Rep. Rick Boucher

Recent Activity

• Jan. 19 Cosponsored HR3757: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the General of the Army George Catlett Marshall National Historic Site at Dodona Manor in Leesburg, Virginia, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored HR3764: To amend the Legal Services Corporation Act to meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, improve corporate practices of the Legal Services Corporation, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored HR4329: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of President James Monroe, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored HR4400: To authorize States to exempt certain nonprofit housing organizations from the licensing requirements of the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008.

• Jan. 18 Cosponsored HR4462: To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

• Jan. 12 Cosponsored HRES991: Commending the University of Virginia men's soccer team for winning the 2009 Division I NCAA National Championship.

• Dec. 15 Cosponsored HRES957: Honoring Jimmie Johnson, 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion.

• Dec. 14 Cosponsored HR4263: To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend for 1 year the period of temporary increase in the Medicaid FMAP.

• Dec. 07 Cosponsored HR3974: To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, education, research, and medical management referral program for viral hepatitis infection …

• Dec. 06 Cosponsored HR3790: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner.

• Dec. 01 Sponsored HR4175: To protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals.

• Cosponsored HRES942: Commending the Real Salt Lake soccer club for winning the 2009 Major League Soccer Cup.

• Nov. 30 Cosponsored HR3907: To amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally.

• Cosponsored HR678: To require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person diagnosed with Huntington's Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by …

• Cosponsored HR690: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F.

• Nov. 17 Cosponsored HR3554: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

• Nov. 16 Cosponsored HR3627: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses in rural and small town America.

• Nov. 15 Cosponsored HR4073: To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the payments to certain veterans for certain travel expenses.

• Nov. 03 Cosponsored HR3791: Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009

• Oct. 25 Cosponsored HR3778: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program of grants to newly accredited allopathic medical schools for the purpose of increasing the supply of physicians.