SWEENEY, JOHN E. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4172 [15JN], H4288 [16JN], H4489 [17JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4567, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H8651 [7OC]

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]

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]

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

———provide for a new program of educational assistance for certain members of Reserve components who perform active service (see H.R. 5081), H7233 [15SE]

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

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

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), H2155 [2AP]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H3441 (see H. Res. 570), H3541 [20MY]

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), H8409 [6OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H6707 [22JY]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H575 [24FE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H4392 (see H.R. 3193), H4507 [17JN]

Drugs: increase penalties for anabolic steroid offenses near sports facilities (see H.R. 3866), H707 [1MR]

Education: expand opportunities for postsecondary education (see H.R. 3039), H575 [24FE]

———improve college access and opportunity by reforming Pell Grants and student loan programs (see H.R. 4283), H7864 [29SE]

Elections: assert that terrorists will never cause the date of a Presidential election to be postponed and that no individual or agency will have the authority to postpone a Presidential election (see H. Res. 728), H6127 [20JY]

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

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H8168 [5OC]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H1593 [25MR]

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

Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 4375), H3606 [1JN]

Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 2528), H6128 [20JY]

Immigration: prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H3229 [18MY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: improve process for verifying an individual's eligibility for employment (see H.R. 4306), H3606 [1JN]

Insurance: 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), H8168 [5OC]

International Olympic Committee: encourage selection of New York, NY, as the site for the 2012 Olympic games (see H. Con. Res. 475), H6707 [22JY]

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), H435 [10FE]

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), H1323 [18MR]

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

Kosovo: independence (see H. Res. 28), H6998 [9SE]

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), H4647 [21JN]

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

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 621), H2548 [4MY]

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), H3391 [19MY]

National Manufacturing Week: support goals (see H. Res. 516), H701 [26FE]

National Park Service: establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program (see H.R. 2237), H10000 [18NO]

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]

Public lands: extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 4492), H3719 [2JN]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H9963 [17NO]

Reagan, Ronald: support an artistic tribute to commemorate speech given at the Brandenburg Gate in Germany on June 12, 1987, to be placed within the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 448), H3964 [14JN]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H35 [20JA]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 87), H244 [28JA]

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

Senior citizens: promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H89 [21JA]

Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4046), H5471 [9JY]

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

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H2154 [2AP]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H575 [24FE]

———allow a tax credit for the installation of hydrogen fueling stations (see H.R. 4205), H2728 [6MY]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (see H.R. 4275), H2656 [5MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (see H.R. 4181), H2264 [21AP]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H6899 [8SE]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 4334), H2815 [11MY]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H7864 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colleges and universities: require investigations of violent felonies occurring on campus (see H.R. 4340), H2815 [11MY]

Education: strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through partnerships with bachelor-degree-granting institutions (see H.R. 5022), H6755 [7SE]

Families and domestic relations: provide penalties for failure to pay certain obligations to spouses and ex-spouses that are similar to the penalties imposed for failure to pay child support obligations (see H.R. 4861), H5983 [19JY]

Veterans: provide for payment of stipends to veterans who pursue doctoral degrees in science or technology (see H.R. 5023), H6755 [7SE]

Remarks

Armed Forces: addition of armor plating on Humvees, H3452 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200, H3452 [20MY]

———issuance of safety equipment and body armor for soldiers in Iraq, H3452 [20MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: high threat grants funding for urban areas security initiative, H4489, H4496 [17JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4472, H4479, H4489, H4496 [17JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), conference report, H9171 [9OC]

———Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Firefighters Program funding, H4479 [17JN]

Drugs: increase penalties for anabolic steroid offenses near sports facilities (H.R. 3866), H3663 [2JN]

Lieutenant John F. Finn Post Office, Albany, NY: designate (H.R. 5053), H8273 [6OC]

Major League Baseball: adopt drug-testing policy that deters players from using anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing substances that create a competitive advantage or pose a serious health risk, H3663 [2JN]

Memorial Day: observance, E982 [2JN]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8670 [7OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), H4123 [15JN]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: applicability of certain inspection and oversight rules to the Canadian Public Accountability Board, E2148 [6DE]

Vascular Birthmark Foundation: tribute, E263 [1MR]

Tributes

Brown, Nathan P., E982 [2JN]

Houghton, Representative, E2104 [20NO]

Kimmerly, Kevin, E982 [2JN]

Nieves, Isaac M., E982 [2JN]

Quinn, Representative, E2104 [20NO]

Robsky, Joseph E., E982 [2JN]