CHANDLER, A.B. ``BEN'' (a Representative from Kentucky)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5203), H8168 [5OC]

Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4468), H5984 [19JY]

———authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 3201), H6899 [8SE]

———express concern over the well-being of members and call on the Dept. of Defense to see that deployed military personnel have the best force protection equipment available (see H. Con. Res. 391), H3094 [17MY]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7575 [23SE]

———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), H2549 [4MY]

———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor purchased by or on behalf of the member (see H.R. 3615), H3781 [3JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H575 [24FE]

Aviation: provide for recruiting, training, and deputizing persons for the Federal flight deck officer program (see H.R. 4126), H3230 [18MY]

Bill Monroe Post Office, Rosine, KY: designate (see H.R. 4968), H6756 [7SE]

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), H3017 [13MY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 95), H2488 [29AP] (see H.J. Res. 97), H3780 [3JN]

Business and industry: prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their U.S. workers than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance (see H.R. 3888), H3016 [13MY]

———require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H3873 [9JN]

Crime: impose the death penalty for kingpins of child sex slave trafficking enterprises (see H.R. 3913), H876 [8MR]

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

Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see H.R. 5057), H7443 [22SE]

———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), H3017 [13MY]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 4023), H3094 [17MY]

———repeal certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 1638), H3391 [19MY]

Dept. of Education: provide student loan forgiveness to graduates who enter into certain public service (see H.R. 1306), H3440 (see H.R. 1306), H3540 [20MY]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H3605 [1JN]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to improve ability of State and local governments to prevent abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 3965), H4171 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H5909 [15JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 3777), H3441 (see H.R. 3777), H3540 [20MY]

———improve educational assistance programs for apprenticeship or other on-job training (see H.R. 1716), H4391 (see H.R. 1716), H4507 [17JN]

———provide additional safeguards for benefit recipients who have fiduciaries for receipt and management of benefit payments (see H.R. 4032), H1592 [25MR]

Diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 1002), H5908 [15JY]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H3720 [2JN]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H2728 [6MY]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H7234 [15SE]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H3963 [14JN]

Education: assist local educational agencies in providing financial incentives to attract teachers to rural and high-poverty areas (see H.R. 2811), H3440 (see H.R. 2811), H3540 [20MY]

———condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H5908 [15JY]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 1805), H3391 [19MY]

———expand loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers and nurses (see H.R. 934), H3440 (see H.R. 934), H3540 [20MY]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2291), H4647 [21JN]

———prohibit transfer of students to schools that are at or above capacity (see H.R. 947), H3016 [13MY]

———provide a grant program for gifted and talented students (see H.R. 1191), H3440 (see H.R. 1191), H3540 [20MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2107), H2549 [4MY] (see H.R. 2394), H2373 [22AP]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H3016 [13MY]

Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 616), H2729 [6MY]

Extension Living Well Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 416), H2657 [5MY]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H3720 [2JN]

Federal aid programs: simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 2956), H3391 [19MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H6756 [7SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H3781 [3JN]

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), H2548 [4MY]

Firefighters: establish a scientific basis for new firefighting technology standards and improve coordination of training for and responding to terrorist attacks and other emergencies (see H.R. 545), H3719 [2JN]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 527), H3391 [19MY]

Georgia: adjust boundary of Cumberland Island Wilderness and authorize tours of Cumberland Island National Seashore (see H.R. 4887), H7138 [14SE]

Health: declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1863), H6756 [7SE]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H3391 [19MY]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H6756 [7SE]

Health care professionals: provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see H.R. 4016), H3017 [13MY]

House Rules: prohibit behavior that threatens the integrity of the House of Representatives (see H.R. 4971), H6703 [22JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 823), H3440 (see H.R. 823), H3540 [20MY] (see H.R. 3802), H3964 [14JN]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H9050 [8OC]

International Court of Justice: condemn misuse by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence (see H. Res. 713), H5793 [14JY]

Iran: condemn development of means to produce nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 398), H2550 [4MY]

———hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 5193), H9051 [8OC]

———urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H753 [2MR]

Israel: condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 390), H3781 [3JN]

———support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 617), H2816 [11MY]

———support construction of security fence and condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 371), H699 [26FE]

———support membership in the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) at the U.N. (see H. Res. 615), H2729 [6MY]

Japan: anniversary of Treaty of Kanagawa opening relations with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 418), H4766 [22JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7138 [14SE]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H2266 [21AP]

Laos: address urgent need for freedom, democratic reform, and international monitoring of elections, human rights, and religious liberty (see H. Res. 402), H1741 [30MR]

