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(Washington, DC)--Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2751, the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save (CARS) Act, commonly known as “cash for clunkers.”  Congressman Al Green, a strong proponent of cash for clunkers, voted in favor of the bill, which passed by a 298-119 vote.

(Washington, DC)--On June 4, 2009, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2200, legislation authorizing $15.6 billion for the activities of the Transportation Security Administration, by a 397-25 vote.  H.R. 2200 is the first measure to fully authorize the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) since the enactment of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001.  This bipartisan bill contained an amendment offered by Congressman Al Green that addresses the number of misidentified passengers under TSA’s Secure Flight, a uniform prescreening program.

(Washington, DC)--Today, theHouse of Representatives passed H.R. 626, the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act, which provides a minimum of  four weeks of paid parental leave time for federal employees on the occasion of childbirth or adoption.  The bill, which passed by a 258-154 vote, included an amendment proposed by Congressman Al Green that ensures that the needs of lower-income workers are taken into consideration during implementation of the bill.

(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09) released the following statement on the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage by a 249-175 vote of H.R. 1913, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act:

(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green voted in favor of S. Con. Res. 13, Congress’ 2009 budget resolution, which passed the House of Representatives by a 233-193 vote.  This budget resolution will build on the initial steps taken to restore the economy that were made earlier this year with the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09) released the following statement today on President Obama’s signing into law of the Serve America Act.

(Washington, DC)--Yesterday. the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1388, the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act, which will create 175,000 new service opportunities, provide incentives for middle and high school students to engage in service, and expand opportunities for disadvantaged youth to become more involved in service to address our nation’s challenges.  The bill, which passed by a 321-105  vote, includes language authored by Rep.

(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green and Congressman Ed Perlmutter sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Mary Schapiro proposing possible modifications to the “mark-to-market” accounting standards currently in place.  The mark-to-market standards have been criticized for exacerbating the ongoing financial crisis by causing extensive write-downs of assets and the loss of significant bank capital.