BRADLEY, JEB (a Representative from New Hampshire)
Amendments
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3513 [30AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Air pollution: establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (see H.R. 3093), H8283 [16SE]
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), H3974 [9MY]
Armed Forces: encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner of the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2402 [26MR]
———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H8283 [16SE]
———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8176 [10SE]
———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H.R. 3208), H9132 [1OC]
———express appreciation to members engaging in military action in Iraq and against terrorism and recognize communities, businesses, and organizations for their support (see H. Con. Res. 177), H4011 [13MY]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H3974 [9MY] (see H.R. 3474), H12922 [8DE]
———tribute (see H.J. Res. 27), H1515 [4MR]
Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H7618 [24JY]
Aviation: allow the arming of pilots of cargo aircraft (see H.R. 1049), H1955 [18MR]
Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H2514 [31MR]
Children and youth: issue commemorative postage stamp to recognize U.S. efforts to reunite missing children with their families and to honor the victims of abduction and murder (see H. Con. Res. 185), H4529 [21MY] (see H. Con. Res. 192), H4737 [22MY]
———prevent child abduction (see H.R. 1104), H1955 [18MR]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H11703 [20NO]
———require Dept. of the Treasury report on exchange rate policies and impose additional tariffs on products based on the rate of currency exchange manipulation (see H.R. 3058), H10978 [6NO]
Columbia (space shuttle): award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to crew (see H. Res. 49), H392 [11FE]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2214), H6707 [14JY]
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: reaffirm support and commemorate anniversary of Genocide Convention Implementation Act (see H. Res. 193), H3304 [10AP]
Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of personal injury claims arising out of asbestos exposure (see H.R. 1114), H1747 [11MR]
———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 1115), H4978 [4JN]
———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H5046 [5JN]
———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 339), H8284 [16SE]
Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11702 [20NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see H.R. 955), H1642 [5MR]
Dept. of HHS: modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H4736 [22MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: appoint chiropractors in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 2414), H5714 [23JN]
———establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Dept. (see H.R. 2357), H5468 [17JN] (see H.R. 3094), H8283 [16SE]
———provide adapted housing assistance to disabled Armed Forces members who remain on active duty pending medical separation (see H.R. 761), H3762 [7MY]
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. 1998), H7949 [4SE]
Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 2986), H9215 [2OC]
———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H7949 [4SE]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H8491 [23SE]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H11652 [19NO]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H9215 [2OC]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H1812 [12MR]
———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H5468 [17JN]
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]
———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (see H.R. 438), H6264 [26JN]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H6602 [10JY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 2491), H5467 [17JN]
Financial institutions: exempt attorneys from privacy provisions of the law repealing restrictions on the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and insurance companies (see H.R. 781), H3857 [8MY]
———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), H2822 [3AP]
Firearms: clarify that federally licensed dealers may transfer firearms to other federally licensed dealers at places other than business premises specified on license (see H.R. 2906), H7950 [4SE]
———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 990), H1462 [27FE]
———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), H5664 [19JN]
Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 1118), H4788 [2JN]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H324 [5FE]
Freedom's Way National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1069), H1515 [4MR]
FTC: ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see H.R. 3161), H8950 [25SE]
Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see H.R. 1068), H2132 [19MR]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H1746 [11MR]
Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H4205 [15MY]
Homeland security: improve (see H.R. 3452), H10977 [6NO]
Hugh Gregg Post Office Building, Nashua, NH: designate (see H.R. 3185), H8949 [25SE]
Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to certain visa programs to prevent unintended U.S. job losses and increase Dept. of Labor monitoring and enforcement authority over such programs (see H.R. 2849), H9982 [28OC]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H11149 [12NO]
———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H7086 [17JY]
Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 324), H9130 [1OC]
Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H7020 [16JY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H2402 [26MR]
King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7170 [18JY]
Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 300), H1812 [12MR]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H1902 [13MR]
Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11652 [19NO]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H3762 [7MY]
———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 721), H9282 [7OC]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H5366 [12JN]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 1902), H5408 [16JN]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H2940 [8AP]
