<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<bill>
  <bill-type>h</bill-type>
  <blog-article-count type="integer">7</blog-article-count>
  <hot-bill-category-id type="integer" nil="true"></hot-bill-category-id>
  <id type="integer">55382</id>
  <introduced type="integer">1235624400</introduced>
  <is-frontpage-hot type="boolean">false</is-frontpage-hot>
  <last-speech type="integer" nil="true"></last-speech>
  <last-vote-date type="integer" nil="true"></last-vote-date>
  <last-vote-roll type="integer" nil="true"></last-vote-roll>
  <last-vote-where nil="true"></last-vote-where>
  <lastaction type="integer">1235624400</lastaction>
  <news-article-count type="integer" nil="true"></news-article-count>
  <number type="integer">1236</number>
  <page-views-count type="integer">389</page-views-count>
  <pl nil="true"></pl>
  <plain-language-summary nil="true"></plain-language-summary>
  <rolls nil="true"></rolls>
  <session type="integer">111</session>
  <sponsor-id type="integer">400346</sponsor-id>
  <summary>	2/26/2009--Introduced.Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2009 - Prohibits any federal funds from being provided to a hospital under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act or to a state, with respect to hospital services, under title XIX (Medicaid) of such Act, unless the hospital meets certain conditions related to a woman who is a victim of sexual assault, including that the hospital: (1) provides the woman with accurate and unbiased information about emergency contraception; (2) offers emergency contraception to the woman; (3) provides the woman such contraception at the hospital on her request; and (4) does not deny any such services because of the inability of the woman or her family to pay.</summary>
  <topresident-date type="integer">1235624400</topresident-date>
  <topresident-datetime type="date">2009-02-26</topresident-datetime>
  <updated type="timestamp">Fri Nov 13 15:22:27 -0600 2009</updated>
  <bill-titles type="array">
    <bill-title>
      <as>introduced</as>
      <bill-id type="integer">55382</bill-id>
      <fti-titles>'act':6 '2009':8 'rape':4 'emerg':5 'assist':2 'compassion':1</fti-titles>
      <id type="integer">69388</id>
      <is-default type="boolean">false</is-default>
      <title>Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2009</title>
      <title-type>short</title-type>
    </bill-title>
    <bill-title>
      <as>introduced</as>
      <bill-id type="integer">55382</bill-id>
      <fti-titles>'fund':10 'emerg':19 'feder':9 'women':22 'hospit':7 'provid':2 'provis':5 'receiv':8 'sexual':27 'assault':28 'medicar':13 'program':14,17 'medicaid':16 'survivor':25 'contracept':20</fti-titles>
      <id type="integer">69263</id>
      <is-default type="boolean">false</is-default>
      <title>To provide for the provision by hospitals receiving Federal funds through the Medicare Program or Medicaid Program of emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault.</title>
      <title-type>official</title-type>
    </bill-title>
  </bill-titles>
  <last-action>
    <action-type>action</action-type>
    <amendment-id type="integer" nil="true"></amendment-id>
    <bill-id type="integer">55382</bill-id>
    <created-at type="timestamp" nil="true"></created-at>
    <date type="integer">1235624400</date>
    <datetime type="timestamp">Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009</datetime>
    <how nil="true"></how>
    <id type="integer">185734</id>
    <result nil="true"></result>
    <roll-call-id type="integer" nil="true"></roll-call-id>
    <roll-call-number type="integer" nil="true"></roll-call-number>
    <text>Referred to House Ways and Means</text>
    <vote-type nil="true"></vote-type>
    <where nil="true"></where>
  </last-action>
  <sponsor>
    <biography nil="true"></biography>
    <bioguideid>R000462</bioguideid>
    <birthday type="date">1952-10-14</birthday>
    <blog-article-count type="integer">1370</blog-article-count>
    <congress-office>2303 Rayburn House Office Building</congress-office>
    <contact-webform>https://forms.house.gov/rothman/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm</contact-webform>
    <district>9</district>
    <email nil="true"></email>
    <fax>202-225-5851</fax>
    <firstname>Steven</firstname>
    <fti-names>'d':4 '-9':6 'nj':5 'rep':1 'steven':2,7,9 'rothman':3,8,10</fti-names>
    <gender>M</gender>
    <id type="integer">400346</id>
    <lastname>Rothman</lastname>
    <metavid-id>Steven_R._Rothman</metavid-id>
    <middlename>R.</middlename>
    <name>Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]</name>
    <news-article-count type="integer">376</news-article-count>
    <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
    <osid>N00008619</osid>
    <page-views-count type="integer">6084</page-views-count>
    <party>Democrat</party>
    <phone>202-225-5061</phone>
    <religion>Jewish</religion>
    <state>NJ</state>
    <sunlight-nickname>Steve</sunlight-nickname>
    <title>Rep.</title>
    <unaccented-name>Steven Rothman</unaccented-name>
    <url nil="true"></url>
    <user-approval type="float" nil="true"></user-approval>
    <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
    <website>http://www.house.gov/rothman/</website>
    <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
  </sponsor>
  <co-sponsors type="array">
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>A000014</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1938-06-26</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">4136</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>1502 Longworth House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.house.gov/abercrombie/e_form.shtml</contact-webform>
      <district>1</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-4580</fax>
      <firstname>Neil</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 '-1':6 'hi':5 'rep':1 'neil':2,7,9 'abercrombi':3,8,10</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400001</id>
      <lastname>Abercrombie</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Neil_Abercrombie</metavid-id>
      <middlename nil="true"></middlename>
      <name>Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">2231</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00007665</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">9566</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-2726</phone>
      <religion nil="true"></religion>
      <state>HI</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Neil Abercrombie</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">1.5</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.house.gov/abercrombie/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>B000410</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1941-04-15</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">5198</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>2221 Rayburn House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.house.gov/berman/contact/</contact-webform>
      <district>28</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-3196</fax>
      <firstname>Howard</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 'ca':5 '-28':6 'rep':1 'berman':3,8,10 'howard':2,7,9</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400025</id>
      <lastname>Berman</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Howard_L._Berman</metavid-id>
      <middlename>L.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">2287</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00008094</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">9681</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-4695</phone>
      <religion>Jewish</religion>
