STUPAK, BART (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4480 [17JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6833 [8SE]

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H1277 [18MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 3242), H2266 [21AP]

Aleda E. Lutz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Saginaw, MI: prohibit closure or realignment of inpatient services (see H.R. 3570), H516 [11FE]

Armed Forces: allow receipt of special pay by qualified dental officers while undergoing dental internship or residency training (see H.R. 2287), H3963 [14JN]

———clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H4171 [15JN]

———eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4711), H7138 [14SE]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see H.R. 5354), H9184 [9OC]

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

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]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1005), H1116 [16MR]

Business and industry: 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]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: require repayment of appropriated funds that are illegaly disbursed for political purposes (see H.R. 4458), H3439 (see H.R. 4458), H3539 [20MY]

Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA): renegotiate provisions on access to U.S. sugar markets and prevent inclusion of sugar as an element of negotiations in free trade agreements (see H. Res. 510), H435 [10FE]

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 4622), H4580 [18JN]

———support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4799), H5470 [9JY]

China, People's Republic of: improve protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 576), H2019 [1AP]

Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 732), H1011 [10MR]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H6707 [22JY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 3941), H1070 [11MR]

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

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]

C-SPAN: anniversary (see H. Res. 551), H926 [9MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve safety of meat and poultry products through retrieval of history, use, and location of products using a recordkeeping and audit system or registered identification (see H.R. 3546), H393 [4FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reimburse States for certain expenses and losses incurred during periods of high (Code Orange) or severe (Code Red) threat condition (see H.R. 2570), H1116 [16MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of maritime sites in Michigan (see H.R. 3946), H1071 [11MR]

Detroit Pistons (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 679), H4287 [16JN]

Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H128 [27JA]

Drugs: increase penalties for anabolic steroid offenses near sports facilities (see H.R. 3866), H1323 [18MR]

Education: raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 873), H244 [28JA]

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

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H2549 [4MY]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 356), H1011 [10MR]

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), H927 [9MR]

Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 702), H5402 [8JY]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3716), H1230 [17MR]

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

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H244 [28JA]

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]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H6706 [22JY]

———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H8168 [5OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H5331 [7JY]

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

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), H2728 [6MY]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H393 [4FE]

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), H2484 [28AP]

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), H3094 [17MY]

———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), H2406 [27AP]

Jeffrey, Mildred McWilliams: tribute (see H. Res. 573), H2816 [11MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7138 [14SE]

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), H90 [21JA]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 2060), H1322 [18MR]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 2967), H3605 [1JN]

———extend the same Federal benefits to officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers that apply to officers serving units of State and local government (see H.R. 3523), H2919 [12MY]

Medicare: clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4257), H3720 [2JN]

———coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 2182), H3016 [13MY]

———increase Federal oversight of the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and revoke its unique ability to accredit hospitals (see H.R. 4877), H6707 [22JY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H4392 (see H.R. 3707), H4507 [17JN]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Michigan (see H.R. 3835), H632 [25FE]

———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]

———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 4687), H6707 [22JY]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 852), H89 [21JA]

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), H4287 [16JN]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 622), H2548 [4MY]

Public lands: provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies that respond to violations of regulations governing public lands, and clarify the purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 3247), H89 [21JA]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H752 [2MR]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 4026), H8859 [7OC]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H37 [20JA]

Rural areas: improve safety of rural roads (see H.R. 3743), H1117 [16MR]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 4101), H2018 [1AP]

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

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste and direct the EPA to carry out certain authorities under an agreement with Canada on the importation of solid waste (see H.R. 4940), H6702 [22JY]

Taxation: 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]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H830 [3MR]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H244 [28JA]

Transportation: responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 2863), H1370 [23MR]

U.S. Life-Saving Service: anniversary of life-saving stations on the Great Lakes (see H. Res. 750), H6705 [22JY]

U.S. Olympic Committee: amend Federal charter (see H.R. 3825), H574 [24FE]

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), H1117 [16MR]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H36 [20JA]

———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: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 5344), H9049 [8OC]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H6128 [20JY]

———increase awareness and education about heart disease among women (see H. Res. 522), H434 [10FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 722), H5908 [15JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize use of certain grants to pay costs associated with participation of part-time or volunteer first responders in terrorism response training courses (see H.R. 5392), H9999 [18NO]

Drugs: establish certain restrictions on drugs containing isotretinoin, including the drug marketed as Accutane (see H.R. 4598), H4286 [16JN]

EPA: prohibit from taking certain actions that would allow a publicly-owned treatment works to divert flows to bypass a portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 5421), H10232 [20NO]

Immigration: limit timing of issuance of H-2B visas during a fiscal year (see H.R. 5379), H9962 [17NO]

Pearl Harbor Memorial Site Visitor Center: designate (see H.R. 4244), H2483 [28AP]

Roads and highways: modify a high priority project in Michigan (see H.R. 3910), H871 [4MR]

Remarks

Anglim, Adrian J.: Bronze Star recipient, E1012 [2JN]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H3512 [20MY]

