KELLY, SUE W. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1489 [15MR]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7868 [13SE], H7915 [14SE]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 467, Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act, H11183 [7DE]

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, H2081 [14AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 601), H11881 [15DE]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1451), H1694 [17MR]

Albania: commend for protecting and saving the lives of the majority of Jews living in Albania during the Holocaust (see H. Res. 495), H8846 [17OC]

———ensure that parliamentary elections are conducted in accordance with international standards for free and fair elections (see H. Con. Res. 155), H4802 [20JN]

America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H4356 [9JN]

Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H586 [14FE]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H236 [26JA]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H1969 [13AP]

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), H4723 [17JN]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 38), H8514 [28SE]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H2738 [28AP]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H12050 [16DE]

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), H12051 [16DE]

Capitol Police: increase the mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 1335), H4561 [15JN]

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), H8163 [20SE]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide follow-up treatment for children identified with a vision disorder (see H.R. 2328), H3260 [12MY]

———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 2423), H3554 [18MY]

China, Republic of: accord membership in the World Health Organization and other international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4144 [26MY]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H10502 [16NO]

Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 759), H582 [10FE]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see H.R. 2470), H8810 [7OC]

Construction industries: provide contractors with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing services or equipment on a volunteer basis in response to a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 3717), H7813 [8SE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1651), H2101 [14AP]

Corporal Jason L. Dunham Post Office, Scio, NY: designate (see H.R. 4515), H11503 [13DE]

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

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H4144 [26MY]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos or silica exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos or silica exposure (see H.R. 1957), H5915 [14JY]

———provide greater fairness in legal fees payable in civil diversity litigation after an offer of settlement (see H.R. 2393), H3434 [17MY]

Crime: strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H629 [15FE]

Curtiss, Glenn H.: tribute (see H. Res. 374), H6328 [21JY]

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

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

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H3436 [17MY]

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

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1554), H3331 [16MY]

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]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H8734 [6OC]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H13189 [22DE]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H8090 [15SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H942 [2MR]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H8341 [22SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 390), H234 [26JA]

English language: 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), H4073 [25MY]

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), H2551 [26AP]

Federal Credit Union Act: clarify definition of net worth under certain circumstances for purposes of corrective action authority of the National Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1042), H940 [2MR]

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

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

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), H848 [1MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H287 [1FE]

Frank, Anne: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 48), H3055 [5MY]

Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building, Massapequa, NY: designate (see H.R. 3934), H8513 [28SE]

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. 534), H349 [2FE]

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

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H2738 [28AP]

Heinz Ahlmeyer, Jr., Post Office Building, Pearl River, NY: designate (see H.R. 3548), H8810 [7OC]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H5963 [18JY]

Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 4516), H11503 [13DE]

Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 296), H11221 [7DE]

Immigration: enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (see H.R. 98), H4984 [22JN]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H5599 [30JN]

———reform (see H.R. 3938), H8642 [29SE]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H7861 [13SE]

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

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 588), H352 [2FE]

James T. Molloy Post Office Building, Buffalo, NY: designate (see H.R. 3339), H6106 [19JY]

Kuwait: commend for granting women certain important political rights (see H. Res. 292), H4144 [26MY] (see H. Res. 343), H5252 [27JN]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 136), H3331 [16MY]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1780 [5AP]

Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Post Office Building, Patchogue, NY: designate (see H.R. 4101), H9042 [20OC]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 181), H4722 [17JN]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H11655 [14DE]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H354 [2FE]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 307), H1025 [8MR]

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

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

Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see H.R. 2716), H4141 [26MY]

Medicare: provide for value-based purchasing in payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3617), H7611 [29JY]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H6205 [20JY]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H6381 [22JY] (see H.R. 1402), H7613 [29JY]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H8163 [20SE]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H9427 [28OC]

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), H5252 [27JN]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H797 [17FE]

New York, NY: recognize importance of establishing a national memorial at the World Trade Center site to commemorate and mourn terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 175), H1695 [17MR]

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

Office of Special Inspector General for Hurricane Katrina Recovery: establish (see H.R. 3737), H8644 [29SE]

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

Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 1006), H846 [1MR]

Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H11034 [18NO]

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

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H6205 [20JY]

———extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 888), H791 [17FE]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S: designate (see H.R. 2112), H3769 [23MY]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H8163 [20SE]

SBA: permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 2943), H4723 [17JN]

School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H11221 [7DE]

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 682), H584 [10FE]

———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), H1264 [9MR]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H286 [1FE]

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

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H2738 [28AP]

———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), H5914 [14JY]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H10910 [17NO]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1607), H4356 [9JN]

