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William J. Pascrell Democrat U.S. Representative 8th Of NEW JERSEY
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PASCRELL, William J., Jr., a Representative from New Jersey; born in Paterson, Passaic County, N.J., January 25, 1937; graduated from St. John the Baptist High School; B.A., Fordham University, New York, N.Y., 1959; M.A., Fordham University, New York, N.Y., 1961; United States Army, 1961-1962; United States Army Reserve, 1962-1967; teacher; president, Paterson, N.J., board of education, 1979-1982; member of the New Jersey state general assembly, 1988-1996; elected minority leader pro tempore; mayor of Paterson, N.J., 1990-1996; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-present).

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Washington Address: 2464 Rayburn House Office Building
Phone: 202-225-5751
Fax: 202-225-5782
Web site: http://www.pascrell.house.gov/

Related Bill(s)
AsSponsor
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 h3238
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an investment tax credit related to the production of electricity from offshore wind.
Bill h4238
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs for individuals with traumatic brain injury, 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 hr557
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current property tax deduction on private residences should not be further restricted.
Bill hr367
Urging the people of the United States to observe October of each year as Italian and Italian American Heritage Month.
Bill h4953
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for the production of renewable chemicals.
Bill h4028
To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve transportation for seniors, and for other purposes.
Bill h3240
To amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners with respect to student loans, and for other purposes.
Bill h2666
To neutralize the discriminatory effect of any country that employs indirect taxes and grants rebates of the same upon export if United States trade negotiating objectives regarding border tax treatment in World Trade Organization negotiations are not met.
Bill h1788
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for certain dental products.
Bill h1635
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme.
Bill h1199
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses.
Bill h1127
To encourage and ensure the use of safe football helmets and for other purposes.
AsCo-Sponsor
Bill h3307
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the renewable energy credit.
Bill h2569
To make the Internal Revenue Service Free File Program permanent.
Bill h1244
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for other purposes.
Bill h210
To amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Bill h5186
To prevent excessive speculation in energy commodities, and for other purposes.
Bill h4405
To impose sanctions on persons responsible for the detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, and for other gross violations of human rights in the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.
Bill h4202
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness.
Bill h4070
To clarify certain provisions relating to the interests of Iran in certain assets, and for other purposes.
Bill h3798
To provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens, and for other purposes.
Bill h3661
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program.
Bill h3618
To eliminate racial profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes.
Bill h3591
To recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations of the United States Postal Service, eliminate the requirement that the United States Postal Service pre-fund the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, place restrictions on the closure of postal facilities, create incentives for innovation for the United States Postal Service, to maintain levels of postal service, and for other purposes.
Bill h3506
To strengthen and protect Medicare hospice programs.
Bill h3145
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, 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 h2962
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems.
Bill h2353
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and increase the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders.
Bill h2256
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally.
Bill h2245
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide the Food and Drug Administration with improved capacity to prevent drug shortages.
Bill h2088
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage for employees' spouses and dependent children to coverage provided to other eligible designated beneficiaries of employees.
Bill h1955
To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, burns, infection, tumor, or disease.
Bill h1936
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies furnished (regardless of method of delivery) by small retail community pharmacies from Medicare competitive acquisition programs and pricing.
Bill h1789
To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide standards and procedures to guide both State and local law enforcement agencies and law enforcement officers during internal investigations, interrogation of law enforcement officers, and administrative disciplinary hearings, to ensure accountability of law enforcement officers, to guarantee the due process rights of law enforcement officers, and to require States to enact law enforcement discipline, accountability, and due process laws.
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 h1561
To enhance the safety of ports of entry in the United States, 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 h890
To allow for the enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims.
Bill h769
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require the inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers, and for other purposes.
Bill h139
To preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in recognition of its extraordinary natural ecosystems and for the permanent good of present and future generations of Americans.
Bill hr608
Honoring the life and work of Arab-American writer Ameen Rihani and celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of the first Arab-American novel, "The Book of Khalid", by Ameen Rihani.
Bill h4816
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, and for other purposes.
Bill h4271
To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
Bill h3423
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of ABLE accounts established under State programs for the care of family members with disabilities, and for other purposes.
Bill h1792
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler systems as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler systems as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation.
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 h1397
To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Bill h1288
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II, and for other purposes.
Bill h1190
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor.
Bill h1048
To prevent harassment at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
Bill h709
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish and carry out an urban revitalization and livable communities program to provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs, and for other purposes.
Bill h498
To amend section 1502 of title 5, United States Code, to permit law enforcement officers to be candidates for sheriff, and for other purposes.
Bill hr282
Expressing the regret of the House of Representatives for the passage of discriminatory laws against the Chinese in the United States, including the Chinese Exclusion Act.