      <state>CA</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Howard Berman</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">2.6875</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.house.gov/berman/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>B001227</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1945-04-07</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">1842</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>206 Cannon House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.house.gov/formrobertbrady/issue.htm</contact-webform>
      <district>1</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-0088</fax>
      <firstname>Robert</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 '-1':6 'pa':5 'rep':1 'bradi':3,8,10 'robert':2,7,9</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400047</id>
      <lastname>Brady</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Robert_A._Brady</metavid-id>
      <middlename>A.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">698</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00001619</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">6708</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-4731</phone>
      <religion nil="true"></religion>
      <state>PA</state>
      <sunlight-nickname>Bob</sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Robert Brady</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">1.625</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.house.gov/robertbrady/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>C001036</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1938-01-10</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">3257</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>1110 Longworth House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.house.gov/capps/contact/send_an_email.shtml</contact-webform>
      <district>23</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-5632</fax>
      <firstname>Lois</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 'ca':5 '-23':6 'loi':2,7,9 'rep':1 'capp':3,8,10</fti-names>
      <gender>F</gender>
      <id type="integer">400062</id>
      <lastname>Capps</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Lois_Capps</metavid-id>
      <middlename nil="true"></middlename>
      <name>Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">1586</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00007232</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">7292</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-3601</phone>
      <religion>Lutheran</religion>
      <state>CA</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Lois Capps</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">4.44444444444444</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.house.gov/capps/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>C001072</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1974-10-16</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">1800</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>2455 Rayburn House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://carson.house.gov/contact.me.shtml</contact-webform>
      <district>7</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-5633</fax>
      <firstname>Andr&#233;</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 '-7':6 'rep':1 'andr':9 'andr&#233;':2,7 'carson':3,8,10</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">412258</id>
      <lastname>Carson</lastname>
      <metavid-id nil="true"></metavid-id>
      <middlename nil="true"></middlename>
      <name>Rep. Andr&#233; Carson [D, IN-7]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">357</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00029513</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">4456</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-4011</phone>
      <religion nil="true"></religion>
      <state>IN</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Andre Carson</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">2.55555555555556</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://carson.house.gov/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>D000598</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1944-04-13</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">3490</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>1526 Longworth House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.house.gov/susandavis/contact.shtml</contact-webform>
      <district>53</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-2948</fax>
      <firstname>Susan</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 'ca':5 '-53':6 'rep':1 'davi':3,8,10 'susan':2,7,9</fti-names>
      <gender>F</gender>
      <id type="integer">400097</id>
      <lastname>Davis</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Susan_A._Davis</metavid-id>
      <middlename>A.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">1082</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00009604</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">7461</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-2040</phone>
      <religion>Jewish</religion>
      <state>CA</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Susan Davis</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">2.45454545454545</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.house.gov/susandavis/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>D000191</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1947-05-27</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">5349</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>2134 Rayburn House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.house.gov/formdefazio/contact.html</contact-webform>
      <district>4</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-0032</fax>
      <firstname>Peter</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 '-4':6 'rep':1 'peter':2,7,9 'defazio':3,8,10</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400100</id>
      <lastname>DeFazio</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Peter_A._DeFazio</metavid-id>
      <middlename>A.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">2539</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00007781</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">9058</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-6416</phone>
      <religion>Catholic</religion>
      <state>OR</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Peter DeFazio</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">5.86363636363636</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.house.gov/defazio/</website>
      <youtube-id>PeterDeFazio</youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>D000216</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1943-03-02</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">5492</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>2262 Rayburn House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://delauro.house.gov/contact_form_email.cfm</contact-webform>
      <district>3</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-4890</fax>
      <firstname>Rosa</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 '-3':6 'ct':5 'rep':1 'rosa':2,7,9 'delauro':3,8,10</fti-names>
      <gender>F</gender>
      <id type="integer">400103</id>
      <lastname>DeLauro</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Rosa_L._DeLauro</metavid-id>
      <middlename>L.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D, CT-3]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">2823</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00000615</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">11797</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-3661</phone>
