ROGERS, HAROLD (a Representative from Kentucky)

Appointments

Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select), H407 [12FE]

Conferee: H.J. Res. 2, continuing appropriations, H229 [29JA]

———H.R. 1559, war in Iraq and homeland security supplemental appropriations, H2877 [8AP]

———H.R. 2555, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H8118 [10SE]

———H.R. 2989, Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies appropriations, H9989 [29OC]

———H.R. 3289, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H9775 [21OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 760), H1955 [18MR]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8083 [9SE]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H9687 [17OC]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H4739 [22MY]

Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 96), H1954 [18MR]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2444), H11392 (see H.R. 2444), H11516 [18NO]

Congo Basin Forest Partnership Program: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2264), H5268 [11JN]

Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H3856 [8MY]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

DEA: anniversary (see H. Res. 412), H10131 [29OC]

Dept. of Labor: impose limitations on the wage that an employer is required to pay an H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker (see H.R. 1606), H4877 [3JN]

Dept. of Transportation: require installation of 2 combination cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder systems in each commercial passenger aircraft (see H.R. 2632), H8017 [5SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H8222 [15SE]

Disabled: importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see H. Con. Res. 94), H10237 [30OC]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H2822 [3AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H53 [7JA]

Education: establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H5267 [11JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H9282 [7OC]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (see H.R. 1904), H4206 [15MY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 990), H6264 [26JN]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 648), H4368 [20MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H1517 [4MR]

———provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 527), H4978 [4JN]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H12311 [21NO]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 46), H3052 [9AP]

Hazardous substances: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (see H.R. 1819), H9478 [15OC]

Health: provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 918), H12311 [21NO]

Housing: combat unfair and deceptive practices in the high-cost mortgage market, establish a consumer mortgage protection board, and establish licensing and minimum standards for mortgage brokers (see H.R. 833), H8016 [5SE]

———provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 197), H6604 [10JY]

Immigration: prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H2822 [3AP]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H9131 [1OC]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11651 [19NO]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H6869 [15JY]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2822 [3AP]

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail: extend (see H.R. 2327), H6604 [10JY]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H1682 [6MR]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H1682 [6MR]

———coverage of diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other diabetes screening services (see H.R. 2236), H8017 [5SE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H3975 [9MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H4978 [4JN]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H4205 [15MY]

Middle East: condemn terrorist attacks by Hamas and other terrorist organizations and urge the European Union to classify Hamas as a terrorist organization (see H. Res. 285), H8176 [10SE]

National Marina Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 323), H7085 [17JY]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9132 [1OC]

Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Roads and highways: improve roadway safety for motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians and workers in proximity to vehicle traffic (see H.R. 906), H5046 [5JN]

———increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see H.R. 2208), H5089 [9JN]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H9688 [17OC]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8382 [17SE]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 534), H392 [11FE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H1682 [6MR]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H1466 [27FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H9131 [1OC]

Sportsmen: tribute to sportsmen and their contributions to society, traditions and values, and the economic benefits associated with outdoor sporting activities (see H. Res. 362), H8082 [9SE]

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. 1828), H5664 [19JN]

Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 927), H3637 [1MY]

———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. 1231), H1903 [13MR]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 284), H3974 [9MY]

———clarify the exemption from tax for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 1530), H5175 [10JN]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H7086 [17JY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H319 [5FE]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 3119), H9615 [16OC]

———restore equity and complete transfer of motor fuel excise taxes on motorboat and small engine fuels into the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund (see H.R. 2839), H9812 [21OC]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1952 [18MR]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H9213 [2OC]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2950), H7783 [25JY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H7170 [18JY]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H6869 [15JY]

———treatment of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 310), H4978 [4JN]

———treatment of tax attributes in connection with a discharge of indebtedness in a bankruptcy case of a company having asbestos-related claims against it (see H.R. 2503), H5551 [18JN]

Tobacco products: eliminate quotas and price supports, provide transition assistance for producers, protect markets, quality, and availability, and establish a trust fund to finance such actions (see H.R. 3160), H8904 [24SE]

———make leaf tobacco eligible under the Market Access Program (see H.R. 1091), H1640 [5MR]

———replace existing tobacco program with programs designed to assist producers, compensate quota holders for the loss of quota asset value, and assist producers who forgo obtaining a production license (see H.R. 245), H134 [8JA]

U.N. Conference on Disarmament: election of Iraq as chairman (see H. Con. Res. 29), H1467 [27FE]

Veterans: improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 2379), H7020 [16JY]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H2271 [20MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1396 [26FE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1787), H4255 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cumberland Gap National Historic Park: authorize acquisition of Fern Lake and the surrounding watershed in Kentucky and Tennessee (see H.R. 1809), H3353 [11AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see H.R. 2555), H5713 [23JN]

Conference reports

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 2555), H8425-H8459 [23SE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), conference report, H660, H661 [13FE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H660, H661 [13FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), H7648, H7652, H7653 [25JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief through across-the-board funding reductions in discretionary spending programs, H7652, H7653 [25JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2726, H2739, H2740, H2778 [3AP]

Aviation: require screening of all cargo on passenger planes, H5777 [24JN], H8800 [24SE]

Coast Guard: funding, H5760 [24JN]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (H.R. 2143), H5148 [10JN]

———remove exceptions for legal State-authorized gambling relative to ban on use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling, H5148 [10JN]

Cumberland Gap National Historic Park: authorize acquisition of Fern Lake and the surrounding watershed in Kentucky and Tennessee (H.R. 1809), E765 [12AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: address emergency preparedness relative to senior citizens, the disabled, and others with special needs, H5761 [24JN]

———allow a percentage of funds to be paid directly to localities and citizens groups without being first allocated to State government agencies, H5782 [24JN]

———Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program transfer from the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate to the Office for Domestic Preparedness, H8796 [24SE]

———FIRESAT program funding, H5770 [24JN]

———first responders funding through reductions in Transportation Security Administration funding, H5762 [24JN]

———maintain homeland security, preparedness and disaster response programs funding and require screening of all cargo on passenger planes, H8110 [10SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5744, H5750, H5754, H5756, H5760, H5761, H5762, H5763, H5765, H5767, H5770, H5777, H5782, H5794 [24JN], H8107 [10SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), conference report, H8793, H8796, H8800 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 374), H8497, H8498, H8499 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), motion to instruct conferees, H8110 [10SE]

———Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspections (SENTRI) program funding through reductions in salaries and expenses, H5754 [24JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), H7120, H7121 [18JY]

FEMA: funding, H7648 [25JY]

Immigration: Student and Exchange Visitor Information System funding to improve training programs, H2778 [3AP]

Middlesboro, KY: tribute to SSA field office, E495 [18MR]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H5763 [24JN]

———homeland security funding, H2726, H2739, H2740 [3AP]

Nuclear energy: spent nuclear fuel storage sites, H7120, H7121 [18JY]

Point of order, H5757, H5784, H5785, H5788 [24JN]

Somerset, KY: tribute to SSA field office, E494 [18MR]

Terrorism: enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, H5770 [24JN]

———establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders, H5750 [24JN]

Urban areas: terrorism protection and preparedness funding, H5765, H5767 [24JN]

Votes: position on missed, E2109 [21OC], E2230 [5NO]

Reports filed

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2555) (H. Rept. 108-280), H8490 [23SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2555) (H. Rept. 108-169), H5713 [23JN]

Tributes

Engle, Karen, E767 [12AP]

Jaehnig, Walter B., E1555 [22JY]

Keeney, Ron, E575 [25MR]

Parker, Charlie, E1169 [5JN]

Rogers, Brendan A., E440 [12MR]