WELDON, CURT (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3370 [19MY], H3411, H3419 [20MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4287 [16JN], H4392, H4478, H4507 [17JN]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8901 [8OC]

Appointments

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

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

Articles and editorials

Another Blow to America's Firefighting Volunteers, by, H3572 [1JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: protect archeological or ethnological materials (see H.R. 4641), H4765 [22JN]

Armed Forces: 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), H6557 [21JY]

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

———recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H. Con. Res. 486), H6755 [7SE]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 62), H7945 [30SE]

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see H.R. 4685), H4926 (see H.R. 4685), H5070 [24JN]

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

Children and youth: provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 4523), H4171 [15JN]

———support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4799), H6756 [7SE]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4155), H2152 [2AP]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H5908 [15JY]

———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see H.R. 4358), H6756 [7SE]

Dept. of Justice: authorize export of certain narcotic drugs and nonnarcotic controlled substances to a country for subsequent export from that country to another country, if certain conditions are met (see H.R. 4882), H6556 [21JY]

———establish a Probation and Parole Officer Safety Task Force (see H.R. 4982), H6704 [22JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H7138 [14SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H2483 [28AP]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H2018 [1AP]

Fish and fishing: protect the public's ability to fish for sport (see H.R. 2890), H1740 [30MR]

Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 3684), H3873 [9JN]

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

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

Hussein, Saddam: urge the interim Government of Iraq to bring charges for crimes his government committed against the people of Iran during the Iran-Iraq war (see H. Res. 799), H7575 [23SE]

Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2256), H7945 [30SE]

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), H1370 [23MR]

Korean War: revise requirements for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Combat Medical Badge relative to certain service in Korea (see H.R. 4039), H2816 [11MY]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see H. Res. 596), H2484 [28AP]

Law enforcement: strengthen protection of assets, life, and property by granting private security agencies access to National Crime Information Center criminal history records for employee screening (see H.R. 4022), H5150 [25JN]

Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H3094 [17MY]

Medicare: establish demonstration program to offset costs of electronic prescribing systems of health care providers (see H.R. 4805), H5470 [9JY]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H7234 [15SE]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 605), H2372 [22AP]

Mining and mineral resources: reauthorize collection of reclamation fees, revise abandoned mine reclamation program, promote remining, and authorize Office of Surface Mining to collect black lung excise tax (see H.R. 3778), H1484 [24MR]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5040), H6996 [9SE]

National security: improve homeland security by providing for national resilience in preparation for, and in the event of, a terrorist attack (see H.R. 3774), H392 [4FE]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1484 [24MR]

NOAA: establish a national ocean policy to set forth missions and to ensure effective interagency coordination and establish a National Oceans Council (see H.R. 4900), H6700 [22JY]

———study fishery observer data to map migratory patterns and delineate winter areas and feeding grounds of Atlantic striped bass in the mid-Atlantic exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 2889), H1740 [30MR]

Oceans: protect deep sea corals and sponges (see H.R. 4897), H6700 [22JY]

Pennsylvania State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 703), H5195 [6JY]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H3230 [18MY]

Railroads: require information on tank cars containing hazardous materials be available to first reponders (see H.R. 4802), H6707 [22JY]

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

Russia: condemn series of terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 760), H6899 [8SE]

SBA: modify the women's business center program (see H.R. 4853), H6998 [9SE]

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

States: establish prescription drug monitoring programs, impose requirements on Internet pharmacies, require manufacturers to implement chain-of-custody procedures, and restrict exemption on importation of certain drugs (see H.R. 3870), H2019 [1AP]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H3605 [1JN]

Taxation: allow a recovery period for depreciation of motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2900), H89 [21JA]

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

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 434), H6706 [22JY]

———treatment of personal safety clothing for volunteer firefighters (see H.R. 4339), H2815 [11MY]

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]

U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime: ratification (see H. Res. 541), H1484 [24MR]

U.S.-Israel Homeland Security Foundation: establish (see H.R. 3871), H752 [2MR]

Ukraine: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 4450), H3439 (see H.R. 4450), H3538 [20MY]

Urban areas: encourage development and integrated use by public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information to assist in management of community growth (see H.R. 1292), H393 [4FE]

Venezuela: encourage citizens to participate in a constitutional, peaceful, democratic, and electoral solution relative to referendum to recall President Hugo Chavez (see H. Res. 716), H6707 [22JY]

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]

———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), H2373 [22AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2549 [4MY]

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

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H7945 [30SE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (see H.R. 4472), H3604 [1JN]

Gilmore Commission: tribute to contributions to homeland security (see H. Res. 537), H633 [25FE]

National security: establish a pilot program to provide for ocean and coastal observations, and enhance security at U.S. ports (see H.R. 5001), H6705 [22JY]

