ANDREWS, ROBERT E. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2447, H2448 [10MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3182 [24MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5020), H1805 [26AP]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4681 [27JN], H4800 [29JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2830, Pension Protection Act, H739 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: condemn legal action against citizens who have already converted or plan to convert to other religions (see H. Res. 736), H1196 [28MR]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 601), H509 [1MR]

Arab League: disapprove decision to hold summit in Khartoum, Sudan, and call on all involved parties and the world community to work to end genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan (see H. Res. 675), H390 [16FE]

Armed Forces: authorize coverage for anesthesia and other costs related to dental care for children and certain other patients (see H.R. 5050), H3424 [6JN]

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

Children and youth: clarify that needs of children affected by disasters are unique and should be given special consideration in planning, responding, and recovering from such disasters (see H. Con. Res. 406), H4958 [10JY]

China, People's Republic of: authorize appropriate action if negotiations regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations are not successful (see H.R. 1575), H1563 [5AP]

———condemn escalating levels of religious persecution (see H. Res. 608), H226 [8FE]

———urge reinstatement of all licenses of Gao Zhisheng and his law firm, remove obstacles for lawyers attempting to defend criminal cases, and revise law and practice standards (see H. Con. Res. 365), H1681 [6AP]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 346), H1744 [25AP]

Consumers: protect from usury and unreasonable fees (see H.R. 1619), H25 [31JA]

Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a Federal contract to make certain information available to the public (see H.R. 1806), H645 [7MR]

Credit cards: protect consumers from unfair practices of issuers (see H.R. 3492), H26 [31JA]

Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 87), H450 [28FE]

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

Dept. of Education: establish sustainability programs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3284), H333 [15FE]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Directorate of Emergency Management (see H.R. 5351), H2706 (see H.R. 5351), H2758 [17MY]

Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 3760), H3497 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1798), H1453 [4AP]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 2230), H4009 [14JN]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3309 (see H.R. 4033), H3361 [25MY]

———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 5390), H2962 [19MY]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H790 [8MR]

———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 5022), H1195 [28MR]

European Court of Human Rights: support decisions in certain cases holding Turkey responsible for human rights violations in Cyprus (see H. Res. 322), H156 [1FE]

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]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H509 [1MR]

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

Health: provide access to telehealth services in the home (see H.R. 3588), H1197 [28MR]

Health care professionals: provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see H.R. 215), H565 [2MR]

Housing: 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), H2706 (see H.R. 5121), H2758 [17MY]

Hurricanes: recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4197), H26 [31JA]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 946), H4958 [10JY]

Insurance: establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates (see H.R. 3639), H4958 [10JY]

Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors: establish (see H.R. 3859), H1563 [5AP]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 415), H4328 [20JN]

———resolve crisis regarding the nuclear program diplomatically (see H. Con. Res. 425), H3642 [8JN]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1918 [27AP]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H646 [7MR]

Law enforcement: provide grants to State and local governments to assess the effectiveness of sexual predator electronic monitoring programs (see H.R. 3407), H2706 (see H.R. 3407), H2758 [17MY]

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), H3226 [24MY]

Macedonia: encourage continued negotiations with Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Con. Res. 306), H1453 [4AP]

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), H1390 [30MR]

Medicare: provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 4824), H1321 [29MR]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H2339 [9MY]

———provide special treatment of certain cancer hospitals (see H.R. 5496), H4521 [22JN]

———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), H3227 [24MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: reimburse States for costs incurred by covering dual eligible populations under the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan (see H.R. 4675), H24 [31JA]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2833 (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2891 [18MY]

Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority unless the President certifies to Congress that the Palestinian Authority is not controlled by a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 4668), H226 [8FE]

———promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H868 [9MR]

Motor vehicles: require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H160 [7FE]

National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 858), H3909 [13JN]

National forests: authorize Forest Service and BLM to provide research on the rehabilitation of forest ecosystem health following uncharacteristic disturbances of forested Federal lands (see H.R. 3973), H791 [8MR]

National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 222), H646 [7MR]

National security: protect the public against threat of chemical attacks (see H.R. 2237), H25 [31JA]

———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]

Oceans: establish a program to help identify, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety (see H.R. 3692), H1390 [30MR]

Palestinians: assist refugees in the West Bank and Gaza to move to post-refugee status (see H.R. 5278), H5128 [12JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: conform certain filing provisions (see H.R. 5120), H2175 [4MY]

Public Health Service Act: expand and improve traumatic brain injury programs (see H.R. 5738), H4915 [29JN]

Railroads: exclude solid waste disposal from the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (see H.R. 4821), H450 [28FE]

SBA: permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 2943), H4328 [20JN]

Springsteen, Bruce: anniversary of record album ``Born to Run'' (see H. Res. 628), H26 [31JA]

Sri Lanka: urge Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to engage positively in peace talks and prevent a return to armed conflict (see H. Res. 672), H791 [8MR]

