ALLEN, THOMAS H. (a Representative from Maine)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5607 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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]

Armed Forces: restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H3292 [6JN]

Bankruptcy: protect family farmers and family fishermen (see H.R. 5348), H6129 [9SE]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 6), H3826 [21JN]

Children and youth: ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see H.R. 1990), H6129 [9SE]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H1283 [11AP]

Children's Development Commission (Kiddie Mac): establish (see H.R. 5291), H5995 [26JY]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations in Tibet (see H. Res. 410), H5087 [22JY]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 197), H6130 [9SE]

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), H2735 [21MY]

Computers: amend copyright laws relative to royalty fees for webcasting (see H.R. 5285), H6061 [4SE]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1338 [16AP]

Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H3036 [23MY]

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), H6060 [4SE]

Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H688 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense: develop inventory of sites within former military ranges containing unexploded ordnance or other abandoned munitions that pose health or safety threats and improve public awareness of such sites (see H.R. 2605), H1338 [16AP]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H6374 [18SE]

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: insure mortgages for acquisition, construction, or substantial rehabilitation of child care and development facilities (see H.R. 5291), H5995 [26JY]

———provide for renewal of project-based assisted housing contracts at reimbursement levels that are sufficient to sustain operations (see H.R. 3737), H365 [13FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H3229 [5JN]

Developing countries: reauthorize microenterprise assistance programs and expand sustainable poverty-focused microenterprise programs by implementing improved poverty measurement methods (see H.R. 4209), H1283 [11AP]

Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H1155 [9AP]

Drugs: correct impediments to allowing importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see H.R. 5534), H6982 [2OC]

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: promote engagement of young Americans in democratic process through civic education in classrooms, service learning programs, and student leadership activities (see H.R. 3234), H1338 [16AP]

EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H1673 [25AP]

Executive Office of the President: ensure that requests or petitions for executive clemency are treated as lobbying contacts (see H.R. 5131), H4765 [16JY]

Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H1484 [18AP]

———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), H932 [14MR]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2379), H6374 [18SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5350), H8023 [16OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 4683), H3825 [21JN]

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), H562 [26FE]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]

Gardner C. Grant Post Office, Cherryfield, ME: designate (see H.R. 418), H8732 [13NO]

Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H3669 [18JN]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H6983 [2OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H110 [4FE]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H834 [12MR]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H5998 [26JY]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H1675 [25AP]

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), H2512 [15MY]

Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H6777 [26SE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H6777 [26SE]

Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 3363), H781 [7MR]

———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H8035 [21OC]

———coverage of home health services (see H.R. 2071), H6559 [24SE]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2471 [14MY]

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

———improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States (see H.R. 2483), H2101 [2MY]

———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H2100 [2MY]

———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), H3453 [11JN]

———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H6926 [1OC]

———provide coverage for kidney disease education services (see H.R. 3770), H8023 [16OC]

———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H785 [11MR]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 3882), H3292 [6JN]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 3602), H7303 [8OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H6060 [4SE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H833 [12MR]

Medicine Equity and Drug Safety Act: implementation (see H. Res. 478), H4497 [10JY]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 5078), H6374 [18SE]

———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H8023 [16OC]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2735 [21MY]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H688 [5MR]

National and Community Service Act: establish the Right of Passage Community Service Program (see H.R. 4803), H2943 [22MY]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 5047), H6926 [1OC]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H4326 [27JN]

National Farmers Union: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 462), H6927 [1OC]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H1091 [20MR]

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), H737 [6MR]

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H833 [12MR]

Pharmaceuticals: grant waivers permitting individuals to import prescription drugs from Canada and amend laws relative to sale of prescription drugs through the Internet (see H.R. 5217), H5789 [25JY]

———permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 4614), H6983 [2OC]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 1830), H1154 [9AP]

Presidential Records Act: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionality based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 4187), H1282 [11AP]

Safety: promote safe and ethical clinical trials of drugs, and other test articles, on people overseas (see H.R. 5249), H6061 [4SE]

Sewage disposal: sewer overflow control grants appropriations (see H.R. 5183), H5194 [23JY]

Small business: provide emergency assistance to certain small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from drought (see H.R. 5197), H6777 [26SE]

Social Security: protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4070), H2472 [14MY]

Taxation: exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 4180), H1282 [11AP]

———limit manufacturers' deduction for advertising of FDA approved prescription drugs to the level of research and development expenditures (see H.R. 4821), H2944 [22MY]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H3721 [19JN]

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]

———treat certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance as an involuntary conversion (see H.R. 2374), H6983 [2OC]

Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H781 [7MR]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 133), H1485 [18AP]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H1284 [11AP]

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

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3930), H6251 [12SE]

———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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

FDA: establish authority for the imposition of civil penalties for certain direct-to-consumer advertisements (see H.R. 4833), H3036 [23MY]

Medicare: extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H6417 [19SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: conduct studies on comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of prescription drugs that account for high levels of expenditures or use by individuals (see H.R. 4832), H3036 [23MY]

States: provide incentives to apply certain waivers to use Federal funds to provide affordable employer-based health insurance coverage for uninsured small business workers (see H.R. 4021), H1087 [20MR]

Proclamations

World Population Awareness Week: Angus S. King, Jr., Governor of Maine, E1955 [24OC]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2978 [23MY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7245, H7247 [8OC], H7757, H7773 [10OC]

———authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 574), H7185 [8OC]

Budget: deficit, H58 [24JA], H4733 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2271, H2346 [9MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), consideration (H. Res. 415), H2255 [9MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), motion to recommit, H2384 [9MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4547), H5311 [23JY]

———prohibit development and deployment of nuclear-tipped ballistic missile interceptors, H2384 [9MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5812 [26JY]

———require employee representation in planning, development, and implementation of any human resources management system, H5812 [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4733, H4738 [16JY]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, E403 [21MR]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4600), H6727 [26SE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H2650, H2651, H2652, H2653 [20MY], H3145 [4JN], H4665, H4667, H4669 [15JY], H6352, H6354, H6355, H6357 [18SE]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3674 [19JN], H3760 [20JN], H4285 [27JN], H4665 [15JY]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 1400), H2650, H2651 [20MY], H3145 [4JN]

National security: national missile defense system, H2346 [9MY]

———war on terrorism and homeland security funding, H5311 [23JY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H57, H58 [24JA], H373 [13FE]

Public debt: ceiling, H2978 [23MY]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2553 [16MY]

Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition, H4738 [16JY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H837 [13MR]

———ensure solvency, H837 [13MR]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 4070), H3897 [25JN]

Taxation: increase unified estate tax credit, H3272 [6JN]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent, H2653 [20MY]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), H3272 [6JN]

———rates, H58 [24JA]

Votes: position on missed, H4720 [16JY]

World Population Awareness Week: observance, E1954 [24OC]

World Summit on Sustainable Development: U.S. policy, H6064 [5SE], H6113, H6114, H6115, H6116, H6117 [9SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1408 [17AP]

Tributes

Poland, Wayne R., E256 [5MR]