MYRICK, SUE WILKINS (a Representative from North Carolina)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 4890), H791 [8MR]

Armed Forces: enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see H.R. 5200), H4555 [26JN]

———improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 3401), H1917 [27AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H973 [14MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (see H. Con. Res. 373), H1390 [30MR]

Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4328 [20JN]

Civil liberties: commemorate anniversary and reaffirm the national motto (see H. Con. Res. 411), H3016 [22MY]

Corporations: require income reported to the IRS to be included in annual reports to the SEC (see H.R. 5469), H3225 [24MY]

Courts: improve delivery of Federal judicial services by requiring the equitable and rational calculation of rent to be paid to the GSA (see H.R. 4710), H1743 [25AP]

———jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the content of speech occurring during sessions of State legislative bodies (see H.R. 4776), H387 [16FE]

———simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies or other government officials or entities acting under color of State law (see H.R. 4772), H2833 (see H.R. 4772), H2890 [18MY]

CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H4424 [21JN]

Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H387 [16FE]

———prohibit the sale and disclosure of customer information from telecommunications carriers obtained by false pretenses (see H.R. 4662), H160 [7FE]

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

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H3226 [24MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H3138 [23MY] (see H.R. 5573), H3723 [9JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow border States to use a portion of certain grants to build physical barriers to deter illegal crossings (see H.R. 5484), H3643 [8JN]

———establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 5067), H2962 [19MY]

———prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 4946), H972 [14MR]

———support efforts of citizen groups such as the Minuteman Project to preserve the integrity of U.S. borders (see H. Res. 839), H3226 [24MY]

Dept. of Justice: develop a national strategy to eliminate illegal operations of certain international drug gangs (see H.R. 5291), H5047 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior: make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans (see H.R. 5452), H3137 [23MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: require certain additional calculations to be included in the annual financial statement covering accounts and associated activities of the executive branch (see H.R. 5129), H3309 (see H.R. 5129), H3361 [25MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: publish a strategic plan for long-term care (see H.R. 5774), H5128 [12JY]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H1563 [5AP]

Education: restore State sovereignty over public elementary and secondary education (see H.R. 3499), H226 [8FE]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 65), H2174 [4MY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 88), H3423 [6JN]

FDA: prohibit the approval of any drug that infringes the right to life (see H.R. 3553), H1320 [29MR]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H4680 [27JN]

———prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H225 [8FE]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 5316), H2337 [9MY]

———permit access to databases to comply with sex offender registry and notification laws (see H.R. 4381), H2962 [19MY]

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), H390 [16FE]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H4424 [21JN]

House of Representatives: clarify that Members are not immune from having their offices searched during an ongoing criminal investigation (see H. Res. 852), H3496 [7JN]

House Rules: curtail the growth of Government programs (see H. Res. 690), H389 [16FE]

———repeal rule on the statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 903), H4916 [29JN]

———require that general appropriations bills contain a separate list of all earmarks in the accompanying report and the name of the sponsoring Member of each earmark (see H. Res. 662), H160 [7FE]

Immigration: align U.S. laws with the immigration laws of Mexico (see H.R. 5523), H3909 [13JN]

———prohibit the unauthorized construction of tunnels between the U.S. and another country (see H.R. 4830), H646 [7MR]

———supersede certain judicial orders relative to catching illegal aliens at ports of entry and returning them to their countries (see H.R. 5457), H3909 [13JN]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 4751), H4917 [29JN]

Law enforcement: ensure that a sex offender or a sexually violent predator is not eligible for parole (see H.R. 4621), H451 [28FE]

———provide administrative subpoena authority to apprehend fugitives (see H.R. 4170), H155 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 354), H4520 [22JN]

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]

Mayor John Thompson (Tom) Garrison Memorial Post Office, Badin, NC: designate (see H.R. 4688), H153 [1FE]

Medicare: permit eligible seniors to elect to receive vouchers for health savings accounts and/or premiums for high deductible health insurance plan and suspend certain late enrollment penalties (see H.R. 4551), H155 [1FE]

———provide for a budget-neutral two-year moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for imaging services (see H.R. 5704), H4958 [10JY]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H2503 [10MY]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H3138 [23MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H973 [14MR]

NASCAR-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium: tribute (see H. Res. 677), H273 [14FE]

National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 800), H4555 [26JN]

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), H2501 [10MY]

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

National Technical Information Service: require distribution of monthly updates of SSA Death Master List to all nationwide consumer reporting agencies to facilitate fraud prevention (see H.R. 5494), H4134 [15JN]

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), H1197 [28MR]

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), H3643 [8JN]

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]

Outer Continental Shelf: terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 4318), H155 [1FE]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 745), H1744 [25AP]

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

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), H1682 [6AP]

Patriotism: affirm that statements of national unity, including the National Anthem, should be recited or sung in English (see H. Res. 793), H3138 [23MY]

Pham Hong Son: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 320), H1060 [15MR]

Pornography: limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography (see H.R. 5528), H4521 [22JN]

Power resources: suspend Federal highway fuels tax and authorize the leasing, development, production, and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 5462), H4328 [20JN]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H1196 [28MR]

Romania: improve standard of care of children, resolve pending intercountry adoption cases, and remove barriers to the adoption of orphaned and abandoned children (see H. Res. 578), H1321 [29MR]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 2037), H3226 [24MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 2089), H2833 (see H.R. 2089), H2890 [18MY]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H1853 [26AP]

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

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H1452 [4AP]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H2833 (see H.R. 3478), H2890 [18MY]

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

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4725), H4134 [15JN]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (see H.R. 5252), H1921 [1MY]

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

Terrorism: recognize potential threat of Islamist terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere and seek support of OAS in combating the proliferation of such organizations (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3227 [24MY]

Tisch, Preston R. (Bob): tribute (see H. Res. 605), H5129 [12JY]

U.N.: call for a commission that will build an abolitionists movement to end slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation around the world (see H. Res. 490), H3227 [24MY]

U.N. Human Rights Council: withhold U.S. contributions (see H.R. 5476), H4009 [14JN]

Venezuela: actively support strategies for ensuring secure airport facilities that meet international certifications to prevent trafficking of controlled substances, narcotics, and laundered money (see H. Con. Res. 400), H2585 [11MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Employment: prevent acceptance of drivers license for employment eligibility verification if the issuing State uses taxpayer identification numbers other than Social Security numbers in application process (see H.R. 5506), H3307 (see H.R. 5506), H3360 [25MY]

Immigration: establish procedures for issuance of ``no match'' letters to employers by the SSA and notification of the Dept. of Homeland Security regarding such letters (see H.R. 5507), H3307 (see H.R. 5507), H3360 [25MY]

———require the debarment from Federal contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements of employers who hire unauthorized aliens (see H.R. 5505), H3307 (see H.R. 5505), H3360 [25MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 5472), H3226 [24MY]

Social Security: notify individuals of improper use of their Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 5409), H2705 (see H.R. 5409), H2757 [17MY]

Remarks

Medicare: prescription drug benefit coverage, H2344 [10MY], H2646 [17MY]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), E1172 [16JN]

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), H4112 [15JN]

Votes: position on missed, E26 [31JA], E335 [9MR], E1212 [20JN]

Tributes

Blackwell, Tom, E187 [17FE]

Swecker, Chris, E1053 [8JN]