DINGELL, JOHN D. (a Representative from Michigan)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members (see H.R. 838), H868 [9MR]

———express that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad (see H. Res. 698), H646 [7MR]

———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1743 [25AP]

Bankruptcy: reform executive compensation in corporate bankruptcies (see H.R. 5113), H2102 [3MY]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: extend (see H.R. 4586), H1320 [29MR]

Cameron, James: tribute (see H. Res. 867), H4008 [14JN]

Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4424 [21JN]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 901), H5047 [11JY]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 2683), H1059 [15MR]

Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a Federal contract to make certain information available to the public (see H.R. 1806), H389 [16FE]

Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 4943), H972 [14MR]

Dept. of Energy: ensure equitable provision of pension and medical benefits to contractor employees (see H.R. 5362), H2584 [11MY]

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), H226 [8FE]

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), H3424 [6JN]

———provide free credit monitoring and credit reports for veterans and others affected by the theft of veterans' personal data and ensure notification of such thefts (see H.R. 5455), H3227 [24MY] (see H.R. 5588), H3909 [13JN]

———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), H3137 [23MY]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H1743 [25AP]

Diseases: increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 5022), H1453 [4AP]

Education: provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H4958 [10JY]

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: approve location of an honorary commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 78), H224 [8FE]

FAA: replace Administrator's arbitrary authority to impose wages and working conditions with neutral binding arbitration in the case of an impasse in labor-management negotiations (see H.R. 4755), H1743 [25AP]

FDA: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 426), H3787 [12JN]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 4493), H509 [1MR] (see H.R. 5316), H2641 [16MY]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 4682), H153 [1FE]

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see H.R. 5100), H1562 [5AP]

———implement recommendations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration Study (see H.R. 4953), H1131 [16MR]

Hazardous substances: implement certain conventions dealing with organic pollutants, chemicals, and pesticides (see H.R. 4800), H388 [16FE]

Health: strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H274 [14FE]

House Rules: protect integrity of the institution of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 659), H24 [31JA]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 688), H3227 [24MY]

———restore transparency, accountability, and oversight (see H. Res. 686), H1131 [16MR]

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), H4328 [20JN]

Investments: regulate over-the-counter trading of energy derivatives (see H.R. 5248), H1916 [27AP]

John Paul Hammerschmidt Post Office Building, Harrison, AR: designate (see H.R. 4811), H449 [28FE]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H1742 [25AP]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H645 [7MR]

Motor vehicles: prohibit importation from the People's Republic of China until tariffs imposed on U.S. vehicles imported into China are equal to duties applied to Chinese vehicles (see H.R. 4808), H646 [7MR]

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), H1742 [25AP]

National security: support efforts to track terrorist financing under existing law and express concern over disclosure of classified information on methods by which terrorists are traced (see H. Res. 900), H4916 [29JN]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1743 [25AP]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5539), H3496 [7JN]

Office of the Congressional Trade Enforcer: establish (see H.R. 4733), H874 [13MR]

Paderewski, Ignacy J.: tribute (see H. Res. 749), H1390 [30MR]

Paris Wine Tasting: anniversary of U.S. winemakers' victory (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2101 [3MY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 788), H1980 [2MY]

Poland: provide assistance to Museum of the History of Polish Jews (see H.R. 5247), H3227 [24MY]

Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H1917 [27AP]

Privacy: protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see H.R. 4127), H1681 [6AP]

Public Health Service Act: amend to transfer the National Disaster Medical System to the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5438), H3015 [22MY]

———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 5472), H3226 [24MY]

Strategic materials: establish a strategic refinery reserve (see H.R. 5365), H2584 [11MY]

Sudan: condemn attacks on civilians, call on all parties to abide by the ceasefire agreement, approve peacekeeping forces, and urge the U.S. to help improve security in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 723), H4220 [19JN]

