McHUGH, JOHN M. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H7701 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: establish regional dairy marketing areas to stabilize the price of milk and support the income of dairy producers (see H.R. 4597), H4286 [16JN]

Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 4826), H7138 [14SE]

Anthony I. Lombardi Memorial Post Office Building, Nanuet, NY: designate (see H.R. 4618), H4579 [18JN]

Archie Spigner Post Office Building, St. Albans, NY: designate (see H.R. 4632), H4646 [21JN]

Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 469), H5909 [15JY]

Armed Forces: ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3966), H1230 [17MR]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H1230 [17MR]

———mitigate financial hardships experienced by Reserve members as a result of being called to active duty (see H. Con. Res. 374), H1323 [18MR]

———recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H. Con. Res. 486), H6755 [7SE]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H304 [3FE]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 5167), H7945 [30SE]

Barber Conable Post Office Building, Batavia, NY: designate (see H.R. 3690), H128 [27JA]

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see H.R. 4685), H8168 [5OC]

———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), H2155 [2AP]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: transfer functions of certain Customs Patrol Officers operating on the Tohono O'odham Indian reservation to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 5346), H9049 [8OC]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 722, 722), H6756 [7SE]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (see H.R. 3598), H1593 [25MR]

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 4622), H6557 [21JY]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2658 [5MY]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 44), H5331 [7JY]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H1230 [17MR]

Contracts: require certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 4064), H5908 [15JY]

Courts: ensure Federal Tort Claims Act protections for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 4347), H2917 [12MY]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4155), H3230 [18MY]

Crime: provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H9746 [16NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic nationwide livestock identification system, prevent unauthorized release of information collected under the system, and review responses to livestock disease outbreaks (see H.R. 3787), H433 [10FE]

———Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see H.R. 4446), H5909 [15JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize appropriations for Directorate of Science and Technology and establish a program for use of advanced technology to meet homeland security needs (see H.R. 4141), H2152 [2AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H6900 [8SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits (see H.R. 3947), H1071 [11MR]

———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 972), H36 [20JA]

Diseases: prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H5654 [13JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H3963 [14JN]

Education: recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2484 [28AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend the Impact Aid program to improve the distribution of school construction payments to better meet the needs of military and Indian land school districts (see H.R. 3795), H576 [24FE]

FAA: repeal local participation in Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 3721), H88 [21JA]

FCC: ruling in response to complaints regarding broadcast of program material containing indecent language (see H. Res. 482), H90 [21JA]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Res. 581), H1643 [29MR]

———index deferred annuities and provide survivor annuities to spouses of former employees who died after separating from the Government and were entitled to a deferred annuity but had not established a claim (see H.R. 432), H3605 [1JN]

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), H701 [26FE]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3716), H393 [4FE]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H2154 [2AP]

Green Chemistry Research and Development Program: implement (see H.R. 3970), H2199 [20AP]

Hamilton, Alexander: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 471), H5793 [14JY]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H699 [26FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2402), H1326 [22MR]

———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 (see H.R. 918), H7073 [13SE]

Health care professionals: 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), H3094 [17MY]

Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 4375), H3093 [17MY]

Immigration: establish deportability and inadmissability of aliens who possess certain consular identification cards who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and use such a card for a Federal identification-related requirement (see H.R. 4440), H4894 [23JN]

———increase the number of aliens receiving certain nonimmigrant status and require submissions of information by the Dept. of Homeland Security (see H.R. 4052), H2484 [28AP]

Immigration and Nationality Act: improve process for verifying an individual's eligibility for employment (see H.R. 4306), H5909 [15JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H1484 [24MR]

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]

International Olympic Committee: encourage selection of New York, NY, as the site for the 2012 Olympic games (see H. Con. Res. 475), H7138 [14SE]

Iran: 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), H576 [24FE]

Israel: 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), H5654 [13JY]

Jewish Museum: anniversary (see H. Res. 582), H1643 [29MR]

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), H516 [11FE]

Lieutenant John F. Finn Post Office, Albany, NY: designate (see H.R. 5053), H7443 [22SE]

Maxine S. Postal U.S. Post Office, Copiague, NY: designate (see H.R. 3917), H1011 [10MR]

Medicaid: extend State fiscal relief (see H.R. 4961), H7073 [13SE]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H1484 [24MR]

Medicare: clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4257), H2491 [30AP]

———extend increase in payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 4902), H6700 [22JY]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H5471 [9JY]

———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 4687), H6707 [22JY]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 3243), H1322 [18MR]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 621), H3230 [18MY]

National Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 755), H6756 [7SE] (see H. Res. 772), H7137 [14SE]

National Park Service: establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program (see H.R. 2237), H6706 [22JY]

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), H1117 [16MR]

