6/26/2002)      Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

[Eldon]

Why don't you name some of Ron Paul's accomplishments?

301. H.R.5052 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an income tax credit for the provision of homeownership and community development, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Portman, Rob [OH-2] (introduced 6/27/2002)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/27/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

302. H.R.5060 : To provide for the disclosure of information on projects of the Department of Defense, such as Project 112 and the Shipboard Hazard and Defense Project (Project SHAD), that included testing of biological or chemical agents involving potential exposure of members of the Armed Forces to toxic agents, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1] (introduced 6/27/2002)      Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 8/9/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

303. H.R.5173 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill.
Sponsor: Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] (introduced 7/22/2002)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 8/9/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

304. H.R.5186 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs.
Sponsor: Rep Kingston, Jack [GA-1] (introduced 7/23/2002)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

305. H.R.5192 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for contributions for the benefit of elementary and secondary schools.
Sponsor: Rep Schaffer, Bob [CO-4] (introduced 7/23/2002)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/23/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

306. H.R.5193 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction to certain taxpayers for elementary and secondary education expenses.
Sponsor: Rep Schaffer, Bob [CO-4] (introduced 7/23/2002)      Cosponsors (47)
Committees: House Ways and Means
House Reports: 107-650
Latest Major Action: 9/12/2002 Rule H. Res. 521 passed House.

307. H.R.5228 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a full deduction for meals and lodging in connection with medical care.
Sponsor: Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] (introduced 7/25/2002)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/25/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

308. H.R.5229 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to the standard mileage rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury for business purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] (introduced 7/25/2002)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/25/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

309. H.R.5250 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 7/26/2002)      Cosponsors (129)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 8/9/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

310. H.R.5285 : To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to royalty fees for webcasting, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Inslee, Jay [WA-1] (introduced 7/26/2002)      Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 8/20/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

311. H.R.5304 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes.
Sponsor: Rep Sanchez, Loretta [CA-46] (introduced 7/26/2002)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/26/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

312. H.R.5359 : To rescind the Department of Veterans Affairs memorandum of July 18, 2002, in which Directors of health service networks in the Department of Veterans Affairs are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks.
Sponsor: Rep Kanjorski, Paul E. [PA-11] (introduced 9/10/2002)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/18/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

313. H.R.5403 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1] (introduced 9/18/2002)      Cosponsors (199)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 10/1/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

314. H.R.5404 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient dies during the first 15 days of such month, and to increase the lump sum death payment to reflect changes in the cost of living.
Sponsor: Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] (introduced 9/18/2002)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 9/18/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

315. H.R.5413 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to give a deduction to corporations for dividends paid and to exclude dividends from gross income.
Sponsor: Rep Burr, Richard [NC-5] (introduced 9/19/2002)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 9/19/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

316. H.R.5427 : To designate the Federal building located at Fifth and Richardson Avenues in Roswell, New Mexico, as the "Joe Skeen Federal Building".
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Heather [NM-1] (introduced 9/19/2002)      Cosponsors (204)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 10/11/2002 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 702.

317. H.R.5433 : To amend the Clean Air Act to ensure reasonable emissions standards for highway motorcycles, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Barcia, James A. [MI-5] (introduced 9/24/2002)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/8/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

318. H.R.5463 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a dividends paid deduction.
Sponsor: Rep Petri, Thomas E. [WI-6] (introduced 9/25/2002)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

319. H.R.5509 : To permit the transportation of passengers between United States ports by certain foreign-flag vessels and to encourage United States-flag vessels to participate in such transportation.
Sponsor: Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [SC-1] (introduced 10/1/2002)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2002 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOT.

320. H.R.5534 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the implementation of the program under section 804 of such Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Berry, Marion [AR-1] (introduced 10/2/2002)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

321. H.R.5616 : To provide for the expiration of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, known as the Helms-Burton Act, on March 31, 2003.
Sponsor: Rep Dooley, Calvin M. [CA-20] (introduced 10/10/2002)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House International Relations; House Ways and Means; House Judiciary; House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 11/12/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

322. H.R.5641 : To amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide the National Labor Relations Board with expanded statutory authority with respect to employees and labor organizations engaged in or encouraging violent and other potentially injurious conduct.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 10/10/2002)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 10/10/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

323. H.R.5655 : To name the Department of Veterans Affairs in Houston, Texas, as the "Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 10/16/2002)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/25/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

[Decker]

Gee, I wonder if I touched a nerve.

This is disturbing behavior.

Forget I mentioned anything.

[calmus]

Gee, I wonder if I touched a nerve.

This is disturbing behavior.

Forget I mentioned anything.

I was going to post "haha, congressmen don't balance budgets in their congressional districts  " but then I saw that a meltdown of epic proportions was occurring here, and so I just went my way. 

[Decker]

I was going to post "haha, congressmen don't balance budgets in their congressional districts  " but then I saw that a meltdown of epic proportions was occurring here, and so I just went my way. 