Bill h4229
To authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system.
Bill h4225
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to require local educational agencies and schools to implement integrated pest management programs to minimize the use of pesticides in schools and to provide parents, guardians, and employees with notice of the use of pesticides in schools, and for other purposes.
Bill h4077
To authorize the Secretary of State to pay a reward to combat transnational organized crime and for information concerning foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals, 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 h3200
To provide flexibility of certain transit functions to local entities.
Bill h1842
To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
Bill h1756
To reauthorize the National Oilheat Research Alliance, and for other purposes.
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 h1546
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.
Bill h1404
To reform the financing of House elections, and for other purposes.
Bill h1066
To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty.
Bill hc101
Expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement.
Bill h365
To encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United States in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty.
Bill h5187
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil fuel subsidies for big oil companies.
Bill h4290
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the income exclusion for discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness, to provide exclusions from income for certain payments under the National Mortgage Settlement, and for other purposes.
Bill h3590
To allow certain Indonesian citizens to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims.
Bill h3032
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants under the Medicare program.
Bill h2505
To expand the research, prevention, and awareness activities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health with respect to pulmonary fibrosis, and for other purposes.
Bill h1386
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and related dementia diagnosis and services in order to improve care and outcomes for Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias by improving detection, diagnosis, and care planning.
Bill h1193
To ensure that the courts of the United States may provide an impartial forum for claims brought by United States citizens and others against any railroad organized as a separate legal entity, arising from the deportation of United States citizens and others to Nazi concentration camps on trains owned or operated by such railroad, and by the heirs and survivors of such persons, and for other purposes.
Bill hr583
Expressing support for robust efforts by the United States to see Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, and his top commanders brought to justice and the group's atrocities permanently ended.
Bill hr460
Expressing support for designation of 2012 as the "Year of the Girl" and celebrating the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts of the USA.
Bill hc63
Supporting the formation of a bipartisan Presidential Commission to study the establishment of a National Museum of the American People.
Bill h2989
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investments in United States real property interests, and for other purposes.
Bill h5154
To provide for the reliquidation of certain entries of high-density, fiberboard-core laminate wall and floor panels, and for other purposes.
Bill h4156
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to strengthen the ability of the Food and Drug Administration to seek advice from external experts regarding rare diseases, the burden of rare diseases, and the unmet medical needs of individuals with rare diseases.
Bill h3855
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements of the visa waiver program and for other purposes.
Bill h2082
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the work opportunity credit.
Bill h1417
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to use only human-based methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of severe combat injuries.
Bill h1375
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste.
Bill h1219
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require Medicaid coverage of optometrists.
Bill h1116
To repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage.
Bill h4609
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to benefits under such title.
Bill h4132
To amend section 506 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expedited approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening diseases or conditions.
Bill h3286
To promote local and regional farm and food systems, and for other purposes.
Bill h3067
To provide for the establishment of a Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer.
Bill h1940
To ensure compliance with the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by countries with which the United States enjoys reciprocal obligations, to establish procedures for the prompt return of children abducted to other countries, and for other purposes.
Bill h1614
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses.
Bill h1057
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education.
Bill h718
To require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical and evaluation criteria for determining disability in a person diagnosed with Huntington's Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's Disease.
Bill h3059
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the priority review voucher incentive program relating to tropical and rare pediatric diseases.
Bill h2764
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish weapons of mass destruction intelligence and information sharing functions of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security and to require dissemination of information analyzed by the Department to entities with responsibilities relating to homeland security, and for other purposes.
Bill h2086
To exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled, and for other purposes.
Bill h2020
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under the Medicare part B program by extending the minimum payment amount for bone mass measurement under such program through 2013.
Bill h2016
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
Bill h1755
To enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of the Nation's home builders, and to provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the Nation's need for new homes.
Bill h1236
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced rate of excise tax on beer produced domestically by certain small producers.
Bill h4137
To make permanent the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance.
Bill h4049
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand personal saving and retirement savings coverage by enabling employees not covered by qualifying retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic IRA arrangements, and for other purposes.
Bill h3903
To reduce the deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers.
Bill h2269
To amend sections 33 and 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, and for other purposes.
Bill h1876
To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.
Bill h719
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.
Bill h327
To amend the definition of a law enforcement officer under subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, respectively, to ensure the inclusion of certain positions.
Bill h186
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to include all members of the uniformed services who are retired under chapter 61 of such title for disability, regardless of the members' disability rating percentage.
Bill h14
To reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes.
Bill hr584
Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to finding and capturing Joseph Kony, and for other purposes.
Bill h4196
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets.
Bill h3769
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of the low-income housing credit that may be allocated in States damaged in 2011 by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee.
