BROWN, HENRY E., JR. (a Representative from South Carolina)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H4136 [26MY]

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), H413 [8FE]

African Americans: enhance the preservation and interpretation of the Gullah/Geechee cultural heritage (see H.R. 694), H521 [9FE]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H8736 [6OC]

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

Air Force: tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 188), H5100 [23JN]

America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H5801 [13JY]

Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H5252 [27JN]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 1329), H8846 [17OC]

Armed Forces: improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 3401), H6936 [27JY]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H141 [20JA]

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

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H848 [1MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H798 [17FE]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1896 [12AP]

Birds: promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see H.R. 4315), H12051 [16DE]

Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 2290), H4985 [22JN]

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), H10910 [17NO]

CERCLA: modify provisions on liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil (see H.R. 2211), H8089 [15SE]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 237), H7862 [13SE]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H11504 [13DE]

———establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 3011), H7950 [14SE]

———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1355), H5435 (see H.R. 1355), H5479 [29JN]

———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), H3695 [19MY]

China, Republic of: accord membership in the World Health Organization and other international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3769 [23MY]

Christmas Day: protect symbols and traditions (see H. Res. 579), H11333 [12DE]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H7673 [6SE]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2637), H4073 [25MY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 4008), H9103 [25OC]

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

———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 1100), H982 [3MR]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (see H.R. 1070), H4296 [8JN]

———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]

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1372 [10MR]

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]

———prohibit certain computer assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 1558), H8919 [18OC]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H8734 [6OC]

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

Dallas, TX: eliminate certain restrictions on air transportation to and from Love Field (see H.R. 2646), H4723 [17JN]

———eliminate certain restrictions on air transportation to and from Love Field, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2646), H4803 [20JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: suspend wage rate requirements for Federal contracts in areas declared a national disaster (see H.R. 3684), H7741 [7SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H8810 [7OC]

Dept. of Energy: make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities (see H.R. 1071), H2103 [14AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S. (see H.R. 4083), H8985 [19OC]

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

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating the site of the Battle of Camden in South Carolina, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3493), H6934 [27JY]

———study suitability and feasibility of establishing Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area in South Carolina (see H.R. 1289), H1416 [14MR]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H412 [8FE]

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

Digital Opportunity Investment Trust: establish (see H.R. 2512), H5915 [14JY]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (see H.R. 4200), H9554 [2NO]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H2739 [28AP]

Diseases: extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (see H.R. 2945), H4655 [16JN]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H6206 [20JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H4356 [9JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H1417 [14MR]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8102 [19SE]

———reform process for designating critical habitat (see H.R. 1299), H2106 [18AP]

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), H1372 [10MR]

Families and domestic relations: require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 69), H353 [2FE]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H11880 [15DE]

———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 agencies and departments: require agencies to review all major rules within 10 years after issuance (see H.R. 3143), H5600 [30JN]

Federal aid programs: ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1425), H1693 [17MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H5435 (see H.R. 881), H5479 [29JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2658), H4138 [26MY]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3685), H7742 [7SE]

FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (see H.R. 2892), H5638 [11JY]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H3259 [12MY]

———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]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 1243), H9044 [20OC]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H2103 [14AP]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 47), H988 [7MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H4487 [14JN]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 1216), H1368 [10MR]

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

———protect right of elected and appointed officials to express their religious beliefs through public prayer (see H.R. 4364), H10908 [17NO]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H7744 [7SE]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H8735 [6OC]

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]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 1029), H2150 [19AP]

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 62), H630 [15FE] (see H. Con. Res. 125), H1845 [6AP]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H9103 [25OC]

Immigration: assist certain sheriffs' offices to provide a second line of defense in border areas, conduct law enforcement operations along the southern U.S. border, and prevent lawlessness in border areas (see H.R. 4360), H10908 [17NO]

———simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers and increase access to such workers (see H.R. 3857), H9362 [27OC]

