DUNCAN, JOHN J., JR. (a Representative from Tennessee)

Articles and editorials

Courtney Award Stands for Courage, Drew Edwards, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E140 [14FE]

Heart of the Urban League; Gloria Garner Retires After 38 Years With Knoxville Affiliate, Chandra Harris, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E1211 [20JN]

Robert Webb—Great Teachers Live On, Bill Swann, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E166 [15FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: exempt certain animal identification information from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (see H.R. 1256), H1563 [5AP]

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), H4134 [15JN]

ATF: modernize and reform (see H.R. 5092), H4424 [21JN]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H4134 [15JN]

Charities: encourage all Americans to increase charitable giving (see H. Con. Res. 337), H225 [8FE]

Children and youth: require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms (see H.R. 5319), H4917 [29JN]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H1917 [27AP]

Courts: limit jurisdiction of Federal courts (see H.R. 5739), H4915 [29JN]

Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H387 [16FE]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H4917 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H450 [28FE]

Dept. of the Interior: make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans (see H.R. 5452), H3137 [23MY]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H4424 [21JN]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3424 [6JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 88), H3423 [6JN]

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to limit power of Federal courts to force a State or local government to levy or increase taxes (see H.J. Res. 84), H1916 [27AP]

Firearms: make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H4521 [22JN]

FRS: require the Board of Governors to continue to make available to the public information on the measure of the M3 monetary aggregate and its components (see H.R. 4892), H1921 [1MY]

House Rules: allow a reasonable amount of time for Members to read legislation prior to voting (see H. Res. 709), H1198 [28MR]

Insurance: remove month limitation on period of COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 5740), H4915 [29JN]

Interstate Highway System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H1389 [30MR]

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), H1918 [27AP]

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

Macedonia: cease distribution of negative and nationalist propaganda and encourage continued negotiations with the U.N. and Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Res. 521), H1744 [25AP]

Medicare: eliminate adjustments in payments for imaging services (see H.R. 5238), H3497 [7JN]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H3309 (see H.R. 5246), H3361 [25MY]

National Blood Reserve: establish (see H. Res. 716), H867 [9MR]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 765), H1562 [5AP]

National security: establish requirements for ownership, management, and operation of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 4881), H644 [7MR]

National Youth Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 826), H3497 [7JN]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1681 [6AP]

Patent and Trademark Office: conform certain filing provisions (see H.R. 5120), H1677 [6AP]

Patriotism: affirm that statements of national unity, including the National Anthem, should be recited or sung in English (see H. Res. 793), H3138 [23MY]

Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H1320 [29MR]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H509 [1MR]

Schools: prohibit from receiving Federal funds if the school prevents a student from displaying or wearing in a respectful manner a representation of the U.S. flag (see H.R. 5255), H3497 [7JN]

Taxation: allow use of flexible spending and health reimbursement arrangements in combination with health savings accounts (see H.R. 4511), H155 [1FE]

———improve and expand education savings accounts (see H.R. 5314), H4917 [29JN]

———increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 5638), H4521 [22JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4725), H4424 [21JN]

Technology: establish a national innovation initiative (see H.R. 4654), H4958 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Civil liberties: commemorate anniversary and reaffirm the national motto (see H. Con. Res. 411), H3016 [22MY]

EPA: advance cooperative conservation efforts, ease use of partnerships to enable environmental stewardship agencies to meet goals and obligations, and promote remediation of inactive and abandoned mines (see H.R. 5404), H2705 (see H.R. 5404), H2757 [17MY]

National Public Works Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 837), H3226 [24MY]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 4963), H1059 [15MR]

Water pollution: provide more effective permitting and enforcement mechanisms for stormwater discharges associated with residential construction activity (see H.R. 5558), H3641 [8JN]

Hearings

Cell Phones on Aircraft—Nuisance or Necessity? by, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) Subcommittee on Aviation, S1492 [27FE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3087 [23MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5384), consideration (H. Res. 830), H3028 [23MY]

Budget: deficit, H3483 [7JN]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, H2459 [10MY]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (H.R. 4411), consideration (H. Res. 907), H4973 [11JY]

Corps of Engineers: carry out programs and activities to enhance the safety of levees (H.R. 4650), E18 [31JA]

Courtney, Eddie: PrepXtra Eddie Courtney Courage Award recipient, E140 [14FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: National Animal Identification System funding, H3028 [23MY]

———prohibit funding for the Market Access Program, H3087 [23MY]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (H.R. 4200), H2665, H2667 [17MY]

Economy: growth, H2459 [10MY]

Immigration: reform, H1427 [4AP]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, H3483 [7JN]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H849 [9MR]

Knoxville, TN: anniversary of Long's Drug Store, E393 [16MR]

National security: require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company, H475 [1MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4832 [29JN]

Point of order, H2816 [18MY]

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), H4038 [15JN], H4178 [16JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H506 [1MR], H1450 [4AP], H3015 [22MY], H3493 [7JN], H4132 [15JN], H4187 [16JN]

Tributes

Garner, Gloria, E1211 [20JN]

Papa, Carl, Jr., E164 [15FE]

Webb, Robert, E166 [15FE]