MATHESON, JIM (a Representative from Utah)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4021 [25MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H719 [16FE]

Armed Forces: commend medical personnel for care of combat casualties (see H. Con. Res. 309), H11035 [18NO]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H197 [25JA]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H583 [10FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H1779 [5AP]

Aviation: make funds available for the Aviation Security Capital Fund and establish a Checkpoint Screening Security Fund (see H.R. 1818), H2548 [26AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H1696 [17MR]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1896 [12AP]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 788), H1847 [6AP]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H9696 [4NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H796 [17FE] (see H.J. Res. 58), H5801 [13JY]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 903), H792 [17FE]

Bureau of Reclamation: assess extent of invasion of salt cedar and Russian olive plants in the Western U.S. and carry out demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of such plants (see H.R. 489), H1696 [17MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H12051 [16DE]

Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H6652 [26JY]

———provide comprehensive services for children who have been removed from environments in which methamphetamines are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, or dispensed (see H.R. 2335), H3260 [12MY]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 864), H8809 [7OC]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (see H.R. 341), H984 [3MR]

Congress: disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (see H.J. Res. 23), H984 [3MR]

Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (see H.R. 722), H522 [9FE]

Construction industries: provide contractors with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing services or equipment on a volunteer basis in response to a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 3717), H7813 [8SE]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see H.R. 516), H348 [2FE]

———limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (see H.R. 1229), H1369 [10MR]

CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H8807 [7OC]

Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H6652 [26JY]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H4138 [26MY]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H7947 [14SE]

Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval: support goals (see H. Res. 294), H6329 [21JY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for any study related to the transportation of chemical munitions across State lines (see H.R. 416), H1779 [5AP]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H5362 [28JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide interagency planning for preparing for, defending against, and responding to, the consequences of terrorist attacks against the Yucca Mountain Project (see H.R. 895), H792 [17FE]

Dept. of Justice: authorize export of certain narcotic drugs and nonnarcotic controlled substances to a country for subsequent export from that country to another country, if certain conditions are met (see H.R. 184), H287 [1FE]

Dept. of the Interior: study feasibility of enlarging the Arthur V. Watkins Dam Weber Basin Project, UT (see H.R. 3626), H10227 [15NO]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H11653 [14DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H9363 [27OC]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H6107 [19JY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H8644 [29SE]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (see H.R. 4200), H10227 [15NO]

———moratorium on payment of principal or interest on certain mortgage loans, small business loans, and consumer loans for residents of a Federal disaster area (see H. Con. Res. 257), H8643 [29SE]

Discovery (space shuttle): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 441), H7949 [14SE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H4985 [22JN]

Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H10039 [8NO]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H7566 [28JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H1416 [14MR]

Drugs: provide incentives to companies to invest in research and development of antibiotic drugs, antivirals, diagnostic tests, and vaccines that may be used to identify, treat, or prevent an infectious disease (see H.R. 3154), H5600 [30JN]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H196 [25JA]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H8735 [6OC]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 390), H584 [10FE]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H9361 [27OC]

FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H1897 [12AP]

———repeal local participation in Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 1119), H983 [3MR]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9361 [27OC]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H4356 [9JN]

Feed America Thursday: designate (see H. Res. 528), H9555 [2NO]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 4493), H11327 [8DE]

FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (see H.R. 2892), H4485 [14JN]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H74 [4JA]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H1025 [8MR]

Fish and fishing: reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see H.R. 3153), H5600 [30JN]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H7815 [8SE]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H6651 [26JY] (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H352 [2FE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H628 [15FE]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H792 [17FE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H524 [9FE]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1184), H1263 [9MR]

Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 223), H9427 [28OC]

———recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 548), H10157 [10NO]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2642), H4073 [25MY]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1417 [14MR]

———strengthen budget process (see H. Res. 121), H797 [17FE]

Housing: combat unfair and deceptive practices in the high-cost mortgage market, strengthen civil remedies, promote uniform lending and appraisal standards, and establish licensing standards for mortgage brokers (see H.R. 1295), H4985 [22JN]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H2150 [19AP]

Juab County, UT: provide for conjunctive use of surface and ground water (see H.R. 4013), H10503 [16NO]

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. 1696), H2149 [19AP]

Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 798), H627 [15FE]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H942 [2MR]

Medicaid: recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H8847 [17OC]

Medicare: extend and improve protections for sole community hospitals (see H.R. 2961), H8644 [29SE]

———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 4098), H11036 [18NO]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H4723 [17JN]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4494), H11327 [8DE]

———reduce rate of pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4047), H8808 [7OC]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H8734 [6OC]

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. 23), H8734 [6OC]

Mont and Mark Stephensen Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Riverton, UT: designate (see H.R. 4295), H10156 [10NO]

Motor vehicles: allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily tour of duty (see H.R. 623), H410 [8FE]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3250), H5740 [12JY]

National Drug Court Month: establish (see H. Res. 246), H7566 [28JY]

National Flood Insurance Program: strengthen, encourage participation, and provide certain owners of properties not located in flood hazard zones a one-time opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 3922), H8387 [27SE]

National Health Center Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H5638 [11JY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H6381 [22JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H8919 [18OC]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 444), H8810 [7OC]

National parks and recreation areas: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 988), H2103 [14AP]

National Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 41), H413 [8FE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H797 [17FE]

