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Bennie G. Thompson Democrat U.S. Representative 2nd Of MISSISSIPPI
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THOMPSON, Bennie, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Bolton, Hinds County, Miss., January 28, 1948; B.A., Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Miss., 1968; M.S., Jackson State University, Jackson, Miss., 1972; teacher; Bolton, Miss., board of aldermen, 1969-1973; mayor of Bolton, Miss., 1973-1979; Hinds County, Miss., board of supervisors, 1980-1993; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Mike Espy, reelected to the eight succeeding Congresses (April 13, 1993-present); chair, Committee on Homeland Security (One Hundred Tenth and One Hundred Eleventh Congresses).

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U.S. Representative 1993 2010 Mississippi 2

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Washington Address: 2432 Rayburn House Office Building
Phone: 202-225-5876
Fax: 202-225-5898
Web site: http://benniethompson.house.gov/HoR/MS02/Home.htm

Related Bill(s)
AsSponsor
Bill h5512
To amend title 28, United States Code, to realign divisions within two judicial districts.
Bill h6159
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require that individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist to ensure that such individuals are non-threats to aviation.
Bill h3695
To amend title 14, United States Code, to modify the process for congressional nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets at the Coast Guard Academy, and for other purposes.
Bill h3772
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 150 South Union Street in Canton, Mississippi, as the "First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building".
Bill h2431
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession, transfer, or use of fraudulent travel documents, to amend title 49, United States Code, to require recurring training for transportation security officers, and for other purposes.
Bill h2083
To authorize the acquisition of core battlefield land at Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond for addition to Vicksburg National Military Park.
Bill h1447
To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee, and for other purposes.
Bill h1105
To ensure that Transportation Worker Identification Credentials held by certain maritime workers do not expire before the deadline for full implementation of electronic readers for such credentials or December 31, 2014, whichever is earlier.
Bill h1072
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 95 Dogwood Street in Cary, Mississippi, as the "Spencer Byrd Powers, Jr. Post Office".
Bill h598
To eliminate the preferences and special rules for Alaska Native Corporations under the program under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act.
Bill h176
To enhance homeland security, including domestic preparedness and collective response to terrorism, by improving the Federal Protective Service, and for other purposes.
Bill h174
To enhance homeland security, including domestic preparedness and collective response to terrorism, by amending the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Cybersecurity Compliance Division and provide authorities to the Department of Homeland Security to enhance the security and resiliency of the Nation's cyber and physical infrastructure against terrorism and other cyber attacks, and for other purposes.
AsCo-Sponsor
Bill h3849
To amend the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to provide an exception from the definition of loan originator for certain loans made with respect to manufactured homes, to amend the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definition of a high-cost mortgage, and for other purposes.
Bill h1621
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center.
Bill h1675
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level, and for other purposes.
Bill h1195
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs, and for other purposes.
Bill h3300
To establish the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty which will create and carry out a national plan to cut poverty in America in half in ten years.
Bill hj119
Expressing support for designation of September 2012 as "Gospel Music Heritage Month" and honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States.
Bill h3086
To phase out special wage certificates under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 under which individuals with disabilities may be employed at subminimum wage rates.
Bill h2721
To provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention to help build individual, family, and community strength and resiliency to ensure that youth lead productive, safe, healthy, gang-free, and law-abiding lives.
Bill h6170
To amend title 46, United States Code, to reinstate provisions requiring that a percentage of aid provided by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Commodity Credit Corporation in the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products must be transported on commercial vessels of the United States, and for other purposes.
Bill h1845
To provide for a study on issues relating to access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for Medicare beneficiaries in all care settings and a demonstration project to examine the benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and services necessary to administer IVIG in the home.
Bill h1219
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require Medicaid coverage of optometrists.
Bill h5840
To provide for the issuance of coins to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service, and for other purposes.
Bill h4173
To direct the President of the United States to appoint a high-level United States representative or special envoy for Iran for the purpose of ensuring that the United States pursues all diplomatic avenues to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, to avoid a war with Iran, and for other purposes.
Bill h5944
To strengthen entrepreneurial education, and for other purposes.
Bill h5895
To provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student loans during periods of unemployment, and for other purposes.
Bill h5799
To modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
Bill h4351
To provide assistance and opportunity for the creation and support of sustainable agriculture activities in America's cities and to improve access to nutrition in America's cities.
