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Chaka Fattah Democrat U.S. Representative 2nd Of PENNSYLVANIA
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FATTAH, Chaka, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 21, 1956; attended Overbrook High School, Philadelphia, Pa.; Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.; University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Philadelphia, Pa.; M.A., University of Pennsylvania’s Fels School of State and Local Government, Philadelphia, Pa., 1986; Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Mass., 1984; special assistant to director of housing and community development, Philadelphia, Pa., 1980; special assistant to managing director of housing and community development, Philadelphia, Pa., 1981; policy assistant, Greater Philadelphia Partnership; member of the Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1982-1988; member of the Pennsylvania state senate, 1988-1994; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fourth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-present).

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U.S. Representative 1995 2010 Pennsylvania 2

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Washington Address: 2301 Rayburn House Office Building
Phone: 202-225-4001
Fax: 202-225-5392
Web site: http://www.house.gov/fattah/

Related Bill(s)
AsSponsor
Bill hr613
Supporting the Office of Science and Technology Policy interagency working group to coordinate Federal investments in neuroscience research.
Bill h3677
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a national program to create jobs and increase economic development in underserved areas by promoting cooperative development.
Bill h2015
To establish the Commission on American Discoveries and American Jobs to study and recommend improvements to the federal funding of research.
Bill h1295
To provide for adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems, and for other purposes.
Bill h1294
To amend section 1120A(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students.
Bill hr290
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is imperative that the United States creates a clear vision and goal to be the world leader in innovation, science, technology, engineering, and math to ensure the continued strength, growth, and vitality of this Nation.
Bill hc66
Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and recognize the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity for its work to erect a monument to the civil rights leader.
AsCo-Sponsor
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 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 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 h890
To allow for the enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims.
Bill h2415
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11 Dock Street in Pittston, Pennsylvania, as the "Trooper Joshua D. Miller Post Office Building".
Bill h2364
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to permit leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent who has a serious health condition, and for other purposes.
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 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 h3679
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the position of National Nurse for Public Health.
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 h2310
To provide for equal access to COBRA continuation coverage.
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 h3324
To provide for the reduction of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, and the promotion of healthy relationships, and for other purposes.
Bill h2524
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to improve access to microenterprise by the very poor, 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 h2085
To amend title 10, United States Code, regarding restrictions on the use of Department of Defense funds and facilities for abortions.
Bill h2028
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans.
Bill h1375
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste.
Bill h1116
To repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage.
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 h2639
To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Bill h2600
To provide for implementation of the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan.
Bill h1681
To prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved.
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 h3368
To suspend the authority for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (the successor institution to the United States Army School of the Americas) in the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Bill h3187
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the March of Dimes Foundation.
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 h1537
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes.
Bill h4277
To establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund to create employment opportunities for the unemployed.
Bill h3721
To authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.
Bill h3485
To provide certain benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.
Bill h2655
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the new markets tax credit through 2016, and for other purposes.
Bill h2226
To increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth.
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 hr601
Expressing support for designation of a "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day".
Bill hr60
Urging the Secretary of State to remove the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran from the Department of State's list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
Bill h2954
To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.
Bill h2948
To provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings in public school districts, as well as community colleges, across America in order to support the achievement of improved educational outcomes in those schools, and for other purposes.
Bill h1781
To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale.
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 h1084
To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes.
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 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 h3569
To improve Indian education, and for other purposes.
Bill h3046
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces for a new State license or certification required by reason of a permanent change in the duty station of such member to another State.
Bill h1339
To amend title 32, United States Code, the body of laws of the United States dealing with the National Guard, to recognize the City of Salem, Massachusetts, as the Birthplace of the National Guard of the United States.
Bill h870
To establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund to create employment opportunities for the unemployed.
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 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 h3866
To award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the pioneers and participants of the Civil Rights movement.
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 h3484
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a competitive grant program to promote domestic regional tourism.
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 h3465
To protect inventoried roadless areas in the National Forest System.
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 h3402
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for employing returning heroes and wounded warriors.
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 h3180
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the legacy of the U.S.S. Cruiser Olympia.
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 h2792
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance to expand, improve, support, and promote higher education in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa, and for other purposes.
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 h2632
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for life sciences research.
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 h2501
To prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual's status or history of unemployment.
Bill h2437
To support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming.
Bill h2255
To support the establishment and operation of Teachers Professional Development Institutes.
Bill h2228
To assist coordination among science, technology, engineering, and mathematics efforts in the States, to strengthen the capacity of elementary schools, middle schools, and secondary schools to prepare students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and for other purposes.
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 h2098
To support Promise Neighborhoods.
Bill h1988
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit.
Bill h1941
To improve the provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
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 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 h1852
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals.
Bill h1796
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes.
Bill h1574
To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, concerning length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways, and for other purposes.
Bill h1547
To provide grants to States to ensure that all students in the middle grades are taught an academically rigorous curriculum with effective supports so that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in secondary school and postsecondary endeavors, to improve State and district policies and programs relating to the academic achievement of students in the middle grades, to develop and implement effective middle grades models for struggling students, 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 h1488
To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.
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 h1419
To improve the calculation of, the reporting of, and the accountability for, secondary school graduation rates.
Bill h1303
To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Shirley Chisholm.
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 h1113
To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of unemployment status.
Bill h1090
To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants for the support of full-service community schools, and for other purposes.
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 h998
To end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes.
Bill h938
To establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I and to designate memorials to the service of men and women of the United States in World War I.
Bill h925
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs.
Bill h778
To provide grants to States to improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards, to develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts, and to improve State policies to raise graduation rates, and for other purposes.
Bill h711
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide for the establishment of Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model.
Bill h676
To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes.
Bill h418
To express United States foreign policy with respect to, and to strengthen United States advocacy on behalf of, individuals persecuted and denied their rights in foreign countries on account of gender, and for other purposes.
Bill h308
To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and for other purposes.
Bill h191
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option.
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 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 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 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 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 hr376
Calling for the repatriation of POW/MIAs and abductees from the Korean War.
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 hr353
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on Nelson Mandela International Day.
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 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 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 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 hr21
Recognizing non-proliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES).
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 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 h3001
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions during the Holocaust.
Bill hr111
Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
Bill h2492
To prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, and for other purposes.
Bill h3421
To award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.
Bill h733
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative, and for other purposes.
Bill h2447
To grant the congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines.
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 h452
To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board.
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 hr268
Reaffirming the United States' commitment to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and for other purposes.
Bill h1380
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage alternative energy investments and job creation.

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