Rep. James R. Langevin

Viewing James R. Langevin's recent press releases and news feeds.

• Mar. 15 Health Care Budget Reconciliation Begins

• Mar. 05 Transportation Projects Supported by Reinvestment Funding

• Mar. 04 Rhode Island Keeps Racing to the Top

• Feb. 24 Rhode Island Fire Departments Recived Funding

• Feb. 17 TIGER Grant Will Help Fuel Clean Energy Jobs

• Feb. 16 Langevin, Mayors Mark Recovery Act Anniversary

• Feb. 12 Rhode Island Quality Institute Receives $11 Million for Health IT

Viewing James R. Langevin's recent legislative activity.

• Jan. 26 Cosponsored HR4247: To prevent and reduce the use of physical restraint and seclusion in schools, and for other purposes.

• Jan. 20 Cosponsored HRES1029: Expressing support for designation of the week of February 1 through February 5, 2010, as "National School Counseling Week".

• Cosponsored HRES990: Expressing support for designation of January 2010 as "National Mentoring Month".

• Jan. 18 Cosponsored HR4360: To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs blind rehabilitation center in Long Beach, California, as the "Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center".

• 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 HR4278: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced rate of excise tax on beer produced domestically by certain small producers.

• Cosponsored HRES1009: Honoring the seven Americans killed in Khost, Afghanistan, on December 30, 2009, for their service to the United States, and for other purposes.

• Dec. 15 Cosponsored HR2324: To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows.

• 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…

• 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.

• Sponsored HR4379: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require contractors and subcontractors working on military construction projects to comply with licensing requirements for employees working at the project location.

• Dec. 10 Cosponsored HR4300: To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit card accounts under open end consumer credit plans, and for other purposes.

• Dec. 09 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 HR4235: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide assistance for graduate medical education funding for women's hospitals.

• Dec. 01 Cosponsored HR4183: To amend the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary extension of programs providing unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.

• Nov. 30 Cosponsored HRES898: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the immediate and unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi, a meaningful tripartite political dialogue toward national reconciliation, and the full restoration of democracy, freedom of assembly, freedom…

• Cosponsored HR1526: To aid and support pediatric involvement in reading and education.

• Cosponsored HR1549: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal diseases.

• Nov. 18 Cosponsored HR932: To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants and offer technical assistance to local governments and others to design and implement innovative policies, programs, and projects that address widespread property vacancy…

• Cosponsored HR3524: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation easements, and for other purposes.