BOUCHER, RICK (a Representative from Virginia)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Administrative Conference of the U.S.: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4917), H6701 [22JY]

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), H2728 [6MY]

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), H2267 [21AP]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 4183), H2919 [12MY]

Arlington, VA: support construction of the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial (see H.R. 5046), H6996 [9SE]

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), H6707 [22JY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H1011 [10MR]

Aviation: provide for recruiting, training, and deputizing persons for the Federal flight deck officer program (see H.R. 4126), H3230 [18MY]

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), H4287 [16JN]

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]

———require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 3816), H576 [24FE]

———require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H516 [11FE]

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

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 3602), H1326 [22MR]

Coal: clarify that certain coal industry health benefits may not be modified or terminated (see H.R. 5383), H9999 [18NO]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H872 [4MR]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 1480), H1322 [18MR]

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

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

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

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H5909 [15JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 3777), H392 [4FE]

———establish a program to assist States in hiring and retaining nurses at State veterans homes (see H.R. 4020), H6706 [22JY]

———restrict the performance of eye surgery at a facility, or under a contract with the Dept., to only licensed medical doctors and licensed doctors of osteopathy (see H.R. 3473), H2200 [20AP]

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

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H633 [25FE]

Economy: detrimental impact on U.S. economy of currency manipulation by foreign governments (see H. Con. Res. 285), H927 [9MR]

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 3007), H1117 [16MR]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H1074 [12MR]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 3450), H575 [24FE]

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

———prohibit federally subsidized discrimination in supplemental educational services (see H.R. 3582), H576 [24FE]

———require GAO report on whether amounts appropriated to carry out grant programs are adequate to permit recipients to meet the conditions imposed by receipt of the grant (see H.R. 3341), H633 [25FE]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H1643 [29MR]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H3440 (see H.R. 2442), H3540 [20MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H2406 [27AP]

Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 4048), H3017 [13MY]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3716), H5536 [12JY]

Green Chemistry Research and Development Program: implement (see H.R. 3970), H2199 [20AP]

Health: authorize use of Federal funds for research on human embryonic stem cells irrespective of date derived (see H.R. 3960), H1791 [31MR]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H5984 [19JY]

———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]

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

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H4894 [23JN]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H5984 [19JY]

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

Higher Education Act: provide funds for campus mental and behavioral health service centers (see H.R. 3593), H245 [28JA]

Immigration and Nationality Act: improve process for verifying an individual's eligibility for employment (see H.R. 4306), H7073 [13SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H1072 [11MR]

Insurance: 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), H3229 [18MY]

Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3673), H245 [28JA]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7945 [30SE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H752 [2MR]

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), H516 [11FE]

Law enforcement officers: exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain areas (see H.R. 1676), H830 [3MR]

Martha Pennino Post Office Building, Reston, VA: designate (see H.R. 5133), H7574 [23SE]

Medicaid: extend State fiscal relief (see H.R. 4961), H9051 [8OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H3440 (see H.R. 792), H3540 [20MY]

———clarify scope of chiropractic services that may be furnished and that chiropractors are the only health care professionals qualified to furnish those services (see H.R. 2560), H10000 [18NO]

———condition the payment of employer prescription drug subsidies on the maintenance of current prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 4978), H6756 [7SE]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3767), H392 [4FE]

———extend increase in payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 4902), H6700 [22JY]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H2483 [28AP]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H2549 [4MY]

———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), H3720 [2JN]

———provide coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see H.R. 4626), H5151 [25JN]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3672), H576 [24FE]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H5151 [25JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 3458), H753 [2MR]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements relating to transfers from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (see H.R. 5308), H9048 [8OC]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H9745 [16NO]

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (see H.R. 2201), H244 [28JA]

Motion pictures: provide that making limited portions of audio or video content imperceptible by a lawful possessor of an authorized copy for private home viewing is not a copyright or trademark infringement (see H.R. 4586), H4647 [21JN]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H1741 [30MR]

NIH: conduct and support research using human embryonic stem cells (see H.R. 4812), H6998 [9SE]

No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H575 [24FE]

Older Americans Act: amend to provide information and outreach for the prevention of osteoporosis (see H.R. 3803), H3391 [19MY]

Patents: modify certain procedures relative to patents (see H.R. 5299), H9047 [8OC]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 3801), H1072 [11MR]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H3392 [19MY]

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), H2406 [27AP]

Recreation: establish a permanent trust fund to provide access to parks and recreation areas, preserve historic places, promote healthy and active lifestyles, and provide hunting, angling, and wildlife viewing (see H.R. 4100), H4928 (see H.R. 4100), H5072 [24JN]

Rural areas: improve safety of rural roads (see H.R. 3743), H927 [9MR]

Small business: establish a temporary loan program and a temporary vocational development program for small businesses owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 3483), H3873 [9JN]

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

———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), H2658 [5MY]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H9051 [8OC]

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

Tariff: nitrocellulose (see H.R. 4203), H2484 [28AP]

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

———allow a tax credit for certain education and training expenses (see H.R. 4392), H4766 [22JN]

———allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 1608), H89 [21JA]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 584), H3719 [2JN]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 4655), H5331 [7JY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H2918 [12MY]

———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]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 4502), H6756 [7SE]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H575 [24FE]

Technology: promote deployment of, and investment in, advanced Internet communications services (see H.R. 4757), H5195 [6JY]

Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (see H.R. 4600), H4286 [16JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H575 [24FE]

Terrorism: mint coins to commemorate events related to the attack at the Pentagon (see H.R. 5046), H6996 [9SE]

Tobacco products: terminate Federal tobacco quota and price support programs and compensate tobacco quota holders and active tobacco producers adversely affected by termination of such programs (see H.R. 4033), H1592 [25MR]

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), H2155 [2AP]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 1653), H2406 [27AP]

———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H3391 [19MY]

———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]

———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]

———make improvements to certain life insurance programs for veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 4229), H2919 [12MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H830 [3MR]

———permit eligible veterans to receive direct access to chiropractic care (see H.R. 4051), H2919 [12MY]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H9050 [8OC]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H1072 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Virginia: designate additional National Forest System lands as wilderness, establish the Seng Mountain and Crawfish Valley Scenic Areas, and develop trail plans for wilderness and scenic areas (see H.R. 4202), H2371 [22AP]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5595 [13JY]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, H5117 [25JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit Federal funding for buyout of tobacco producers or quota holders, H5595 [13JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H5117 [25JN]

FCC: economic impact of deregulating the deployment of broadband facilities, E30 [21JA]

Motor vehicles: limit the liability of renting and leasing companies for negligence caused by operators of rented or leased vehicles, H1992 [1AP]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1992 [1AP]

Tributes

Jones, Ronald E., E1514 [22JY]