BASS, CHARLES F. (a Representative from New Hampshire)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4435 [17JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H2267 [21AP]

Antietam National Battlefield: establish memorial to officers and enlisted men of certain New Hampshire units (see H.R. 4722), H5149 [25JN] (see H.R. 5010), H6755 [7SE]

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

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see H.R. 4685), H7575 [23SE]

———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]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 854), H9745 [16NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H7329 [21SE]

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

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]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H872 [4MR]

Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 2929), H2549 [4MY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H4171 [15JN]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 3777), H6899 [8SE]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H927 [9MR]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H4287 [16JN]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H1322 [18MR]

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]

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

Fire prevention: establish comprehensive fire safety standards for upholstered furniture, mattresses, bedclothing, and candles (see H.R. 4233), H6899 [8SE]

Fish and fishing: ensure continuation of successful fish mitigation programs (see H.R. 4383), H3720 [2JN]

GAO: prepare statements for committee reports on congressional legislation on whether new entities, programs, or functions are redundant or could be performed more efficiently by existing entity, program, or function (see H.R. 2743), H6899 [8SE]

Georgia: adjust boundary of Cumberland Island Wilderness and authorize tours of Cumberland Island National Seashore (see H.R. 4887), H6556 [21JY]

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

———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H8168 [5OC]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H4926 (see H.R. 4682), H5070 [24JN]

———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), H2154 [2AP]

———provide prostate cancer patients with meaningful access to information on treatment options (see H. Res. 669), H3964 [14JN]

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]

Immigration: increase the number of aliens receiving certain nonimmigrant status and require submissions of information by the Dept. of Homeland Security (see H.R. 4052), H2200 [20AP]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H927 [9MR]

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), H305 [3FE]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H830 [3MR]

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

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 512), H303 [3FE]

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

Political campaigns: clarify disclosure requirements of identifying information within campaign communications which are printed, made through the Internet, and through prerecorded telephone calls (see H.R. 4985), H7736 [28SE]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H8168 [5OC]

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 credit for businesses who employ military reservists (see H.R. 5079), H7233 [15SE]

———allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 3901), H871 [4MR]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 806), H393 [4FE]

———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 4109), H3606 [1JN]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H9963 [17NO]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H7864 [29SE]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H2918 [12MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H128 [27JA]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H2483 [28AP]

Telecommunications: 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]

———protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 3558), H2154 [2AP]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 746), H6705 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H514 [11FE]

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

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1119 [17MR], H2203 [21AP]

Remarks

Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (H.R. 2028), H7473 [23SE]

———preserve authority of Supreme Court over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance, H7473 [23SE]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding to kill or assist others in killing bison in Yellowstone National Park, H4436 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4436 [17JN]

Hudson, NH: tribute to American Legion Family of Hudson Post 48, E328 [9MR]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H1171 [17MR]

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), H1171 [17MR]

Manchester (NH) Union Leader: anniversary, E495 [31MR]

Nashua, NH: tribute to Nashua High School South for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E836 [12MY]

New Hampshire: tribute to Rx New Hampshire program for efforts to make affordable prescription drugs available to residents, E1806 [6OC]

Votes: position on missed, H5497 [12JY], H6580 [22JY], H8993, H8994 [8OC]

WMUR-TV (Manchester, NH): anniversary, E495 [31MR]

Tributes

Clark, Patricia E., E328 [9MR]

Ferguson, Richard L., E1026 [3JN]

Holmes, Jeremiah, E1031 [4JN]

Rooney, Robert E., E1024 [3JN]

Rosenberg, Randy S., E1027 [4JN]

Sora, Peter J., Jr., E1032 [4JN]

Stevens, Andrew D., E1029 [4JN]

Tibbetts, Sally, E7 [20JA]

Tracy, William J., Jr., E1021 [3JN]