FITZPATRICK, MICHAEL G. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H11655 [14DE]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 523), H9426 [28OC] (see H. Res. 601), H12051 [16DE]

America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 289), H9696 [4NO]

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

Armed Forces: ensure certain members are not subject to secondary airport security screening (see H.R. 3743), H9362 [27OC]

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

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (see H.R. 458), H284 [1FE]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 887), H2978 [4MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H10226 [15NO]

———tribute to dedication and commitment of employers of the members of the National Guard and other Reserve components who have been mobilized during the Global War on Terrorism (see H. Res. 302), H4142 [26MY]

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), H6652 [26JY]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H11655 [14DE]

Bank for International Settlements (organization): establish committee to develop uniform U.S. positions on issues before the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and review capital standards accord (see H.R. 1226), H1368 [10MR]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 38), H4188 [7JN]

Benjamin Franklin National Memorial: provide financial assistance to rehabilitate and develop exhibit to commemorate 300th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1645), H5362 [28JN]

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

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1696 [17MR]

Birds: promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see H.R. 4315), H11655 [14DE]

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see H.R. 1337), H1621 [16MR]

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

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H9277 [26OC]

Business and industry: require improved disclosure of corporate charitable contributions (see H.R. 543), H8809 [7OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 63), H849 [1MR]

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]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H8163 [20SE]

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

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), H4802 [20JN]

Civil rights: anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5801 [13JY]

Clayton J. Smith Memorial Post Office Building, Pittsburgh, PA: designate (see H.R. 3825), H8919 [18OC]

Coastal zones: develop and maintain an integrated system of ocean and Great Lakes coastal observations (see H.R. 1584), H1895 [12AP]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H2472 [21AP]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (see H.R. 341), H1509 [15MR]

Congressman James Grove Fulton Memorial Post Office Building, Pittsburgh, PA: designate (see H.R. 3256), H8342 [22SE]

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]

———clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foreign states for certain terrorist acts (see H.R. 865), H7673 [6SE]

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1023 [8MR]

Crime: provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see H.R. 32), H942 [2MR]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: disapprove recommendations (see H.J. Res. 65), H8389 [27SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H5604 [30JN]

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 6), H413 [8FE]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H9426 [28OC]

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. 1704), H5741 [12JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish enhanced process for funding veterans health care programs and standards for access to health care (see H.R. 2735), H4141 [26MY]

———improve the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program (see H.R. 3147), H5600 [30JN]

Disasters: expedite payments of certain Federal emergency assistance and direct the Sec. of Homeland Security to exercise certain authority (see H.R. 1870), H2646 [27AP]

Diseases: anniversary of development of Salk polio vaccine (see H. Res. 208), H1895 [12AP]

———authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3642), H10227 [15NO]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H11328 [8DE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H354 [2FE]

———extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (see H.R. 2945), H5604 [30JN]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1262), H1970 [13AP]

———issuance of semipostal stamp relating to Alzheimer's disease (see H. Res. 466), H10039 [8NO]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H4561 [15JN]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11036 [18NO]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3889), H8735 [6OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, child, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 1667), H5362 [28JN]

FCC: expedite and increase assignment of radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1646), H11504 [13DE]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H12050 [16DE]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1697 [17MR]

Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (see H.R. 1456), H11880 [15DE]

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

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to develop any rail connections or railway-related connections through certain cities in Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, and Turkey that exclude cities in Armenia (see H.R. 3361), H9556 [2NO]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H7673 [6SE]

Health: provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (see H.R. 2520), H3767 [23MY]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 2671), H9556 [2NO]

Health care facilities: provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4491), H12290 [18DE]

Help America Vote Act: delay deadlines by which States must comply with election administration requirements (see H.R. 3163), H7673 [6SE]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H5176 [24JN]

Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 223), H9556 [2NO]

Holocaust: commend countries and organizations marking anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and strengthen fight against racism, intolerance, bigotry, prejudice, discrimination, and anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 39), H196 [25JA]

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), H2473 [21AP]

———modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H5252 [27JN]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 1461), H1777 [5AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3145), H9696 [4NO]

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), H7861 [13SE]

———establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates (see H.R. 3639), H7612 [29JY]

———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. 1000), H8846 [17OC]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H10145 [9NO]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H2102 [14AP]

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

Klebnikov, Paul: condemn murder of U.S. journalist in Russia and the murder of other members of the media (see H. Res. 499), H10146 [9NO]

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), H12050 [16DE]

Law enforcement: provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see H.R. 1602), H11110 [6DE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H798 [17FE]

Mayor Joseph S. Daddona Memorial Post Office, Allentown, PA: designate (see H.R. 2490), H3693 [19MY]

Medicaid: require drug utilization review programs to deny coverage of erectile dysfunction drugs for individuals registered (or required to be registered) as sex offenders (see H.R. 2648), H4297 [8JN]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H4722 [17JN]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H4144 [26MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H4656 [16JN]

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. 2721), H4723 [17JN]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H9102 [25OC]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H8163 [20SE]

———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), H8348 [26SE]

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

National Arson Awareness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 252), H2738 [28AP]

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

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 596), H1696 [17MR]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 209), H5914 [14JY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H10157 [10NO]

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), H4561 [15JN]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see H. Res. 212), H2474 [21AP]

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

National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 222), H8089 [15SE]

National Safe Boating Week: recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for promotion efforts (see H. Res. 243), H3696 [19MY]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (see H.R. 418), H413 [8FE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H847 [1MR]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (see H.R. 1674), H2978 [4MY]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H7862 [13SE]

