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1. Weekly Roundup: Feb. 22 - 28

   by rachna on February 28, 2013

   As the clock reaches midnight, March 1 -- the sequestration deadline -- POPVOX users prioritized federal spending and budget issues in this week's POPVOX roundup. The top proposal, whether to penalize Congess if federal workers are furloughed due to sequestration, is a sponsored campaign* by WUSA9, the CBS affiliate in the Washington, DC area. They also invited POPVOX's co-founder, Rachna Choudhry, to talk about the results and comments from POPVOX users on this proposal. (Watch the segment.)  

   Here are the bills and proposals that POPVOX users weighed in on with Congress in the past week. Keep in mind that these numbers aren't aggregates of total support, but just what happened in the past seven days.

   Want to be a part of the POPVOXnation conversation? Please join us on Facebook or Twitter. It's a great way to stay connected with the POPVOX team and Congress. Thanks for using POPVOX!

   POPVOX Roundup: Week of Feb. 22 - 28

   • Sequester#1 Penalizing Congress if Federal Workers are Furloughed Due to Sequestration (Sponsored campaign by WUSA9.*) 
   • HR 499#2 The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act: To decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level, to leave to the States a power to regulate marijuana that is similar to the power they have to regulate alcohol.
   • HR 793#3 Imposing an excise tax on concealable firearms and to require the Attorney General to establish a firearms buyback grant program — New to this week's list! --
   • S 150#4 The Assault Weapons Ban: to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited.
   • HR 748#5 Requiring women to register under the Military Selective Service and require all persons between the ages of 18 and 25 to perform national service, either as a member of the uniformed services or as civilian service in a Federal, State, or local government program or with a community-based agency or community-based entity, to authorize the induction of persons in the uniformed services during wartime to meet end-strength requirements of the uniformed services. — New to this week's list! --
   • S 374#6 The Fix Gun Checks Act — New to this week's list! --
   • Sequester#7 Sequestration -- Automatic, Across-the-Board Cuts to Federal Spending
   • HR 720#8 The Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act: To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of a firearm or the issuance of firearms or explosives licenses to a known or suspected dangerous terrorist.
   • S 33#9 The High Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act: to prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
   • S 174#10 The Ammunition Background Check Act: to appropriately restrict sales of ammunition.
   • S 47#11 The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act
   • HR 747#12 The National Universal Service Act: to amend the Military Selective Service Act to require the registration of women with the Selective Service System in light of the Department of Defense elimination of the rule excluding women from direct ground combat assignments in the Armed Forces.
   • S 35#13 The Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act:  to require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition.
   • S 22#14 The Gun Show Background Check Act: to establish background check procedures for gun shows
   • HR 410#15 The Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act:  to require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition.
   • HR 538#16 Banning the “Five-seveN” handgun and ammunition with the ability to pierce body armor.
   • HR 437#17 The Assault Weapons Ban: To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited. — New to this week's list! --
   • S 147#18 The Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act: to establish minimum standards for States that allow the carrying of concealed firearms. — New to this week's list! --
   • S 82#19 The Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act: to provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes.
   • HR 633#20 The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants. — New to this week's list! --

   POPVOX Roundup

   

   Please keep in mind that highlighting a bill doesn't imply a POPVOX endorsement in any way. Rather, we're simply trying to offer one more way to stay informed of an overwhelmingly complex legislative system.

   *POPVOX invites organizations to create "sponsored campaigns" on POPVOX, which include policy principles and actionable items directed at Congress. 

    

    

2. Weekly Roundup: Feb. 21

   by rachna on February 22, 2013

   As the March 1 sequestration deadline approaches, POPVOX users prioritized federal spending and budget issues in this week's POPVOX bill roundup. The top proposal -- whether to penalize Congess if federal workers are furloughed due to sequestration -- is a sponsored campaign* by WUSA9, the CBS affiliate in the Washington, DC area. They also invited POPVOX's co-founder, Rachna Choudhry, to talk about the results and comments from POPVOX users on this proposal. (Watch the segment.)  

   Here are the bills and proposals that POPVOX users weighed in on with Congress in the past week. Keep in mind that these numbers aren't aggregates of total support, but just what happened in the past seven days.

   Want to be a part of the POPVOXnation conversation? Please join us on Facebook or Twitter. It's a great way to stay connected with the POPVOX team and Congress. Thanks for using POPVOX!

