Rep. Carol Shea-Porter

Recent Activity

• Jan. 18 Cosponsored HR3974: To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, education, research, and medical management referral program for viral hepatitis infection …

• 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 HRES997: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding unfair and discriminatory practices of the government of Japan in its failure to apply its current and planned extension of the Government's Eco-friendly Vehicle Purchase and scrappag…

• Jan. 11 Cosponsored HR4204: To establish national centers of excellence for the treatment of depressive and bipolar disorders.

• Dec. 15 Cosponsored HR4116: To reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, and for other purposes.

• 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 HR4351: To amend the Buy American Act to increase the requirement for American-made content, to tighten the waiver provisions, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored HR4356: To amend the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958 to ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle, and for other purposes.

• Dec. 14 Cosponsored HR4255: To prevent Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay adjustment in 2011.

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

• Dec. 10 Cosponsored HR4290: To establish the New Economy Grant Program through the Department of Labor to create public works jobs on State and local lands and community-based public interest projects, to direct aid to State and local governments for the retention and rehir…

• 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. 02 Cosponsored HR4191: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction.

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

• Dec. 01 Cosponsored HR3578: To amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.

• Cosponsored HR3957: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for same day registration.

• Cosponsored HR3099: To require a site operator of an international travel Web site to provide information on its Web site to consumers regarding the potential health and safety risks associated with overseas vacation destinations marketed on its Web site.

• Nov. 30 Cosponsored HR3666: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and increase the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders.

• Nov. 18 Cosponsored HR4123: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's patients and their families.

• Nov. 17 Cosponsored HRES914: Supporting the observance of National Diabetes Month.