      <religion>Roman Catholic</religion>
      <state>CT</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Rosa DeLauro</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">0.838709677419355</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.house.gov/delauro/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>F000030</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1941-07-04</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">2891</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>1221 Longworth House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.farr.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=202</contact-webform>
      <district>17</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-6791</fax>
      <firstname>Sam</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 'ca':5 '-17':6 'rep':1 'sam':2,7,9 'farr':3,8,10</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400129</id>
      <lastname>Farr</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Sam_Farr</metavid-id>
      <middlename nil="true"></middlename>
      <name>Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">1495</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00007312</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">7363</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-2861</phone>
      <religion>Episcopalian</religion>
      <state>CA</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Sam Farr</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">3.72727272727273</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.farr.house.gov/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>H000324</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1936-09-05</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">3714</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>2353 Rayburn House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.alceehastings.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=104&amp;Itemid=</contact-webform>
      <district>23</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-1171</fax>
      <firstname>Alcee</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 'fl':5 '-23':6 'rep':1 'alce':2,7,9 'hast':3,8,10</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400170</id>
      <lastname>Hastings</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Alcee_L._Hastings</metavid-id>
      <middlename>L.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">1611</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00002884</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">8143</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-1313</phone>
      <religion>African Methodist Episcopal</religion>
      <state>FL</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Alcee Hastings</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">1.89473684210526</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://alceehastings.house.gov/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>H000627</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1938-10-27</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">3909</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>2431 Rayburn House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.house.gov/hinchey/contact/zipauth.shtml</contact-webform>
      <district>22</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-226-0774</fax>
      <firstname>Maurice</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 'ny':5 '-22':6 'rep':1 'mauric':2,7,9 'hinchey':3,8,10</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400178</id>
      <lastname>Hinchey</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Maurice_D._Hinchey</metavid-id>
      <middlename>D.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">2561</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00001222</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">7505</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-6335</phone>
      <religion>Roman Catholic</religion>
      <state>NY</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Maurice Hinchey</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">2.11111111111111</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.house.gov/hinchey/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>H001042</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date" nil="true"></birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">1682</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>1229 Longworth House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://hirono.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm</contact-webform>
      <district>2</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-4987</fax>
      <firstname>Mazie</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 '-2':6 'hi':5 'rep':1 'mazi':2,7,9 'hirono':3,8,10</fti-names>
      <gender>F</gender>
      <id type="integer">412200</id>
      <lastname>Hirono</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Mazie_Hirono</metavid-id>
      <middlename>K.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">492</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00028139</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">6428</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202 225-4906</phone>
      <religion nil="true"></religion>
      <state>HI</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Mazie Hirono</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float" nil="true"></user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://hirono.house.gov/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>H001032</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1948-10-15</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">4060</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>1019 Longworth House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.holt.house.gov/contact.shtml</contact-webform>
      <district>12</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-6025</fax>
      <firstname>Rush</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 'nj':5 '-12':6 'rep':1 'holt':3,8,10 'rush':2,7,9</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400184</id>
      <lastname>Holt</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Rush_D._Holt</metavid-id>
      <middlename>Dew</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">1791</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00000860</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">7415</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-5801</phone>
      <religion>Protestant</religion>
      <state>NJ</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Rush Holt</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float" nil="true"></user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.holt.house.gov</website>
      <youtube-id>RushHolt</youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>H001034</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1941-06-27</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">2223</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>1713 Longworth House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://honda.house.gov/contactmike.shtml</contact-webform>
      <district>15</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-2699</fax>
      <firstname>Michael</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 'ca':5 '-15':6 'rep':1 'mike':9 'honda':3,8,11 'michael':2,7,10</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400185</id>
      <lastname>Honda</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Michael_M._Honda</metavid-id>
      <middlename>M.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">738</news-article-count>
