Democratic rep — TX, District 23

Recent Votes

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James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010

Dec 22, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Yea

Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act

Dec 22, 2010 · Floor

Nay

Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011

Dec 22, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Yea

FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

Dec 21, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Yea

GPRA Modernization Act of 2010

Dec 21, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Yea

America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010

Dec 21, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Yea

Defense Level Playing Field Act

Dec 21, 2010 · Floor

Yea

Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Dec 21, 2010 · Floor

Not Voting

Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

Not Voting

Aiding Those Facing Foreclosure Act of 2010

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

Not Voting

GPRA Modernization Act of 2010

Dec 17, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Not Voting

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 105) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

Not Voting

Providing for the sine die adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

Yea

To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges.

Dec 17, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Yea

Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

Yea

To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, "Public Contracts".

Dec 17, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Yea

Honoring the accomplishments of Norman Yoshio Mineta, and for other purposes.

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

Nay

Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010

Dec 17, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Yea

International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2010

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

Nay

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R.4853) 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 authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes.

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010

Dec 16, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

A bill to require reports on the management of Arlington National Cemetery.

Dec 16, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010

Dec 16, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010

Dec 15, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Congratulating Gerda Weissmann Klein on being selected to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Dec 15, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Congratulating Auburn University quarterback and College Park, Georgia, native Cameron Newton on winning the 2010 Heisman Trophy for being the most outstanding college football player in the United States.

Dec 15, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2965) to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, and for other purposes.

Dec 15, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1449 West Avenue in Bronx, New York, as the "Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office".

Dec 15, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

A concurrent resolution recognizing the 45th anniversary of the White House Fellows Program.

Dec 15, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

Expressing support for designation of January 23rd as "Ed Roberts Day".

Dec 15, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 600 Florida Avenue in Cocoa, Florida, as the "Harry T. and Harriette Moore Post Office".

Dec 15, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

To direct the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Houston, Texas, to the Military Museum of Texas, and for other purposes.

Dec 14, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

Census Oversight Efficiency and Management Reform Act of 2010

Dec 14, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Designation Act

Dec 14, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act of 2010

Dec 9, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010

Dec 9, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Removal Clarification Act of 2010

Dec 9, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2010

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 5281) to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify and improve certain provisions relating to the removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts, and for other purposes.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011

Dec 8, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Recognizing and supporting the efforts of Welcome Back Veterans to augment the services provided by the Departments of Defense and Veterans' Affairs in providing timely and world-class care for veterans and members of the Armed Forces suffering from PTSD and related psychiatric disorders.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Guarantee of a Legitimate Deal Act of 2010

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3082) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Honoring the 2500th anniversary of the Battle of Marathon.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the National Council for International Visitors, and expressing support for designation of February 16, 2011, as "Citizen Diplomacy Day".

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2010

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Expressing support for designation of 2011 as "World Veterinary Year" to bring attention to and show appreciation for the veterinary profession on its 250th anniversary.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Supporting the goal of eradicating illicit marijuana cultivation on Federal lands and calling on the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to develop a coordinated strategy to permanently dismantle Mexican drug trafficking organizations and other criminal groups operating on Federal lands.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Congratulating imprisoned Chinese democracy advocate Liu Xiaobo on the award of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Seniors Protection Act of 2010

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Expressing support for the designation of March as National Essential Tremor Awareness Month.

Dec 7, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Recognizing the centennial of the City of Lilburn, Georgia and supporting the goals and ideals of a City of Lilburn Day.

Dec 7, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 North 6th Street in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Earl Wilson, Jr. Post Office".

Dec 7, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

In the matter of Representative Charles B. Rangel.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Expressing support for designation of May as "Child Advocacy Center Month" and commending the National Child Advocacy Center in Huntsville, Alabama, on their 25th anniversary in 2010.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010

Dec 2, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Nay

Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

To amend section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to include a condition of receipt of funds under the child and adult care food program.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Day of Recognition for Parents of Special Needs Children should be established.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Expressing support for the designation of the month of October as National Work and Family Month.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Supporting the goals and ideals of National GEAR UP Day.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4853) 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 authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4853) 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 authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Commending the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, for its outstanding support in creating a unique and lasting partnership with Little Rock Air Force Base, members of the Armed Forces stationed there, and their families.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Honoring Fort Drum's soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division for their past and continuing contributions to the security of the United States.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Honoring and saluting golf legend Juan Antonio "Chi Chi" Rodriguez for his commitment to Latino youth programs of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Condemning North Korea in the strongest terms for its unprovoked military attack against South Korea on November 23, 2010.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Supporting the goal of ensuring that all Holocaust survivors in the United States are able to live with dignity, comfort, and security in their remaining years.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 101) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3307) to reauthorize child nutrition programs, and for other purposes.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3307) to reauthorize child nutrition programs, and for other purposes.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Recognizing and honoring the National Guard on the occasion of its 374rd anniversary.

