LAMPSON, NICK (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Courts: prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 339), H928 [9MR], H971 [10MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2443, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act, H2716 [6MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 3242), H633 [25FE]

American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin: tribute (see H. Res. 579), H1593 [25MR]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3392 [19MY]

———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), H6557 [21JY]

———extend time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1924), H5150 [25JN]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H6997 [9SE]

———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), H434 [10FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H128 [27JA]

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

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H752 [2MR]

Benwell, Dylan B.: condemn abduction by grandparents and call for return (see H. Res. 821), H8167 [5OC]

Charles Wilson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Lufkin, TX: designate (see H.R. 4317), H2727 [6MY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4082), H1789 [31MR]

Children and youth: ensure that appropriate State social services officers have access to certain Federal databases to carry out checks in cases of child abuse and neglect and cases of missing children (see H.R. 3972), H1116 [16MR]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H5195 [6JY] (see H.R. 3602), H2484 [28AP]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2019 [1AP]

———support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4799), H9051 [8OC]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 163), H2658 [5MY]

Citizenship: provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain Amerasians (see H.R. 3360), H2549 [4MY]

Classified information: request the Executive Office of the President, and certain other executive departments, to transmit documents relating to the disclosure of the identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 499), H435 [10FE]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 717), H5793 [14JY]

Coastal zones: ensure the continuation and improvement of coastal restoration (see H.R. 4507), H3780 [3JN]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H7864 [29SE]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1097), H1740 [30MR]

Columbia (space shuttle): anniversary of accident costing the lives of the crew (see H. Res. 507), H244 [28JA]

Commission for Assisting Democratic Parliaments: establish (see H. Res. 543), H872 [4MR]

Computers: provide greater cybersecurity (see H.R. 5068), H7864 [29SE]

Congressional Science Competition: establish (see H. Res. 604), H2550 [4MY]

Congressman Jack Fields Post Office, Kingwood, TX: designate (see H.R. 4232), H6899 [8SE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H3094 [17MY]

Corps of Engineers: raise maximum amount that may be allotted for the construction of small shore and beach restoration and protection projects (see H.R. 3845), H698 [26FE]

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), H2816 [11MY]

Crime: expand protections against the misuse of public safety officer uniforms (see H.R. 3815), H2549 [4MY]

———foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (see H.R. 2387), H3230 [18MY]

———protect children from criminal recidivists (see H.R. 4150), H2152 [2AP]

———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]

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 487), H6756 [7SE]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 3476), H6997 [9SE]

———establish and award the Coalition of the Willing Medal to military members of nations participating with the U.S. in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 5271), H8857 [7OC]

Dept. of Education: provide student loan forgiveness to graduates who enter into certain public service (see H.R. 1306), H3719 [2JN]

———strengthen and expand the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into post-secondary education (see H.R. 3988), H3392 [19MY]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education (see H.R. 2053), H89 [21JA]

———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H2918 [12MY]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H6756 [7SE]

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), H1071 [11MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H6707 [22JY]

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), H128 [27JA]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H830 [3MR]

———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), H4171 [15JN]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H1484 [24MR]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H2019 [1AP]

Dr. Miguel A. Nevarez Post Office Building, Edinburg, TX: designate (see H.R. 4299), H2726 [6MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1593 [25MR]

Education: recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, administration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2550 [4MY]

FAA: promote development of commercial space transportation and authorize appropriations for the Office of the Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (see H.R. 3752), H303 [3FE]

Families and domestic relations: establish programs using public, private, and faith-based organizations to recruit and train foster and adoptive parents and provide support services to foster families (see H.R. 4431), H3438 (see H.R. 4431), H3538 [20MY]

———improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3780), H392 [4FE]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H4171 [15JN]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H1643 [29MR]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H3017 [13MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H3094 [17MY]

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), H4647 [21JN]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 578), H1741 [30MR]

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

Gordon Wood Post Office Building, Stamford, TX: designate (see H.R. 5196), H7944 [30SE]

Greece: tribute to Government and people for successful completion of 2004 Summer Olympic games (see H. Res. 774), H7330 [21SE]

Health: declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1863), H3873 [9JN]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H2483 [28AP]

———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), H2374 [22AP]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H872 [4MR]

———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H7736 [28SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H4646 [21JN]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H6756 [7SE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H5536 [12JY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H2549 [4MY]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives (see H.R. 3856), H699 [26FE]

Immigration: provide relief for certain immigrants who are victims of immigration fraud (see H.R. 5402), H10078 [19NO]

India: recognize anniversary of chemical plant accident in Bhopal and ensure provision of environmental and medical rehabilitation of the affected area by Union Carbide Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 503), H8409 [6OC]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H3094 [17MY]

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

———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), H927 [9MR]

Irma Rangel Post Office Building, Kingsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 4829), H5792 [14JY]

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), H1370 [23MR]

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 1958), H7329 [21SE]

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), H245 [28JA]

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

———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 4636), H5471 [9JY]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4178), H2549 [4MY]

Medicaid: provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H633 [25FE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H4580 [18JN]

———coverage of audiologic rehabilitation services (see H.R. 3464), H1791 [31MR]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3767), H5908 [15JY]

———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see H.R. 1995), H1740 [30MR]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H393 [4FE]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H1740 [30MR]

———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), H6756 [7SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 3458), H128 [27JA]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 3729), H6899 [8SE]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H8859 [7OC]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H830 [3MR]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE]

