SIMMONS, ROB (a Representative from Connecticut)
Articles and editorials
Hero on Flight 11, She Put Her Job First—Madeline Amy Todd Sweeney, Bethe Defresne, New London (CT) Day, H6092 [9SE]
Stonington Loses ``Billy'' Boatwright, Political Legend, Jeff Mill, Westerly (RI) Sun, E1185
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H1284 [11AP]
———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1983), H782 [7MR]
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]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to District of Columbia National Guard and Capitol Police for increased security after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 371), H1485 [18AP]
Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H79 [24JA]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H1284 [11AP]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5317), H6304 [17SE]
———protect from violence (see H.R. 5397), H6420 [19SE]
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), H6230 [11SE]
Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 539), H6418 [19SE]
Computers: penalties for individuals who use false or misleading domain names to attract children to Internet sites not appropriate for children (see H.R. 4658), H2100 [2MY]
Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of Connecticut and Massachusetts (see H.R. 4721), H2470 [14MY]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H3454 [11JN]
Crime: establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see H.R. 1877), H1003 [19MR]
———prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children (see H.R. 4623), H2101 [2MY]
Dept. of Defense: clothing regulations imposed on female personnel stationed in Saudi Arabia (see H.R. 4714), H2469 [14MY]
———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]
———use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 5575), H7895 [10OC]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H6374 [18SE]
Dept. of Labor: establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 2235), H2471 [14MY]
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: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 5286), H5995 [26JY]
———make a grant to Connecticut for the alteration of a certain State veterans' home and hospital building (see H.R. 3938), H1003 [19MR]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6419 [19SE]
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), H9025 [14NO]
Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H8733 [13NO]
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), H9025 [14NO]
———provide assistance for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 4894), H3291 [6JN]
Education: 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), H1284 [11AP]
———provide student loan borrowers with a choice of lender for loan consolidation (see H.R. 3273), H4872 [17JY]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H3038 [23MY]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reform relative to liability for noncompliance (see H.R. 2014), H3562 [13JN]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H561 [26FE]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H3774 [20JN]
Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H738 [6MR]
Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H79 [24JA]
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: establish a list of consumers who request not to receive telephone sales calls (see H.R. 3911), H1003 [19MR]
———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H6061 [4SE]
Government National Mortgage Association: authorize the guarantee of conventional mortgage-backed securities (see H.R. 3206), H1003 [19MR]
Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H8733 [13NO]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H8733 [13NO]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H562 [26FE]
———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), H3230 [5JN]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4600), H4498 [10JY]
Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (see H.R. 4446), H1337 [16AP]
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]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H1156 [9AP]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H6230 [11SE]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act: permanently extend the bonus depreciation (see H.R. 4020), H1156 [9AP]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H1769 [30AP]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H3454 [11JN]
———collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H1154 [9AP]
———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]
Major League Baseball: implement a mandatory steroid testing program (see H. Res. 496), H5086 [22JY]
Market Integrity Commission: establish to study issues relating to the governance of corporations in interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 5050), H4325 [27JN]
Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H3230 [5JN]
———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H687 [5MR]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H1620 [24AP]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 4954), H3721 [19JN]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H6417 [19SE]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H141 [5FE]
———increase payments for ambulance services in rural areas, determine rural areas based on population density, and require the use of recent data in determining payment adjustments (see H.R. 3545), H1484 [18AP]
———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H1154 [9AP]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H1201 [10AP]
———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), H1090 [20MR]
———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 3882), H3825 [21JN]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H8733 [13NO]
———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H1155 [9AP]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H833 [12MR]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]
Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 3624), H201 [6FE]
Motor vehicles: prohibit the purchase, rent, or lease, for use as a school bus, of a vehicle that does not comply with school bus safety standards (see H.R. 3296), H79 [24JA]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H932 [14MR]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H1201 [10AP]