Petroleum: prohibit price gouging of gasoline and diesel fuel in areas declared major disasters (see H.R. 3782), H7949 [14SE]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 183), H1848 [6AP]

Public Health Service Act: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1313), H1508 [15MR]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see H.R. 4106), H9043 [20OC]

Randall D. Shughart Post Office Building, Newville, PA: designate (see H.R. 2062), H3262 [12MY]

Religion: anniversary of Second Vatican Council Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions (Nostra Aetate) and recognition of continuing need for interreligious respect and dialogue (see H. Con. Res. 260), H9696 [4NO]

Russia: protect freedoms of all religious communities without distinction, whether registered or unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9047 [24OC]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H1690 [17MR]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H348 [2FE]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H6651 [26JY]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H587 [14FE]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H7820 [12SE]

———impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, protect civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in Darfur (see H.R. 3127), H8342 [22SE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 37), H8986 [19OC]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 2089), H2976 [4MY]

———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 1397), H3894 [24MY]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H720 [16FE]

———allow deduction for Armed Forces serving in a combat zone for contributions to individual retirement plans even if the compensation on which contributions are based is excluded from gross income (see H.R. 1499), H3695 [19MY]

———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H2648 [27AP]

———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), H2150 [19AP]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H6936 [27JY]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 2968), H4802 [20JN]

———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1581), H1895 [12AP]

———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1405), H1780 [5AP]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 380), H233 [26JA]

———exclude from gross income gain on the sale or exchange of farmland development rights (see H.R. 658), H6381 [22JY]

———exclude from income taxation all compensation received for active duty as a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 756), H8986 [19OC]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 1380), H3436 [17MY]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1345), H11220 [7DE]

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

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 934), H11220 [7DE]

———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 4625), H12167 [17DE]

———provide for the deductibility of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H4655 [16JN]

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (see H.R. 1134), H988 [7MR]

———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. 976), H4985 [22JN]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 1510), H5638 [11JY]

———remove the requirement of a mandatory beginning date for distributions from individual retirement accounts and elective deferrals under qualified cash or deferred arrangements (see H.R. 195), H4561 [15JN]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1186), H8919 [18OC]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H983 [3MR]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H6328 [21JY]

Terrorism: require certain measures to be taken against countries of concern regarding terrorist financing (see H.R. 1952), H4896 [21JN]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2526), H4188 [7JN]

Ukraine: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 562), H10226 [15NO]

———normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1053), H10157 [10NO]

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: 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), H8734 [6OC]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 4121), H9426 [28OC]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H4187 [7JN]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1664), H2739 [28AP]

Virgin Islands: provide a land exchange on the island of St. John between the National Park Service and the Virgin Islands to facilitate establishment of a school on the island (see H.R. 272), H3696 [19MY]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H983 [3MR]

White House Fellows Program: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9043 [20OC]

William F. Clinger, Jr., Post Office Building, Warren, PA: designate (see H.R. 3549), H7558 [28JY]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H3262 [12MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Corps of Engineers: direct Sec. of the Army to review report regarding flooding in the Delaware River (see H.R. 1983), H2735 [28AP]

Credit: improve ratings quality through competition, transparency, and accountability in the credit rating agency industry (see H.R. 2990), H4802 [20JN]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: consider homeland security contributions and value when reviewing list of military installations recommended for realignment or closure (see H.R. 2667), H4139 [26MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend requirement for prescreening of air passengers to international flights that overfly the U.S. (see H.R. 3337), H6106 [19JY]

FEMA: temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4133), H9102 [25OC]

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

Gresko, Richard: award of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 4310), H10157 [10NO]

Medicare: extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits and waive penalties for late enrollment (see H.R. 4399), H11033 [18NO]

Safety: extend program of grants for rape prevention education (see H.R. 4478), H11326 [8DE]

SBA: establish a pilot program to make grants to eligible entities for the development of peer learning opportunities for second-stage small business concerns (see H.R. 3207), H5739 [12JY]

Suburban areas: provide assistance to States and nonprofit organizations to preserve suburban forest land and open space and contain suburban sprawl (see H.R. 3933), H8513 [28SE]

Taxation: maintain incentives for charitable gifts of conservation easements (see H. Con. Res. 304), H10909 [17NO]

Remarks

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H13182 [22DE]

Bucks County, PA: tribute to Council Rock-Newton Little League team, H9559 [3NO]

Credit: improve ratings quality through competition, transparency, and accountability in the credit rating agency industry (H.R. 2990), H5255 [28JN]

Crime: reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), H3140 [11MY]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: disapprove recommendations (H.J. Res. 65), H9302 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (H. Con. Res. 6), H422, H506 [9FE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 74), H13182 [22DE]

———recommendation to close Willow Grove, PA, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, H9302 [27OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3667 [19MY]

EPA: prohibit funding for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit requirements for municipal wastewater treatment during wet weather conditions, H3667 [19MY]

FEMA: temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 4133), H10337 [16NO], H10992 [18NO]

FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (H.R. 2892), H5082 [23JN], H11586, H11588 [14DE]

Insurance: health savings accounts, H6433 [26JY]

Land use: provide tax incentives for charitable gifts of conservation easements, H10508 [17NO]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 209), H8371 [27SE]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (H. Res. 190), H1814 [6AP]

Small business: expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H6384 [25JY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H6384 [25JY]

Taxation: provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (H.R. 1134), H1392 [14MR]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H5824 [14JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H518 [9FE], H5099 [23JN], H5798 [13JY], H5910 [14JY], H10223 [15NO]

Tributes

Logrip, Joseph L., H8921 [19OC]