Bouchard, Velma M. Webber: Michigan's Upper Peninsula Labor Hall of Fame inductee, E516 [2AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1562 [25MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H5796 [15JY]

———State of the Union Message, H70, H73, H74 [21JA]

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 (H.R. 3598), H5447, H5456 [9JY]

Camp Lejeune, NC: cleanup of drinking water, H2603 [5MY], E827 [12MY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), conference report, H6471 [21JY]

———review and adjustment of pilotage rates, H6471 [21JY]

Colombia: limit participation of U.S. personnel in Plan Colombia counterdrug and counterterrorism activities, H5868 [15JY]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6609 [22JY]

Dept. of Commerce: increase funding and permit flexibility in determining Federal cost-share of Manufacturing Extension Partnership centers, H5456 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: senior citizen meal programs funding, H6833 [8SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4480, H4481 [17JN]

———Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness funding, H4480, H4481 [17JN]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H5274 [7JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5274 [7JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6833 [8SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 3193), H7776 [29SE]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (H.R. 3015), H8072 [5OC]

———establish certain restrictions on drugs containing isotretinoin, including the drug marketed as Accutane, H11043 [7DE]

———establish certain restrictions on drugs containing isotretinoin, including the drug marketed as Accutane (H.R. 4598), H7821 [29SE], H7940 [30SE], H9992 [18NO], H10003 [19NO]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (H.R. 3881), H1634 [29MR]

———impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H1632, H1634 [29MR], E485 [30MR]

EPA: enforcement of Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada relative to importation of municipal solid waste (H.R. 411), H2603 [5MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5868 [15JY]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H6916 [9SE]

Garfield Township, MI: anniversary of Garfield Township Volunteer Fire Dept., E692 [28AP]

Houghton, MI: anniversary of Grace United Methodist Church, E1479 [22JY]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H1198 [17MR], H6916 [9SE]

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), H1198 [17MR]

———alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H2706 [6MY], H3010 [13MY]

Isabella, MI: anniversary of Bethany Lutheran Church, E1480 [22JY]

LaSalle, Jon G. (Jack): Michigan's Upper Peninsula Labor Hall of Fame inductee, E519 [2AP]

Mackinaw (vessel): tribute to Coast Guard cutter, E1474 [22JY]

Marquette, MI: anniversary of Sister City partnership with Yokaichi, Japan, E1477 [22JY]

———Partners for Livable Communities (organization) America's Most Livable Communities honoree, E565 [20AP]

Memorial Day: observance, H3512, H3516 [20MY]

National Museum of the American Indian: opening, H7256 [21SE]

National Police Week: observance, H3009 [13MY]

National security: secure borders of the U.S. (H.R. 5130), H7835 [29SE]

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, H3516 [20MY]

NATO: welcome accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia (H. Res. 558), H1665 [30MR]

New York, NY: reauthorize the New York City Watershed Protection Program (H.R. 2771), H2603 [5MY]

NIST: Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, E485 [30MR]

Oscoda County, MI: tribute to World War II veterans, E962 [21MY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, H3009 [13MY]

———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 622), E830 [12MY]

Pelkie, MI: anniversary of Pelkie Agricultural School, E412 [18MR]

Petoskey, MI: anniversary of Northern Michigan Hospital nurses' strike, E2128 [20NO]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3866 [9JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize, H2603 [5MY]

Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (H.R. 3370), H3009 [13MY]

Spina Bifida Awareness Month: observance, E1919 [11OC]

Standish, MI: anniversary, E1772 [1OC], E1865 [10OC]

Taxation: amend Internal Revenue Code to protect American jobs (H.R. 3827), H1632 [29MR]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), consideration (H. Res. 554), H1017 [11MR]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 757), H6916 [9SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H2079 [2AP]

———program funding relative to minimum rate of return for donor States, H2079 [2AP]

U.S. Life-Saving Service: anniversary of life-saving stations on the Great Lakes (H. Res. 750), H9695 [16NO]

Veterans: improve access to health care for rural veterans (H.R. 2379), H996 [10MR]

Votes: position on missed, H3414 [20MY]

West Branch, MI: anniversary of West Branch Regional Medical Center, E1935 [11OC]

Williams Township, MI: anniversary, E1640 [15SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2812 [11MY], H3818 [8JN]

Special order: granted, H1009 [10MR], H2725 [6MY], H2915 [12MY], H7326 [21SE], H7732 [28SE], H7850 [29SE], H7942 [30SE], H8034 [4OC], H8163 [5OC], H9720 [16NO], H9959 [17NO], H9995 [18NO], H10071 [19NO], H10922 [6DE], H11049 [7DE]

Reports

Insider—FDA Can't Protect Public: CBS News, H9993 [18NO]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, H9690 [16NO]

Tributes

Cerny, Ralph, E2154 [6DE]

Jones, Anthony, H3010 [13MY]

Lewinski, John T., E2183 [7DE]

Makowske, James E., E564 [20AP]

Ollila, Paul, E1285 [25JN]

Sheltrown, Dale, E878 [17MY]

Wisneske, Stephen P., E1263 [25JN]