National Climate Change Vulnerability and Resilience Program: establish (see H.R. 4900), H5453 [24JY]
Native Americans: require State approval of new gambling facilities, develop minimum Federal standards for Indian gaming, and establish commission to report on living standards on Indian lands (see H.R. 2244), H4326 [27JN]
Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 5196), H6130 [9SE]
Navy League of the U.S.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 416), H3453 [11JN]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: identify and register certain Central Americans residing in the U.S. (see H.R. 4037), H5087 [22JY]
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 540), H6419 [19SE]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4326 [27JN]
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]
Schools: prohibit the sale of foods with minimal nutritional value in schools participating in Federal meal programs (see H.R. 2129), H1201 [10AP]
Ships and vessels: require houseboats that have electric power generators on board to have a carbon monoxide venting system (see H.R. 3377), H3297 [10JN]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H6085 [5SE]
———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3135), H1410 [17AP]
———improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 80), H6060 [4SE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H79 [24JA]
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), H2735 [21MY]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 82), H6060 [4SE]
———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), H2019 [1MY]
———decrease the floor for the deduction for medical care (see H.R. 4001), H3825 [21JN]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 5416), H6417 [19SE]
———improve retirement income by taxing annuities and certain life insurance payments at capital gains rates (see H.R. 3320), H1201 [10AP]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H3928 [25JN]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H4497 [10JY]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 524), H6303 [17SE]
———provide for employer liability for Social Security taxes on unreported tips paid to an employee after the IRS establishes the amount of tips received (see H.R. 5445), H6558 [24SE]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H2356 [9MY] (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]
———treatment of certain Armed Forces enlistment, accession, reenlistment, and retention bonuses (see H.R. 1466), H8732 [13NO]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H3928 [25JN]
———treatment of loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1401), H737 [6MR]
———treatment of primary health providers in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 2449), H1155 [9AP]
———treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1555), H3161 [4JN]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H1533 [23AP]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]
U.N.: provide for permanent guidelines for voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 5293), H6419 [19SE]
U.S. Military Academy: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 83), H561 [26FE]
Veterans: tribute to American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., the service flag, and the service lapel button (see H. Con. Res. 301), H1202 [10AP]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3792), H907 [13MR]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3563 [13JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: allow receipt of special pay by qualified dental officers while undergoing dental internship or residency training (see H.R. 4924), H3513 [12JN]
Connecticut: exempt milk hauling vehicles from Interstate System weight limitations (see H.R. 4925), H3513 [12JN]
FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in Connecticut (see H.R. 4788), H2734 [21MY]
Health: ensure that children at highest risk for asthma are identified and treated (see H.R. 5633), H7894 [10OC]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3684), H141 [5FE]
Tariff: carded cashmere yarn of 6 run or finer (see H.R. 4450), H1337 [16AP]
———combed cashmere and camel hair yarn (see H.R. 4449), H1337 [16AP]
University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 401), H1769 [30AP]
Vincent F. Faulise Post Office Building, Pawcatuck, CT: designate (see H.R. 4007), H1002 [19MR]
Essays: Voice of Democracy
Cunningham, Leah A., E1575
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), H5369
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7431 [9OC]
———tribute to Blue Star Banner Program, E1036
Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (H. Con. Res. 401), H6091
Commission on Native American Policy: establish, H4799 [17JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2277
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), H4086
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4799 [17JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procurement practices in procuring health-care items (H.R. 3645), H5012
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (H.J. Res. 87), H2203
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4628), H5424
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2075
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H3441 [11JN]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 3684), H4291
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4291
National 4-H Program: anniversary, E1454
Plum Island Research Center: support binding arbitration for employees relative to conflict resolution, H6074, H6075 [5SE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6207
University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team, H1274 [11AP]
———tribute to women's basketball team (H. Res. 401), H1748 [30AP]
Veterans: tribute to American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., the service flag, and the service lapel button (H. Con. Res. 301), H6483 [24SE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1280 [11AP], H6083 [5SE]
Tributes
Boatwright, Mary H. (Billy), E1185
Cunningham, Leah A., E1575
Ward, Billie, E481