UPTON, FRED (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), H1033 [11MR]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: enhance ability of oilseed producers to use oilseed base acres for the production of fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 2181), H2373 [22AP]

American Dental Association: commend Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering time to provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 567), H3441 (see H. Res. 567), H3541 [20MY]

Armed Forces: improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 2797), H515 [11FE]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7945 [30SE]

Aviation: provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations (see H.R. 1084), H3821 [8JN]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H393 [4FE]

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see H.R. 4685), H8859 [7OC]

———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), H2266 [21AP]

Bob Michel Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Peoria, IL: designate (see H.R. 4608), H4391 (see H.R. 4608), H4506 [17JN]

Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3800), H1011 [10MR]

———reform procedures, provide budget discipline, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3925), H1010 [10MR]

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), H701 [26FE]

Children and youth: ensure access to food and nutrition assistance, improve children's nutritional health, and simplify and restore integrity of child nutrition programs (see H.R. 3873), H752 [2MR]

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

Computers: prohibit misappropriation of databases while ensuring consumer access to factual information (see H.R. 3872), H752 [2MR]

———protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 2929), H4580 [18JN]

Courts: provide greater fairness in legal fees payable in civil diversity litigation after an offer of settlement (see H.R. 4430), H4647 [21JN]

Crime: impose the death penalty for kingpins of child sex slave trafficking enterprises (see H.R. 3913), H1011 [10MR]

———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see H.R. 4358), H3781 [3JN]

C-SPAN: anniversary (see H. Res. 551), H1117 [16MR]

Dept. of HHS: give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (see H.R. 2023), H3963 [14JN]

Dept. of Justice: require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 360), H2919 [12MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of maritime sites in Michigan (see H.R. 3946), H1071 [11MR]

Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H1740 [30MR]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H2919 [12MY]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 5188), H9051 [8OC]

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]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4090), H1790 [31MR]

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), H3964 [14JN]

Federal employees: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 5063), H10080 [19NO]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H3606 [1JN]

Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 702), H5402 [8JY]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3716), H3605 [1JN]

———prohibit importation, sale for importation, or sale within the U.S. after importation, of articles falsely labeled or advertised as meeting performance or safety standards (see H.R. 4152), H3720 [2JN]

Grand Valley State University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 498), H89 [21JA]

Great Lakes Protection and Restoration Committee: establish (see H.R. 4416), H3606 [1JN]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H393 [4FE]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H1740 [30MR]

———promote organ donation (see H.R. 3926), H1010 [10MR]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H9745 [16NO]

Health care facilities: authorize grants to hospitals for measurement-based strategies to improve the quality and efficiency of health care (see H.R. 4127), H2151 [2AP]

Help America Vote Act: require voting systems to provide a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and ensure the security of electronic data (see H.R. 4187), H2265 [21AP]

Higher Education Act: ensure graduate opportunities in postsecondary education (see H.R. 4411), H3437 (see H.R. 4411), H3537 [20MY]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 4866), H9051 [8OC]

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), H753 [2MR]

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: extend the 50-percent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 4128), H2151 [2AP]

Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 3734), H127 [27JA]

Medicaid: permit additional States to enter into long-term care partnerships in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1406), H1484 [24MR]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H1326 [22MR]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H3821 [8JN]

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 506), H701 [26FE]

National Manufacturing Week: support goals (see H. Res. 516), H872 [4MR]

National Marina Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 647), H6557 [21JY]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 3860), H753 [2MR]

Nuclear energy: recognize essential role in national energy policy and support increased use of nuclear power and construction and development of new and improved nuclear power generating plants (see H. Con. Res. 441), H6707 [22JY]

Power resources: promote purchase of renewable energy systems (see H.R. 5302), H9047 [8OC]

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H700 [26FE]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste and direct the EPA to carry out certain authorities under an agreement with Canada on the importation of solid waste (see H.R. 4940), H6702 [22JY]

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

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H7234 [15SE]

———nitrocellulose (see H.R. 4203), H3017 [13MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 3901), H1011 [10MR]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4227), H2549 [4MY]