Immigration and Nationality Act: impose mandatory sentencing ranges with respect to aliens who reenter the U.S. after having been removed (see H.R. 3150), H7743 [7SE]

Insurance: recognize the need to move the Nation's current health care delivery system toward a defined contribution system (see H. Res. 215), H9556 [2NO]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H8919 [18OC]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H3113 [10MY]

———provide for payment of certain claims against Iranian Government (see H.R. 3358), H7566 [28JY]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1068), H980 [3MR]

Israel: congratulate on election of Dan Gillerman as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (see H. Res. 368), H6381 [22JY]

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H1622 [16MR]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 136), H630 [15FE]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H630 [15FE]

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (see H.R. 940), H794 [17FE]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H2880 [3MY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H6107 [19JY]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H4486 [14JN]

———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 4098), H10039 [8NO]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H9044 [20OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H6107 [19JY]

Motor vehicles: allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily tour of duty (see H.R. 623), H410 [8FE]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H10910 [17NO]

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

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 332), H5177 [24JN]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 596), H2103 [14AP]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H791 [17FE]

National MPS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 85), H849 [1MR]

National security: protect human health and the environment from the release of hazardous substances by terrorists (see H.R. 1562), H12168 [17DE]

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. 3811), H8389 [27SE] (see H.R. 4318), H11036 [18NO]

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

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. (see H.R. 3836), H8162 [20SE]

———streamline the process of Federal approval for construction or expansion of refineries (see H.R. 3923), H8648 [3OC]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H798 [17FE]

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

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H9472 [1NO]

Real estate: 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), H7613 [29JY]

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), H5177 [24JN]

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

Securities: issue Hurricane Relief Bonds in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and subsequent flooding and displacement of residents in certain federally designated disaster areas (see H.R. 3935), H8513 [28SE]

Senior citizens: provide greater health care freedom (see H.R. 580), H1896 [12AP]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: enhance program (see H.R. 3200), H6107 [19JY]

Social Security: provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H524 [9FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H8919 [18OC]

South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.: anniversary (see H. Res. 300), H4142 [26MY]

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

States: authorize organization and service of a militia to help prevent individuals from unlawfully crossing an international border and entering the U.S. anywhere other than a port of entry (see H.R. 3622), H7612 [29JY]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5435 (see H. Res. 340), H5480 [29JN]

Tariff Act: marking of imported home furniture (see H.R. 445), H8809 [7OC]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see H.R. 2794), H5604 [30JN]

———allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 37), H286 [1FE]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 765), H1372 [10MR]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H11110 [6DE]

———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), H8846 [17OC]

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

———improve operation of employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 3111), H8644 [29SE]

———provide a nonrefundable personal credit to individuals who donate certain life-saving organs (see H.R. 2474), H3693 [19MY]

———provide capital gains tax treatment for certain self-created musical works (see H.R. 2594), H3893 [24MY]

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

———provide incentives for oil refineries, oil and gas pipelines, and petroleum storage facilities (see H.R. 3924), H8648 [3OC]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1956), H8388 [27SE]

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

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H7861 [13SE]

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

———require operating certificates for airports at which large cargo operations are conducted (see H.R. 4123), H9043 [20OC]

Trucking industry: postpone enforcement of new rules governing rest periods for truck drivers using sleeper berths (see H.R. 3943), H8810 [7OC]

VA: anniversary (see H. Res. 361), H5964 [18JY]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H795 [17FE]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H8513 [28SE]

———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]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (see H.R. 366), H1622 [16MR]

Water: authorize appropriations for grants for coastal recreation water quality monitoring and notification programs (see H.R. 2686), H5604 [30JN]

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), H1417 [14MR]

World War II: recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day and the Liberation of Western Bohemia (see H. Res. 195), H1846 [6AP]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 34), H236 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bankruptcy: establish a priority for the payment of claims for duties paid to the U.S. by licensed customs brokers and sureties on behalf of a debtor (see H.R. 1294), H1506 [15MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