Law enforcement: provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 3092), H3720 [2JN]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2815 [11MY]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H3605 [1JN]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H3873 [9JN]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H3440 (see H.R. 792), H3540 [20MY]

———clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4257), H3720 [2JN]

———extend increase in payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 4902), H8168 [5OC]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H831 [3MR]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H9963 [17NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H6899 [8SE]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H3440 (see H.R. 953), H3540 [20MY]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H2657 [5MY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6998 (see H.R. 5040), H6996 [9SE]

National Day of the Horse: establish (see H. Con. Res. 507), H7944 [30SE]

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), H3440 (see H.R. 1746), H3540 [20MY]

National School Lunch Act: phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (see H.R. 3441), H2483 [28AP]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 4355), H2917 [12MY]

No Child Left Behind Act: suspend certain amendments that are not fully funded (see H.R. 2366), H3391 [19MY]

NSF: establish a competitive grant program for institutions of higher education to enhance education and job training opportunities in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 5255), H8857 [7OC]

Nuclear weapons: impose sanctions on foreign entities that engage in nuclear proliferation activities (see H.R. 4965), H8168 [5OC]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H3440 (see H.R. 847), H3540 (see H.R. 2497), H3440 (see H.R. 2497), H3540 [20MY]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H6756 [7SE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H3391 [19MY]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H2266 [21AP]

Rite of Passage Community Service Program: establish (see H.R. 2125), H4647 [21JN]

Roads and highways: establish a transportation and active living program, a safe routes to school program, and a nonmotorized transportation pilot program (see H.R. 2568), H3391 [19MY]

Rural areas: improve safety of rural roads (see H.R. 3743), H3391 [19MY]

Russia: condemn series of terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 760), H6899 [8SE]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H7864 [29SE]

SBA: modify the women's business center program (see H.R. 4853), H6128 [20JY]

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), H3440 (see H.R. 2262), H3540 [20MY]

———promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H3440 (see H.R. 2490), H3540 [20MY]

Social Security: permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3192), H3391 [19MY]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H6701 [22JY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H2199 [20AP]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 4391), H10000 [18NO]

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

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: reauthorize and reform the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program (see H.R. 3796), H872 [4MR]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 462), H4928 (see H. Con. Res. 462), H5072 [24JN]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H2733 [10MY]

Taxation: allow employers a credit for costs of providing technical training for employees (see H.R. 5254), H8857 [7OC]

———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), H6706 [22JY]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H3440 (see H.R. 442), H3540 [20MY]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H2406 [27AP]

———permanent repeal of estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms (see H.R. 2513), H2918 [12MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H3781 [3JN]

———provide relief for middle income taxpayers (see H.R. 4997), H6704 [22JY]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualfied health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 4356), H2918 [12MY]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2950), H2199 [20AP]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H4894 [23JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H7138 [14SE]

Tobacco products: terminate Federal tobacco quota and price support programs and compensate tobacco quota holders and active tobacco producers adversely affected by termination of such programs (see H.R. 4033), H1592 [25MR]

Transportation: provide for security of public transportation systems (see H.R. 4361), H3015 [13MY]

Treaties and agreements: 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), H7443 [22SE]

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), H4894 [23JN]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H633 [25FE]

———improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 2379), H10079 [19NO]

———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), H1643 [29MR]

———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), H1643 [29MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3719 [2JN]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H7735 [28SE]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H3440 (see H.R. 1470), H3540 [20MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: clarify that State tax incentives for investment in new machinery and equipment are a reasonable regulation of commerce and not an undue burden on interstate commerce (see H.R. 5427), H10926 [6DE]

Certificates of election

House of Representatives, H528 [24FE]

Oaths of office

House of Representatives, H528 [24FE], H630 [25FE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5592 [13JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit Federal funding for buyout of tobacco producers or quota holders, H5592 [13JY]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (H.R. 3015), H8072 [5OC]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H529 [24FE]

Lexington, KY: tribute to Lexington, KY, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, E2026 [18NO]

Russia: democracy efforts, H5915 [19JY]

———human rights violations, H5915 [19JY]

———treatment of internally displaced persons, H5915 [19JY]

Veterans Day: observance, E2026 [18NO]

Votes: position on missed, E447 [24MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H528, H529 [24FE]

Tributes

Dieruf, Nicholas J., E2050 [18NO], E2126 [20NO]

Graham, Jeffrey, E2094 [20NO]

Langley, Sean M., E2046 [18NO]