BOREN, DAN (a Representative from Oklahoma)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agricultural Credit Act: reauthorize State mediation programs (see H.R. 1930), H2739 [28AP]
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 601), H11654 [14DE]
American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]
Armed Forces: entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 772), H3695 [19MY]
———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H353 [2FE]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H4187 [7JN]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H2394 [20AP]
Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 381), H6937 [27JY]
Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H4073 [25MY]
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1896 [12AP]
Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1697 [17MR]
Business and industry: prohibit price gouging during certain disasters and emergencies (see H.R. 3681), H7741 [7SE]
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), H12050 [16DE]
———tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (see H. Res. 261), H4985 [22JN]
Children and youth: improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1355), H3695 [19MY]
———provide comprehensive services for children who have been removed from environments in which methamphetamines are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, or dispensed (see H.R. 2335), H4144 [26MY]
———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1505), H3695 [19MY]
Controlled Substances Act: amend relative to regulation of ephedrine alkaloids (see H.R. 1378), H3262 [12MY]
Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see H.R. 516), H348 [2FE]
———clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H11880 [15DE]
———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 1100), H11110 [6DE]
Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H6936 [27JY]
Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H8389 [27SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit closure or relocation of county or local Farm Service Agency office pending completion of the next omnibus agriculture law (see H.R. 3974), H8847 [17OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize the Citizen Corps and establish the Border Corps (see H.R. 4099), H9042 [20OC]
———authorize the Citizen Corps and establish the Border Corps, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4099), H11505 [13DE]
———establish a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Investigations field office in Tulsa, OK (see H.R. 1324), H1508 [15MR]
Dept. of Justice: provide authority to apprehend, prosecute, and convict individuals committing animal enterprise terror (see H.R. 4239), H9695 [4NO]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H2102 [14AP]
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), H11110 [6DE]
———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1773), H9472 [1NO]
———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]
Dewey F. Bartlett Post Office, Tulsa, OK: designate (see H.R. 4054), H9556 [2NO]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H3262 [12MY]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3889), H8341 [22SE]
Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H9361 [27OC]
Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8342 [22SE]
FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H2151 [19AP]
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]
———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1376), H6329 [21JY]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H7613 [29JY]
FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3656), H7672 [6SE]
Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H4656 [16JN]
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H1417 [14MR]
———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 47), H1696 [17MR]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H3769 [23MY]
Health: strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H2738 [28AP]
House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2642), H5604 [30JN]
House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1417 [14MR]
———strengthen budget process (see H. Res. 121), H3114 [10MY]
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), H8389 [27SE]
———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H7860 [13SE]
Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H2880 [3MY]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H8735 [6OC]
Laredo, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 128), H1897 [12AP]
Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 798), H942 [2MR]
Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H798 [17FE]
Medicaid: prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State (see H.R. 2258), H6652 [26JY]
———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H7815 [8SE]
Medicare: improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H5801 [13JY]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1632), H2880 [3MY]
———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H3894 [24MY]
———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 4098), H9363 [27OC]
———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H12168 [17DE]
———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H11880 [15DE]
Mining and mineral resources: reauthorize collection of reclamation fees, revise abandoned mine reclamation program, promote remining, and authorize Office of Surface Mining to collect black lung excise tax (see H.R. 2721), H8847 [17OC]
Motor vehicles: require combination 3-point safety belts on certain school buses (see H.R. 2210), H3894 [24MY]
National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H12050 [16DE]
National Flood Insurance Program: strengthen, encourage participation, and provide certain owners of properties not located in flood hazard zones a one-time opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 3922), H8387 [27SE]
National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H1622 [16MR]
National Month of the Military Child: observance (see H. Res. 212), H2474 [21AP]
National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 327), H7566 [28JY]
National Security Education Program: allow scholarship and fellowship recipients to work in a field of education if no Federal national security position is available (see H.R. 4630), H12167 [17DE]
National Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 41), H413 [8FE]
Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 3), H10158 [10NO]
———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 601), H9472 [1NO]
———recognize and honor achievements and contributions and urge establishment and observation of a paid legal public holiday in honor of Native Americans (see H. Res. 76), H2395 [20AP]
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. 581), H5914 [14JY] (see H.R. 3323), H7614 [29JY]
Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 184), H1778 [5AP]
Oklahoma (U.S.S.): establish a memorial as part of the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, HI (see H.R. 2652), H4723 [17JN]
OSHA: update fire protection safety standard to incorporate the current consensus standard for fire protection for styrene cross-linked composites manufacturing (see H.R. 3255), H7862 [13SE]
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]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H1696 [17MR]
Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H4296 [8JN]
San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]
Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 615), H5603 [30JN]
———ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H4143 [26MY]
———provide grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3050), H8388 [27SE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H1509 [15MR]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H984 [3MR]
Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations to enhance railroad competition (see H.R. 2047), H6107 [19JY]
Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H7565 [28JY]
———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H4143 [26MY]
———allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4092), H9696 [4NO]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H9277 [26OC]
———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), H4561 [15JN]
———authorize States, localities, the District of Columbia, territories, and possessions of the U.S. to provide certain tax incentives to any person for economic development purposes (see H.R. 2471), H4144 [26MY]
———extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2868), H4400 [13JN]
———increase and extend temporary expensing for equipment used in refining of liquid fuels (see H.R. 3680), H10227 [15NO]
———permanently extend the Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation (see H.R. 597), H352 [2FE]
———provide that the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source shall apply to gas produced onshore from certain formations (see H.R. 454), H283 [1FE]
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: update feasibility and suitability study and include new trail segments (see H.R. 3085), H5361 [28JN]
Trails: designate the Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail historic cattle-drive trails for study and for potential addition to the National Trails System (see H.R. 2964), H4721 [17JN]
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), H6328 [21JY]
Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2533), H4401 [13JN]
University of Oklahoma: tribute to men's gymnastics team (see H. Res. 430), H8389 [27SE]
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), H3695 [19MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Choctaw Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4299), H10156 [10NO]
Controlled Substances Act: amend relative to regulation of ephedrine alkaloids (see H.R. 1083), H981 [3MR]
Francis C. Goodpaster Post Office Building, Vinita, OK: designate (see H.R. 1082), H981 [3MR]
Jack C. Montgomery Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Muskogee, OK: designate (see H.R. 3829), H8161 [20SE]
Remarks
Budget: allocation of funds, H8974, H8977 [19OC]
Dept. of Energy: evaluate and report on the availability of skilled workers to meet energy security requirements, H2372 [20AP]
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5498 [30JN]
Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8542 [29SE]
FAA: prohibit funding for competitive sourcing of flight service stations, H5498 [30JN]
Francis C. Goodpaster Post Office Building, Vinita, OK: designate (H.R. 1082), H2887 [4MY]
Hurricanes: establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8974, H8975, H8976, H8977, H8978 [19OC]
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance, E1978
National Military Families Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 159), H4195 [8JN]
Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (H. Res. 184), H2161 [20AP]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2372 [20AP]
SBA: 7(a) guaranteed loan program funding, H8975 [19OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H6376 [22JY]
Marriage: congratulations, H6549 [26JY]
Tributes
Balisle, Phillip M., E1062