National security: enhance homeland security science and technology (see H.R. 5069), H7864 [29SE]

———secure borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 5130), H7574 [23SE]

NATO: welcome accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia (see H. Res. 558), H1117 [16MR]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H2266 [21AP]

NSF: establish a National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (see H.R. 3980), H2266 [21AP]

Private Felix Z. Longoria Veterans' Memorial Post Office, Three Rivers, TX: designate (see H.R. 4911), H6701 [22JY]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H6899 [8SE]

Railroads: prohibit use of remote control locomotives to carry hazardous materials (see H.R. 5119), H8168 [5OC]

Rio Grande American Canal, El Paso, TX: redesignate as the Travis C. Johnson Canal (see H.R. 4751), H5150 [25JN]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H5908 [15JY]

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), H7735 [28SE]

Small business: improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see H.R. 3818), H633 [25FE]

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), H3440 (see H.R. 2598), H3540 [20MY]

———choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 97), H7945 [30SE]

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

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (H.R. 594), consideration (see H. Res. 523), H515 [11FE]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 4391), H6128 [20JY]

Space policy: anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing (see H. Res. 723), H5983 [19JY]

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

———tribute to NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Cornell University for conducting the Mars Exploration Rover mission, and recognition of importance of space exploration (see H. Res. 490), H35 [20JA]

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5793 [14JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 508), H2406 [27AP]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4207), H2549 [4MY]

———allow a business credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance (see H.R. 4124), H2019 [1AP]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 3103), H128 [27JA]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 584), H872 [4MR]

———extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 4091), H7234 [15SE]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H128 [27JA]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1873), H3963 [14JN]

———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]

———repeal limits on the deduction of interest on education loans (see H.R. 3384), H3720 [2JN]

Thomas E. Creek Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Amarillo, TX: designate (see H.R. 4836), H5907 [15JY]

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

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), H1594 [25MR]

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), H391 [4FE]

———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: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H3873 [9JN]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H7735 [28SE]

———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), H4766 [22JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative currency program featuring the State capitols or statehouses on the one dollar bill (see H.R. 4962), H6703 [22JY]

Federal employees: allow time off from work to donate blood (see H.R. 4963), H6703 [22JY]

National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 452), H4286 [16JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2739 [11MY], H5199 [7JY]

Remarks

Black History Month: observance, E278 [2MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1505 [25MR]

Charles Wilson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Lufkin, TX: designate (H.R. 4317), H3556 [1JN]

Children and youth: prevent child abduction, H6905 [9SE]

China, Republic of: membership in the U.N., E1695 [24SE]

Columbia (space shuttle): anniversary of accident costing the lives of the crew (H. Res. 507), H259, H261 [3FE]

Corps of Engineers: funding, H1505 [25MR]

Courts: allow actions to be brought by, or on behalf of, certain young children against sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that market specifically to such children, H971, H972 [10MR]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 339), H971, H972 [10MR]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H2922 [13MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3521 [20MY]

Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funding, H1811 [1AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H5199 [7JY]

FAA: certify safety regulations governing design and operation of space launch vehicles, H10050 [19NO]

———promote development of commercial human space flight industry (H.R. 5382), H10047, H10050 [19NO]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H2740 [11MY], H2922 [13MY]

Hispanic Americans: tribute to Henry B. Gonzalez Latino Leadership Award recipients, E1691 [24SE]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, E2199 [7DE]

———Republican Conference rule change to permit indicted Members to remain in leadership positions, H9876 [17NO]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E1183 [18JN]

Kempner, Harris L. (Shrub): Prevent Blindness Texas (organization) Person of Vision award recipient, E1855 [10OC]

Medicare: adjust the amount of payment under the physician fee schedule for cancer drug administration services, H7035 [13SE]

Memorial Day: observance, H3521 [20MY]

NASA: make certain workforce authorities available (S. 610), H134 [28JA]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), Senate amendment, H459, H461 [11FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H459, H461 [11FE]

Space policy: anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing (H. Res. 723), H6066, H6070 [20JY]

———congratulate Mojave Aerospace Ventures, LLC, and the pilots of SpaceShipOne for winning the Ansari X Prize and commend the X Prize Foundation for spurring this achievement (H. Res. 820), H8377 [6OC]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes, H8719 [7OC]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (H.R. 720), H2819 [12MY]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4227), consideration (H. Res. 619), H2558 [5MY]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, H8719 [7OC]

Texas: 9th Congressional District Unsung Hero Program honorees, E278 [2MR]

———tribute to ``Unsung Heroes'' from the 9th Congressional District, E343 [11MR]

Texas Independence Day: observance, H728 [2MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1811 [1AP]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan, H3521 [20MY]

Vogelpohl, Kris Anne: Galveston Island Railroad Museum and Terminal Gold Lantern Award recipient, E1028 [4JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3818 [8JN], H3960 [14JN], H4165 [15JN]

Members of Congress: tribute to departing Members of Texas delegation, H10059, H10064-H10071 [19NO], E2121, E2127 [20NO]

Special order: granted, H749 [2MR], H1319 [18MR], H2481 [28AP], H9959 [17NO]

Tributes

Bereuter, Representative, H5397 [8JY]

Brimmeier, Khristyn, E175 [12FE]

Cooper, L. Gordon, Jr., E1848 [10OC]

Doyle, Katy, E1265 [25JN]

Garcia, Sylvia R., E1693 [24SE]

Kulow, Kevin, E697 [28AP]

Walker, John, E1584 [10SE]