———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 819), H1970 [13AP]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1345), H2151 [19AP]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4096), H9042 [20OC]

———extend deduction for increased expensing for small business (see H.R. 1678), H2743 [2MY]

———maintain current mortgage interest deduction (see H. Con. Res. 272), H10146 [9NO]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H2550 [26AP]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H8986 [19OC]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 727), H522 [9FE]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H4561 [15JN]

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 934), H2550 [26AP]

———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), H3894 [24MY]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1186), H7613 [29JY]

———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), H11035 [18NO]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H2103 [14AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H9362 [27OC]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H4801 [20JN]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3841), H8247 [21SE]

Taylor, Charles: call on Nigeria to transfer custody to the Special Court for Sierra Leone to be tried for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law (see H. Con. Res. 127), H1895 [12AP]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H11327 [8DE]

Terrorism: establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 228), H1846 [6AP]

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

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3427), H6649 [26JY]

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

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 1092), H981 [3MR]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1774), H3556 [18MY]

Veterans: improve benefits for former POW (see H.R. 1598), H7861 [13SE]

Vincent Palladino Post Office, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 2183), H3054 [5MY]

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), H981 [3MR]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H3199 [11MY]

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

Dept. of Justice: establish a Federal register of cases of child abuse or neglect (see H.R. 764), H583 [10FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain conditions before implementing any Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) Commission recommendation that reduces veterans medical services (see H.R. 2832), H4354 [9JN]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: extend authority for establishment of memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4275), H10144 [9NO]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H7611 [29JY]

Financial institutions: repeal prohibition on payment of interest on demand deposits (see H.R. 1224), H1368 [10MR]

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), H2549 [26AP]

———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 437), H283 [1FE]

———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), H845 [1MR]

Small business: provide incentives for investment (see H.R. 436), H283 [1FE]

States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1105), H982 [3MR]

Taxation: modify limitation on deduction for college tuition and related expenses and make the deduction permanent (see H.R. 941), H794 [17FE]

———provide double deduction for a portion of an individual's State and local property taxes in excess of the national average (see H.R. 4620), H12167 [17DE]

Terrorism: require certain measures to be taken against countries of concern regarding terrorist financing (see H.R. 1952), H2734 [28AP]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2526), H3768 [23MY]

Truth in Regulating Act: make permanent the pilot project for the report on rules (see H.R. 1167), H1024 [8MR]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H2734 [28AP]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2684), H4140 [26MY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1489 [15MR]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H9281 [27OC]

Coins: authorize the minting and issuance of a Presidential $1 coin series, improve circulation of the $1 coin, and create a new bullion coin (S. 1047), H11453 [13DE]

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America: tribute, E2334 [10NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4004 [25MY]

———recommendations of the Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools Transfer Study, H4004 [25MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), E2004 [3OC]

———establish a Federal register of cases of child abuse or neglect, H7915 [14SE]

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

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (H.R. 3616), E2334 [10NO]

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

Europe: extremist groups funding of Iraqi resistance, H5367 [29JN]

Financial institutions: repeal prohibition on payment of interest on demand deposits (H.R. 1224), H3738, H3740 [23MY]

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), H6981 [28JY]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (H.R. 1849), H9281 [27OC]

Investments: improve the access of investors to regulatory records relative to securities brokers, dealers, and investment advisers (H.R. 1077), H1788, H1789 [6AP]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7915 [14SE]

National Small Business Week: observance, E813 [28AP]

Nelsonville, NY: anniversary, E2016 [6OC]

Nigeria: allocation of foreign aid, H1489 [15MR]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), E780 [27AP]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (H.R. 1953), H9971, H9972 [8NO]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H6438 [26JY]

———provide incentives for investment (H.R. 436), H1790 [6AP]

Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4096), H11145 [7DE]

———extend exemption amounts under the alternative minimum tax for individuals, H10506 [17NO]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (H.R. 2989), H4899 [22JN]

Taylor, Charles: call on Nigeria to transfer custody to the Special Court for Sierra Leone to be tried for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law (H. Con. Res. 127), H2763 [3MY]

Terrorism: combat financing, H6290 [21JY]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (S. 467), H11137, H11139 [7DE]

———extend applicability (S. 467), Senate amendment, H12139 [17DE]

Truth in Regulating Act: make permanent the pilot project for the report on rules (H.R. 1167), H4489 [15JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6290 [21JY]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (H.R. 1951), H10044 [9NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize, E2004 [3OC]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (H.R. 1126), H3589 [19MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2392 [20AP]

Tributes

Ferrara, Robert, E1857 [15SE]

Pierce, Rose F., E1523 [19JY]