BISHOP, TIMOTHY H. (a Representative from New York)
Amendments
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2347 [20AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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]
Airports: establish a deadline for the screening of all individuals, goods, property, vehicles, and other equipment entering a secure area of an airport (see H.R. 2688), H4487 [14JN]
American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]
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), H3055 [5MY]
Archbishop Iakovos: tribute (see H. Res. 325), H5362 [28JN]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 567), H351 [2FE]
Armed Forces: enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see H.R. 1565), H1894 [12AP]
———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H3052 [5MY]
———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H413 [8FE]
———limit premium increases on reinstated health insurance on servicemembers who are released from active military service (see H.R. 2046), H3436 [17MY]
———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H3056 [5MY]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H413 [8FE]
———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), H9276 [26OC]
———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H9425 [28OC]
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), H5638 [11JY]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H1696 [17MR]
Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H7564 [28JY]
Bankruptcy: provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H8810 [7OC]
Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 38), H1694 [17MR]
Biotechnology Industry Organization: tribute (see H. Res. 421), H7613 [29JY]
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H2394 [20AP] (see H.R. 985), H2473 [21AP]
Bruckenthal, Nathan: urge the Coast Guard to name an appropriate vessel in honor (see H. Con. Res. 151), H5604 [30JN]
Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1697 [17MR]
Bush, President: transmit information on contracts for services or construction related to Hurricane Katrina recovery that relate to wages and benefits to be paid to workers (see H. Res. 467), H8388 [27SE]
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), H7744 [7SE]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3332 [16MY]
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), H8986 [19OC]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H4802 [20JN]
———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1697), H5915 [14JY]
Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (see H.R. 565), H351 [2FE]
Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 363), H5914 [14JY]
———request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (see H. Res. 505), H9642 [3NO]
Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 227), H524 [9FE]
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), H4656 [16JN]
———request documents from the President on the anticipated effects of climate change on coastal regions of the U.S. (see H. Res. 515), H9276 [26OC]
Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 329), H5964 [18JY]
Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2637), H11504 [13DE]
———expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H582 [10FE]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1615), H8388 [27SE]
Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 116), H2151 [19AP]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H6381 [22JY]
Contracts: require each bidder for a Federal construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 2834), H4354 [9JN]
Corporal Jason L. Dunham Post Office, Scio, NY: designate (see H.R. 4515), H11503 [13DE]
CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 1861), H5362 [28JN]
———issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H8807 [7OC]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H7814 [8SE]
———require that recommended national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives (see H.R. 1214), H1368 [10MR]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H5603 [30JN]
Cuba: temporarily suspend restrictions on remittances, gifts, and family travel to allow Cuban Americans to assist relatives in the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis (see H. Con. Res. 206), H5964 [18JY]
Davis, Ossie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 660), H848 [1MR]
———tribute (see H. Res. 69), H412 [8FE]
Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H7947 [14SE]
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), H2550 [26AP]
———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 3985), H11328 [8DE]
———expedite success of U.S. in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 184), H8736 [6OC]
Dept. of Education: provide funding to enable colleges and universities to establish grant programs to bridge the gap between laboratory discovery and commercially viable research (see H.R. 3331), H6106 [19JY]
———rebate amount of Pell Grant aid lost as a result of updates to the tables for State and other taxes used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see H.R. 2927), H4560 [15JN]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H7566 [28JY]
Dept. of Energy: establish a Gasoline Availability Stabilization Reserve (see H.R. 3792), H8389 [27SE]
———establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H5604 [30JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: issue regulations requiring turbojet aircraft of air carriers to be equipped with missile defense systems (see H.R. 2780), H5435 (see H.R. 2780), H5480 [29JN]
Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 820), H629 [15FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H1969 [13AP]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 2230), H7814 [8SE]
———report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H11653 [14DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H8919 [18OC]
———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), H3056 [5MY]
———terminate administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'') (see H.R. 3312), H5913 [14JY]
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H9426 [28OC]
Disasters: authorize a program for the protection of the health and safety of residents, workers, volunteers, and others in a disaster area (see H.R. 3850), H8247 [21SE]
———develop a global tsunami detection and warning system and improve existing communication of tsunami warnings to all potentially affected nations (see H.R. 499), H413 [8FE]
———require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H8643 [29SE]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H5914 [14JY]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H193 [25JA]
———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 179), H8919 [18OC]
Education: improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2835), H4354 [9JN]
———include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H6328 [21JY]
———prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see H.R. 134), H630 [15FE]
———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 1390), H1692 [17MR]
———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H7742 [7SE]
———simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 1277), H1416 [14MR]
———strengthen the compact between States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher learning to address the rising cost of college tuition (see H.R. 2739), H4142 [26MY]
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: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA]
Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H11036 [18NO]
Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H11326 [8DE]
ERISA: impose a moratorium on terminations of certain plans in cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings (see H.R. 2327), H3557 [18MY]
———improve disclosure of the funding status of pension plans (see H.R. 2321), H3259 [12MY]
———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H2978 [4MY]
FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H1777 [5AP]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 476), H284 [1FE]
———allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 475), H284 [1FE]
FDA: determine whether to allow marketing of emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B as a prescription drug for women 15 or younger and a nonprescription drug for women 16 or older (see H.R. 4229), H9641 [3NO]
Federal aid programs: ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1425), H1693 [17MR]
———require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 4110), H9043 [20OC]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H1897 [12AP]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H4143 [26MY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H4656 [16JN]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR]
———extend authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound (see H.R. 3963), H8643 [29SE]
FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3659), H7950 [14SE] (see H.R. 4493), H11327 [8DE]
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), H4144 [26MY]
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), H7815 [8SE]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H1023 [8MR]
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]
Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H6204 [20JY]
Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 2412), H3435 [17MY]
Great Lakes: authorize appropriations for State restoration programs and activities (see H.R. 792), H2103 [14AP]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H9276 [26OC]
Health: conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see H.R. 813), H5435 (see H.R. 813), H5479 [29JN]
———provide for a program of screenings and education relative to children with sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes (see H.R. 1252), H1370 [10MR]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H1696 [17MR]
———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]
Health care professionals: clarify responsibilities of a pharmacy when a staff pharmacist refuses to fill a valid prescription for a drug on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions (see H.R. 1652), H6381 [22JY]
Heinz Ahlmeyer, Jr., Post Office Building, Pearl River, NY: designate (see H.R. 3548), H7558 [28JY]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H720 [16FE]
Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2949), H4655 [16JN] (see H.R. 2960), H4721 [17JN]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H7565 [28JY]
House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1265 [9MR]
———strengthen budget process (see H. Res. 121), H3557 [18MY]
Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4723 [17JN]
Hurricanes: establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (see H.R. 3764), H7948 [14SE]
———issue a special postage stamp to afford a means by which the public may contribute to Hurricane Katrina disaster relief (see H.R. 3740), H10910 [17NO]
———provide assistance to revitalize institutions of higher education affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4016), H8807 [7OC]
———provide student loan forgiveness to the surviving spouses and parents of the victims of Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3802), H8087 [15SE]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 342), H287 [1FE]
———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H1025 [8MR]
Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish (see H.R. 3003), H4895 [21JN]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA]
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]
———prohibit discrimination in life insurance based on a person's previous lawful travel experiences (see H.R. 3504), H7556 [28JY]
———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), H9472 [1NO]
Iran: address ongoing nuclear efforts relative to threat to U.S. national security and to international peace and security (see H. Con. Res. 162), H4074 [25MY]
———hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H4486 [14JN]
Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H.R. 3142), H8248 [21SE]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 70), H11036 [18NO]
James T. Molloy Post Office Building, Buffalo, NY: designate (see H.R. 3339), H6106 [19JY]
Jews: congratulate communities on seven-year completion of the 11th cycle of daily study of the Talmud (see H. Res. 124), H847 [1MR]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1696), H2149 [19AP]
Las Vegas, NV: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3057 [5MY]
Law enforcement: provide grants to State and local governments to assess the effectiveness of sexual predator electronic monitoring programs (see H.R. 3407), H6380 [22JY]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H350 [2FE]
Libraries: provide for public library construction and modernization (see H.R. 2292), H3197 [11MY]
Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H584 [10FE]
Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 307), H193 [25JA]
Macedonia: cease distribution of negative and nationalist propaganda and encourage continued negotiations with the U.N. and Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Res. 521), H11881 [15DE]
Mara, Wellington T.: tribute (see H. Res. 517), H9363 [27OC]
Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H1896 [12AP]
Medicaid: prohibit cuts in Federal funding until full consideration is given to recommendations of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid (see H.R. 4223), H10227 [15NO]
———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H2473 [21AP]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H4143 [26MY]
———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H8089 [15SE]
———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H413 [8FE]
———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 4098), H11220 [7DE]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 791), H3435 [17MY]
