ABERCROMBIE, NEIL (a Representative from Hawaii)

Articles and editorials

Outdated Ban, Washington (DC) Post, H4815 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 5151), H4134 [15JN]

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see H.R. 5185), H2833 (see H.R. 5185), H2891 [18MY]

Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see H.R. 5363), H3497 [7JN]

Armed Forces: enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see H.R. 5200), H3227 [24MY]

———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1681 [6AP]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H972 [14MR]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 86), H2961 [19MY]

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

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 4923), H867 [9MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a temporary memorial honoring members of the Armed Forces killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 379), H1562 [5AP]

Children and youth: repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 4794), H1743 [25AP]

China, People's Republic of: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre (see H. Res. 794), H3138 [23MY]

Clean Air Act: require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 4357), H3309 (see H.R. 4357), H3361 [25MY]

Colombia: promote local peace building efforts and recognize efforts of civil society and churches to establish peace communities, advance non-violent conflict resolution, and advocate for human dignity (see H. Res. 822), H2833 (see H. Res. 822), H2890 [18MY]

Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent: establish (see H.R. 4901), H3497 [7JN]

Committee on Administration Predetermination To Go to War and Manipulation of Intelligence (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 635), H26 [31JA]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H2339 [9MY]

Consumers: require enhanced disclosure regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt (see H.R. 3852), H3497 [7JN]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4788), H388 [16FE]

Corps of Engineers: authorize the conduct of small projects for the rehabilitation or removal of dams (see H.R. 4226), H1130 [16MR]

Courts: improve delivery of Federal judicial services by requiring the equitable and rational calculation of rent to be paid to the GSA (see H.R. 4710), H1743 [25AP]

Credit cards: protect consumers from unfair practices of issuers (see H.R. 3492), H26 [31JA]

Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 4657), H566 [2MR]

———provide search and rescue dogs the same protections as other animals used in law enforcement (see H.R. 4764), H332 [15FE]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H1130 [16MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: augment efforts of State and local governments to conduct early detection and surveillance to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, environment, and the economy (see H.R. 4049), H1743 [25AP]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H225 [8FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H3227 [24MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 5236), H3227 [24MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: carry out a program to temporarily make payments under residential mortgage loans for properties significantly damaged by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4991), H1321 [29MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H4009 [14JN]

———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4298), H451 [28FE]

———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), H389 [16FE]

Diseases: enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 3307), H225 [8FE]

Education: authorize appropriations for basic research and research infrastructure in science and engineering, and for support of graduate fellowships (see H.R. 4596), H3643 [8JN]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4140), H155 [1FE]

Employment: protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies from termination or demotion in their places of employment (see H.R. 3949), H1917 [27AP]

FAA: modify bargaining requirements for proposed changes to the personnel management system (see H.R. 5449), H3425 [6JN]

———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), H973 [14MR]

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude certain communications over the Internet from certain requirements (see H.R. 4900), H1131 [16MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1453 [4AP]

FEMA: improve disaster relief and preparedness services for individuals with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 5498), H3307 (see H.R. 5498), H3359 [25MY]

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), H155 [1FE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H1742 [25AP]

Foreign policy: establish an international education policy to foster understanding among nations, promote a terror-free world, further U.S. foreign policy and national security, and enhance U.S. world leadership (see H. Con. Res. 100), H1681 [6AP]

Germany: urge immediate action to combat sex trafficking in connection with the 2006 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup (see H. Res. 860), H4555 [26JN]

Hawaii: recognize threat posed by non-native plants, animals, and plant and animal diseases to ecosystem and expand Federal efforts to prevent introduction of non-native species (see H.R. 3468), H225 [8FE]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 3875), H3788 [12JN]

Higher Education Act: reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers (see H.R. 5150), H4190 [16JN]

House of Representatives: clarify that Members are not immune from having their offices searched during an ongoing criminal investigation (see H. Res. 852), H4424 [21JN]

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

Hurricanes: call upon the President to meet with a joint session of Congress to discuss the plan for post-Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts (see H. Con. Res. 356), H874 [13MR]

———recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4197), H3016 [22MY]

Immigration: treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 1172), H333 [15FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3145), H333 [15FE]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: amend relative to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (see H.R. 5000), H1197 [28MR]

Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 5371), H2833 (see H.R. 5371), H2891 [18MY]

Iran: require the President to obtain congressional authorization before initiating any military action against Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Con. Res. 391), H1852 [26AP]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, prevent the establishment of a permanent U.S. military presence, and halt attempts to control the flow of Iraqi oil (see H. Con. Res. 348), H1060 [15MR]

———direct the Depts. of State and Defense, and request the President, to provide certain information relative to contracting with any entity for public relations purposes (see H. Res. 685), H566 [2MR]

———disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 90), H4520 [22JN]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Res. 759), H1854 [26AP]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: provide for expeditious disclosure of records relevant to life and assassination (see H.R. 2554), H1853 [26AP]

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

Marshall Islands: commend contributions made to U.S. nuclear testing program, acknowledge first detonation of a hydrogen bomb, and commemorate anniversary of the beginning of U.S. nuclear testing program (see H. Res. 692), H1391 [30MR]

Medicaid: repeal requirement to provide citizenship or nationality documentation to receive medical assistance (see H.R. 5023), H1681 [6AP]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H3308 (see H.R. 1582), H3361 [25MY]

———eliminate adjustments in payments for imaging services (see H.R. 5238), H3309 (see H.R. 5238), H3361 [25MY]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H2502 [10MY]

———provide additional funding for State health insurance counseling programs (see H.R. 4737), H224 [8FE]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (see H.R. 5182), H1741 [25AP]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H3138 [23MY]

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), H791 [8MR]

———require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H1743 [25AP]

National Association of State Veterans Homes: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 347), H1981 [2MY]

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H3309 (see H. Res. 760), H3362 [25MY]

National Dam Safety Program Act: amend (see H.R. 4981), H1128 [16MR]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 4922), H1197 [28MR]

National Security Agency: require Dept. of Justice to submit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 643), H390 [16FE]

National Tourism Week: observance (see H. Res. 729), H1129 [16MR]

Nuclear energy: express concern regarding nuclear proliferation with respect to proposed full civilian nuclear cooperation with India (see H. Con. Res. 318), H791 [8MR]

Office of Veterans Identity Protection Claims: establish to reimburse persons for injuries suffered due to unauthorized use, disclosure, or dissemination of stolen identifying information (see H.R. 5520), H3308 (see H.R. 5520), H3360 [25MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H4520 [22JN]

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

Political campaigns: reform financing of Federal elections (see H.R. 3099), H389 [16FE]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H564 [2MR]

Springsteen, Bruce: anniversary of record album ``Born to Run'' (see H. Res. 628), H26 [31JA]

Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H451 [28FE]

———clarify restriction on disclosures and use of information by tax return preparers (see H.R. 5075), H1743 [25AP]

———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4727), H224 [8FE]

———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 5206), H1917 [27AP]

———modernize rules governing treatment of qualifying continuing care facilities (see H.R. 4608), H226 [8FE]

Taylor, Charles E.: tribute (see H. Res. 726), H973 [14MR]

Thailand: anniversary of ascension to throne of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (see H. Con. Res. 409), H3227 [24MY]

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), H26 [31JA]

Veterans: improve availability of benefits for veterans and the surviving spouses of veterans who were exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 4183), H2706 (see H.R. 4183), H2758 [17MY]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H1197 [28MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H1197 [28MR]

———provide automatic cost-of-living adjustments in disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and in compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans (see H.R. 5444), H4680 [27JN]

Veterans' Right To Know Commission: establish (see H.R. 4259), H1197 [28MR]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2339 [9MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 4560), H1681 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Hawaii: monitor off-shore sites where chemical munitions were disposed by the Army, research the impact of chemical munition disposal in the ocean, and report on remediation of such sites (see H.R. 4778), H388 [16FE]

Cost Estimates

Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act (H.R. 4761): CBO, H4815 [29JN]

Letters

Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act: several Representatives, H4815 [29JN]

———William P. Hite, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices in the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, H4815 [29JN]

Prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf: Edward C. Sullivan, AFL-CIO, H2864 [18MY]

Remarks

Center for Rotorcraft Innovation: prohibit funding, H4298 [20JN]

Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H4298 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2372 [10MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4298 [20JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2784, H2863 [18MY]

Hawaii: tribute to efforts to curb underage drinking, E1368 [11JY]

Hiram L. Fong Post Office Building, Honolulu, HI: designate (S. 2089), H579, H580 [7MR]

Iraq: proposal to grant amnesty to persons known to have attacked or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces, H4074 [15JN]

James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge: expand (S. 1165), H2607 [16MY]

Marshall Islands: commend contributions made to U.S. nuclear testing program, acknowledge first detonation of a hydrogen bomb, and commemorate anniversary of the beginning of U.S. nuclear testing program (H. Res. 692), H1414 [4AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H2784, H2863 [18MY]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4836, H4868 [29JN]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), consideration (H. Res. 897), H4814, H4816 [29JN]

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), H4074 [15JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H446 [28FE], H4678 [27JN]

Statements

Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act: Donald Kaniewski, Laborers International Union, Tim James, International Union of Operating Engineers, and Chris Heinz, United Brotherhood of Carpenters, H4814 [29JN]