Bill h4277
To establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund to create employment opportunities for the unemployed.
Bill h2159
To reduce disparities and improve access to effective and cost efficient diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer through advances in testing, research, and education, including through telehealth, comparative effectiveness research, and identification of best practices in patient education and outreach particularly with respect to underserved racial, ethnic and rural populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer, to establish a directive on what constitutes clinically appropriate prostate cancer imaging, and to create a prostate cancer scientific advisory board for the Office of the Chief Scientist at the Food and Drug Administration to accelerate real-time sharing of the latest research and accelerate movement of new medicines to patients.
Bill h2104
To amend the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly.
Bill h1022
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks, and for other purposes.
Bill h6326
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs that are prepared by the pharmacies for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump.
Bill h2969
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for extended months of Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions.
Bill h1802
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities.
Bill h1489
To repeal certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and revive the separation between commercial banking and the securities business, in the manner provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called "Glass-Steagall Act", and for other purposes.
Bill h1418
To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans, and for other purposes.
Bill h2541
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements.
Bill h1653
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase the dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under the administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions of that Act.
Bill h1449
To protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles, and for other purposes.
Bill h1106
To establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on policy issues associated with recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work, and for other purposes.
Bill h1041
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS).
Bill h2191
To require that any home inspection conducted in connection with a purchase of residential real property that involves a federally related mortgage loan be conducted by a State-licensed or State-certified home inspector to determine the existence of structural, mechanical, and electrical safety defects, and to require inclusion in the standard settlement statement of information regarding any home inspection conducted in connection with settlement.
Bill h1648
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.
Bill h1860
To promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services.
Bill h3573
To reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families and related programs.
Bill h3437
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program to provide for fellowships to conduct research and education on the eradication of world hunger and malnutrition, and for other purposes.
Bill h2954
To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.
Bill h5909
To improve access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations.
Bill h3612
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
Bill h2356
To enhance homeland security by improving efforts to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass destruction, and for other purposes.
Bill h1960
To extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017.
Bill h854
To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
Bill h1684
To require the use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods in the construction, alteration, and repair of public water systems and treatment works.
Bill hr689
Honoring Catholic sisters for their contributions to the United States.
Bill h6267
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the tax on Olympic medals won by United States athletes.
Bill h1327
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants.
Bill h780
To provide that funds for operations of the Armed Forces in Afghanistan shall be obligated and expended only for purposes of providing for the safe and orderly withdrawal from Afghanistan of all members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense contractor personnel who are in Afghanistan.
Bill h12
To provide tax relief for American workers and businesses, to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America, and to provide pathways back to work for Americans looking for jobs.
Bill h6257
To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study regarding the proposed United States Civil Rights Trail, and for other purposes.
Bill h6129
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer reports and consumer information in making any determination involving auto insurance with respect to a consumer, and for other purposes.
Bill h6121
To provide for the issuance of a Victory for Veterans stamp, and for other purposes.
Bill h6116
To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide for direct appeals to the United States Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court.
Bill h6003
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism, and for other purposes.
Bill h5816
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act, and for other purposes.
Bill h5691
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices related to the marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions, and for other purposes.
Bill h4251
To authorize, enhance, and reform certain port security programs through increased efficiency and risk-based coordination within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Bill h4134
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that any person who, for a commercial purpose, makes available for consumer use a machine capable of producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco products.
Bill h4119
To reduce the trafficking of drugs and to prevent human smuggling across the Southwest Border by deterring the construction and use of border tunnels.
