HIGGINS, BRIAN (a Representative from New York)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 889, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act, H9605 [3NO]
Articles and editorials
Area Wrestler a Standout In and Out of Classroom, Scott Kindberg, Jamestown (NY) Post Journal, E1362
Cadets Complete Training Program, Sabrina Blanco, Jamestown (NY) Post Journal, E1397
Day Never To Be Forgotten, Danielle DeJoy, Jamestown (NY) Post Journal, E168
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see H.J. Res. 66), H8247 [21SE]
Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H11655 [14DE]
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 523), H9426 [28OC]
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]
Archbishop Iakovos: tribute (see H. Res. 325), H8090 [15SE]
Armed Forces: commend medical personnel for care of combat casualties (see H. Con. Res. 309), H11035 [18NO]
———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H3052 [5MY]
———improve Montgomery GI Bill educational benefits (see H.R. 2248), H3196 [11MY]
———increase benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 1982), H2735 [28AP]
———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 887), H4187 [7JN] (see H.R. 923), H8513 [28SE] (see H.R. 2874), H4485 [14JN]
———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H10909 [17NO]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H6936 [27JY]
———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), H11109 [6DE]
———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H9425 [28OC]
Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 381), H6431 [25JY]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H1622 [16MR]
Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H4073 [25MY]
Biotechnology Industry Organization: tribute (see H. Res. 421), H7613 [29JY]
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1417 [14MR]
Border Patrol: assure adequate funding for additional agents (see H.R. 780), H4187 [7JN]
Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H6107 [19JY]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H9277 [26OC]
Business and industry: prohibit price gouging during certain disasters and emergencies (see H.R. 3681), H7815 [8SE]
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), H11880 [15DE]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: conduct minority health programs (see H.R. 161), H4296 [8JN]
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), H6326 [21JY]
Charles, Ray: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 824), H1372 [10MR]
Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1780 [5AP]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H7743 [7SE]
———prevent disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of a Reserve component parent who is deployed overseas (see H.R. 2108), H4356 [9JN]
———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H7861 [13SE]
———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1505), H2551 [26AP]
China, People's Republic of: withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 728), H523 [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), H1847 [6AP]
College Point, NY: tribute to first established U.S. kindergarten (see H. Con. Res. 47), H849 [1MR]
Committee on Government Reform (House): hold hearings on intelligence relating to the rationale for the commencement of Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Res. 616), H11879 [15DE]
Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 2521), H11328 [8DE]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 4008), H8733 [6OC]
Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (see H.R. 722), H522 [9FE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H1623 [16MR]
Corp. for National and Community Service: carry out national service projects that address the needs arising from the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, and other major disasters or emergencies (see H.R. 3796), H8163 [20SE]
Corporal Jason L. Dunham Post Office, Scio, NY: designate (see H.R. 4515), H11503 [13DE]
Credit: establish requirements on the terms of consumer credit extended to an Armed Forces member or the dependent of a member (see H.R. 97), H8388 [27SE]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H4297 [8JN]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H6107 [19JY]
Cropsey, Jasper F.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 138), H5742 [12JY]
Curtiss, Glenn H.: tribute (see H. Res. 374), H6328 [21JY]
Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H7947 [14SE]
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: consider homeland security contributions and value when reviewing list of military installations recommended for realignment or closure (see H.R. 2641), H4144 [26MY]
Defense Contract Audit Agency: review contracts relating to reconstruction or troop support in Iraq involving contractors or Federal employees that have been indicted or convicted for improprieties (see H.R. 4351), H10502 [16NO]
Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4604), H12048 [16DE]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H8348 [26SE]
Dept. of Energy: establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (see H.R. 4158), H9361 [27OC]
———establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H6432 [25JY]
———provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 4350), H11221 [7DE]
