GRANGER, KAY (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

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

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

———H.R. 2559, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H8228 [16SE]

———H.R. 2660, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H9166 [2OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 760), H698 [13FE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 728), H460 [12FE]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8176 [10SE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H9687 [17OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H706 [13FE]

Attlesey, Sam: tribute (see H. Res. 207), H4206 [15MY]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H12921 [8DE]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3355 [11AP]

———express appreciation for support by British Prime Minister of U.S. policy on use of Armed Forces in Iraq (see H. Res. 154), H3355 [11AP]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule (see H.J. Res. 3), H275 [4FE]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H217 [28JA]

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), H4788 [2JN]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11359 [17NO]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2868), H7616 [24JY]

Diseases: devote resources to researching treatment options for women with ovarian cancer and support community groups that promote awareness about the disease and encourage early diagnosis (see H. Con. Res. 277), H9378 [8OC]

Dr. Caesar A.W. Clark, Sr. Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 1740), H3302 [10AP]

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

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1514 [4MR]

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), H5664 [19JN]

Employment: provide compensatory time for private sector employees (see H.R. 1119), H1678 [6MR]

Families and domestic relations: encourage U.S. citizens to adopt children from the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 304), H6465 [9JY]

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. 111), H55 [7JA]

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), H4131 [14MY]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H4529 [21MY]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H12921 [8DE]

Health: combat viral hepatitis (see H. Con. Res. 39), H462 [12FE]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H460 [12FE]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H317 [5FE]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H5367 [12JN]

Hope, Bob: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H8383 [17SE]

Immigration: prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H9982 [28OC]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H3634 [1MY]

Iraq: establish program to foster private U.S. investment in Iraqi schools and hospitals through adopt-a-school and adopt-a-hospital initiatives (see H. Res. 455), H12312 [21NO]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H10457 [5NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H5045 [5JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H3452 [29AP]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H7169 [18JY]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H5714 [23JN]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H2823 [3AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H6464 [9JY]

Michael E. DeBakey Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 91), H4738 [22MY]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8082 [9SE]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 844), H703 [13FE]

National Labor Relations Act: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1793), H3352 [11AP]

Rice University: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 379), H8950 [25SE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H389 [11FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H6349 [8JY]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H323 [5FE]

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), H9381 [10OC]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H8284 [16SE]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H1467 [27FE]

———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), H8284 [16SE]

———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 50), H3304 [10AP]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H12311 [21NO]

———eliminate marriage penalty in the computation of the income tax on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2072), H12311 [21NO]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 2133), H9812 [21OC]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities and application of volume caps for private activity bonds for such facilities and water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 3042), H8081 [9SE]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 463), H11392 (see H.R. 463), H11515 [18NO]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H5366 [12JN]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H7839 [3SE]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H6603 [10JY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H3762 [7MY]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H699 [13FE]

———reduce health insurance costs for family coverage of military reservists called to active duty (see H.R. 1466), H2515 [31MR]

———remove the requirement of a mandatory beginning date for distributions from individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 315), H2939 [8AP]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H7225 [21JY]

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

———treatment of capital gains, interest and dividends, and repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1780), H3351 [11AP]

———treatment of commercial aviation fuel during hostilities with Iraq (see H.R. 1380), H2473 [27MR]

Terrorism: establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 2512), H8491 [23SE]

———increase criminal penalties relative to terrorist murders and deny Federal benefits to terrorists (see H.R. 2934), H8284 [16SE]

Turkey: condemn terrorist attacks in Istanbul (see H. Res. 453), H11651 [19NO]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5366 [12JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 62), H391 [11FE]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H10339 [4NO]

———support participation of women throughout the world in a week of workshops, forums, and other events to speak up for world peace (see H. Con. Res. 114), H4529 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: establish an Iraq campaign medal to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and subsequent antiterrorism campaigns (see H.R. 3272), H9375 [8OC]

———make temporary adjustments in basic housing allowances in response to increases in military housing costs (see H.R. 1324), H1953 [18MR]

———reform computation of retired pay for members with hazardous duty experience, study benefits for employers of National Guard or Reserve members, and assess military youth programs expansion (see H.R. 1325), H1953 [18MR]

Colleges and universities: tribute to Independent 529 Plan for assisting families in paying for tuition (see H. Res. 378), H8905 [24SE]

National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish (see H.R. 656), H327 [7FE]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 1093), H1640 [5MR]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 1236), H1810 [12MR]

———expand the expense treatment for small businesses and provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 1126), H1679 [6MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9447 [15OC]

Colleges and universities: tribute to Independent 529 Plan for assisting families in paying for tuition (H. Res. 378), H9828 [28OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5749 [24JN]

FCC: release of triennial review rulemaking on local phone competition and broadband deployment, E949 [14MY]

Fort Worth, TX: anniversary of James L. West Alzheimer's Care Facility, E885 [7MY]

———Rufino Mendoza Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1968 [2OC]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H9012 [30SE]

———report on congressional delegation trip, H9012 [30SE]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (H. Res. 62), H400 [12FE]

Tributes

Combest, Representative, H4229 [19MY]

Johnson, Representative Sam, H400 [12FE]

Sandelin, Jay, E2092 [20OC]