Bill h3868
To grant the congressional gold medal to John H. Johnson in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the United States.
Bill h3866
To award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the pioneers and participants of the Civil Rights movement.
Bill h3826
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.
Bill h3741
To require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities, and for other purposes.
Bill h3710
To direct the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to initiate immediate action to create jobs in America, and for other purposes.
Bill h3596
To require a publicly available a list of all employers that relocate a call center overseas and to make such companies ineligible for Federal grants or guaranteed loans and to require disclosure of the physical location of business agents engaging in customer service communications.
Bill h3513
To require at least 10 percent of certain transportation funding to be made available for small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.
Bill h3483
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs who are pursuing programs of education at institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes.
Bill h3455
To amend title 10, United States Code, to include the Chief of the National Guard Bureau as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and to reestablish the position of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
Bill h3435
To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the prevention of and response to sexual assault in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Bill h3259
To establish the National Infrastructure Bank to provide financial assistance for qualified infrastructure projects selected by the Bank, and for other purposes.
Bill h3202
To amend title 46, United States Code, to require the Maritime Administrator, in making determinations regarding the non-availability of qualified United States flag capacity to meet national defense requirements, to identify any actions that could be taken to enable such capacity to meet some or all of those requirements, and for other purposes.
Bill h3201
To amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to eliminate the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.
Bill h3173
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal of a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to require, in total, not more than one in-person visit to a designated enrollment center.
Bill h3163
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require any State offering an early voting period in elections for Federal office to make the period available for the entire 14-day period that precedes the date of the election, to prohibit States from imposing identification requirements on individuals who wish to vote or register to vote who are not otherwise required to provide identification under such Act, and for other purposes.
Bill h3158
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms.
Bill h3096
To restore the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands of Gulf Coast States, to create jobs and revive the economic health of communities adversely affected by the explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, and for other purposes.
Bill h2966
To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes.
Bill h2881
To provide compensation to relatives of Foreign Service members killed in the line of duty and the relatives of United States citizens who were killed as a result of the bombing of the United States Embassy in Kenya on August 7, 1998, and for other purposes.
Bill h2849
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Office of Disability Integration and Coordination within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.
Bill h2809
To amend the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 to improve the microenterprise technical assistance and capacity building grant program, to establish an Office of Youth Entrepreneurship in the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
Bill h2808
To extend the participation term for small business concerns affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita in certain programs, and for other purposes.
Bill h2799
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities.
Bill h2663
To amend title 31, United States Code, to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.
Bill h2644
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the airport improvement program, and for other purposes.
Bill h2590
To ensure that seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities who receive Social Security and certain other Federal benefits, as well as Federal, State, and local government retirees, receive a one-time $250 payment due to there being no cost-of-living adjustment in 2011.
Bill h2501
To prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual's status or history of unemployment.
Bill h2412
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and to provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment.
Bill h2360
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to extend the Constitution, laws, and jurisdiction of the United States to installations and devices attached to the seabed of the Outer Continental Shelf for the production and support of production of energy from sources other than oil and gas, and for other purposes.
Bill h2265
To direct the President to forgo recoupment of liabilities relating to assistance provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes.
Bill h2264
To reduce the trafficking of drugs and to prevent human smuggling across the Southwest Border by deterring the construction and use of border tunnels.
Bill h2250
To provide additional time for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, and for other purposes.
Bill h2213
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 801 West Eastport Street in Iuka, Mississippi, as the "Sergeant Jason W. Vaughn Post Office".
Bill h2151
To facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations, and for other purposes.
Bill h2131
To amend the Small Business Act to reform the HUBZone program, and for other purposes.
Bill h2099
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for natural disaster mitigation expenditures.
Bill h2014
To encourage greater use of propane as a transportation fuel, to create jobs, and for other purposes.
Bill h2005
