HINCHEY, MAURICE D. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4300, H4303 [20JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2830 [18MY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4735, H4772 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 5151), H1678 [6AP]

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see H.R. 5185), H3909 [13JN]

Alcoholic beverages: tribute to American craft brewers (see H. Res. 753), H1854 [26AP]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 5229), H1915 [27AP]

———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), H160 [7FE]

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

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

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 2874), H274 [14FE]

Bono: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]

Budget: reallocate certain defense and energy programs funds to other domestic priorities (see H.R. 4898), H1197 [28MR]

Bush, President: censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (see H. Res. 636), H160 [7FE]

Business and industry: improve competition in the oil and gas industry and strengthen antitrust enforcement with regard to industry mergers (see H.R. 5279), H2101 [3MY]

Campus Fire Safety Month: establish (see H. Res. 295), H4009 [14JN]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 4923), H867 [9MR]

Captain George A. Wood Post Office Building, Utica, NY: designate (see H.R. 4962), H1197 [28MR]

Cheney, Vice President: censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (see H. Res. 637), H160 [7FE]

Children and youth: reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H2174 [4MY]

Climate: reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 5642), H4327 [20JN]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 901), H5047 [11JY]

Clothing industry: provide access to information about sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4613), H1563 [5AP]

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

Commission on Terrorism Risk Insurance: establish (see H.R. 4619), H1197 [28MR]

Committee on Administration Predetermination To Go to War and Manipulation of Intelligence (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 635), H160 [7FE]

Computers: promote open broadband networks and innovation, foster electronic commerce, and safeguard consumer access to online content and services (see H.R. 5273), H3425 [6JN]

Congress: require poverty impact statements for certain legislation (see H.R. 4600), H4009 [14JN]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 3037), H868 [9MR]

Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 4678), H24 [31JA]

Cropsey, Jasper F.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 138), H156 [1FE]

D. Mallory Stephens Post Office, Patterson, NY: designate (see H.R. 5685), H4958 [10JY]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H2174 [4MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to food stamps by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to certain nonprofit groups to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 5158), H1678 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H225 [8FE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H1742 [25AP]

———urge withdrawal of changes contained in the ``Additional Clarification of Intercollegiate Athletics Policy—Three-Part Test-Part Three'' that harm Title IX (see H. Res. 735), H2962 [19MY]

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

———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 5624), H4424 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating Oak Point and North Brother Island in the Bronx, NY, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 5423), H2832 (see H.R. 5423), H2890 [18MY]

———suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts (see H.R. 4749), H390 [16FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide free credit monitoring and credit reports for veterans and others affected by the theft of veterans' personal data and ensure notification of such thefts (see H.R. 5455), H3309 (see H.R. 5455), H3362 [25MY] (see H.R. 5588), H4680 [27JN]

———terminate administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'') (see H.R. 3312), H389 [16FE]

Diseases: improve Parkinson's disease research (see H.R. 3550), H868 [9MR]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5225), H3788 [12JN]

Drugs: encourage the President to convene an international conference to develop more effective means to deal with growing threat of methamphetamine and synthetic drug precursor chemicals (see H. Res. 566), H646 [7MR]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 4463), H26 [31JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H1742 [25AP]

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), H1743 [25AP]

FDA: conduct consumer testing to determine appropriateness of labeling requirements for indoor tanning devices and whether the requirements provide sufficient information on the risks such devices pose (see H.R. 4767), H4328 [20JN]

Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 764), H1682 [6AP]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5051), H1743 [25AP]

Flores, Patrick: tribute (see H. Res. 79), H4328 [20JN]

Food: extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (see H.R. 5563), H3641 [8JN]

Foreign policy: disavow the doctrine of preemption (see H. Res. 82), H1681 [6AP]

———request the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relating to strategies and plans either designed to cause regime change in or for use of military force against Iran (see H. Res. 846), H4328 [20JN]

Forest Service: establish the National Forest Ecosystem Protection Program (see H.R. 3701), H26 [31JA]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting fraudulent advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 5052), H1389 [30MR]

Gambling: establish a commission to study the proper response to growth in Internet gambling (see H.R. 5474), H3226 [24MY]