Radioactive substances: carry out activites to bring to market effective medical countermeasures to radiation from a nuclear or radiological attack (see H.R. 5000), H6705 [22JY]

Letters

Resolution of Western NIS Enterprise Fund (organization) investment dispute in Ukraine: by, Congressional Ukrainian Caucus, E716 [30AP]

Poems

``American Soldiers,'' Brianne Brennan, E1007 [2JN]

``Freedom on Your Shoulders,'' Cynthia Casebere, E1007 [2JN]

``I'll Walk Beside You,'' Colleen Beatty, E1007 [2JN]

``Memorial Memories,'' Shaleen Spuglio, E1007 [2JN]

``My Daddy Was a Sailor,'' Jessyca Allen, E1006 [2JN]

``One Lonely Star,'' Chrissy Stief, E1007 [2JN]

``Ordinary People,'' Kim Leszak, E1006 [2JN]

``Our Protectors,'' Adrienne Showalter, E1007 [2JN]

``Our Suns,'' Sara Rothemel, E1006 [2JN]

``Soldier,'' Chris Gross, E1006 [2JN]

``War,'' Meaghan Shinkle, E1007 [2JN]

``Warrior,'' David Benner, E1007 [2JN]

``Why They Fight,'' Jeanne Fasello, E1007 [2JN]

``With Every Step,'' Tabatha Sabatino, E1006 [2JN]

Remarks

Armed Forces: addition of armor plating on Humvees, H3269 [19MY]

Dept. of Defense: assist Iraqi Government in destroying Abu Ghraib prison and replacing it with a modern detention facility, H3370, H3371, H3372 [19MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3269, H3370, H3371, H3372 [19MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), conference report, H8995 [8OC]

———issuance of safety equipment and body armor for soldiers in Iraq, H3269 [19MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: high threat grants funding for urban areas security initiative, H4501 [17JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4477, H4478, H4501 [17JN]

———Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Firefighters Program funding, H4478 [17JN]

District of Columbia: anniversary of Shevchenko Monument, E1225 [24JN]

FEMA: establish a program to identify and catalog emergency preparedness compacts, H8901, H8902 [8OC]

Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (H.R. 4472), H3572 [1JN]

Folsom, PA: tribute to Ridley High School students for poems honoring Memorial Day, E1006 [2JN]

Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan, H377, H383 [4FE]

Franklin Institute: tribute to Bower Award and Benjamin Franklin Medal recipients, E699 [28AP]

Iraq: abduction and killing of civilians by enemy combatants, H2777 [11MY]

———alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H2777 [11MY]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H7430 [22SE]

Kay, David: comments by former chief U.S. weapons inspector on Iraqi possession of weapons of mass destruction, H377 [4FE]

Libya: Muammar Qadhafi's decision to renounce weapons of mass destruction and improve U.S. relations, H1638, H1641 [29MR]

———report on congressional delegation trip relative to Muammar Qadhafi's decision to renounce weapons of mass destruction and improve U.S. relations, H380 [4FE]

———U.S. policy, H807 [3MR]

National Diabetes Awareness Month: observance, E2094 [20NO]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8671, H8673, H8674 [7OC], H8901, H8902 [8OC]

Radnor, PA: tribute to Girl Scouts, E305 [4MR]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3845 [9JN]

Research: provide clinical research support grants, clinical research infrastructure grants, and a demonstration program on partnerships in clinical research (H.R. 4779), E1346 [9JY]

Russia: condemn series of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 760), H7010 [13SE]

———report on congressional delegation trip relative to terrorist attack at school in Beslan, H7431-H7433 [22SE]

———report on congressional delegation trip relative to U.S. trade policy, H7434-H7436 [22SE]

Serbia and Montenegro: U.S. policy relative to the alleged crimes committed by Slobodan Milosevic, H1637 [29MR]

U.S. Fire Administration: Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program funding, H8995 [8OC]

Ukraine: anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident, E687 [28AP]

———condemn interference with freedom of the press, E378 [16MR]

———democracy efforts, E1225 [24JN]

———shutdown of private radio station, E378 [16MR]

Votes: position on missed, H3259 [19MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H297 [3FE], H823 [3MR], H2812 [11MY], H3602 [1JN], H6124 [20JY], H7440 [22SE]

Reports

Congressional Delegation Trip to Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan: Several Representatives, H384-H390 [4FE]

U.S.-Russia Partnership—Renewed Commitments, Strengthened Relationships, H7436-H7440 [22SE]

Tributes

Brown, Rebecca, E1158 [18JN]

Dapson, Matthew, E1916 [11OC]

Hatuel, Tali, H2777 [11MY]

Kangas, Christopher, H3572 [1JN]

McGraw, Tug, E172 [12FE]

Page, James O., E1748 [30SE]

Pastuszek, William J., E1419 [19JY]

Volante, Edward J., E548 [20AP]

Yankoski, Joseph, E850 [14MY]