      <nickname>Mike</nickname>
      <osid>N00012611</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">6512</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-2631</phone>
      <religion>Protestant</religion>
      <state>CA</state>
      <sunlight-nickname>Mike</sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Michael Honda</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">3.7</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://honda.house.gov/</website>
      <youtube-id>robpierson</youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>I000026</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1951-02-09</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">4003</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>403 Cannon House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.house.gov/inslee/contact/email.html</contact-webform>
      <district>1</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-226-1606</fax>
      <firstname>Jay</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 '-1':6 'wa':5 'jay':2,7,9 'rep':1 'insle':3,8,10</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400193</id>
      <lastname>Inslee</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Jay_Inslee</metavid-id>
      <middlename nil="true"></middlename>
      <name>Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">1881</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00001725</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">7575</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-6311</phone>
      <religion>Protestant</religion>
      <state>WA</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Jay Inslee</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">5.1</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.house.gov/inslee/</website>
      <youtube-id>jayinslee</youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>I000057</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1958-05-30</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">4531</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>432 Cannon House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.house.gov/formisrael/contact.html</contact-webform>
      <district>2</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-4669</fax>
      <firstname>Steve</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 '-2':6 'ny':5 'rep':1 'steve':2,7,9 'israel':3,8,10</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400195</id>
      <lastname>Israel</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Steve_Israel</metavid-id>
      <middlename>J.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">1877</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00013345</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">6849</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-3335</phone>
      <religion>Jewish</religion>
      <state>NY</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Steve Israel</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">2.14285714285714</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.house.gov/israel/</website>
      <youtube-id>RepSteveIsrael</youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>K000113</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1967-07-14</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">6875</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>407 Cannon House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>https://forms.house.gov/formpatrickkennedy/IMA/contact.htm</contact-webform>
      <district>1</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-3290</fax>
      <firstname>Patrick</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 '-1':6 'ri':5 'rep':1 'kennedi':3,8,10 'patrick':2,7,9</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400215</id>
      <lastname>Kennedy</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Patrick_J._Kennedy</metavid-id>
      <middlename>Joseph</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">2967</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00000360</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">9041</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-4911</phone>
      <religion>Roman Catholic</religion>
      <state>RI</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Patrick Kennedy</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">2.11111111111111</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://patrickkennedy.house.gov/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>K000188</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1963-03-16</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">2177</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>1406 Longworth House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.house.gov/kind/contact.shtml</contact-webform>
      <district>3</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-5739</fax>
      <firstname>Ronald</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 '-3':6 'wi':5 'rep':1 'ron':9 'kind':3,8,11 'ronald':2,7,10</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400218</id>
      <lastname>Kind</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Ron_Kind</metavid-id>
      <middlename>James</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">1011</news-article-count>
      <nickname>Ron</nickname>
      <osid>N00004403</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">6307</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-5506</phone>
      <religion>Lutheran</religion>
      <state>WI</state>
      <sunlight-nickname>Ron</sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Ronald Kind</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">4.4</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.house.gov/kind/</website>
      <youtube-id>repronkind</youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>L000397</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1947-12-21</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">3574</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>102 Cannon House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://lofgren.house.gov/emailform.shtml</contact-webform>
      <district>16</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-3336</fax>
      <firstname>Zoe</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 'ca':5 '-16':6 'rep':1 'zoe':2,7,9 'lofgren':3,8,10</fti-names>
      <gender>F</gender>
      <id type="integer">400245</id>
      <lastname>Lofgren</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Zoe_Lofgren</metavid-id>
      <middlename nil="true"></middlename>
      <name>Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">1551</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00007479</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">8405</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-3072</phone>
      <religion>Lutheran</religion>
      <state>CA</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Zoe Lofgren</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">5.5</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://lofgren.house.gov/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>M000087</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1948-02-19</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">6091</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>2331 Rayburn House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://maloney.house.gov/index.php?option=com_email_form&amp;Itemid=73</contact-webform>
      <district>14</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-4709</fax>
      <firstname>Carolyn</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 'ny':5 '-14':6 'rep':1 'carolyn':2,7,9 'maloney':3,8,10</fti-names>
