POMEROY, EARL (a Representative from North Dakota)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see H.R. 5099), H1562 [5AP]

Animals: establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 2206), H1453 [4AP]

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H2339 [9MY]

Birds: promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see H.R. 4315), H2102 [3MY]

Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4424 [21JN]

Carpenter, Chris: tribute (see H. Res. 627), H1391 [30MR]

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

Children and youth: update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 5167), H1679 [6AP]

Coach John Wooden Post Office Building, Reseda, CA: designate (see H.R. 4646), H160 [7FE]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H2503 [10MY]

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

Credit: establish requirements on the terms of consumer credit extended to an Armed Forces member or the dependent of a member (see H.R. 97), H1742 [25AP]

Crime: strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H3642 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H274 [14FE]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve ``NEXUS'' and ``FAST'' registered traveler programs (see H.R. 5286), H3227 [24MY]

Dept. of Justice: provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities (see H.R. 4228), H155 [1FE]

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), H566 [2MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: take certain actions to mitigate effects of the breach of data security (see H.R. 5487), H3306 (see H.R. 5487), H3359 [25MY]

Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 5519), H3308 (see H.R. 5519), H3360 [25MY]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H2833 (see H.R. 2178), H2890 [18MY]

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), H451 [28FE]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H450 [28FE]

———provide assistant U.S. attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3183), H1980 [2MY]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H1196 [28MR]

FTC: establish Office of Internet Safety and Public Awareness (see H.R. 4982), H2175 [4MY]

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

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 Rules: require committees to hold hearings upon issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or Comptroller General (see H. Res. 841), H3226 [24MY]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 688), H1854 [26AP]

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

———permanently authorize waivers of foreign country residence requirements for certain international medical graduates (see H.R. 4997), H1129 [16MR]

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]

Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act: make certain clarifying and technical amendments (see H.R. 5401), H3016 [22MY]

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

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

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 791), H3424 [6JN]

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

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 4824), H1743 [25AP]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H1453 [4AP]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 544), H275 [14FE]

National Entrepreneurship Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 699), H1198 [28MR]

National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 800), H3138 [23MY]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see H. Res. 556), H26 [31JA]

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]

———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]

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

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]

Power resources: increase utilization of domestically produced renewable, biobased motor fuels and the manufacture of flexible-fuel vehicles (see H.R. 5372), H2585 [11MY]

———support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (see H. Con. Res. 424), H3496 [7JN]

Pujols, Albert: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H1391 [30MR]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 4227), H868 [9MR]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for qualified equity investments in certain small businesses (see H.R. 5198), H1851 [26AP]

———allow the amortization of goodwill and certain other intangibles that are acquired from a small business (see H.R. 4960), H1058 [15MR]

———clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations (see H.R. 4985), H1128 [16MR]

———extend the excise tax credits for certain liquid fuel derived from coal (see H.R. 5453), H3137 [23MY]

———make permanent certain tax incentives for ethanol and biodiesel used as a fuel (see H.R. 5650), H4327 [20JN]

———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]

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

Water pollution: provide more effective permitting and enforcement mechanisms for stormwater discharges associated with residential construction activity (see H.R. 5558), H4521 [22JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Power resources: promote energy production and conservation (see H.R. 5331), H2338 [9MY]

Rural areas: reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (see H.R. 5380), H2585 [11MY]

Motions

Taxation: 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), H4464 [22JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H3091 [23MY]

———provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses, H3231 [25MY], H3802 [13JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3091 [23MY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), conference report, H3802 [13JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H554 [2MR]

———deficit, H554 [2MR], H1286 [29MR]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, H2459 [10MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, H191 [8FE], H1286 [29MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H2647 [17MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (H. Res. 817), H2694 [17MY]

Courts: protect children, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and their family members, and reduce and prevent gang violence (H.R. 4472), H682 [8MR]

Credit: improve ratings quality through competition, transparency, and accountability in the credit rating agency industry (H.R. 2990), H5091 [12JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit funding for salaries and expenses of personnel who make high interest loans to sugar processors, H3091 [23MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), consideration (H. Res. 818), H2769 [18MY]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), E510 [4AP]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program, H682 [8MR]

Pensions: protect accrued benefits of participants during conversions of pension plans to cash balance plans, H1619 [6AP]

———reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), motion to instruct conferees, H726 [8MR], H1619 [6AP]

Public debt: ceiling, H2459 [10MY], H2647, H2694 [17MY]

Taxation: 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), H4454 [22JN]

———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), consideration (H. Res. 885), H4431 [22JN]

———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), motion to recommit, H4465 [22JN]

———provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, H191 [8FE], H1286 [29MR]

———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, H191 [8FE], H1286 [29MR]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules, H4465 [22JN]

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), H4167 [16JN]

Votes: position on missed, H4199 [19JN]

Tributes

Jorde, Terry R., E191 [17FE]