EMERSON, JO ANN (a Representative from Missouri)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2360, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H8406 [28SE]

———H.R. 2419, energy and water development appropriations, H9110 [26OC]

———H.R. 2744, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H9011 [20OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 356), H236 [26JA]

Agriculture: establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat (see H.R. 2068), H2975 [4MY]

———provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of drought, Hurricane Katrina, and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3702), H8163 [20SE]

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

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 2874), H6205 [20JY]

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

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H984 [3MR]

Business and industry: preserve mathematics- and science-based industries (see H.R. 1547), H3262 [12MY]

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), H11880 [15DE]

Carpenter, Chris: tribute (see H. Res. 627), H12049 [16DE]

Children and youth: improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 2423), H4188 [7JN]

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration program (see H.R. 1505), H2395 [20AP]

Christmas Day: protect symbols and traditions (see H. Res. 579), H11505 [13DE]

Clean Air Act: authorize critical use exemption amounts for methyl bromide as identified by the Dept. of State (see H.R. 1257), H1370 [10MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 123), H7674 [6SE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1651), H3695 [19MY]

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

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (see H.R. 1070), H5362 [28JN]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 554), H1779 [5AP]

CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H8986 [19OC]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 748), H581 [10FE]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 2617), H4072 [25MY]

———facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 719), H1371 [10MR]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H2548 [26AP]

———temporarily suspend restrictions on remittances, gifts, and family travel to allow Cuban Americans to assist relatives in the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis (see H. Con. Res. 206), H6381 [22JY]

Dept. of HHS: encourage dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology (see H.R. 4157), H9361 [27OC]

Dept. of Justice: provide authority to apprehend, prosecute, and convict individuals committing animal enterprise terror (see H.R. 4239), H10039 [8NO]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the French Colonial Heritage Area in Ste. Genevieve, MO, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1728), H2393 [20AP]

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), H12051 [16DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot program to improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 1741), H2394 [20AP]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H9362 [27OC]

Discrimination: condemn existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urge States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue (see H. Res. 259), H2977 [4MY]

———prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1417 [14MR]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H5604 [30JN]

Drugs: provide an increased penalty for endangering a child while illegally manufacturing a controlled substance (see H.R. 1616), H2880 [3MY]

———provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse (see H.R. 313), H1025 [8MR]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 314), H287 [1FE] (see H.R. 3889), H8644 [29SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H8248 [21SE]

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

Education: include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H5741 [12JY]

———increase teacher familiarity with the educational needs of gifted and talented students (see H.R. 1156), H2394 [20AP]

Endangered species: authorize species recovery agreements under which the Federal Government is obligated to make annual payments or provide other compensation for activities that improve recovery of one or more species (see H.R. 3300), H7743 [7SE]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8389 [27SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 4408), H11034 [18NO]

———reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1779 [5AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 39), H1694 [17MR]

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

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H8919 [18OC]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 1079), H981 [3MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to drug advertising (see H.R. 3950), H8642 [29SE]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 1243), H3262 [12MY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H1622 [16MR]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 47), H3769 [23MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H3769 [23MY]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (see H.R. 1413), H7564 [28JY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment protecting religious freedom (see H.J. Res. 57), H5602 [30JN]

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

Health: make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1671), H3894 [24MY]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H8986 [19OC]

Hurricanes: support goals and ideals of a national day of prayer and remembrance for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and encourage all Americans to observe that day (see H. Con. Res. 240), H7861 [13SE]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H9472 [1NO]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H11109 [6DE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H4486 [14JN]

———provide for payment of certain claims against Iranian Government (see H.R. 3358), H6204 [20JY]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1068), H8734 [6OC]

———urge the Dept. of Commerce and ITC to consider the impact of steel antidumping or countervailing duties on steel-consuming manufacturers and the economy when conducting sunset reviews (see H. Res. 84), H2881 [3MY]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H. Res. 137), H1970 [13AP]

Kansas City, MO: designate the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum as America's National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (see H. Con. Res. 277), H10910 [17NO]

Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 798), H1696 [17MR]

———provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see H.R. 1602), H7861 [13SE]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H798 [17FE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H7564 [28JY]

———clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see H.R. 1016), H846 [1MR]

———continue Medicaid prescription drug coverage to dual-eligible beneficiaries for a certain period while allowing part D benefits to be implemented as scheduled (see H.R. 1144), H7613 [29JY]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H7815 [8SE]

———prevent a decrease in benefits resulting from part D premiums increases (see H.R. 3637), H7612 [29JY]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 415), H10502 [16NO]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H5604 [30JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H7743 [7SE]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H71 [4JA]

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

Mental health: protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (see H.R. 1790), H2471 [21AP]

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

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H2976 [4MY]

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

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), H235 [26JA]

National Trails System Act: amend statute of limitations that applies to certain claims (see H.R. 4581), H12048 [16DE]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H6108 [19JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 3918), H8387 [27SE] (see H.R. 4318), H11036 [18NO]

Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H11220 [7DE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H194 [25JA]

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]

Pujols, Albert: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H12049 [16DE]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H11655 [14DE]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 3405), H6652 [26JY]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H5599 [30JN]

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

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H6936 [27JY]

Shipping industry: suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges (see H.R. 1039), H5801 [13JY]

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

Social Security: provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H3331 [16MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H76 [4JA]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H353 [2FE]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see H.R. 2794), H6107 [19JY]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H7815 [8SE]

———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), H3056 [5MY]

———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), H1847 [6AP]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H8342 [22SE]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H4356 [9JN]

———provide a credit for the transportation of food for charitable purposes (see H.R. 1954), H2734 [28AP]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 947), H5603 [30JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1241), H1897 [12AP]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H7814 [8SE]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 3908), H12050 [16DE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H7564 [28JY]

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: update feasibility and suitability study and include new trail segments (see H.R. 3085), H5361 [28JN]

Treaties and agreements: avoid inclusion in future free trade agreements provisions that would restrict access of U.S. consumers to imported prescription drugs (see H.R. 3583), H7559 [28JY]

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

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), H8919 [18OC]

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), H287 [1FE]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H4721 [17JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H9362 [27OC]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H4561 [15JN]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1088), H1622 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 4), H79 [4JA]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 6), H79 [4JA]

Controlled Substances Act: amend relative to regulation of ephedrine alkaloids (see H.R. 1378), H1691 [17MR]

Cuba: clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products (see H.R. 1339), H1621 [16MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 5), H79 [4JA]

Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H233 [26JA]

Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (see H.R. 79), H74 [4JA]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 700), H521 [9FE]

Postal Service: prevent closure or consolidation of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 22), H196 [25JA]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 7), H79 [4JA]

Public Health Service Act: increase affordability of inpatient drugs for Medicaid and safety net hospitals (see H.R. 3547), H7558 [28JY]

Social Security: improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 80), H74 [4JA]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 321), H194 [25JA]

———allow a refundable credit to military retirees for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 322), H194 [25JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H417 [9FE], H2553 [27AP]

Remarks

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10631 [17NO]

Cape Girardeau (MO) Southeast Missourian: anniversary, E1968 [28SE]

Congress: National Prayer Breakfast, E1208 [14JN]

Corps of Engineers: enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System, H5814 [14JY]

Crane, Cary: Rock and Wrap It Up! Inc., Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Award recipient, E2196 [27OC]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3829 [24MY]

Medicaid: GAO study on pharmacy reimbursements for enrollees' prescriptions, H10631 [17NO]

Systems and Electronics, Inc.: Excellence in Missouri Foundation Missouri Team Quality Award recipient, E1828 [13SE]

Votes: position on missed, H970 [3MR], H9672 [4NO], E1795 [8SE]

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), H5814 [14JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1414 [14MR], H4070 [25MY], H7738 [7SE], H9693 [4NO]

Transcripts

National Prayer Breakfast, E1208-E1214 [14JN]

Tributes

Burford, Dorothy, E2286 [7NO]

Grugett, George, E2476 [7DE]