BRADY, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 2519), H575 [24FE]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3017 [13MY]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H244 [28JA]

———express concern over the well-being of members and call on the Dept. of Defense to see that deployed military personnel have the best force protection equipment available (see H. Con. Res. 391), H1322 [18MR]

———require notification to Congress and the public when waivers to certain domestic source requirements are made (see H.R. 3951), H1370 [23MR]

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

Benjamin Franklin National Memorial: restore (see H.R. 3753), H303 [3FE]

Business and industry: implement steps to secure the manufacturing economic base, protect jobs, and help grow the domestic manufacturing sector (see H.R. 4177), H2199 [20AP]

———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 Disease Control and Prevention: conduct minority health programs (see H.R. 4072), H2200 [20AP]

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

Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2266 [21AP]

Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 732), H1593 [25MR]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see H. Con. Res. 457), H6557 [21JY]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H6756 [7SE]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 717), H5793 [14JY]

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

Congress: disapprove certain regulations issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (see H.R. 4236, 4237), H2482 [28AP]

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

Corps of Engineers: raise maximum amount that may be allotted for the construction of small shore and beach restoration and protection projects (see H.R. 3845), H4894 [23JN]

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

———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 1434), H575 [24FE]

Credit: impose restrictions on high-cost mortgages, revise fees and charges on certain loans, prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by mortgage brokers and creditors, and provide counseling about predatory lenders (see H.R. 3974), H1594 [25MR]

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: allow the public, press, and military families to be present at the arrival at military installations of remains of Armed Forces members who died in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 384), H2155 [2AP]

———carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see H.R. 5057), H9051 [8OC]

———request transmission to the House of Representatives any documentation produced in conjuction with investigations of abuse of Iraqi POW by U.S. military personnel or contractors (see H. Res. 640), H2918 [12MY]

Dept. of Education: strengthen and expand the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into post-secondary education (see H.R. 3988), H2374 [22AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 4354), H2917 [12MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to address homeland security preparedness shortcomings of municipal and county governments (see H.R. 3839), H632 [25FE]

———make Haitian nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H. Res. 542), H1072 [11MR]

Dept. of Justice: require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 360), H2919 [12MY]

Dept. of State: require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see H.R. 4214), H3821 [8JN]

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

———provide specially adapted housing assistance to veterans with service-connected disabilities due to loss, or loss of use of both upper extremities that precludes use of the arms at and below the elbows (see H.R. 2612), H1370 [23MR]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H2549 [4MY]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 2069), H2549 [4MY]

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

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H2154 [2AP]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts (see H.R. 3820), H2200 [20AP]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 4575), H4170 [15JN]

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), H1593 [25MR]

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

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), H2816 [11MY]

———make certain service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 2997), H830 [3MR]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H830 [3MR]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H3017 [13MY]

Financial institutions: clarify applicability of State law to national banks (see H.R. 5251), H8857 [7OC]

Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (see H.R. 4472), H4928 (see H.R. 4472), H5072 [24JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H5402 [8JY]

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

Garvey, Marcus: recognize human rights accomplishments and clear name relative to politically motivated criminal charges (see H. Con. Res. 74), H6557 [21JY]

Hazardous substances: reduce quantity of mercury in the environment (see H.R. 4260), H3017 [13MY]

Health: authorize use of Federal funds for research on human embryonic stem cells irrespective of date derived (see H.R. 3960), H2266 [21AP]

———expand access to preventive health care services and education programs that reduce unintended pregnancy, infection with sexually transmitted disease, and number of abortions (see H.R. 4192), H2728 [6MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2402), H1643 [29MR] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1791 [31MR]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H8039 [4OC]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 4316), H3441 (see H.R. 4316), H3541 [20MY]

House of Representatives: permit use of funds from Members' official allowances for obtaining POW/MIA flags for distribution to constituents (see H.R. 2106), H1484 [24MR]

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]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H575 [24FE]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H9745 [16NO]

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]

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), H1370 [23MR]

