Democratic rep — KS, District 3

Recent Votes

Not Voting

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

Not Voting

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

Yea

GPRA Modernization Act of 2010

Dec 17, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Yea

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

Yea

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

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

Not Voting

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

Yea

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

Yea

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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Yea

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

Dec 15, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

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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Yea

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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Yea

Census Oversight Efficiency and Management Reform Act of 2010

Dec 14, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

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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Not Voting

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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Nay

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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Yea

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

Nov 29, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

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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Not Voting

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

Federal License for Reinsurers Act of 2010

HR 6529 · 111th Congress

Quality Cancer Care for Life Act of 2010

HR 5560 · 111th Congress

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

HRES 1264 · 111th Congress

Risk Retention Modernization Act of 2010

HR 4802 · 111th Congress

Achievements of the GI Bill Gold Medal Act

HR 4745 · 111th Congress

Federal Housing Finance Agency Inspector General Technical Corrections Act of 2009

HR 4450 · 111th Congress

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9727 Antioch Road in Overland Park, Kansas, as the "Congresswoman Jan Meyers Post Office Building".

HR 4095 · 111th Congress

Kelsey Smith Act of 2009

HR 3682 · 111th Congress

Justice for the Wrongfully Accused Act

HR 3320 · 111th Congress

Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2009

HR 2571 · 111th Congress

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National Windstorm Impact Reduction Reauthorization Act of 2009

HR 2627 · 111th Congress

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Federal Real Property Disposal Enhancement Act of 2009

HR 2495 · 111th Congress

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Community Building Code Administration Grant Act of 2009

HR 2246 · 111th Congress

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Recognizing the region from Manhattan, Kansas, to Columbia, Missouri, as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor, and for other purposes.

HRES 317 · 111th Congress

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Teri Zenner Social Worker Safety Act

HR 1490 · 111th Congress

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Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act of 2009

HR 1341 · 111th Congress

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Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2009

HR 1276 · 111th Congress

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5-Star Generals Commemorative Coin Act

HR 1177 · 111th Congress

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Limit Executive Compensation Abuse Act

HR 857 · 111th Congress

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Federal Real Property Disposal Enhancement Act of 2008

HR 7217 · 110th Congress

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National Windstorm Impact Reduction Reauthorization Act of 2008

HR 7159 · 110th Congress

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Bank and Thrift Regulatory Relief Act of 2008

HR 5841 · 110th Congress

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Increasing Insurance Coverage Options for Consumers Act of 2008

HR 5792 · 110th Congress

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Federal Real Property Disposal Enhancement Act of 2008

HR 5787 · 110th Congress

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Commending the University of Kansas Jayhawks for winning the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I basketball championship.

HRES 1096 · 110th Congress

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Sex Offender Mandatory Registration Act of 2008

HR 5475 · 110th Congress

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Community Building Code Administration Grant Act of 2008

HR 4461 · 110th Congress

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000.

HR 4172 · 110th Congress

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 127 South Elm Street in Gardner, Kansas, as the "Private First Class Shane R. Austin Post Office".

HR 3034 · 110th Congress

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Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2007

HR 2991 · 110th Congress

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Teri Zenner Social Worker Safety Act

HR 2165 · 110th Congress

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To provide for certain administrative and support services for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, and for other purposes.

HR 2094 · 110th Congress

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Foreign Language Education Expansion Act

HR 1718 · 110th Congress

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Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2007

HR 1353 · 110th Congress

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Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007

HR 1065 · 110th Congress

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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that the lists of earmarks be made available to the general public on the Internet.

HRES 169 · 110th Congress

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Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act

HR 814 · 110th Congress

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Keeping Our Promises to America's Children Act of 2007

HR 684 · 110th Congress

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American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act

HR 634 · 110th Congress

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To provide for the mandatory revocation of passports of individuals who are more than $5,000 in arrears in child support payments.

HR 491 · 110th Congress

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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for transparency of earmarks requests.

HRES 1008 · 109th Congress

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6029 Broadmoor Street in Mission, Kansas, as the "Larry Winn, Jr. Post Office Building".

HR 5504 · 109th Congress

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 North Chestnut Street in Olathe, Kansas, as the "Governor John Anderson, Jr. Post Office Building".

HR 4674 · 109th Congress

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Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress should raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety.

HCONRES 278 · 109th Congress

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source.

HR 2899 · 109th Congress

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Keeping Our Promises to America's Children Act of 2005

HR 2694 · 109th Congress

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Small Business Health Insurance Expansion Act of 2005

HR 2001 · 109th Congress

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Small Business Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2005

HR 2002 · 109th Congress

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000.

HR 1574 · 109th Congress

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12433 Antioch Road in Overland Park, Kansas, as the "Ed Eilert Post Office Building".

HR 1524 · 109th Congress

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Social Security Truth in Budgeting Act of 2005

HR 653 · 109th Congress

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To amend title II of the Social Security Act to ensure that the receipts and disbursements of the Social Security trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget.

HR 5235 · 108th Congress

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Congratulating Andrew Wojtanik for winning the 16th Annual National Geographic Bee, conducted by the National Geographic Society.

HRES 815 · 108th Congress

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Congratulating Andrew Wojtanik for winning the 16th Annual National Geographic Bee, acknowledging the commitment of the National Geographic Society to geography education, and recognizing the need to improve geography education in the United States.

HRES 804 · 108th Congress

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To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of the military death gratuity from $12,000 to $50,000.

HR 5055 · 108th Congress

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 550 Nebraska Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, as the "Newell George Post Office Building".

HR 4222 · 108th Congress

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Medicare's Equitable Drugs for Seniors Act of 2004

HR 3707 · 108th Congress

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3710 West 73rd Terrace in Prairie Village, Kansas, as the "Senator James B. Pearson Post Office".

HR 3255 · 108th Congress

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members of the Armed Forces serving in combat zones in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom should cover all travel and transportation costs necessary to return members of the Armed Forces granted such leave to their homes located throughout the United States.

HRES 387 · 108th Congress

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the Bloch Cancer Foundation.

HRES 376 · 108th Congress

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To require advance notification of Congress regarding any action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

HR 2808 · 108th Congress

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Public Records Open to End Child Tragedy (PROTECT) Act

HR 2541 · 108th Congress

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Keeping Our Promises to America's Children Act of 2003

HR 2394 · 108th Congress

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Hurricane, Tornado, and Related Hazards Research Act

HR 2020 · 108th Congress

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Small Business Health Insurance Expansion Act of 2003

HR 1936 · 108th Congress

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Small Business Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2003

HR 1937 · 108th Congress

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Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2003

HR 1751 · 108th Congress

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source.

HR 1331 · 108th Congress

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To provide for and approve settlement of certain land claims of the Wyandotte Nation, and for other purposes.

HR 698 · 108th Congress

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