Nov 30, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Honoring and recognizing the exemplary service and sacrifice of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, the 349th Air Mobility Wing, the 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, and the 615th Contingency Response Wing civilians and families serving at Travis Air Force Base, California.

Nov 30, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Claims Resolution Act of 2010

Nov 30, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 4783) to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Chile, and to extend the period from which such contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti may be accelerated.

Nov 30, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Mesothelioma Awareness Day.

Nov 29, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 655 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, as the "Lance Corporal Alexander Scott Arredondo, United States Marine Corps Post Office Building".

Nov 29, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

A bill to extend the deadline for Social Services Block Grant expenditures of supplemental funds appropriated following disasters occurring in 2008.

Nov 18, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act

Nov 18, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Telework Enhancement Act of 2010

Nov 18, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Providing for the consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1722) to require the head of each executive agency to establish and implement a policy under which employees shall be authorized to telework, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Nov 18, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for the consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1722) to require the head of each executive agency to establish and implement a policy under which employees shall be authorized to telework, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Nov 18, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Congratulating Joe Paterno on his 400th win as Penn State Nittany Lions football head coach.

Nov 17, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2 Government Center in Fall River, Massachusetts, as the "Sergeant Robert Barrett Post Office Building".

Nov 17, 2010 · Floor

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Nay

Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010

Nov 17, 2010 · Veto

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Yea

Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.

Nov 17, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Recognizing Brooklyn Botanic Garden on its 100th anniversary as the preeminent horticultural attraction in the borough of Brooklyn and its longstanding commitment to environmental stewardship and education for the City of New York.

Nov 16, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Congratulates the town of Tarboro, North Carolina, on the occasion of its 250th anniversary.

Nov 16, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Recognizing Gail Abarbanel and the Rape Treatment Center, and for other purposes.

Nov 16, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the successful and substantial contributions of the amendments to the patent and trademark laws that were initially enacted in 1980 by Public Law 96-517 (commonly referred to as the "Bayh-Dole Act") on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of its enactment.

Nov 15, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Ruby Bridges desegregating a previously all-White public elementary school.

Nov 15, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010

Nov 15, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

To clarify the availability of existing funds for political status education in the Territory of Guam, and for other purposes.

Sep 30, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011

Sep 30, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Federal Election Integrity Act of 2010

Sep 30, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Plain Writing Act of 2010

Sep 30, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010

Sep 30, 2010 · Floor

Sponsored Bills

Recognizing the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition for its now five-year effort to promote cyber security curriculum in institutions of higher learning.

HRES 1244 · 111th Congress

To establish a Southwest Border Region Water Task Force.

HR 4719 · 111th Congress

Cyber Security Domestic Preparedness Act

HR 4507 · 111th Congress

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2010

HR 4438 · 111th Congress

Veterans Health Professionals Educational Assistance Act of 2009

HR 4166 · 111th Congress

Recognizing the significant contributions of the Fort Sam Houston Memorial Services Detachment to the veterans of the United States Armed Forces.

HRES 916 · 111th Congress

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for members of the United States Public Health Service and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Corps to transfer unused benefits under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program to family members, and for other purposes.

HR 3657 · 111th Congress

Healthy Borderlands Act of 2009

HR 3629 · 111th Congress

Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2009

HR 3577 · 111th Congress

Supporting an international park between Big Bend National Park in the United States and the protected areas of the Coahuila and Chihuahua States across the border in Mexico.

HRES 695 · 111th Congress

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs centers of excellence for rural health research, education, and clinical activities, and for other purposes.

HR 3279 · 111th Congress

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow for reimbursement of certain travel at a set rate, and for other purposes.

HR 3283 · 111th Congress

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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program to assist veterans in highly rural areas by providing transportation to medical centers.

HR 3280 · 111th Congress

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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out demonstration projects related to providing care for veterans in rural areas.

HR 3281 · 111th Congress

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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain veterans with readjustment and mental health care services, and for other purposes.