To reauthorize the Combating Autism Act of 2006.
Bill h1909
To create a charter for Federal Financial Services and Credit Companies.
Bill h1900
To authorize programs and activities within the Transportation Security Administration to enhance the security of surface transportation, including mass transit, and for other purposes.
Bill h1880
To require, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the first reported cases of AIDS, reporting on the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and on the status of international progress towards achieving universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment, and for other purposes.
Bill h1873
To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.
Bill h1666
To amend part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act to improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals by breaking down barriers to care.
Bill h1645
To construct a specialty hospital and toxins research center on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.
Bill h1606
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to provide oral health services to aged, blind, or disabled individuals under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes.
Bill h1563
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia town site in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes.
Bill h1554
To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit advance notice to certain individuals, including security screeners, of covert testing of security screening procedures for the purpose of enhancing transportation security at airports, and for other purposes.
Bill h1469
Making appropriations to ensure the prompt payment by the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) of the death gratuity paid upon the death of members of the Armed Forces and certain other eligible persons despite the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces.
Bill h1439
To regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce, and for other purposes.
Bill h1427
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize technical assistance to small public water systems, and for other purposes.
Bill h1361
To provide for restroom gender parity in Federal buildings.
Bill h1278
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study regarding the suitability and feasibility of designating the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park and other sites in Tulsa, Oklahoma, relating to the 1921 Tulsa race riot as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
Bill h1165
To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish an Ombudsman Office within the Transportation Security Administration for the purpose of enhancing transportation security by providing confidential, informal, and neutral assistance to address work-place related problems of Transportation Security Administration employees, and for other purposes.
Bill h1144
To increase the transparency of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
Bill h1113
To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of unemployment status.
Bill h1058
To allow seniors to file their Federal income tax on a new Form 1040SR.
Bill h1031
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the shipping investment withdrawal rules in section 955 and to provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the United States.
Bill h1016
To measure the progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and development efforts in Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, and for other purposes.
Bill h911
To require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission to conduct an inventory of broadband spectrum, to authorize the Commission, contingent on the completion of such inventory, to conduct auctions of voluntarily relinquished spectrum usage rights and to share the revenues with the licensees who relinquished such rights, and for other purposes.
Bill h872
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, and for other purposes.
Bill h688
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide authority to the Secretary of Transportation to guarantee sureties against loss resulting from a breach of the terms of a bond by an eligible small business concern, and for other purposes.
Bill h679
To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from procuring certain items directly related to the national security unless the items are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States, and for other purposes.
Bill h676
To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes.
Bill h656
To advance the mutual interests of the United States and Africa with respect to the promotion of trade and investment and the advancement of socioeconomic development and opportunity, and for other purposes.
Bill h651
To require the President to seek to negotiate and enter into a bilateral status of forces agreement with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
Bill h607
To enhance public safety by making more spectrum available to public safety agencies, to facilitate the development of a wireless public safety broadband network, to provide standards for the spectrum needs of public safety agencies, and for other purposes.
Bill h589
To amend title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for additional weeks of first-tier emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.
Bill h265
To provide for the admission of the State of New Columbia into the Union.
Bill h73
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, as the "George Thomas 'Mickey' Leland Post Office Building".
Bill h27
To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
Bill h14
To reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes.
Bill hj36
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Electoral College and provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President by the popular vote of all citizens of the United States regardless of place of residence.
Bill hj35
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to full employment and balanced growth.
Bill hj34
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to taxing the people of the United States progressively.
Bill hj33
Proposing an amendment the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment.
Bill hj32
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing.
Bill hj31
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to equality of rights and reproductive rights.