      <gender>F</gender>
      <id type="integer">400251</id>
      <lastname>Maloney</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Carolyn_B._Maloney</metavid-id>
      <middlename>B.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">2998</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00000078</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">7778</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-7944</phone>
      <religion>Presbyterian</religion>
      <state>NY</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Carolyn Maloney</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">2.0</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://maloney.house.gov/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>M000133</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1946-07-11</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">5999</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>2108 Rayburn House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://markey.house.gov/index.php?option=com_email_form&amp;Itemid=124</contact-webform>
      <district>7</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-226-0092</fax>
      <firstname>Edward</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 '-7':6 'ed':9 'ma':5 'rep':1 'edward':2,7,10 'markey':3,8,11</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400253</id>
      <lastname>Markey</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Edward_J._Markey</metavid-id>
      <middlename>J.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">3103</news-article-count>
      <nickname>Ed</nickname>
      <osid>N00000270</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">8280</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-2836</phone>
      <religion>Roman Catholic</religion>
      <state>MA</state>
      <sunlight-nickname>Ed</sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Edward Markey</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">3.35</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://markey.house.gov/</website>
      <youtube-id>RepMarkey</youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>M001143</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1954-07-12</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">2771</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>1714 Longworth House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.mccollum.house.gov/index.asp?Type=NONE&amp;SEC={AC61FD79-AD5F-440D-A7F0-555B12349E5B}</contact-webform>
      <district>4</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-1968</fax>
      <firstname>Betty</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 '-4':6 'mn':5 'rep':1 'betti':2,7,9 'mccollum':3,8,10</fti-names>
      <gender>F</gender>
      <id type="integer">400259</id>
      <lastname>McCollum</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Betty_McCollum</metavid-id>
      <middlename nil="true"></middlename>
      <name>Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">1022</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00012942</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">6721</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-6631</phone>
      <religion>Roman Catholic</religion>
      <state>MN</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Betty McCollum</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">2.22222222222222</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.mccollum.house.gov/</website>
      <youtube-id>RepMcCollum</youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>M000404</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1936-12-28</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">2613</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>1035 Longworth House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.house.gov/mcdermott/contact.shtml</contact-webform>
      <district>7</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-6197</fax>
      <firstname>James</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 '-7':6 'wa':5 'jim':9 'rep':1 'jame':2,7,10 'mcdermott':3,8,11</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400262</id>
      <lastname>McDermott</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Jim_McDermott</metavid-id>
      <middlename>A.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">927</news-article-count>
      <nickname>Jim</nickname>
      <osid>N00009829</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">10489</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-3106</phone>
      <religion>Episcopalian</religion>
      <state>WA</state>
      <sunlight-nickname>Jim</sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>James McDermott</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">4.77272727272727</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.house.gov/mcdermott/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>M000312</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1959-11-20</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">3417</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>438 Cannon House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.house.gov/writerep</contact-webform>
      <district>3</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-5759</fax>
      <firstname>James</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 '-3':6 'ma':5 'jim':9 'rep':1 'jame':2,7,10 'mcgovern':3,8,11</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400263</id>
      <lastname>McGovern</lastname>
      <metavid-id>James_P._McGovern</metavid-id>
      <middlename>P.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">1452</news-article-count>
      <nickname>Jim</nickname>
      <osid>N00000179</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">9107</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-6101</phone>
      <religion>Catholic</religion>
      <state>MA</state>
      <sunlight-nickname>Jim</sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>James McGovern</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">5.0</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.house.gov/mcgovern</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>M001148</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1966-09-06</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">3829</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>1039 Longworth House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://kendrickmeek.house.gov/contact1.shtml</contact-webform>
      <district>17</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-226-0777</fax>
      <firstname>Kendrick</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 'fl':5 '-17':6 'rep':1 'meek':3,8,10 'kendrick':2,7,9</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400270</id>
      <lastname>Meek</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Kendrick_B._Meek</metavid-id>
      <middlename>Brett</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Kendrick Meek [D, FL-17]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">1830</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00025692</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">6575</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-4506</phone>
      <religion>Baptist</religion>
      <state>FL</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Kendrick Meek</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">3.9</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://kendrickmeek.house.gov/</website>
      <youtube-id>KendrickBMeek</youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>M000725</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1945-05-17</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">8194</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>2205 Rayburn House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://georgemiller.house.gov/contactus/2007/08/post_1.html</contact-webform>
