FATTAH, CHAKA (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Appointments
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission, H9029 [19NO]
Conferee: H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act, H2599 [16MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]
Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H6926 [1OC]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]
Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H2356 [9MY]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H1533 [23AP]
Business and industry: require investment advisers to make prominent public disclosures of ties with companies being analyzed by them (see H.R. 3671), H524 [14FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to District of Columbia National Guard, National Guard Bureau, and Dept. of Defense for assistance to Capitol Police and Congress after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1533 [23AP]
———use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 325), H284 [12FE]
Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H687 [5MR]
———improve access to books (see H.R. 116), H6060 [4SE]
———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 2198), H4498 [10JY]
———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H3161 [4JN]
———recognize the benefits of mentoring (see H. Res. 330), H36 [23JA]
———require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2788), H3229 [5JN]
Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 3974), H1156 [9AP]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3807), H1155 [9AP]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H1620 [24AP]
Credit: prohibit creditors from penalizing consumers with late fees, increased interest rates, or adverse credit reports, whose mail service has been disrupted due to hazardous substance attacks (see H.R. 3175), H36 [23JA]
Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 26), H4498 [10JY]
Davis, Sammy, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3628), H834 [12MR]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H4872 [17JY]
———make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment efforts under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4764), H4326 [27JN]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H4326 [27JN]
Dept. of HUD: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 1433), H4350 [8JY]
———permit public housing agencies to transfer unused low-income rental assistance amounts to the HOME Program or for eligible Capital Fund public housing activities (see H.R. 4205), H4326 [27JN]
———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5499), H6783 [30SE]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H3668 [18JN]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing a Presidential National Historic Site in Hope, AR (see H.R. 3815), H634 [27FE]
———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), H1484 [18AP]
Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 3912), H4350 [8JY]
———constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 31), H6778 [26SE]
———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H1619 [24AP]
———provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H3514 [12JN]
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), H1675 [25AP]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H6129 [9SE]
———require labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients (see H.R. 4730), H4425 [9JY]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal employees: ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H562 [26FE]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H36 [23JA]
Financial institutions: identification of hidden assets that have been stolen or misappropriated from foreign countries by corrupt foreign political figures (see H.R. 4711), H4326 [27JN]
———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H1091 [20MR]
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 4034), H2164 [7MY]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H202 [6FE]
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), H5995 [26JY]
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), H2019 [1MY]
Garvey, Marcus: recognize human rights accomplishments and clear name relative to politically motivated criminal charges (see H. Res. 50), H1202 [10AP]
Great Lakes: restore and protect (see H. Res. 361), H1339 [16AP]
Greece: capture of members of November 17 terrorist group (see H. Con. Res. 479), H7304 [8OC]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H1483 [18AP]
Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2405), H1620 [24AP]
———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H5993 [26JY]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H105 [29JA]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H1484 [18AP]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H3453 [11JN]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H4498 [10JY]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4600), H4554 [11JY]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Herbert Arlene Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 3738), H365 [13FE]
House of Representatives: encourage each State to examine its statutes, practices, and procedures governing appointment and election of new Members in the event of a catastrophe (see H. Res. 559), H6777 [26SE]
Houston, Charles H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 438), H5195 [23JY]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H6230 [11SE]
Immigration: adjust status of certain long-staying alien children, lower high school drop out rates of certain immigrant children, and allow State and local determination of admittance to State and local colleges and universities (see H.R. 1582), H6129 [9SE]
———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4575), H5195 [23JY]
———protection of battered immigrant families (see H.R. 3828), H8023 [16OC]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H6085 [5SE]
———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 3894), H779 [7MR]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H1155 [9AP]
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), H2099 [2MY]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1122), H1201 [10AP]
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), H561 [26FE]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H1090 [20MR]
Law enforcement officers: exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain cities (see H.R. 4763), H6693 [25SE]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1806), H3775 [20JN]
Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H7018 [3OC]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H6085 [5SE]
Medicare: coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H3601 [17JN]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H907 [13MR]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3161 [4JN]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H2019 [1MY]
———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H4425 [9JY]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H367 [13FE]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H6559 [24SE]
———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H141 [5FE]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H1090 [20MR]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1484 [18AP]
National and Community Service Act: establish the Right of Passage Community Service Program (see H.R. 4803), H3563 [13JN]
National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 358), H1156 [9AP]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H4326 [27JN]
National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 418), H4498 [10JY]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 518), H6129 [9SE]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H3161 [4JN]
National Park Service: establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program (see H.R. 4786), H2734 [21MY]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: establish (see H. Con. Res. 429), H4425 [9JY]
NATO: recommend integration of Slovak Republic (see H. Res. 253), H2735 [21MY]
Nuclear weapons: encourage end to the threat of nuclear destruction (see H.J. Res. 97), H6061 [4SE]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H2101 [2MY]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H780 [7MR]
Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 287), H4326 [27JN]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H2019 [1MY]
Public welfare programs: provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4669), H3230 [5JN]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H1484 [18AP]
———reauthorize and reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3625), H1484 [18AP]
Refugees: eliminate sexual exploitation (see H. Con. Res. 349), H3826 [21JN]
Rev. Leon Sullivan Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 3739), H365 [13FE]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H6559 [24SE]
Robeson, Paul L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 114), H1339 [16AP]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4932 [18JY]
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]
Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 5531), H7172 [7OC]
Taxation: allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees while participating in mentoring programs for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 3629), H78 [24JA]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H4498 [10JY]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H6419 [19SE]
———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 4804), H4553 [11JY]
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: tribute (see H. Res. 581), H7894 [10OC]
Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2118), H4326 [27JN]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H4574 [12JY]
Victor J. Saracini Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Horsham, PA: designate (see H.R. 5367), H6228 [11SE]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 5510), H6926 [1OC]
William V. Cibotti Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 3740), H365 [13FE]
Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H5087 [22JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
African Union: formation (see H. Res. 490), H4872 [17JY]
Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6129 [9SE]
Robert A. Borski Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 5175), H5086 [22JY] (see H.R. 5280), H5995 [26JY]
Remarks
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2912 [22MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7759 [10OC]
GlaxoSmithKline (company): tribute to efforts under the WHO Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Program, E1495
National Rehabilitation Week: observance, E1611
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H341, H430, H432, H436, H456, H457, H458 [13FE]
———exempt communications pertaining to veterans, military personnel, and senior citizens from restrictions on noncandidate campaign expenditures, H436 [13FE]
———increase contribution limits to make expenditures more competitive with those of opponents using personal funds, H430, H432 [13FE]
———use of soft money to defray costs of construction or purchase of any office building or facility, H456, H457, H458 [13FE]
Roxborough Memorial Hospital: tribute to rehabilitation unit, E1611
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report, H7845 [10OC]
Watson, Bernard C.: Philadelphia Award recipient, E871
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2098 [2MY]