Rep. Lois Capps

Viewing Lois Capps' recent press releases and news feeds.

• Aug. 26 Capps Statement on the Passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy

• Aug. 13 Capps Statement on Health Insurance Reform Rally at Santa Barbara District Office

• Aug. 12 Capps Urges FEMA to Allow Oxnard Residents to Purchase and Carry Less Expensive Preferred Risk Policy for an Additional Year

• Aug. 11 Capps Corrects Minority Leader Boehner's Inaccurate Statements on Common Ground Capps Amendment

• Aug. 10 Capps Announces $500,000 Economic Recovery Grant for the Women’s Shelter Program of San Luis Obispo County

• Aug. 06 Capps Statement on Senate Confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court

• Aug. 05 Capps Hails Start of New GI Bill College Benefits

• Jul. 31 Capps: Better-Than-Expected GDP Report a Promising Sign for Economic Recovery

• Jul. 30 Capps Votes for Landmark Legislation to Protect Public Health, Improve Food Safety

• Jul. 24 Capps Announces House Approval of Key Funding for Health Care Programs in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties

• Jul. 21 Capps' Legislative Initiatives Added to Comprehensive Health Reform Bill

• Jul. 20 Capps Announces Over Nine Thousand Dollars in Economic Recovery Funding for the Guadalupe Police Department

• Jul. 17 Capps Announces House Approval of Over $4 Million for Water Projects in Santa Barbara County

• Jul. 16 Capps Statement on Comprehensive Health Reform Legislation

• Jul. 15 Capps Statement on Participating in President Obama's Nurses Health Care Event

Viewing Lois Capps' recent legislative activity.

• Jan. 26 Cosponsored HR4530: To end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored HR4534: To amend title 40, United States Code, to require that restrooms in public buildings be equipped with baby changing facilities.

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

• Dec. 15 Cosponsored HR4196: To create jobs through the hiring of new faculty and counselors at community colleges.

• Cosponsored HR4333: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the health and well-being of school children, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored HR4349: To further allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored HRES984: Recognizing the importance and contributions of the official United States naval history museums.

• Cosponsored HRES989: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should adopt national policies and pursue international agreements to prevent ocean acidification, to study the impacts of ocean acidification, and to address the effects…

• Sponsored HR4363: To establish a regulatory system and research program for sustainable offshore aquaculture in the United States exclusive economic zone, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored HR4376: To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.

• Dec. 14 Cosponsored HR4260: To provide adjusted Federal medical assistance percentage rates during a transitional assistance period.

• Cosponsored HR4321: To provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored HRES971: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding guidelines for breast cancer screening for women ages 40 to 49.

• Dec. 09 Cosponsored HR3943: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program, and for other purposes.

• Dec. 01 Cosponsored HR4131: To prohibit smoking in and around Federal buildings.

• Cosponsored HR4180: To amend title 10, United States Code, to include the disclosure of sexual orientation by a member of the Armed Forces to a Member of Congress as a lawful and protected communication and to prohibit retaliatory personnel actions against members o…

• Cosponsored HR916: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health.

• Nov. 30 Cosponsored HR4160: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored HR4161: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to develop multidisciplinary research centers regarding women's health and disease prevention, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored HRES55: Expressing support for the designation of a National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month to raise awareness of and promote research into this challenging disorder.