SWEENEY, JOHN E. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4189 [7JN], H4247 [8JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2360, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H8406 [28SE]

———H.R. 3057, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H9330 [27OC]

———H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, H9988 [8NO]

House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H1822 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 763), H582 [10FE]

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

Animals: restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H1264 [9MR]

Archbishop Iakovos: tribute (see H. Res. 325), H6937 [27JY]

Armed Forces: provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H2550 [26AP]

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]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H3262 [12MY]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 38), H9642 [3NO]

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

Canada: express appreciation for cooperation and friendship with the U.S. and offer congratulations on Canada Day celebration (see H. Res. 350), H5603 [30JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H12290 [18DE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 3373), H6381 [22JY]

Commission on Terrorism Risk Insurance: establish (see H.R. 4619), H12167 [17DE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1651), H4297 [8JN]

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

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), H5963 [18JY]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H8342 [22SE]

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

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), H10910 [17NO]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H8809 [7OC]

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H1895 [12AP]

FAA: repeal local participation in Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 1119), H983 [3MR]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 859), H718 [16FE] (see H.R. 1260), H1370 [10MR]

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), H2151 [19AP]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H11220 [7DE]

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), H8248 [21SE]

———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), H1025 [8MR]

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

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

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H7614 [29JY]

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]

Heinz Ahlmeyer, Jr., Post Office Building, Pearl River, NY: designate (see H.R. 3548), H8847 [17OC]

Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 762), H582 [10FE]

Horseracing: recognize contributions of Jimmy Winkfield and other African American jockeys and trainers to the sport of horseracing and the history of the Kentucky Derby (see H. Res. 231), H2979 [4MY]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H6432 [25JY]

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

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 884), H8846 [17OC]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H3262 [12MY]

Indian Americans: recognize and honor contributions to economic innovation and society (see H. Res. 227), H2472 [21AP]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H10038 [8NO]

Iraq: commend people for holding a successful referendum on a new constitution (see H. Res. 504), H10161 [14NO]

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

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

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

Mara, Wellington T.: tribute (see H. Res. 517), H9473 [1NO]

Medicaid: recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H9047 [24OC]

Medicare: coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see H.R. 827), H8919 [18OC]

———exclude coverage of drugs prescribed for treatment of impotence (see H.R. 712), H3894 [24MY]

———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 880), H4486 [14JN]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H7563 [28JY]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H10227 [15NO]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H6381 [22JY]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 200), H1846 [6AP]

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), H7673 [6SE]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see H. Res. 556), H10502 [16NO]

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]

New York, NY: anniversary of Staten Island Fire Dept. (see H. Res. 604), H12051 [16DE]

———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]

Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (see H. Res. 555), H10226 [15NO]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize and establish minimum drug testing standards for major professional sports leagues (see H.R. 2565), H4074 [25MY]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H4562 [15JN]

Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4145), H9473 [1NO]

Petroleum: prohibit price gouging of gasoline and diesel fuel in areas declared major disasters (see H.R. 3782), H8389 [27SE]

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), H4187 [7JN]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H7815 [8SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H848 [1MR]

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]

Social Security: disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 592), H584 [10FE]

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 a tax credit for certain education and training expenses (see H.R. 4325), H10225 [15NO]

———allow employers a tax credit for hiring military service personnel who served in a combat zone or hazardous duty area (see H.R. 1635), H2100 [14AP]

———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), 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), H9044 [20OC]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H8919 [18OC]

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

———repeal certain limitations on expensing certain property and allow taxpayers to elect shorter recovery periods for purposes of determining the deduction for depreciation (see H.R. 4129), H9102 [25OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H5252 [27JN]

———temporarily suspend Federal excise taxes on highway motor fuels (see H.R. 3683), H8388 [27SE]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H7564 [28JY]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of competitive video services and eliminate redundant and unnecessary regulation (see H.R. 3146), H5915 [14JY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H4985 [22JN]

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

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

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: change manner of allocation of first responder grant funds (see H.R. 1093), H982 [3MR]

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

Winter Outdoors Month: designate (see H. Res. 557), H10502 [16NO]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H4074 [25MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3397), H6327 [21JY]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 227), H136 [6JA]

Colleges and universities: require investigations of violent felonies occurring on campus (see H.R. 225), H78 [4JA]

Controlled Substances Act: prohibit third-party Internet sales sites from posting offers to sell controlled substances (see H.R. 3608), H7561 [28JY]

Drugs: include dehydroepiandrosterone as an anabolic steroid (see H.R. 3937), H8513 [28SE]

Education: strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through partnerships with bachelor-degree-granting institutions (see H.R. 226), H135 [6JA]

Families and domestic relations: provide penalties for failure to pay certain obligations to spouses and ex-spouses that are similar to the penalties imposed for failure to pay child support obligations (see H.R. 229), H78 [4JA]

Health care facilities: implement computerized order entry systems in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities to reduce medication errors and increase efficiency (see H.R. 3607), H7561 [28JY]

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

Lifelong Learning Week: establish (see H. Res. 431), H7742 [7SE]

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site: adjust boundary (see H.R. 2384), H3331 [16MY]

Roads and highways: ensure that highway safety signs within 5 miles of a border checkpoint in the U.S. are bilingual (see H.R. 3814), H8088 [15SE]

Safety: establish a day to bring awareness to the issue of missing persons (see H. Res. 189), H1778 [5AP]

SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see H.R. 230), H78 [4JA]

Sports: establish standards for the testing of prohibited substances and methods for certain professional sports associations (see H.R. 2516), H3694 [19MY]

Terrorism: establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 228), H136 [6JA]

Veterans: provide for payment of stipends to veterans who pursue doctoral degrees in science or technology (see H.R. 421), H235 [26JA]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4247, H4248, H4249, H4250, H4251 [8JN]

Albany, NY: tribute to Parsons Child and Family Center, E84 [26JA]

Amtrak: restore funding to certain routes, H5405 [29JN]

Armed Forces: support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (H. Con. Res. 36), H319 [2FE]

BLM: prohibit funding for sale or slaughter of free-roaming horses and burros, H3660 [19MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit funding to inspect horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption, H4247, H4248, H4249, H4250, H4251 [8JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 474), H8691 [6OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3624, H3660 [19MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5048 [23JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5378, H5403, H5405 [29JN]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3842 [24MY]

Lagrangeville, NY: tribute to Union Vale Middle School students for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E2166 [25OC]

National Academy of Sciences: Hudson River environmental study funding, H3624 [19MY]

National security: provide faster and smarter funding for first responders, H6303 [21JY]

New York: workers compensation and worker retraining funding for first responders to terrorist attacks upon the U.S., H5048 [23JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6303 [21JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H10142 [9NO]

Special order: granted, H5175 [24JN]

Tributes

Hotaling, Carol, E88 [26JA]

Maupin, Keith (Matt), E583 [7AP]

Mazzarella, Sally, E93 [26JA]