LYNCH, STEPHEN F. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), H3298 [25MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), H2930 [19MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3190 [24MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3498 [7JN], H3533 [8JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (H.R. 2829), H834 [9MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4556 [26JN], H4691 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 5229), H4521 [22JN]

———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H274 [14FE]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 691), H389 [16FE]

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

Baltimore, MD: anniversary of Port of Baltimore (see H. Res. 870), H4135 [15JN]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: extend (see H.R. 4586), H1320 [29MR]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 86), H2961 [19MY]

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

Children and youth: reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H1681 [6AP]

China, People's Republic of: clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H2641 [16MY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H4009 [14JN]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H1917 [27AP]

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 HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H2339 [9MY]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 3888), H274 [14FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H645 [7MR]

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. 5588), H4134 [15JN]

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

Disasters: address needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning and relief efforts and increase accessibility of post-disaster replacement housing built with Federal funds (see H.R. 4704), H1060 [15MR]

———authorize a program for the protection of the health and safety of residents, workers, volunteers, and others in a disaster area (see H.R. 3850), H1320 [29MR]

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

Drugs: impose requirements on Internet pharmacies, require manufacturers to implement chain-of-custody procedures, and restrict exemption on importation of controlled substances for personal use (see H.R. 4769), H973 [14MR]

Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H1743 [25AP]

Executive departments: reform operations (see H.R. 5112), H1676 [6AP]

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), H1453 [4AP]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H1196 [28MR]

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

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

Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H1743 [25AP]

Germany: urge immediate action to combat sex trafficking in connection with the 2006 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup (see H. Res. 860), H4521 [22JN]

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

Government regulations: ensure usability and clarity of information disseminated by Federal agencies and facilitate compliance with Federal paperwork requirements (see H.R. 4809), H449 [28FE]

Haiti: commend people for holding democratic elections and congratulate President Rene G. Preval on his victory (see H. Con. Res. 353), H874 [13MR]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3658), H451 [28FE]

Health: support effective treatment of and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H. Con. Res. 340), H451 [28FE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H1742 [25AP]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 4740), H1453 [4AP]

Iraq: commend and support Radio Al Mahaba, Iraq's first and only radio station for women (see H. Res. 784), H2103 [3MY]

———declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H. Con. Res. 197), H226 [8FE]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 733), H1130 [16MR]

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

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4917 [29JN]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H1196 [28MR]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H1196 [28MR]

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

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]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H153 [1FE]

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]

National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 858), H3723 [9JN]

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

National Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 305), H509 [1MR]

National objectives: end homelessness (see H.R. 4347), H3424 [6JN]

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), H3909 [13JN]

———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]

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

National Youth Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 826), H3497 [7JN]

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

Safety: establish a day to bring awareness to the issue of missing persons (see H. Res. 189), H4796 [28JN]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 3601), H3424 [6JN]

St. Patrick's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 364), H1129 [16MR]

Taxation: expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H1197 [28MR]

———provide a refundable credit for certain home energy costs (see H.R. 4729), H451 [28FE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H1742 [25AP]

———provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see H.R. 3194), H3227 [24MY]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2877, 3427), H1980 [2MY]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit removal of any item from the current list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 4452), H1060 [15MR]

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

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), H2339 [9MY]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 769), H225 [8FE]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H2706 (see H.R. 4747), H2758 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Commission on Iraqi Transition: establish (see H.R. 5716), H4914 [29JN]

Veterans: allow community reinvestment credit for investments and other financial support for veterans to purchase residential homes or other housing opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 5045), H1319 [29MR]

Remarks

Commission on Iraqi Transition: establish (H.R. 5716), H5099 [12JY]

Dept. of Energy: develop plan to deal with potential disruptions in worldwide oil and natural gas production, H3191 [24MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), H3298 [25MY]

Dept. of Justice: Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program funding, H4691 [28JN]

Dept. of State: improvised explosive devices (IED) and land mine recovery and disposal funding, H3533 [8JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: cooperate with NIH in facilitating research on managing medical issues associated with hepatitis C, H2930 [19MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), H2930 [19MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3191 [24MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3533 [8JN]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), consideration (H. Res. 783), H1883 [27AP]

Medicare: prohibit negotiation of prices for prescription drugs, H1883 [27AP]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (H.R. 2829), H834, H835 [9MR]

———request the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies conduct study on iatrogenic addiction associated with oxycodone hydrochloride controlled-release tablets, H834, H835 [9MR]

Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (H.R. 3936), H1750 [26AP], H1874 [27AP]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security, H3298 [25MY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4691 [28JN]

Treaties and agreements: free trade agreement between the U.S. and Colombia, H2087 [3MY]

———free trade agreement between the U.S. and Oman, H2087 [3MY]

———free trade agreement between the U.S. and Peru, H2087 [3MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H19 [31JA]

Special order: granted, H2099 [3MY], H4955 [10JY], H5044 [11JY], H5125 [12JY]

Tributes

Gillespie, John F., E37 [31JA]

Litto, Richard F., E565 [7AP]

Spector, Norman C., E498 [4AP]