   Top Bills of the Week: Feb. 15 - 21

   • Budget#1 Penalizing Congress if Federal Workers are Furloughed Due to Sequestration (Sponsored campaign by WUSA9.*) -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 793#2 Imposing an excise tax on concealable firearms. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 499#3 The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act: To decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level, to leave to the States a power to regulate marijuana that is similar to the power they have to regulate alcohol. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 720#4 The Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act: To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of a firearm or the issuance of firearms or explosives licenses to a known or suspected dangerous terrorist. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 661#5 The Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act: To repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 575#6 The Second Amendment Protection Act: To express the sense of the Congress that the US should not adopt any treaty that poses a threat to national sovereignty or abridges any rights guaranteed by the Constitution, such as the right to keep and bear arms, and to withhold funding from the United Nations unless the President certifies that the United Nations has not taken action to restrict, attempt to restrict, or otherwise adversely infringe upon the rights of individuals in the US to keep and bear arms, or abridge any of the other constitutionally protected rights of US citizens.
   • S 150#7 The Assault Weapons Ban: A bill to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited.
   • HR 747#8 The National Universal Service Act: To amend the Military Selective Service Act to require the registration of women with the Selective Service System in light of the Department of Defense elimination of the rule excluding women from direct ground combat assignments in the Armed Forces.
   • HR 538#9 Banning the “Five-seveN” handgun and ammunition with the ability to pierce body armor.
   • S 33#10 The High Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act: A bill to prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
   • Budget#11 Sequestration -- Automatic, Across-the-Board Cuts to Federal Spending
   • Guns#12 Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence: Washington needs to pass gun laws that will keep guns out of the hands of criminals and other prohibited purchasers and keep military-style weapons and high-capacity magazines off of our streets. (Sponsored campaign by Mayors Against Illegal Guns*)
   • S 35#13 The Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act: A bill to require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition.
   • HR 410#14 The Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act: A bill to require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition.
   • S 47#15 The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act
   • S 22#16 The Gun Show Background Check Act: to establish background check procedures for gun shows
   • HR 689#17 The States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act: To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • S 82#18 The Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act: A bill to provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes.
   • HR 578#19 The Respecting States’ Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act: To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.
   • S 174#20 The Ammunition Background Check Act: A bill to appropriately restrict sales of ammunition.

   Top Bills of the Week

   

   Please keep in mind that highlighting a bill doesn't imply a POPVOX endorsement in any way. Rather, we're simply trying to offer one more way to stay informed of an overwhelmingly complex legislative system.

   *POPVOX invites organizations to create "sponsored campaigns" on POPVOX, which include policy principles and actionable items directed at Congress. 

    

    

3. Weekly Bill Roundup: Feb. 14

   by rachna on February 15, 2013

   For the first time this year, a bill emerged as the top bill of the week not related to firearms. More than 3,000 POPVOX users weighed in on the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act this week, which passed the Senate. You can still weigh in on the bill -- and your comment will be delivered to the House, where the bill will be considered next.

   Here are the bills and proposals that POPVOX users weighed in on with Congress in the past week. Keep in mind that these numbers aren't aggregates of total support, but just what happened in the past seven days.

   Want to be a part of the POPVOXnation conversation? Please join us on Facebook or Twitter. It's a great way to stay connected with the POPVOX team and Congress. Thanks for using POPVOX!

   Top Bills of the Week: Feb. 8 - 14

   • S 47#1 The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 538#2 Banning the “Five-seveN” handgun and ammunition with the ability to pierce body armor. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 578#3 The Respecting States’ Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act: To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HRes 55#4 Honoring the life of Trayvon Martin, urging the repeal of Stand Your Ground laws, and calling on the United States Government to address the crisis of racial profiling. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 452#5 The Gun Trafficking Prevention Act: To prevent gun trafficking.
   • S 150#6 The Assault Weapons Ban: A bill to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited.
   • HR 273#7 Federal Employee Pay Freeze:  To eliminate the 2013 statutory pay adjustment for Federal employees. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • Guns#8 Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence: Washington needs to pass gun laws that will keep guns out of the hands of criminals and other prohibited purchasers and keep military-style weapons and high-capacity magazines off of our streets. (Sponsored campaign by Mayors Against Illegal Guns*)
   • S 174#9 The Ammunition Background Check Act: A bill to appropriately restrict sales of ammunition. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 575#10 The Second Amendment Protection Act: To express the sense of the Congress that the US should not adopt any treaty that poses a threat to national sovereignty or abridges any rights guaranteed by the Constitution, such as the right to keep and bear arms, and to withhold funding from the United Nations unless the President certifies that the United Nations has not taken action to restrict, attempt to restrict, or otherwise adversely infringe upon the rights of individuals in the US to keep and bear arms, or abridge any of the other constitutionally protected rights of US citizens. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 182#11 The Safe Skies Act: To require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule relating to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air carriers. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • S 33#12 The High Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act: A bill to prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • S 35#13 The Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act: A bill to require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 437#14 The Assault Weapons Ban: To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • Immigration#15 Senate Bipartisan Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 410#16 The Restore the Constitution Act: To provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes.
   • HR 138#17 The Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act: To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
   • HR 267#18 The Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: To improve hydropower. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • S 82#19 The Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act: A bill to provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes.
   • HR 117#20 The Handgun Licensing and Registration Act: To provide for the mandatory licensing and registration of handguns.

   Top Bills of the Week

   

   Please keep in mind that highlighting a bill doesn't imply a POPVOX endorsement in any way. Rather, we're simply trying to offer one more way to stay informed of an overwhelmingly complex legislative system.

   *POPVOX invites organizations to create "sponsored campaigns" on POPVOX, which include policy principles and actionable items directed at Congress. 

4. Weekly Bill Roundup: Feb. 7

   by rachna on February 7, 2013

   While firearms and gun control continue to be on the top of POPVOX users' minds, we are beginning to see an uptick in activity around issues related to the debt ceiling and federal budget. Already, more than 20 bills related to guns have been introduced. (See the full list.) And in the coming days, we expect to hear from House Democrats as they unveil their gun-control agenda. So stay tuned!

   Another trending issue is the federal budget. As the March 1 deadline for Sequestration quickly approaches, Congress must decide once again whether to take action on deficit reduction. Congress was unable to reach agreement on spending cuts last year, but agreed to delay Sequestration until March 1 as part of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 that avoided the full "Fiscal Cliff." Congress needs to hear from their constituents -- and you can weigh in on Sequestration on POPVOX.

