Rep. Niki Tsongas

Recent Activity

• Jan. 26 Sponsored HR4550: To prohibit entities from using Federal funds to contribute to political campaigns or participate in lobbying activities.

• Jan. 18 Cosponsored HR4462: To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

• Dec. 18 Cosponsored HR4255: To prevent Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay adjustment in 2011.

• Dec. 15 Cosponsored HR4386: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities.

• 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 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 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…

• Nov. 15 Cosponsored HRES904: Honoring women who have served and women who are currently serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom as members of the Armed Forces and recognizing their increasing and invaluable role to the success of current military op…

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

• Nov. 03 Cosponsored HR4017: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 43 Maple Avenue in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, as the "Ann Marie Blute Post Office".

• Oct. 28 Cosponsored HR3242: To improve the health of women through the establishment of Offices of Women's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services.

• Oct. 26 Cosponsored HR2254: To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam.

• Cosponsored HR697: To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to require coverage for the treatment of infertility.

• Oct. 25 Cosponsored HRES817: Supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating …

• Oct. 22 Cosponsored HRES863: Recognizing the scourge of pneumonia, urging the United States and the world to mobilize cooperation and focus resources to fight pneumonia and save children's lives, and recognizing November 2 as World Pneumonia Da.

• Cosponsored HRES868: Honoring and recognizing the service and achievements of current and former female members of the Armed Forces.

• Cosponsored HR3024: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits.

• Oct. 21 Cosponsored HR3734: To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish and carry out an urban revitalization and livable communities program to provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas…

• Cosponsored HR3907: To amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally.