BOOZMAN, JOHN (a Representative from Arkansas)
Amendments
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1185 [9MR]
U.N.: reform (H.R. 2745), H4634 [16JN]
Appointments
British-American Interparliamentary Group, H5216 [27JN]
Conferee: H.R. 3, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H4136 [26MY]
House Democracy Assistance Commission, H3454 [18MY]
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), H195 [25JA]
———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H8513 [28SE]
Agriculture: ensure regulatory equity between and among dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated and non-federally regulated areas (see H.R. 4015), H11880 [15DE]
———establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat (see H.R. 2068), H4401 [13JN]
———provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of drought, Hurricane Katrina, and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3702), H8163 [20SE]
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]
Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1986), H2736 [28AP]
———eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2416), H3435 [17MY]
———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H197 [25JA]
———limit premium increases on reinstated health insurance on servicemembers who are released from active military service (see H.R. 2046), H2879 [3MY]
———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H3436 [17MY]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H583 [10FE]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H1779 [5AP]
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H984 [3MR]
Birds: celebrate recent discovery of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker in eastern Arkansas (see H. Res. 249), H2738 [28AP]
———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]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of massacre at Srebrenica (see H. Res. 199), H4074 [25MY]
———anniversary of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (see H. Res. 590), H11505 [13DE]
Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H9696 [4NO]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 58), H5801 [13JY]
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), H9426 [28OC]
———tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (see H. Res. 261), H8736 [6OC]
Central Asia: encourage countries to accelerate democratic reforms and fulfill human rights obligations (see H. Con. Res. 31), H848 [1MR]
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), H6205 [20JY]
———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 2423), H4188 [7JN]
———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H2648 [27AP]
———provide comprehensive services for children who have been removed from environments in which methamphetamines are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, or dispensed (see H.R. 2335), H9696 [4NO]
———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration program (see H.R. 1505), H2473 [21AP]
China, People's Republic of: authorize measures to deter arms transfers by foreign countries to the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 3100), H5434 (see H.R. 3100), H5478 [29JN]
Christmas Day: protect symbols and traditions (see H. Res. 579), H11221 [7DE]
Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H10157 [10NO]
Clean Air Act: authorize critical use exemption amounts for methyl bromide as identified by the Dept. of State (see H.R. 1257), H1510 [15MR]
Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2637), H4073 [25MY]
Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (see H.R. 341), H11220 [7DE]
Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]
———ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 97), H630 [15FE]
———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 1100), H982 [3MR]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 748), H581 [10FE]
Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, legalize political parties and free elections, urge European Union to reexamine policy, and support a U.N. resolution on ending human rights violations (see H. Res. 388), H8514 [28SE]
———clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products (see H.R. 1339), H1970 [13AP]
———facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 719), H1371 [10MR]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H2548 [26AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: designate a disaster liaison to assist State and local employees with responding to a federally declared disaster area (see H.R. 3969), H10146 [9NO]
Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 6), H287 [1FE]
———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 2427), H6381 [22JY]
Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 216), H1778 [5AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish a national sex offender registration database (see H.R. 95), H236 [26JA]
Dept. of the Interior: designate the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home in Hope, AR, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 4192), H9472 [1NO]
Dept. of Transportation: require installation of second cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder system in commercial passenger aircraft utilizing combination deployable recorder technology (see H.R. 3336), H6106 [19JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events (see H.R. 4339), H10501 [16NO]
———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1773), H2470 [21AP]
———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), H3894 [24MY]
Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H9362 [27OC]
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]
Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see H. Con. Res. 174), H11221 [7DE]
———authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3642), H12050 [16DE]
———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1262), H1970 [13AP]
———issuance of semipostal stamp relating to Alzheimer's disease (see H. Res. 466), H8387 [27SE]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H1416 [14MR]
Drugs: eliminate safe-harbor exception for certain packaged pseudoephedrine products used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 1446), H1970 [13AP]
———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 869), H718 [16FE]
———provide an increased penalty for endangering a child while illegally manufacturing a controlled substance (see H.R. 1616), H1969 [13AP]
———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 314), H287 [1FE] (see H.R. 3889), H8389 [27SE]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: 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), H630 [15FE]
Egypt: call for judicial supervision and international monitoring of parliamentary elections, divestiture of governmental holdings in the media, and allow peaceful political activities (see H. Con. Res. 284), H10158 [10NO]
Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8389 [27SE]
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), H845 [1MR]
FAA: repeal local participation in Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 1119), H983 [3MR]
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), H11328 [8DE]
———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 Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 420), H235 [26JA]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H2551 [26AP]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 1243), H3262 [12MY]
———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H1025 [8MR]
———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 47), H587 [14FE]
Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 94), H3262 [12MY]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment protecting religious freedom (see H.J. Res. 57), H5602 [30JN]
Great Lakes: recognize and affirm efforts of Great Lakes Governors and Premiers to standardize decisions on water withdrawal and urge that management authority remain vested with the Governors and Premiers (see H. Con. Res. 140), H4802 [20JN]
Hariri, Rafik: tribute (see H. Res. 91), H720 [16FE]
Hattie Caraway Station, Jonesboro, AR: designate (see H.R. 4456), H11219 [7DE]
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), H2550 [26AP]
———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1671), H4561 [15JN]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H8342 [22SE]
———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (see H.R. 2520), H3767 [23MY]
———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 2671), H9556 [2NO]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H2738 [28AP]
Health care professionals: ensure integrity in the operation of pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 1669), H11328 [8DE]
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 125), H1845 [6AP]
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), H9276 [26OC]
———enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (see H.R. 98), H5914 [14JY]
———make inadmissable individuals who law enforcement knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe, seek entry to the U.S. to participate in illegal activities with criminal gangs (see H.R. 2933), H4654 [16JN]
———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H11504 [13DE]
———provide for true enforcement and border security (see H.R. 4313), H11328 [8DE]
Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H5435 (see H.R. 2793), H5480 [29JN]
Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1417 [14MR]
Israel: congratulate on election of Dan Gillerman as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (see H. Res. 368), H7862 [13SE]
Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H. Res. 137), H984 [3MR]
Jordan: condemn terrorist attacks in Amman (see H. Res. 546), H10156 [10NO]
Klebnikov, Paul: condemn murder of U.S. journalist in Russia and the murder of other members of the media (see H. Res. 499), H9963 [7NO]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H524 [9FE]
Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H7673 [6SE]
———provide administrative subpoena authority to apprehend fugitives (see H.R. 4170), H9362 [27OC]
———provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see H.R. 1602), H8513 [28SE]
Law enforcement officers: issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1897 [12AP]
Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H195 [25JA]
Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H2738 [28AP]
———require drug utilization review programs to deny coverage of erectile dysfunction drugs for individuals registered (or required to be registered) as sex offenders (see H.R. 2648), H5435 (see H.R. 2648), H5480 [29JN]
Medicare: exclude coverage of drugs prescribed for treatment of impotence (see H.R. 712), H522 [9FE]
———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 4042), H13189 [22DE]
———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H7565 [28JY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H3331 [16MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 801), H1510 [15MR]
Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 823), H5435 (see H.R. 823), H5479 [29JN]
Middle East: commend democratization and political and economic liberalization of certain countries (see H. Res. 37), H849 [1MR]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H9556 [2NO]
National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H9426 [28OC]
National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 218), H2881 [3MY]
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), H1847 [6AP]
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 Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H848 [1MR]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H6381 [22JY]
National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 178), H5604 [30JN]
National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 46), H354 [2FE]
National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H4187 [7JN]
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]
Navy: require naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers (see H.R. 304), H413 [8FE]
NCAA: affirm commitment to discouraging alcohol use among underage students by ending alcohol advertising during radio and television broadcasts of sporting events (see H. Res. 145), H1623 [16MR]
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. 4318), H12051 [16DE]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 692), H1417 [14MR]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H413 [8FE]
Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H942 [2MR]
Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H1622 [16MR]
Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 3405), H6936 [27JY]
Red Ribbon Week: support goals (see H. Res. 485), H8734 [6OC]
San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]