   Here are the bills and proposals that POPVOX users weighed in on with Congress in the past week. This week, we're highlighting newcomers on the list. Let us know if this is helpful! Keep in mind that these numbers aren't aggregates of total support, but just what happened in the past seven days.

   Want to be a part of the POPVOXnation conversation? Please join us on Facebook or Twitter. It's a great way to stay connected with the POPVOX team and Congress. Thanks for using POPVOX!

   Top Bills of the Week: Feb. 1 - 7

   • S 174#1 The Ammunition Background Check Act: A bill to appropriately restrict sales of ammunition. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 437#2 The Assault Weapons Ban: To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • S 179#3 The Gun Trafficking Prevention Act: A bill to prevent gun trafficking. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • S 150#4 The Assault Weapons Ban: A bill to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited.
   • HR 367#5 The Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act: to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • Guns#6 Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence: Washington needs to pass gun laws that will keep guns out of the hands of criminals and other prohibited purchasers and keep military-style weapons and high-capacity magazines off of our streets. (Sponsored campaign by Mayors Against Illegal Guns*)
   • HR 444#7 The Require Presidential Leadership and No Deficit (Require a PLAN) Act: To require that, if the President’s fiscal year 2014 budget does not achieve balance in a fiscal year covered by such budget, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by April 1, 2013, which identifies a fiscal year in which balance is achieved. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • S 46#8 The Ensuring the Full Faith and Credit of the US and Protecting America's Soldiers and Seniors Act: A bill to protect Social Security benefits and military pay and require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 431#9 To restore certain authorities of the ATF to administer the firearms laws.
   • HR 449#10 The Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act: To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • S 82#11 The Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act: A bill to provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes.
   • S 147#12 The Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act: A bill to establish minimum standards for States that allow the carrying of concealed firearms.
   • S 33#13 The High Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act: A bill to prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
   • HR 427#14 The Trafficking Reduction and Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act: To prevent the illegal sale of firearms. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 410#15 The Restore the Constitution Act: To provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes.
   • S 35#16 The Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act: A bill to require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition.
   • HR 452#17 The Gun Trafficking Prevention Act: To prevent gun trafficking. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 138#18 The Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act: To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
   • HR 235#19 The Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to States to streamline State requirements and procedures for veterans with military emergency medical training to become civilian emergency medical technicians. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 117#20 The Handgun Licensing and Registration Act: To provide for the mandatory licensing and registration of handguns. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --

   

   Please keep in mind that highlighting a bill doesn't imply a POPVOX endorsement in any way. Rather, we're simply trying to offer one more way to stay informed of an overwhelmingly complex legislative system.

   *POPVOX invites organizations to create "sponsored campaigns" on POPVOX, which include policy principles and actionable items directed at Congress. 

5. Weekly Bill Roundup: Jan. 31

   by rachna on January 31, 2013

   Once again, firearms and gun control continue to be on the top of POPVOX users' minds. Not surprisingly, Congress keeps introducing new bills related to guns. (See the full list.) And this week, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on "What Should America Do About Gun Violence."

   Here are the bills and proposals that POPVOX users weighed in on with Congress in the past week. This week, we're highlighting newcomers on the list. Let us know if this is helpful! Keep in mind that these numbers aren't aggregates of total support, but just what happened in the past seven days.

   Want to be a part of the POPVOXnation conversation? Please join us on Facebook or Twitter. It's a great way to stay connected with the POPVOX team and Congress. Thanks for using POPVOX!

   Top Bills of the Week: Jan. 25 - 31, 2013

   • S 150#1 The Assault Weapons Ban: A bill to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • S 82#2 The Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act: A bill to provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 410#3 The Restore the Constitution Act: To provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • S 33#4 The High Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act: A bill to prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
   • S 35#5 The Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act: A bill to require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition.
   • S 147#6 The Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act: A bill to establish minimum standards for States that allow the carrying of concealed firearms. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • S 22#7 The Gun Show Background Check Act: A bill to establish background check procedures for gun shows.-- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • S 34#8 The Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act: A bill to increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected dangerous terrorists. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • Guns#9 Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence: Washington needs to pass gun laws that will keep guns out of the hands of criminals and other prohibited purchasers and keep military-style weapons and high-capacity magazines off of our streets. (Sponsored campaign* by Mayors Against Illegal Guns)
   • S 2#10 The Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act: A bill to reduce violence and protect the citizens of the United States. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 117#11 The Handgun Licensing and Registration Act: To provide for the mandatory licensing and registration of handguns.
   • HR 138#12 The Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act: To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
   • HR 133#13 The Citizens Protection Act: To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act.
   • HR 431#14 To restore certain authorities of the ATF to administer the firearms laws. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 142#15 The Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act: To require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition.
   • HR 227#16 The Buyback Our Safety Act: To establish a gun buyback grant program.
   • HR 226#17 The Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets (SAFER STREETS) Act: To allow a credit against tax for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons.
   • HR 34#18 The Blair Holt Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act: To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms.
   • HR 321#19 The Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act: To amend the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (Public Law 112-175) to permit research on firearms safety and gun violence.
   • HR 21#20 The NRA Members' Gun Safety Act: To provide for greater safety in the use of firearms.

   

   Please keep in mind that highlighting a bill doesn't imply a POPVOX endorsement in any way. Rather, we're simply trying to offer one more way to stay informed of an overwhelmingly complex legislative system.

   *POPVOX invites organizations to create "sponsored campaigns" on POPVOX, which include policy principles and actionable items directed at Congress. 

