BRADLEY, JEB (a Representative from New Hampshire)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4027 [25MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5059 [23JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5341, H5363 [28JN]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11979 [16DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (see H.R. 1873), H2646 [27AP]

Arlington National Cemetery: establish a memorial for 40 fallen American servicemen who perished in the air crash during World War II at Bakers Creek, Australia (see H. Con. Res. 106), H8342 [22SE]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1986), H3556 [18MY]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 772), H11035 [18NO]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 377), H287 [1FE]

———limit premium increases on reinstated health insurance on servicemembers who are released from active military service (see H.R. 2046), H3262 [12MY]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H1896 [12AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H1509 [15MR]

———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), H1896 [12AP]

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), H4486 [14JN]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H6107 [19JY]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H8089 [15SE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: conduct minority health programs (see H.R. 161), H4296 [8JN]

CERCLA: modify provisions on liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil (see H.R. 2211), H3112 [10MY]

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

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

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), H4143 [26MY]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H11220 [7DE]

Coastal zones: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit both the environment and economies of coastal communities (see H.R. 3187), H5915 [14JY]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see H.R. 2470), H8388 [27SE]

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

———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), H350 [2FE]

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), H5177 [24JN]

Dallas, TX: eliminate certain restrictions on air transportation to and from Love Field (see H.R. 2646), H4188 [7JN]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 999), H1779 [5AP]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 2427), H3696 [19MY]

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

Dept. of Labor: reauthorize the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (see H.R. 3279), H5912 [14JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize departmental police officers to execute State or local arrest warrants on Dept. property within the jurisdiction of the issuing body (see H.R. 926), H2103 [14AP]

———establish enhanced process for funding veterans health care programs and standards for access to health care (see H.R. 2735), H5604 [30JN]

———improve the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program (see H.R. 3147), H5915 [14JY]

———provide Chief Information Officer authority over resources, budget, and personnel related to the support function of information technology (see H.R. 4061), H8846 [17OC]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H628 [15FE]

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), H2151 [19AP]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H4296 [8JN]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H4985 [22JN]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H8342 [22SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H1897 [12AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H4723 [17JN]

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

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 305), H3435 [17MY]

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), H2103 [14AP]

Extension Living Well Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 29), H235 [26JA]

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), H4143 [26MY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H2150 [19AP]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H8809 [7OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H4187 [7JN]

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

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H1778 [5AP]

———prohibit use of identification issued by foreign governments, other than passports, for purposes of verifying identity of a person opening an account (see H.R. 815), H3695 [19MY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 1243), H1369 [10MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H627 [15FE]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 47), H286 [1FE]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H1692 [17MR]

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

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), H9472 [1NO]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 1216), H4356 [9JN]

Freedom's Way National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 956), H794 [17FE]

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

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), H6936 [27JY] (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]

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

Health care facilities: extend Federal Tort Claims Act coverage to all federally qualified community health centers (see H.R. 1633), H2100 [14AP]

Help America Vote Act: require voting systems to provide a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and ensure the security of electronic data (see H.R. 278), H197 [25JA]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 1338), H1621 [16MR]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H1970 [13AP]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H4560 [15JN]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H6328 [21JY]

Immigration: bar admission and facilitate removal of alien terrorists and their supporters, drug traffickers, and other illegal or criminal aliens and reform the visa and legal immigration systems (see H.R. 688), H3695 [19MY]

———enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (see H.R. 98), H74 [4JA]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H5801 [13JY]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H4073 [25MY]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H586 [14FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to certain visa programs to prevent unintended U.S. job losses and increase Dept. of Labor monitoring and enforcement authority over such programs (see H.R. 3322), H5963 [18JY]

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

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

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 136), H413 [8FE]

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

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

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), H1620 [16MR]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H2150 [19AP]

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

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 415), H2472 [21AP]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H7814 [8SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H2880 [3MY]

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

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

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4134), H10039 [8NO]

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

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Con. Res. 50), H523 (see H. Res. 20), H524 [9FE]

Miller, Bode: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 104), H2739 [28AP]

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 Health Center Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H3694 [19MY]

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), H4074 [25MY]

National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 222), H8163 [20SE]

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]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H1509 [15MR]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 86), H584 [10FE]

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

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

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 689), H1417 [14MR]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H1969 [13AP]

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

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1510 [15MR]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H3894 [24MY]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H5599 [30JN] (see H.R. 4128), H9426 [28OC]

Romania: improve standard of care of children, resolve pending intercountry adoption cases, and remove barriers to the adoption of orphaned and abandoned children (see H. Res. 578), H11035 [18NO]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: enhance program (see H.R. 3200), H5915 [14JY]

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 682), H1509 [15MR]

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

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 615), H584 [10FE]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H1778 [5AP]

———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), H984 [3MR]

Sports: provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relative to the passage or adoption of rules for athletic competitions and practices (see H.R. 1176), H4561 [15JN]

Sudan: 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), H7862 [13SE]

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

Syria: end occupation of Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 32), H354 [2FE]