———remediation and disposal of nuclear waste at the Western New York Nuclear Service Center, Ashford, NY (see H.R. 3101), H5434 (see H.R. 3101), H5478 [29JN]
Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H9044 [20OC]
———establish a health information technology grant program (see H.R. 2234), H4074 [25MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: issue regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials (see H.R. 1414), H10145 [9NO]
Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1897 [12AP]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 557), H848 [1MR]
Dept. of Transportation: 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), H11880 [15DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H10910 [17NO]
———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]
Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see H. Con. Res. 174), H4296 [8JN]
———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H8808 [7OC]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H3055 [5MY]
———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H8089 [15SE]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H11655 [14DE]
Education: improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 547), H9472 [1NO]
———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2835), H4354 [9JN]
———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H7742 [7SE]
———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 49), H8846 [17OC]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H7743 [7SE]
Ellis Island Immigration Museum: designate the Bob Hope Memorial Library (see H.R. 323), H3055 [5MY]
Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H9361 [27OC]
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the compensation program (see H.R. 3481), H6933 [27JY]
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), H3695 [19MY]
FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H2880 [3MY]
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 1260), H1370 [10MR]
FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9361 [27OC]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H1897 [12AP]
———provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H2739 [28AP]
———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 1480), H2648 [27AP]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H848 [1MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish recall authority for drugs and increase criminal penalties for sale or trade of knowingly adulterated or misbranded prescription drugs (see H.R. 2345), H11655 [14DE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1847 [6AP]
FEMA: establish as an independent agency (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), H7743 [7SE]
———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), H584 [10FE]
Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 1216), H4656 [16JN]
Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building, Massapequa, NY: designate (see H.R. 3934), H8513 [28SE]
Gillerman, Dan: congratulate on election as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (see H. Res. 368), H7744 [7SE]
Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H7862 [13SE]
Great Lakes: authorize appropriations for State restoration programs and activities (see H.R. 792), H631 [15FE]
———prohibit issuance of Federal or State permit or lease for new oil and gas slant, directional, or offshore drilling (see H.R. 2930), H4654 [16JN]
Health: achieve a national health information infrastructure and establish a refundable tax credit for expenditures of health care providers implementing such infrastructure (see H.R. 747), H3695 [19MY]
———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 2072), H2975 [4MY]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H628 [15FE]
———provide grants to States to provide access to affordable health insurance for certain child care providers and staff (see H.R. 1613), H1968 [13AP]
Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see H.R. 3569), H7559 [28JY]
———tribute to career and volunteer emergency medical technicians and paramedics (see H. Res. 301), H4142 [26MY]
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), H524 [9FE]
Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2949), H4655 [16JN] (see H.R. 2960), H4721 [17JN]
History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H11110 [6DE]
House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1417 [14MR]
Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 296), H11221 [7DE]
Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H10157 [10NO]
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]
———support goals and ideals of a national day of prayer and remembrance for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and encourage all Americans to observe that day (see H. Con. Res. 240), H7861 [13SE]
Immigration: provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 3575), H7559 [28JY]
Immigration and Nationality Act: exempt boilermakers from the numerical limitation applicable to nonimmigrants issued a visa or provided status (see H.R. 3644), H8847 [17OC]
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), H7743 [7SE]
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), H9472 [1NO]
———establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates (see H.R. 3639), H8810 [7OC]
———prohibit discrimination in life insurance based on a person's previous lawful travel experiences (see H.R. 3504), H8514 [28SE]
Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H3262 [12MY]
Kuwait: commend for granting women certain important political rights (see H. Res. 343), H5252 [27JN]
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]
Laredo, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 128), H1851 [8AP]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H413 [8FE]
Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Post Office Building, Patchogue, NY: designate (see H.R. 4101), H9042 [20OC]
Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H942 [2MR]
Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 307), H1025 [8MR]
Mara, Wellington T.: tribute (see H. Res. 517), H11328 [8DE]
Medicaid: extend the qualified individual program for cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries (see H.R. 3800), H8389 [27SE]
———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H3056 [5MY]
———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H9473 [1NO]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H11880 [15DE]
———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 3096), H5915 [14JY]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 2350), H4188 [7JN]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H3056 [5MY]
———make improvements to payments to ambulance providers in rural areas (see H.R. 2525), H4356 [9JN]
———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), H3056 [5MY]
———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H10227 [15NO]
———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H9696 [4NO]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H7743 [7SE]
———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H8643 [29SE]
Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H8342 [22SE]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H7564 [28JY]
Middle East: support findings of U.N. commission investigating assassination of Rafik Hariri, condemn Syria for apparent involvement, and demand Syrian compliance with certain U.N. resolutions (see H. Res. 510), H9963 [7NO]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H3555 [18MY]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H9962 [7NO]
Motor vehicles: provide incentives to the automobile industry to accelerate efforts to develop more energy-efficient vehicles to lessen dependence on oil (see H.R. 4370), H11328 [8DE]
National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H6326 [21JY]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H7613 [29JY]
National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 600), H11881 [15DE]
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]
National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 27), H942 [2MR]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 245), H3060 [9MY]
National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H8733 [6OC]
National School Lunch Act: expand fruit and vegetable pilot program and include Head Start programs (see H.R. 203), H988 [7MR]
———restore funds under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (see H.R. 204), H989 [7MR]
National Weatherization Day: observance (see H. Res. 410), H7562 [28JY]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H3198 [11MY]
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]
No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H8847 [17OC]
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H7673 [6SE]
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]
Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11328 [8DE]
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), H10503 [16NO]
———tribute (see H. Res. 512), H9275 [26OC]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H2472 [21AP]
Pensions: facilitate automatic enrollment of employees in certain pension plans (see H.R. 1508), H4143 [26MY]
———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), H11036 [18NO]
Poland: anniversary of workers' strike which led to the establishment of the Solidarity Trade Union (see H. Res. 328), H4803 [20JN]
———urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H. Res. 78), H1897 [12AP]
Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H1371 [10MR]
Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H9696 [4NO]
Privacy: prohibit certain video and audio monitoring of employees by their employers (see H.R. 582), H8734 [6OC]
———require States to keep confidential the addresses of victims of domestic violence included in the State's computerized voter registration list (see H.R. 4225), H10503 [16NO]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H4656 [16JN]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H4073 [25MY]
Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 54), H4486 [14JN]
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H10039 [8NO]
Railroads: establish rail worker emergency training program (see H.R. 4372), H12290 [18DE]
Religion: anniversary of Second Vatican Council Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions (Nostra Aetate) and recognition of continuing need for interreligious respect and dialogue (see H. Con. Res. 260), H8919 [18OC]
Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H2880 [3MY]
San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]
Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 2037), H5915 [14JY]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 3601), H7560 [28JY]
Smith, Emmitt: tribute (see H. Res. 70), H984 [3MR]
