BONNER, JO (a Representative from Alabama)

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H2163 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see H.R. 5099), H1562 [5AP]

———provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of natural disasters and unforseen production costs (see H. Res. 706), H565 [2MR]

Animals: establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 2206), H1453 [4AP]

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

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

ATF: modernize and reform (see H.R. 5092), H4917 [29JN]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H155 [1FE]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H451 [28FE]

China, People's Republic of: clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H645 [7MR]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 346), H451 [28FE]

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

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 999), H1563 [5AP]

Dept. of HHS: provide grants to States to conduct demonstration projects designed to enable Medicaid-eligible individuals to receive support for long-term disability services in the settings of their choice (see H.R. 3063), H3227 [24MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H1390 [30MR]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H1981 [2MY]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H1981 [2MY]

Education: authorize programs relative to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education at the NSF and the Dept. of Energy Office of Science (see H.R. 5358), H3643 [8JN]

Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Dahab and Northern Sinai (see H. Res. 795), H2340 [9MY]

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), H1743 [25AP]

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

Firearms: make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H1981 [2MY]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H4917 [29JN]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 5529), H4521 [22JN]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H451 [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), H3425 [6JN]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4917 [29JN]

Medicare: improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1632), H3788 [12JN]

———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1679 [6AP]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 4042), H3724 [9JN]

———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 4098), H333 [15FE]

———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), H3227 [24MY]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H2503 [10MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H451 [28FE]

NASA: commemorate anniversary of the first flight of the Space Transportation System and honor individuals involved with the space program (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1391 [30MR]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1131 [16MR]

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), H3643 [8JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H390 [16FE]

Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H1743 [25AP]

Public Health Service Act: reauthorize the HIV Health Care Services Program (see H.R. 5009), H2339 [9MY]

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

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H450 [28FE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H1130 [16MR]

Taxation: allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H868 [9MR]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 1380), H1980 [2MY]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H1452 [4AP]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3159), H1130 [16MR]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H1742 [25AP]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of qualified health insurance (see H.R. 1872), H1197 [28MR]

———provide tax incentives for the remediation of contaminated sites (see H.R. 4480), H1563 [5AP]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H973 [14MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4725), H224 [8FE]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (see H.R. 5252), H2339 [9MY]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H790 [8MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1983 [3MY], H2761 [18MY]

Letters

Hunting accident involving Vice President Cheney: Terry C. Plauch, E388 [16MR]

Marchers Hurt Spirit, Good Will: William T. Walker, E595 [25AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3229 [25MY]

Remarks

ABC News (television program): report on Dept. of Justice alleged investigation of Speaker Hastert, H3230 [25MY]

Angle, John: National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS Award recipient, E1022 [6JN]

Buckalew, Louis: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alabama, E1115 [12JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1592, H1605 [6AP]

Bullard, Joel B., Jr.: Time (publication) Quality Dealer Award recipient, E290 [7MR]

Cheney, Vice President: evaluation of behavior following hunting accident at Armstrong Ranch in Texas, E388 [16MR]

Corps of Engineers: allow changes in master control plans and master manuals for certain river basins in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, H3173 [24MY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H1605 [6AP]

DuPont Corp.: tribute to Axis, AL manufacturing plant, E1117 [12JN]

Earl D. Hutto Post Office Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (H.R. 5107), H1928 [2MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3173 [24MY]

Fairhope, AL: National Guard 1165th Military Police Co., recipient of Presidential Unit Citation, E1341 [29JN]

Foley, AL: anniversary of St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church, E173 [15FE]

Gray, Owen: National Restaurant Association Restaurant Neighbor Award recipient, E385 [16MR]

Greenville, AL: anniversary of Camden National Bank, E811 [12MY]

Hurricanes: provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, E594 [25AP]

International Shipholding Corp.: relocation to Mobile, AL, E1344 [29JN]

Middleton, Theo F., Jr.: Legion of Merit Award recipient, E897 [19MY]

Mobile, AL: Springhill Medical Center recipient of the Computerworld Information Technology Awards Foundation Laureate award, E1356 [10JY]

———tribute to St. Paul's Episcopal School girls' indoor track and field team, E291 [7MR]

Munford, AL: tribute to Camp Mac Summer Camp for Boys and Girls, E1187 [16JN]

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.: tribute to Brewton, AL, containerboard mill, E766 [10MY]

Votes: position on missed, E921 [22MY], E1357 [10JY]

Wilmer, AL: anniversary of Trinity Baptist Church, E386 [16MR]

Tributes

Bedsole, Massey P., Jr., E1334 [29JN]

Clark, Bobby, E389 [16MR]

Denick, Gary, E174 [15FE]

Eichold, Samuel, E290 [7MR]

Faulkner, Jimmy, Sr., E265 [2MR]

Hariadi, John, E1118 [12JN]

Hornak, Dan, E174 [15FE]

Johnson, Howard, E1343 [29JN]

Langham, Donald L., E1153 [14JN]

McDonald, Charles, E727 [4MY]

McGhee, Fred L., E1000 [26MY]

Pouncy, Willie and Lucile, E595 [25AP]

Rutledge, Bob, E722 [4MY]

Schultz, Bob, E593 [25AP]

Taul, Fred, E734 [5MY]

Whetstone, J. David, E473 [30MR]

Wood-Littleton, Doris, E1117 [12JN]