———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H10503 [16NO]
———repeal reduction in payment for therapeutic shoes and inserts for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1416), H10038 [8NO]
Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H7814 [8SE]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H7564 [28JY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H3555 [18MY]
National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H7744 [7SE]
National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H9427 [28OC]
National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 332), H5604 [30JN]
National Guard: count service in counties declared disaster areas in response to terrorist attacks, and under State duty in response to the attacks, as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit (see H.R. 948), H794 [17FE]
National Independent Inquiry Commission on Disaster Preparedness and Response: establish (see H.R. 3706), H7813 [8SE]
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]
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]
News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 3323), H6652 [26JY]
NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate activities regarding qualifying adult stem cell research (see H.R. 2541), H3768 [23MY]
Oceans: establish a program to help identify, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety (see H.R. 3692), H7950 [14SE]
Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11328 [8DE]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H848 [1MR]
Pensions: facilitate automatic enrollment of employees in certain pension plans (see H.R. 1508), H5741 [12JY]
———limit availability of benefits under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (see H.R. 2233), H3112 [10MY]
———protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 4052), H8808 [7OC]
Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 110), H8734 [6OC]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H2738 [28AP]
Political campaigns: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (see H.R. 513), H798 [17FE]
———clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 513), H1970 [13AP]
Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 186), H1848 [6AP]
Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H2102 [14AP]
POW: pay certain claimants that were held captive during the Persian Gulf Conflict who brought suit against Iraq (see H.R. 1321), H1508 [15MR]
Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H8513 [28SE]
———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H11034 [18NO]
Public Health Service Act: improve Parkinson's disease research (see H.R. 3550), H10910 [17NO]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H8089 [15SE]
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H10227 [15NO]
Railroads: provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 1631), H2473 [21AP]
———provide for the safety and security of railroads, passengers, workers, and communities, and establish an assistance program for families of passengers involved in rail accidents (see H.R. 2351), H3261 [12MY]
Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H233 [26JA]
Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 55), H287 [1FE] (see H. Res. 142), H1024 [8MR]
San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]
Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 45), H631 [15FE]
Small Business Act: establish an energy emergency disaster loan program (see H.R. 4178), H9425 [28OC]
Social Security: disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 592), H352 [2FE]
———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H412 [8FE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H2394 [20AP]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H984 [3MR]
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: provide for deferment of acquisition of petroleum under certain circumstances (see H.R. 3791), H8389 [27SE]
Taxation: adjust capital gains treatment of art and collectibles and provide a deduction for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 2786), H7613 [29JY]
———allow a business credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance (see H.R. 2291), H3197 [11MY]
———allow a credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 652), H411 [8FE]
———allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4092), H9696 [4NO]
———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H2103 [14AP]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H2150 [19AP]
———establish gas stamps and impose windfall profit tax on crude oil, natural gas, and related products (see H.R. 3712), H8248 [21SE]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1405), H1780 [5AP]
———extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2868), H4400 [13JN]
———impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil, establish the Consumer Energy Assistance Trust Fund, and provide for a rebate to energy consumers (see H.R. 4263), H10503 [16NO]
———increase exemption amounts for individuals under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1538), H9426 [28OC]
———limit applicability of updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see H.R. 114), H75 [4JA]
———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H10502 [16NO]
———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H3054 [5MY]
———provide a checkoff for a World Trade Center Memorial Fund (see H.R. 1095), H982 [3MR]
———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 934), H793 [17FE]
———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 2073), H4143 [26MY]
———reduce rates on distilled spirits (see H.R. 1791), H4802 [20JN]
———reward individuals who provide volunteer services in times of national need (see H.R. 3832), H8249 [21SE]
———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H1897 [12AP]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H2103 [14AP]
Terrorism: establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 228), H1846 [6AP]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3427), H11655 [14DE]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3), H520 [9FE]
———increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 153), H2550 [26AP]
Transportation Security Administration: prohibit removal of any item from the current list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 4452), H12051 [16DE]
Turkey: urge acknowledgment of culpability of Ottoman Empire for Armenian genocide and reconciliation with Armenia, and support accession of Turkey to the European Union under certain criteria (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7566 [28JY]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H12050 [16DE]
U.N.: dissuade members from supporting resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel and promote more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East (see H. Res. 438), H8514 [28SE]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1774), H2470 [21AP]