Social Security: ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H11220 [7DE]
———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2071), H2975 [4MY]
———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3954), H8642 [29SE]
———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H3769 [23MY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H3435 [17MY]
Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, protect civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in Darfur (see H.R. 3127), H11328 [8DE]
Syria: 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), H9472 [1NO]
Tariff: Roquefort cheese (see H.R. 2003), H3060 [9MY]
Taxation: allow a business credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance (see H.R. 2291), H3197 [11MY]
———allow a nonrefundable credit against income tax for certain gasoline, diesel fuel, and home energy consumption expenses (see H.R. 4026), H10161 [14NO]
———allow a temporary credit to offset the high fuel costs of small businesses, farmers, and fishermen (see H.R. 3944), H10039 [8NO]
———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), H3695 [19MY]
———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]
———clarify calculation of the reserve allowance for medical benefits of plans sponsored by bona fide associations (see H.R. 3599), H11655 [14DE]
———make permanent and refundable, and expand, the saver's credit (see H.R. 1305), H4143 [26MY]
———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H4656 [16JN]
———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 teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H8846 [17OC]
———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H8919 [18OC]
———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 2073), H2976 [4MY]
———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H7743 [7SE]
Telecommunications: provide grants and other support to achieve communications interoperability in the U.S. (see H.R. 1251), H8342 [22SE]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H8809 [7OC]
Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2526), H4985 [22JN]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3), H520 [9FE]
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]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H10227 [15NO]
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]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (see H.R. 4506), H11880 [15DE]
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), H8919 [18OC]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1774), H2470 [21AP]
Veterans: clarify availability of emergency medical care for veterans in non-Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (see H.R. 2966), H5915 [14JY]
———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), H2472 [21AP]
———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H1622 [16MR]
———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), H4802 [20JN]
Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H8919 [18OC]
Vincent Palladino Post Office, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 2183), H3054 [5MY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]
Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H1510 [15MR]
Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8249 [21SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H4188 [7JN]
———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H7814 [8SE]
World War II: tribute to Montford Point Marines (see H. Con. Res. 80), H847 [1MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Association of University Teachers: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Bar-Ilan University and the University of Haifa (see H. Res. 279), H3331 [16MY]
Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H11326 [8DE]
James T. Molloy Post Office Building, Buffalo, NY: designate (see H.R. 3339), H6106 [19JY]
Niagara Redevelopment Act: encourage economic development and recovery in western New York, promote fiscal transparency, and enhance safety and security of Niagara Power Project (see H.R. 3366), H6204 [20JY]
Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 186), H1778 [5AP]
Essays
Government and Freedom: Cody Catalano, E2465
———Jessica Westley, E2465
———Joshua Allen, E2465
———Kalie Weinheimer, E2465
———Kelly Carlson, E2465
———Kim Vona, E2465
———Rebecca Swatsworth, E2465
Eulogies
Kane, Patricia A. Doyle: by Veronica B. Kane Lockwood, E2468
Motions
Courts: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), H10106 [9NO]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1322 [10MR]
Obituaries
Bellian, Stephanie F.: Jamestown (NY) Post Journal, E1822
Poems
``American Life,'' Katherine Dinkuhn, E2465
Remarks
Agett, Zachary: Chautauqua Region Community Foundation J.C. Matheson Memorial Scholarship recipient, E1365
Angola, NY: completion of wheelchair accessible treehouse at Cradle Beach Camp, E1305
———tribute to Lake Shore Middle School, E2465
Bean, Alvin K.: Army Commendation Medal recipient, E1768
Bemus Point, NY: anniversary of Hotel Lenhart, E1345
Booth, Robert: State University of New York System Distinguished Teaching Professor Award recipient, E1373
Brant, NY: tribute to retiring officials, E2454
Brumbaugh, Jon: Army Achievement Medal recipient, E1473
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), E2413
———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11247
Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Hispanic Heritage Dinner and Dance, E1863
