FERGUSON, MIKE (a Representative from New Jersey)

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), H195 [25JA]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H8513 [28SE]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 601), H11654 [14DE]

Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H2472 [21AP]

———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), H1779 [5AP]

———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), H8090 [15SE]

Aviation: provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations (see H.R. 1871), H6652 [26JY]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H11110 [6DE]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 3011), H4895 [21JN]

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

Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 29), H72 [4JA]

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

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1417 [14MR]

Crime: prohibit certain computer assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 1558), H5435 (see H.R. 1558), H5480 [29JN]

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

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H3262 [12MY]

Croatia: recommend integration into NATO (see H. Res. 529), H10227 [15NO]

Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 87), H1778 [5AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H9362 [27OC]

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), H8248 [21SE]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 216), H2880 [3MY]

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

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 280), H3696 [19MY]

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 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]

Disasters: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H. Res. 12), H79 [4JA]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1369 [10MR]

Drugs: establish electronic systems in each State for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 1132), H3436 [17MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H984 [3MR]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 305), H3198 [11MY]

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), H7949 [14SE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H9472 [1NO]

———provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H11110 [6DE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to medical device user fees (see H.R. 3423), H6431 [25JY]

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 Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 420), H235 [26JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H195 [25JA]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3563), H7558 [28JY]

Great Lakes: recognize and affirm efforts of Great Lakes Governors and Premiers to standardize decisions on water withdrawal and urge that management authority remain vested with the Governors and Premiers (see H. Con. Res. 140), H4985 [22JN]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H6328 [21JY]

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), H1417 [14MR]

———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]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H6936 [27JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3145), H5600 [30JN]

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers: provide for continued oversight of the Internet domain name system and ensure physical location within the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 268), H10227 [15NO]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H285 [1FE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1417 [14MR]

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

Jews: congratulate communities on seven-year completion of the 11th cycle of daily study of the Talmud (see H. Res. 124), H847 [1MR]

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

Mara, Wellington T.: tribute (see H. Res. 517), H9276 [26OC]

Medicaid: require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation (see H.R. 1649), H2881 [3MY]

Medicare: coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see H.R. 827), H2880 [3MY]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H6328 [21JY]

Musconetcong River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1307), H1507 [15MR]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H9696 [4NO]

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

National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 178), H4486 [14JN]

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

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

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

Pledge of Allegiance: district court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 453), H8162 [20SE]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H3331 [16MY]

Privacy: protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see H.R. 4127), H9102 [25OC]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1264 [9MR]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H2738 [28AP]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H5915 [14JY]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S: designate (see H.R. 2112), H3556 [18MY]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H8343 [22SE]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 2037), H2737 [28AP]

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

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

Springsteen, Bruce: anniversary of record album ``Born to Run'' (see H. Res. 628), H12049 [16DE]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5362 [28JN]

Taxation: 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]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H2393 [20AP]

———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 dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 4400), H11033 [18NO]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 3908), H8386 [27SE]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1186), H2880 [3MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H73 [4JA]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H2646 [27AP]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H5604 [30JN]

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), H354 [2FE]

Television: provide for the efficacy of television ratings services (see H.R. 3298), H5913 [14JY]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (see H.R. 4314), H10161 [14NO]

Thomas Edison National Historical Park: establish as the successor to the Edison National Historic Site in New Jersey (see H.R. 1096), H982 [3MR]

Tisch, Preston R. (Bob): tribute (see H. Res. 605), H11881 [15DE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1774), H8735 [6OC]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H7565 [28JY]

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

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8348 [26SE]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H5435 (see H.R. 1245), H5479 [29JN]

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

Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 2521), H3767 [23MY]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H5740 [12JY]

Medicare: coverage of, as supplies for the injection of insulin, home needle destruction devices and the disposal of needles and lancets through a sharps-by-mail or similar program (see H.R. 2841), H4355 [9JN]

———coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 3161), H5600 [30JN]

———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see H.R. 3795), H8087 [15SE]

New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: extend into Woodbridge Township, NJ (see H.R. 2283), H3197 [11MY]

New Jersey (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 150), H3198 [11MY]

Tariff: ammonium bifluoride (see H.R. 2523), H3767 [23MY]

———bis(4-fluorophenyl) methanone (see H.R. 2524), H3768 [23MY]

———filter blue green photo dye (see H.R. 2522), H3767 [23MY]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the energy credit and the credit for residential energy-efficient property (see H.R. 4300), H10156 [10NO]

Technology: rechannelize certain spectrum bands to promote deployment of commercial broadband technologies to facilitate interoperable communications for public safety (see H.R. 4626), H12167 [17DE]

Remarks

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (H. Res. 261), H8685 [6OC]

Council of Economic Advisers: prohibit funding to produce a President's economic report regarding a certain average cost of developing and introducing a new prescription drug to the market, H5523, H5525 [30JN]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2597 [27AP]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5523, H5525 [30JN]

Disasters: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (H. Res. 12), H41 [4JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), H3790 [24MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5334 [28JN]

Glen Gardner, NJ: anniversary of VFW Post 5119, E969 [13MY]

Green Brook, NJ: flood control project funding, H3790 [24MY]

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 (H.R. 2520), H3800 [24MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3824 [24MY]

Mental health: protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (H.R. 1790), E2379 [17NO]

National Tartan Day: establish (H. Res. 41), E577 [7AP]

Saudi Arabia: allocation of foreign aid, H5334 [28JN]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1733 [20MR]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (H.R. 310), H659 [16FE]

Votes: position on missed, H566 [10FE], H10343 [16NO]

Tributes

Wiesenthal, Simon, E1894 [20SE]