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

———provide for employer liability for Social Security taxes on unreported tips paid to an employee after the IRS establishes the amount of tips received (see H.R. 2034), H7138 [14SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H100 [23JA]

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), H2919 [12MY]

Vietnam: urge the provision of all information relative to Americans unaccounted for from the Vietnamese Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 431), H6707 [22JY]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (see H.R. 4496), H6707 [22JY]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 746), H9051 [8OC]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H90 [21JA]

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

———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]

World Year of Physics: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 301), H927 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 4905), H6701 [22JY]

Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (see H.R. 4600), H4286 [16JN]

———facilitate reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial users, enhance 911 and E-911 services, and support construction and operation of a citizen activiated emergency response system (see H.R. 5419), H10232 [20NO]

———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see H.R. 3717), H88 [21JA]

Television: extend statutory license for secondary transmissions of superstations and networks and amend the Communications Act relative to such transmissions (see H.R. 4501), H3780 [3JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3543 [1JN]

Obituaries

Tolbert, Bobby Joe, E2035 [18NO]

Remarks

Berrien Township, MI: dedication of Union Church as a Michigan Historical Marker, E1310 [7JY]

Children and youth: ensure access to food and nutrition assistance, improve children's nutritional health, and simplify and restore integrity of child nutrition programs (H.R. 3873), E471 [29MR]

———improve certain nutritional programs (H.R. 2626), E471 [29MR]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Healthy Start Program (H.R. 4905), E1509 [22JY]

German-American National Congress, Inc.: anniversary of Chapter No. 13, E452 [26MR]

Haenicke, Diether: Rotary Club of Kalamazoo, MI, Red Rose Citation recipient, E1417 [19JY]

Health: promote organ donation (H.R. 3926), H1338 [23MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), conference report, H10018 [19NO]

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT): extend deadline for initial public offering (S. 2315), H2600 [5MY]

Kalamazoo, MI: anniversary of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, E1803 [6OC]

National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week: observance, E2038 [18NO]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8878 [8OC]

Niles, MI: tribute to streetscape project, E2200 [7DE]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3840 [9JN]

South Haven, MI: tribute to Girl Scouts Brownie Troop 139, E196 [24FE]

St. Joseph, MI: anniversary of Curious Kids' Museum, E279 [2MR]

Tarpley, Lindsay: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1727 [29SE]

Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (H.R. 4600), H6089, H6092 [20JY]

———ensure availability of certain spectrum for public safety entities by establishing a certain date by which the transition to digital television shall be completed, H8878 [8OC]

———ensure that broadcast licenses cannot be revoked, or renewal rejected, until appeals have been made and heard, H1033 [11MR]

———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), H1019, H1023, H1029, H1033 [11MR]

———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), consideration (H. Res. 554), H1017 [11MR]

Television: extend statutory license for secondary transmissions of superstations and networks (H.R. 4518), H8222 [6OC], E2000-E2002 [16NO]

———extend statutory license for secondary transmissions of superstations and networks and amend the Communications Act relative to such transmissions, E2000-E2002 [16NO]

Veterans Day: observance, E2033 [18NO]

Statements

Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act: Executive Office of the President, H1019 [11MR]

Tributes

Bielski, David M., E2033 [18NO]

Bills, Miland W., E2033 [18NO]

Braisher, Roxie, E1543 [8SE]

Flowers, Orion, E810 [11MY]

Fortson, Coy D., E1824 [7OC]

Gilmore, Bessie, E1543 [8SE]

Gregart, Jim, E1730 [29SE]

Groff, Charlotte, E1079 [9JN]

Henry, John M. (Mike), E2031 [18NO]

La Montagne, John, E2039 [18NO]

LaRoy, Elsie L., E1543 [8SE]

Potts, Brittany, E811 [11MY]

Ryan, Patrick, E1640 [15SE]

Sears, Eugene, E1080 [9JN]

Smith, Irene C., E1543 [8SE]

Tatter, Jordie, E1105 [14JN]

Tolbert, Bobby Joe, E2035 [18NO]

Wooten, Lucious, E1543 [8SE]