Veterans: 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), H3055 [5MY]
———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H524 [9FE]
———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1588), H2978 [4MY]
Vincent Palladino Post Office, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 2183), H3054 [5MY]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1088), H1847 [6AP]
Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H4073 [25MY]
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 30), H798 [17FE]
Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8514 [28SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H3696 [19MY]
———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H1369 [10MR]
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
Armed Forces: recognize families of members for their contributions and sacrifices (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4142 [26MY]
FAA: issue final regulation to mitigate center wing fuel tank flammability in transport category aircraft (see H.R. 4174), H9425 [28OC]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorize programs to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 1721), H2393 [20AP]
Health care professionals: tribute to career and volunteer emergency medical technicians and paramedics (see H. Res. 301), H4142 [26MY]
Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Post Office Building, Patchogue, NY: designate (see H.R. 4101), H9042 [20OC]
National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 335), H4896 [21JN]
Petroleum: lower burden of gasoline prices on the U.S. economy and circumvent efforts of OPEC to reap windfall oil profits (see H. Res. 299), H4142 [26MY]
Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see H.R. 1720), H2393 [20AP]
Taxation: application of installment sales treatment to property acquired for conservation purposes by a State or local government or certain tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 3522), H7557 [28JY]
———exclude farmland still in use from the estate tax and repeal dollar limitation on estate tax exclusion for land subject to a qualified conservation easement (see H.R. 3523), H7557 [28JY]
Motions
Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8788 [7OC]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H10147 [10NO]
Remarks
Amtrak: funding, H1214 [9MR], H5382 [29JN]
Armed Forces: condition supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan on guarantees that safety needs of members will be met, H8650 [6OC]
———limit premium increases on reinstated health insurance on servicemembers who are released from active military service (H.R. 2046), H3743
———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor or other protective, safety, and health equipment for use in Iraq or Afghanistan, H8650 [6OC]
———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H5940 [18JY]
Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act: reauthorize, H11121 [7DE]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H9281 [27OC], E2221
Budget: allocation of funds, H698
———deficit, H698
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10004 [8NO], H10148 [10NO], H10631 [17NO]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), E1905
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H8650 [6OC]
Dept. of Education: provide authority to waive reallocation rules in Campus-Based Aid programs and extend reallocation deadline for institutions of higher education affected by a natural disaster (H.R. 3863), H8365
———provide waiver authority for students who are eligible for Pell Grants and are adversely affected by a natural disaster (H.R. 3169), H7694 [7SE]
Dept. of Energy: Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider project funding, H10061 [9NO]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3671 [19MY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5104, H5158
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5382 [29JN]
Disasters: anniversary of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 crash in New York, H5805 [14JY]
Education: funding, H5158
———student financial aid programs funding, H9558 [3NO], H10631 [17NO]
———student loan programs, H10631 [17NO]
Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8550
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), H3873 [24MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2419), conference report, H10061 [9NO]
EPA: continue ban on human testing of pesticides, H3671 [19MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: extend authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound (H.R. 3963), H11122, H11124 [7DE]
———reauthorize programs to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 1721), H11121 [7DE]
FTC: conduct an inquiry into the retail price of gasoline, H9493 [2NO]
———investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products, H8790 [7OC]
Gabreski AFB, NY: tribute to Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing flood rescue efforts in Sussex County, NJ, E580
Holocaust: remembrance, H3037
Hurricanes: establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8395 [28SE]
Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Post Office Building, Patchogue, NY: designate (H.R. 4101), E2138
Medicare: cost of prescription drug benefit coverage implementation, H11510 [14DE]
———prescription drug benefit coverage, H11115 [7DE]
National Marina Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 308), E1610
National Military Families Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 159), H4197
National Safe Boating Week: recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for promotion efforts (H. Res. 243), H3737
National security: provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), H3222
Natural gas: provide additional requirements for the siting, construction, or operation of liquefied natural gas import facilities, H2434
———require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals, E1905
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), H5684 [12JY]
Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8783, H8790 [7OC], H9493 [2NO]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2361, H2363 [20AP], H2434
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), motion to instruct conferees, H9493 [2NO]
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: enhance program (H.R. 3200), H6457
Sidney, Paul: Long Island Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1982
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: oil purchase and inventory policies, H3873 [24MY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1834
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1047 [9MR]
Votes: position on missed, E1387
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H5251 [27JN]
Tributes
Finkle, James J., E2477
Maguire, Thomas P., E1981
Maler, Ernest R., Sr., E736
Murphy, Michael P., H5710 [12JY]
Ruzicka, Marla, E902