KING, PETER T. (a Representative from New York)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: establish regional dairy marketing areas to stabilize the price of milk and support the income of dairy producers (see H.R. 4597), H4580 [18JN]

Anthony I. Lombardi Memorial Post Office Building, Nanuet, NY: designate (see H.R. 4618), H4579 [18JN]

Archie Spigner Post Office Building, St. Albans, NY: designate (see H.R. 4632), H4646 [21JN]

Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 469), H5402 [8JY]

Armed Forces: provide a monthly allotment of free telephone calling time to members stationed outside the U.S. who are directly supporting military operations in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 5210), H9963 [17NO]

———provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 5261), H9963 [17NO]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H3781 [3JN]

Aviation: provide for recruiting, training, and deputizing persons for the Federal flight deck officer program (see H.R. 4126), H6706 [22JY]

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

Barber Conable Post Office Building, Batavia, NY: designate (see H.R. 3690), H128 [27JA]

Belarus: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair Presidential election process (see H. Res. 652), H4894 [23JN]

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), H2266 [21AP]

Burma: urge the U.N. Security Council to take appropriate action to respond to the threat that the ruling State Peace and Development Council poses to Southeast Asia (see H. Res. 768), H7580 [24SE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 95), H2488 [29AP] (see H.J. Res. 97), H3780 [3JN]

Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2549 [4MY]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 530), H574 [24FE]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 3793), H1011 [10MR]

Courts: ensure Federal Tort Claims Act protections for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 4347), H2917 [12MY]

———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: protect children from criminal recidivists (see H.R. 4150), H2374 [22AP]

Cuba: extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other individuals (see H.R. 3470), H3230 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: reinstate transmission security order 202-03-2 (see H.R. 4349), H3541 [20MY]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H303 [3FE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 4676), H8859 [7OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H4894 [23JN]

Diseases: prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H245 [28JA]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 492), H35 [20JA]

Electric power: promote reliability of the electric transmission grid through the Cross-Sound Cable project (see H.R. 4349), H3441 [20MY]

Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 616), H2816 [11MY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H7138 [14SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H8409 [6OC]

Finucane, Patrick: urge full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer by British-loyalist paramilitaries (see H. Con. Res. 267), H128 [27JA]

Foreign policy: conduct an economic impact study on the dual gateway policy of Ireland before the U.S. takes any action that could lead to the discontinuation of the policy (see H.R. 4271), H2548 [4MY]

Government: pay for cost of premiums for certain Servicemembers Group Life Insurance coverage (see H.R. 3436), H1072 [11MR]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see H.R. 1068), H2154 [2AP]

———provide for a program of screenings and education relative to children with sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes (see H.R. 4335), H2815 [11MY]

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

Homeless: establish grant program to address the goal of ending chronic homelessness (see H.R. 4057), H2658 [5MY]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 4097), H1790 [31MR]

———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), H8168 [5OC]

International Olympic Committee: encourage selection of New York, NY, as the site for the 2012 Olympic games (see H. Con. Res. 475), H6707 [22JY]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H2154 [2AP]

Iran: condemn development of means to produce nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 398), H2550 [4MY]

———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), H1594 [25MR]

Israel: support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 617), H2816 [11MY]

———support membership in the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) at the U.N. (see H. Res. 615), H2816 [11MY]

Japan: anniversary of Treaty of Kanagawa opening relations with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 418), H4766 [22JN]

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

Lieutenant John F. Finn Post Office, Albany, NY: designate (see H.R. 5053), H7138 [14SE]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 4876), H6127 [20JY]

Maxine S. Postal U.S. Post Office, Copiague, NY: designate (see H.R. 3917), H1011 [10MR]

Medicaid: extend Federal-State cost-sharing program to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries with health care costs (see H.R. 5189), H7944 [30SE]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 2151), H3094 [17MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: require automatic fire sprinkler systems in all nursing facilities (see H.R. 4967), H7736 [28SE]

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), H752 [2MR]

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), H3821 [8JN]

Middle East: commend democratization and political and economic liberalization of certain countries (see H. Res. 751), H6900 [8SE]

Millennium Challenge Act: extend authority to provide assistance to countries (see H.R. 4660), H6557 [21JY]

National Guard: credit certain service performed in counties declared disasters in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit (see H.R. 4378), H3229 [18MY]

Perry B. Duryea, Jr., Post Office, Montauk, NY: designate (see H.R. 4427), H3438 (see H.R. 4427), H3537 [20MY]

Political parties: express gratitude to Boston, MA, and New York, NY, for hosting national political conventions (see H. Res. 765), H7073 [13SE]

Refugees: international recognition of plight of Jewish refugees from Arab countries, and the establishment of a U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East resettlement program (see H. Con. Res. 311), H2816 [11MY]

Russia: condemn series of terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 760), H6899 [8SE]

Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4046), H5471 [9JY]

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

Syria: human rights and civil liberties violations (see H. Con. Res. 363), H701 [26FE]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 462), H4928 (see H. Con. Res. 462), H5072 [24JN]

Taxation: 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]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4227), H2549 [4MY]

———limit increase in the number of individuals affected by, and call for future repeal of, the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 4131), H4392 [17JN]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (see H.R. 4275), H2919 [12MY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H2373 [22AP]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 757), H6998 [9SE]

Trajkovski, Boris: express condolences for the death of Macedonian President (see H. Res. 540), H753 [2MR]

U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (see H.R. 5272), H8857 [7OC]

U.S. Postal Service Henry Johnson Annex, Albany, NY: designate (see H.R. 480), H5983 [19JY]

Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair Presidential election process (see H. Con. Res. 415), H5151 [25JN]

Veterans: 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]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H8168 [5OC]

———increase awareness and education about heart disease among women (see H. Res. 522), H516 [11FE]

World War II: anniversary of Battle of the Bulge (see H.J. Res. 110), H9746 [16NO]

———tribute to Women Airforce Service Pilots (see H. Con. Res. 321), H7073 [13SE]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 521), H10926 [6DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Amtrak: provide for certain tunnel life safety and rehabilitation projects (see H.R. 3931), H1011 [10MR]

Cuba: extradition to U.S. of William Morales and certain other individuals (see H.R. 5263), H8857 [7OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize the production of currency, postage stamps, and other security documents at the request of foreign governments on a reimbursable basis (see H.R. 3786), H433 [10FE]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3957), H1071 [11MR]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 526), H10079 [19NO]

Medicaid: extend State fiscal relief (see H.R. 4961), H6703 [22JY]

September 11: designate as a national day of voluntary service, charity, and compassion (see H. Con. Res. 473), H5793 [14JY]

Washington National Opera: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 5220), H8167 [5OC]

Remarks

Dept. of Homeland Security: high threat grants funding for urban areas security initiative, H4491 [17JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4476, H4491 [17JN]

International Olympic Committee: encourage selection of New York, NY, as the site for the 2012 Olympic games (H. Con. Res. 475), H7388, H7389 [22SE]

Memorial Day: observance, E988 [2JN]

Merrick, NY: tribute to Merrick Little League Baseball Team, E1873 [11OC]

Power resources: national energy policy, H1586 [25MR]

September 11: designate as a national day of voluntary service, charity, and compassion (H. Con. Res. 473), H7361 [22SE]

Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E483 [30MR]

Taxation: repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H2361-H2367 [22AP]

World War II: anniversary of Battle of the Bulge (H.J. Res. 110), H9695, H9696 [16NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H868 [4MR], H3818 [8JN], H3871 [9JN], H6553 [21JY]

Tributes

Chen, C.J., E1065 [8JN]

Kolm, Kevin T., E988 [2JN]