LEVIN, SANDER M. (a Representative from Michigan)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: express that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad (see H. Res. 698), H566 [2MR]

———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1563 [5AP]

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

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H1742 [25AP]

Bankruptcy: reform executive compensation in corporate bankruptcies (see H.R. 5113), H1917 [27AP]

Bono: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]

Children and youth: repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 4794), H388 [16FE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H3424 [6JN]

Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a Federal contract to make certain information available to the public (see H.R. 1806), H565 [2MR]

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

Dept. of Energy: ensure equitable provision of pension and medical benefits to contractor employees (see H.R. 5362), H2584 [11MY]

———establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (see H.R. 4435), H1853 [26AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H2502 [10MY]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H26 [31JA]

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), H3309 (see H.R. 5455), H3362 [25MY] (see H.R. 5588), H4521 [22JN]

Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H1743 [25AP]

Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 764), H1682 [6AP]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H2962 [19MY]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 5043), H1319 [29MR]

Gates, Bill and Melinda: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipients (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]

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]

———implement recommendations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration Study (see H.R. 4953), H1197 [28MR]

Health: strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H2705 (see H.R. 898), H2758 [17MY]

Health care professionals: clarify responsibilities of a pharmacy when a staff pharmacist refuses to fill a valid prescription for a drug on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions (see H.R. 1652), H225 [8FE]

Higher Education Act: reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers (see H.R. 5150), H3788 [12JN]

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

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 4740), H566 [2MR]

Iraq: 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]

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

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), H4796 [28JN]

Medicare: clarify congressional intent regarding counting of residents in a nonhospital setting (see H.R. 4403), H3497 [7JN]

———prohibit removal of covered drugs from prescription drug plan formularies during the plan year (see H.R. 5102), H1562 [5AP]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: assure uninterupted access to necessary medicines under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4685), H566 [2MR]

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

National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 858), H4521 [22JN]

National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 600), H1453 [4AP]

National security: 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 Time-Out Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 825), H4958 [10JY]

NSF: authorize grants for Partnerships for Access to Laboratory Science (PALS) (see H.R. 5106), H1681 [6AP]

———authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 4434), H566 [2MR]

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

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

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 788), H1980 [2MY]

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]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2071), H1453 [4AP]

Strategic materials: establish a strategic refinery reserve (see H.R. 5365), H3724 [9JN]

Sudan: condemn attacks on civilians, call on all parties to abide by the ceasefire agreement, approve peacekeeping forces, and urge the U.S. to help improve security in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 723), H3643 [8JN]

Taxation: allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 5177), H1741 [25AP]

———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H1197 [28MR]

———simplify and provide greater uniformity for child-related tax benefits and eliminate potential for abuse created by the uniform definition of a child (see H.R. 5123), H1677 [6AP]

Ukraine: anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident (see H. Res. 703), H1131 [16MR]

———commend people for conducting free, fair, and transparent elections and their commitment to democracy and reform (see H. Res. 799), H2174 [4MY]

Memorandums

Questions Concerning Current Practices With Respect to Labor Rights in Oman: Committee on Ways and Means (House) Subcommittee on Trade Minority Staff, H4670-H4672 [27JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3052 [23MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3256 [25MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E599 [25AP]

Budget: deficit, H1285 [29MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 653), H39 [1FE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, H2455 [10MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, H190, H191 [8FE], H1285 [29MR], H1611 [6AP], H1814 [26AP], H2071 [3MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H2750 [17MY]

Children and youth: child support enforcement programs funding, H39 [1FE]

Crime: provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (H.R. 32), H596 [7MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding, H3052 [23MY]

Dept. of Commerce: Manufacturing Extension Partnership funding, H4806 [29JN]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, E861 [17MY]

Economy: importance of job creation, E543 [6AP]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), H2029 [3MY]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1357 [30MR]

Michigan: tribute to partnership between Macomb County Clerk's Office and Mount Clemens Regional Social Security Office, E1325 [29JN]

National Flood Insurance Program: request Corps of Engineers completion of new flood map for the Great Lakes region and prohibit increase in flood evaluations in the upper Great Lakes, H4613 [27JN]

———restore financial solvency (H.R. 4973), H4613 [27JN]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 660), H173 [8FE]

Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), motion to instruct conferees, H725 [8MR]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3256 [25MY]

Public debt: ceiling, H2455 [10MY]

Roseville, MI: anniversary of Corporal Neil W. Reid VFW Post 2358, E896 [19MY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4806 [29JN]

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 (H.R. 3127), E541 [6AP]

Taxation: close certain tax loopholes for large integrated oil companies, H1814 [26AP], H2071 [3MY]

———deduction for Armed Forces serving in combat zone for contributions to retirement plans even if compensation on which contributions are based is excluded from income (H.R. 1499), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 803), H2194 [9MY]

———increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), H4450 [22JN]

———provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, H190, H191 [8FE], H1285 [29MR], H1611 [6AP], H2455 [10MY]

———rates, H2455 [10MY]

———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, H190, H191 [8FE], H1285 [29MR], H1814 [26AP], H2071 [3MY]

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), H4172 [16JN]

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 5684), H4669 [27JN]

Ukraine: anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident, E740 [5MY]

———anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident (H. Res. 703), H1404 [4AP]

———normal trade relations status (H.R. 1053), H696 [8MR]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (H.R. 1245), E469 [30MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1560 [5AP], H4678 [27JN]

Statements

Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor Accident Anniversary: Ukrainian American Community of Southeast Michigan, E741 [5MY]

Summaries

Southfield, MI, Home Improvement Program (SHIP) Community Development Block Grant Funded Residential Rehabilitation Program, E862 [17MY]

Warren, MI, Residential Rehabilitation Loan Program—Community Development Block Grant, E862 [17MY]

Testimonies

Manufacturing Jobs Loss: Charles McCray, E543 [6AP]

———Patricia Neal, E543 [6AP]

———Sherry Lowell, E543 [6AP]

Tributes

Chambers, Charles M., E1222 [21JN]

Germany, Sandy, E171 [15FE]

Goodman, Molly, E469 [30MR]

Lester, Harry, E102 [8FE]

McCann, James, E1118 [12JN]

Shoemaker, Richard, E943 [23MY]