House+Committee

=House Leadership:=

//**Democrat Minority Whip- Kevin Hutchinson**//
=Bills Passing House Committees-=

The following bills passed their House Committees and will be presented to the full House on Mock Congress Day.

__**Civil Liberties and Constitutional Issues**__

__**Civil Rights**__

__**Criminal Justice**__

HB7-Flat Rate Tax 2012- APietrangelo (R-WI), JBrubaker (R-CA)- passing percentage-58% HB8-Increase Pay through Decreased Taxes- PMancine(R-SD), BBalog (R-WA)- passing percentage-52% HB11- Good Things Come from Small Businesses-SVachon (D-OR), MKerchner (D-CA)- passing percentage TBA (being voted 1st period Thu)
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__**Education**__ HB9- Guaranteed College for High Achieving Students- KSingh (D-KY), CWestfall (I-VA), POChocki (D-FL)- passing percentage 81% HB10-Computers for Kids- SMiller(I-IN), BZepernick(I-UT), KFrench (IA), passing percentage 50% HB17 Enable Options for the Disabled - MRitter (R-MN), DMunoz (R-LA), LHuffman(R-NC)- passing percentage 65% HB33 Funding for Learning - JSzekely (IN), GSpice (OH) 100% passing HB45 No Giving Up, Keep Trying - TSavage D-FL, KHall R-PA, KIvars R-MD 56% passing HB50 Protect the Schools - HBanc, TMcVay 72% passing HB65 Don’t Leave the Students Struggling - DBecker R-PA, JCaputo R-NY 77% passing

__**Evnironment and Energy**__ HB5-Changing Energy Resources for Healthier Living- MGrimmett (R-TX), CLukehart (R-VT), passing percentage 61% HB53 Save the World Act - NSmith, ASamarasinghe, JWallette - 60% passing HB64 "Say "No" in National Parks" SDennison (TX), KKronz (TX) - 100% passing

__**Foreign Policy**__

__**Gun Control**__ HB52The Radical Magical Gun License -TGarrett 72% passing HB68 Guns Don't Kill, People Do - CDriscoll R-TX, RNorman R-TX - 100% passing HB72 The Unregistered Weapons Law - APiunno R-IL, JFriedler R-CO - 89% passing

__**Health and Safety**__ HB35 NPUWD (No Phone Use While Driving) - JHauptner (R-IL), ACabi (R-NY) - 83% passing HB46 Learn the Right Way to Parent - MVlach R-IN, BHawthorne R-MN - 82% passing HB47 Stop the Abuse and the Food Overuse - RWillis, SFranco 85% passing

__**Immigration**__ HB40 Clean Crossings - KKadow, GCimoroni, ASchwartz - 57% passing

__**National Defense**__ HB44 If China Can Do It, So Can We - CStephan R-OH, RDeAnna D-FL, HYoung R-FL 75% passing

__**Social Programs**__

__**Values and American Society**__ HB66 Nowhere to Hide - THays (MD), HBrowsky (MI) - 57% passing