MICHAUD, MICHAEL H. (a Representative from Maine)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5203), H8409 [6OC]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 3388), H5984 [19JY]

———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), H752 [2MR]

———reimburse members who participated in the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred by or on behalf of such members before the program was expanded to include domestic travel (see H.R. 3731), H304 [3FE]

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

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3798), H2266 [21AP]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H304 [3FE]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 5167), H7863 [29SE]

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see H.R. 4685), H8168 [5OC]

———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]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 854), H9745 [16NO]

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 3995), H1321 [18MR]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 95), H3441 [20MY]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (see H.R. 3598), H1322 [18MR]

———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]

CERCLA: modify provisions on liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil (see H.R. 3543), H753 [2MR]

Children and youth: prevent disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of their parents (see H.R. 3779), H4766 [22JN]

Climate: conduct scientific research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits to consumers from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 4067), H5402 [8JY]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1097), H5471 [9JY]

Computers: prevent deceptive software transmission practices in order to safeguard computer privacy, maintain computer control, and protect Internet commerce (see H.R. 4255), H3821 [8JN]

Courts: authorize the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of a Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon (see H.R. 3936), H1230 [17MR]

———establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3424), H37 [20JA]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 4204), H2371 [22AP]

———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3425), H37 [20JA]

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

Dept. of Education: making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4769), H5330 [7JY]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H576 [24FE]

———provide funding for law enforcement officers to patrol and provide security for certain assisted housing (see H.R. 95), H3541 [20MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H6707 [22JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to guarantee hybrid adjustable rate mortgages for construction or purchase of homes by veterans (see H.R. 4616), H4579 [18JN]

———extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 5153), H7735 [28SE]

———make motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans comparable to reimbursement rates for Federal employees (see H.R. 632), H7864 [29SE]

———provide additional safeguards for benefit recipients who have fiduciaries for receipt and management of benefit payments (see H.R. 4032), H1592 [25MR]

———provide service-connected disability benefits for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation provided by the Dept., and for survivors of persons dying from such treatment (see H.R. 843), H2406 [27AP]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H5195 [6JY]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H1484 [24MR]

Education: prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see H.R. 5113), H8409 [6OC]

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

———provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 4102), H3606 [1JN]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H1011 [10MR]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 2198), H2406 [27AP]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H1323 [18MR]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts (see H.R. 3820), H1117 [16MR]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 4575), H7329 [21SE]

EPA: authorize use of funds for nonpoint source management programs for projects and activities relative to development and implementation of phase II of storm water program (see H.R. 3528), H700 [26FE]

FAA: repeal local participation in Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 3721), H88 [21JA]

Farm Credit Act: extend support to the commercial fishing industry (see H.R. 4210), H3441 (see H.R. 4210), H3541 [20MY]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see H.J. Res. 72), H701 [26FE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H8168 [5OC]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H2019 [1AP]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H575 [24FE]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 356), H753 [2MR]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H2374 [22AP]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards (see H.R. 3579), H2200 [20AP]

———exempt attorneys from privacy provisions of the law repealing restrictions on the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and insurance companies (see H.R. 781), H2918 [12MY]

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for wildland firefighters (see H.R. 2963), H1230 [17MR]

Fish and fishing: establish requirements for fishing quota systems (see H.R. 2621), H6706 [22JY]

Flag—U.S.: request that the flag flown over the Capitol should be lowered to half-mast one day each month in honor of U.S. citizens killed in military action (see H. Con. Res. 400), H3230 [18MY]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H1791 [31MR]

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]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H5195 [6JY]

———provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas (see H.R. 1022), H1593 [25MR]

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 918), H7073 [13SE]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H3017 [13MY]

Immigration: increase the number of aliens receiving certain nonimmigrant status and require submissions of information by the Dept. of Homeland Security (see H.R. 4052), H3964 [14JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H701 [26FE]

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

———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), H7945 [30SE]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (see H.R. 5150), H8859 [7OC]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H927 [9MR]

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), H90 [21JA]

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), H1594 [25MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7234 [15SE]

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

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H4580 [18JN]

———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), H9746 [16NO]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H9050 [8OC]

Medicare: eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 2787), H3605 [1JN]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 980), H2266 [21AP]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H393 [4FE]

———provide for the offering of a Federal national prescription drug discount card program (see H.R. 4919), H6701 [22JY]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H8409 [6OC]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 3243), H8409 [6OC]

———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1700), 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), H2549 [4MY]

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), H1117 [16MR]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4256), H2491 [30AP]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H1230 [17MR]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3887), H10079 [19NO]

National parks and recration areas: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 5128), H8859 [7OC]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 5358), H9184 [9OC]

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), H2266 [21AP]

National security: ensure coordination and integration of Indian tribes in homeland security strategy (see H.R. 2242), H6557 [21JY]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 3860), H753 [2MR]

Natural resources: provide fellowships for graduate and postgraduate students in natural resource- or wildlife-related advanced degree programs to provide expertise to Federal agencies and Congress (see H.R. 5145), H8168 [5OC]

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

No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H434 [10FE]

Petroleum: express to OPEC countries, and non-OPEC countries that participate in the cartel, the position of the U.S. in favor of increasing world crude oil supplies to achieve stable crude oil prices (see H. Res. 611), H3230 [18MY]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H576 [24FE]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H5195 [6JY]

Public lands: provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H3440 (see H.R. 1639), H3540 [20MY]

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H700 [26FE]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 4776), H7735 [28SE]

