Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] N00000245 277 127 senatorkerry Forbes 218 Russell Senate Office Building http://www.kerry.senate.gov/contact/ M 300060 Kerry John_Kerry 49834 2.88181818181818 K000148 1943-12-11 202-224-8525 John 202-224-2742 288 http://www.kerry.senate.gov/ 21164 Democrat Roman Catholic 37905 MA John Kerry 32 1058 55 h 3590 400333 1269320400 1269320400 111 2010-03-23 59951 882231 The health care reform bill, signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010. false 1269226140 1253163600 1106 5793 This is the major health care reform bill, signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010. It would expand health care coverage to 31 million currently uninsured Americans through a combination of cost controls, subsidies and mandates. It is estimated to cost $848 billion over a 10 year period, but would be fully offset by new taxes and revenues and would actually reduce the deficit by $131 billion over the same period. The Democratic Policy Committee has posted <a href="http://dpc.senate.gov/dpcdoc-sen_health_care_bill.cfm">a summary and more information about the bill.</a> The Republicans have posted their own summary <a href="http://go2.wordpress.com/?id=725X1342&site=senatus.wordpress.com&url=http%3A%2F%2Frpc.senate.gov%2Fpublic%2F_files%2FL28HR3590HealthCare120209ac.pdf">here</a> (.pdf). 2010-12-30T16:27:28-05:00 H.R.3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Bill Is Law 111-h3590 h 3962 400110 1277442000 1277442000 111 2010-06-25 60845 465416 The House's health care bill that was passed on Nov. 7, 2009. Unlike the Senate bill, it contains a government-run public insurance option. false 1277420940 1256792400 1089 5257 This is the House health care bill that was <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6343">approved</a> by the House of Representatives on Nov. 7, 2009. Broadly, it seeks to expand health care coverage to the approximately 40 million Americans who are currently uninsured by lowering the cost of health care and making the system more efficient. To that end, it includes a new government-run insurance plan (a.k.a. a <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1174--What-is-the-Public-Option-">public option</a>) to compete with the private companies, a requirement that all Americans have health insurance, a ban on denying coverage because of a pre-existing condition and, to pay for it all, a surtax on individuals with incomes above $500,000.<br><br> 2010-12-30T17:36:28-05:00 H.R.3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act Bill Is Law 111-h3962 h 4213 400333 1279822320 1279774800 111 2010-07-22 62070 470310 Extended the filing deadline for unemployment insurance until Nov. 30, 2010. false 1279822380 1260165600 790 3029 This bill, now law, extended the filing deadline for federal unemployment insurance benefits until November 30, 2010. For more info on the latest news re: unemployment insurance on a state-by-state basis, please visit our publicly-editable <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/Project:Benefit_Wiki">BenefitWiki</a> project. To view other bills related to the economy, please visit the <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/hot?types=all#Labor">Labor</a> section of our editorially-curated <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/hot?types=all">Hot Bills</a> page. 2010-12-30T18:18:25-05:00 H.R.4213 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 Bill Is Law 111-h4213 h 3200 400110 1255551480 1255551480 111 2009-10-14 59072 1968137 This is the original health care bill that was marked up by three House Committees in the summer of 2009. false 1247547600 2143 8350 This is the original health care bill that was marked up by three House Committees in the summer of 2009. <strong>The final version that was passed by the House is <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3962/show">H.R. 3962</a>.</strong><br><br> <strong>The Senate's health care bill can be read here: <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/senate_health_care_bill">Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act</a></strong><br><br> This bill it seeks to expand health care coverage to the approximately 40 million Americans who are currently uninsured by lowering the cost of health care and making the system more efficient. To that end, it includes a new government-run insurance plan (a.k.a. a <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1174--What-is-the-Public-Option-">public option</a>) to compete with the private companies, a requirement that all Americans have health insurance, a prohibition on denying coverage because of pre-existing conditions and, to pay for it all, a <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1187-The-Health-Care-Bill-s-Tax-Increases">surtax</a> on households with an income above $350,000. A more detailed summary of the bill by the House Committee on Education and Labor can be read <a href="http://edlabor.house.gov/documents/111/pdf/publications/AAHCA-BILLSUMMARY-071409.pdf">here</a> (four-page .pdf). 