6. Weekly Bill Roundup: Jan. 24

   by rachna on January 24, 2013

   In this week's roundup of bill, firearms and gun control continue to be on the top of POPVOX users' minds. Not surprisingly, Congress keeps introducing new bills related to guns. (See the full list.) 

   Here are the bills and proposals that POPVOX users weighed in on with Congress in the past week. This week, we're highlighting newcomers on the list. Let us know if this is helpful! Keep in mind that these numbers aren't aggregates of total support, but just what happened in the past seven days.

   Want to be a part of the POPVOXnation conversation? Please join us on Facebook or Twitter. It's a great way to stay connected with the POPVOX team and Congress. Thanks for using POPVOX!

   Top Bills of the Week: Jan. 18 - 24, 2013

   • HR 226#1 The Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets (SAFER STREETS) Act: To allow a credit against tax for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • Guns#2 Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence: Washington needs to pass gun laws that will keep guns out of the hands of criminals and other prohibited purchasers and keep military-style weapons and high-capacity magazines off of our streets. (Sponsored campaign* by Mayors Against Illegal Guns)
   • HR 227#3 The Buyback Our Safety Act: To establish a gun buyback grant program.
   • HR 238#4 The Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act: To restrict the ability of a person whose Federal license to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms has been revoked, whose application to renew such a license has been denied, or who has received a license revocation or renewal denial notice, to transfer business inventory firearms. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 138#5 The Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act: To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
   • HR 142#6 The Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act: To require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition.
   • HR 133#7 The Citizens Protection Act: To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act.
   • HR 236#8 The Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act: To ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • Guns#9 New Version of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) is working on a new version of the federal Assault Weapons Ban, a law she helped write in 1994 and has been trying to revive since it expired in 2004. The legislation, which will be introduced in 2013, proposes a ban on assault weapons and large ammunition magazines, strips and drums that hold more than 10 rounds -- but would grandfather in weapons and magazines purchased legally before the new law takes effect. (Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-CA, will introduce this bill on Jan. 24, 2013)
   • HR 321#10 The Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act: To amend the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (Public Law 112-175) to permit research on firearms safety and gun violence. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 117#11 The Handgun Licensing and Registration Act: To provide for the mandatory licensing and registration of handguns.
   • HJRes 15#12 Resolution repealing the 22nd Amendment, removing Presidential term limits.
   • Guns#13 Protecting law-abiding Americans' Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self-defense. Congress needs to protect the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms and oppose all legislation that would penalize law-abiding citizens by banning guns, ammunition, or magazines. (Sponsored campaign* by Firearms Policy Coalition)
   • HR 21#14 The NRA Members' Gun Safety Act: To provide for greater safety in the use of firearms.
   • HR 34#15 The Blair Holt Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act: To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms.
   • HR 141#16 The Gun Show Loophole Closing Act: To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows.
   • S 35#17 The Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act: A bill to require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HRes 35#18 Resolution expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • S 33#19 The High Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act: A bill to prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices. -- Debuting on the "Top Bills" list! --
   • HR 65#20 The Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act: To prevent children’s access to firearms.

   

   Please keep in mind that highlighting a bill doesn't imply a POPVOX endorsement in any way. Rather, we're simply trying to offer one more way to stay informed of an overwhelmingly complex legislative system.

   *POPVOX invites organizations to create "sponsored campaigns" on POPVOX, which include policy principles and actionable items directed at Congress. 

    

    

7. Weekly Bill Roundup: Jan. 17

   by rachna on January 17, 2013

   In the early weeks of the 113th Congress, it's clear that firearms and gun control policies dominate the minds of POPVOXnation. Here are the bills and proposals that POPVOX users weighed in on with Congress in the past week. Keep in mind that these numbers aren't aggregates of total support, but just what happened in the past seven days.

   Want to be a part of the POPVOXnation conversation? Please join us on Facebook or Twitter. It's a great way to stay connected with the POPVOX team and Congress. Thanks for using POPVOX!

   Top Bills of the Week

   • Guns#1 Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence (sponsored campaign* proposed by Mayors Against Illegal Guns): Washington needs to pass gun laws that will keep guns out of the hands of criminals and other prohibited purchasers and keep military-style weapons and high-capacity magazines off of our streets.
   • Guns#2 Protecting law-abiding Americans' Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self-defense (sponsored campaign* proposed by Firearms Policy Coalition): Congress needs to protect the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms and oppose all legislation that would penalize law-abiding citizens by banning guns, ammunition, or magazines.
   • HR 138#3 Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act: To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
   • HR 45#4 Repeal "Obamacare": To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
   • HR 142#5 Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act: To require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition.
   • HR 133#6 Citizens Protection Act: To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act.
   • HR 141#7 Gun Show Loophole Closing Act: To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows.
   • HJRes 15#8 Repealing the 22nd Amendment: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.
   • HR 117#9 Handgun Licensing and Registration Act: To provide for the mandatory licensing and registration of handguns.
   • Guns#10 New Version of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) is working on a new version of the federal Assault Weapons Ban, a law she helped write in 1994 and has been trying to revive since it expired in 2004. The legislation would propose a ban on assault weapons and large ammunition magazines, strips and drums that hold more than 10 rounds -- but would grandfather in weapons and magazines purchased legally before the new law takes effect.
   • HR 25#11 Fair Tax Act: To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.
   • HR 34#12 Blair Holt Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act: To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms.
   • HR 21#13 NRA Members' Gun Safety Act: To provide for greater safety in the use of firearms.
   • HR 65#14 Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act: To prevent children’s access to firearms.
   • HR 35#15 Safe Schools Act: To restore safety to America’s schools.
   • HR 137#16 Fix Gun Checks Act: To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale.
   • HR 75#17 American Sovereignty Restoration Act: To end membership of the United States in the United Nations.
   • HR 132#18 ObamaCare Repeal Act: To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
   • HR 93#19 Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act: To restrict the ability of a person whose Federal license to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms has been revoked, whose application to renew such a license has been denied, or who has received a license revocation or renewal denial notice, to transfer business inventory firearms.
   • HR 227#20 Buyback our Safety Act: To establish a gun buyback grant program.

