BALDWIN, TAMMY (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Addresses

University of Wisconsin Dept. of Political Science Centennial: Representative Obey, E778-E780 [6MY]

Amendments

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 1920), H211 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 3719), H2154 [2AP]

———provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 2062), H434 [10FE]

Administrative Conference of the U.S.: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4917), H6756 [7SE]

American Dental Association: commend Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering time to provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 567), H2267 [21AP]

Amtrak: anniversary of Empire Builder rail line (see H. Con. Res. 442), H4928 (see H. Con. Res. 442), H5072 [24JN]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to captive animals (see H.R. 5242), H8856 [7OC]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3230 [18MY]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 4367), H3720 [2JN]

———identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 4463), H5195 [6JY]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7234 [15SE]

Arms control: promote the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 291), H305 [3FE]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 761), H6997 [9SE]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H4766 [22JN]

Bankruptcy: permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 5195), H7944 [30SE]

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H3441 (see H.R. 4116), H3541 [20MY]

Business and industry: establish a commission to promote employee ownership (see H.R. 1778), H3720 [2JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 261), H3094 [17MY]

Children and youth: support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4799), H6756 [7SE]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see H. Con. Res. 450), H4171 [15JN]

———restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 3809), H514 [11FE]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H5402 [8JY]

Congress: disapprove certain regulations issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (see H.R. 4236, 4237), H2482 [28AP]

Coordinated Environmental Health Network: establish (see H.R. 5335), H9049 [8OC]

Corporations: prevent corporate auditors from providing tax shelter services to their audit clients (see H.R. 3599), H434 [10FE]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 3941), H1070 [11MR]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 4204), H2371 [22AP]

———provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 4264), H6998 [9SE]

C-SPAN: anniversary (see H. Res. 551), H926 [9MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: make the dairy forward pricing program permanent (see H.R. 3308), H3821 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a monthly bonus to members whose retirement or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order (see H.R. 4111), H2018 [1AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish antiharassment programs (see H.R. 4313), H2727 [6MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 4354), H2917 [12MY]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H6998 [9SE]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H927 [9MR]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H6128 [20JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H2483 [28AP]

Education: provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H5331 [7JY]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H872 [4MR]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries (see H.R. 4740), H5149 [25JN]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 4575), H4170 [15JN]

EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 1165), H3873 [9JN]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 3990), H1229 [17MR]

Federal aid programs: ensure that the Direct Loan Program is a competitive alternative to the Federal Family Education Loan Program for schools and students (see H.R. 4370), H5536 [12JY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H2549 [4MY]

———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 3281), H8409 [6OC]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 356), H1230 [17MR]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H4171 [15JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H7329 [21SE]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards (see H.R. 3579), H2200 [20AP]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5312), H9048 [8OC]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H3016 [13MY]

Health: declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1863), H5471 [9JY]

———expand access to preventive health care services and education programs that reduce unintended pregnancy, infection with sexually transmitted disease, and number of abortions (see H.R. 4192), H2265 [21AP]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 4357), H3821 [8JN]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H4287 [16JN]

———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H7864 [29SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H2373 [22AP]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H4926 (see H.R. 4682), H5070 [24JN]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 4182), H2265 [21AP]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H128 [27JA]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 4316), H4392 (see H.R. 4316), H4507 [17JN]

Health care professionals: implement an education loan repayment program for pharmacists (see H.R. 3591), H434 [10FE]

———improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas by extending and increasing foreign country residency requirement waivers for foreign medical graduates (see H.R. 4156), H2484 [28AP]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (see H.R. 2759), H37 [20JA]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 2353), H3440 (see H.R. 2353), H3540 [20MY]

Insurance: prohibit discrimination in life insurance based on a person's previous lawful travel experiences (see H.R. 3927), H2406 [27AP]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 296), H2549 [4MY]

Iraq: provide education and health care for, and protect human rights of, women and children, and enhance political participation, economic empowerment, civil society, and personal security for women (see H.R. 4671), H5402 [8JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7234 [15SE]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3847), H698 [26FE]

———protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 5107), H7328 [21SE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H5402 [8JY]

———extend the same Federal benefits to officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers that apply to officers serving units of State and local government (see H.R. 3523), H6899 [8SE]

March for Women's Lives: commend marchers and recognize individual rights relative to fertility, sexuality, and reproduction (see H. Res. 603), H2372 [22AP]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H2728 [6MY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H699 [26FE]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 2151), H2728 [6MY]

———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 2905), H1643 [29MR]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 4927), H7138 [14SE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H304 [3FE]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H2199 [20AP]

———provide eligibility for coverage of home health services on the basis of a need for occupational therapy (see H.R. 3090), H304 [3FE]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3672), H576 [24FE]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H8409 [6OC]

———update renal dialysis composite rate (see H.R. 1784), H2406 [27AP]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4256), H2491 [30AP]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H9051 [8OC]

Mississippi River: revitalize (see H.R. 4686), H7864 [29SE]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H3821 [8JN]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H3440 (see H.R. 371), H3540 [20MY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: extend operation to serve as a resource for the President and Congress (see H.R. 5125), H7442 [22SE]

———implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Res. 646), H3781 [3JN]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 396), H1593 [25MR]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 3860), H699 [26FE]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1791 [31MR]

Privacy: amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to create an explicit privilege to preserve medical privacy (see H.R. 5126), H7442 [22SE]