Yeah, I saw that 'balancing of the district budget' and I didn't know what to make of it.

Then this guy Ozark/Eldon comes along and takes over with a rather impressive display of cutnpaste. 

Whatever point he/they is trying to make, I'm convinced!

[Eldon]

Calmus the Obama nut sack holder, ( aka Beyond Genetics )

Why don't you name some of Obama's accomplishments as a Senator ?


still waiting................. ....

[Eldon]

                      

[stormshadow]

I was going to post "haha, congressmen don't balance budgets in their congressional districts  " but then I saw that a meltdown of epic proportions was occurring here, and so I just went my way. 

I am running on 32 hours of work with no sleep.  Bite me.

[headhuntersix]

Working for a living, answer emails and answering the phone,  don't all  relieve u of ur posting responsibilities. Oh and make sure u spell everything correctly while balancing all that so calmus doesn't ignore ur posts or call u names.....because he's perfect.

[Eldon]

Calmus the Obama nut sack holder, ( aka Beyond Genetics )

Why don't you name some of Obama's accomplishments as a Senator ?


still waiting...
........................ ........................ ........................ ........

[headhuntersix]

There are none....great post.

[headhuntersix]

MSNBC's Chris Matthews: "You are a big Barack supporter, right, Senator?"
State Sen. Watson: "I am. Yes, I am."

Matthews: "Well, name some of his legislative accomplishments. No, Senator, I want you to name some of Barack Obama's legislative accomplishments tonight if you can."

State Sen. Watson: "Well, you know, what I will talk about is more about what he is offering the American people right now."

Matthews: "No. No. What has he accomplished, sir? You say you support him. Sir, you have to give me his accomplishments. You've supported him for president. You are on national television. Name his legislative accomplishments, Barack Obama, sir."

State Sen. Watson: "Well, I'm not going to be able to name you specific items of legislative accomplishments."

Matthews: "Can you name any? Can you name anything he's accomplished as a Congressman?"

State Sen. Watson: "No, I'm not going to be able to do that tonight."

Matthews: "Well, that is a problem isn't it?"

(MSNBC's "MSNBC Live," 2/19/08)

[Decker]

Come on guys, I'm not an Obama supporter but a simple search pulled this:

Obama passed legislation with Republican Senator Jim Talent to give gas stations a tax credit for installing E85 ethanol refueling pumps. The tax credit covers 30 percent of the costs of switching one or more traditional petroleum pumps to E85, which is an 85 percent ethanol/15 percent gasoline blend.

-After a number of inmates on death row were found innocent, Senator Obama worked with law enforcement officials to require the videotaping of interrogations and confessions in all capital cases.

-His first law was passed with Republican Tom Coburn, a measure to rebuild trust in government by allowing every American to go online and see how and where every dime of their tax dollars is spent.

-Obama created the Illinois Earned Income Tax Credit for low-income working families in 2000 and successfully sponsored a measure to make the credit permanent in 2003. The law offered about $105 million in tax relief over three years.

-Obama joined forces with former U.S. Sen. Paul Simon (D-IL) to pass the toughest campaign finance law in Illinois history. The legislation banned the personal use of campaign money by Illinois legislators and banned gifts from lobbyists. Before the law was passed, one organization ranked Illinois worst among 50 states for its campaign finance regulations.

-As a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, Senator Obama has fought to help Illinois veterans get the disability pay they were promised, while working to prepare the VA for the return of the thousands of veterans who will need care after Iraq and Afghanistan.

-He traveled to Russia with Republican Dick Lugar to begin a new generation of non-proliferation efforts designed to find and secure deadly weapons around the world.

-Obama has been a leading advocate for protecting the right to vote, helping to reauthorize the Voting Rights Act and leading the opposition against discriminatory barriers to voting.

- In the U.S. Senate, Obama introduced the STOP FRAUD Act to increase penalties for mortgage fraud and provide more protections for low-income homebuyers, well before the current subprime crisis began.

-Obama sponsored legislation to combat predatory payday loans, and he also was credited with lobbied the state to more closely regulate some of the most egregious predatory lending practices.

-Barack Obama introduced the Patriot Employer Act of 2007 to provide a tax credit to companies that maintain or increase the number of full-time workers in America relative to those outside the US; maintain their corporate headquarters in America; pay decent wages; prepare workers for retirement; provide health insurance; and support employees who serve in the military.

-Obama worked to pass a number of laws in Illinois and Washington to improve the health of women. His accomplishments include creating a task force on cervical cancer, providing greater access to breast and cervical cancer screenings, and helping improve prenatal and premature birth services.

-Obama has introduced and helped pass bipartisan legislation to limit the abuse of no-bid federal contracts.

