BISHOP, TIMOTHY H. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), H3373 [6JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3956 [14JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3140 [23MY], H3189 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: tribute to American craft brewers (see H. Res. 753), H1854 [26AP]

American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 773), H2503 [10MY]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 691), H869 [9MR]

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), H3643 [8JN]

———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), H645 [7MR]

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

Baltimore, MD: anniversary of Port of Baltimore (see H. Res. 870), H4135 [15JN]

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

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H26 [31JA]

Campus Fire Safety Month: establish (see H. Res. 295), H2103 [3MY]

Captain George A. Wood Post Office Building, Utica, NY: designate (see H.R. 4962), H2175 [4MY]

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

Carpenter, Chris: tribute (see H. Res. 627), H1391 [30MR]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide follow-up treatment for children identified with a vision disorder (see H.R. 2328), H1453 [4AP]

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

Coast Guard: require a security plan for a maritime facility be resubmitted for approval upon transfer of ownership or operation of such facility (see H.R. 4880), H571 [6MR]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H2102 [3MY]

Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 343), H332 [15FE]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 2305), H2706 (see H.R. 2305), H2758 [17MY]

———require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a Federal contract to make certain information available to the public (see H.R. 1806), H2705 (see H.R. 1806), H2758 [17MY]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1850), H2102 [3MY]

Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 4657), H390 [16FE]

D. Mallory Stephens Post Office, Patterson, NY: designate (see H.R. 5685), H4958 [10JY]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H3138 [23MY]

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 HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H1851 [26AP]

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 1290), H450 [28FE]

———require bioterrorism-related grants provided to States and political subdivisions of States to be distributed on the basis of a risk-based formula (see H.R. 5468), H5128 [12JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: award competitive grants to units of local government for innovative programs that address expenses incurred in responding to the needs of undocumented immigrants (see H.R. 5217), H1915 [27AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 5047), H1319 [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), H3643 [8JN]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: restore Federal aid for the repair, restoration, and replacement of private nonprofit educational facilities that are damaged or destroyed by a major disaster (see H.R. 4517), H4917 [29JN]

Disasters: protect disaster assistance employee reservists activated by FEMA from demotion or termination in their places of employment (see H.R. 4998), H1129 [16MR]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H2833 (see H.R. 4033), H2890 [18MY]

Education: ensure Pell Grant eligibility for any student whose parent or guardian died as a result of military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5733), H5128 [12JY]

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), H333 [15FE]

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), H332 [15FE]

FBI: improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 1415), H1680 [6AP]

Federal Financial Management Improvement Act: amend to require the head of an Agency to be reconfirmed by the Senate unless the Agency is found to be in compliance with the requirements of such Act (see H.R. 5315), H4220 [19JN]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 5316), H2337 [9MY]

Fry, Varian: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 434), H5128 [12JY]

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]

Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 1709), H1453 [4AP]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2553), H155 [1FE]

Health care professionals: provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see H.R. 215), H3642 [8JN]

Help America Vote Act: extend deadline by which States which received payments under such Act for the replacement of punch card or lever voting systems must ensure that all such systems are replaced (see H.R. 4666), H1390 [30MR]

Higher Education Act: reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers (see H.R. 5150), H1678 [6AP]

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

———require committees to hold hearings upon issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or Comptroller General (see H. Res. 841), H4190 [16JN]

Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 5501), H4134 [15JN]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 4740), H272 [14FE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H2586 [11MY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: exempt boilermakers from the numerical limitation applicable to nonimmigrants issued a visa or provided status (see H.R. 3644), H1563 [5AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3145), H1681 [6AP]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H790 [8MR]

Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 5371), H3138 [23MY]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H2641 [16MY]

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

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

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 415), H3909 [13JN]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 73), H1391 [30MR]

———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]

Jacob Fletcher Post Office Building, Babylon, NY: designate (see H.R. 5664), H4423 [21JN]

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

Libya: condition Dept. of State recognition of government representatives on fulfillment of financial obligations to Pan Am Flight 103 victims' families and other cases involving victims of terrorism (see H. Res. 838), H4134 [15JN]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 5160), H1679 [6AP]

Major George Quamo Post Office Building, Averill Park, NY: designate (see H.R. 5708), H4795 [28JN]

Math and Science Teaching Corps: establish (see H.R. 4705), H1743 [25AP]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H1563 [5AP]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H1853 [26AP]

———extend employer subsidy payment provisions under the prescription drug program to State Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs (see H.R. 4996), H1129 [16MR]

———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see H.R. 3795), H155 [1FE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H154 [1FE]

———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 5513), H4958 [10JY]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H4190 [16JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: reimburse States for costs incurred by covering dual eligible populations under the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan (see H.R. 4665), H23 [31JA]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1197 [28MR]