South Carolina National Heritage Corridor Act: expand boundaries of the heritage corridor to include Georgetown, Berkeley, and Saluda Counties, SC (see H.R. 3843), H8247 [21SE]

Tariff: allyl isosulfocynate (see H.R. 2836), H4354 [9JN]

———anisic aldehyde (see H.R. 2153), H3053 [5MY]

———cohedur RL (see H.R. 2169), H3053 [5MY]

———cyclohexadec-8-en-l-one (see H.R. 2158), H3053 [5MY]

———cyclohexanol (see H.R. 2163), H3053 [5MY]

———5-methyl-2-(methylethyl)cyclohexyl-2-hydroxypropanoate (see H.R. 2168), H3053 [5MY]

———4-ADPA (see H.R. 2146), H3053 [5MY]

———frescolat MGA (see H.R. 2166), H3053 [5MY]

———isothiocyanate (see H.R. 2170), H3053 [5MY]

———MBTS (see H.R. 2172), H3053 [5MY]

———menthyl anthranilate (see H.R. 2165), H3053 [5MY]

———methanol, sodium salt (see H.R. 2159), H3053 [5MY]

———methyl cinnamate (see H.R. 2162), H3053 [5MY]

———methyl salicylate (see H.R. 2154), H3053 [5MY]

———NaMBT (see H.R. 2833), H4354 [9JN]

———1,2 hexanediol (see H.R. 2173), H3053 [5MY]

———1,2 octanediol (see H.R. 2155), H3053 [5MY]

———1,2 pentanediol (see H.R. 2161), H3053 [5MY]

———o-tert-butylcyclohexanol (see H.R. 2167), H3053 [5MY]

———p-methylacetophenone (see H.R. 2157), H3053 [5MY]

———sodium methylate powder (see H.R. 2837), H4354 [9JN]

———thymol (see H.R. 2164), H3053 [5MY]

———TMQ (see H.R. 2145), H3053 [5MY]

———trimethyl cyclo hexanol (see H.R. 2838), H4355 [9JN]

———2,2-dimethyl-3-(3-methylphenyl)propanal (see H.R. 2156), H3053 [5MY]

———2,2-dimethyl-3-(3-methylphenyl)proponal (see H.R. 2839), H4355 [9JN]

———2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid (see H.R. 2160), H3053 [5MY]

———Vulcuren UPKA 1988 (see H.R. 2148), H3053 [5MY]

———Vulkacit MOZ/LG and MOZ/SG (see H.R. 2151), H3053 [5MY]

———Vulkalent E/C (see H.R. 2171), H3053 [5MY]

———Vulkanox 4010 NA/LG (see H.R. 2149), H3053 [5MY]

———Vulkanox MB (MBI) (see H.R. 2147), H3053 [5MY]

———Vulkanox ZMB-2/C5 (see H.R. 2152), H3053 [5MY]

———Vulkazon AFS/LG (see H.R. 2150), H3053 [5MY]

Transportation: responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 1296), H1507 [15MR]

Remarks

Dept. of Labor: reauthorize the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program, H10079 [9NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making supplemental appropriations for veterans medical care (H.R. 3130), H5587 [30JN]

———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), H10079 [9NO]

———provide Chief Information Officer authority over resources, budget, and personnel related to the support function of information technology (H.R. 4061), H9486 [2NO]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8574 [29SE]

Forest Service: anniversary, E1431 [1JY]

John H. Bradley Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Appleton, WI: designate (H.R. 1691), H9489 [2NO]

South Carolina: I-73 corridor construction project funding, H1051 [9MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1051 [9MR]

Votes: position on missed, H5301 [28JN], E1631, E1632, E1633, E1634 [27JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5360 [28JN], H6103 [19JY]

Tributes

Harrell, Robert W., E1546 [20JY]

Keller, Russ, E1985 [29SE]