———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 601), H352 [2FE]

———fulfill Federal trust responsibility to serve the educational needs of the Navajo people (see H.R. 1659), H2101 [14AP]

———improve housing programs (see H.R. 797), H587 [14FE]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H4140 [26MY]

———modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 224), H287 [1FE]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11655 [14DE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H848 [1MR]

Pledge of Allegiance: district court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 453), H8644 [29SE]

Public lands: preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals to public lands where there is a historical tradition of such use (see H.R. 586), H7564 [28JY]

———provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies for violations of regulations governing public lands and clarify purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 975), H1896 [12AP]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H1847 [6AP]

Roads and highways: maintenance funding for public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian reservations (see H.R. 429), H235 [26JA]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]

SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 2981), H4722 [17JN]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H4656 [16JN]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H1264 [9MR]

States: regulation of access to hunting and fishing for residents and nonresidents (see H.R. 731), H720 [16FE]

Supreme Court: encourage finding the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools to be consistent with the Constitution (see H. Con. Res. 245), H8514 [28SE]

Taxation: allow a credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 652), H411 [8FE]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H7565 [28JY]

———allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (see H.R. 2682), H5915 [14JY]

———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. 994), H5914 [14JY]

———extend and modify credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 2899), H4485 [14JN]

———increase and extend temporary expensing for equipment used in refining of liquid fuels (see H.R. 3680), H8735 [6OC]

———limit applicability of updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see H.R. 114), H286 [1FE]

———provide transition funding rules for certain plans, including airline industry pension plans, electing to cease future benefit accruals (see H.R. 2106), H7743 [7SE]

———repeal dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts (see H.R. 3061), H5176 [24JN]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H9641 [3NO]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (see H.R. 310), H413 [8FE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H11504 [13DE]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 1377), H1691 [17MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3), H520 [9FE]

———improve intermodal transportation (see H.R. 1637), H2100 [14AP]

Trucking industry: postpone enforcement of new rules governing rest periods for truck drivers using sleeper berths (see H.R. 3943), H8642 [29SE]

Turkey: urge acknowledgment of culpability of Ottoman Empire for Armenian genocide and reconciliation with Armenia, and support accession of Turkey to the European Union under certain criteria (see H. Con. Res. 195), H6328 [21JY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H12050 [16DE]

U.N.: dissuade members from supporting resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel and promote more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East (see H. Res. 438), H9473 [1NO]

———withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 1092), H981 [3MR]

Utah: authorize exchange of certain land in Grand and Uintah Counties (see H.R. 2069), H2975 [4MY]

———designate certain Cedar Mountains lands as wilderness and ensure compatibility of such areas with continued Armed Forces access to Utah Test and Training Range special use airspace and lands (see H.R. 1503), H1844 [6AP]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H5603 [30JN]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1025 [8MR]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H8643 [29SE]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H4356 [9JN]

———recognize positive effect of outreach activities known as Stand Down events on homeless veterans and commend organizers of such events (see H. Con. Res. 87), H988 [7MR]

———revise eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 2962), H4721 [17JN]

Veterans' Right To Know Commission: establish (see H.R. 4259), H10038 [8NO]

Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1592), H4188 [7JN]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3113 [10MY]

Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 389), H8163 [20SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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. 772), H583 [10FE]

Children and youth: protect from Internet pornography and support law enforcement and other efforts to combat Internet and pornography-related crimes against children (see H.R. 3479), H6933 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: preservation of historical radiation records (see H.R. 2633), H4072 [25MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend relative to teacher qualifications (see H.R. 3036), H4984 [22JN]

Nuclear energy: require commercial nuclear utilities to transfer spent nuclear fuel from pools into dry casks and convey to the Dept. of Energy title to all spent nuclear fuel thus safely stored (see H.R. 4538), H11653 [14DE]

Nuclear weapons: protect public health and safety if testing by the U.S. is resumed (see H.R. 1194), H1263 [9MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), conference report, H3024 [5MY]

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 (H.R. 772), H5608 [11JY]

Budget: deficit, H10150 [10NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10150 [10NO]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H10150 [10NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4023 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4735 [20JN], E1312 [22JN]

———preservation of historical radiation records, H4023 [25MY]

Dept. of the Interior: payment in lieu of taxes program funding, H3622 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3622 [19MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), consideration (H. Res. 342), H5279 [28JN]

FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (H.R. 2892), H11587, H11588 [14DE]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (H.J. Res. 61), H8181 [21SE]

Health: authorize a demonstration grant program to provide patient navigator services to reduce barriers and improve health care outcomes (H.R. 1812), H4361 [13JN]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, H5279 [28JN]

Native Americans: improve housing programs (H.R. 797), H1795 [6AP]

Nuclear energy: require commercial nuclear utilities to transfer spent nuclear fuel from pools into dry casks and convey to the Dept. of Energy title to all spent nuclear fuel thus safely stored (H.R. 4538), E2536 [14DE]

Nuclear weapons: protect public health and safety if testing by the U.S. is resumed (H.R. 1194), H1209 [9MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4436 [14JN]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1046 [9MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1225 [9MR]

Tributes

Henry, Alberta, E958 [13MY]

Hinckley, Gordon B., E1337 [24JN]

Hinckley, Robert H., Jr., E2257 [3NO]