SBA: establish funding priorities for women's business centers (see H.R. 4376), H3093 [17MY]

———modify the women's business center program (see H.R. 4853), H5982 [19JY]

Schools: review determinations on whether schools and local educational agencies made adequate yearly progress taking into consideration subsequent regulations and guidance applicable to those determinations (see H.R. 4605), H4647 [21JN]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: improve and make technical corrections (see H.R. 4658), H5984 [19JY]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H392 [4FE]

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

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H6701 [22JY]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 4391), H3390 [19MY]

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: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4207), H2371 [22AP]

———allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 2891), H927 [9MR]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 869), H11057 [7DE]

———provide incentives to small businesses to provide health insurance to their employees (see H.R. 450), H2815 [11MY]

———provide relief for middle income taxpayers (see H.R. 4997), H6704 [22JY]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualfied health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 4356), H2918 [12MY]

———restore equity and complete transfer of motor fuel excise taxes on motorboat and small engine fuels into the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund (see H.R. 2839), H872 [4MR]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H2918 [12MY]

Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (see H.R. 4600), H5195 [6JY]

———protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 3558), H5331 [7JY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H245 [28JA]

Trade Act: amend relative to identifying trade expansion priorities (see H.R. 4120), H2019 [1AP]

U.S. Geological Survey: anniversary (see H. Res. 556), H5331 [7JY]

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), H2374 [22AP]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: extend period for which an individual may elect to continue employer-sponsored health care coverage (see H.R. 4659), H4893 [23JN]

Veterans: codify certain additional diseases as establishing a presumption of service-connection when occurring in veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during active duty (see H.R. 4172), H2198 [20AP]

———improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5244), H8856 [7OC]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H2373 [22AP]

———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), H2198 [20AP]

———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]

Water: establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 1080), H515 [11FE]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H575 [24FE]

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), H7864 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be included on the uniform formulary of pharmaceutical agents of the pharmacy benefits program (see H.R. 4976), H6704 [22JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: contract for a report on employment placement, retention, and advancement of recently separated servicemembers (see H.R. 4173), H2198 [20AP]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers and to certain communities (see H.R. 5030), H6898 [8SE]

Northeast Regional Development Commission: establish (see H.R. 4739), H5149 [25JN]

Rumsford, ME: conduct study to determine suitability and feasibility of designating memorial to Edmund S. Muskie as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 4804), H5470 [9JY]

———designate memorial to Edmund S. Muskie as a national memorial (see H.R. 4803), H5470 [9JY]

Servicemen's Readjustment Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 91), H1593 [25MR]

Social Security: constitutional amendment relative to maintenance of a system of social insurance (see H.J. Res. 85), H35 [20JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H400 [10FE]

Poems

``It Is the Soldier,'' Dennis E. O'Brien, H4886 [23JN]

Remarks

AMVETS: recognize members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day (H. Con. Res. 308), H6081 [20JY]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H3516 [20MY]

Belfast, ME: Tribute to Seniors Day observance, E1512 [22JY]

Bob Michel Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Peoria, IL: designate (H.R. 4608), H6075 [20JY]

Budget: reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H1659 [30MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H1659 [30MR]

Caribou, ME: Cary Medical Center recipient of the National Jobs Corps Association Alpha Award in Community Service, E1708 [24SE]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): tribute to staff for efforts on veterans' legislation, H6082 [20JY]

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 (H.R. 3936), H6077 [20JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase maximum amount of available home loan guaranty (H.R. 4345), H4819 [23JN]

Earth Day: observance, H2299 [22AP]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H401 [10FE]

Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions, H1309 [18MR]

Iraq: affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom (H. Res. 557), H1189 [17MR]

Israel: independence anniversary, E688 [28AP]

Jackson Laboratory (organization): tribute, E1169 [18JN]

Memorial Day: observance, H3516 [20MY]

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 460), H4800 [23JN]

NIH: provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants, H3868 [9JN]

Northeast Regional Development Commission: establish (H.R. 4739), E1279 [25JN]

Older Americans Month: observance, E1169 [18JN]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3868 [9JN]

Rumsford, ME: conduct study to determine suitability and feasibility of designating memorial to Edmund S. Muskie as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 4804), E1340 [9JY]

———designate memorial to Edmund S. Muskie as a national memorial (H.R. 4803), E1340 [9JY]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: improve and make technical corrections (H.R. 4658), H8388 [6OC]

Servicemen's Readjustment Act: anniversary (H.J. Res. 91), H2767, H2769 [11MY]

Taxation: waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (H.R. 1779), H2220 [21AP]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H2078 [2AP]

United Airlines, Inc.: plan to reduce retiree health benefits, H437 [11FE]

Veterans: addition of osteoporosis to list of presumed service-connected diseases for former POWs, H6079 [20JY]

———benefits funding, H4882, H4884, H4885, H4886 [23JN]

———improve and enhance education, housing, employment, medical, and other benefits and improve and extend certain authorities relative to the administration of benefits (S. 2486), H9766, H9770 [17NO]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4175), H6079 [20JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H4884 [23JN]

———recognize and honor the volunteers that participate in honor guards for veterans' funerals (H. Con. Res. 260), H3908 [14JN]

Veterans Day: observe moment of silence to honor veterans of all U.S. wars and memorialize those who gave their lives in defense of the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 195), H8392 [6OC]

VFW: tribute (H.J. Res. 108), H8390 [6OC]

Votes: position on missed, E1029 [4JN]

Tributes

Beane, Perley, E2027 [18NO]

Hamlin, Irvin, E1268 [25JN]