Representative Todd Akin (R-MO-02)

Representative Todd Akin (R-MO-02)
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H.CON.RES.434 Todd Akin 4 Cosponsors 1 points	Condemning the recent religious violence in India and calling on the Government of India to stop the violence and address its root causes. Referred to House committee on Friday, September 26, 2008
H.R.6169 Todd Akin 8 Cosponsors 6 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15455 Manchester Road in Ballwin, Missouri, as the "Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building". Referred to Senate committee on Friday, September 12, 2008
H.R.6208 Todd Akin 8 Cosponsors 6 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1100 Town and Country Commons in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the "Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building". Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6023 Todd Akin 37 Cosponsors 5 points	Freedom to Serve Act of 2008 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 28, 2008
H.R.6207 Todd Akin 38 Cosponsors 5 points	To develop American energy independence, lower gas prices, and open reliable national sources of energy. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, June 11, 2008

H.R.6168 Todd Akin 0 Cosponsors 1 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 112 South 5th Street in Saint Charles, Missouri, as the "Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building". Referred to House committee on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.R.5677 Todd Akin 26 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the importation into the United States of plastinated human remains. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
H.CON.RES.284 Todd Akin 33 Cosponsors 1 points	Encouraging the President to proclaim 2008 as "The National Year of the Bible". Referred to House committee on Tuesday, January 29, 2008
H.RES.598 Todd Akin 32 Cosponsors 1 points	Supporting the goals of the Ten Commandments Commission and congratulating such Commission and its supporters for their key role in promoting and ensuring recognition of the Ten Commandments as the cornerstone of Western law. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, August 1, 2007
H.R.2898 Todd Akin 21 Cosponsors 5 points	Judicial Conduct Act of 2007 To amend title 28, United States Code, to establish standards for impeachment of justices and judges of the United States. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 16, 2007
H.CON.RES.120 Todd Akin 29 Cosponsors 1 points	Expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal government and the people of the United States should honor the spirit of volunteerism and personal growth promoted by the Congressional Award Program. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 9, 2007
H.R.2134 Todd Akin 60 Cosponsors 5 points	Parent's Right to Know Act of 2007 To establish certain requirements relating to the provision of services to minors by family planning projects under title X of the Public Health Service Act. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, May 3, 2007
H.R.699 Todd Akin 131 Cosponsors 5 points	Pledge Protection Act of 2007 To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, March 1, 2007

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H.R.2583 Michael Burgess 23 Cosponsors 0 points	Physician Workforce and Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act of 2007 To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.CON.RES.239 Jean Schmidt 45 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing and acknowledging the important role of adoption, and commending all parties involved, including birthparents who carry out an adoption plan, adoptive families, and adopted children. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.CON.RES.223 Chris Van Hollen 51 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring professional surveyors and recognizing their contributions to society. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.5611 David Scott 52 Cosponsors 0 points	National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2008 To reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.5443 Ed Royce 51 Cosponsors 0 points	United States-Republic of Korea Defense Cooperation Improvement Act of 2008 To improve defense cooperation between the Republic of Korea and the United States. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008

H.CON.RES.386 Bill Sali 58 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing and celebrating the 232nd anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.6092 Phil Gingrey 42 Cosponsors 2 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 Tallapoosa Street in Bremen, Georgia, as the "Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Office Building". Presented to President on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.7226 John Shadegg 32 Cosponsors 3 points	Net Worth Certificate Program Act of 2008 To direct the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to create a "net worth certificate" program along the lines of what Congress enacted in the 1980s for the savings and loan industry. Referred to House committee on Monday, September 29, 2008
H.R.6198 Emanuel Cleaver 13 Cosponsors 0 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1700 Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, as the "Reverend Earl Abel Post Office Building". Received in the Senate on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.R.7071 John Sullivan 10 Cosponsors 3 points	Federal Agency Program Realignment and Closure Act To establish a commission to recommend the elimination or realignment of Federal agencies that are duplicative or perform functions that would be more efficient on a non-Federal level, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.RES.1482 Thaddeus McCotter 20 Cosponsors 0 points	To condemn the efforts of the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations and the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women to pressure and coerce the democratically elected government of the Republic of Ireland to reduce or eliminate its constitutionally established abortion restrictions. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.RES.1364 Geoff Davis 36 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the persons who are serving or have served in the airborne forces of the Armed Forces. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, September 4, 2008
