Most Frequently Viewed Bills
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| Bill | Status | Last Action | Views | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
H.R.6867 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008
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Voted on by House | Oct 03, 2008 | 11630 |
| 2 | H.R.3997 Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2007 | Voted on by Senate | Sep 29, 2008 | 8673 |
| 3 |
H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
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Considered By President | Oct 03, 2008 | 8498 |
| 4 | S.2544 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 | Introduced | Jan 22, 2008 | 2846 |
| 5 | S.3507 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 | Introduced | Sep 22, 2008 | 2507 |
| 6 | H.R.5749 Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008 | Voted on by House | Jun 13, 2008 | 2145 |
| 7 |
H.R.6049 Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008
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Voted on by Senate | Sep 29, 2008 | 1963 |
| 8 | H.R.7110 Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008 | Voted on by House | Sep 26, 2008 | 1471 |
| 9 | H.R.6694 FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform and Risk-Based Pricing Authorization Act of 2008 | Introduced | Oct 02, 2008 | 892 |
| 10 |
H.R.5889 Orphan Works Act of 2008
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Introduced | May 07, 2008 | 818 |
| 11 | H.R.7084 Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 | Voted on by Senate | Oct 01, 2008 | 812 |
| 12 | H.Res.333 Impeaching Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. | Introduced | May 04, 2007 | 810 |
| 13 | S.3406 ADA Amendments Act of 2008 | This Bill Has Become Law | Sep 25, 2008 | 803 |
| 14 |
S.3325 The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008
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Voted on by House | Oct 02, 2008 | 802 |
| 15 | H.R.6275 Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 | Voted on by House | Jun 26, 2008 | 799 |
| 16 | S.2433 Global Poverty Act of 2007 | Introduced | Apr 24, 2008 | 784 |
| 17 | S.3055 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rate of the excise tax on certain wooden arrows designed for use by children. | Introduced | May 22, 2008 | 774 |
| 18 | H.R.2638 Disaster Relief and Recovery Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 | This Bill Has Become Law | Sep 30, 2008 | 678 |
| 19 | S.3001 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 | Voted on by House | Sep 27, 2008 | 678 |
| 20 | H.R.5579 Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act of 2008 | Introduced | May 01, 2008 | 610 |
| 21 | S.2913 Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008 | Voted on by Senate | Sep 27, 2008 | 598 |
| 22 |
H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
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This Bill Has Become Law | Sep 08, 2008 | 526 |
| 23 | H.R.7081 United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act | Voted on by Senate | Oct 02, 2008 | 502 |
| 24 | S.3604 A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for economic recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. | Introduced | Sep 26, 2008 | 480 |
| 25 | H.R.5658 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 | Voted on by House | Jun 03, 2008 | 461 |
| 26 | H.R.5351 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008 | Voted on by House | Feb 28, 2008 | 417 |
| 27 | H.R.5140 Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 | This Bill Has Become Law | Feb 13, 2008 | 401 |
| 28 | H.R.2095 Clean Railroads Act of 2007 | Voted on by Senate | Oct 02, 2008 | 397 |
| 29 | H.R.3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 | This Bill Has Become Law | Dec 20, 2007 | 391 |
| 30 |
H.R.1955 Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007
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Voted on by House | Oct 24, 2007 | 354 |
| 31 | S.2636 Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008. | Introduced | Feb 14, 2008 | 349 |
| 32 | S.190 A bill to provide a technical correction to the Pension Protection Act of 2006. | Introduced | Jan 04, 2007 | 348 |
| 33 | H.R.7175 To amend the Small Business Act to improve the section 7(a) lending program, and for other purposes. | Voted on by House | Sep 29, 2008 | 335 |
| 34 | S.1738 PROTECT Our Children Act of 2007 | Voted on by Senate | Sep 27, 2008 | 330 |
| 35 | H.Res.1517 Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3997) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers, and for other purposes. | Voted on by House | Sep 29, 2008 | 326 |
| 36 | H.R.7221 Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2008 | Voted on by House | Oct 02, 2008 | 326 |
| 37 | S.2840 Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act | Voted on by House | Sep 30, 2008 | 319 |
| 38 | S.906 Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007 | Voted on by House | Oct 03, 2008 | 318 |
| 39 | H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 | This Bill Has Become Law | Jul 15, 2008 | 308 |
| 40 | H.R.2755 Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act | Introduced | Jun 15, 2007 | 280 |
| 41 | H.R.6460 Great Lakes Legacy Reauthorization Act of 2008 | Voted on by Senate | Sep 30, 2008 | 273 |
| 42 | S.3023 Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008 | Voted on by House | Oct 02, 2008 | 272 |
| 43 | S.1046 Senior Professional Performance Act of 2008 | Voted on by House | Sep 29, 2008 | 271 |
| 44 |
H.R.4279 PRO-IP Act of 2007
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Voted on by House | May 12, 2008 | 269 |
| 45 | S.3002 Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 | Voted on by Senate | Sep 18, 2008 | 269 |
| 46 | H.Con.Res.440 Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses. | Voted on by House | Oct 02, 2008 | 260 |
| 47 | S.3641 A bill to authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984. | Voted on by House | Oct 02, 2008 | 257 |
| 48 | S.3335 Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008 | Introduced | Jul 30, 2008 | 255 |
| 49 | H.R.5843 Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults | Introduced | Apr 28, 2008 | 251 |
| 50 |
