DEUTSCH, PETER (a Representative from Florida)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 5268), H6061 [4SE]
Animals: prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H832 [12MR]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H634 [27FE]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H6926 [1OC]
Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 628), H1154 [9AP]
Aviation: crash of Transporte Aereo Militar Ecuatoriano (TAME) Flight 120 (see H. Con. Res. 313), H201 [6FE]
Baumel, Zachary: anniversary of capture, and calling on Syria and Lebanon to locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (see H. Con. Res. 417), H3775 [20JN]
Belarus: promote democracy and rule of law and protect sovereignty and independence (see H.R. 5056), H5791 [25JY]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H3775 [20JN]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule that lowers the Medicaid upper payment limit for non-State owned or operated hospitals (see H.J. Res. 92), H2471 [14MY]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 447), H8733 [13NO]
Crime: make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H4350 [8JY]
Cuba: proposed referendum on political reform (see H. Res. 453), H3774 [20JN]
Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H2662 [20MY]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H6374 [18SE]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H6060 [4SE]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2608 [16MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle and the suitability and feasibility of inclusion in Biscayne National Park (see H.R. 3630), H285 [12FE]
———implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 5044), H4324 [27JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H6129 [9SE]
———require the geographic allocation of funds for medical care better reflect the veterans populations in different regions of the country (see H.R. 4852), H3601 [17JN]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H141 [5FE]
Developing countries: reauthorize microenterprise assistance programs and expand sustainable poverty-focused microenterprise programs by implementing improved poverty measurement methods (see H.R. 4209), H1770 [30AP]
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 5458), H8023 [16OC]
Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 5031), H4932 [18JY]
———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 2232), H4350 [8JY]
Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 4579), H1619 [24AP]
Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 629), H1154 [9AP]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H1483 [18AP]
Families and domestic relations: provide coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment under Maternal and Child Health Program, Medicaid, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4032), H2472 [14MY]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H3859 [24JN]
———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H6693 [25SE]
Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H2945 [22MY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H3601 [17JN]
Firefighters: develop new firefighting technology (see H.R. 5479), H9025 [14NO]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H3721 [19JN]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H6061 [4SE]
Government: prohibit from entering into contracts with companies that do not include certifications for certain financial reports (see H.R. 5635), H7894 [10OC]
Greece: capture of members of November 17 terrorist group (see H. Con. Res. 479), H8024 [16OC]
GSA: conveyance of certain real property (see H.R. 5736), H9023 [14NO]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 355), H2019 [1MY]
Head Start Act: ensure that every eligible child has the tools to learn to read (see H.R. 1201), H4553 [11JY]
Health: improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 5478), H6776 [26SE]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H1674 [25AP]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H1003 [19MR]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H3928 [25JN]
Housing: extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 4071), H1770 [30AP]
Indonesia: condemn bombings in Bali and urge renewed effort to the international war on terrorism (see H. Res. 589), H8546 [12NO]
Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 5471), H6775 [26SE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H3454 [11JN]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H4931 [18JY]
Israel: condemn attempts to boycott Israeli scientific institutions and scholars (see H. Res. 499), H6304 [17SE]
———express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H1483 [18AP]
Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building, Jay, FL: designate (see H.R. 3960), H906 [13MR]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H651 [28FE]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H3562 [13JN]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 3363), H2101 [2MY]
———coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant without regard to when the transplant was received (see H.R. 2057), H5087 [22JY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H8023 [16OC]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H5087 [22JY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H3454 [11JN]
Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 5078), H4424 [9JY]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2472 [14MY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4799), H9025 [14NO]
National and Community Service Act: establish the Right of Passage Community Service Program (see H.R. 4803), H6251 [12SE]
National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H2607 [16MY]
National Fragile X Research Day: observance (see H. Res. 398), H6230 [11SE]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H285 [12FE]
National security: provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities (see H.R. 3825), H1155 [9AP] (see H.R. 4598), H1673 [25AP]
National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 497), H7738 [9OC]
National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually performed (see H.R. 2868), H6926 [1OC]
NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 3989), H1091 [20MR]
———establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H3721 [19JN]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H201 [6FE]
PLO: impose certain travel and diplomatic sanctions on officials in the U.S., seize assets in the U.S., and require a report on any acts of terrorism until a peace plan is implemented (see H.R. 4693), H3669 [18JN]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H3721 [19JN]
———establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H3859 [24JN]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H6060 [4SE]
Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 5334), H8733 [13NO]
Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 432), H5195 [23JY]
Seminole Tribe of Florida: allow lands not held in trust to be mortgaged, leased, or transferred without further approval by the U.S. (see H.R. 4853), H3037 [23MY]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H8051 [31OC]
Social Security: permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1143), H5997 [26JY]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H6172 [10SE]
Stem Cell Research Board: establish (see H.R. 4011), H4350 [8JY]
Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 4483), H1620 [24AP]
Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H201 [6FE]
———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 13), H2661 [20MY]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H6061 [4SE]
———treat Indian tribes the same as State governments relative to gambling (see H.R. 4887), H4932 [18JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 5441), H7172 [7OC]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H655 [4MR]
Turkey: commend cooperation in the war against terrorism, economic reforms, and economic partnership meetings (see H. Con. Res. 437), H4932 [18JY]
———express appreciation for participation in military response to terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 265), H562 [26FE]
Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair parliamentary election process (see H. Res. 339), H202 [6FE]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
William C. Cramer Post Office Building, St. Petersburg, FL: designate (see H.R. 5145), H4766 [16JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of HUD: transfer of certain real property (see H.R. 5161), H4931 [18JY]
Key West, FL: enable residents of the Bayshore Manor assisted living facility to continue to receive supplemental security income benefits (see H.R. 3878), H736 [6MR]
Remarks
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7419 [9OC]
Biscet, Oscar E.: encourage release of political prisoner by Cuba, H5320 [24JY]
Broward County, FL: presentation of honorary high school diplomas to World War II veterans, E60
Commission on Native American Policy: establish, H4801 [17JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4801 [17JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5093), consideration (H. Res. 483), H4717 [16JY]
Foreign policy: congressional delegation trip to Israel, H2214, H2215, H2216, H2217, H2219 [8MY]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary, E274
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), H2086 [2MY]
———independence anniversary, H1396 [17AP]
Key West, FL: tribute to Congregation B'nai Zion, E926
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4281 [27JN]
Middle East: hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, H1139, H1144, H1145, H1146, H1147 [9AP], H1396, H1397, H1399, H1403, H1405, H1406, H1407, H1408 [17AP], H2214, H2215, H2216, H2217, H2219 [8MY], H2442, H2443, H2444, H2445, H2446, H2447, H2448 [14MY]
Puerto Rico: anniversary of constitution (H. Con. Res. 395), E1279
Smith, Chesterfield: American Judicature Society Justice Award recipient, E1585
Votes: position on missed, H3540
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2659 [20MY]
Special order: granted, H1198 [10AP]
Tributes
Becker, Bernard, E494
Frost, Abraham, E275
Meek, Representative, H4397 [9JY]
Meyerhoff, Herbert D. and Eleanor, E2012
Oshry, Harold, E1284
Roth, Terry, E2035