RIVERS, LYNN N. (a Representative from Michigan)
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5693 [25JY]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4664), H3196 [5JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H6778 [26SE]
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 5268), H6130 [9SE]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 4039), H1088 [20MR]
———ensure use of certain antibiotic drugs in agriculture does not compromise human health by contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance (see H.R. 3804), H1769 [30AP]
———prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H832 [12MR]
Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decisionmaking, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2974), H1769 [30AP]
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), H1769 [30AP]
———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 4676), H3825 [21JN]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H1201 [10AP]
Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to certain negotiations of freelance writers and artists for the sale of their written and graphic material to publishers (see H.R. 4643), H3721 [19JN]
Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 4653), H2100 [2MY]
Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1289 [15AP]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H4425 [9JY]
Children and youth: establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities (see H.R. 5613), H8023 [16OC]
———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H655 [4MR]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), 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), H4350 [8JY]
Computers: suspend Library of Congress determination relative to rates and terms for webcasting (see H.R. 5469), H6927 [1OC]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1155 [9AP]
Courts: appoint Assistant U.S. Attorney for each judicial district to prosecute firearms offenses (see H.R. 2537), H524 [14FE]
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), H2356 [9MY]
Customs Service: establish a joint U.S.-Canada customs inspection project (see H.R. 4703), H3514 [12JN]
Cyprus: membership in European Union (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3669 [18JN]
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: establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State and at least one such team under the direction of the National Guard Bureau (see H.R. 3154), H3292 [6JN]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H6061 [4SE]
Dept. of HHS: support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H3161 [4JN]
Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H1484 [18AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H781 [7MR]
Dept. of the Interior: 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), H3161 [4JN]
———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4972), H3774 [20JN]
———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 3183), H4425 [9JY]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H1201 [10AP]
Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 452), H3774 [20JN]
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: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 5484), H8057 [7NO]
———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 5031), H6783 [30SE]
Domestic violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 3595), H1533 [23AP]
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]
Education: authorize appropriations and establish advisory committee to help implement the Advanced Technological Education Program and strengthen technological education at associate-degree granting colleges (see H.R. 4680), H4767 [16JY]
———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H4605 [15JY]
———increase the technically trained workforce (see H.R. 3130), H1003 [19MR]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6983 [2OC]
———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), H651 [28FE]
———require medically accurate and objective factual information as part of any sex education course (see H.R. 5668), H8022 [16OC]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H2662 [20MY]
ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]
———provide for timely notification of plan participants and beneficiaries whose individual accounts hold employer securities of insider trading in employer securities (see H.R. 3840), H686 [5MR]
———require certain pension plan administrators to provide reports to fully and accurately disclose the financial health of the plan sponsor and promote diversification of investment of their plan assets (see H.R. 3642), H285 [12FE]
Families and domestic relations: improve collection of child support arrears in interstate cases (see H.R. 5061), H6229 [11SE]
———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), H8546 [12NO]
FDA: require labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients (see H.R. 4730), H3669 [18JN]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H8023 [16OC]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H634 [27FE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H1156 [9AP]
———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H367 [13FE] (see H.R. 5272), H6230 [11SE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 4683), H4931 [18JY]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over certain wetlands (see H.R. 5194), H6374 [18SE]
———improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 5079), H6130 [9SE]
Financial institutions: 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), H688 [5MR]
Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 4757), H2607 [16MY]
Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H1201 [10AP]
———establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 3992), H6085 [5SE]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H1003 [19MR]
Food: ensure safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 4813), H2944 [22MY]
———ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (see H.R. 4815), H2944 [22MY]
———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 4704), H2355 [9MY] (see H.R. 5747), H9023 [14NO]
———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 4814), H2944 [22MY]
Foreign policy: ensure that the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative substantially increases resources available for human development and poverty reduction in countries eligible for assistance (see H.R. 4524), H3669 [18JN]
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]
FTC: classify advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc as an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (see H.R. 5544), H9128 [22NO]
———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H6061 [4SE]
Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 4561), H2945 [22MY]
Great Lakes: restore and protect (see H. Res. 361), H1284 [11AP]
Head Start Act: ensure that every eligible child has the tools to learn to read (see H.R. 1201), H1410 [17AP]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3897), H937 [18MR]
———authorize grants to carry out organ recovery rate improvement programs in eligible hospitals (see H.R. 953), H1283 [11AP]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H110 [4FE]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H1155 [9AP]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H1155 [9AP]
———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 1683), H36 [23JA]
Health care professionals: provide programs to improve nurse retention, the nursing workplace, and the quality of care (see H.R. 4654), H2608 [16MY]
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), H2662 [20MY]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H6230 [11SE]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H937 [18MR]
———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H6777 [26SE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H1620 [24AP]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 4573), H1619 [24AP]
———support U.N. efforts to assure Iraq's compliance with Security Council resolutions and advance peace and security in the Persian Gulf region (see H. Con. Res. 473), H6418 [19SE]
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]
Law enforcement: provide additional resources to States to eliminate the backlog of unanalyzed rape kits and ensure timely analysis of rape kits (see H.R. 3961), H8054 [4NO]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H561 [26FE]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3514 [12JN]
Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses (see H.R. 3594), H79 [24JA]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H1003 [19MR]
———provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (see H.R. 2364), H3721 [19JN]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H2735 [21MY]
———revise and simplify the transitional medical assistance program (see H.R. 2775), H105 [29JA]
Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H4931 [18JY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H7738 [9OC]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H6251 [12SE]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H1155 [9AP]
Mental health: establish State and local grants to provide services in response to public health emergencies and disasters resulting from terrorism (see H.R. 3413), H4326 [27JN]
———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 assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H6129 [9SE]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4799), H2943 [22MY]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H.J. Res. 113), H6983 [2OC]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3814), H907 [13MR]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H3038 [23MY]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H1201 [10AP]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 3741), H1155 [9AP]
NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H1201 [10AP]
NIST: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5074), H4424 [9JY]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4664), 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), H907 [13MR]
Pensions: provide additional fiduciary protections for participants and beneficiaries under employee stock ownership plans relative to lockdowns placed on plan assets (see H.R. 3509), H105 [29JA]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 4614), H2356 [9MY]
President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 402), H8733 [13NO]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H8546 [12NO]
———establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H6777 [26SE]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H1533 [23AP]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3113), H1620 [24AP]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H1155 [9AP]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4767 [16JY]
Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2610), H524 [14FE]
———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), H7929 [15OC]
Space policy: authorize funding for the development, launch, and operation of a Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite in support of a national energy policy (see H.R. 3854), H687 [5MR] (see H.R. 4969), H3720 [19JN]
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), H4326 [27JN]
Taxation: allow corporate tax benefits from stock option compensation expenses only to the extent that such expenses are included in a corporation's financial statements (see H.R. 4075), H1089 [20MR]
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 4180), H3161 [4JN]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H4497 [10JY]
———limit manufacturers' deduction for advertising of FDA approved prescription drugs to the level of research and development expenditures (see H.R. 4821), H3928 [25JN]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H3454 [11JN]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H7895 [10OC]
———provide protections for participants in cash or deferred arrangements under section 401(k) relative to the acquisition and holding of employer securities (see H.R. 3463), H105 [29JA]
———reinstate Superfund and oil spill excise taxes and extend leaking underground storage tank taxes (see H.R. 4060), H1620 [24AP]
———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), H5998 [26JY]
———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2350), H3775 [20JN]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H1283 [11AP]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Tibet: recognize authorities who are currently exiled in Dharamsala, India, as the legitimate representatives of Tibet (see H. Res. 357), H687 [5MR]
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), H4932 [18JY]
U.N.: provide for permanent guidelines for voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 5293), H6251 [12SE]
———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H1284 [11AP]
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), H6061 [4SE]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5491), H7738 [9OC]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3792), H1533 [23AP]
———establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 5395), H6373 [18SE]
———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 5396), H6373 [18SE]
Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 5226), H6130 [9SE]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of breast implants and encourage FDA review of implant manufacturers (see H.R. 1961), H36 [23JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Business and industry: prohibit certain employees and shareholders from obtaining special loans (see H.R. 4084), H1152 [9AP]
Diseases: tribute to NephCure Foundation for sponsorship of National Kidney Cure Week and encourage Dept. of HHS to make more information available on kidney diseases (see H. Con. Res. 383), H1483 [18AP]
Food industry: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see H.R. 5230), H5790 [25JY]
Insurance: require coverage of hair prostheses under Federal health programs for individuals with scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (see H.R. 5106), H4552 [11JY]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: conduct a study of the impact of Federal policies on the innovation process for genomic technologies (see H.R. 3966), H931 [14MR]
Patents: allow noninfringing uses of patents on genetic sequence information for research and genetic diagnostic testing, and require disclosure of such information in patent applications (see H.R. 3967), H931 [14MR]
Recycling: require implementation by brand owners of management plans that provide refund values for certain beverage containers (see H.R. 5210), H5453 [24JY]
Remarks
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7427 [9OC], H7743 [10OC]
———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H2362 [9MY]
Civil liberties: prohibit abridgement of first amendment rights under campaign finance reform legislation, H414 [13FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2362 [9MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5693, H5694 [25JY]
———implement cooperative efforts between the Under Sec. for Science and Technology and the Dept. of Defense Technical Support Working Group, H5693, H5694 [25JY]
Diseases: expand research and awareness of cardiovascular diseases, E172
———tribute to NephCure Foundation for sponsorship of National Kidney Cure Week and encourage Dept. of HHS to make more information available on kidney diseases (H. Con. Res. 383), E581
Education: anniversary of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, H3710
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (H.J. Res. 87), H2186 [8MY]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), consideration (H. Res. 350), H571 [27FE]
Insurance: require coverage of hair prostheses under Federal health programs for individuals with scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (H.R. 5106), E1236
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2072
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), E1201
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4172 [27JN]
NIST: authorize work with manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration (H.R. 2733), H4516 [11JY]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4664), H3196, H3199 [5JN]
———Biosafety Research Program funding, H3199 [5JN]
———expand scholarship eligibility under Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics Scholarships Program to part-time students, H3196 [5JN]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: conduct a study of the impact of Federal policies on the innovation process for genomic technologies (H.R. 3966), E353
Patents: allow noninfringing uses of patents on genetic sequence information for research and genetic diagnostic testing, and require disclosure of such information in patent applications (H.R. 3967), E353
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H342, H391, H414, H442 [13FE]
———increase hard money contribution limits applicable to House candidates, H442 [13FE]
Votes: position on missed, H2345
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H6371 [18SE]