NORTHUP, ANNE M. (a Representative from Kentucky)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services, H9568 [3NO]
———H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H9992 [8NO], H11183 [7DE]
———H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, H9988 [8NO]
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]
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Post Office Building, Hodgenville, KY: designate (see H.R. 2894), H4485 [14JN]
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 601), H11881 [15DE]
Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 390), H8920 [18OC]
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), H3557 [18MY]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H1265 [9MR]
Children and youth: revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1505), H2551 [26AP]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 123), H4562 [15JN]
Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]
———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1689), H5604 [30JN]
———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 554), H3055 [5MY]
Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H8089 [15SE]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 748), H581 [10FE]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H2880 [3MY]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H8809 [7OC]
Diseases: support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H7815 [8SE]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H3056 [5MY]
Drugs: establish electronic systems in each State for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 1132), H3436 [17MY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H1969 [13AP]
———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 305), H3435 [17MY]
FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9361 [27OC]
Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H11504 [13DE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H8734 [6OC]
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2965), H5604 [30JN]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2658), H4138 [26MY]
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), H3436 [17MY]
———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), H74 [4JA]
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H2880 [3MY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H287 [1FE]
Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (see H.R. 2123), H4074 [25MY]
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. 5), H6432 [25JY] (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]
Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H5915 [14JY]
Horseracing: recognize contributions of Jimmy Winkfield and other African American jockeys and trainers to the sport of horseracing and the history of the Kentucky Derby (see H. Res. 231), H2979 [4MY]
Housing: assist low-income families in obtaining decent, safe, and affordable housing by converting section 8 housing choice voucher program into a flexible voucher program (see H.R. 1999), H2736 [28AP]
Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2355), H5638 [11JY]
Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H2472 [21AP]
Iron and steel industry: urge the Dept. of Commerce and ITC to consider the impact of steel antidumping or countervailing duties on steel-consuming manufacturers and the economy when conducting sunset reviews (see H. Res. 84), H2551 [26AP]
Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 149), H3436 [17MY]
Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 354), H798 [17FE]
Medicare: provide for value-based purchasing in payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3617), H7673 [6SE]
———provide incentives linking quality to payment for skilled nursing facilities and establish a Long-Term Care Financing Commission (see H.R. 1381), H1780 [5AP]
Mental health: prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program (see H.R. 181), H2880 [3MY]
Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 144), H2977 [4MY]
National MPS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 85), H849 [1MR]
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]
NLRB: inflation adjustments to mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 3403), H7744 [7SE]
O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H6108 [19JY]
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), H11880 [15DE]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H194 [25JA] (see H.R. 700), H521 [9FE]
Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H2738 [28AP]
POW: issue a POW medal to civilian Federal employees who are forcibly detained by enemy forces under wartime conditions (see H.R. 3329), H8342 [22SE]
Romania: improve standard of care of children, resolve pending intercountry adoption cases, and remove barriers to the adoption of orphaned and abandoned children (see H. Res. 578), H11035 [18NO]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H413 [8FE]
———improve affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers (see H.R. 490), H285 [1FE]
Social Security: dedicate surpluses to personal accounts that can only be used to pay Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3304), H5913 [14JY]
———express concern relative to pending bankruptcy and call for reform (see H. Res. 168), H2881 [3MY]
———reform by establishing a Personal Social Security Savings Program and provide new limitations on the budget (see H.R. 1776), H2470 [21AP]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H286 [1FE]
Tariff Act: allow U.S. manufacturers that use products subject to countervailing or antidumping duty proceedings or use domestic like products to participate in those proceedings (see H.R. 4217), H10910 [17NO]
Taxation: allow a credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 652), H411 [8FE]
———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 2089), H7814 [8SE]
———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), H3556 [18MY]
———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see H.R. 920), H3113 [10MY]
———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), H11220 [7DE]
———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 4625), H12167 [17DE]
———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 976), H3894 [24MY]
———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 1510), H9044 [20OC]
———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H7743 [7SE]
———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H73 [4JA]
Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H4142 [26MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: rename certain buildings in honor of Rosa Parks and Mother Teresa (see H.R. 4500), H11502 [13DE]
Treaties and agreements: avoid inclusion in future free trade agreements provisions that would restrict access of U.S. consumers to imported prescription drugs (see H.R. 3583), H7559 [28JY]
Remarks
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: rename certain buildings in honor of Rosa Parks and Mother Teresa (H.R. 4500), H11460, H11462 [13DE]
J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Inc.: anniversary, E12
Louisville, KY: anniversary of Louisville Board of Independent Insurance Agents, E66
———tribute to Kentucky Country Day School, E934
———tribute to Louisville Youth and Children's Choir, E1544
———tribute to Louisville Zoological Gardens for American Association of Museums accreditation, E319
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H2634 [27AP]
———dedicate surpluses to personal accounts that can only be used to pay Social Security benefits (H.R. 3304), H6190, H6191, H6192, H6193, H6194, H6195, H6196 [20JY]
———privatization proposals, H1612, H1613 [16MR], H2633, H2636, H2637 [27AP]
———reform, H1610, H1612, H1613 [16MR], H2632, H2633, H2634, H2636, H2637, H2638 [27AP], H3171, H3172, H3173, H3174, H3175, H3176, H3177 [11MY]
Votes: correction, H4262
———position on missed, H3
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H280 [1FE]
Tributes
Rowlette, Robert A., Jr., E1468
Stiglitz, William G. III, E1779