Gates, Bill and Melinda: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipients (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]

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

Haiti: commend people for holding democratic elections and congratulate President Rene G. Preval on his victory (see H. Con. Res. 353), H869 [9MR]

———urge multilateral financial institutions to immediately cancel debts under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (see H. Res. 888), H4958 [10JY]

Hazardous substances: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure (see H.R. 1807), H225 [8FE]

Health: declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1020), H5047 [11JY]

———encourage enactment of compehensive health care reform legislation (see H. Con. Res. 410), H2961 [19MY]

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

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5134), H1744 [25AP]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H2641 [16MY]

House Rules: protect integrity of the institution of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 659), H24 [31JA]

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

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4134 [15JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H1742 [25AP]

———enhance educational services for persons with autism spectrum disorders and expand loan forgiveness for teachers of autistic children (see H.R. 4059), H155 [1FE]

Institute of Medicine of the National Academies: identify constraints encountered by nursing schools in admitting and graduating a sufficient number of nurses to meet health care needs (see H.R. 2184), H4795 [28JN]

Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 5371), H4521 [22JN]

Investments: regulate over-the-counter trading of energy derivatives (see H.R. 5248), H1916 [27AP]

Iran: require the President to obtain congressional authorization before initiating any military action against Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Con. Res. 391), H1852 [26AP]

Iraq: direct the Depts. of State and Defense, and request the President, to provide certain information relative to contracting with any entity for public relations purposes (see H. Res. 685), H974 [14MR]

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

Kazakhstan: recognize anniversary of the closure of the world's second largest nuclear test site and efforts on the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 905), H4916 [29JN]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H1742 [25AP]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 5160), H1679 [6AP]

Major George Quamo Post Office Building, Averill Park, NY: designate (see H.R. 5708), H4918 [29JN]

Matthew Lyon Post Office Building, Fair Haven, VT: designate (see H.R. 5245), H1916 [27AP]

Medicare: coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 964), H1130 [16MR]

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

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 2869), H4554 [26JN]

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

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 4824), H4958 [10JY]

———provide eligibility for coverage of home health services on the basis of a need for occupational therapy (see H.R. 3022), H3309 (see H.R. 3022), H3361 [25MY]

———provide for a budget-neutral two-year moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for imaging services (see H.R. 5704), H4794 [28JN]

———replace the prescription drug benefit with a revised and simplified program for all beneficiaries (see H.R. 4697), H154 [1FE]

———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 5513), H4796 [28JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: reimburse States for costs incurred by covering dual eligible populations under the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan (see H.R. 4665), H23 [31JA]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2706 (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2759 [17MY]

Minorities: recognize and take active measures to increase the low presence of minorities and women in upper level positions of management in the financial services industry (see H. Con. Res. 429), H3908 [13JN]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H1853 [26AP]

———require an increasing percentage of new automobiles be dual fueled automobiles and revise the method for calculating corporate average fuel economy for such vehicles (see H.R. 4673), H1563 [5AP]

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H3309 (see H. Res. 760), H3362 [25MY]

National Dam Safety Program Act: amend (see H.R. 4981), H1853 [26AP]

National objectives: ensure that the U.S. leads the world in next generation energy technologies, grow the economy, create high-skill American jobs, eliminate overdependence on foreign oil, and address global warming (see H.R. 2828), H2102 [3MY]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H26 [31JA]

National Security Agency: require Dept. of Justice to submit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 643), H160 [7FE]

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]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide certain requirements for labeling textile fiber products and for duty-free and quota-free treatment of products and implement minimum wage and immigration requirements (see H.R. 5550), H4009 [14JN]

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]

Petroleum: prohibit anticompetitive provisions in gasoline dealer franchise agreements that dictate the wholesale source of gasoline (see H.R. 3964), H1981 [2MY]

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

———expand and improve traumatic brain injury programs (see H.R. 5738), H4915 [29JN]

———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 5472), H4328 [20JN]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H869 [9MR]

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

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

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

Ryan White Care Act: prevent any reauthorization from imposing catastrophic losses in funding for States with the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS (see H. Res. 893), H4918 [29JN]

Safety: establish a day to bring awareness to the issue of missing persons (see H. Res. 189), H4681 [27JN]

