U.S. Congress - Rep. Melissa Bean, Illinois (D)

Repealing rule XXVIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives relating to the statutory limit on the public debt.

To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to ensure that borrowers under federally related mortgage loans have an opportunity...

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an additional credit against income tax for the adoption of an older child.

To require Surface Transportation Board consideration of the impacts of certain railroad transactions on local communities, and for other purp...

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the new energy efficient home credit and to provide a credit against tax for the purchase...

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonreside...

To assist the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to determine whether a franchisee is affiliated with a franchisor in the temp...

To establish a system of regulation and supervision for insurers, insurance agencies, and insurance producers chartered or licensed under Fede...

Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to post on the public Internet site of the Office of the Clerk a record, organized by Memb...

To provide for the transfer of certain property and personnel of the Department of Defense to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for othe...

To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Express Loan Program, and for other purposes.

To require Federal agencies and certain government-sponsored enterprises to reserve residential real estate owned for purchase by owner-occupa...

To amend title 31, United States Code, to increase transparency and accountability for earmarks, and for other purposes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of foreign investments in United States real property, and for other purposes.

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the express authorization of a majority of shareholders of a public company for certai...

To authorize States to exempt certain nonprofit housing organizations from the licensing requirements of the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act o...

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax incentive for the installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property.

To amend the Small Business Act to improve services for small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and for oth...

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow certain individuals and households to be eligible for Fe...

Honoring the citizen-soldiers of the Army National Guard of the State of Illinois, including the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Illi...

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the employer wage credit for employees who are active duty.

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow time for pensions to fund benefit ...

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 90 days the first-time homebuyer credit for taxpayers who have entered into a binding...

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the administration of, and reduce fraud related to, the first-time homebuyer tax credit,...

Expressing support for designation of October 2, 2009, as World MRSA Day.

To amend the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imag...

To provide for health insurance coverage premium discounts for healthy behavior and improvements toward healthy behavior.

Congratulating Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox on pitching a perfect game on July 23, 2009.

To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verific...

To provide increased transparency and regulatory requirements for the trading of certain derivative financial instruments.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives and the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to increase earmark transp...

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training ...

To amend section 42 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation and shipment of certain species of carp.

To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles.

Congratulating the Northwestern University Wildcats on winning the 2009 NCAA women's lacrosse championship, and to commend Northwestern Univer...

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit for advance directives.

To establish an Office of Insurance Information in the Department of the Treasury.

To suspend the authority for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (the successor institution to the United States Army Sc...

To amend title 4 of the United States Code to limit the extent to which States may tax the compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters.