DEUTSCH, PETER (a Representative from Florida)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 3719), H304 [3FE]

Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (see H.R. 3378), H575 [24FE]

Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 469), H5984 [19JY]

Armed Forces: 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), H6899 [8SE]

———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), H2373 [22AP]

———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor purchased by or on behalf of the member (see H.R. 3615), H3720 [2JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H37 [20JA]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H4766 [22JN]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 218), H304 [3FE]

Belarus: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair Presidential election process (see H. Res. 652), H4894 [23JN]

Burma: urge the U.N. Security Council to take appropriate action to respond to the threat that the ruling State Peace and Development Council poses to Southeast Asia (see H. Res. 768), H8409 [6OC]

Caribbean nations: provide humanitarian assistance to countries devastated by hurricanes (see H. Con. Res. 496), H8039 [4OC]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H3606 [1JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: require repayment of appropriated funds that are illegaly disbursed for political purposes (see H.R. 4458), H4171 [15JN]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H5536 [12JY]

———improve access to books in early learning and other child care programs and establish special postage stamps to fund child literacy programs (see H.R. 126), H6706 [22JY]

China, People's Republic of: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre (see H. Res. 655), H3720 [2JN]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 3793), H1370 [23MR]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see H. Con. Res. 450), H4171 [15JN]

Computers: prohibit misappropriation of databases while ensuring consumer access to factual information (see H.R. 3872), H752 [2MR]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 4225), H2482 [28AP]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4155), H6706 [22JY]

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 Defense: authorize the acceptance of donated frequent traveler miles, credits, and tickets for use by deployed members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H.R. 4130), H3781 [3JN]

———develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 3476), H1072 [11MR]

Dept. of Energy: make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities (see H.R. 3834), H4287 [16JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 3539), H633 [25FE]

———establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 1993), H6706 [22JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make certain Caribbean nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H.R. 5316), H9048 (see H. Res. 810), H9051 [8OC]

———make Haitian nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H. Res. 542), H700 [26FE]

Disasters: provide assistance for areas that experience a disaster that results in major damage to or destruction of homes (see H.R. 4506), H3780 [3JN]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H5402 [8JY]

———increase awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia (see H.R. 3359), H1370 [23MR]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H700 [26FE]

Douglass, Frederick: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H. Res. 101), H516 [11FE]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H2406 [27AP]

Drunken driving: increase penalties for individuals who operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 2681), H244 [28JA]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H2728 [6MY]

Education: prohibit transfer of students to schools that are at or above capacity (see H.R. 947), H2199 [20AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2107), H575 [24FE] (see H.R. 2394), H128 [27JA]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H6706 [22JY]

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H1230 [17MR]

Everglades National Park: exchange of certain land (see H.R. 3785), H3016 [13MY]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H6706 [22JY]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H2658 [5MY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1101), H3719 [2JN]

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H9051 [8OC]

Florida: commend resiliency of residents and work of individuals who have assisted with hurricane recovery efforts (see H. Res. 784), H7442 [22SE]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H2374 [22AP]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5312), H9048 [8OC]

GAO: conduct an investigation of the high price of college textbooks (see H.R. 3567), H2373 [22AP]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3238), H245 [28JA]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H434 [10FE]

Health: improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 4357), H2918 [12MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H5536 [12JY]

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

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3180), H516 [11FE]

———provide funds for campus mental and behavioral health service centers (see H.R. 3593), H3094 [17MY]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H3441 [20MY]

Homeland Security Act: amend relative to release of alien children in custody (see H.R. 2137), H575 [24FE]

Hong Kong: support freedom (see H. Res. 667), H4392 (see H. Res. 667), H4507 [17JN]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H3392 [19MY]

———facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities (see H.R. 4363), H3821 [8JN]

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), H5793 [14JY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H89 [21JA]

———restrict issuance of visas to Saudi Arabian citizens until certification that Saudi Arabia does not discriminate in the issuance of visas on the basis of religious affiliation or heritage (see H.R. 3934), H1011 [10MR]

Immigration and Nationality Act: modify treatment of adopted children (see H.R. 4561), H6756 [7SE]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H1322 [18MR]

Insurance: prohibit discrimination in life insurance based on a person's previous lawful travel experiences (see H.R. 3927), H1010 [10MR]

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), H576 [24FE]

Israel: condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 390), H2374 [22AP]

———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), H1117 [16MR]

John Milton Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 4924), H7138 [14SE]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: promote human rights and freedom (see H.R. 4011), H3821 [8JN]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3847), H698 [26FE]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3963 [14JN]