Recreation: establish a permanent trust fund to provide access to parks and recreation areas, preserve historic places, promote healthy and active lifestyles, and provide hunting, angling, and wildlife viewing (see H.R. 4100), H4928 (see H.R. 4100), H5072 [24JN]

Republican Party: anniversary of first meeting in Ripon, WI (see H. Con. Res. 379), H871 [4MR]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H6998 [9SE]

SBA: modify the women's business center program (see H.R. 4853), H6707 [22JY]

Senior citizens: promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H6557 [21JY]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1322 [18MR]

Social Security: protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H9051 [8OC]

———provide entitlement to dependents' and survivors' benefits under Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program to permanent partnerships (see H.R. 4701), H4927 (see H.R. 4701), H5071 [24JN]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 4391), H6899 [8SE]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 4881), H6555 [21JY]

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 4035), H3017 [13MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 414), H2548 [4MY]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4207), H2371 [22AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H2918 [12MY]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 4206), H5331 [7JY]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualfied health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 4356), H3017 [13MY]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H1116 [16MR]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H9051 [8OC]

Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 4820), H5653 [13JY]

Treaties and agreements: adhere to moral and ethical principles of economic justice and fairness in developing and advancing U.S. international trade treaties, agreements, and investment policies (see H. Res. 532), H1326 [22MR]

———oppose inclusion in future free trade agreements provisions that would negatively impact the implementation of legislation authorizing the importation of prescription drugs (see H. Res. 758), H7575 [23SE]

———require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see H. Con. Res. 276), H1370 [23MR]

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1370 [23MR]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H872 [4MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H7575 [23SE]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H5908 [15JY]

Women: increase awareness and education about heart disease among women (see H. Res. 522), H516 [11FE]

World War II: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (see H. Con. Res. 413), H2548 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 5167), H7863 [29SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 4720), H5149 [25JN]

Hazardous substances: reduce quantity of mercury in the environment (see H.R. 4260), H2547 [4MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4325), H2815 [11MY]

Houston, Charles H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 427), H3093 [17MY]

La Follette, Robert M., Sr.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 508), H8038 [4OC]

Taxation: increase exclusion from gross income of an employee for dependent care assistance relative to dependent care services provided during a taxable year and adjust such amount each year for inflation (see H.R. 4379), H3229 [18MY]

Letters

Reenactment period extension for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers: David J. Frederickson, National Farmers Union, H147 [28JA]

———George Naylor, National Family Farm Coalition, H147 [28JA]

———Mark Smith, Farm Aid (organization), H146 [28JA]

Remarks

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, E2139 [24NO]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H3519 [20MY]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 1920), H212, H214, H215 [28JA]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 1920), consideration (H. Res. 503), H146 [28JA]

———nondischargeability of debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic protests, H146 [28JA]

———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, H212, H214, H215 [28JA]

———reform, H146, H212, H214, H215 [28JA]

Bradley, Ann Walsh: American Judicature Society Herbert Harley Award recipient, E271 [2MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1435 [24MR]

Children and youth: support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (S. 2634), E1721 [29SE]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6602 [22JY]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H2900, H2901, H2904, H2906 [12MY]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), H648, H663 [26FE]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), consideration (H. Res. 529), H591 [25FE]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy, H591 [25FE], H663 [26FE]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H7693 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), motion to instruct conferees, H7693 [28SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7901 [30SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, E2139 [24NO]

Habush, Robert L.: American Jewish Committee, Milwaukee, WI, Chapter, Community Service Human Relations Award recipient, E913 [19MY]

Harris, Devin: Big Ten Conference men's basketball player of the year award recipient, E433 [23MR]

Health: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform abortions or make referrals regarding abortion services, E2139 [24NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H2900, H2901, H2904, H2906 [12MY], H8141 [5OC]

———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 (H.R. 918), E610 [22AP]

Iraq: affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom (H. Res. 557), E583 [21AP]

Kohl, Mark: Wisconsin Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1653 [17SE]

Madison, WI: anniversary of Jewish Community Council Camp Shalom, E1296 [7JY]

———Population Connection (organization) Kid-Friendly Cities Report Card designation, E1224 [24JN]

Memorial Day: observance, H3519 [20MY]

National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: observance, E610 [22AP]

National Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases Awareness Week: observance, E608 [22AP]

Portage, WI: anniversary of VFW Ladies Auxiliary of Cleary-Krech Post 1707, E1297 [7JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), H4125 [15JN]

Sauk City, WI: anniversary, E1284 [25JN]

———anniversary of Fire Dept., E877 [17MY]

Stoughton, WI: anniversary of Stoughton Hospital, E1707 [24SE]

———River Bluff Middle School finalist in Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation Christopher Columbus Awards competition, E1365 [14JY]

Taxation: remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), H4404 [17JN]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers, H4404 [17JN]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), H5716 [14JY]

University of Wisconsin: anniversary of Wisconsin Memorial Union, E1049 [4JN]

Wisconsin: tribute to legal history and women jurists, E271 [2MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H23 [20JA]

Special order: granted, H8163 [5OC]

Tributes

Hirsch, Elroy (Crazylegs), E135 [10FE]

Lyall, Katherine C., E1096 [14JN]

Obey, Representative, E778 [6MY]

Purifoy, Tiara, E456 [26MR]

Richter, Pat, E454 [26MR]

Spencer, Julie, E876 [17MY]