Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin

Recent Activity

• Jan. 26 Cosponsored HR4396: To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Act, 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. 25 Cosponsored HR3749: To recognize the heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on Federal public lands and ensure continued opportunities for these activities.

• Jan. 20 Cosponsored HR4466: To amend section 1502 of title 5, United States Code, to permit law enforcement officers to be candidates for sheriff, and for other purposes.

• Jan. 19 Cosponsored HR4475: To amend sections 14006 and 14007 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to reserve funds under the programs established under such sections for payments to the Bureau of Indian Education of the Department of the Interior for India…

• Jan. 11 Cosponsored HR2999: To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance and increase the number of veterinarians trained in veterinary public health.

• Dec. 15 Sponsored HR4374: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for electricity produced from biomass, to provide credit rate parity under such credit, and to exclude certain unprocessed fuels from the cellulosic biofuel producer credit.

• Dec. 14 Cosponsored HRES971: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding guidelines for breast cancer screening for women ages 40 to 49.

• Dec. 10 Sponsored HR4288: To prohibit the provision of Federal economic development assistance for any State or locality that uses the power of eminent domain power to obtain property for private commercial development or that fails to pay relocation costs to persons disp…

• 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. 08 Cosponsored HR4185: To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain employment as a member of a local governing board, commission, or committee from Social Security tax coverage.

• Cosponsored HRES862: Congratulating the staff, students, and faculty at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy for winning the 2009 Star Innovator in the Intel Schools of Distinction competition.

• Dec. 07 Cosponsored HR4227: To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide loans to support the conversion of energy generation or heating and cooling systems to the use of renewable biomass and to support the installation of new equipment to use renewable biomass for…

• Sponsored HR4233: To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to expand the areas of Federal land on which hazardous fuel reduction projects may be conducted under that Act, to add protection of infrastructure in rural communities as an additional purpose…

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

• Dec. 02 Cosponsored HR4070: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the incentives for the production of biodiesel.

• Dec. 01 Cosponsored HR4154: Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009

• Cosponsored HR4186: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 2 years the treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation.

• Cosponsored HRES776: Congratulating the Dartmouth Outing Club of Hanover, New Hampshire, for 100 years of service to the United States and its wilderness.

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