U.S.-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program: establish (see H.R. 4823), H5128 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bader, Vernadette: relief (see H.R. 5415), H2705 (see H.R. 5415), H2757 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior: accept donations of certain Monroe County, MI, sites relative to the War of 1812 Battles of the River Raisin for inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 5133), H1677 [6AP]

———study suitability and feasibility of including certain Monroe County, MI, sites relative to the War of 1812 Battles of the River Raisin in the National Park System (see H.R. 5132), H1677 [6AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4683), H153 [1FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: assure uninterupted access to necessary medicines under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4685), H153 [1FE]

———make improvements to payments to Medicare Advantage plans and reinstate protections in Medicaid against excessive out-of-pocket costs, inadequate benefits, and health care coverage loss (see H.R. 4719), H223 [8FE]

News media: tribute to the American press for keeping the public informed of its Government's actions (see H. Res. 904), H4916 [29JN]

Taxation: restrict disclosure of information by tax return preparers to third party entities and prohibit private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 5084), H1452 [4AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), H1103 [16MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 653), H48 [1FE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, H2463 [10MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1593 [6AP], H2752 [17MY]

Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), E316 [8MR]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit the awarding of contracts based on data from the Defense Contract Audit Agency, H1103 [16MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (H.R. 5573), H4364 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2852 [18MY]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of St. Hyacinth Roman Catholic Church, E562 [7AP]

EPA: prohibit funding to implement or enforce the wetlands policy guidance issued in joint memorandum with Corps of Engineers, H2852 [18MY]

FCC: preserve openness of the Internet, promote fair competition among network and service providers, and support an expedited complaint process, H3578 [8JN]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), E332 [9MR]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), H2029 [3MY]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1358 [30MR]

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), H1050 [15MR]

Medicaid: reform, H48 [1FE]

Medicare: encourage eligible beneficiaries who have not enrolled in the prescription drug benefit to review available options and determine whether enrolling best meets their prescription drug needs (H. Res. 802), H2479 [10MY]

———extend implementation of prescription drug program, H2479 [10MY]

———funding, H48 [1FE]

———reform the prescription drug program, H1593 [6AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: assure uninterupted access to necessary medicines under the prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4685), E55, E57 [1FE]

———make improvements to payments to Medicare Advantage plans and reinstate protections in Medicaid against excessive out-of-pocket costs, inadequate benefits, and health care coverage loss (H.R. 4719), E117 [8FE]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (H.R. 4681), H2998 [22MY]

National security: support efforts to track terrorist financing and condemn disclosure and publication of classified information on this crucial method by which terrorists are traced (H. Res. 895), H4883 [29JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4844 [29JN]

Petroleum: set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), H3471 [7JN]

Power resources: prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil (H.R. 5253), H1999 [3MY]

Red Hat Society, Inc.: tribute, E610 [26AP]

Taxation: provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, H2463 [10MY]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (S. 193), H3390 [6JN]

———promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), H3551, H3578 [8JN]

———promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), consideration (H. Res. 850), H3513 [8JN]

Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (H.R. 5126), H3388 [6JN]

Terrorism: commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq (H. Res. 861), H4093 [15JN]

Ypsilanti, MI: anniversary of The Corner Health Center, E36 [31JA]

Remarks in House relative to

House of Representatives: anniversary of service, E12 [31JA]

Leave of absence: granted, H4187 [16JN]

Special order: granted, H561 [2MR], H1560 [5AP]

Tributes

Backman, Susan, E1081 [8JN]

Cederberg, Elford A., E701 [3MY]

Easterbrook, Robert, E226 [28FE]

Guido, Michael A., E1021 [6JN]

Hallissey, Joseph H., E1293 [27JN]

Hartwig, William, E955 [24MY]

Hatter, Jerry, E1251 [23JN]

Lauzon, Donald P., E1133 [13JN]

Lester, Harry, E92 [8FE]

Ryan, Richard A., E112 [8FE]

Shoemaker, Richard, E949 [24MY]

Weeks, George, E110 [8FE]