RUPPERSBERGER, C.A. DUTCH (a Representative from Maryland)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4548, intelligence services appropriations, H10930 [7DE]

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), H2728 [6MY]

Arlington National Cemetery: construct a memorial to noncitizens killed in the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3480), H128 [27JA]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3441 (see H.R. 4346), H3541 [20MY]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see H.R. 5354), H9184 [9OC]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H244 [28JA]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see H.R. 2176), H3720 [2JN]

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

———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), H2406 [27AP]

———reform computation of retired pay for members with hazardous duty experience, study benefits for employers of National Guard or Reserve members, and assess military youth programs expansion (see H.R. 1325), H2657 [5MY]

———reimburse members who participated in the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred by or on behalf of such members before the program was expanded to include domestic travel (see H.R. 3731), H304 [3FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H927 [9MR]

———revise certain retired pay eligibility requirements, provide TRICARE eligibility to certain reservists, and allow reservists and their employers a tax credit (see H.R. 2413), H3605 [1JN]

———tribute to members of the National Guard and Reserve components (see H. Con. Res. 325), H2484 [28AP]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 761), H7138 [14SE]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H4928 (see H.R. 3831), H5072 [24JN]

———reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H36 [20JA]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H37 [20JA]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H4928 (see H. Res. 570), H5072 [24JN]

Center for Scientific and Technical Assessment: establish (see H.R. 4670), H4893 [23JN]

Chesapeake Bay Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 4688), H4926 (see H.R. 4688), H5070 [24JN]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H6128 [20JY]

Congressional Science Competition: establish (see H. Res. 604), H4647 [21JN]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H752 [2MR]

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

Crime: increase penalties for terrorism against mass transportation and railroads and provide law enforcement with the tools to combat and prevent such attacks (see H.R. 4008), H1322 [18MR]

———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]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (see H.R. 4261), H2547 [4MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to address homeland security preparedness shortcomings of municipal and county governments (see H.R. 3839), H632 [25FE]

———make grants to first responders (see H.R. 3266), H1643 [29MR]

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), H2658 [5MY]

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]

———restrict the performance of eye surgery at a facility, or under a contract with the Dept., to only licensed medical doctors and licensed doctors of osteopathy (see H.R. 3473), H700 [26FE]

Director of National Intelligence: establish position as head of entire intelligence community (see H.R. 4104), H2018 [1AP]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H5151 [25JN]

———increase awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia (see H.R. 3359), H1593 [25MR]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H3440 (see H.R. 3178), H3540 [20MY]

Education: provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), 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), H2266 [21AP]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H3440 (see H.R. 2394), H3540 [20MY]

FCC: treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 1478), H2815 [11MY]

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), H4647 [21JN]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H575 [24FE]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 356), H303 [3FE] (see H. Res. 581), H1643 [29MR]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 5276), H8858 [7OC]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H5195 [6JY]

Fire prevention: establish comprehensive fire safety standards for upholstered furniture, mattresses, bedclothing, and candles (see H.R. 4233), H2816 [11MY]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3716), H3016 [13MY]

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

Government: demonstration project to enhance the ability of Federal agencies to continue to operate during an extended emergency situation (see H.R. 4797), H5470 [9JY]

Haskins, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 562), H5151 [25JN]

Health: declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1863), H830 [3MR]

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

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H5984 [19JY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H5984 [19JY]

———treatment of women with bleeding disorders (see H. Con. Res. 314), H3964 [14JN]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H4894 [23JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H2491 [30AP]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H5908 [15JY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H2728 [6MY]

———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), H3440 (see H.R. 296), H3540 [20MY]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 4730), H6128 [20JY]

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), H2374 [22AP]

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), H2658 [5MY]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 2967), H3440 (see H.R. 2967), H3540 [20MY]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3094 [17MY]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H89 [21JA]

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

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4391 (see H.R. 3148), H4507 [17JN]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H2483 [28AP]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H6997 [9SE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H5908 [15JY]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H2815 [11MY]

