MOORE, DENNIS (a Representative from Kansas)

Articles and editorials

Dave Peterson, President of UAW Local, Dies at 54, Randolph Heaster, Kansas City (MO) Star, E551 [6AP]

Let the Generations Know—Scared Heart Parishioner Earned Place in World War II History, Bob Hart, Kansas City (KS) Leaven, E854 [17MY]

To the Max, Dave Ranney, Lawrence (KS) Journal-World, E53 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see H.R. 5185), H4220 [19JN]

Alcoholic beverages: tribute to American craft brewers (see H. Res. 753), H1682 [6AP]

Animals: treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 1329), H1130 [16MR]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 2568), H5128 [12JY]

———ensure that the confidential communications of a member of the Armed Forces with a victim service organization or a health care professional are not disclosed (see H.R. 3837), H451 [28FE]

———identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 202), H1452 [4AP]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1197 [28MR]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 5212), H1852 [26AP]

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), H1681 [6AP]

———help children make the transition from foster care to self-sufficiency by addressing weaknesses in the implementation of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (see H.R. 3471), H225 [8FE]

———make grants to establish antibullying and gang prevention programs (see H.R. 283), H645 [7MR]

———promote safe and permanent homes for foster children (see H.R. 3379), H225 [8FE]

———provide Federal support and assistance to children living with guardians and kinship caregivers (see H.R. 3380), H225 [8FE]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 864), H868 [9MR]

———reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H2174 [4MY]

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

———strengthen accountability of the child welfare system in its mandate to ensure the safety, permanence, and well-being of children who are victims of abuse and neglect (see H.R. 3470), H225 [8FE]

China, People's Republic of: expand diplomatic infrastructure and economic competitiveness of U.S. interests (see H.R. 5199), H2962 [19MY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H3643 [8JN]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 4651), H1743 [25AP]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H1744 [25AP]

Crime: prohibit certain computer assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 1558), H1197 [28MR]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 2617), H3424 [6JN]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H2174 [4MY]

Day of Hearts—Congenital Heart Defect Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 629), H26 [31JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: reopen filing of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (see H.R. 4398), H1743 [25AP]

Dept. of Commerce: transmit to the House of Representatives a copy of a workforce globalization final draft report produced by the Technology Administration (see H. Res. 717), H867 [9MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H1059 [15MR]

———require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 2635), H1059 [15MR]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H4009 [14JN]

———reduce size of core curriculum classes in public elementary and secondary schools through grants (see H.R. 3689), H1742 [25AP]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H2339 [9MY]

———award on a competitive basis grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention program (see H.R. 3555), H2586 [11MY]

———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 5624), H4424 [21JN]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 5397), H4521 [22JN]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 1704), H389 [16FE]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (see H.R. 4695), H2641 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3779), H451 [28FE]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 2230), H1742 [25AP]

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] (see H.R. 5588), H4680 [27JN]

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

———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), H3497 [7JN]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 4222), H868 [9MR]

Disasters: address needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning and relief efforts and increase accessibility of post-disaster replacement housing built with Federal funds (see H.R. 4704), H868 [9MR]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 5388), H2640 [16MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H3308 (see H.R. 2386), H3361 [25MY]

Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation (see H.R. 3628), H155 [1FE]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 5519), H3724 [9JN]

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: approve location of an honorary commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 78), H224 [8FE]

Ethiopia: encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (see H.R. 4423), H2102 [3MY]

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), H973 [14MR]

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), H972 [14MR]

FDA: determine whether to allow marketing of emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B as a prescription drug for women 15 or younger and a nonprescription drug for women 16 or older (see H.R. 4229), H451 [28FE]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H5047 [11JY]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H1320 [29MR]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H1196 [28MR]

Flores, Patrick: tribute (see H. Res. 79), H4918 [29JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4465), H155 [1FE]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H1197 [28MR]

———provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4736), H224 [8FE]

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

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H2102 [3MY]

———establish national health information exchange network, encourage creation and use of secure and portable electronic health records, and provide tax incentives to promote participation (see H.R. 5559), H3641 [8JN]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2553), H1059 [15MR]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5134), H2503 [10MY]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H2641 [16MY]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H868 [9MR]

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), H3226 [24MY]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 688), H1563 [5AP]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 3442), H790 [8MR]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: enhance educational services for persons with autism spectrum disorders and expand loan forgiveness for teachers of autistic children (see H.R. 4059), H1981 [2MY]

Institute of Medicine of the National Academies: identify constraints encountered by nursing schools in admitting and graduating a sufficient number of nurses to meet health care needs (see H.R. 2184), H4795 [28JN]

Insurance: streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see H.R. 5637), H4219 [19JN]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: redesign the $1 coin in commemoration (see H.R. 1432), H1742 [25AP]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H2641 [16MY]

Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act: make certain clarifying and technical amendments (see H.R. 5401), H2705 (see H.R. 5401), H2757 [17MY]

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail: extend (see H.R. 5053), H2833 (see H.R. 5053), H2890 [18MY]

Marshall, Thurgood: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 1433), H1742 [25AP]

Medicaid: provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1264), H3497 [7JN]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H1197 [28MR]

———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 964), H1130 [16MR]

———eliminate adjustments in payments for imaging services (see H.R. 5238), H3425 [6JN]