2010-12-30T15:20:39-05:00 H.R.3200 America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Introduced 111-h3200 h 627 400251 1242968400 1242968400 111 2009-05-22 54397 107350 false 1242843840 1232604000 190 1200 Broadly, this bill seeks to establish transparency between all actors participating in the consumer credit market. More specifically, it seeks to restrict unfair interest rate hikes, fees and penalties. It also bans credit card companies from knowingly issuing cards to people under the age of 18. Furthermore, it calls for the broad dissemination of information by creditors to the public regarding changes and developments in credit card accounts, methods of contact, and credit counseling services, and by the Federal Reserve Board to Congress and the public, alike, regarding the general health of the consumer credit market. 2010-12-30T08:01:23-05:00 H.R.627 Credit CARD Act of 2009 Bill Is Law 111-h627 h 2 400060 1296540000 1296540000 112 2011-02-01 67189 42528 Repeals the Democrats' health care reform law. true 1295477580 1294207200 12 629 1231 Repeals the <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3590/show">Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act</a> and the <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4872/show">Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act</a>, which together comprise the major health care reform that was signed into law by President Obama in March 2010. The repeal bill has been estimated by the Congressional Budget Office to increase the federal deficit by $230 billion over the next ten years. Student loan reform legislation that was attached to the reconciliation bill would also be repealed. 2012-03-23T11:55:21-04:00 H.R.2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act House Passed 112-h2 hj 5 400366 1234159200 1234159200 111 2009-02-09 53597 163159 false 1231221600 29 2801 H.J.Res. 5 is a Constitutional amendment to remove the limit on the number of terms one may serve as President. It effectively would repeal the 22nd Amendment. Over the past six congressional sessions, several members of Congress have introduced similar legislation, including Sen. Harry Reid in 1989 (<a href="http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d101:s.j.res.00036:"> S.J.Res. 36</a>). As is likely the case in the 111th Congress, the resolutions have never proceeded out of committee. This is a fringe bill that has virtually no chance of becoming law. For more background on why there are bills in Congress like this one that are essentially dead on arrival, <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1180-The-Vast-Majority-of-Bills-Go-Nowhere">see this blog post</a>. 2010-12-30T05:54:05-05:00 H.J.Res.5 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President. Introduced 111-hj5 s 773 300084 1292997600 1292997600 111 2010-12-22 56482 244514 false 1238562000 154 1495 This is comprehensive legislation designed to address our nation's vulnerabilities to cyber crime, global cyber espionage, and cyber attacks. It would establish a new Cybersecurity Advisory Panel within the White House and stream-line the cybersecurity effort through all levels of government. The bill also calls on the Department of Commerce to establish and maintain a <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s773/text?version=is&nid=t0:is:284">clearinghouse</a> on information related to cybsecurity threat and vulnerability information to public and private infrastructure deemed "critical" by the President. The Secretary of Commerce would be given access to this information "without regard to any provision of law, regulation, rule, or policy restricting such access." The bill would also give the President new <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s773/text?version=is&nid=t0:is:315">authority</a> to "declare a cybersecurity emergency and order the limitation or shutdown of Internet traffic to and from any compromised Federal Government or United States critical infrastructure information system or network." 2010-12-31T07:29:08-05:00 S.773 Cybersecurity Act of 2009 Introduced 111-s773 h 25 400242 1231221600 1231221600 111 2009-01-06 54032 252493 false 1231221600 169 2422 Resurfacing for the 6th consecutive congressional session, this bill strives to repeal the income tax, employment tax, and estate and gift tax, and to replace them with a national sales tax at a rate of 23%. It sets forth provisions for the states’ collection of sales tax revenues and the Treasury’s handling of the remittances of such revenues while setting up two new tax bureaus in the Department of Treasury in the place of the IRS. 2010-12-30T06:24:42-05:00 H.R.25 Fair Tax Act of 2009 Introduced 111-h25 h 25 412416 1294207200 1294207200 112 2011-01-05 67155 40758 Abolishes the current federal tax code and replaces it with a 23% sales tax on all goods and services. true 1294207200 215 732 This bill would eliminate all federal income taxes, payroll taxes and the estate tax, and replace them with a federal sales tax of 23% on the use or consumption of all goods, properties and services. The Internal Revenue Service would be abolished and replaced by an Excise Tax Bureau and a Sales Tax Bureau in the Department of the Treasury. 2012-04-20T06:12:25-04:00 H.R.25 Fair Tax Act Introduced 112-h25 Sen. 