      <district>7</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-5609</fax>
      <firstname>George</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 '-7':6 'ca':5 'rep':1 'georg':2,7,9 'miller':3,8,10</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400278</id>
      <lastname>Miller</lastname>
      <metavid-id>George_Miller</metavid-id>
      <middlename nil="true"></middlename>
      <name>Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">4647</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00007390</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">10038</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-2095</phone>
      <religion>Catholic</religion>
      <state>CA</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>George Miller</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">2.1875</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://georgemiller.house.gov/</website>
      <youtube-id>RepGeorgeMiller</youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>M001154</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1953-05-19</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">1951</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>1722 Longworth House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://bradmiller.house.gov/?sectionid=17&amp;sectiontree=9,17</contact-webform>
      <district>13</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-0181</fax>
      <firstname>R.</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 'r':7,10 'nc':5 '-13':6 'rep':1 'brad':9 'miller':3,8,11 'bradley':2</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400280</id>
      <lastname>Miller</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Brad_Miller</metavid-id>
      <middlename>Bradley</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Bradley Miller [D, NC-13]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">611</news-article-count>
      <nickname>Brad</nickname>
      <osid>N00025093</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">7166</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-3032</phone>
      <religion nil="true"></religion>
      <state>NC</state>
      <sunlight-nickname>Brad</sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>R. Miller</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">2.875</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.house.gov/bradmiller/</website>
      <youtube-id>MillerNC13</youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>M001140</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1945-11-08</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">3335</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>1727 Longworth House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.moore.house.gov/contact/index.shtml</contact-webform>
      <district>3</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-2807</fax>
      <firstname>Dennis</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 '-3':6 'ks':5 'rep':1 'moor':3,8,10 'denni':2,7,9</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400282</id>
      <lastname>Moore</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Dennis_Moore</metavid-id>
      <middlename nil="true"></middlename>
      <name>Rep. Dennis Moore [D, KS-3]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">1471</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00005233</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">7366</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-2865</phone>
      <religion>Protestant</religion>
      <state>KS</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Dennis Moore</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">2.83333333333333</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.moore.house.gov/</website>
      <youtube-id>RepMoore</youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>M001168</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1973-10-19</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">4825</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>1007 Longworth House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.house.gov/formpatrickmurphy/zipauth.shtml</contact-webform>
      <district>8</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-9511</fax>
      <firstname>Patrick</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 '-8':6 'pa':5 'rep':1 'murphi':3,8,10 'patrick':2,7,9</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">412233</id>
      <lastname>Murphy</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Patrick_Murphy</metavid-id>
      <middlename>J.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Patrick Murphy [D, PA-8]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">1876</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00027594</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">6746</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-4276</phone>
      <religion nil="true"></religion>
      <state>PA</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Patrick Murphy</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">2.16666666666667</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://patrickmurphy.house.gov/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>N000002</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1947-06-13</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">4535</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>2334 Rayburn House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.house.gov/nadler/emailform.shtml</contact-webform>
      <district>8</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-6923</fax>
      <firstname>Jerrold</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 '-8':6 'ny':5 'rep':1 'nadler':3,8,10 'jerrold':2,7,9</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400289</id>
      <lastname>Nadler</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Jerrold_Nadler</metavid-id>
      <middlename>L.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">1753</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00000939</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">7323</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-5635</phone>
      <religion>Jewish</religion>
      <state>NY</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Jerrold Nadler</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">3.0</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.house.gov/nadler/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>N000179</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1936-12-04</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">1309</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>1610 Longworth House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.napolitano.house.gov/contact/feedback.htm</contact-webform>
      <district>38</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-0027</fax>
      <firstname>Grace</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 'ca':5 '-38':6 'rep':1 'grace':2,7,9 'napolitano':3,8,10</fti-names>
      <gender>F</gender>
      <id type="integer">400290</id>
      <lastname>Napolitano</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Grace_F._Napolitano</metavid-id>
      <middlename>Flores</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">344</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00006789</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">6063</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-5256</phone>
      <religion>Roman Catholic</religion>
