FOSSELLA, VITO (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8876 [8OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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]

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

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H1593 [25MR]

Children and youth: protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 756), H4171 [15JN]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 163), H2658 [5MY]

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 522), H10080 [19NO]

Dept. of Energy: improve funding mechanism for the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program (see H.R. 3429), H1484 [24MR]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H2549 [4MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H7575 [23SE]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H1229 [17MR]

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

Health: improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (see H.R. 3127), H5195 [6JY]

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

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H128 [27JA]

Higher Education Act: prevent sex offenders subject to involuntary civil commitments from receiving Federal student financial aid (see H.R. 3385), H6899 [8SE]

Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 4375), H6557 [21JY]

Immigration: prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H36 [20JA]

International Olympic Committee: encourage selection of New York, NY, as the site for the 2012 Olympic games (see H. Con. Res. 475), H6127 [20JY]

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), H1011 [10MR]

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]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H8168 [5OC]

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), H8039 [4OC]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 2135), H8038 [4OC]

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]

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

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 2151), H2483 [28AP]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H7945 [30SE]

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]

Public Health Service Act: authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (see H.R. 3203), H2549 [4MY]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H9050 [8OC]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H35 [20JA]

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]

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

———increase child tax credit (see H.R. 4359), H3015 [13MY]

———limit increase in the number of individuals affected by, and call for future repeal of, the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 4131), H4928 (see H.R. 4131), H5072 [24JN]

———modify the alternative minimum tax on individuals by permitting the deduction for State and local taxes and adjust exemption amounts for inflation (see H.R. 4629), H4894 [23JN]

———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), H2406 [27AP]

———repeal sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act and repeal scheduled reductions in tax benefits provided by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (see H.R. 3773), H1011 [10MR]

———repeal the medicine and drugs limitation on the deduction for medical care (see H.R. 3596), H1230 [17MR]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2950), H5908 [15JY]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (see H.R. 1779), H2199 [20AP]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 757), H6998 [9SE]

———increase criminal penalties relative to terrorist murders and deny Federal benefits to terrorists (see H.R. 2934), H5150 [25JN]

———modify designation of foreign terrorist organizations and include information on groups seeking weapons of mass destruction or designated as terrorist organizations in Dept. of State country reports (see H.R. 3978), H2491 [30AP]

U.S. Postal Service Henry Johnson Annex, Albany, NY: designate (see H.R. 480), H6128 [20JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5207), H8038 [4OC]

———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. 5261), H8857 [7OC]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: extend date for submittal of final report and provide additional funding (see H.R. 3771), H392 [4FE]

New York, NY: authorize national memorial to commemorate final resting place of those lost in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 4040), H1592 [25MR]

Taxation: allow deduction for uncompensated education costs incurred by certain veterans' survivors and dependents (see H.R. 5262), H8857 [7OC]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H2659 [6MY]

Lists

World War II Battle of the Bulge veterans, E2164 [6DE]

Remarks

Bone and Joint Decade National Awareness Week: observance, E1922 [11OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: high threat grants funding for urban areas security initiative, H4495 [17JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4474, H4489, H4495 [17JN]

Dept. of Justice: Medal of Valor posthumous awards to public safety officers and Office of Justice Programs funding, H5260 [7JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5260 [7JY]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H6910 [9SE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations, H6910 [9SE], H7729 [28SE]

National World War II Memorial: celebrate completion and recognize veterans who served during World War II and persons who supported the war effort on the homefront, E899 [18MY]

New York, NY: reauthorize the New York City Watershed Protection Program (H.R. 2771), H2602 [5MY]

Point of order, H4489 [17JN]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 757), H6910 [9SE]

Votes: position on missed, H3741 [3JN], H5414 [9JY], E1379 [15JY]

Ward, Rosemary: Yale University Child Study Center Comer School Development Program Patrick Francis Daly Memorial Award recipient, E676 [27AP]

World War II: anniversary of Battle of the Bulge (H.J. Res. 110), E2163 [6DE]

Tributes

Houghton, Representative, E2167, E2169 [7DE]

Quinn, Representative, E2167, E2169 [7DE]