Bill h2717
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one city in the United States each year as an "American World War II City", and for other purposes.
Bill h1537
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes.
Bill h376
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers.
Bill h4277
To establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund to create employment opportunities for the unemployed.
Bill h4063
To repeal section 512 of the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 which relates to carrying certain weapons in National Parks.
Bill h3826
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.
Bill h2655
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the new markets tax credit through 2016, and for other purposes.
Bill h1738
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.
Bill h1513
To prohibit the conducting of invasive research on great apes, and for other purposes.
Bill h1448
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to eating disorders, and for other purposes.
Bill h1332
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
Bill h1161
To reaffirm state-based alcohol regulation, and for other purposes.
Bill h23
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II.
Bill hr592
Recognizing the importance of ports to the economy and national security of the United States.
Bill h4368
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the release of Federal tax levies which cause business hardship.
Bill h2377
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for expedited procedures for the consideration of certain veterans claims, and for other purposes.
Bill h2341
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act with regard to certain exemptions under that Act for direct care workers and to improve the systems for the collection and reporting of data relating to the direct care workforce, and for other purposes.
Bill h2033
To authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection, to express the sense of the Congress to encourage and leverage public and private investment in psoriasis research with a particular focus on interdisciplinary collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis and its comorbid conditions, and for other purposes.
Bill h616
To provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes.
Bill h192
To expand the boundaries of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, and for other purposes.
Bill h1348
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend public safety officers' death benefits to fire police officers.
Bill h1479
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of hearing aids.
Bill hr172
Expressing heartfelt condolences and support for assistance to the people of Japan and all those affected in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake and tsunamis of March 11, 2011.
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 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 h4309
To permit Federal officers to remove cases involving crimes of violence to Federal court.
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 h4143
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the period during which transfers of excess pension assets may be made to retiree health accounts and to provide for the transfer of such assets to retiree group term life insurance accounts.
Bill h3653
To establish a commission to develop a national strategy and recommendations for reducing fatalities resulting from child abuse and neglect.
Bill h3626
To provide level funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Bill h3498
To provide for high-quality academic tutoring for low-income students, and for other purposes.
Bill h870
To establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund to create employment opportunities for the unemployed.
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.
Bill h2967
To enhance the long-term profitability of the United States Postal Service through enhanced innovation, operational flexibility, workforce realignment, and regulatory relief.
Bill h742
To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Giuseppe Garibaldi and to Recognize the Republic of Italy on the 150th Anniversary of its Unification.
Bill h865
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit to certain recently discharged veterans.
Bill h333
To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to eliminate the phase-in period for concurrent receipt, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes.
Bill h324
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers of the Department of Defense with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms.
Bill h964
To protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels, and for other purposes.
Bill h4123
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to issue prospective guidance clarifying the employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments with respect to such clarifications.
Bill h4105
To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes.
Bill h4010
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, and for other purposes.
Bill h3858
To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during 2013.
Bill h3496
To sustain fish, plants, and wildlife on America's public lands.
Bill h3465
To protect inventoried roadless areas in the National Forest System.
Bill h3346
To amend title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the continuation of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.
Bill h3157
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates.
Bill h3048
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a look back rule in the case of federally declared disasters for determining earned income for purposes of the child tax credit and the earned income credit, and for other purposes.
Bill h3025
To provide for certain tunnel life safety and rehabilitation projects for Amtrak.
Bill h2896
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 369 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the "Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building".
Bill h2863
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit physical therapy services to be furnished under the Medicare Program to individuals under the care of a dentist.
Bill h2837
To amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.
Bill h2836
To amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.
Bill h2835
To establish a joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, and to provide for expedited consideration of such legislation by both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Bill h2824
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit physical therapy services to be furnished under the Medicare Program to individuals under the care of a dentist.
Bill h2750
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the investment tax credit for combined heat and power system property.
Bill h2735
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations.
Bill h2669
To restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.
Bill h2663
To amend title 31, United States Code, to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.
Bill h2657
To end the use of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System.
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 h2632
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for life sciences research.
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 h2580
To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress posthumously to Father Mychal Judge, O.F.M., beloved Chaplain of the Fire Department of New York who passed away as the first recorded victim of the September 11, 2001, attacks in recognition of his example to the Nation of selfless dedication to duty and compassion for one's fellow citizens.
Bill h2544
To increase the statutory limit on the public debt, increase job creation, and reduce projected medium and long-term Federal budget deficits and debt.
Bill h2517
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures, and for other purposes.
Bill h2500
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the application of EHR payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals.
Bill h2487
To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to terminate direct payments for the 2012 crop year.
Bill h2454
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make residents of Puerto Rico with one child or two children eligible for the refundable portion of the child tax credit.