———strengthen sanctions, establish a program to support a transition to a democratically elected Government, and restore sovereignty and democratic rule in Lebanon (see H.R. 1141), H1780 [5AP]

Tariff Act: repeal dumping and subsidy offset (see H.R. 1121), H8643 [29SE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 37), H196 [25JA]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 765), H583 [10FE]

———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), H3262 [12MY]

———exclude from gross income employer contributions to college tuition plans and education savings accounts (see H.R. 3585), H7744 [7SE]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H6381 [22JY]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), 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), H8810 [7OC]

———provide a credit to individuals for certain long-term care expenses (see H.R. 1150), H3331 [16MY]

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

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

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H5963 [18JY]

———treat expenses for certain meal replacement and dietary supplement products that qualify for FDA-approved health claims as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1545), H2473 [21AP]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H3695 [19MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H4356 [9JN]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H73 [4JA]

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

U.N.: address anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 54), H354 [2FE] (see H. Res. 282), H3435 [17MY]

———withhold funding if the U.N. abridges U.S. right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3436), H7744 [7SE]

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

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H1779 [5AP]

———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 531), H349 [2FE]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 1366), H1897 [12AP]

———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), H1896 [12AP]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H5915 [14JY]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1220), H1780 [5AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H7743 [7SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 2076), H2976 [4MY]

———permit eligible veterans to receive direct access to chiropractic care (see H.R. 917), H2880 [3MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H5741 [12JY]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H4296 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Antietam National Battlefield: establish memorial to officers and enlisted men of certain New Hampshire units (see H.R. 1084), H981 [3MR]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1594), H1968 [13AP]

Drugs: protect the public from unsafe importation of prescription drugs and from counterfeit prescription drugs (see H.R. 753), H582 [10FE]

Education: increase scoring on assessments and achievement standards for calculating progress, and decrease State requirements and expand exclusion for limited English proficiency students for such calculations (see H.R. 1722), H2393 [20AP]

FDA: reaffirm position on sanitary and phytosanitary guidelines for vitamin and mineral food supplements adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (see H. Res. 562), H10909 [17NO]

New Hampshire: mint coins in commemoration of the Old Man of the Mountain rock formation (see H.R. 2050), H2879 [3MY]

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 2799), H4295 [8JN]

Tariff: bitolylene diisocyanate (TODI) (see H.R. 2371), H3330 [16MY]

Taxation: allow a credit for recycling or remanufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1723), H2393 [20AP]

———allow a lump sum contribution to Coverdell education savings accounts whenever the contribution limit is increased (see H.R. 264), H137 [6JA]

———extend higher exemption amounts under the alternative minimum tax for individuals and adjust the exemption amounts and phaseout thresholds in the alternative minimum tax for inflation (see H.R. 1599), H1968 [13AP]

———treatment of student loan payments made by employers on behalf of employees (see H.R. 265), H137 [6JA]

Veterans: add nasopharyngeal cancer to the statutorily prescribed presumptive diseases associated with exposure to Agent Orange during military service in Vietnam (see H.R. 3209), H5739 [12JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1511 [16MR], H4489 [15JN]

Remarks

Antietam National Battlefield: establish memorial to officers and enlisted men of certain New Hampshire units (H.R. 1084), H5203 [27JN]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H9253 [26OC]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2629 [27AP]

Baer, Ralph H.: Dept. of Commerce National Medal of Technology recipient, H11658 [15DE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1563 [16MR], H1663 [17MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 248), H2696 [28AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4027, H4033 [25MY]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations, H4027, H4033 [25MY]

Dept. of HHS: community health centers programs funding, H591 [15FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require report on implementation of Employment Eligibility Verification System, H11979, H11980 [16DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member and make direct housing loans to Native American veterans (H.R. 3665), H10080 [9NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5059 [23JN]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), H9006 [20OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5341, H5342 [28JN]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11979, H11980 [16DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through reductions in OSHA and Dept. of Education funding, H5059 [23JN]

Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (H.R. 1258), H8219 [21SE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H11096 [6DE]

———report on congressional delegation trip, H4061 [25MY]

LIHEAP: funding, H8989 [20OC]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance, H8219 [21SE]

National Fire Prevention Week: observance, H8739 [7OC]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (H. Res. 86), H599 [15FE]

Newmarket, NH: tribute to Lampsey Health Center, H591 [15FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4878, H4879 [21JN]

Romania: condition allocation of foreign aid on resolution of U.S. adoption cases, H5341, H5342 [28JN]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: enhance program (H.R. 3200), H6455 [26JY]

Votes: position on missed, H2127 [19AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2645 [27AP], H4558 [15JN], H8159 [20SE], H12041 [16DE]

Tributes

Cheswill, Wentworth, H4554 [15JN]

Gerrish, Thomas W., E1337 [24JN]

Jones, Marti, E863 [4MY]

Moore, Alice S.S., H8217 [21SE]

Parkhurst, Brad, E580 [7AP]