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

———provide coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see H.R. 4626), H5151 [25JN]

———provide for the use of qualified family caregivers in the provision of home health aide services and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 4095), H2549 [4MY]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H9051 [8OC]

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]

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

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] (see H.R. 5040), H6996 [9SE]

National Guard Challenge Program: rename and revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see H.R. 4217), H2728 [6MY]

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), H3094 [17MY]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4108), H2018 [1AP]

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

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H3016 [13MY]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H3016 [13MY]

Railroads: require information on tank cars containing hazardous materials be available to first reponders (see H.R. 4802), H6900 [8SE]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H5471 [9JY]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4350), H2917 [12MY]

———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), H1230 [17MR]

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

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 4904), H6900 [8SE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H244 [28JA]

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

Stepanek, Matthew J.T. (Mattie): tribute (see H. Res. 695), H4927 (see H. Res. 695), H5071 [24JN]

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

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

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H2483 [28AP]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 2133), H434 [10FE]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1818), H3440 (see H.R. 1818), H3540 [20MY]

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

———reinstate Superfund and oil spill excise taxes and extend leaking underground storage tank taxes (see H.R. 610), H9050 [8OC]

———repeal limits on the deduction of interest on education loans (see H.R. 3384), H4894 [23JN]

Transportation: combat terrorism against railroad carriers and mass transportation systems on land, on water, or through the air (see H.R. 4143), H2919 [12MY]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H304 [3FE]

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), H2374 [22AP]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 19), H303 [3FE]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H304 [3FE]

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]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H37 [20JA]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H2728 [6MY]

World War II: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (see H. Con. Res. 413), H3094 [17MY]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 417), H2727 [6MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: authorize the acceptance of donated frequent traveler miles, credits, and tickets for use by deployed members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H.R. 4130), H2152 [2AP]

———carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see H.R. 5057), H6997 [9SE]

Taxation: provide incentives for alternative fuels and motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels (see H.R. 5078), H7137 [14SE] (see H.R. 5146), H7574 [23SE]

Remarks

American Red Cross Month: observance, E335 [9MR]

Armed Forces: tribute to National Guard and Reserve members serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, E566 [20AP]

Aviation: improve air cargo security, H4549 [18JN]

Baltimore, MD: Coast Guard Yard funding, H6473 [21JY]

———tribute to University of Maryland R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, E1350 [9JY]

Children and youth: support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (S. 2634), E1585 [10SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), conference report, H6473 [21JY]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (H.R. 5057), E1592 [10SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), conference report, E1527 [8SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: limit the number of grants available under the Urban Area Security Initiative, H4540 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4540, H4549 [18JN]

Education: recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, administration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (H. Res. 598), H2504 [4MY]

GAO: Center for Science and Technology Assessment establishment through reductions in Architect of the Capitol and GPO funding, H5495 [12JY]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4280), E867 [14MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4548), H4831, H4849, H4854 [23JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4548), consideration (H. Res. 686), H4776 [23JN]

———counterterrorism operations funding, H4776 [23JN]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, H11013 [7DE]

———require report to Congress on information relating to the U.N. Iraq Oil-for-Food Program, H4854 [23JN]

———support for employees, H4849 [23JN]

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), H1166 [17MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4755), H5495 [12JY]

Medicare: impose conditions on Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (H.R. 3722), H3043 [17MY]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and encourage use of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles, E1155 [18JN]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8670 [7OC], E1946 [11OC]

National Security Agency: funding, H4831 [23JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), E1155 [18JN]

Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 4635), H4785 [23JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 4281), H2976 [13MY]

Taxation: permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (H.R. 4275), H2941 [13MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), E713 [29AP]

———provide incentives for alternative fuels and motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels (H.R. 5078), E1615 [14SE]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 4279), E869 [14MY]

Votes: position on missed, H222 [28JA], H7097 [14SE]

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (H. Con. Res. 417), E1032 [4JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3960 [14JN]

Tributes

Dewey, Rodger F., E233 [25FE]

Wayson, Edward O., Jr., E2192 [7DE]