LoBIONDO, FRANK A. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), H8036 [15SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3332 [16MY], H3370 [17MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 889, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act, H9605 [3NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H8986 [19OC]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1630), H3056 [5MY]

Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members (see H.R. 838), H1510 [15MR]

———increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits (see H.R. 377), H233 [26JA]

———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), H5362 [28JN]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see H.R. 558), H4073 [25MY]

———tribute to servicemen who died during the attempted rescue of American hostages in Iran in 1980 (see H. Res. 256), H2880 [3MY]

Armenia: ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding of issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in records relative to the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 316), H7566 [28JY]

Biotechnology Industry Organization: tribute (see H. Res. 421), H7613 [29JY]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H796 [17FE]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H8342 [22SE]

Brian P. Parrello Post Office Building, West Milford, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1342), H1621 [16MR]

Bush, President: transmit information on contracts for services or construction related to Hurricane Katrina recovery that relate to wages and benefits to be paid to workers (see H. Res. 488), H8809 [7OC]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (see H. Res. 261), H8090 [15SE]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H4802 [20JN]

China, People's Republic of: clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H8986 [19OC]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (see H.R. 889), H791 [17FE]

———tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina and provide temporary relief to certain persons affected by such hurricane relative to certain laws administered by the Coast Guard (see H.R. 4508), H11503 [13DE]

Coastal zones: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit both the environment and economies of coastal communities (see H.R. 3187), H5915 [14JY]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (see H.R. 341), H1778 [5AP]

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. 754), H1779 [5AP]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]

Crime: strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H3894 [24MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H8644 [29SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 457), H283 [1FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to first responders (see H.R. 91), H135 [6JA]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H1371 [10MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H1969 [13AP]

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: establish enhanced process for funding veterans health care programs and standards for access to health care (see H.R. 2735), H5252 [27JN]

———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), H3056 [5MY]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H5914 [14JY]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1262), H2978 [4MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE]

Education: raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 49), H5603 [30JN]

FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H1777 [5AP]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9641 [3NO]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H8089 [15SE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H1779 [5AP]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2965), H4721 [17JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorize programs to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 1721), H8735 [6OC]

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), H286 [1FE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H1896 [12AP]

Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 188), H1778 [5AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H4401 [13JN]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H8163 [20SE]

GSA: provide a site for construction of a national health museum (see H.R. 3630), H10503 [16NO]

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. 534), H349 [2FE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H9472 [1NO]

Immigration: revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H1696 [17MR]

Immigration and Nationality Act: exempt boilermakers from the numerical limitation applicable to nonimmigrants issued a visa or provided status (see H.R. 3644), H11220 [7DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 288), H9555 [2NO]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1849), H4143 [26MY]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1025 [8MR]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 149), H3557 [18MY]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H7565 [28JY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H350 [2FE]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 354), H848 [1MR]

Mara, Wellington T.: tribute (see H. Res. 517), H11111 [6DE]

Medicaid: require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation (see H.R. 1649), H3262 [12MY]

Medicare: improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H8846 [17OC]

———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), H9696 [4NO]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H8734 [6OC]

Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4535), H12051 [16DE]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4494), H11880 [15DE]

———reduce rate of pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4047), H9044 [20OC]

Motor vehicles: require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H7947 [14SE]

Musconetcong River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1307), H6205 [20JY]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H9103 [25OC]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1509 [15MR]

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), H4074 [25MY]

New Jersey: divide into two judicial districts (see H.R. 3518), H7557 [28JY]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11328 [8DE]

Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4145), H9556 [2NO]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3332 [16MY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1622 [16MR]

Railroads: exclude solid waste disposal from the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (see H.R. 3577), H8644 [29SE]

———provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 1631), H3056 [5MY]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H7862 [13SE] (see H.R. 4128), H9426 [28OC]

Social Security: provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H1778 [5AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H353 [2FE]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H984 [3MR]

States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1105), H4896 [21JN]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 521), H989 [7MR]

———vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymers (see H.R. 1934), H2647 [27AP]