   

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8. Weekly Bill Roundup: Jan. 10

   by rachna on January 10, 2013

   It's a New Year -- and the first full week of the 113th Congress. So here are the priorities of POPVOXnation in the first Weekly Roundup of the year!

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   Top Bills of the Week

   • Guns#1 Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence (proposed by Mayors Against Illegal Guns)
   • HJRes 15#2 Repealing the 22nd amendment, removing Presidential term limits.
   • Guns#3 New Version of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban (proposed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-CA)
   • HR 138#4 The High Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act
   • HR 133#5 To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act
   • HR 142#6 Requiring face to face ammunition purchases.
   • HR 117#7 To provide for the mandatory licensing and registration of handguns.
   • HR 141#8 Closing the ‘gun show loophole.’
   • HR 34#9 The Blair Holt Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act
   • HR 65#10 Raising the age of legal handgun ownership to 21.
   • HR 137#11 The Fix Gun Checks Act
   • HR 21#12 The NRA Members' Gun Safety Act
   • NASA#13 Doubling Funding for NASA (proposed by Penny4NASA)
   • HR 35#14 The Safe Schools Act
   • HR 25#15 The Fair Tax Act
   • HR 93#16 Restricting those with revoked firearms licenses from transferring inventory firearms.
   • HR 822#17 The National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act (Supporting reintroduction)
   • HR 308#18 The Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act (Supporting reintroduction)
   • HR 75#19 To end membership of the United States in the United Nations.
   • HRes 10#20 Recognizing the 100th Anniversary of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

   

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9. Weekly Bill Roundup: Dec. 27

   by rachna on December 31, 2012

   Firearms and gun control legislation again were on the minds of POPVOXnation. Half the top proposals that people weighed in on were related to guns. The "Fiscal Cliff" was also a top priority, especially as the deadline looms close. Last week, a record number of people came to POPVOX.com and our tools on various organization websites to share their voice with their Members of Congress. This is a critical time for our nation -- and now, more than ever, Congress needs to hear from their constituents.

   Here's a recap of what POPVOX users weighed in on last week. Thanks for using POPVOX!

   Top Bills of the Week

   • Guns#1 Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence (Proposed by Mayors Against Illegal Guns)
   • Guns#2 Sen. Feinstein's New Version of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
   • HR 591#3 Gun Show Loophole Closing Act
   • Guns#4 A Federal Assault Weapons Ban (Proposed by Mayors Against Illegal Guns)
   • Taxes#5 Allow Tax Cuts to Expire for Households Making More Than $250,000/year ("Fiscal Cliff" proposal by the President and Congressional Democrats)
   • NASA#6 Doubling Funding for NASA (Proposed by Penny4NASA)
   • HR 1552#7 Preventing Gun Violence Act
   • HR 6704#8 To reauthorize the ban on undetectable firearms.
   • S 436#9 Fix Gun Checks Act
   • HR 6685#10 Banning the Five-seveN pistol and handguns and ammunition that penetrate body armor.
   • HR 6680#11 The Blair Holt Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act
   • S 3412#12 Middle Class Tax Cut Act
   • S 1973#13 Gun Trafficking Prevention Act
   • S 1925#14 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act
   • HR 6079#15 The Repeal of Obamacare Act
   • S 3692#16 The Save Our Students (SOS) Act
   • S 3693#17 The School Safety Enhancements Act
   • Taxes#18 Cap Federal Tax Deductions at $50,000 ("Fiscal Cliff" proposal by Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)
   • HR 3814#19 To prohibit the Department of Justice from tracking and cataloguing the purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns.
   • HR 3814#20 The Permanent Tax Relief for Families and Small Businesses Act (Plan B) (Proposed by House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH, 8).

   

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10. Weekly Bill Roundup: Dec. 20

    by rachna on December 22, 2012

    This week was far from ordinary for the POPVOX community. A record number of people came to POPVOX.com and our tools on various organization websites to share their voice with their Members of Congress. This is a critical time for our nation as we mourn the tragedy in Newtown, CT, and discuss how, if at all, Congress should respond -- and grapple with the "Fiscal Cliff." And now, more than ever, Congress needs to hear from their constituents. 

    Here's a recap of what POPVOX users weighed in on this week.