Bill hj30
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right of citizens of the United States to health care of equal high quality.
Bill hj29
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right of all citizens of the United States to a public education of equal high quality.
Bill hj28
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.
Bill hr725
Expressing support for dancing as a form of valuable exercise and artistic expression and for the designation of July 28, 2012, as National Dance Day.
Bill hr640
Expressing support for designation of May 2012 as Mental Health Month.
Bill hr567
Recognizing the significance of Black History Month.
Bill hr542
Condemning the passage of legislation that would unduly burden an American citizen's ability to vote and opposing any State election law or proposed legislation that would have a disproportionate impact on vulnerable communities across the country.
Bill hr521
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Haiti to address gender-based violence against women and children.
Bill hr452
Recognizing the importance labor unions play in ensuring a strong middle class by advocating for more equitable wages, humane work conditions, improved benefits, and increased civic engagement by everyday workers.
Bill hr432
Celebrating the life and achievements of Reverend Fred Lee Shuttlesworth and honoring him for his tireless efforts in the fight against segregation and his steadfast commitment to the civil rights of all people.
Bill hr397
Reestablishing the House of Representatives Page Program.
Bill hr379
Condemning the terror attacks on government buildings in Oslo, Norway, and a youth camp on Utoya Island, Norway, on July 22, 2011, and for other purposes.
Bill hr365
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should cut the United States' true debt burden by reducing home mortgage balances, forgiving student loans, and bringing down overall personal debt.
Bill hr361
Concerning efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa, particularly Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Kenya.
Bill hr348
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that critical jobs legislation should be considered and passed to address the growing jobs crisis throughout America, and for other purposes.
Bill hr342
Expressing support for the designation of July 30, 2011, as National Dance Day.
Bill hr311
Congratulating the Dallas Mavericks on winning the 2011 National Basketball Association championship.
Bill hr255
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that effective sharing of passenger information from inbound international flight manifests is a crucial component of our national security and that the Department of Homeland Security must maintain the information sharing standards required under the 2007 Passenger Name Record Agreement between the United States and the European Union.
Bill hr198
Recognizing the coordinated struggle of workers during the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a collective agreement for rights in the workplace.
Bill hr122
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Homeland Security in the One Hundred Twelfth Congress.
Bill hr90
Recognizing the 75th birthday of the Honorable Barbara Charline Jordan, American politician, leader of the Civil Rights movement, first African-American elected to the Texas Senate, first Southern black woman ever elected to the United States House of Representatives, inspirational figure in the Progressive movement, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award.
Bill hr85
Supporting the democratic aspirations of the Ivoirian people and calling on the United States to apply intense diplomatic pressure and provide humanitarian support in response to the political crisis in Cote d'Ivoire.
Bill hr36
Recognizing the significance of Black History Month.
Bill hr35
Recognizing the anniversary of the tragic earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, honoring those who lost their lives, and expressing continued solidarity with the Haitian people.
Bill hr20
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
Bill hc130
Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 103rd anniversary.
Bill hc72
Expressing the sense of Congress that any legislative language approved by the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients.
Bill hc64
Expressing the sense of Congress that Social Security benefits should not be reduced.
Bill hc19
Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 102nd anniversary.
Bill h4133
To express the sense of Congress regarding the United States-Israel strategic relationship, to direct the President to submit to Congress reports on United States actions to enhance this relationship and to assist in the defense of Israel, and for other purposes.
Bill h1519
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
Bill h4040
To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Jack Nicklaus in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship in golf.
Bill h733
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative, and for other purposes.
Bill h886
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the establishment of the Nation's first Federal law enforcement agency, the United States Marshals Service.
Bill h2447
To grant the congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines.
Bill hj69
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.
Bill hr137
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service.
Bill h1815
To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Horne in recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture and the civil rights movement.
Bill h639
To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relating to a fundamentally undervalued currency of any foreign country.
Bill h1002
To restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property.

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House Committee on Homeland Security (Ranking Member)
    Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies Subcommittee Ex Officio

    Transportation Security Subcommittee Ex Officio

    Oversight, Investigations, and Management Subcommittee Ex Officio

    Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications Subcommittee Ex Officio

    Border and Maritime Security Subcommittee Ex Officio

    Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee Ex Officio

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