A “short” list of some of the bills the House GOP has blocked:
- HR 12 – Paycheck Fairness Act
- H.R. 320 — CJ’sHome Protection Act
- H.R. 448 — Elder Abuse Victims Act
- H.R. 466 – Wounded Veteran Job Security Act
- H.R. 515 – Radioactive Import Deterrence Act
- H.R. 577 – Vision Care for Kids Act
- H.R. 985 — Free Flow of Information Act
- H.R. 1110 – PHONE Act
- H.R. 1258 – The Truth in Caller ID Act
- H.R. 1168 — Veterans Retraining Act
- H.R. 1171 – Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Reauthorization
- H.R. 1172 — Requiring List on VA Website of Organizations Providing
Scholarships for Veterans- H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act
- H.R. 1469 – Child Protection Improvements Act
- H.R. 1514 – Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program Reauthorization Act
- H.R. 1580 – Electronic Waste Research and Development Act
- H.R. 1585 — FIT Kids Act
- H.R. 1617 – Department of Homeland Security Component Privacy Officer
Act. To install an office to guarantee privacy of citizens- H.R. 1622 – Research and Development Programs for Natural Gas Vehicles
- H.R. 1727 — Managing Arson Through Criminal History (MATCH) Act
- H.R. 1796 – Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act
- H.R. 1803 — Veterans Business Center Act
- H.R. 1875 — End the Trade Deficit Act
- H.R. 1933 – A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center Act
- H.R. 2093 – Clean Coastal Environment and Public Health Act
- H.R. 2142 – Government Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Performance
Improvement Act- H.R. 2352 – Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act
- H.R. 2454 – American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
- H.R. 2554 – National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act
- H.R. 2664 – Promoting Transparency in Financial Reporting Act
- H.R. 2693 – Oil Pollution Research and Development Program Reauthorization Act
- H.R. 2749 — Food Safety Enhancement
Here’s an article that looks at how the GOP is abusing the filibuster process to hurt people. Harry Reid has actually called for a complete overhaul of the filibuster because it’s gotten so bad.
(via stfuconservatives)