DENT, CHARLES W. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

Armed Forces: improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserve to recognize their service and to encourage recruitment and retention of personnel (see H.R. 2484), H3769 [23MY]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H8513 [28SE]

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), H8644 [29SE]

Association of University Teachers: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Bar-Ilan University and the University of Haifa (see H. Res. 279), H3894 [24MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H521 [9FE]

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

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

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H7743 [7SE]

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

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), H12290 [18DE]

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]

Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 3281), H5912 [14JY]

Children and youth: improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1355), H1621 [16MR] (see H.R. 2423), H3554 [18MY]

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration program (see H.R. 1505), H2648 [27AP]

Civil rights: recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (see H. Con. Res. 25), H354 [2FE]

Clayton J. Smith Memorial Post Office Building, Pittsburgh, PA: designate (see H.R. 3825), H8342 [22SE]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (see H.R. 341), H2394 [20AP]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 4411), H11034 [18NO]

Congressman James Grove Fulton Memorial Post Office Building, Pittsburgh, PA: designate (see H.R. 3256), H6328 [21JY]

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

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]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (see H.R. 1360), H1690 [17MR]

Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (see H.R. 2012), H6652 [26JY]

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

Dept. of Commerce: delegate to the Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade the functions relating to trade adjustment assistance for firms (see H.R. 466), H5741 [12JY]

———make permanent the authority to conduct quarterly financial report program (see H.R. 2385), H3433 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H5604 [30JN]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H11220 [7DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 4312), H11036 [18NO]

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]

Disasters: establish special rules relative to certain disaster assistance provided for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4438), H11109 [6DE]

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

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H2738 [28AP]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H7950 [14SE]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 2043), H2879 [3MY]

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

Ecology and environment: provide assistance for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1237), H11880 [15DE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H7565 [28JY]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H1895 [12AP]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 859), H8162 [20SE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H3262 [12MY]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H3436 [17MY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H2978 [4MY]

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

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H7673 [6SE]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1510 [15MR]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H798 [17FE]

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), H10227 [15NO]

FTC: revise telemarketing rules to prohibit calls from certain political organizations to persons on the ``do-not-call'' registry (see H.R. 4072), H9426 [28OC]

GSA: conveyance of certain real property (see H.R. 1429), H1693 [17MR]

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), H6432 [25JY] (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]

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

Hispanic Americans: tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 323), H12049 [16DE]

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: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H6107 [19JY]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4561 [15JN]

Hurricanes: issue a special postage stamp to afford a means by which the public may contribute to Hurricane Katrina disaster relief (see H.R. 3740), H10910 [17NO]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 2353), H3261 [12MY]

Iran: address ongoing nuclear efforts relative to threat to U.S. national security and to international peace and security (see H. Con. Res. 162), H4188 [7JN]

———hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H524 [9FE]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 149), H3436 [17MY]

Law enforcement: provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see H.R. 1602), H3556 [18MY]

Law enforcement officers: provide additional protections (see H.R. 2194), H5435 (see H.R. 2194), H5480 [29JN]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H8162 [20SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H7743 [7SE]

———increase inpatient hosptial payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1729), H2393 [20AP]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H5915 [14JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H10910 [17NO]

Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4535), H11653 [14DE]

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), H4561 [15JN]

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

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H6329 [21JY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H8089 [15SE]

National MPS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 85), H584 [10FE]

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]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (see H.R. 1544), H1893 [12AP]

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

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize and establish minimum drug testing standards for major professional sports leagues (see H.R. 2565), H3892 [24MY]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11111 [6DE]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H5801 [13JY]

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

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H2150 [19AP]

Randall D. Shughart Post Office Building, Newville, PA: designate (see H.R. 2062), H2879 [3MY]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2017), H8102 [19SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H233 [26JA]

Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 55), H524 [9FE] (see H. Res. 142), H1024 [8MR]

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

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5604 [30JN]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 521), H348 [2FE]

Taxation: allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of trucks with new diesel engine technologies (see H.R. 3301), H9362 [27OC]

———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), H2103 [14AP]

———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), H8342 [22SE]

———exclude from gross income the proceeds from certain company-owned life insurance (see H.R. 2251), H3196 [11MY]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 1380), H11327 [8DE]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H4143 [26MY]