School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H11221 [7DE]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H348 [2FE]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H4655 [16JN]
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), H9426 [28OC]
Syria: end occupation of Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 32), H848 [1MR]
———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), H1023 [8MR]
Taxation: allow a credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 652), H2648 [27AP]
———allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (see H.R. 2682), H4139 [26MY]
———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 2089), H2976 [4MY]
———allow a tax credit for the purchase of idling reduction systems for diesel-powered on-highway vehicles (see H.R. 3984), H11110 [6DE]
———allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of trucks with new diesel engine technologies (see H.R. 3301), H8388 [27SE]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H9472 [1NO]
———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), H2738 [28AP]
———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H2739 [28AP]
———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4096), H9696 [4NO]
———extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2868), H4400 [13JN]
———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H1510 [15MR]
———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 credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1421), H6432 [25JY]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H3056 [5MY]
———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 4625), H12167 [17DE]
———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 3908), H8386 [27SE]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H73 [4JA]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H5435 (see H.R. 1898), H5480 [29JN]
———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H3695 [19MY]
———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H73 [4JA]
Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (see H.R. 310), H413 [8FE]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H1025 [8MR]
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: update feasibility and suitability study and include new trail segments (see H.R. 3085), H5361 [28JN]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3), H520 [9FE]
Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 572), H524 [9FE]
———postpone enforcement of new rules governing rest periods for truck drivers using sleeper berths (see H.R. 3943), H8810 [7OC]
U.N.: address anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 54), H2151 [19AP] (see H. Res. 282), H3435 [17MY]
———withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 1092), H981 [3MR]
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), H2648 [27AP]
———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), H1778 [5AP]
———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H4721 [17JN]
Willie Vaughn Post Office, Parkdale, AR: designate (see H.R. 3853), H8247 [21SE]
World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3056 [5MY]
———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day and the Liberation of Western Bohemia (see H. Res. 195), H2649 [27AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Justice: improve drug court grant program (see H.R. 3739), H7860 [13SE]
Dept. of Labor: reauthorize the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (see H.R. 3279), H5912 [14JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award a percentage of procurement contracts to small business concerns owned by veterans (see H.R. 3082), H5361 [28JN]
———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 (see H.R. 3665), H7741 [7SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H233 [26JA]
Motor vehicles: allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily tour of duty (see H.R. 623), H410 [8FE]
National Military Families Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 159), H3694 [19MY]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H8345 [26SE], H11039 [6DE]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H4899 [22JN], H8345 [26SE]
Remarks
Armed Forces: limit premium increases on reinstated health insurance on servicemembers who are released from active military service (H.R. 2046), H3740, H3741, H3743 [23MY]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: rename certain buildings in honor of Rosa Parks and Mother Teresa (H.R. 4500), H11459, H11460 [13DE]
Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, legalize political parties and free elections, urge European Union to reexamine policy, and support a U.N. resolution on ending human rights violations (H. Res. 388), H8408, H8409 [28SE]
Dept. of Labor: reauthorize the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (H.R. 3279), E1498
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 392), H6942 [28JY]
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), H10074, H10078, H10080 [9NO]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (S. 172), H9197 [26OC]
Kneeland, Mike and Becky: Arkansas Parents of the Year Award recipients, H6209 [21JY]
March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, E104
Motor vehicles: allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily tour of duty, H1185, H1186 [9MR]
National Military Families Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 159), H4195 [8JN]
Parents Day: observance, H6209 [21JY]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1185 [9MR]
U.N.: lift restrictions on allowing voluntary military personnel to serve at Dept. of Peacekeeping Operations headquarters, H4635 [16JN]
———reform (H.R. 2745), H4635 [16JN]
VA: anniversary (H. Res. 361), H5919, H5922 [18JY]
Venette, Todd, H4077 [26MY]
Veterans: health care funding, H5922 [18JY]
———recognize and honor the volunteers that participate in honor guards for veterans' funerals, H5368 [29JN]
Votes: position on missed, H4372
Walker, Pat Seamans: Arkansas Children's Award recipient, H7963 [15SE]
Wiederkehr Wine Cellars, Inc.: anniversary, H4900 [22JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H5175 [24JN], H5633 [11JY]
Tributes
Fisher, Dustin C., H4192 [8JN]
Mankin, Aaron, H4490 [15JN]
McGill, Arthur R., H6942 [28JY]
McMillon, David, H2398 [21AP]
Reagan, Betty L., H8988 [20OC]
Rymer, Lyle W., II, H527 [10FE]
Stubblefield, Joel R., H9106 [26OC]