Rep. Joe Sestak

Recent Activity

• Jan. 26 Sponsored HR4547: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 119 Station Road in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, as the "Captain Luther H. Smith, U.S. Army Air Forces Post Office".

• Jan. 20 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.

• Sponsored HRES1035: Honoring Villanova University for winning the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association championships in Division I women's cross country and Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) and for other accomplishments.

• Jan. 18 Cosponsored HR3838: To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to provide incentive grants to promote alternatives to incarcerating delinquent juveniles.

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

• Cosponsored HRES1015: Congratulating the Penn State women's volleyball team on winning the 2009 NCAA Division I National Championship.

• Jan. 12 Cosponsored HR3592: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a tax credit for producing oil from recycled waste.

• Cosponsored HR3827: To prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent.

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

• Cosponsored HR4287: To establish an Office of Livability in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored HR4296: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax incentive for the installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property.

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

• Cosponsored HR4448: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Newtown Battlefield located in Chemung County, New York, and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park Sys…

• Cosponsored HRES1008: Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools.

• Cosponsored HRES986: Supporting a national and international celebration commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States of America's birth, to be held throughout the year 2026, focused on the Greater Philadelphia Region in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, …

• Jan. 11 Cosponsored HR3674: To impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates.

• Sponsored HR4417: To improve outreach and enrollment for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

• Sponsored HR4418: To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to increase expenditures under pilot programs evaluating the effectiveness of risk management tools for livestock producers, to clarify that the education and information program includes livestock insuranc…

• Sponsored HR4419: To amend section 138 of the Truth in Lending Act to establish certain counseling and disclosure requirements with respect to reverse mortgages.

• Sponsored HR4420: To amend the Small Business Act with respect to misrepresentation through the use of a pass-through business, and for other purposes.