DAVIS, ARTUR (a Representative from Alabama)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3852 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see H.R. 5099), H1743 [25AP]

———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]

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 384), H2706 (see H. Con. Res. 384), H2759 [17MY]

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), H1681 [6AP]

Armed Forces: prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1321 [29MR]

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

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

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H646 [7MR]

Courts: clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foreign states for certain terrorist acts (see H.R. 865), H1320 [29MR]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H4555 [26JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H2706 (see H.R. 2730), H2758 [17MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H3643 [8JN]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5347), H2502 [10MY]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (see H.R. 4695), H226 [8FE]

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), H1128 [16MR]

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]

———take certain actions to mitigate effects of the breach of data security (see H.R. 5487), H3306 (see H.R. 5487), H3359 [25MY]

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

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5225), H1915 [27AP]

Dunham, Katherine: tribute (see H. Res. 859), H3723 [9JN]

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), H791 [8MR]

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), H1681 [6AP]

Families and domestic relations: provide for mandatory revocation of passports of individuals whose arrears in child support payments have reached a certain level (see H.R. 4956), H1131 [16MR]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H1454 [4AP]

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

Health care facilities: extend exemption for critical access hospitals under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for hospitals (see H.R. 4912), H866 [9MR]

House Democracy Assistance Commission: welcome members and staff of the parliaments of East Timor, Republic of Georgia, Indonesia, and Macedonia as the first partner parliaments (see H. Res. 758), H1452 [4AP]

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

Housing: establish a program to revitalize rural multifamily housing assisted under the Housing Act (see H.R. 5039), H1319 [29MR]

———modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (see H.R. 5121), H3643 [8JN]

Israel: support upgrade in relationship with NATO to that of leading member of NATO's Individual Cooperation Program, as a first step toward inclusion in NATO as a full member (see H. Res. 700), H974 [14MR]

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

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

Mahoney, Mary E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1679 [6AP]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H4328 [20JN]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 1447), H5128 [12JY]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes during the first year of enrollment, and limit drug formulary changes (see H.R. 5263), H1979 [2MY]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes once a year, and limit drug formulary changes (see H.R. 5116), H1677 [6AP]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1632), H4220 [19JN]

———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), H2175 [4MY]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5348), H3425 [6JN]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1453 [4AP]

Minimum wage: calculate based on Federal poverty guidelines published by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5731), H4915 [29JN]

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (see H.R. 5389), H2640 [16MY]

Minorities: recognize and take active measures to increase the low presence of minorities and women in upper level positions of management in the financial services industry (see H. Con. Res. 429), H3908 [13JN]

Money: reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions (see H.R. 5341), H2502 [10MY]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 335), H451 [28FE]

NASCAR-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium: tribute (see H. Res. 677), H273 [14FE]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish database to preserve servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction records and provide grants to establish similar State and local databases (see H.R. 5216), H1921 [1MY]

National objectives: end homelessness (see H.R. 4347), H2833 (see H.R. 4347), H2890 [18MY]

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), H3309 (see H.R. 5337), H3362 [25MY]

———prohibit foreign government-owned companies from leasing or controlling property at U.S. ports and require increased transparency relative to existing or proposed port contracts (see H.R. 4842), H572 [6MR]

———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]

Office of the Congressional Trade Enforcer: establish (see H.R. 4733), H224 [8FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H1060 [15MR]

Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H1743 [25AP]

Public Health Service Act: increase affordability of inpatient drugs for Medicaid and safety net hospitals (see H.R. 3547), H2174 [4MY]

Taxation: require broker reporting of customer's basis in securities transactions (see H.R. 5367), H2833 (see H.R. 5367), H2891 [18MY]

Territories: honor contributions of individuals from the commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 3), H1681 [6AP]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H1680 [6AP]

Vietnam: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 5602), H3908 [13JN]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2102 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Delta/Black Belt Regional Authority: establish to provide community and economic development in the distressed Southern Black Belt and Mississippi Delta region (see H.R. 5082), H1452 [4AP]

Remarks

Budget: allocation of funds, H553, H555, H557 [2MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 653), H51, H52 [1FE]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H556 [2MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1603, H1604 [6AP], H2725 [17MY]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H2725 [17MY]

Corps of Engineers: allow changes in master control plans and master manuals for certain river basins in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, H3172 [24MY]

Dept. of HUD: HOPE VI Program funding for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, H3852, H3853 [13JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3852, H3853 [13JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3172 [24MY]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (H. Res. 655), H12 [31JA]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H557 [2MR]

———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), H4884 [29JN]

———support efforts to track terrorist financing under existing law and express concern over disclosure of classified information on methods by which terrorists are traced, H4884 [29JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4746 [28JN]

Voting Rights Act: prohibit funding to enforce bilingual ballot requirement, H4746 [28JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3420 [6JN]