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Bernard Sanders [I, VT] N00000528 271 108 Bernie SenatorSanders 332 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://www.sanders.senate.gov/contact/ M 400357 Sanders Bernard_Sanders 41212 7.31 S000033 1941-09-08 202-228-0776 Bernard 202-224-5141 Bernie 310 http://www.sanders.senate.gov/ 7068 Independent Jewish 11524 VT Bernard Sanders 15 381 Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME] N00000480 201 224 senatorolympiasnowe J. 154 Russell Senate Office Building http://www.snowe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact?p=email F 300091 Snowe Olympia_Snowe 51142 2.87124463519313 S000663 1947-02-21 202-224-1946 Olympia 202-224-5344 316 http://www.snowe.senate.gov/ 9078 Republican Greek Orthodox 19221 ME Olympia Snowe 45 447 Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] N00006424 113 271 SenatorJohnMcCain S. 241 Russell Senate Office Building http://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm M 300071 McCain John_McCain 92304 3.26559356136821 M000303 1936-08-29 202-228-2862 John 202-224-2235 291 http://www.mccain.senate.gov/ 26417 Republican Episcopalian 54204 AZ John McCain 87 1550 Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL] N00003062 119 279 Jeff SenatorSessions B. 326 Russell Senate Office Building http://www.sessions.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ConstituentServices.ContactMe M 300088 Sessions Jeff_Sessions 37442 3.1984126984127 S001141 1946-12-24 202-224-3149 Jefferson 202-224-4124 Jeff 310 http://www.sessions.senate.gov/ 5663 Republican Methodist 10744 AL Jefferson Sessions 28 774 Sen. Scott Brown [R, MA] N00031174 208 220 ussenatorscottbrown 359 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://www.scottbrown.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/emailscottbrown M 412384 Brown 25488 3.91946308724832 B001268 1959-09-12 Scott 202-224-4543 315 http://www.scottbrown.senate.gov 6409 Republican 7315 MA Scott Brown 17 582 Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL] N00009920 135 283 SenatorRichardShelby C. 304 Russell Senate Office Building http://www.shelby.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/emailsenatorshelby M 300089 Shelby Richard_Shelby 34040 2.86486486486486 S000320 1934-05-06 202-224-3416 Richard 202-224-5744 315 http://www.shelby.senate.gov/ 7565 Republican Presbyterian 15345 AL Richard Shelby 26 748 Sen. 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Nancy Pelosi [D, CA-8] N00007360 1274 300 8 nancypelosi 235 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/pelosi/contact/contact.html F 400314 Pelosi Nancy_Pelosi 74646 1.39236111111111 P000197 1940-03-26 202-225-8259 Nancy 202-225-4965 1318 http://house.gov/pelosi/ 19807 Democrat Roman Catholic 37639 CA Nancy Pelosi 122 568 Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10] N00003572 1229 258 10 djkucinich J. 2445 Rayburn House Office Building http://kucinich.house.gov/Contact/Starter.htm M 400227 Kucinich Dennis_J._Kucinich 49902 7.17582417582418 K000336 1946-10-08 202-225-5745 Dennis 202-225-5871 1364 http://kucinich.house.gov/ 10894 Democrat Catholic 25994 OH Dennis Kucinich 18 462 Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9] N00008046 1248 232 9 RepLee 2267 Rayburn House Office Building http://lee.house.gov/?sectionid=44&sectiontree=18,44 F 400237 Lee Barbara_Lee 41478 3.93589743589744 L000551 1946-07-16 202-225-9817 Barbara 202-225-2661 1360 http://lee.house.gov/ 5707 Democrat Baptist 13598 CA Barbara Lee 10 188 Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30] N00001861 1309 291 30 A. 2204 Rayburn House Office Building http://waxman.house.gov/Contact/ M 400425 Waxman Henry_A._Waxman 44364 1.94776119402985 W000215 1939-09-12 202-225-4099 Henry 202-225-3976 1384 http://waxman.house.gov 11424 Democrat Jewish 23940 CA Henry Waxman 17 264 Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6] N00027493 212 983 6 RepMicheleBachmann 103 Cannon House Office Building http://bachmann.house.gov/Email_zip.htm F 412216 Bachmann Michelle_Marie_Bachmann 50325 4.20083682008368 B001256 1956-04-06 202-225-6475 Michele 202-225-2331 1071 http://bachmann.house.gov/ 11454 Republican 18858 MN Michele Bachmann 17 354 Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7] N00013131 293 1244 7 EricCantor I. 303 Cannon House Office Building https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml M 400060 Cantor Eric_Cantor 42690 3.32352941176471 C001046 1963-06-06 202-225-0011 Eric 202-225-2815 1303 http://cantor.house.gov/ 11484 Republican Jewish 16410 VA Eric Cantor 11 318 Rep. Virginia Foxx [R, NC-5] N00026166 286 1322 5 RepVirginiaFoxx 1230 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/formfoxx/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm F 400643 Foxx Virginia_Foxx 26724 3.40816326530612 F000450 1943-06-29 202-225-2995 Virginia 202-225-2071 Virginia 1418 http://foxx.house.gov/ 2824 Republican Roman Catholic 6707 NC Virginia Foxx 3 196 Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0] N00007999 333 1100 0 Don RepDonYoung E. 2314 Rayburn House Office Building http://donyoung.house.gov/Contact/ M 400440 Young Don_Young 28432 4.0 Y000033 1933-06-09 202-225-0425 Donald 202-225-5765 Don 1231 http://donyoung.house.gov/ 3772 Republican Episcopalian 8083 AK Donald Young 11 268 Rep. Joe Barton [R, TX-6] N00005656 312 1228 6 Linus 2109 Rayburn House Office Building http://joebarton.house.gov/ContactJoe.aspx?Type=Email M 400018 Barton Joe_Barton 29619 2.95918367346939 B000213 1949-09-15 202-225-3052 Joe 202-225-2002 1338 http://joebarton.house.gov/ 7392 Republican Methodist 12843 TX Joe Barton 13 182