H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007
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This Bill Has Become Law | Aug 31, 2008 | 247 |
| 51 | H.R.6599 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2009 | Voted on by House | Sep 08, 2008 | 244 |
| 52 | H.R.5924 Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act | Introduced | Jun 03, 2008 | 240 |
| 53 | H.Res.1507 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7110) making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. | Voted on by House | Sep 26, 2008 | 234 |
| 54 |
H.R.928 Improving Government Accountability Act
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Voted on by Senate | Oct 03, 2008 | 231 |
| 55 | H.R.6707 Taking Responsible Action for Community Safety Act | Introduced | Sep 26, 2008 | 229 |
| 56 | H.R.4120 Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007 | Voted on by Senate | Sep 30, 2008 | 223 |
| 57 |
H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act of 2007
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Voted on by Senate | Jun 26, 2007 | 218 |
| 58 | H.Res.1514 Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. | Voted on by House | Sep 28, 2008 | 216 |
| 59 | S.Con.Res.70 Budget resolution FY2009 | Voted on by Senate | Jun 06, 2008 | 197 |
| 60 | S.3013 Non-Foreign AREA Act of 2008 | Voted on by Senate | Oct 03, 2008 | 196 |
| 61 |
H.R.1427 Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007
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Voted on by House | May 24, 2007 | 194 |
| 62 | H.R.7005 Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 | Voted on by House | Sep 24, 2008 | 193 |
| 63 | H.R.6983 Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 | Voted on by House | Sep 23, 2008 | 191 |
| 64 |
H.R.6899 Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act
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Voted on by House | Sep 18, 2008 | 190 |
| 65 | H.R.6 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 | This Bill Has Become Law | Dec 19, 2007 | 186 |
| 66 | H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act | This Bill Has Become Law | Aug 31, 2008 | 183 |
| 67 | H.R.2642 Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 | This Bill Has Become Law | Jun 30, 2008 | 181 |
| 68 | S.2617 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008 | This Bill Has Become Law | Sep 24, 2008 | 181 |
| 69 | H.R.3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 | This Bill Has Become Law | Nov 13, 2007 | 179 |
| 70 | S.1315 Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008 | Voted on by House | Sep 23, 2008 | 172 |
| 71 |
H.R.5353 Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008
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Introduced | May 06, 2008 | 172 |
| 72 | H.R.1585 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 | Considered By President | Jan 15, 2008 | 168 |
| 73 | H.R.6987 Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act of 2008 | Introduced | Sep 22, 2008 | 163 |
| 74 | H.R.5244 Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008 | Voted on by House | Sep 24, 2008 | 161 |
| 75 |
S.1 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007
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This Bill Has Become Law | Sep 14, 2007 | 157 |
| 76 |
H.R.6304 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008
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This Bill Has Become Law | Jul 10, 2008 | 155 |
| 77 | H.R.5818 Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008 | Voted on by House | May 12, 2008 | 152 |
| 78 |
H.R.3609 Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2007
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Introduced | Dec 12, 2007 | 149 |
| 79 | S.3036 Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 | Introduced | Jun 06, 2008 | 149 |
| 80 | H.R.5570 Religious Worker Visa Extension Act of 2008 | Voted on by House | Aug 01, 2008 | 148 |
| 81 | S.3297 Advancing America's Priorities Act | Introduced | Sep 26, 2008 | 147 |
| 82 | S.1492 Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act | Voted on by House | Oct 02, 2008 | 143 |
| 83 | H.R.7060 Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008 | Voted on by House | Sep 26, 2008 | 140 |
| 84 | H.R.3195 ADA Amendments Act of 2008 | Voted on by House | Jun 27, 2008 | 136 |
| 85 | S.1348 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 | Introduced | Jun 07, 2007 | 135 |
| 86 | H.R.6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 | Voted on by Senate | Sep 26, 2008 | 135 |
| 87 |
H.R.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008
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This Bill Has Become Law | May 07, 2008 | 132 |
| 88 | H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007 | This Bill Has Become Law | May 22, 2008 | 131 |
| 89 | H.R.7089 To amend title 18, United States Code, to restore the former system of good time allowances toward service of Federal prison terms, and for other purposes. | Introduced | Sep 25, 2008 | 129 |
| 90 |
H.R.676 United States National Health Insurance Act (or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act)
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Introduced | Feb 02, 2007 | 126 |
| 91 | H.R.1108 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act | Voted on by House | Aug 01, 2008 | 123 |
| 92 | H.R.4986 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 | This Bill Has Become Law | Jan 28, 2008 | 119 |
| 93 | H.R.2608 SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act | This Bill Has Become Law | Sep 30, 2008 | 115 |
| 94 | H.R.4934 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008 | Introduced | Jan 17, 2008 | 115 |
| 95 | S.2162 Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 | Voted on by House | Sep 30, 2008 | 114 |
| 96 | H.R.5830 Expand and Preserve Home Ownership Through Counseling Act | Introduced | May 05, 2008 | 111 |
| 97 | H.R.6003 Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 | Voted on by House | Jun 12, 2008 | 111 |
| 98 | H.R.2272 Protecting America's Competitive Edge Through Energy Act | This Bill Has Become Law | Sep 08, 2008 | 110 |
| 99 |
S.2191 Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007
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Introduced | May 20, 2008 | 110 |