Korean War: revise requirements for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Combat Medical Badge relative to certain service in Korea (see H.R. 4039), H2816 [11MY]

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), H633 [25FE]

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

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 2967), H515 [11FE]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H515 [11FE]

———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]

March for Women's Lives: commend marchers and recognize individual rights relative to fertility, sexuality, and reproduction (see H. Res. 603), H2372 [22AP]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4178), H2549 [4MY]

McGrory, Mary: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H2816 [11MY]

Medicaid: 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), H1484 [24MR]

Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H1230 [17MR]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Pennsylvania (see H.R. 3836), H632 [25FE]

———provide eligibility for coverage of home health services on the basis of a need for occupational therapy (see H.R. 3090), H2406 [27AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 3458), H3094 [17MY]

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), H7329 [21SE]

Mining and mineral resources: reauthorize collection of reclamation fees, revise abandoned mine reclamation program, promote remining, and authorize Office of Surface Mining to collect black lung excise tax (see H.R. 3778), H1323 [18MR]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H2200 [20AP]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3887), H1117 [16MR]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H3229 [18MY]

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

National Military Appreciation Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 328), H1484 [24MR]

Pennsylvania State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 703), H5195 [6JY]

Privacy: provide penalties for accessing certain electronic communications in a manner that violates consumer privacy (see H.R. 4956), H7073 [13SE]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see H.R. 4476), H5151 [25JN]

Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (see H. Con. Res. 406), H2374 [22AP]

Schools: ensure safety of meals served under the school lunch program and the school breakfast program (see H.R. 1551), H2728 [6MY]

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

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), H4287 [16JN]

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3192), H3094 [17MY]

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

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5471 [9JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 508), H2406 [27AP]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: reauthorize and reform the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program (see H.R. 3796), H2019 [1AP]

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

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H575 [24FE]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1231), H304 [3FE]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1818), H3873 [9JN]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H752 [2MR]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H872 [4MR]

Telecommunications: protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 3558), H2484 [28AP]

Tito Puente Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1701), H5984 [19JY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H90 [21JA]

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: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H575 [24FE]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H2483 [28AP]

———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), H2919 [12MY]

———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), H2406 [27AP]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H2406 [27AP]

———permit eligible veterans to receive direct access to chiropractic care (see H.R. 4051), H3441 (see H.R. 4051), H3540 [20MY]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1935), H2658 [5MY]

———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), H1593 [25MR]

———require States to give notice and opportunity for review prior to removing individuals from list of eligible voters in Federal elections for criminal convictions or mental incapacity (see H.R. 4250), H2488 [29AP]

Water: conservation of freshwater resources (see H. Con. Res. 468), H5150 [25JN]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 485), H576 [24FE]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (see H.J. Res. 93), H2491 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Computers: increase protections for children from obscene material on the Internet (see H.R. 4305), H2727 [6MY]

Daku, Shpetim: relief (see H.R. 4099), H1791 [31MR]

Hopkins, Bernard: tribute (see H. Res. 825), H8408 [6OC]

Zhegra, Zhuljeta: relief (see H.R. 4098), H1791 [31MR]

Remarks

Delaware River: dredging project funding, E1310 [7JY]

Girls, Inc., of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey: anniversary, E1044 [4JN]

National Transportation Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 420), E907 [19MY]

Southwest Airlines Co.: encourage National Mediation Board to declare an impasse in contract negotiations between labor and management, E907 [19MY]

Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E576 [21AP]

Tributes

Bevilacqua, Gabriel L.I., E864 [14MY]

Cinquino, Angela, E905 [19MY]

Eiding, Patrick J., E629 [22AP]

Galbraith, William, E630 [22AP]

Hopkins, Bernard, E1827 [7OC]

Jones, Kevin, E574 [21AP]

Longo, Maryanne, E1042 [4JN]

Mondesire, Jerry W., E1345 [9JY]

Moneypenny, Charles F., E1403 [16JY]

Nelson, Jameer, E575 [21AP]