Lieutenant General James V. Edmundson Post Office Building, Longboat Key, FL: designate (see H.R. 4847), H5908 [15JY]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H3605 [1JN]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H699 [26FE]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H3821 [8JN]

Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H304 [3FE]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Florida (see H.R. 3876), H752 [2MR]

———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), H2266 [21AP]

———provide automatic enrollment and eligibility for certain low-income beneficiaries for subsidies under the Medicare transitional and permanent prescription drug programs (see H.R. 4437), H3438 (see H.R. 4437), H3538 [20MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: require automatic fire sprinkler systems in all nursing facilities (see H.R. 4967), H9051 [8OC]

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H2373 [22AP]

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), H3821 [8JN]

National Civic League: tribute to All-America City Award recipients (see H. Con. Res. 464), H4893 [23JN]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6998 [9SE]

National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 452), H4286 [16JN]

National Marina Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 647), H5331 [7JY]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H2374 [22AP]

NOAA: commend for dedication and hard work during Hurricanes Charley and Frances (see H. Con. Res. 488), H6997 [9SE]

NSF: establish a National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (see H.R. 3980), H2549 [4MY]

Romania: provide equitable restitution to certain religious communities for property confiscated by the former Communist government (see H. Res. 632), H6707 [22JY]

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H4928 (see H. Con. Res. 375), H5072 [24JN]

Russia: condemn series of terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 760), H6998 [9SE]

Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith Post Office Building, Holiday, FL: designate (see H.R. 4380), H3781 [3JN]

Small business: improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see H.R. 3818), H1791 [31MR]

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 2598), H3440 (see H.R. 2598), H3540 [20MY]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4350), H2917 [12MY]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 4391), H5195 [6JY]

Specialist Eric Ramirez Post Office, Mascotte, FL: designate (see H.R. 5027), H7073 [13SE]

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

Syria: human rights and civil liberties violations (see H. Con. Res. 363), H6707 [22JY]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 462), H4928 (see H. Con. Res. 462), H5072 [24JN]

Tampa Bay Lightning (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 668), H3964 [14JN]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H3781 [3JN]

Taxation: allow withdrawals from individual retirement plans without penalty by individuals within natural disaster areas determined by the President occurring in 2004 (see H.R. 5094), H7233 [15SE]

———extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 252), H3541 [20MY]

———reduce estate tax rates and increase exclusion equivalent and establish inflation adjustment for the unified credit, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2682), H128 [27JA]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H3720 [2JN]

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), H435 [10FE]

Telephones: prohibit the use of text, graphic, or image messaging systems of wireless telephones to transmit unsolicited commercial messages (see H.R. 122), H3821 [8JN]

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), H2200 [20AP]

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]

———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]

Voting: permit certain individuals who are under the minimum legal voting age to complete voter registration application forms (see H.R. 4972), H6703 [22JY]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H250 [30JA]

World Summit on Sustainable Development: affirm U.S. commitment to improve worldwide access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation services (see H. Res. 782), H8039 [4OC]

World War II: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (see H. Con. Res. 413), H3720 [2JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Homeland Security: make Haitian nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H.R. 3867), H707 [1MR]

Dept. of HUD: reform and improve certain housing programs (see H.R. 4436), H3438 (see H.R. 4436), H3538 [20MY]

Elections: permit an objection to the certificate of the electoral votes of a State if the objection is signed by either a Senator or a Member of the House of Representatives (see H.R. 4867), H6127 [20JY]

NIH: conduct and support research using human embryonic stem cells (see H.R. 4812), H5536 [12JY]

Remarks

China, Republic of: elections, E952 [21MY]

———membership in the U.N., E1675 [22SE]

Cuba: prohibit use of funds to enforce restrictions on travel to visit relatives, H7283 [21SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4460 [17JN]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7283 [21SE]

Disasters: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5005), H6728 [7SE]

Everglades National Park: provide assistance to minority and disadvantaged communities affected by the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, H4460 [17JN]

Miami, FL: vandalization of Liberty Column Monument, E1260 [25JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, E886 [17MY]

Votes: position on missed, H2166 [20AP], H4133 [15JN], H4728 [22JN], E1293 [7JY]

Tributes

Bruckenthal, Nathan B., E700 [28AP]

Coleman, John, E99 [3FE]

Feigenbaum, Joseph, E1262 [25JN]

Gilmore, Adele, E781 [6MY]

Hastings, Mildred, E1302 [7JY]

Mancini, Curtis, E120 [4FE]

Markham, William, E363 [11MR]

Mayers, Bernice Feldman, E216 [24FE]

Terry, Morton, E101 [3FE]

Untermeyer, Mazal Menasche, E1056 [4JN]

White, Raymond T., E1011 [2JN]