RAHALL, NICK J., II (a Representative from West Virginia)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4172 [15JN], H4244 [16JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3550, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H3747 [3JN]

Articles and editorials

Funding Setback—House Delays Highway, Streetscape Work, Bluefield (WV) Daily Telegraph, E1322 [8JY]

Highway Bill, Beckley (WV) Register-Herald, E1753 [30SE]

Mr. President—Welcome to Beckley, by, Beckley (WV) Register-Herald, E1417 [19JY]

Pledge—Issue Still Unresolved, Beckley (WV) Register-Herald, E1140 [16JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 4420), H7329 [21SE]

Armed Forces: eligibility for aviation incentive pay and hazardous duty pay for Reserve members who perform inactive-duty training (see H.R. 1728), H3016 [13MY]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 4367), H7575 [23SE]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7575 [23SE]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H5908 [15JY]

———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor purchased by or on behalf of the member (see H.R. 3615), H3821 [8JN]

Aviation: clarify importance of utilizing biometric technology to improve aviation and airport security (see H.R. 4914), H6701 [22JY]

Birds: 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), H3017 [13MY]

Caribbean nations: provide humanitarian assistance to countries devastated by hurricanes (see H. Con. Res. 496), H7736 [28SE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4082), H1789 [31MR]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H89 [21JA]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H4391 (see H.R. 1684), H4507 [17JN]

Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 310), H576 [24FE]

Courts: authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon (see H.R. 3936), H3605 [1JN]

———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 3313), H4171 [15JN]

Crime: provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]

Dept. of Defense: direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a monthly bonus to members whose retirement or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order (see H.R. 4111), H2018 [1AP]

Dept. of HHS: modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H128 [27JA]

Dept. of Justice: award grants under a homeland security overtime program to reimburse law enforcement agencies for past overtime expenditures and waive matching funds requirement for such grants (see H.R. 4153), H2152 [2AP]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 4676), H6998 [9SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a program to assist States in hiring and retaining nurses at State veterans homes (see H.R. 4020), H3605 [1JN]

———extend authority to guarantee hybrid adjustable rate mortgages for construction or purchase of homes by veterans (see H.R. 4616), H6756 [7SE]

———extend authority to make grants to expand or modify existing service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 4248), H3606 [1JN]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1726), H633 [25FE]

———treat injury or death sustained from participation in a medical research program in same manner as an injury incurred from military service (see H.R. 4621), H5654 [13JY]

Education: provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H3821 [8JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2107), H575 [24FE]

FAA: repeal local participation in Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 3721), H576 [24FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1430), H2406 [27AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2932), H2154 [2AP]

———reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H6756 [7SE]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H3016 [13MY]

Freedom of religion: safeguard religious liberties (see H.R. 3190), H37 [20JA]

FTC: classify advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc as an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (see H.R. 107), H3016 [13MY]

Guam: anniversary of liberation (see H. Res. 737), H6998 [9SE]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see H.R. 4282), H2657 [5MY]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H9963 [17NO]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4325), H7073 [13SE] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H2019 [1AP]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H7864 [29SE]

———provide prostate cancer patients with meaningful access to information on treatment options (see H. Con. Res. 405), H2153 [2AP]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H6557 [21JY]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7443 [22SE]

Houston, Charles H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 427), H3093 [17MY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 3142), H6756 [7SE]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H9963 [17NO]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 296), H4894 [23JN]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (see H.R. 5150), H8039 [4OC]

Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3673), H576 [24FE]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 4730), H7864 [29SE]

Lamb, Brian: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4014), H1369 [23MR]

Laos: urgent need for freedom, democratic reform, and international monitoring of elections, human rights, and religious liberty (see H. Res. 402), H2200 [20AP]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3847), H927 [9MR]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Res. 727), H5983 [19JY]

Marshall Islands: recognize strategic partnership in pursuit of international peace and security (see H. Con. Res. 364), H574 [24FE]

Medicaid: provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 5197), H9963 [17NO]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H6997 [9SE]

———condition the payment of employer prescription drug subsidies on the maintenance of current prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 4978), H6756 [7SE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H5150 [25JN]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 745), H36 [20JA]

———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 1228), H3873 [9JN]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H9963 [17NO]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1359), H9963 [17NO]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 3729), H5150 [25JN]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 466), H2484 [28AP]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements relating to transfers from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (see H.R. 5308), H9048 [8OC]

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (see H.R. 2201), H244 [28JA]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE]

National Guard Challenge Program: rename and revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see H.R. 4217), H2484 [28AP]

National School Lunch Act: fruit and vegetable pilot program funding (see H.R. 2832), H3873 [9JN]

———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), H2266 [21AP]

National security: restore civil liberties under the first amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and other law enforcement and privacy laws (see H.R. 4591), H8039 [4OC]

Native Americans: remit to certain Indian veterans amounts withheld from military basic pay for State income tax purposes for periods of time spent in active service while living on Indian land (see H.R. 5275), H8858 [7OC]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H2266 [21AP]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives (see H.R. 5135), H7574 [23SE]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H3873 [9JN]

Public lands: extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 4492), H3719 [2JN]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H6128 [20JY]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see H.R. 4896), H8039 [4OC]

Recreation: establish a permanent trust fund to provide access to parks and recreation areas, preserve historic places, promote healthy and active lifestyles, and provide hunting, angling, and wildlife viewing (see H.R. 4100), H2019 [1AP]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H2658 [5MY]

Social Security: eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program for disabled individuals suffering from a terminal illness (see H.R. 976), H700 [26FE]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H8039 [4OC]

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

States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 5190), H8859 [7OC]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2406 [27AP]

———declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5984 [19JY]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: reauthorize and reform the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program (see H.R. 3796), H514 [11FE]

Treaties and agreements: oppose inclusion in future free trade agreements provisions that would negatively impact the implementation of legislation authorizing the importation of prescription drugs (see H. Res. 758), H8409 [6OC]

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), H1791 [31MR]

Veterans: establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with hepatitis C (see H.R. 3455), H6899 [8SE]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4175), H3606 [1JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H633 [25FE]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H5908 [15JY]

Western Reserve Heritage Area: suitability and feasibility study (see H.R. 3257), H1011 [10MR]

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), H2658 [5MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Coal: clarify that certain coal industry health benefits may not be modified or terminated (see H.R. 5383), H9999 [18NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: award research and equipment grants, provide tax credit for employers hiring workers to replace employees receiving first responder training, and provide school-based mental health training (see H.R. 5159), H7735 [28SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend eligibility for pension benefits to veterans who received an expeditionary medal during a period of military service other than a period of war (see H.R. 4764), H5195 [6JY]

———extend eligibility for pension benefits to veterans who served during certain periods of time in specified locations (see H.R. 4763), H5195 [6JY]

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H4927 (see H.R. 4706), H5071 [24JN]

National wildlife refuges: provide public access to Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge and Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 5361), H9744 [16NO]

Remarks

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: funding, H4208 [16JN]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, H5116 [25JN]

Ben Ali, Zine El Abidine: U.S. visit, E580 [21AP]

Byrd, Senator: tribute for casting 17,000th vote, E512 [2AP]

Coal: clarify that certain coal industry health benefits may not be modified or terminated (H.R. 5383), E2068 [18NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: sell the Bend Pine Nursery Administration Site in Oregon (S. 1848), H4614 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4208, H4244, H4245, H4246, H4248 [16JN]

Ecology and environment: clarify that Federal agencies are not required to provide alternative project locations or actions within environmental impact statements for renewable energy projects (H.R. 4513), H3982, H3985, H3988, H3990 [15JN]

———clarify that oil and gas leasing activities are not renewable energy projects and are not exempt from providing alternative project locations or actions within environmental impact statements, H3990 [15JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H5116 [25JN]

FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, E1196 [21JN]

Ferre, Luis A.: tribute (H. Res. 433), H1088 [16MR]

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (H.R. 4706), E1248 [25JN]

Floods: disaster assistance to West Virginia, H3864 [9JN]

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: revise boundaries (S. 1576), H7025 [13SE]

John Muir National Historic Site: boundary adjustment (H.R. 3706), H4614 [21JN]

Johnson, Charles W., III: tribute (H. Res. 651), H3404 [20MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H4208 [16JN]

Lewisburg, WV: National Trust for Historic Preservation Dozen Distinctive Destinations honoree, E572 [20AP]

Marshall Islands: recognize strategic partnership in pursuit of international peace and security (H. Con. Res. 364), H1141 [17MR]

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 460), H4794 [23JN]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 2141), E831 [12MY]

National Museum of the American Indian: opening (S.J. Res. 41), H7300 [21SE]

National wildlife refuges: provide public access to Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge and Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 5361), E1978 [16NO]

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, E889 [18MY]

Native Americans: enter into an agreement or contract with Indian tribes meeting certain criteria to carry out projects to protect Indian forest land (H.R. 3846), H4613 [21JN]

———protect sacred Native American Federal land from significant damage, H4244, H4245, H4246, H4248 [16JN]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H4115 [15JN]

———gasoline price levels, E911 [19MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, E1885 [11OC]

Pledge of Allegiance: Supreme Court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'', E1140 [16JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), H4115 [15JN]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3864 [9JN]

Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 5183), E1753 [30SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1820 [1AP], H4897 [24JN], E1321 [8JY], E1417 [19JY]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), consideration (H. Res. 593), H1826 [1AP]

Veterans: benefits funding, E902 [18MY]

Virgin Islands: create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3589), H7399 [22SE]

Welch, WV: Mount View Middle School participation in NASA Explorer School Program, E946 [21MY]

West Virginia: infrastructure projects funding, E1208 [22JN]

———selection of New River Gorge Bridge for display on West Virginia quarter, E523 [2AP]

Western Reserve Heritage Area: suitability and feasibility study (H.R. 3257), H7263 [21SE]

Western Shoshone Tribe: distribution of land claim judgement funds (H.R. 884), H4612 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H297 [3FE], H11049 [7DE]

Tributes

Johnson, Charles W., III, E988 [2JN]

Lipinski, Representative, E1844 [8OC]

Livisay, Tanner Johnson, E2038 [18NO], E2087 [20NO]