-Obama and Senator Feingold (D-WI) took on both parties and proposed ethics legislation that was described as the "gold standard" for reform. It was because of their leadership that ending subsidized corporate jet travel, mandating disclosure of lobbyists' bundling of contributions, and enacting strong new restrictions of lobbyist-sponsored trips became part of the final ethics bill that was signed into law.

It looks like the man backs up his populist message with actions.

And for the record, Chris Matthews is a punk and a main reason that our 'liberal media' is such crapola.  He really is fucking nuts.  Here's a great site that chronicles some of his professional obssessions.  www.dailyhowler.com

[headhuntersix]

Decker some of this is weak....I don't support Ron Paul or McCain...but I think the bigger picture is experience. I don't buy this guy at all.

[headhuntersix]

He's got no record of bipartisan actions on any major issues...anything along those lines were not major or contentious issues...whats this guy done?

[stormshadow]

He's got no record of bipartisan actions on any major issues...anything along those lines were not major or contentious issues...whats this guy done?

He supports "change" and he's black.

[Bindare_Dundat]

Is Calmus seriously Beyond Genetics? It sounds like the same douchbag. 

I thought Beyond Genetics might have had a heart attack and died from the juice. Well at least it explains the mood swings.

[Bindare_Dundat]

Working for a living, answer emails and answering the phone,  don't all  relieve u of ur posting responsibilities. Oh and make sure u spell everything correctly while balancing all that so calmus doesn't ignore ur posts or call u names.....because he's perfect.

haha

The grammar policeman.

[Bindare_Dundat]

MSNBC's Chris Matthews: "You are a big Barack supporter, right, Senator?"
State Sen. Watson: "I am. Yes, I am."

Matthews: "Well, name some of his legislative accomplishments. No, Senator, I want you to name some of Barack Obama's legislative accomplishments tonight if you can."

State Sen. Watson: "Well, you know, what I will talk about is more about what he is offering the American people right now."

Matthews: "No. No. What has he accomplished, sir? You say you support him. Sir, you have to give me his accomplishments. You've supported him for president. You are on national television. Name his legislative accomplishments, Barack Obama, sir."

State Sen. Watson: "Well, I'm not going to be able to name you specific items of legislative accomplishments."

Matthews: "Can you name any? Can you name anything he's accomplished as a Congressman?"

State Sen. Watson: "No, I'm not going to be able to do that tonight."

Matthews: "Well, that is a problem isn't it?"

(MSNBC's "MSNBC Live," 2/19/08)

ROFLMAO

I'll stick with the guy that hasn't faltered from his positions, most of which have come to fruition.

[Deicide]

There are none....great post.

There is none.

None=no one from Old English nan

Sorry, I am a linguist and a teacher of grammar...

[Bindare_Dundat]

Contributions made by the various industry sectors tell the real story in a presidential race. And Opensecrets.org shows that Obama is picking up gobs of money put on the table by these special interests—including those involved in health care, which will surely have a lot riding on the outcome of the election and will expect to be heard after the election is over.

Consider the sector called lawyers and law firms. Clearly, lawyers and law firms lobby on behalf of their own interests—like fighting malpractice reform, which could again surface as a thorny issue for the new administration. Clinton and Obama have raised similar amounts from lawyers and law firms—$11.8 and $9.5 million. McCain and Huckabee have taken far less. The health sector has also given to Obama, Clinton, and McCain. In the pharmaceutical and health product industries, contributions to Clinton total $349,000 and $338,000 to Obama. Again, McCain trails in donations at about $98,000, an indication that the sector sees the real action on the Democratic side of the ballot. Health professionals, which include doctors, nurses, and dentists, have given Clinton some $2.3 million and Obama $1.7 million.

http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/obamas_lobbyist_line.php

[Eldon]

Is Calmus seriously Beyond Genetics? It sounds like the same douchbag.  Wink

I thought Beyond Genetics might have had a heart attack and died from the juice. Well at least it explains the mood swings.

Bingo !

 Mr. spell checker himself (Beyond Genetics) has returned to GetBig under the name of Calmus !

[Benny B]

The difference between Obama and Paul is simple.

Mr. Obama is on his way to being sworn in as the next president of the United States, and Mr. Paul is about to be unemployed after his suspended presidential campaign and ptentially losing his seat in the TX House of Representatives.

Mr. Paul garnered a whopping 15+ delegates in his spectacularly successful presidential bid. Way to go, Ron! 

[Eldon]

The difference between Obama and Paul is simple.

Mr. Obama is on his way to being sworn in as the next president of the United States, and Mr. Paul is about to be unemployed after his suspended presidential campaign and ptentially losing his seat in the TX House of Representatives.

Mr. Paul garnered a whopping 15+ delegates in his spectacularly successful presidential bid. Way to go, Ron!

So are you saying that the best and most qualified person always wins ?

And if yes, then the reason we have George Bush now is ?

or if not, then what exactly is your point ?


 







the truth: Obama, Clinton and McCain are all the same, they are the reason why this country is going bankrupt !