      <state>CA</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Grace Napolitano</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">1.66666666666667</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.napolitano.house.gov/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>O000085</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1936-09-03</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">1994</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>1111 Longworth House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.house.gov/olver/contactme.html</contact-webform>
      <district>1</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-226-1224</fax>
      <firstname>John</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 '-1':6 'ma':5 'rep':1 'john':2,7,9 'olver':3,8,10</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400301</id>
      <lastname>Olver</lastname>
      <metavid-id>John_W._Olver</metavid-id>
      <middlename>W.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">520</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00000143</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">6255</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-5335</phone>
      <religion nil="true"></religion>
      <state>MA</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>John Olver</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">2.2</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.house.gov/olver/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>S001156</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1969-01-28</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">2716</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>1222 Longworth House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.house.gov/writerep</contact-webform>
      <district>39</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-226-1012</fax>
      <firstname>Linda</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 'ca':5 '-39':6 'rep':1 'linda':2,7,9 'sanchez':10 's&#225;nchez':3,8</fti-names>
      <gender>F</gender>
      <id type="integer">400355</id>
      <lastname>S&#225;nchez</lastname>
      <metavid-id nil="true"></metavid-id>
      <middlename>T.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Linda S&#225;nchez [D, CA-39]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">960</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00024870</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">7231</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-6676</phone>
      <religion>Roman Catholic</religion>
      <state>CA</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Linda Sanchez</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">1.6</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.lindasanchez.house.gov/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>S000248</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1943-10-24</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">2290</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>2227 Rayburn House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://serrano.house.gov/Forms/Contact.aspx</contact-webform>
      <district>16</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-6001</fax>
      <firstname>Jos&#233;</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 'ny':5 '-16':6 'rep':1 'jose':9 'jos&#233;':2,7 'serrano':3,8,10</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400366</id>
      <lastname>Serrano</lastname>
      <metavid-id nil="true"></metavid-id>
      <middlename>E.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Jos&#233; Serrano [D, NY-16]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">464</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00001813</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">10812</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-4361</phone>
      <religion>Roman Catholic</religion>
      <state>NY</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Jose Serrano</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">0.514705882352941</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.house.gov/serrano/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>S001165</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1951-01-26</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">1425</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>1024 Longworth House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>https://forms.house.gov/sires/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm</contact-webform>
      <district>13</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-226-0792</fax>
      <firstname>Albio</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 'nj':5 '-13':6 'rep':1 'sire':3,8,10 'albio':2,7,9</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">412186</id>
      <lastname>Sires</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Albio_Sires</metavid-id>
      <middlename nil="true"></middlename>
      <name>Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">624</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00027523</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">5807</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-7919</phone>
      <religion nil="true"></religion>
      <state>NJ</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Albio Sires</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float" nil="true"></user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.house.gov/sires/</website>
      <youtube-id>RepSiresNJ13</youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>S000810</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1931-11-11</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">2069</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>239 Cannon House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.house.gov/stark/contact/index.htm</contact-webform>
      <district>13</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-226-3805</fax>
      <firstname>Fortney</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 'ca':5 '-13':6 'rep':1 'pete':9 'stark':3,8,11 'fortney':2,7,10</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400387</id>
      <lastname>Stark</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Fortney_Pete_Stark</metavid-id>
      <middlename>H.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">637</news-article-count>
      <nickname>Pete</nickname>
      <osid>N00007397</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">6753</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-5065</phone>
      <religion>Unitarian</religion>
      <state>CA</state>
      <sunlight-nickname>Pete</sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Fortney Stark</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">4.2</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.house.gov/stark/</website>
      <youtube-id>repstark</youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>T000057</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1951-11-15</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">2556</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>2459 Rayburn House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.tauscher.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=966&amp;Itemid=103</contact-webform>
      <district>10</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-5914</fax>
      <firstname>Ellen</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 'ca':5 '-10':6 'rep':1 'ellen':2,7,9 'tauscher':3,8,10</fti-names>
      <gender>F</gender>
      <id type="integer">400396</id>
      <lastname>Tauscher</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Ellen_O._Tauscher</metavid-id>