    Top Bills of the Week

    • Guns#1 Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence (Proposed by Mayors Against Illegal Guns)
    • S 436#2 Fix Gun Checks Act
    • Guns#3 A Federal Assault Weapons Ban (Proposed by Mayors Against Illegal Guns)
    • HR 591#4 Gun Show Loophole Closing Act
    • Taxes#5 Allow Tax Cuts to Expire for Households Making More Than $250,000/year ("Fiscal Cliff" proposal by the President and Congressional Democrats)
    • NASA#6 Doubling Funding for NASA (Proposed by Penny4NASA)
    • S 3664#7 A Bill to Provide for Debt Limit Extensions.
    • S 1973#8 Gun Trafficking Prevention Act
    • Taxes#9 Cap Federal Tax Deductions at $50,000 ("Fiscal Cliff" proposal by Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN))
    • S 3412#10 Middle Class Tax Cut Act
    • HR 1552#11 Preventing Gun Violence Act
    • HR 2613#12 Citizens Protection Act
    • S 3673#13 A Bill to Provide a Comprehensive Deficit Reduction Plan
    • S 1925#14 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act
    • HR 3814#15 To prohibit the Department of Justice from tracking and cataloguing the purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns.
    • Medicare#16 Raise the Medicare Eligibility Age ("Fiscal Cliff" proposal; part of the Lieberman-Coburn Health Proposal)
    • Medicare#17 Increase Medicare Premiums for High-Income Beneficiaries ("Fiscal Cliff" proposal by the President)
    • Taxes#18 Reform US international Tax System ("Fiscal Cliff" proposal by the President)
    • Medicare#19 Align Medicare Part D Drug Payment Policies with Medicaid Policies ("Fiscal Cliff" proposal by the President)
    • HR 5652#20 Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act (formerly the Flood Insurance Reform Act)

    

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11. Weekly Bill Roundup: Dec. 14

    by rachna on December 15, 2012

    See which bills, resolutions and treaties were the most popular among POPVOX users in our weekly round-up. Want to be a part of the POPVOXnation conversation? Please join us on Facebook or Twitter. Thanks for using POPVOX!

    Top Bills of the Week

    • NASA#1 Doubling Funding for NASA
    • S 3525#2 The Middle Class Tax Cut Act
    • S 3637#3 A bill to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program.
    • HR 2400#4 The Religious and Parental Rights Defense Act
    • S 1925#5 The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act
    • HR 6190#6 The Asthma Inhalers Relief (AIR) Act
    • HR 6625#7 The Violence Against Indian Women Act
    • HR 6079#8 The Repeal of Obamacare Act
    • Deficit#9 Preserving Mortgage Interest Tax Deductions
    • S 3542#10 The No-Hassle Flying Act
    • HR 1974#11 The Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act
    • S 1998#12 The DART Act
    • HR 3#13 The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
    • S 3315#14 The GAO Mandates Revision Act
    • HR 4170#15 The Student Loan Forgiveness Act
    • HRes 824#16 Establishing a select committee to investigate and report on the attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
    • HR 4310#17 The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
    • HR 6364#18 The Frank Buckles World War I Memorial Act
    • SRes 594#19 Establishing a Senate select committee to investigate the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attacks against the US consulate in Libya.
    • HR 2492#20 The Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act

    

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12. Weekly Bill Roundup: Dec. 7

    by rachna on December 8, 2012

    See which bills, resolutions and treaties were the most popular among POPVOX users in our weekly round-up. Want to be a part of the POPVOXnation conversation? Please join us on Facebook or Twitter. Thanks for using POPVOX!

    Top Bills of the Week

    • NASA#1 Doubling Funding for NASA
    • S 3525#2 The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act
    • UN#3 The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
    • S 3412#4 The Middle Class Tax Cut Act
    • HR 6079#5 The Repeal of Obamacare Act
    • HR 3#6 The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
    • HR 6620#7 The Former Presidents Protection Act
    • S 3354#8 The Transition Assistance Advisor Act
    • S 2367#9 The 21st Century Language Act
    • HR 975#10 The Anti-Bullying and Harassment Act
    • HR 5817#11 The Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act
    • HR 6223#12 Clarifies employment duration by Chief of Mission or certain US Armed Forces employees for naturalization purposes.
    • HCR 40#13 In support of a National Day of Silence regarding anti-LGBT bullying in schools.
    • HR 6582#14 The American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act
    • S 2535#15 The Sportsmen's Act
    • HR 4170#16 The Student Loan Forgiveness Act
    • S 3486#17 The Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act
    • HRes 785#18 Condemning discrimination against Sikh-Americans and Gurdwara vandalism.
    • S 3304#19 The Federal Buildings Designation Act
    • HR 6605#20 To eliminate an unnecessary reporting requirement for an unfunded DNA Identification grant program.

    

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13. Weekly Bill Roundup: Nov. 30

    by rachna on November 30, 2012

    See which bills, resolutions and treaties were the most popular among POPVOX users in our weekly round-up. Want to be a part of the POPVOXnation conversation? Please join us on Facebook or Twitter. Thanks for using POPVOX!

    Top Bills of the Week

    • NASA#1 Doubling Funding for NASA
    • S 3525#2 The Sportsmen's Act
    • HR 511#3 Prohibiting importing injurious species of constrictor snakes
    • HR 6429#4 The STEM Jobs Act
    • HR 6328#5 The Clothe a Homeless Hero Act
    • S 3412#6 The Middle Class Tax Cut Act
    • S 3220#7 The Paycheck Fairness Act
    • HR 6025#8 The Mandatory Operational Control Reporting and Performance Measures Act
    • HR 5913#9 The DHS Accountability Act
    • HR 6079#10 The Repeal of Obamacare Act
    • HR 3563#11 The Integrated Public Alert Warning System Modernization Act
    • HR 3#12 The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
    • HR 915#13 The Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act
    • HR 5997#14 The Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act
    • HR 3032#15 The Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act
    • HR 5959#16 The Appalachian Communities Health Emergency (ACHE) Act
    • S 1108#17 The 10 Million Solar Roofs Act
    • HR 4170#18 The Student Loan Forgiveness Act
    • HR 2672#19 The Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act
    • HR 2674#20 The 340B Program Improvement Act

    

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14. Weekly Bill Round Up: Nov. 15

    by rachna on November 18, 2012

    See which bills, resolutions and treaties were the most popular among POPVOX users in our weekly round-up. Want to be a part of the POPVOXnation conversation? Please join us on Facebook or Twitter. Thanks for using POPVOX!