H.R.3548 Bruce Braley 31 Cosponsors 15 points	Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2007 To enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style for Government documents issued to the public, and for other purposes. Read twice on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.CON.RES.358 Dean Heller 35 Cosponsors 0 points	Concurrent resolution commending the members of the Nevada Army and Air National Guard and the Nevada Reserve members of the Armed Forces for their dedicated, unselfish, and professional service, commitment, and sacrifices to the State of Nevada and the United States during more than five years of deployments to and in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6717 Michele Bachmann 15 Cosponsors 3 points	Emergency Energy Cut the Red Tape Now Act of 2008 To terminate or provide for suspension of the application of Federal laws that restrict exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or oil shale, to facilitate the construction of new crude oil refineries, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.6661 Dan Lipinski 2 Cosponsors 3 points	Nanotechnology Innovation and Prize Competition Act of 2008 To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish an award program to honor achievements in nanotechnology, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.RES.1306 Brian Bilbray 52 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the dedication and honorable service of members of the National Guard who are serving or have served in Operation Jump Start. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, July 16, 2008
H.R.2493 Roy Blunt 83 Cosponsors 3 points	Boutique Fuel Reduction Act of 2007 To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for a reduction in the number of boutique fuels, and for other purposes. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mrs on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.R.6463 Michele Bachmann 15 Cosponsors 3 points	Emergency Energy Cut the Red Tape Now Act of 2008 To terminate or provide for suspension of the application of Federal laws that restrict exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or oil shale, to facilitate the construction of new crude oil refineries, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 14, 2008
H.R.6384 Rob Bishop 47 Cosponsors 0 points	Americans for American Energy Act of 2008 To provide a comprehensive plan for greater American energy independence. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 14, 2008
H.R.6453 Doug Lamborn 33 Cosponsors 3 points	Schoolchildren's Health Protection Act To amend the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.RES.1325 Patrick McHenry 51 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring the life of Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., distinguished former Senator from North Carolina. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.R.65 Mike McIntyre 216 Cosponsors 6 points	Lumbee Recognition Act To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Tuesday, July 8, 2008
H.RES.1255 Tom Cole 43 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring Toby Keith's commitment to members of the Armed Forces. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, July 2, 2008
H.R.6418 Ted Poe 27 Cosponsors 0 points	Developing Resources Immediately and Long-Term through Leases on Our Nation's Offshore Waters Act of 2008 To achieve greater national energy independence by terminating longstanding moratoriums on the domestic production of offshore oil and natural gas and to authorize States to petition for authorization to conduct offshore oil and natural gas exploration and extraction in the coastal zone of their State. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, July 2, 2008
H.RES.1302 John Tanner 46 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring the life and mourning the death of John Berthoud, Ph.D. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
H.R.1126 Dan Lipinski 9 Cosponsors 0 points	To reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988. Senate floor actions on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
H.R.3089 Mac Thornberry 87 Cosponsors 0 points	No More Excuses Energy Act of 2007 To secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr on Tuesday, June 10, 2008
H.RES.127 Don Young 51 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the entry of Alaska in the Union as the 49th State. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, June 9, 2008
H.R.5940 Bart Gordon 30 Cosponsors 18 points	National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008 To authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, June 6, 2008
H.RES.1076 Buck McKeon 57 Cosponsors 0 points	Calling upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.R.6008 Paul Broun 7 Cosponsors 3 points	Improving Methods to Promote Regular Occurrences of the Verification of Employability Status Act of 2008 To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to make permanent the E-Verify program, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.R.6048 Mike Turner 58 Cosponsors 6 points	To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.RES.986 John Boehner 57 Cosponsors 2 points	Recognizing the courage and sacrifice of those members of the United States Armed Forces who were held as prisoners of war during the Vietnam conflict and calling for a full accounting of the 1,729 members of the Armed Forces who remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam conflict. House floor actions on Tuesday, May 20, 2008
H.R.2894 Dutch Ruppersberger 296 Cosponsors 0 points	Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the "Star Spangled Banner" and the War of 1812, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, May 19, 2008
H.RES.789 Michele Bachmann 63 Cosponsors 4 points	Honoring public child welfare agencies, nonprofit organizations and private entities providing services for foster children. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
H.R.6026 Jerry Lewis 147 Cosponsors 0 points	Clean Global War on Terror Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
H.R.5794 Kevin Brady 70 Cosponsors 3 points	Federal Sunset Act of 2008 To provide for the periodic review of the efficiency and public need for Federal agencies, to establish a Commission for the purpose of reviewing the efficiency and public need of such agencies, and to provide for the abolishment of agencies for which a public need does not exist. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, May 12, 2008