      <middlename>O.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Ellen Tauscher [D, CA-10]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">1200</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00007422</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">6686</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-1880</phone>
      <religion>Catholic</religion>
      <state>CA</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Ellen Tauscher</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">0.5</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://www.house.gov/tauscher/</website>
      <youtube-id>RepEllenTauscher</youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>T000266</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1951-09-18</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">3327</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>2238 Rayburn House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://www.house.gov/tierney/IMA/email.shtml</contact-webform>
      <district>6</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-5915</fax>
      <firstname>John</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 '-6':6 'ma':5 'rep':1 'john':2,7,9 'tierney':3,8,10</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400407</id>
      <lastname>Tierney</lastname>
      <metavid-id>John_F._Tierney</metavid-id>
      <middlename>F.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">1586</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00000226</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">6311</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-8020</phone>
      <religion nil="true"></religion>
      <state>MA</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>John Tierney</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">2.14285714285714</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://tierney.house.gov/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>W000314</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1961-01-02</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">5730</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>2241 Rayburn House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://wexler.house.gov/email.shtml</contact-webform>
      <district>19</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-5974</fax>
      <firstname>Robert</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 'fl':5 '-19':6 'rep':1 'robert':2,7,9 'wexler':3,8,10</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">400430</id>
      <lastname>Wexler</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Robert_Wexler</metavid-id>
      <middlename nil="true"></middlename>
      <name>Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">2061</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00002905</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">8214</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-3001</phone>
      <religion>Jewish</religion>
      <state>FL</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Robert Wexler</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">4.38888888888889</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://wexler.house.gov/</website>
      <youtube-id>CongressmanWexler</youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>W000738</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1937-11-03</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">4310</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office>2263 Rayburn House Office Building</congress-office>
      <contact-webform>http://woolsey.house.gov/contactemailform.asp</contact-webform>
      <district>6</district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax>202-225-5163</fax>
      <firstname>Lynn</firstname>
      <fti-names>'d':4 '-6':6 'ca':5 'rep':1 'lynn':2,7,9 'woolsey':3,8,10</fti-names>
      <gender>F</gender>
      <id type="integer">400436</id>
      <lastname>Woolsey</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Lynn_C._Woolsey</metavid-id>
      <middlename>C.</middlename>
      <name>Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">1742</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00007458</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">7670</page-views-count>
      <party>Democrat</party>
      <phone>202-225-5161</phone>
      <religion>Presbyterian</religion>
      <state>CA</state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title>Rep.</title>
      <unaccented-name>Lynn Woolsey</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">3.2</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website>http://woolsey.house.gov/</website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
  </co-sponsors>
  <actions type="array">
    <action type="BillAction">
      <action-type>action</action-type>
      <amendment-id type="integer" nil="true"></amendment-id>
      <bill-id type="integer">55382</bill-id>
      <created-at type="timestamp" nil="true"></created-at>
      <date type="integer">1235624400</date>
      <datetime type="timestamp">Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009</datetime>
      <how nil="true"></how>
      <id type="integer">185734</id>
      <result nil="true"></result>
      <roll-call-id type="integer" nil="true"></roll-call-id>
      <roll-call-number type="integer" nil="true"></roll-call-number>
      <text>Referred to House Ways and Means</text>
      <vote-type nil="true"></vote-type>
      <where nil="true"></where>
    </action>
    <action type="BillAction">
      <action-type>action</action-type>
      <amendment-id type="integer" nil="true"></amendment-id>
      <bill-id type="integer">55382</bill-id>
      <created-at type="timestamp" nil="true"></created-at>
      <date type="integer">1235624400</date>
      <datetime type="timestamp">Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009</datetime>
      <how nil="true"></how>
      <id type="integer">185733</id>
      <result nil="true"></result>
      <roll-call-id type="integer" nil="true"></roll-call-id>
      <roll-call-number type="integer" nil="true"></roll-call-number>
      <text>Referred to House Energy and Commerce</text>
      <vote-type nil="true"></vote-type>
      <where nil="true"></where>
    </action>
    <action type="BillAction">
      <action-type>action</action-type>
      <amendment-id type="integer" nil="true"></amendment-id>
      <bill-id type="integer">55382</bill-id>
      <created-at type="timestamp" nil="true"></created-at>
      <date type="integer">1235624400</date>
      <datetime type="timestamp">Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009</datetime>
      <how nil="true"></how>
      <id type="integer">185732</id>
      <result nil="true"></result>
      <roll-call-id type="integer" nil="true"></roll-call-id>
      <roll-call-number type="integer" nil="true"></roll-call-number>
      <text>Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.</text>
      <vote-type nil="true"></vote-type>
      <where nil="true"></where>
    </action>
    <action type="BillAction">
      <action-type>introduced</action-type>
      <amendment-id type="integer" nil="true"></amendment-id>
      <bill-id type="integer">55382</bill-id>
      <created-at type="timestamp" nil="true"></created-at>
      <date type="integer">1235624400</date>
      <datetime type="timestamp">Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009</datetime>
      <how nil="true"></how>
      <id type="integer">185731</id>
      <result nil="true"></result>
      <roll-call-id type="integer" nil="true"></roll-call-id>
      <roll-call-number type="integer" nil="true"></roll-call-number>
      <text nil="true"></text>
      <vote-type nil="true"></vote-type>
      <where nil="true"></where>
    </action>
  </actions>
  <roll-calls type="array"/>
</bill>
