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Rank	Bill	Cosponsors	Author	Title	Status
1	HR 431	Total: 303 115 R 188 D 0 I	Terri A. Sewell (D-AL)	To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody S…	Passed House
2	HR 160	Total: 273 240 R 33 D 0 I	Erik Paulsen (R-MN)	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical device…	Introduced
3	HR 699	Total: 240 154 R 86 D 0 I	Kevin Yoder (R-KS)	To amend title 18, United States Code, to update the privacy protections for electron…	Introduced
4	HR 36	Total: 183 180 R 3 D 0 I	Trent Franks (R-AZ)	To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and f…	Introduced
5	HR 861	Total: 175 0 R 175 D 0 I	Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA)	Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015	Introduced

As the Congress winds down, and 17 of the top 25 most-cosponsored bills in the House have either passed the House or passed Congress, the leader board is pretty much set for the 113th Congress. The most notable change is Rep. Whitfield’s H.R. 1518, which broke into a two-way tie for 10th place with Re. Paulsen’s H.R. 627 which has already passed the House.

Congratulations to Rep. Crenshaw for the House passage of H.R. 647 – the ABLE Act. This bill had been the most-cosponsored bill in the House, and has seen action in the closing days of this Congress.
Continue reading Most cosponsored House bills through 12 December 2014 →

With Veterans Day falling on Tuesday last week there were only three days during which cosponsors were added to bills. Between 12 November and 14 November there were 628 cosponsors added to 247 different bills. The biggest cosponsor getter was Rep. David Joyce’s (R-OH) H.Res. 755, supporting the goals and ideals of American Education Week, not be confused with H.R. 755, a top 25 list member.

The biggest increase of cosponsors for a House Bill was for H.R. 4960, Rep. Todd Young’s (R-IN) Charitable Automobile Red-Tape Simplification Act of 2014 or the CARS Act of 2014. H.R. 4960 gained 20 cosponsors putting it behind H.Res. 755, H.Res. 728, and H.Res. 281 in terms of cosponsors added last week, but pushing it over a majority of the House in terms of co-sponsorship. With a total of 230 cosponsors, H.R. 4960 is 21 cosponsors out of 25th place for the Congress.
Continue reading Most Cosponsored House Bills through 21 November 2014 →

Congress is back in session and cosponsors are being added to bills again for the first time since September. Through Friday, 14 November, there was no change in the membership of the top 25 most-cosponsored bills in the US House, but there was some minor reshuffling of the order within the top 25. H.R. 2366 jumped into a four-way tie for 13th place with 301 cosponsors by merely adding one cosponsor. H.R. 1563 jumped three spots from 25th to 22nd by adding 20 new cosponsors. This prompted H.Res. 434, H.R. 543, and H.R. 721 to all fall one spot.

Last week there were 166 new bills introduced in the House. There were 1,357 new non-original cosponsors added to 446 different bills in the House. H.Res. 620 and H.R. 5403 tied for the largest number of House cosponsors added last week with 43 each – eight cosponsors more than the next highest recipient, H.R. 5441 with 35.
Click here for the top 25 bills list, along with links to graphs and maps for each bill

The Top 25 most-cosponsored bills in the US House of Representatives has been updated to reflect cosponsors added prior to Congress’ recess on Sept. 19. This was an unusually early recess for Congress and since Congress will remain out of session until after the November elections, cosponsor totals are unlikely to change until the lame duck session of Congress.

Each bill number in the table below links to a detailed time line and map of cosponsors for each bill, along with links to additional information on the legislation.

It is conceivable that national emergencies in the Middle East or with Ebola could require the House to return to session earlier, in which case additional cosponsors could be added prior to November.

Rank	Bill	Cosponsors	Author	Title	Status
1	HR 647	Total: 380 194R 186D	Ander Crenshaw (R-FL)	ABLE Act of 2013	Introduced
2	HR 850	Total: 378 218R 160D	Edward R. Royce (R-CA)	Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013	Passed House
2	HR 3302	Total: 378 199R 179D	Jeff Miller (R-FL)	To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Bay Pines, Florida, as t…	Became Law
4	HR 938	Total: 355 207R 148D	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)	United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013	Passed House
5	HR 755	Total: 354 160R 194D	Michael T. McCaul (R-TX)	To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patr…	Introduced
6	HR 324	Total: 326 205R 121D	Jeff Miller (R-FL)	To grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Special Service For…	Became Law
7	HR 4411	Total: 321 193R 128D	Mark Meadows (R-NC)	Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014	Passed House
8	HR 685	Total: 312 183R 129D	Sam Johnson (R-TX)	American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act	Became Law
9	HR 1209	Total: 309 182R 127D	Pete Olson (R-TX)	To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the “Doolittle Tok…	Became Law
10	HR 627	Total: 307 143R 164D	Erik Paulsen (R-MN)	National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act	Passed House
11	HR 1518	Total: 304 114R 190D	Ed Whitfield (R-KY)	PAST Act	Introduced
11	HR 2203	Total: 304 191R 113D	Patrick J. Tiberi (R-OH)	To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Jack Nicklaus, in r…	Passed House
13	HR 360	Total: 301 96R 205D	Terri A. Sewell (D-AL)	To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair,…	Became Law
13	HR 1726	Total: 301 117R 184D	Bill Posey (R-FL)	To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borin…	Became Law
13	HR 2932	Total: 301 100R 201D	Joe Courtney (D-CT)	United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act	Introduced
16	HR 2366	Total: 300 163R 137D	Doug Lamborn (R-CO)	World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act	Introduced
17	HR 2939	Total: 299 112R 187D	Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA)	To award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres.	Became Law
18	HR 3658	Total: 298 141R 157D	Kay Granger (R-TX)	Monuments Men Recognition Act of 2013	Became Law
19	HR 2866	Total: 293 188R 105D	Lee Terry (R-NE)	Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act	Passed House
20	HR 523	Total: 275 229R 46D	Erik Paulsen (R-MN)	Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013	Introduced
21	HR 1852	Total: 270 173R 97D	Kevin Yoder (R-KS)	Email Privacy Act	Introduced
22	HRES 434	Total: 256 55R 201D	Karen Bass (D-CA)	Honoring the life, accomplishments, and legacy of Nelson Mandela and expressing condo…	Passed House
23	HR 543	Total: 251 94R 157D	Christopher P. Gibson (R-NY)	Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2013	Introduced
24	HR 721	Total: 250 143R 107D	Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)	Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2013	Introduced
25	HR 1563	Total: 244 132R 112D	Brett Guthrie (R-KY)	Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2013	Introduced

The end of the August congressional recess starts the sprint to the November elections and the lame duck session. In the closing days of the 113th Congress, what legislative concepts have significant support, but have not yet passed?

As of 5 August 2014 (the last day cosponsors were added before the August Recess) there were 6,336 bills introduced in the House and 123 House bills had been enacted into law (1.94%).*  In the Senate 3,396 bills have been introduced with 40 enacted into law (1.18%).

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