———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 implementation of prescription drug program (see H.R. 4796), H973 [14MR]

———increase per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments to hospitals (see H.R. 4371), H1853 [26AP]

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

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 4824), H2706 (see H.R. 4824), H2758 [17MY]

———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: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H1130 [16MR]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H3227 [24MY]

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

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H4424 [21JN]

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), H224 [8FE]

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), H1453 [4AP]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 395), H1916 [27AP]

National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 763), H2103 [3MY]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1681 [6AP]

National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 222), H3425 [6JN]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H1742 [25AP]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see H. Res. 556), H26 [31JA]

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), H3138 [23MY]

———implement certain recommendations relative to review of certain mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers by or with any foreign person (see H.R. 4915), H1681 [6AP]

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

———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (see H.R. 4807), H646 [7MR]

———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]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 779), H1852 [26AP]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 4597), H1743 [25AP]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1197 [28MR]

Nicodemus, KS: recognize contributions to American history (see H. Res. 884), H4423 [21JN]

NSF: establish scholarship program to increase number of mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 5141), H2833 (see H.R. 5141), H2891 [18MY]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 745), H3788 [12JN]

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

Parks, Gordon R.A.: tribute (see H. Res. 720), H867 [9MR]

Patriot Guard Riders (organization): commend the shielding of mourning military families from protesters and preserving the memory of fallen servicemembers at funerals (see H. Res. 731), H1129 [16MR]

Poverty: affirm commitment and leadership of the U.S. to improve the lives of the world's people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery (see H. Con. Res. 172), H3909 [13JN]

Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H1130 [16MR]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H2502 [10MY]

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

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]

Radioactive substances: study health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of such contaminated sites (see H.R. 2410), H1917 [27AP]

Securities: prohibit securities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting by Members and employees of Congress of securities transactions (see H.R. 5015), H1563 [5AP]

Senior citizens: provide mental health screening and treatment services, integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (see H.R. 2629), H1980 [2MY]

Small business: provide support for small business concerns (see H.R. 5058), H2706 (see H.R. 5058), H2758 [17MY]

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), H869 [9MR]

Taxation: expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 625), H874 [13MR]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 5420), H2832 (see H.R. 5420), H2890 [18MY]

———make permanent certain tax incentives for ethanol and biodiesel used as a fuel (see H.R. 5650), H4327 [20JN]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3159), H389 [16FE]

———promote State historic tax credits (see H.R. 2488), H451 [28FE]

———treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 4236), H1743 [25AP]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H2174 [4MY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H25 [31JA]

Veterans: provide that veterans of conflicts where depleted uranium munitions are used shall be considered radiation-exposed for purposes of the service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 4184), H1453 [4AP]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2705 (see H.R. 9), H2757 [17MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2684), H451 [28FE]

Whistleblowing: improve protections (see H.R. 4925), H3309 (see H.R. 4925), H3361 [25MY]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H2706 (see H.R. 4747), H2758 [17MY]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2861), H333 [15FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Governor John Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building, Olathe, KS: designate (see H.R. 4674), H24 [31JA]

Larry Winn, Jr., Post Office Building, Mission, KS: designate (see H.R. 5504), H3307 (see H.R. 5504), H3360 [25MY]

Essays

National Memorialization of Dwight D. Eisenhower: Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, H1687 [25AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 4890), H4475 [22JN]

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (H.R. 5037), E774 [10MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, E821 [12MY]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H4475 [22JN]

Democratic Party: national security policy, H1638 [6AP]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent certain States from implementing State laws authorizing use of medical marijuana, E1334 [29JN]

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: approve location of an honorary commemorative work in the District of Columbia (S.J. Res. 28), H1687 [25AP]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H538 [2MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 710), E340 [9MR]

Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (H.R. 3505), H720, H722 [8MR]

Flag—U.S.: ensure that the right of an individual to display the U.S. flag on residential property not be abridged (H.R. 42), H4576 [27JN]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), E775 [10MY]

Governor John Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building, Olathe, KS: designate (H.R. 4674), H1930 [2MY], E28 [31JA]

Hanson, Ellen: Police Executive Research Forum (organization) Leadership Award recipient, E664 [27AP]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), E533 [6AP]

Johnson County, KS: tribute to members of NAACP chapter, E168 [15FE]

Larry Winn, Jr., Post Office Building, Mission, KS: designate (H.R. 5504), H4194 [19JN], E980 [26MY]

Overland Park, KS: tribute to St. Thomas Aquinas High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E777 [10MY]

———Volunteer Center of Johnson County Movers and Shakers Award recipients, E488 [30MR]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H1638 [6AP]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), E1334 [29JN]

Votes: position on missed, E1211 [20JN]

Subpoena Notices

Johnson County, KS, District Court, H159 [7FE]

Tables

Overland Park, KS, Volunteer Center of Johnson County Movers and Shakers Award recipients, E488 [30MR]

Tributes

Barrow, Daniel (Ed), E190 [17FE]

Brehm, Anne, E854 [17MY]

Falkenstien, Max, E29 [31JA], E53 [1FE]

Hellman, Richard, E956 [24MY]

Meeks, Cordell, Jr., E1356 [10JY]

Miller, Ron, E1078 [8JN]

O'Neil, John J. (Buck), H477 [1MR], E247 [1MR]

Peterson, Dave, E550 [6AP]