Rep. Henry Cuellar

Recent Activity

• Jan. 26 Cosponsored HRES1046: Recognizing the significance of Black History Month.

• 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 HR4438: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to lease space from a nonprofit group or other government entity for a park headquarters at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, to expand the boundary of the Park, t…

• Dec. 15 Cosponsored HR4371: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue using 2009 Medicare practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services.

• Dec. 14 Cosponsored HR4321: To provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.

• Dec. 09 Cosponsored HR4255: To prevent Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay adjustment in 2011.

• Cosponsored HR4266: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, as the "George Thomas 'Mickey' Leland Post Office Building".

• 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. 02 Sponsored HR4201: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the special rule for contributions of book inventory to public schools.

• Dec. 01 Cosponsored HRES942: Commending the Real Salt Lake soccer club for winning the 2009 Major League Soccer Cup.

• Nov. 17 Cosponsored HRES916: Recognizing the significant contributions of the Fort Sam Houston Memorial Services Detachment to the veterans of the United States Armed Forces.

• Cosponsored HR4088: To ensure that the members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense who were killed or wounded in the shootings at Fort Hood are treated in the same manner as members who are killed or wounded in combat zones or civ…

• 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.

• Nov. 15 Cosponsored HRES864: Congratulating President Obama for winning of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.

• Nov. 05 Cosponsored HR3641: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the military housing allowance exclusion for purposes of determining area gross income in determining whether a residential rental property is a qualified residential rental property for purpos…

• Cosponsored HRES664: Congratulating and honoring Barnes Jewish Hospital, Henry Ford Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Integris Baptist Hospital for the completion of a successful 16 person kidney transplant.

• Nov. 04 Cosponsored HRES891: Expressing the gratitude of the House of Representatives for the service to our Nation of the Coast Guard and Marine Corps aircraft pilots and crewmembers lost off the coast of California on October 29, 2009, and for other purposes.

• Nov. 02 Cosponsored HRES867: Calling on the President and the Secretary of State to oppose unequivocally any endorsement or further consideration of the "Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict" in multilateral fora.

• Nov. 01 Sponsored HR3980: Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act

• Oct. 28 Cosponsored HR3905: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1-year termination of the estate tax, to increase the estate and gift tax unified credit, and to coordinate a reduction in the maximum rate of tax with a phaseout of the deduction for State…