Natural resources: provide fellowships for graduate and postgraduate students in natural resource- or wildlife-related advanced degree programs to provide expertise to Federal agencies and Congress (see H.R. 5145), H8168 [5OC]

New York, NY: provide protections and services to certain individuals after the terrorist attack (see H.R. 4059), H1739 [30MR]

Northeast Regional Development Commission: establish (see H.R. 4739), H5149 [25JN]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Commerce (see H.R. 3889), H1740 [30MR]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 2323), H2815 [11MY]

Perry B. Duryea, Jr., Post Office, Montauk, NY: designate (see H.R. 4427), H3438 (see H.R. 4427), H3537 [20MY]

Political parties: express gratitude to Boston, MA, and New York, NY, for hosting national political conventions (see H. Res. 765), H7073 [13SE]

Portugal: tribute to friendship, leadership, and support of the U.S. in the effort to combat international terrorism (see H. Res. 688), H5151 [25JN]

Power resources: promote purchase of renewable energy systems (see H.R. 5302), H9746 [16NO]

Russia: condemn series of terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 760), H6998 [9SE]

September 11: designate as a national day of voluntary service, charity, and compassion (see H. Con. Res. 473), H5793 [14JY]

Sergeant Riayan A. Tejada Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4046), H5072 [24JN]

Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4046), H4928 [24JN]

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

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H89 [21JA]

———allow a recovery period for depreciation of motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2900), H1791 [31MR]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 2509), H2549 [4MY]

———encourage investing of foreign earnings within the U.S. for productive business purposes (see H.R. 767), H3016 [13MY]

———nonrecognition of gain on certain real property which is involuntarily converted as the result of the exercise of eminent domain, without regard to whether such property is replaced (see H.R. 4603), H6900 [8SE]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 3953), H3605 [1JN]

———provide a tax credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges (see H.R. 4983), H6704 [22JY]

———provide for equitable treatment of civilian employees of the Dept. of Defense serving in combat zones and members of the Armed Forces serving in combat zones (see H.R. 117), H6899 [8SE]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 4206), H4766 [22JN]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 4502), H3780 [3JN]

———repeal the medicine and drugs limitation on the deduction for medical care (see H.R. 3596), H2154 [2AP]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H89 [21JA]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 4334), H3441 (see H.R. 4334), H3541 [20MY]

Tito Puente Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1701), H9963 [17NO]

U.S. Life-Saving Service: anniversary of life-saving stations on the Great Lakes (see H. Res. 750), H8169 [5OC]

U.S. Postal Service Henry Johnson Annex, Albany, NY: designate (see H.R. 480), H6128 [20JY]

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), H1011 [10MR]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2475), H9745 [16NO]

Voting: require proof of U.S. citizenship as a condition of registering to vote in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 4530), H6128 [20JY]

Wetlands: impose limitations on wetlands mitigation activities carried out through the condemnation of private property (see H.R. 4638), H6998 [9SE]

Women: recognize survivors of cervical cancer and the importance of good cervical health, preventing human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and of detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages (see H. Con. Res. 348), H393 [4FE]

World War II: anniversary of Battle of the Bulge (see H.J. Res. 110), H9746 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: promote use of anaerobic digesters by agricultural producers and rural small businesses to produce renewable energy and improve environmental quality (see H.R. 4696), H4927 (see H.R. 4696), H5070 [24JN]

Business and industry: establish a grant program to support broadband-based economic development efforts (see H.R. 4699), H4927 (see H.R. 4699), H5070 [24JN]

———establish a grant program to support cluster-based economic development efforts (see H.R. 4698), H4927 (see H.R. 4698), H5070 [24JN]

Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (see H.R. 4071), H1739 [30MR]

Plattsburgh, NY: provide for the holding of Federal district court (see H.R. 4646), H4765 [22JN]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H2917 [12MY]

Samuel de Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 5015), H6755 [7SE]

Taxation: extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 4697), H4927 (see H.R. 4697), H5070 [24JN]

Remarks

Armed Forces: increase statutory cap on privatization of military housing, H6455 [21JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3271 [19MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), conference report, H8999 [8OC]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), consideration (H. Res. 732), H6455 [21JY]

Indonesia: condemn terrorist attack in Jakarta (H. Res. 767), H7386, H7387, H7388 [22SE]

National security: require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (H.R. 163), H8117, H8119, H8121, H8124, H8125, H8127 [5OC]

Sudan: suspend membership in U.N. Commission on Human Rights (S. Con. Res. 137), H7386 [22SE]

Veterans: benefits funding, H4885, H4886 [23JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H4885 [23JN]

Votes: correction, H3353 [19MY]

———position on missed, H358 [4FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H390 [4FE]

Tributes

Spruell, Wayne, E2124 [20NO]