BOSWELL, LEONARD L. (a Representative from Iowa)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm and ranch land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States (see H.R. 3482), H6899 [8SE]

———provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5203), H8038 [4OC]

American Dental Association: commend Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering time to provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 567), H2406 [27AP]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H6997 [9SE]

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]

———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), H3441 (see H.R. 4116), H3541 [20MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment on ensuring certain trust funds are outside the U.S. budget (see H.J. Res. 88), H244 [28JA]

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

Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 3816), H2484 [28AP]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H8038 [4OC]

———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), H5195 [6JY]

Congressional Science Competition: establish (see H. Res. 604), H2372 [22AP]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H2815 [11MY]

Corps of Engineers: enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System (see H.R. 4785), H5401 [8JY]

Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3424), H927 [9MR]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4155), H3094 [17MY]

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 Agriculture: implement the U.S. Animal Identification Plan (see H.R. 3961), H1071 [11MR]

———make a grant to the World Food Prize Foundation for renovation expenses related to the World Food Prize (see H.R. 4735), H5149 [25JN]

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

Director of National Intelligence: establish position as head of entire intelligence community (see H.R. 4104), H2018 [1AP]

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

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H4392 (see H.R. 3193), H4507 [17JN]

Education: increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 1751), H9184 [9OC]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 3450), H8409 [6OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H3440 (see H.R. 2394), H3540 [20MY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H2154 [2AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H7138 [14SE]

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]

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

Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 1120), H2815 [11MY]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H2154 [2AP]

———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H9051 [8OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H4646 [21JN]

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

———provide for emergency distributions of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 5243), H8856 [7OC]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H304 [3FE]

Independent National Security Classification Board: establish (see H.R. 4855), H5982 [19JY]

Intelligence services: provide for enhanced language education and training for members of the intelligence community (see H.R. 4573), H4287 [16JN]

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), H1370 [23MR]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H5654 [13JY]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H434 [10FE]

Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 4636), H5151 [25JN]

Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act: extend (see H.R. 5180), H7863 [29SE]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H393 [4FE]

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

Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses (see H.R. 2295), H6706 [22JY]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H3016 [13MY]

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

———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), H6706 [22JY]

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]

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), H2154 [2AP]

National security: establish a task force to assess State and local capabilities in dealing with terrorism and make grants to such jurisdictions to achieve those capabilities (see H.R. 3158), H752 [2MR]

National Security Education Program: revise funding mechanism for scholarships, fellowships, and grants to institutions (see H.R. 4574), H4287 [16JN]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 1093), H7945 [30SE]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts (see H.R. 4006), H2154 [2AP]

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

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 4026), H4392 (see H.R. 4026), H4507 [17JN]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H6706 [22JY]

Social Security: expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2268), H9050 [8OC]

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

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

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H2406 [27AP]

Taxation: allow a business credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance (see H.R. 4124), H2019 [1AP]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 930), H8408 [6OC]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 2133), H9745 [16NO]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H700 [26FE]

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

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H1740 [30MR]

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), H1323 [18MR]

Veterans: extend eligibility of veterans who served in recent hostilities for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any illness (see H.R. 4438), H3438 (see H.R. 4438), H3538 [20MY]

———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]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H10000 [18NO]

———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: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H927 [9MR]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H1072 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Government: require agencies to submit to Congress any contracts over a certain amount that are proposed to be awarded using noncompetitive procedures (see H.R. 3899), H871 [4MR]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: eliminate overpayments to health maintenance organizations and other private plans (see H.R. 4304), H2727 [6MY]

Meskwaki Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4254), H2490 [30AP]

Taxation: provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 5355), H9184 [9OC]

Remarks

Dept. of Agriculture: sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (H.R. 4569), H8111 [5OC]

Independent National Security Classification Board: establish (H.R. 4855), E1435 [21JY]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H1166 [17MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4548), H4828 [23JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4548), consideration (H. Res. 686), H4774 [23JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4548), motion to recommit, H4878 [23JN]

———counterterrorism operations funding, H4774, H4878 [23JN]

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), H1166 [17MR]

Memorial Day: observance, H3504 [20MY]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8667 [7OC]

Native Americans: tribute to veterans (H. Con. Res. 306), H8117 [5OC]