———anniversary of South Park High School, E454
———tribute to Buffalo & Erie County All America City Committee All America City Civic Award recipients, E1002
———tribute to Buffalo Drug Treatment Court, E921
———tribute to Puerto Rican Day Parade Steering Committee, E1776
Calamunci, Nicole: United States Achievement Academy United States National Award for English recipient, E1951
Canfield, Paul W.: Chautauqua County, NY, YMCA Coach of the Year Award recipient, E1358
Cheektowaga, NY: anniversary of Polish Saturday School, E2088
Contracts: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action and disaster relief, H10106 [9NO]
Cooke, Vincent M.: American Institute of Architecture Friends of Architecture Award recipient, E2372
Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H5034
Courts: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), motion to recommit, H10106 [9NO]
Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in NSF funding, E1255
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5034
Dillenburg, Jack: Chautauqua County, NY, Democrat of the Year award recipient, E1279
Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 23), H246
FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform, H6963
Genco, Joseph: United Way of Southern Chautauqua County, NY, Joseph H. Mason Award recipient, E1950
Gerace, Marilyn: Buffalo State College Morgan Graduate Award recipient, E1314
Health: national policy to promote heart health, E185
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3840
Hiscock & Barclay, LLP: anniversary, E1970
Holocaust: commend countries and organizations marking anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and strengthen fight against racism, intolerance, bigotry, prejudice, discrimination, and anti-Semitism (H. Res. 39), H168
James T. Molloy Post Office Building, Buffalo, NY: designate (H.R. 3339), H6397 [25JY]
Kost, Robert: New York State Sheriffs' Association Emergency Communicators Award recipient, E1952
National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to Western New York Letter Carriers ``Stamp Out Hunger'' food drive, E1195
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, E1858
New York: tribute to Celebration of Women in the Law, E1190
———tribute to Marine Corps' India Company, E2164
North Tonawanda, NY: American Institute of Architecture Friends of Architecture Award recipient, E2376
Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (H. Res. 575), H11641
Peterson, Gregory: Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Jamestown, NY, T. Richard Parker Award for Social Justice recipient, E1397
Polish Constitution Day: observance, E867
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2445
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H6963
Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (H.J. Res. 54), E1481
Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (H. Con. Res. 45), H808
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), E1255
Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief, H11247
Taylor, Lula: Chautauqua County, NY, Woman of Achievement Award recipient, E1302
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), motion to recommit, H1323 [10MR]
Triscari, Megan: Chautauqua County, NY, Child Care Worker of the Year award recipient, E1311
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), E1620
Votes: position on missed, E1417
West Seneca, NY: tribute to Corp. for National and Community Service and West Seneca Youth Bureau, E341
World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (H. Con. Res. 26), E255
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H5251 [27JN], H5360 [28JN], H5598 [30JN], H5959 [18JY], H9099 [25OC]
Tributes
Allan, John, E2453
Allen, Mike, E1397
Benson, Arthur, E170
Brown, John, E2507
Buscaglia, Christopher J., E2526
Chase, Jeanne Z., E2417
Ciminello, Phyllis, E2197
Cirocco, Bill, E2486
Conrad, Jeffrey, E2487
Cornell, Lori, E2542
Creeley, Catherine E.D., E1346
Csati, Tom, E2486
Cusack, Elise M., E2421
DeBenedetti, Albert, E2390
DeJoy, Danielle M., E168
Dickman, Patricia A., E533
Dusza, Raymond K., E2024
Eaker, Michael, E2450
Estrada, Ricardo, E2423
Fagerstrom, Jane, E2510
Falkowski, Frank, E2488
Fehlman, David, E1397
Galanti, Ralph J., Jr., E2414
Grace, Tom, E2262
Guise, Peter, E2455
Haase, Walter, E1373
Hoak, Patrick H., E2544
Hobart, Thomas, E849
Hubert, Mary, E2463
Jasen, Matthew J., E651
Kaczorowski, John, E1276
Kane, Patricia A. Doyle, E2468
Kmiotek, Ronald E., E1445
Kroon, Jeffrey C., E1477
Kuwik, Edward J., E2391
Lasker, Ken, E2541
Marshall, Denise, E2389
Masiello, Anthony M., E2609
Masiello, Daniel J., E1158
Mazgaj, Matthew, E1362
McCarville, Steven P., E2422
Messer, Ed, E1274
Meyerhofer, Edna F., E372
Michalak, Gary, E1594
Mitchell, David, E2448
Newton, Richard, E2453
Osborne, Zach, E1397
Pagano, Frank, E1300
Petruccello, Nancy, E2448
Pigeon, Gerald R., E1446
Pope John Paul II, H1828 [6AP]
Raffa, Anthony, E2483
Rifenberg, Catherine Givens, E2041
Rizzo, James, E2506
Ryan, Bernard, E405
Sackett, Mark, E2452
Simmeth, Karl J., E2545
Smith, Sally, E428
Steffan, Mark, E2470
Swanick, Charles M., E2285
Taylor, Lula, E2508
Taylor, Vivian, E2513
Teresi, Anthony, E2509
Thomas, David, E2481
Thomas, Mark, E2541
Viele, Tara Hall, E2511
Walker, Timothy, E2543
Weise, Cody-Anne, E1364
Wiesenthal, Simon, E1919
Wilmers, Robert G., E1398
Wroblewski, Timothy, E2419
Yezzi, Fred, E2449