———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1), H5928 [25JN]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H3683 [6MY]
———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2361), H5409 [16JN]
Members of Congress: nullify recent pay increases and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 31), H10237 [30OC]
Mental health: provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1700), H11651 [19NO]
National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1660), H5046 [5JN]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H3763 [7MY]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H7949 [4SE]
Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H2132 [19MR]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see H.R. 324), H9130 [1OC]
Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 324), H9130 [1OC]
Postal Service: reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H2271 [20MR]
Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H3453 [29AP]
———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. 919), H8083 [9SE]
Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H10130 [29OC]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H6465 [9JY]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H5366 [12JN]
Social Security: eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program for disabled individuals suffering from a terminal illness (see H.R. 976), H4528 [21MY]
———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 743), H1517 [4MR]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H5045 [5JN]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 324), H9130 [1OC]
States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 56), H2132 [19MR]
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), H4739 [22MY]
Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H2822 [3AP]
———natural cork (see H.R. 1833), H3408 [12AP]
Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H8284 [16SE]
———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 1236), H2271 [20MR]
———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H3354 [11AP]
———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), H2132 [19MR]
———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), H1334 [25FE]
———expand bonus depreciation to expensing (see H.R. 771), H699 [13FE]
———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H3452 [29AP]
———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1873), H7787 [25JY]
———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H3974 [9MY]
———suspend tax-exempt status of designated foreign terrorist groups (see H.R. 3002), H10340 [4NO]
———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H4978 [4JN]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2473 [27MR]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H7840 [3SE]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H8017 [5SE]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 878), H1517 [4MR]
Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H4978 [4JN]
Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2475), H5407 [16JN]
———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), H1642 [5MR]
———permit use of education benefits for certain entrepreneurship courses and permit veterans enrolled in certain vocational rehabilitation programs to have self-employment as a vocational goal (see H.R. 1460), H3858 [8MY]
Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 1006), H5714 [23JN]
Women: reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 3350), H10978 [6NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Iraq: prosecution of war crimes and human rights abuses by Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials (see H. Con. Res. 143), H3052 [9AP]
National Guard: extend period of eligibility for survivors' and dependents' education benefits for members who are involuntarily ordered to full-time duty (see H.R. 2164), H4367 [20MY]
New Hampshire: mint coins in commemoration of the Old Man of the Mountain rock formation (see H.R. 2093), H4130 [14MY]
Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 2598), H5928 [25JN]
Taxation: allow a lump sum contribution to Coverdell education savings accounts whenever the contribution limit is increased (see H.R. 3230), H9213 [2OC]
Television: provide residents of States with single network affiliate stations to receive the signals of such stations via satellite (see H.R. 2862), H7615 [24JY]
Thresher (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking (see H. Res. 170), H2703 [2AP]
———erect a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery to honor crew (see H. Con. Res. 153), H3408 [12AP]
Veterans: exclude proceeds of life insurance from consideration as income for purposes of determining veterans' pension benefits (see H.R. 2163), H4367 [20MY]
Essays: Voice of Democracy
Mehrmann, John, H4850 [3JN], E976
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H3055 [10AP]
Remarks
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4604
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7035 [17JY]
Estrada, Miguel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, H398 [12FE]
Greenwood, Kimberly: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for New Hampshire, E379
Griffin, Ruth: City Year New Hampshire (organization) Lifetime of Service Award recipient, H3057 [10AP], E726
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: increase spending caps to adjust for inflation, H3513 [30AP]
———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3513 [30AP]
Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 299), H5957 [26JN]
———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 2473), H5395, H5396 [16JN]
Public lands: limit Recreation Fee Demonstration Program to National Park Service areas, H7035 [17JY]
Schroeder, Bob: Hooksett, NH, Citizen of the Year award recipient, H5451 [17JN], E1154
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 227), H3885 [9MY]
Thresher (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking (H. Res. 170), H2883, H2884 [8AP]
Votes: position on missed, E2471
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H4874 [3JN], H5465 [17JN]
Tributes
Barka, Ernie, H1885
Connors, Ted, E1359
Gregg, Hugh, H8908 [25SE]
Mehrmann, John, E976
Taylor, Jay, H332