National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 858), H3909 [13JN]

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H2586 [11MY]

National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 600), H1391 [30MR]

National security: ensure while promoting foreign investment and job creation, reform examination process for such investments, and establish Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (see H.R. 5337), H3909 [13JN]

———improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (see H.R. 4954), H1853 [26AP]

———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]

New Windsor, NY: recognize and support effort of New York to develop the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 419), H3308 (see H. Con. Res. 419), H3360 [25MY]

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

Pujols, Albert: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H1391 [30MR]

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), H2705 (see H.R. 2037), H2758 [17MY]

School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H156 [1FE]

Senior citizens: establish the Silver Scholarship program to provide transferable educational awards to older individuals who have performed certain volunteer services (see H.R. 5275), H4190 [16JN]

———provide mental health screening and treatment services, integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (see H.R. 2629), H1563 [5AP]

Shipping industry: prohibit the entry of ocean shipping containers into the U.S. unless such containers have been scanned and sealed before loading on the vessel for shipment (see H.R. 4899), H790 [8MR]

Small business: provide support for small business concerns (see H.R. 5058), H2102 [3MY]

Social Security: make all uninsured children eligible for the State Children's Health Insurance Program and simplify enrollment and renewal procedures for Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4760), H566 [2MR]

Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, support protection of civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in the Darfur region (see H.R. 3127), H333 [15FE]

Taxation: extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 5206), H2586 [11MY]

———prohibit tax return preparers from requesting taxpayer consent to disclose or use return information (see H.R. 5063), H1453 [4AP]

Veterans: ensure appropriate payment for the cost of long-term care provided to veterans in State homes (see H.R. 5671), H5047 [11JY]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H450 [28FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H1563 [5AP]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H2833 (see H.R. 63), H2890 [18MY]

Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 213), H2705 (see H.R. 213), H2758 [17MY]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H4134 [15JN]

Remarks

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3257 [25MY]

Budget: address enforcement or priorities, consideration (H. Res. 817)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 815), H2684 [17MY]

———allocation of funds, H551 [2MR]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, H2344 [10MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, H1817 [26AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1609 [6AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (H. Res. 817)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 815), H2684 [17MY]

Colleges and universities: prohibit schools from denying transfers of credit based solely on the accreditation of the sending institution, H1342 [30MR]

———retain and clarify the 90-10 rule for private postsecondary schools funding, H1216 [29MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), H3373 [6JN]

———prohibit funding to reimburse attorneys fees and legal expenses relative to litigation against International Union of Operating Engineers Local 30, H3373 [6JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3956 [14JN]

Education: funding, H649 [8MR]

———student loan programs, H551 [2MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3189, H3190 [24MY]

FAA: modify bargaining requirements for proposed changes to the personnel management system (H.R. 5449), H3396 [6JN]

FERC: prohibit funding for review of the application for the Broadwater liquified natural gas facility in Long Island Sound, H3189, H3190 [24MY]

Gift of Life, Inc.: tribute, E1365 [11JY]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1168 [28MR], H1216 [29MR], H1342 [30MR]

———amend and extend (H.R. 609), consideration (H. Res. 741), H1209 [29MR]

———extend programs (H.R. 4911), H881 [14MR]

———extend programs (H.R. 5603), H4339 [21JN]

Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Post Office Building, Patchogue, NY: designate (H.R. 4101), H1932 [2MY]

Long Island, NY: anniversary of Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 800 crash off coast in the Atlantic Ocean, H3956 [14JN]

Medicare: extend annual coordinated election period for prescription drug plans and eliminate prescription drug late enrollment penalty, H4965 [11JY]

———extend implementation of prescription drug program, H979 [15MR], H2507 [11MY]

———implementation of prescription drug program, H4373 [21JN]

———reform the prescription drug program, H551 [2MR], H2644 [17MY]

National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 335), H1201 [29MR]

National HIV Testing Day: observance, E1292 [27JN]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (H.R. 2231), H4224 [20JN]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3257 [25MY]

———prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil, H3023 [23MY]

Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (H. Con. Res. 355), H1416 [4AP]

Science: improve U.S. competitiveness in science, research, technology, and innovation, H649 [8MR]

Taxation: close certain tax loopholes for large integrated oil companies, H1817 [26AP]

———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, H1817 [26AP]

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), E1195 [19JN]

Votes: position on missed, E1071 [8JN], E1195 [19JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3493 [7JN], H4187 [16JN]

Special order: granted, H1193 [28MR]

Tributes

Brooks, Mel, E1317 [28JN]

Chaudhari, Praveen, E238 [1MR]

Langhorn, James (Butch), E239 [1MR]

McCarrick, Phyllis, E736 [5MY]

Peshkur, Grace, H1201 [29MR]

Warner, Ed, E854 [17MY]