SWEENEY, JOHN E. (a Representative from New York)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: protect citizen soldiers (see H.R. 4797), H1921 [1MY]

———support military recruiting (see H. Con. Res. 339), H273 [14FE]

ATF: modernize and reform (see H.R. 5092), H4424 [21JN]

Captain George A. Wood Post Office Building, Utica, NY: designate (see H.R. 4962), H4521 [22JN]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H1981 [2MY]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide follow-up treatment for children identified with a vision disorder (see H.R. 2328), H1742 [25AP]

Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (see H.R. 687), H4917 [29JN]

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

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H3424 [6JN]

D. Mallory Stephens Post Office, Patterson, NY: designate (see H.R. 5685), H4796 [28JN]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H4134 [15JN]

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

———promulgate regulations on protections for residents of certain facilities relative to the use of restraints and involuntary seclusion (see H. Con. Res. 363), H4918 [29JN]

———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), H3225 [24MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Directorate of Emergency Management (see H.R. 5351), H2584 [11MY]

———implement Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs (see H.R. 5536), H3909 [13JN]

Dept. of State: submit report outlining steps taken and plans made to end Turkey's blockade of Armenia (see H.R. 3103), H1563 [5AP]

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), H2641 [16MY]

Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 4927), H4680 [27JN]

Ecology and environment: provide assistance for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1237), H3308 (see H.R. 1237), H3361 [25MY]

Economy: better prepare and develop the U.S. workforce for the global economy and remove barriers that stifle innovation (see H.R. 4845), H563 [2MR]

Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Dahab and Northern Sinai (see H. Res. 795), H2180 [8MY]

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]

Federal employees: establish uniform appointment process and term of service for Architect of the Capitol, Comptroller General, and Librarian of Congress and prohibit salary from exceeding that of a Member of Congress (see H.R. 4446), H3309 (see H.R. 4446), H3361 [25MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H1853 [26AP]

Finucane, Patrick: urge full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer by British-loyalist paramilitaries (see H. Res. 734), H1130 [16MR] (see H. Res. 740), H1196 [28MR]

Firearms: make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H4220 [19JN]

FTC: revise regulations regarding the ``do-not-call'' registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry (see H.R. 4931), H867 [9MR]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5134), H1677 [6AP]

House of Representatives: clarify that Members are not immune from having their offices searched during an ongoing criminal investigation (see H. Res. 852), H3643 [8JN]

Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 5501), H3307 (see H.R. 5501), H3359 [25MY]

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

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (nonprofit organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 844), H3308 (see H. Res. 844), H3361 [25MY]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 733), H1130 [16MR]

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

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H3497 [7JN]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1696), H450 [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), H4521 [22JN]

LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 4793), H451 [28FE]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H3643 [8JN]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 5160), H1744 [25AP]

Medicare: eliminate prescription drug late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 5399), H2704 (see H.R. 5399), H2757 [17MY]

———extend certain payment methodologies provided for rural health care providers (see H.R. 5118), H1677 [6AP]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits and waive penalties for late enrollment (see H.R. 4399), H1743 [25AP]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 2014), H225 [8FE]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H4917 [29JN]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3413), H566 [2MR]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 4922), H2641 [16MY]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H5047 [11JY]

National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (see H.R. 4954), H1321 [29MR]

———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), H449 [28FE]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1681 [6AP]

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]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 3323), H2962 [19MY]

Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (see H. Res. 744), H1320 [29MR]

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), H3308 (see H.R. 5520), H3360 [25MY]

Olympic games: tribute to citizens of Italy, the Torino Olympic Organizing Committee, the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Team, and athletes from around the world (see H. Res. 697), H1453 [4AP]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 5250), H1916 [27AP]

Ronald Bucca Post Office, Tuckahoe, NY: designate (see H.R. 4995), H1128 [16MR]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 4993), H2175 [4MY]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 615), H1320 [29MR]

Supreme Court: decision on allowing military recruiting on campuses of colleges that receive Federal funding (see H. Con. Res. 354), H790 [8MR]

Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H1680 [6AP]

———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 5206), H1851 [26AP]

———limit development or implementation of a return-free tax system (see H.R. 5114), H1676 [6AP]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5590), H3907 [13JN]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3427), H2174 [4MY]

Turkey: urge acknowledgment of culpability of Ottoman Empire for Armenian genocide and reconciliation with Armenia, and support accession of Turkey to the European Union under certain criteria (see H. Con. Res. 195), H1563 [5AP]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H225 [8FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 5188), H1741 [25AP]

Disasters: provide for low-interest disaster loans when a small business concern is affected by a small-scale disaster (see H.R. 5334), H2338 [9MY]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 5287), H2101 [3MY]

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

Social Security: continuation of benefit payment through the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 5189), H1741 [25AP]

Taxation: provide a deduction for the provision of boating safety equipment (see H.R. 5274), H1980 [2MY]

Remarks

Amtrak: funding, H3832 [13JN], E1217 [20JN], E1219 [21JN]

Animals: restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros, H2839 [18MY]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (H.R. 4411), H5001 [11JY]

Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H3930 [14JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Program funding, H3291 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5441), H3291 [25MY], H3375 [6JN]

———Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant Program allocation for New York, NY, H3375 [6JN]

Dept. of HUD: American Dream Downpayment Act funding, H3857, H3858 [13JN]

———Community Development Block Grant Program section 108 loan guarantee program funding, H3866 [13JN]

———elderly and disabled housing programs funding, H3859 [13JN]

———Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding, H3856 [13JN]

———Public Housing Capital Fund funding through reductions in GSA Federal Buildings Fund funding, H3854, H3855 [13JN]

———Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Program funding, H3862 [13JN]

Dept. of State: International Disaster and Famine Assistance for Sudan and Global HIV/AIDS Initiative funding through reductions in Egypt Economic Support Fund funding, H3541, H3542 [8JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2839 [18MY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to apply Federal Transit Administration revised cost-effectiveness index rating system to Minnesota Northstar Corridor Rail project, H3935 [14JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3832, H3854, H3855, H3856, H3857, H3858, H3859, H3862, H3866 [13JN], H3930, H3935, H3936 [14JN], E1216, E1217 [20JN], E1219 [21JN]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs, H3537 [8JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3537, H3541, H3542 [8JN]

Gambling: estabish complete ban on Internet gambling, H5001 [11JY]

IRS: prohibit funding for electronic tax preparation and filing service development, E1216 [20JN]

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, H4571 [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), E805 [11MY]

Plattsburgh, NY: prohibit funding for Strand Theater conversion into a performing arts center, H3930 [14JN]

Point of order, H3860, H3866 [13JN]

Public buildings: prohibit funding for contravention of Federal buildings energy performance or reporting requirements, H3935 [14JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), consideration (H. Res. 890), H4571 [27JN]

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), H4146 [16JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H561 [2MR], H627 [7MR], H864 [9MR], H970 [14MR], H1318 [29MR], H1387 [30MR], H1977 [2MY]

Tributes

Golub, Lewis, E601 [26AP]

Sanvidge, John J., E603 [26AP]