DRAKE, THELMA D. (a Representative from Virginia)

Articles and editorials

Legacy of Ariel Sharon, Israel Zoberman, E73 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alex's Lemonade Stand Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 368), H3309 (see H. Con. Res. 368), H3362 [25MY]

American Revolution: commemorate anniversary of American and French victory at Yorktown, VA (see H. Res. 748), H1390 [30MR]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 691), H791 [8MR]

Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 4890), H973 [14MR]

Armed Forces: express that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad (see H. Res. 698), H974 [14MR]

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

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

ATF: modernize and reform (see H.R. 5092), H3643 [8JN]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H26 [31JA]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 58), H3138 [23MY]

Cambodian-American Freedom Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 533), H5128 [12JY]

Canada: commend renewed commitment to war on terror (see H. Con. Res. 408), H3138 [23MY]

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 5466), H3225 [24MY]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H4189 [16JN]

———require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms (see H.R. 5319), H4795 [28JN]

Christian Relief Services Charities: anniversary (see H. Res. 770), H1679 [6AP]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H5128 [12JY]

Courts: 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]

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

———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 4662), H23 [31JA]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 999), H509 [1MR]

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

Dept. of Justice: develop a national strategy to eliminate illegal operations of certain international drug gangs (see H.R. 5291), H4795 [28JN]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H3497 [7JN]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3424 [6JN]

Education: provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 198), H1563 [5AP]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1853 [26AP]

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

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H1742 [25AP]

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), H3424 [6JN]

———make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H3643 [8JN]

FTC: revise telemarketing rules to prohibit calls from certain political organizations to persons on the ``do-not-call'' registry (see H.R. 4072), H160 [7FE]

Harry J. Parrish Post Office Building, Manassas, VA: designate (see H.R. 5194), H1742 [25AP]

Health: provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H4917 [29JN]

House Rules: 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), H333 [15FE]

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), H2586 [11MY]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 4740), H4958 [10JY]

Insurance: remove month limitation on period of COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 5740), H4915 [29JN]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1852 [26AP]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 960), H1059 [15MR]

Medicare: improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H565 [2MR]

———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1981 [2MY]

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), H1321 [29MR]

———promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1197 [28MR]

National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 383), H1854 [26AP]

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H1981 [2MY]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 357), H972 [14MR]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 776), H3309 (see H. Res. 776), H3362 [25MY]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H3724 [9JN]

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 854), H4521 [22JN]

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

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5539), H3496 [7JN]

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), H3308 (see H.R. 5520), H3360 [25MY]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5293), H3643 [8JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H332 [15FE]

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), H4220 [19JN]

Power resources: limit Federal court jurisdiction over certain suits on the application of a price threshold in determining the volume for which suspension of royalties applies to certain offshore oil and gas leases (see H.R. 5231), H2586 [11MY]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H1853 [26AP]

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

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H564 [2MR]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H450 [28FE]

Supreme Court: decision on allowing military recruiting on campuses of colleges that receive Federal funding (see H. Con. Res. 354), H974 [14MR]

Tariff Act: allow U.S. manufacturers that use products subject to countervailing or antidumping duty proceedings or use domestic like products to participate in those proceedings (see H.R. 4217), H1743 [25AP]

Taxation: allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 4961), H5047 [11JY]

———extend the excise tax credits for certain liquid fuel derived from coal (see H.R. 5453), H3724 [9JN]

———improve and expand education savings accounts (see H.R. 5314), H4917 [29JN]

———increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 5638), H4521 [22JN]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 1504), H1059 [15MR]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H274 [14FE]

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

———provide tax incentives for the payment of premiums for high deductible health plans (see H.R. 5262), H3138 [23MY]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H3642 [8JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4725), H3643 [8JN]

U.N.: sanction Iran for its noncompliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (see H. Res. 782), H2103 [3MY]

———withhold funding if the U.N. abridges U.S. right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3436), H3643 [8JN]

Virginia: recognize James River as ``America's Founding River'' (see H. Res. 769), H1679 [6AP]

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library: authorize a grant for contributions toward establishment (see H.R. 4846), H564 [2MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: establish penalties for unauthorized disclosure of records containing personal information about veterans (see H.R. 5467), H3225 [24MY]

Medicare: provide a special enrollment period for enrollment under the prescription drug program and waive the late enrollment penalty for low-income individuals who enroll during such period (see H.R. 5691), H4679 [27JN]

Power resources: support goals to achieve complete energy independence (see H. Res. 843), H3308 (see H. Res. 843), H3360 [25MY]

Virginia Wesleyan College: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 757), H1452 [4AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1683 [25AP], H2181 [9MY]

Remarks

al-Zarqawi, Abu Musab: killing of al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) leader by U.S. forces in Iraq, E1067 [8JN]

Armed Forces: express that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad (H. Res. 698), H882 [14MR]

———include frequency of assignments during service career as a factor when calling reservists to active duty, H2452 [10MY]

Army: evaluate feasibility of adjusting deployment term of military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan, H2453 [10MY]

Bailey-Scott, Susan: Commonwealth Academy Recognition for Educators (CARE) Award recipient, E419 [28MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H309 [15FE]

Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (H.R. 4709), H1704 [25AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2452, H2453 [10MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2861 [18MY]

Economy: growth, H545 [2MR]

———importance of job creation, H545 [2MR]

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: approve location of an honorary commemorative work in the District of Columbia (S.J. Res. 28), H1703 [25AP]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H257 [14FE]

Hash, Judy: Fraternal Order of Police Top Cop award recipient, H2506 [11MY]

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E856 [17MY]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H1314 [29MR]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H257 [14FE]

Killmon, Earl: Fraternal Order of Police Top Cop award recipient, H2506 [11MY]

Medicare: prescription drug benefit coverage, H1314 [29MR], H1667, H1669 [6AP], H2341 [10MY]

Middle East: hostilities between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, H4687 [28JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H2861 [18MY]

Patriot Guard Riders (organization): commend the shielding of mourning military families from protesters and preserving the memory of fallen servicemembers at funerals (H. Res. 731), H4228, H4229, H4231 [20JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H309 [15FE]

Supreme Court: decision on allowing military recruiting on campuses of colleges that receive Federal funding (H. Con. Res. 354), H884, H885 [14MR]

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), H4086 [15JN]

Votes: position on missed, H738 [8MR]

West Virginia: express condolences to victims of Sago Coal Mine and Aracoma Alma Mine disasters and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies (H. Con. Res. 331), H180, H182 [8FE]