DOYLE, MICHAEL F. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 5268), H6172 [10SE]

Animals: prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H832 [12MR]

Armed Forces: encourage employers who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve to provide a pay differential benefit and an extension of employee benefits to members on active duty (see H. Con. Res. 362), H2946 [22MY]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H907 [13MR]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H2735 [21MY]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 548), H6927 [1OC]

Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see H. Con. Res. 401), H3297 [10JN]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 6), H688 [5MR]

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), H5454 [24JY]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H3292 [6JN]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1410 [17AP]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H4069 [26JN]

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H104 [29JA]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H2235 [8MY]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations in Tibet (see H. Res. 410), H4606 [15JY]

China, Republic of: ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism with the express consent of the Taiwanese people and free from outside threats (see H. Con. Res. 221), H6420 [19SE]

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), H8023 [16OC]

Croatia: anniversary of U.S. recognition (see H. Res. 454), H6304 [17SE]

Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 26), H4498 [10JY]

———proposed referendum on political reform (see H. Res. 453), H4932 [18JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry processed by establishments receiving inspection services (see H.R. 3956), H906 [13MR]

Dept. of Defense: disclose information on projects that included testing of biological or chemical agents involving potential exposure of Armed Forces members to toxic agents (see H.R. 5060), H6777 [26SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H5791 [25JY]

———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2662 [20MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H1154 [9AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for substitution of parties in claims for benefits when the applicant for such benefits dies while the claim is pending (see H.R. 3733), H655 [4MR]

———provide grants to States for programs to financially assist veterans who experience certain emergencies (see H.R. 5112), H4574 [12JY]

———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6693 [25SE]

———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H3229 [5JN]

Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H141 [5FE]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5482), H7929 [15OC]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H6374 [18SE]

Ecology and environment: provide assistance for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 4894), H4873 [17JY]

Education: improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H2165 [7MY]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6129 [9SE]

ERISA: improve Dept. of Labor enforcement of requirements relating to pension participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding (see H.R. 4778), H3293 [6JN]

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5791 [25JY]

FCC: eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (see H.R. 4560), H1618 [24AP]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H3453 [11JN]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H1154 [9AP]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H1201 [10AP]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 4814), H3454 [11JN]

Food industry: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see H.R. 4834), H6419 [19SE]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H141 [5FE]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H4606 [15JY]

Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4681), H2235 [8MY]

FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 4551), H1688 [29AP]

———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H4767 [16JY]

Greece: recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 592), H8023 [16OC]

———return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 436), H4425 [9JY]

Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 355), H3161 [4JN]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H6560 [24SE]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 5478), H6776 [26SE]

———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H285 [12FE]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H285 [12FE]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H1484 [18AP]

Herbert Arlene Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 3738), H365 [13FE]

Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H4767 [16JY]

———simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 3661), H285 [12FE]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H1284 [11AP]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H655 [4MR]

Iron and steel industry: facilitate consolidation and rationalization of the steel industry (see H.R. 4574), H2165 [7MY]

———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), H2099 [2MY]

Israel: condemn attempts to boycott Israeli scientific institutions and scholars (see H. Res. 499), H6230 [11SE]

James R. Merry Post Office Building, Linesville, PA: designate (see H.R. 5586), H7737 [9OC] (see H.R. 5707), H8545 [12NO]

James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H4425 [9JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H36 [23JA]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3291 [6JN]

Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance payment percentage for nursing facilities with a high proportion of Medicaid patients (see H.R. 3565), H142 [5FE]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H907 [13MR]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H1201 [10AP]

———provide fair payments under the hospital outpatient department prospective payment system (see H.R. 5234), H6230 [11SE]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 4939), H4425 [9JY]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 400), H1674 [25AP]

———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H2470 [14MY]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]

Meucci, Antonio: tribute (see H. Res. 269), H3297 [10JN]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H105 [29JA]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H561 [26FE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H284 [12FE]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 5047), H4606 [15JY]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 418), H3562 [13JN]

National Foundation for the Study of Holocaust Assets: establish (see H.R. 3552), H1769 [30AP]

NATO: recommend integration of Slovak Republic (see H. Res. 253), H2735 [21MY]

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H737 [6MR]

Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 368), H907 [13MR]

Petroleum: prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service station franchises and certain fixing or maintaining of motor fuel prices (see H.R. 1951), H284 [12FE]

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), H6560 [24SE]

Rev. Leon Sullivan Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 3739), H365 [13FE]

Robert A. Borski Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 5280), H6061 [4SE]

Safety: promote safe and ethical clinical trials of drugs, and other test articles, on people overseas (see H.R. 5249), H6777 [26SE]

Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 432), H4767 [16JY]

Schools: provide private schools parity with public schools in obtaining criminal background checks of employees, volunteers, and applicants (see H.R. 5257), H6983 [2OC]

SMART Research and Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 5473), H6775 [26SE]

Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2472 [14MY]

———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H737 [6MR]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: ensure coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4017), H2662 [20MY]

Somerset County, PA: tribute to rescue of coal miners (see H. Con. Res. 459), H6374 [18SE]

Sports: tribute to U.S. National Soccer Team (see H. Res. 445), H3826 [21JN]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H1338 [16AP]

———require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 238), H834 [12MR]

Taxation: allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H2356 [9MY]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H285 [12FE]

———clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3324), H5998 [26JY]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H6229 [11SE]

———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 5229), H6983 [2OC]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 5130), H6559 [24SE]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2350), H5998 [26JY]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 5089), H6559 [24SE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]

Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 269), H142 [5FE]

———reopening of Orthodox Theological School of Halki in order to promote religious freedom (see H. Con. Res. 345), H2662 [20MY]

Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 5289), H6130 [9SE]

Unitas, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 538), H6927 [1OC]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]

———prevent contributions to GI bill benefits from reducing Federal student financial assistance (see H.R. 745), H785 [11MR]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H5195 [23JY]

Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]

Victor J. Saracini Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Horsham, PA: designate (see H.R. 5367), H6228 [11SE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H4350 [8JY]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 5226), H6130 [9SE]

William V. Cibotti Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 3740), H365 [13FE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H907 [13MR]

———require U.S. activities in Afghanistan and other Central Asian countries relative to post-conflict peace, reconstruction, and relief comply with basic human rights (see H.R. 3342), H227 [7FE]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H79 [24JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 4039), H1088 [20MR]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations for supportive services to older individuals who reside in naturally occurring retirement communities (see H.R. 5134), H4766 [16JY]

Poems

``Take My Hand,'' Jeannie Sweeney Ambrose, E1296 [18JY]

Remarks

Anderson, Brenda: Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District high school art competition ``An Artistic Discovery'' winner, E808 [15MY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7327 [9OC]

Bush, President: disapproving the action taken under the Trade Act in response to the surge of steel imports (H.J. Res. 84), disposition (H. Res. 414), H2174 [8MY]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4600), H6732 [26SE]

Pittsburgh, PA: tribute to public school teachers completing the Research Experience for Urban Teachers Institute program, E1806 [9OC]

Television: transition to digital television, E990 [7JN]

Withers, James S.: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1644 [25SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H28 [23JA]

Tributes

Ambrose, Jeannie Sweeney, E1296 [18JY]