Taxation: 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), H9426 [28OC]

———allow deduction of State and local income and property taxes against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2987), H7673 [6SE]

———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), H1417 [14MR]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H9962 [7NO]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H4143 [26MY]

———provide a tax credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges (see H.R. 577), H351 [2FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H12050 [16DE]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H3695 [19MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H5604 [30JN]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H10038 [8NO]

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

Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 857), H718 [16FE]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2533), H10038 [8NO]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H795 [17FE]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H1417 [14MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H7613 [29JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H942 [2MR]

Vincent Palladino Post Office, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 2183), H3894 [24MY]

Virginia Fire Chiefs Association, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 80), H523 [9FE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H4188 [7JN]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H1510 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 3373), H6326 [21JY]

Coast Guard: require notification regarding obstructions to navigation (see H.R. 1412), H1693 [17MR]

Coastal zones: ensure the continuation and improvement of coastal restoration (see H.R. 2846), H4355 [9JN]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1571), H1894 [12AP]

Dept. of Transportation: provide grant eligibility for a State that adopts a program for the impoundment of vehicles operated by persons while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 473), H284 [1FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the capability to provide for the medical care needs of veterans in southern New Jersey (see H.R. 3052), H5100 [23JN]

Diseases: extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (see H.R. 2945), H4655 [16JN]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H6326 [21JY]

New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 472), H284 [1FE]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations for nutrition services (see H.R. 1792), H2471 [21AP]

Power resources: prohibit the sale of crude oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, natural gas, or petroleum distillates at an unjust or unreasonable price (see H.R. 4114), H9043 [20OC]

Water: authorize appropriations for grants for coastal recreation water quality monitoring and notification programs (see H.R. 2686), H4140 [26MY]

Remarks

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (H.R. 3373), E1563 [21JY]

Coast Guard: authorize additional funding for operation and maintenance as a result of Hurricane Katrina, H8040 [15SE]

———authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), H8033, H8035, H8040, H8048, H8052, H8053 [15SE]

———authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), motion to instruct conferees, H9569 [3NO]

———Integrated Deepwater System Program funding, H3370 [17MY]

———require Commandant to review capability of active duty personnel to carry out certain homeland security functions, H8052 [15SE]

———require notification regarding obstructions to navigation, H8040 [15SE]

———require notification regarding obstructions to navigation (H.R. 1412), H5198 [27JN]

———research and development funding, H3383 [17MY]

———transfer of land to Pacific Grove, CA, H8035 [15SE]

———tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina and provide temporary relief to certain persons affected by such hurricane relative to certain laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 4508), H11567, H11569 [14DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3370, H3383 [17MY]

———reimburse State and local port authorities for additional costs associated with elevated threat levels, H8053 [15SE]

Dept. of HUD: Round II Empowerment Zones program funding, H5554 [30JN]

Dept. of Transportation: provide grant eligibility for a State that adopts a program for the impoundment of vehicles operated by persons while under the influence of alcohol (H.R. 473), E117 [1FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the capability to provide for the medical care needs of veterans in southern New Jersey (H.R. 3052), E1340 [24JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5554 [30JN]

Diseases: extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (H.R. 2945), E1257 [17JN]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11813 [15DE]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (H.R. 3373), E1563 [21JY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H11813 [15DE]

Natural gas: require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals, H8048 [15SE]

New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: reauthorize appropriations (H.R. 472), E113 [1FE]

Oil Pollution Act: increase liability limits for owners of vessels responsible for oil spills and adjust such limits for inflation, H9569 [3NO]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations for nutrition services (H.R. 1792), E743 [22AP]

Power resources: prohibit the sale of crude oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, natural gas, or petroleum distillates at an unjust or unreasonable price (H.R. 4114), E2147 [20OC]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1305 [10MR]

———permit States to enact anti-corruption laws restricting political contributions intended to influence awarding of public contracts, H1305 [10MR]

Votes: position on missed, H8694 [6OC], E194 [9FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H407 [8FE]

Tributes

Harlan, Anne, E2573 [17DE]