    Top Bills of the Week

    • S 3525#1 The Sportsmen's Act (S 3525)
    • HR 6079#2 The Repeal of Obamacare Act (HR 6079)
    • HR 6286#3 The Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act (HR 6286)
    • NASA#4 Doubling Funding for NASA
    • S 3412#5 The Middle Class Tax Cut Act (S 3412)
    • HR 4170#6 The Student Loan Forgiveness Act (HR 4170)
    • S 3551#7 Requiring investigations into the Sept. 2012 attacks on US missions in Libya, Egypt and Yemen. (S 3551)
    • HR 3553#8 The Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act (HR 3553)
    • HR 2306#9 The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act (HR 2306)
    • S 3414#10 The Cybersecurity Act (S 3414)
    • HR 319#11 The Veterans Day Off Act (HR 319)
    • HR 6388#12 Strengthening the Horse Protection Act (HR 6388)
    • HRes 736#13 Expressing opposition to the use of gases to euthanize shelter animals. (HRes 736)
    • HJRes 36#14 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the Electoral College. (HJRes 36)
    • S 3349#15 The Zero Tolerance for Veterans Homelessness Act (S 3349)
    • Budget#16 Sequestration
    • HR 2672#17 The Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act (HR 2672)
    • HR 6580#18 The Veterans Dental and Vision Benefits Act (HR 6580)
    • HR 2674#19 The 340B Program Improvement Act (HR 2674)
    • HR 2673#20 The Gulf Coast Oil and Gas Royalty Giveaway Repeal and Deficit Reduction Act (HR 2673)

    

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15. Weekly Bill Round Up: Nov. 9

    by rachna on November 10, 2012

    The elections are over! Congress returns from recess on Tuesday. Here are the bills that are on POPVOX users' minds this past week.

    Top Bills of the Week

    • HR 6079#1 The Repeal of Obamacare Act
    • NASA#2 Doubling Funding for NASA
    • S 3412#3 The Middle Class Tax Cut Act
    • Budget#4 Sequestration
    • HR 3553#5 The Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act
    • HJRes 36#6 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the Electoral College
    • HR 2306#7 The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act
    • HJRes 121#8 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to award 29 extra electoral votes to the Presidential candidate with the largest percentage of the popular vote.
    • S 1549#9 The American Jobs Act
    • HR 2672#10 The Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act
    • HR 6388#11 Strengthening the Horse Protection Act
    • HR 6286#12 The Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act
    • S 3525#13 The Sportsmen's Act
    • S 3551#14 Requiring investigations into the Sept. 2012 attacks on US missions in Libya, Egypt and Yemen.
    • HR 2673#15 The Gulf Coast Oil and Gas Royalty Giveaway Repeal and Deficit Reduction Act
    • HR 2674#16 The 340B Program Improvement Act
    • HR 3035#17 The Mobile Informational Call Act
    • HR 258#18 The Protect Life Act
    • S 1108#19 The 10 Million Solar Roofs Act
    • S 3250#20 The Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (SAFER) Act

    

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16. Weekly Bill Round Up: Nov. 1

    by rachna on November 3, 2012

    Can you believe the election is just days away? Have you checked out your Congress Match? And now for the weekly bill roundup. Thanks for using POPVOX and don't forget to vote!

    Top Bills of the Week

    • NASA#1 Doubling Funding for NASA
    • HR 6079#2 The Repeal of Obamacare Act
    • S 3250#3 The Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (SAFER) Act
    • S 3412#4 The Middle Class Tax Cut Act
    • HR 2673#5 The Gulf Coast Oil and Gas Royalty Giveaway Repeal and Deficit Reduction Act
    • HR 2672#6 The Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act
    • S 3609#7 The Internet Radio Fairness Act
    • HR 2674#8 The 340B Program Improvement Act
    • HRes 672#9 US energy, environmental, and foreign policies should reflect issues related to climate change.
    • HR 6388#10 The Strengthening the Horse Protection Act
    • S 1549#11 The American Jobs Act
    • HR 6411#12 The Inclusive Prosperity Act
    • HR 3553#13 The Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act
    • HR 2979#14 The Natural Disaster Emergency Mortgage Relief Act
    • HR 358#15 The Protect Life Act
    • HR 6480#16 The Internet Radio Fairness Act
    • Budget#17 Sequestration
    • HR 2449#18 The Fresh Start Act
    • HR 2475#19 To authorize a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction at Surf City and North Topsail Beach, North Carolina
    • HR 2258#20 The National Hurricane Research Initiative Act

    

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17. Weekly Bill Round Up: Oct. 26

    by rachna on October 26, 2012

    See which bills, resolutions and treaties were the most popular among POPVOX users in our weekly round-up. Want to be a part of the POPVOXnation conversation? Please join us on Facebook or Twitter. Thanks for using POPVOX!

