BILIRAKIS, MICHAEL (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4872 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H1320 [29MR]

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1319 [29MR]

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

———provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 269), H1130 [16MR]

ATF: modernize and reform (see H.R. 5092), H4134 [15JN]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H451 [28FE]

Charities: encourage all Americans to increase charitable giving (see H. Con. Res. 337), H225 [8FE]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 346), H2503 [10MY]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based on citizenship or legal permanent resident status of parents (see H.J. Res. 46), H4918 [29JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5573), H3723 [9JN]

———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H791 [8MR]

Disasters: establish a program to provide reinsurance for State natural catastrophe insurance programs (see H.R. 4366), H274 [14FE]

———prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H4009 [14JN]

Earl D. Hutto Post Office Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (see H.R. 5107), H1562 [5AP]

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), H1060 [15MR]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 4547), H3909 [13JN]

———make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H4009 [14JN]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H3909 [13JN]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4838), H4917 [29JN]

———prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services (see H.R. 5688), H4679 [27JN]

———provide State grants for developing trauma care systems (see H.R. 5555), H4958 [10JY]

———require the FDA to disclose benefits of foods and dietary supplements and ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements (see H.R. 4282), H2833 (see H.R. 4282), H2890 [18MY]

Immigration: exclude from admission aliens who have made investments directly and significantly contributed to the enhancement or ability of Cuba to develop its petroleum resources (see H.R. 5292), H3309 (see H.R. 5292), H3362 [25MY]

John Paul Hammerschmidt Post Office Building, Harrison, AR: designate (see H.R. 4811), H449 [28FE]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H3016 [22MY]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H2705 (see H.R. 1582), H2758 [17MY]

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

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

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H1853 [26AP]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1681 [6AP]

Morris W. Milton Post Office, St. Petersburg, FL: designate (see H.R. 5104), H1917 [27AP]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H1320 [29MR]

National security: 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]

National Vigil for Lost Promise: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 422), H3424 [6JN]

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

Power resources: prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil (see H.R. 5253), H1979 [2MY]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H1853 [26AP]

Reeve, Christopher and Dana: tribute (see H. Res. 785), H2586 [11MY]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H2585 [11MY]

———establish Catastrophe Savings Accounts (see H.R. 4836), H508 [1MR]

———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4727), H224 [8FE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H1853 [26AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4725), H4424 [21JN]

Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (see H.R. 5126), H2339 [9MY]

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

University of Florida: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 761), H1452 [4AP]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4843), H646 [7MR]

Vincent J. Whibbs, Sr., Post Office Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (see H.R. 5736), H4915 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Constantino Brumidi for display in the Capital Visitor Center (see H.R. 5562), H3641 [8JN]

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

Remarks

Dept. of Defense: effect of oil and gas leasing activities in Outer Continental Shelf on military training operations, H2865 [18MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (H.R. 5573), H4360 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2865 [18MY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H1295 [29MR]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education, H4534 [26JN]

———combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (H.R. 2421), H5014 [11JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H2865 [18MY]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities within a certain distance of a State's coastline unless the State requests leasing, H4812, H4873 [29JN]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4873 [29JN]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), consideration (H. Res. 897), H4812 [29JN]

Public Health Service Act: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (H.R. 1313), H4361 [21JN]

Roads and highways: implement traffic safety law enforcement, media campaigns and technological advances to increase seatbelt use, H2302 [9MY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4713, H4714 [28JN]

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), H4171 [16JN]

University of Florida: tribute to men's basketball team, E513 [4AP]

VOA: funding, H4713, H4714 [28JN]

Votes: position on missed, E123 [8FE]

World War II: anniversary of Battle of Crete, H3013 [22MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1193 [28MR], H1318 [29MR], H1977 [2MY], H2335 [9MY], H2703, H2755 [17MY], H3015 [22MY], H3785 [12JN], H4218 [19JN], H4552 [26JN], H5044 [11JY]

Tributes

Carson, Willa Livingston, E587 [25AP]

DeHart, Don, E616 [26AP]

Marchetti, Katlyn M., H2302 [9MY]

Meeker, Carolyn, E224 [28FE]

Missildine, Jody, E588 [25AP]

Philips, Ashley, E1251 [23JN]

Reeve, Dana, E307 [8MR]

Rowe, Michael D., E474 [30MR]