VISCLOSKY, PETER J. (a Representative from Indiana)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4613, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H5552 [13JY]

———H.R. 4818, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H9699 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin: tribute (see H. Res. 579), H1741 [30MR]

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), H1594 [25MR]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H36 [20JA]

Armed Forces: provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 2705), H4766 [22JN]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H3440 (see H.R. 742), H3540 [20MY]

Business and industry: prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their U.S. workers than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance (see H.R. 3888), H830 [3MR]

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

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

Crime: 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 Agriculture: registration and payment of fees by persons who retain seeds harvested from the planting of patented seeds (see H.R. 4693), H6900 [8SE]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H6128 [20JY]

———increase awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia (see H.R. 3359), H37 [20JA]

Employment: protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries (see H.R. 4740), H5149 [25JN]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3716), H5536 [12JY]

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

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H7735 [28SE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H7735 [28SE]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H701 [26FE]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 4316), H2727 [6MY]

Insurance: permit States to require insurance companies to disclose Armenia genocide-era insurance information (see H.R. 3323), H3605 [1JN]

International Court of Justice: condemn misuse by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence (see H. Res. 713), H5909 [15JY]

Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3673), H90 [21JA]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 4730), H5149 [25JN]

Israel: independence anniversary and reaffirm U.S. commitment to friendship and cooperation (see H. Con. Res. 173), H831 [3MR]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H89 [21JA]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H244 [28JA]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H2200 [20AP]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H89 [21JA]

Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H2266 [21AP]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H4287 [16JN]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: eliminate overpayments to health maintenance organizations and other private plans (see H.R. 4304), H4287 [16JN]

National School Lunch Act: phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (see H.R. 3441), H831 [3MR]

Small business: establish a temporary loan program and a temporary vocational development program for small businesses owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 3483), H3441 (see H.R. 3483), H3540 [20MY]

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

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see H. Con. Res. 403), H3017 [13MY]

Taxation: amend laws assisting States in the collection of sales and use taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 2824), H393 [4FE]

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

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 970), H1072 [11MR]

Tidmarsh, David S.: E.W. Scripps Co., National Spelling Bee champion (see H. Res. 684), H4766 [22JN]

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

Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 5071), H7736 [28SE]

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), H1011 [10MR]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H752 [2MR]

———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), H1011 [10MR]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H3605 [1JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4468), H3439 (see H.R. 4468), H3539 [20MY]

Remarks

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E662 [27AP]

Arms control: nonproliferation and disarmament programs funding, H5118 [25JN]

Artis, John D.: Twin City Community Services (organization) East Chicagoan of the Year award recipient, E1523 [8SE]

Asian-American Medical Association: tribute to Crystal Globe Award honorees, E1994 [16NO]

Black History Month: observance, E68 [28JA]

Buy American Act: compliance, H5122 [25JN]

Civil Rights Act: anniversary (H. Res. 676), H4806 [23JN]

Colorado: South Boulder Creek restoration funding, H5094 [25JN]

Cunningham, Vernon: Portage, IN, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1588 [10SE]

Dept. of Commerce: condition portion of Manufacturing Council funding on expanding membership to include steel industry and union representation, H5283 [7JY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3036), H1679, H1682 [30MR]

———extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program, H1679, H1682 [30MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize entrance into certain major medical facility leases and the transfer of real property subject to certain limitations (H.R. 4768), H7796 [29SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5283 [7JY]

Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction, H5126 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H5089, H5094, H5118, H5122, H5125, H5126 [25JN]

Gary, IN: anniversary of St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, E322 [9MR]

———tribute to NAACP, E1824 [7OC]

Hammond, IN: tribute to Hammond Carpenters Union Local 599, E543 [20AP]

———tribute to Hammond Council PTA's Founders' Day, E135 [10FE]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H5125 [25JN]

Highland, IN: tribute to Girl Scouts of the Calumet Council, E1993 [16NO]

India: recognize contributions of Indian Americans, and the benefits of working with India towards promoting peace, prosperity, and freedom among all countries (H. Con. Res. 352), H2757 [11MY]

Indiana: anniversary of Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana, E189 [24FE]

———anniversary of Peoples Bank, E5 [20JA]

———Calumet Project (community coalition) award recipients, E1998 [16NO]

———tribute to Indiana State Teachers Association Crystal Apple Award recipients, E730 [4MY]

Israel: independence anniversary, E661 [27AP]

Lake County, IN: tribute to American Red Cross honorees, E1521 [8SE]

Merrillville, IN: anniversary of Croatian Sons Lodge No. 170, E1601 [13SE]

———anniversary of St. Elijah Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, E2080 [20NO]

———anniversary of St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, E1991 [16NO]

———tribute to National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium and Ivy Tech State College-Northwest for efforts at the National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Odyssey event, E321 [9MR]

Northwest Indiana Federation of Labor: tribute to award recipients, E1076 [8JN]

Opacich, Milan: National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship recipient, E1228 [24JN]

Portage, IN: anniversary of Nativity of Our Savior Church, E187 [24FE]

———Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce award honorees, E1997 [16NO]

Schererville, IN: anniversary of St. George's Greek Orthodox Church, E1840 [8OC]

Shepard, James: Portage, IN, Fireman of the Year award recipient, E1588 [10SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, E68 [28JA]

Swanson, Paul: Ambassador Leadership Initiative (organization) Ambassador for Peace Leadership in Reconciliation and Peace-Making Award recipient, E115 [4FE]

Tributes

Amos, John D., II, E578 [21AP], E912 [19MY]

Anadell, Robert J., E833 [12MY]

Candelaria, Victoria Soto, E1347 [9JY]

Chambers, YJean, E68 [28JA]

Dates, Vanessa, E505 [2AP]

Dillon, Ernie, E1526 [8SE]

Enslen, Lowell E., E1696 [24SE], E1870 [11OC]

Harris, Mildred C., E1524 [8SE]

Levinson, Rosalie, E1253 [25JN]

Lynch, Agnes, E705 [29AP]

McDermott, Thomas M., E481 [30MR]

Morgan, Pauline, E505 [2AP]

Mounia, Bernice, E541 [20AP]

Perez, Luis A., E1539 [8SE]

Stahl, Nathan E., E1748 [30SE]

VanderMeer, Alan, H3859 [9JN]

Watson, Jerome W., E1414 [19JY]

Wiesemann, Michael J., E1069 [8JN]