    Top Bills of the Week

    • NASA#1 Doubling Funding for NASA
    • HR 6079#2 The Repeal of Obamacare Act
    • HR 3553#3 The Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act
    • S 3412#4 The Middle Class Tax Cut Act
    • HR 6388#5 Stengthening the Horse Protection Act
    • HR 1487#6 The Poison-Free Poultry Act
    • HR 6509#7 The Reducing food-based Inorganic and Organic Compounds Exposure Act
    • S 1955#8 Authorizing interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk for human consumption.
    • S 3525#9 The Sportsmen's Act
    • HR 3984#10 The Arsenic Prevention and Protection from Lead Exposure in Juice (APPLE Juice) Act
    • SRes 556#11 Suspending foreign assistance to Libya and Egypt until the President certifies that both governments are providing proper security at US embassies and consulates.
    • S 1549#12 The American Jobs Act
    • HR 6511#13 Requiring investigations into the Sept. 2012 attacks on US missions in Libya, Egypt and Yemen.
    • HR 2673#14 The Gulf Coast Oil and Gas Royalty Giveaway Repeal and Deficit Reduction Act
    • HR 2672#15 The Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act
    • S 3551#16 Requiring investigations into the Sept. 2012 attacks on US missions in Libya, Egypt and Yemen.
    • Budget#17 Sequestration
    • HR 5542#18 The Bring Jobs Home Act
    • HR 1672#19 The Brewers Excise and Economic Relief (BEER) Act
    • S 3609#20 The Internet Radio Fairness Act

    

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18. Weekly Bill Round Up: Oct. 18

    by rachna on October 20, 2012

    See which bills, resolutions and treaties were the most popular among POPVOX users in our weekly round-up. Want to be a part of the POPVOXnation conversation? Please join us on Facebook or Twitter. Thanks for using POPVOX!

    Top Bills of the Week

    • S 3525#1 The Sportsmen's Act
    • NASA#2 Doubling Funding for NASA
    • HR 6079#3 The Repeal of Obamacare Act
    • HR 6388#4 Strengthening the Horse Protection Act
    • HR 4089#5 The Sportsmen's Heritage Act
    • HR 4183#6 The Weekend Voting Act
    • S 1549#7 The American Jobs Act
    • S 3412#8 The Middle Class Tax Cut Act
    • HR 6530#9 The Global Free Internet Act
    • HR 2673#10 The Gulf Coast Oil and Gas Royalty Giveaway Repeal and Deficit Reduction Act
    • HR 2672#11 The Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act
    • SRes 446#12 Expressing that the UN should not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet.
    • HR 2606#13 The New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act
    • HR 3032#14 The Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act
    • S 3609#15 The Internet Radio Fairness Act
    • Budget#16 Sequestration
    • HR 2306#17 The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act
    • HR 2674#18 The 340B Program Improvement Act
    • S 2547#19 The Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act
    • HRes 762#20 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding community-based civil defense and power generation.

    

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19. Weekly Bill Round Up: Oct. 12

    by rachna on October 12, 2012

    See which bills and resolutions were the most popular among POPVOX users in our weekly round-up. Want to be a part of the POPVOXnation conversation? Please join us on Facebook or Twitter. Thanks for using POPVOX!

    Top Bills of the Week

    • S 3525#1 The Sportsmen's Act
    • NASA#2 Doubling Funding for NASA
    • HR 6079#3 The Repeal of Obamacare Act
    • HR 4089#4 The Sportsmen's Heritage Act
    • S 3609#5 The Internet Radio Fairness Act
    • HR 6388#6 Strengthening the Horse Protection Act
    • HR 6480#7 The Internet Radio Fairness Act
    • S 1549#8 The American Jobs Act
    • S 1370#9 The After School for America's Children Act
    • HR 6566#10 The Mass Fatality Planning and Religious Considerations Act
    • Budget#11 Sequestration
    • HR 2673#12 The Gulf Coast Oil and Gas Royalty Giveaway Repeal and Deficit Reduction Act
    • HR 3032#13 The Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act
    • S 3412#14 The Middle Class Tax Cut Act
    • HR 3035#15 The Mobile Informational Call Act
    • HR 4114#16 The Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act
    • HJRes 17#17 Removing Presidential term limits.
    • HR 2672#18 The Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act
    • HR 3#19 The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
    • HR 2306#20 The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act

    

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20. Weekly Bill Round Up: Oct. 4

    by rachna on October 4, 2012

    See which bills were the most popular among POPVOX users in our weekly round-up. Want to be a part of the POPVOXnation conversation? Please join us on Facebook or Twitter. Thanks for using POPVOX!

    Top Bills of the Week

    • HR 6388#1 The Strengthening the Horse Protection Act
    • HR 4114#2 The Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act
    • HR 6079#3 The Repeal of Obamacare Act
    • S 3609#4 The Internet Radio Fairness Act
    • NASA#5 Doubling Funding for NASA
    • HR 6480#6 The Internet Radio Fairness Act
    • Budget#7 Sequestration
    • HR 3432#8 The Rural Economic Vitalization Act
    • HR 2673#9 The Gulf Coast Oil and Gas Royalty Giveaway Repeal and Deficit Reduction Act
    • S 3412#10 The Middle Class Tax Cut Act
    • HR 2966#11 The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act
    • S 3448#12 The Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act
    • S 1281#13 The Horse Transportation Safety Act
    • S 1649#14 The American Jobs Act
    • HR 2672#15 The Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act
    • HR 6083#16 The Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act
    • HR 4103#17 The Canine Members of the Armed Forces Act
    • HRes 762#18 Expressing the sense of the House regarding community-based power generation.
    • HR 2657#19 The Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act
    • HR 668#20 The Secure High-voltage Infrastructure for Electricity from Lethal Damage (SHIELD) Act

    

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