———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see H.R. 920), H5435 (see H.R. 920), H5479 [29JN]

———modify treatment of qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 2941), H8388 [27SE]

———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H3054 [5MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H2395 [20AP]

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 934), H4896 [21JN]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H2649 [27AP]

———provide for use of redevelopment bonds for environmental remediation (see H.R. 3451), H11880 [15DE]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 1510), H5604 [30JN]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H1896 [12AP]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H8643 [29SE]

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), H524 [9FE]

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

Trucking industry: postpone enforcement of new rules governing rest periods for truck drivers using sleeper berths (see H.R. 3943), H8986 [19OC]

Ukraine: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1053), H11035 [18NO]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H8342 [22SE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H8342 [22SE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1088), H981 [3MR]

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), H4356 [9JN]

World War II: recognize contributions of the Marine Corps and other units of the Armed Forces on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima (see H. Res. 119), H797 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 611), H11879 [15DE]

Dee, Gabriella: relief (see H.R. 2789), H4187 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish comprehensive prevention, education, research, and medical management program to reduce liver cirrhosis and liver cancer caused by chronic hepatitis B infection (see H.R. 4550), H11878 [15DE]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: limit casino expansion (see H.R. 3431), H6649 [26JY]

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

Voting: permit voting registars to remove individuals from list of eligible voters after notification period if the individuals fail to vote during two consecutive Federal election cycles (see H.R. 2778), H4187 [7JN]

Remarks

Arthur Stacey Mastrapa Post Office Building, Altamonte Springs, FL: designate (H.R. 324), H596, H597 [15FE]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 250), H8201 [21SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 86), H3075 [10MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 136), H3077, H3078 [10MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 135), H3076 [10MY]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (H. Con. Res. 71), H5192 [27JN]

Chicago White Sox (baseball team): tribute (H. Con. Res. 281), H9533 [2NO]

Civil rights: recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (H. Con. Res. 25), H593 [15FE]

Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area: prohibit Indian gambling casino on non-reservation Indian lands, H3631 [19MY]

Dept. of Commerce: make permanent the authority to conduct quarterly financial report program (H.R. 2385), H5755 [13JY]

Dept. of HHS: Community Services Block Grant Program funding, E1364 [27JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3459, H3460, H3533 [18MY], H5233 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H5233 [27JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3631 [19MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), E1364 [27JN]

E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Washington, DC: designate Judge William B. Bryant Annex, H9490 [2NO]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 148), H1871 [12AP]

Floods: disaster assistance to Pennsylvania, H1943 [13AP]

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 (H.R. 5), H6987, H6993 [28JY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3839 [24MY]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11811 [15DE]

J.M. Dietrich Northeast Annex, Springfield, IL: designate (H.R. 2630), H5759 [13JY]

John F. Whiteside Joliet Post Office Building, Joliet, IL: designate (H.R. 2113), H5756, H5758 [13JY]

John J. Hainkel Post Office Building, Hammond, LA: designate (H.R. 2346), H5194, H5195 [27JN]

Mayor Joseph S. Daddona Memorial Post Office, Allentown, PA: designate (H.R. 2490), H5195 [27JN]

Middle East: report on congressional delegation trip, H8239, H8244 [21SE]

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 (H.R. 418), H5237 [27JN]

———national objectives priority assignments, H5232, H5234, H5236, H5237 [27JN]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), H5232 [27JN]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), consideration (H. Res. 269), H3208 [12MY]

Neffs, PA: anniversary of Union United Church of Christ, E2279 [4NO]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (H. Res. 86), H597, H598, H600 [15FE]

Philadelphia Eagles (football team): tribute, H598 [15FE]

PPL Electric Utilities Corp.: tribute to response of employees to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H8896 [18OC]

Rosa Parks Federal Building, Detroit, MI: designate (S. 1285), H9490 [2NO]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1049 [9MR]

Vincent Palladino Post Office, Staten Island, NY: designate (H.R. 2183), H5759 [13JY]

Virginia Fire Chiefs Association, Inc.: anniversary (H. Res. 80), H601 [15FE]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), consideration (H. Res. 254), H2894 [4MY]

Votes: position on missed, H251 [1FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1891 [12AP], H2645 [27AP], H2733 [28AP], H3258 [12MY], H8916 [18OC]

Tributes

Quinones, Nelson, H4191 [8JN]