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 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 Edward Kennedy N00000308 Ted M. 317 Russell Senate Office Building http://kennedy.senate.gov/senator/contact.cfm M 300059 Kennedy Edward_Kennedy 33554 3.60833333333333 K000105 1932-02-22 202-224-2417 Edward 202-224-4543 Ted http://kennedy.senate.gov/ 7031 Democrat Catholic 12654 Edward Kennedy 42 284 Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4] N00000275 1273 283 4 barneyfrank 2252 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep M 400140 Frank Barney_Frank 63499 3.03597122302158 F000339 1940-03-31 202-225-0182 Barney 202-225-5931 1372 http://www.house.gov/frank/ 14510 Democrat Jewish 26521 MA Barney Frank 39 402 Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8] N00000267 1296 272 8 RepMikeCapuano E. 1414 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/capuano/contact/email.shtml M 400063 Capuano Michael_E._Capuano 25196 3.38709677419355 C001037 1952-01-09 202-225-9322 Michael 202-225-5111 Mike 1381 http://www.house.gov/capuano/ 1729 Democrat Roman Catholic 5951 MA Michael Capuano 7 177 Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7] N00000270 1305 250 7 Ed RepMarkey J. 2108 Rayburn House Office Building http://markey.house.gov/index.php?option=com_email_form&Itemid=124 M 400253 Markey Edward_J._Markey 24488 3.78787878787879 M000133 1946-07-11 202-226-0092 Edward 202-225-2836 Ed 1383 http://markey.house.gov/ 7102 Democrat Roman Catholic 12298 MA Edward Markey 7 141 h 3200 400110 1255551480 1255551480 111 2009-10-14 59072 1968138 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 2454 400425 1246942800 1246942800 111 2009-07-07 57656 534069 This is the Waxman-Markey comprehensive energy bill. It includes a cap-and-trade provision to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. false 1246058220 1242363600 1430 5689 This is the Waxman-Markey comprehensive energy bill, known for short as "ACES," that includes a cap-and-trade global warming reduction plan designed to reduce economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions 17 percent by 2020. Other provisions include new renewable requirements for utilities, studies and incentives regarding new carbon capture and sequestration technologies, energy efficiency incentives for homes and buildings, and grants for green jobs, among other things. 2010-12-30T13:04:54-05:00 H.R.2454 American Clean Energy And Security Act of 2009 House Passed 111-h2454 h 45 400350 1234159200 1234159200 111 2009-02-09 54050 1366453 false 1231221600 333 4562 The Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act would establish a nationwide system for prohibiting unlicensed gun-ownership. If approved, the law would require gun owners to apply for five-year licenses to own firearms, and would give the U.S. Attorney General broad authority over the program.<br><br> This is a fringe bill with no co-sponsors that has virtually zero 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>. 2010-12-30T06:27:58-05:00 H.R.45 Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009 Introduced 111-h45 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 Civil liberties 'civil':1 'liberti':2 4133 40978 0 Education 'educ':1 4352 46018 382 Immigration 'immigr':1 4514 96080 177 Firearms control 'control':2 'firearm':1 5545 96856 0 Energy 'energi':1 4085 55744 251