School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H509 [1MR]

Senior citizens: tribute (see H. Res. 874), H4918 [29JN]

Simpson-Miller, Portia: tribute (see H. Res. 727), H1744 [25AP]

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

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), H1981 [2MY]

———impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H3424 [6JN]

Taxation: deny deduction for certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (see H.R. 4706), H160 [7FE]

———deny deductions for direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs (see H.R. 575), H2174 [4MY]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 5420), H3138 [23MY]

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

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H3723 [9JN]

———provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (see H.R. 5699), H4794 [28JN]

———provide that oil and gas companies will not be eligible for effective rate reductions enacted for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 5218), H4555 [26JN]

———repeal certain tax breaks and invest those monies in programs to assist the working poor and alleviate poverty (see H. Con. Res. 282), H156 [1FE]

———repeal oil industry subsidies (see H.R. 5234), H1915 [27AP]

———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]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3427), H2641 [16MY]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H1390 [30MR]

Voting: encourage Louisiana and the Dept. of Justice to establish satellite voting outside of Louisiana for scheduled New Orleans elections (see H. Con. Res. 385), H1679 [6AP]

Wasserstein, Wendy: tribute (see H. Res. 719), H867 [9MR]

Year of Polio Awareness: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 526), H4958 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 384), H1679 [6AP]

National Security Agency: request President and direct certain Depts. to transmit documents on investigation of involvement by personnel in creation of warrantless surveillance program and security clearance denials (see H. Res. 845), H3308 (see H. Res. 845), H3361 [25MY]

NRC: conduct an independent safety assessment of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, Buchanan, NY (see H.R. 4891), H644 [7MR]

Patterson, Floyd: tribute (see H. Res. 840), H3226 [24MY]

Power resources: restore fairness in the provision of incentives for oil and gas production (see H.R. 5300), H2173 [4MY]

Women's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2705 (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2757 [17MY] (see H. Res. 833), H3137 [23MY]

Motions

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), H1116 [16MR]

Remarks

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), H1109 [16MR]

———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), motion to recommit, H1116 [16MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1580, H1583 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4283, H4284, H4300, H4303 [20JN]

———prohibit use of funds to establish a military base agreement with Iraq, H1109 [16MR]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to enforce court decision permitting law enforcement officers to obtain evidence in contravention of search and seizure statutes, H4772, H4774 [28JN]

———prohibit funding to prevent certain States from implementing State laws authorizing use of medical marijuana, H4735, H4738 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2787, H2830, H2831, H2835 [18MY]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, H1580, H1583 [6AP]

———importance of job creation, H1583 [6AP]

Eximbank: prohibit funding for making any loans or loan guarantees for oil and gas field development projects, H3694 [9JN]

FDA: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 426), H4358 [21JN]

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

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3694 [9JN]

Intelligence services: prohibit funding for domestic electronic surveillance not in compliance with certain statutes, H4283, H4284 [20JN]

Iran: prohibit military action against Iran relative to its nuclear program without congressional authorization, H4300 [20JN]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H4064 [15JN]

LIHEAP: funding, H1116 [16MR]

Lincoln Group (business): prohibit funding, H4303 [20JN]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (H.R. 4681), H3005 [22MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: limit issuance of new leases for offshore oil and gas production to companies not providing proper royalty payments, H2830, H2831, H2835 [18MY]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H2787 [18MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4734 [28JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4735, H4738, H4739, H4772, H4774 [28JN]

Spencer, NY: anniversary, E1275 [26JN]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), consideration (H. Res. 850), H3516 [8JN]

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), H4064 [15JN]

Women's Health Week: observance (H. Res. 833), H3392 [6JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H221 [8FE], H270 [14FE], H330 [15FE], H446 [28FE], H561 [2MR], H5044 [11JY]

Special order: granted, H4132 [15JN], H4326 [20JN]

Tributes

Ash, Herman, E421 [28MR]

Helm, Levon, E802 [11MY]

Kobran, Shirley, E1019 [6JN]

Patterson, Floyd, H4313 [20JN]

Resnick, Mildred, E684 [2MY]

Scanlon, James D., E37 [31JA]