BRADY, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H9377 [8OC]
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H11651 [19NO]
Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H6465 [9JY]
Armed Forces: 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]
———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H8491 [23SE]
———provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel for the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force (see H.R. 3696), H12919 [8DE]
———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H3637 [1MY]
———provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 2705), H9214 [2OC]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H1516 [4MR]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H12312 [21NO]
Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H3856 [8MY]
Aviation: improve air cargo security (see H.R. 2455), H9738 [20OC]
Baltimore, MD: authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center (see H.R. 2424), H5265 [11JN]
Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 62), H8491 [23SE]
Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]
Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 264), H7785 [25JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 601), H5663 [19JN]
———use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 40), H704 [13FE]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H12311 [21NO]
———improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 2626), H10237 [30OC]
Civil rights: provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access (see H. Res. 32), H171 [27JA]
Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2683), H6464 [9JY]
Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H11702 [20NO]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H53 [7JA]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3322), H9613 [16OC]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H6867 [15JY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H2271 [20MR]
Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 394), H217 [28JA]
Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 2407), H5173 [10JN]
De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H3302 [10AP]
Dept. of Justice: ensure that U.S. victims of terrorism overseas receive equal treatment regardless of terrorists' country of origin or residence and these terrorists are pursued with equal vigor (see H.R. 401), H2586 [1AP]
———extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H10340 [4NO]
Dept. of State: establish position of Iraqi Reconstruction Coordinator (see H. Res. 404), H9614 [16OC]
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. 1130), H1679 [6MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 709), H2271 [20MR]
———establish a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania (see H.R. 1516), H3572 [30AP]
———provide adapted housing assistance to disabled Armed Forces members who remain on active duty pending medical separation (see H.R. 761), H3053 [9AP]
———provide benefits to individuals with spina bifida who are children of Vietnam veterans that were exposed to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 533), H3053 [9AP]
———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7618 [24JY]
Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2553), H6604 [10JY]
———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), H11392 (see H.R. 2986), H11516 [18NO]
———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 107), H2270 [20MR]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H5367 [12JN]
Doby, Lawrence E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 235), H6263 [26JN]
Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H2587 [1AP]
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. 780), H2271 [20MR]
Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2291), H4786 [2JN]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H134 [8JA]
Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 36), H462 [12FE]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 3285), H9376 [8OC]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H10237 [30OC]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 3139), H8490 [23SE]
Federal aid programs: require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 1738), H8175 [10SE]
Federal employees: increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 577), H319 [5FE]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H2471 [27MR]
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H3407 [12AP]
Firefighters: provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 2961), H7784 [25JY]
Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H11651 [19NO]
Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H11146 [10NO]
Health: combat viral hepatitis (see H. Con. Res. 39), H1396 [26FE]
———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H1639 [5MR]
———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 2979), H7784 [25JY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H9282 [7OC]
———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 2157), H4529 [21MY]
Health care professionals: promote careers in nursing and diversity in the nursing workforce (see H.R. 920), H8016 [5SE]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H3353 [11AP]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H10130 [29OC]
Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H6603 [10JY]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H5661 [19JN]
House of Representatives: provide for just apportionment of Members in all States (see H.R. 1541), H2585 [1AP]
Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 1357), H2515 [31MR]
Human rights: support the drafting and adoption of a thematic convention on the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities by the U.N. General Assembly (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4369 [20MY]
Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H702 [13FE]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H3570 [30AP]
———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1448), H3637 [1MY]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 736), H461 [12FE]
———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H1745 [11MR]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H4529 [21MY]
———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H8905 [24SE]
Iron and steel industry: reinstate safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H.R. 3699), H12920 [8DE]
IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H10130 [29OC]
———require abatement of interest on erroneous tax refund checks without regard to the size of the refund (see H.R. 1756), H3303 [10AP]
James R. Merry Post Office Building, Linesville, PA: designate (see H.R. 981), H1461 [27FE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H320 [5FE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H6707 [14JY]
Law enforcement: eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9615 [16OC]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H324 [5FE]
Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 3), H60 [7JA]
Liberia: provide support for ceasefire agreement between government and Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy and the Movement for Democracy of Liberia (see H. Con. Res. 240), H7086 [17JY]
Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11393 (see H.R. 3277), H11516 [18NO]
Medicaid: allow States to expand coverage to uninsured, poor adults (see H.R. 1143), H2473 [27MR]
———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H2271 [20MR]
———improve access to advanced practice nurses (see H.R. 2295), H6465 [9JY]
———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H701 [13FE]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H3856 [8MY]
Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H2471 [27MR]
———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H2402 [26MR]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 1199), H2402 [26MR]
———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1340), H2402 [26MR]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 1902), H4206 [15MY]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1321), H4788 [2JN]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 745), H3762 [7MY]
———reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see H.R. 896), H2132 [19MR]
———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H4205 [15MY]
———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 41), H53 [7JA]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H3637 [1MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H9811 [21OC]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1459 [27FE]
Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8082 [9SE]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H1640 [5MR]
National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 265), H7785 [25JY]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 844), H1467 [27FE]
National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H4737 [22MY]
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), H7840 [3SE]
National School Lunch Act: fruit and vegetable pilot program funding (see H.R. 2832), H9215 [2OC]
National security: establish a task force to assess State and local capabilities in dealing with terrorism and make grants to such jurisdictions to achieve those capabilities (see H.R. 3158), H8904 [24SE]
National Visiting Nurse Association Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1333 [25FE]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H5366 [12JN]
———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H3453 [29AP]
Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H11702 [20NO]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 125), H56 [7JA]
Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1862), H3451 [29AP]
Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H2473 [27MR]
Paderewski, Ignacy J.: tribute and anniversary of the return of his remains to Poland (see H. Res. 58), H3454 [29AP]
Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (see H.R. 2030), H3856 [8MY]
Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1145), H1680 [6MR]
Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]
Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 1677), H3305 [10AP]
POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 886), H1332 [25FE]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H8382 [17SE]
Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H4876 [3JN]
———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), H4739 [22MY]
Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day: establish (see H. Res. 388), H9479 [15OC]
Robert A. Borski Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 2328), H4977 [4JN]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8905 [24SE]
Rogers, Fred M.: tribute (see H. Res. 111), H1466 [27FE]
Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H12310 [21NO]
Ryan, Matthew J.: tribute (see H. Res. 178), H2822 [3AP]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2262), H10457 [5NO]
SMART Research and Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 2026), H3761 [7MY]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H6349 [8JY]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H1332 [25FE]
———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 531), H1467 [27FE]
———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments to expand health coverage under that program or for Medicaid expenditures (see H.R. 515), H1396 [26FE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H4876 [3JN]
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: restate, clarify, and revise (see H.R. 100), H3052 [9AP]
Steel Industry National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 521), H274 [4FE]
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), H3407 [12AP]
Taxation: allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 2891), H7616 [24JY]
———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]
———provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 1692), H3763 [7MY]
———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H6264 [26JN]
Transportation: responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 2863), H9131 [1OC]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H10237 [30OC]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1796), H3352 [11AP]
Victor J. Saracini Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Horsham, PA: designate (see H.R. 1128), H1679 [6MR]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1787), H10237 [30OC]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 259), H135 [8JA]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H323 [5FE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1811 [12MR]
World War II: support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (see H. Res. 56), H393 [11FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Blackwell, Lucien E.: tribute (see H. Res. 169), H2586 [1AP]
SBA: establish vocational and technical entrepreneurship development demonstration program (see H.R. 1387), H2269 [20MR]
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: enhance protection of credit ratings of active duty military personnel who are activated for military service (see H.R. 2576), H5813 [24JN]
Remarks
Berean Institute: anniversary, E134
Butler, Johnny J.: Laborer's Local Union 332 Outstanding Community Leader Award recipient, E2103
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda for unveiling of the portrait bust of Dan Quayle (S. Con. Res. 63), H7995 [5SE]
China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1986
City of Hope Hospital and Beckman Institute of Research: tribute to Sarah and Rubin Herman Chapter, E299
Corps of Engineers: Delaware River main channel deepening project funding, H7128 [18JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), H7128 [18JY]
NAACP: anniversary of the Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs Awards Dinner, E1498
Philadelphia, PA: tribut to Mother Bethel Foundation, E1136
Robert A. Borski Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (H.R. 2328), E1613
Staten, Samuel, Jr.: Laborer's Local Union 332 Outstanding Labor Leader Award recipient, E2105
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H240 [29JA]
Resignations
Committee on Small Business (House): Representative Robert A. Brady, H1440 [27FE]
Tributes
Bailey, Deirdre L., E1451
Barrish, Marvin, E1495
Blackwell, Lucien E., H231 [29JA]
Caulk, Charles C., E301
Feldscher, Donald, E2108
Hoffman, Jacob, E1133
Mother Teresa, E1986
Ritter, Thomas J., E505
Rogachenko, Kyle, E951
Willie, Vivian, E2109