HR 3282 · 111th Congress

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans.

HR 2735 · 111th Congress

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Credit Score Fairness Act of 2009

HR 2374 · 111th Congress

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Border Wait Times Study Act

HR 1965 · 111th Congress

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Border Reinforcement and Violence Reduction Act of 2009

HR 1448 · 111th Congress

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Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009

HR 495 · 111th Congress

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To authorize the expansion of the Fort Davis National Historic Site in Fort Davis, Texas, and for other purposes.

HR 166 · 111th Congress

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Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River Extension Act of 2009

HR 167 · 111th Congress

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Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act

HR 7057 · 110th Congress

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To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 to provide for reimbursement for costs incurred by the non-Federal interest in the flood control project in San Antonio, Texas, and for other purposes.

HR 6679 · 110th Congress

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Expressing gratitude for the contributions of the American GI Forum on its 60th anniversary.

HRES 1291 · 110th Congress

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Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River Extension Act of 2008

HR 6177 · 110th Congress

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To authorize the expansion of the Fort Davis National Historic Site in Fort Davis, Texas, and for other purposes.

HR 6176 · 110th Congress

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Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2008

HR 5869 · 110th Congress

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Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008

HR 5826 · 110th Congress

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the rates of basic educational assistance payable under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

HR 5663 · 110th Congress

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update at least once every six years the plans and specifications for specially adapted housing furnished to veterans by the Secretary.

HR 5664 · 110th Congress

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Supporting the goals and ideals of National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week, and for other purposes.

HRES 963 · 110th Congress

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Border Wait Times Study Act

HR 4309 · 110th Congress

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Recognizing and celebrating the 35th anniversary of Guadalupe Mountains National Park, and for other purposes.

HRES 666 · 110th Congress

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To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to provide an additional 12 weeks of leave for a family member to care for a member of the Armed Forces who is seriously injured in combat.

HR 3556 · 110th Congress

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Wounded Heroes' Bill of Rights Act

HR 2855 · 110th Congress

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To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.

HR 2689 · 110th Congress

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 103 South Getty Street in Uvalde, Texas, as the "Dolph S. Briscoe, Jr. Post Office Building".

HR 2688 · 110th Congress

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Recognizing the 63rd Anniversary of Big Bend National Park, established on June 12, 1944.

HRES 483 · 110th Congress

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Border Law Enforcement Enhancement Act

HR 2542 · 110th Congress

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize additional funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase the capacity for provision of mental health services through contracts with community mental health centers, and for other purposes.

HR 2173 · 110th Congress

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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Falcon International Dam, recognizing the dam's importance as a source of water and power and as a symbol of friendship and cooperation between the United States and the United Mexican States, and urging Mexico to honor all of its obligations under the 1944 Treaty Relating to the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande.

HRES 818 · 108th Congress

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El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Act of 2004

HR 4122 · 108th Congress

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National Center for Social Work Research Act of 2004

HR 3887 · 108th Congress

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Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Creation of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

HRES 544 · 108th Congress

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Military Sexual Trauma Counseling Act of 2004

HR 3849 · 108th Congress

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To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit the operation of the Medicare comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Texas.

HR 3861 · 108th Congress

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Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Creation of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

HRES 533 · 108th Congress

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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Falcon International Dam, recognizing the dam's importance as a source of water and power and as a symbol of friendship and cooperation between the United States and the United Mexican States, and urging Mexico to honor all of its obligations under the 1944 Treaty Relating to the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande.

HRES 527 · 108th Congress

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Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of William C. Velasquez, the national Hispanic civic leader.

HCONRES 347 · 108th Congress

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El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Act of 2003

HR 3626 · 108th Congress

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To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that States do not use certain information to suspend or revoke a commercial driver's license of an individual.

HR 3128 · 108th Congress

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Health Care for Veterans of Project 112/Project SHAD Act of 2003

HR 2433 · 108th Congress

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Hispanic Health Improvement Act of 2003

HR 2258 · 108th Congress

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Educational Access for America's Soldiers Act of 2003

HR 2174 · 108th Congress

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To permit Members of the House of Representatives to use funds provided in Member's Representational Allowances to obtain POW/MIA flags and distribute them to constituents.

HR 2106 · 108th Congress

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Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the establishment of a National Librarians Week.

HCONRES 155 · 108th Congress

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Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2003

HR 1101 · 108th Congress

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National Center for Social Work Research Act

HR 844 · 108th Congress

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