RECORD | Fattah for Congress

Year
1979	Ran as candidate for Philadelphia City Commissioner in Democratic Primary. Finished fourth in a field of 22.
1980	Appointed Special Assistant to Managing Director, Philadelphia Office of Housing and Community Development.
1982	Elected to Pennsylvania State House of Representatives at 25.
1983	Developed Penn Pride, a $140 million jobs and business development program.
	Led the way in creating the Ben Franklin Program and Technology Center, which funds small-business and job development.
1986	Founded the Fattah Conference on Higher Education, which has helped over 10,000 low income students attend graduate school.
	Earned a Masters in Government Administration at the Fels Institute for State and Local Government, University of Pennsylvania.
	Taught a course called "Urban Politics and Policy Analysis" at Temple University.
	Designed and implemented "Read to Lead" which provided books and classroom instruction for 5,000 children.
1987	Sponsored "1987 Employment Opportunity Act" part of a three bill package that moved thousands of people into jobs through job training.
1988	Elected to Pennsylvania State Senate.
	Sponsored the "Child Literacy Initiative" a model for community-based delivery of family services in Philadelphia.
1989	Introduced legislation to tap into the state's Rainy Day Fund to fight such emergencies as drug addiction, AIDS and homelessness.
	Introduced legislation to reduce insurance premiums of Philadelphia motorists through the Single Carrier Insurance Plan.
1990	Helped Philadelphia avert financial crisis by negotiating advance wage tax payments through 20 entities.
	Founded the Educational Advancement Alliance, Inc. to provide educational opportunities to under-represented groups in Philadelphia.
	Four-hundred students presented with full scholarships totaling $8 million at the Fattah Higher Education Conference.
	Sponsored "Drug Court" legislation aimed at establishing a special 13-judge drug court and mandatory treatment program.
1991	Held a three-day American Cities Conference with Jesse Jackson, which drew over 100 leaders from around the country.
1993	Founded 'Drug Free In '93' and brought hundreds of substance abusers into treatment and recovery programs.
1994	Congressional electoral victory over Lucien Blackwell with the largest margin of victory in the country.
1995	Fattah Inaugural Address.
	Sponsored 'Men Making A Difference '95' to salute the accomplishments of African American men who make a difference every day.
	Fattah's efforts to save Philadelphia from bankruptcy served as a model for the District of Columbia Financial Management Assistance Act, which Fattah co-sponsored to help the District regain its financial stability.
1996	Introduced American Cities Investment Act, which allows cities to leverage federal housing dollars for loans.
	Identified as one of Time magazine’s 50 most promising leaders.
1998	Fattah's GEAR UP legislation is signed into law by Pres. Clinton, helping millions of low income students go to college.
	Played key role in developing the Workforce Investment Partnership Act of 1998.
1999	Introduced the William H. Gray III Completion Challenge Grant Program of 1999 to aid in college retention.
2001	Joined powerful House Appropriations Committee, which now controls over $800 billion in discretionary spending annually.
2002	Co-sponsored the Help America Vote Act of 2002, which provided money to states that replaced punch card voting machines.
2003	Created CORE Philly Scholarship program, which has awarded $24 million to 13,000 Philadelphia students.
	Sponsored H.AMDT.331 to H.R.2861 Amendment to increase funding for HOPE VI, a public revitalization program, by $4.5 million.
	Introduced Student Bill Of Rights, which required states to certify that their public schools provide students with equal access to qualified teachers, up-to-date textbooks and access to school facilities.
	Sponsored the Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Act to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under the National Housing Act.
2004	Elected to sixth term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
2004	Proposed the Transform America Transaction Fee, which requires a study on eliminating all federal taxes on individuals and corporations and replacing the replacing the federal tax code with a transaction fee-based system.
2005	Announced 'Healthier Blood For Africa' and the 'African Institute of Health', to affect treatment for life threatening diseases.
	Introduced the 'Health Care Access Assurance Act of 2005', which requires states to establish a minimum standard of healthcare to which everyone in the state will have access. The Act calls for a discontinuation of Federal support for inequitable healthcare systems which leave tens of millions of Americans without insurance.
	Distributed $17.5 million in federal grant money to the School District of Philadelphia with Mayor John Street, Congressman Bob Brady, State Sens. Vincent Hughes adn Anthony Williams and City Council members Jannie Blackwell, Michael Nutter adn Blondell Reynolds Brown.
	Commissioned an official portrait of the first African American Congressman, Joseph H. Rainey, to hang in the U.S. Capitol.
2006	Secured $1.4 million grant for Commuter Options, a reverse commuting program that gets city workers to suburban jobs.
2007	Joined U.S. Mayors in call for repeal of Tiahrt Amendment, which would restrict tracing of guns used in crimes.
2008	Appointed Chairman of Congressional Urban Caucus by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
2009	Spearheaded the American Opportunity Tax Credit, an education tax credit included in the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act.
	Hosted Fattah Stimulus Conference, helping hundreds of business owners to gain information and access to stimulus funds.
	Held Fattah Job Fair, connecting over 1,000 registered job applicants with employment opportunities.
	Was a key leader in shepherding Healthcare Reform through the House of Representatives.