H.R.5923 John Shadegg 18 Cosponsors 3 points	Patients' Health Care Reform Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable and advancable credit against income tax for health insurance costs, to allow employees who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health plans an exclusion from gross income for employer payments in lieu of such participations, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.R.5868 Steve Pearce 49 Cosponsors 1 points	Caleb Martin-Travis Dodson Wounded Warrior Retention Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the retention of members of the Armed Forces on active service or in an active status who would otherwise be retired or separated for a combat-related disability, but who are still medically able to perform noncombat-related military occupational specialties or duties. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.RES.1011 Frank Wolf 60 Cosponsors 0 points	Calling on the United States Government and the international community to promptly develop, fund, and implement a comprehensive regional strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, contain and reduce violence, and contribute to conditions for sustainable peace and good governance in Chad, as well as in the wider region that includes the northern region of the Central African Republic and the Darfur region of Sudan. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, May 5, 2008
H.RES.1122 Marilyn Musgrave 112 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing Armed Forces Day. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, May 1, 2008
H.R.5821 Paul Broun 26 Cosponsors 3 points	Military Honor and Decency Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to close loopholes in the prohibition on the sale or rental of sexually explicit material on military installations. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.CON.RES.292 Emanuel Cleaver 56 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring Margaret Truman Daniel and her lifetime of accomplishments. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Thursday, April 24, 2008
H.R.5886 Paul Broun 21 Cosponsors 3 points	Limiting the Intrusive Miles of International Terrorist Sponsors Act of 2008 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 24, 2008
H.RES.1016 Tom Feeney 93 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of William F. Buckley, Jr. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, April 23, 2008
H.RES.1140 Trent Franks 35 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the 10th Anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 23, 2008
H.R.5825 Devin Nunes 237 Cosponsors 3 points	Hubbard Act To amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
H.RES.886 Doug Lamborn 51 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing sympathy to the victims and families of the tragic acts of violence in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Arvada, Colorado. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.RES.994 Paul Broun 57 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of a National Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia Awareness Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.R.5769 Phil Gingrey 36 Cosponsors 3 points	SMASH Act of 2008 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.R.5783 John Campbell 44 Cosponsors 3 points	Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to make contributions to the Federal Government on their income tax returns. Referred to House committee on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.R.5759 Paul Broun 38 Cosponsors 3 points	English as the Official Language Act of 2008 To amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the national language of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 10, 2008
H.R.5776 John Shadegg 15 Cosponsors 3 points	Homeowner Empowerment Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain distributions from qualified retirement plans used for mortgage payments. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 10, 2008
H.RES.838 Thaddeus McCotter 80 Cosponsors 0 points	Welcoming His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on his first apostolic visit to the United States. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
H.R.5699 Jeb Hensarling 46 Cosponsors 3 points	Blogger Protection Act of 2008 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to protect uncompensated Internet activity by individuals from treatment as a contribution or expenditure under the Act, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 3, 2008
H.R.2040 John Lewis 311 Cosponsors 0 points	Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 2, 2008
H.R.5646 Paul Broun 48 Cosponsors 0 points	Protecting the Second Amendment and Hunting Rights on Federal Lands Act of 2008 To protect the second amendment rights of individuals to carry firearms and ammunition in units of the National Park System and the National Wildlife Refuge System and to require that hunting activities be a land use in all management plans for Federal land to the extent that such use is not clearly incompatible with the purposes for which the Federal land is managed. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, March 18, 2008
H.R.5616 Michele Bachmann 23 Cosponsors 0 points	Light Bulb Freedom of Choice Act To provide for the repeal of the phase out of incandescent light bulbs unless the Comptroller General makes certain specific findings. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, March 14, 2008
H.R.4088 Heath Shuler 153 Cosponsors 1 points	Border Law Enforcement Act To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mrs on Tuesday, March 11, 2008
H.CON.RES.315 Joe Wilson 111 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the idea that coalition victory in Iraq is possible. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, March 11, 2008
H.RES.951 Scott Garrett 263 Cosponsors 0 points	Condemning the ongoing Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli civilians by Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, March 5, 2008
H.RES.1012 Kenny Hulshof 19 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring the historical significance of and reaffirming continued Congressional support for commercial navigation on the Missouri River. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, March 4, 2008
H.R.5462 Louie Gohmert 47 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend title 10, United States Code, to deny Federal funds for any State or city, county, or other political subdivision of a State that prohibits or unduly restricts the establishment or operation of a military recruiting office. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, February 29, 2008
H.RES.958 John Kline 75 Cosponsors 0 points	Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to the patriotic and professional men and women serving in the United States Marine Corps in defense of the United States. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, February 29, 2008