Bill h2254
To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish national tunnel inspection standards for the proper safety inspection and evaluation of all highway tunnels, and for other purposes.
Bill h2229
To make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of reducing the student-to-school nurse ratio in public elementary schools and secondary schools.
Bill h2103
To modify certain requirements for countable resources and income under the Supplemental Security Income program, and for other purposes.
Bill h1988
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit.
Bill h1980
To authorize the Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument in the District of Columbia.
Bill h1978
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the disclosure of certain tax return information for the purpose of missing or exploited children investigations.
Bill h1916
To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of people in the United States.
Bill h1910
To extend for one year the authority of certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to family members.
Bill h1896
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes.
Bill h1852
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals.
Bill h1659
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for qualified fuel cell motor vehicles and to allow the credit for certain off-highway vehicles, and for other purposes.
Bill h1656
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals.
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 h1506
To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of a firearm or the issuance of firearms or explosives licenses to a known or suspected dangerous terrorist.
Bill h1027
To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress posthumously to Father Mychal Judge, O.F.M., beloved Chaplain of the Fire Department of New York who passed away as the first recorded victim of the September 11, 2001, attacks in recognition of his example to the Nation of selfless dedication to duty and compassion for one's fellow citizens.
Bill h1017
To provide for the sale of light grade petroleum from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and its replacement with refined petroleum product.
Bill h998
To end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes.
Bill h992
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create jobs through increased investment in infrastructure, and for other purposes.
Bill h959
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements of the visa waiver program and for other purposes.
Bill h926
To provide Capitol-flown flags to the immediate family of fire fighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers who are killed in the line of duty.
Bill h819
To prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns.
Bill h789
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20 Main Street in Little Ferry, New Jersey, as the "Sergeant Matthew J. Fenton Post Office".
Bill h751
To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs.
Bill h749
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income.
Bill h675
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to expand the permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities.
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 h583
To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions, and for other purposes.
Bill h572
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide certain port authorities, and for other purposes.
Bill h417
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the expansion of certain information reporting requirements to corporations and to payments for property, to impose a surcharge on high income taxpayers, and for other purposes.
Bill h402
To facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Bank, and for other purposes.
Bill h396
To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program under which the Secretaries make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Bill h308
To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and for other purposes.
Bill h111
To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.
Bill h44
To implement the recommendations of the Guam War Claims Review Commission.
Bill h27
To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
Bill hr568
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of preventing the Government of Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.
Bill hr556
Condemning the Government of Iran for its continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy.
Bill hr555
To commemorate the life and accomplishments of Whitney Elizabeth Houston over the past 48 years; and expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives to her family upon her death.
Bill hr544
Congratulating the National Football League champion New York Giants for winning Super Bowl XLVI.
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 hr401
Observing the 20th anniversary of Ukrainian independence and expressing strong and continued support to the Ukrainian people for their efforts toward ensuring democratic principles, and for other purposes.
Bill hr296
Expressing support for peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms in Syria and condemning the human rights violations by the Assad Regime.
Bill hr256
Expressing support for designation of the week of May 8, 2011, through May 14, 2011, as Williams Syndrome Awareness Week.
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 hr182
Recognizing the historical significance of the Triangle Fire in the struggle to improve worker safety standards and protections on the 100th anniversary of the fire.
Bill hr165
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's History Month.
Bill hr61
Supporting the contributions of Catholic schools.
Bill hr46
Restoring the democratic process by providing that section 3(b) of H. Res. 5 shall have no force or effect during the remainder of the 112th Congress.
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 hr11
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps and expressing support for designation of March 2011 as Peace Corps Month.
Bill hc89
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
Bill hc85
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the proposed settlement between the Department of Justice, the State attorneys general, and mortgage servicers regarding mortgage fraud and the economic crisis.
Bill hc23
Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to honor the late Frank W. Buckles, the last United States veteran of the First World War, as a tribute to and in recognition of all United States military members who served in the First World War.
Bill hc12
Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States.
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 h456
To require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits under title II of the Social Security Act.
Bill hr111
Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
Bill h3269
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the continued access of Medicare beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services.
Bill h2492
To prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, and for other purposes.
Bill h835
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide further protection for puppies.
Bill h721
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
Bill h733
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative, and for other purposes.
Bill h860
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles.
Bill h2864
To provide for a medal of appropriate design to be awarded by the President to the memorials established at the 3 sites honoring the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.
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 h1351
To amend the provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to the methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System, and for other purposes.
Bill h1905
To strengthen Iran sanctions laws for the purpose of compelling Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities, and for other purposes.
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 h24
To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
Bill h1380
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage alternative energy investments and job creation.
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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