Suburban areas: provide assistance to States and nonprofit organizations to preserve suburban forest land and open space and contain suburban sprawl (see H.R. 3933), H226 [8FE]

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), H1454 [4AP]

Taxation: extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H645 [7MR]

———treat expenses for certain meal replacement and dietary supplement products that qualify for FDA-approved health claims as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1545), H1681 [6AP]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H155 [1FE]

Telecommunications: ensure competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet (see H.R. 5417), H4009 [14JN]

Truth in Lending Act: extend certain protections to overdraft protection programs, require consent to initiate, and enhance information on overdraft protection, and prohibit manipulation to generate overdraft protection fees (see H.R. 3449), H566 [2MR]

Ukraine: commend people for conducting free, fair, and transparent elections and their commitment to democracy and reform (see H. Res. 799), H3138 [23MY]

Veterans: extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H450 [28FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H155 [1FE]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H791 [8MR]

Women: 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

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 342), H332 [15FE]

Construction industries: require companies receiving funds for Federal construction projects to conduct employee background checks prior to participation in the construction of public schools (see H.R. 4661), H23 [31JA]

Contracts: prohibit defense contractors from requiring licenses or fees for use of military likenesses and designations (see H.R. 4806), H449 [28FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to States for the publication of security and emergency information in telephone directories (see H.R. 5489), H3306 (see H.R. 5489), H3359 [25MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a personal identification number for each veteran to help preserve confidentiality of information on veterans (see H.R. 5490), H3307 (see H.R. 5490), H3359 [25MY]

Firearms: require microstamping of all firearms manufactured in or imported into the U.S., and ballistic testing of all firearms in Federal custody (see H.R. 5073), H1395 [3AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and local government employees (see H.R. 5320), H2338 [9MY]

Veterans: provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 5561), H3641 [8JN]

Essays

How Martin Luther King, Jr., Changed the World: Lauren Perry, E107 [8FE]

Making a World of Difference: Andrea Akins, E106 [8FE]

———Zachary Kummer, E106 [8FE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks—Making a World of Difference: Rachel Hajna, E106 [8FE]

Two Amazing Leaders: Jimmy Kunkle, E107 [8FE]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1597, H1598 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2380, H2447, H2448 [10MY], H2537 [11MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), consideration (H. Res. 811), H2516 [11MY]

———conduct epidemiological study to determine health impact of ocean disposed chemical munitions on human populations, H2447, H2448 [10MY]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding through reductions in national missile defense system funding, H2516 [11MY]

———establish special operations forces fellowships, H2537 [11MY]

———funding, H1598 [6AP]

Dept. of Energy: nuclear nonproliferation activities programs funding, H3182, H3183 [24MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2840, H2841 [18MY]

Deptford, NJ: tribute to Deptford Township Schools poster and essay contest winners, E106 [8FE]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, H1598 [6AP]

Education: expand student loan forgiveness opportunities for public service employees, H1265 [29MR]

———extend student loan forgiveness to include medical specialists with a residency program of more than five years, H1275 [29MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3182, H3183 [24MY]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 710), H732 [8MR]

GAO: evaluate and determine reasons for the decline in medical school graduates entering residency programs lasting more than five years, H1274 [29MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E416 [28MR]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1265, H1274, H1275 [29MR]

———extend programs (H.R. 5603), H4340 [21JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5020), H1805, H1806 [26AP]

———require report on insurgent forces in Iraq, H1805, H1806 [26AP]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H3903 [13JN]

National security: proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company, H732 [8MR]

Pensions: ensure that restrictions on funding of benefits for workers and retirees apply to chief executive officers and corporate officers, H2073 [3MY]

———protect accrued benefits of participants during conversions of pension plans to cash balance plans, H1616 [6AP]

———reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), motion to instruct conferees, H725 [8MR], H1616 [6AP], H2073 [3MY]

Saudi Arabia: urge government to live up to World Trade Organization commitments and end all aspects of any boycott on Israel (H. Con. Res. 370), H1484 [5AP]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4800 [29JN]

———prohibit funding to implement revisions to OMB rules relative to competitive sourcing for Federal contracts, H4800 [29JN]

Shui-Bian, Chen: travel restrictions in U.S., E709 [3MY]

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), H1470 [5AP]

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), H4105 [15JN], E1249 [23JN]

Tongass National Forest: prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging, H2840, H2841 [18MY]

Votes: position on missed, H2989 [22MY], H3510 [8JN], E389 [16MR], E751 [8MY], E768 [10MY], E919 [22MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1057 [15MR]

Tributes

Baker, Florence G., E23 [31JA]

Page, Howard T., E75 [7FE]

Shreiber, Gerry B., E1155 [14JN]

Silver, Jenny, E49 [1FE]

Stinger, Brian D., E1119 [12JN]

Wolf, Joal E., E305 [8MR]