BAIRD, BRIAN (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5521), H3445 [7JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4770 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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: reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 5212), H2833 (see H.R. 5212), H2891 [18MY]

Bankruptcy: reform executive compensation in corporate bankruptcies (see H.R. 5113), H2503 [10MY]

Bono: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 638), H874 [13MR]

Business and industry: require additional disclosure to shareholders of executive compensation (see H.R. 4291), H26 [31JA]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): abolish and transfer duties and functions to a newly-established Independent Ethics Commission (see H.R. 4948), H1743 [25AP]

Conservation of energy: establish a program of demonstration and commercial application of advanced energy efficiency technologies and systems for buildings (see H.R. 5633), H4189 [16JN]

CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H451 [28FE]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H2833 (see H.R. 4562), H2890 [18MY]

Dept. of Commerce: transmit to the House of Representatives a copy of a workforce globalization final draft report produced by the Technology Administration (see H. Res. 717), H867 [9MR]

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 HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 1290), H25 [31JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 4946), H1563 [5AP]

Dept. of the Interior: enter into cooperative agreements to protect National Park System natural resources through collaborative efforts on land inside and outside system units (see H.R. 4294), H2339 [9MY]

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]

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

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H156 [1FE]

Education: authorize programs relative to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education at the NSF and the Dept. of Energy Office of Science (see H.R. 5358), H3724 [9JN]

Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Dahab and Northern Sinai (see H. Res. 795), H2102 [3MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend certain accountability provisions (see H.R. 2569), H5128 [12JY]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 2895), H155 [1FE]

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 Financial Management Improvement Act: amend to require the head of an Agency to be reconfirmed by the Senate unless the Agency is found to be in compliance with the requirements of such Act (see H.R. 5315), H3309 (see H.R. 5315), H3362 [25MY]

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

Friedan, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 695), H791 [8MR]

Gates, Bill and Melinda: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipients (see H. Res. 638), H874 [13MR]

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

Health: improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 3875), H2833 (see H.R. 3875), H2890 [18MY]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H868 [9MR]

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

———require committees to hold hearings upon issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or Comptroller General (see H. Res. 841), H4190 [16JN]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 3442), H1742 [25AP]

Insurance: establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates (see H.R. 3639), H26 [31JA]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H4554 [26JN]

Interstate Highway System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H1389 [30MR]

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

John Paul Hammerschmidt Post Office Building, Harrison, AR: designate (see H.R. 4811), H449 [28FE]

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

Macedonia: cease distribution of negative and nationalist propaganda and encourage continued negotiations with the U.N. and Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Res. 521), H2175 [4MY]

Medicare: extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes once a year, and limit drug formulary changes (see H.R. 5116), H1677 [6AP]

———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1744 [25AP]

———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), H509 [1MR]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2962 [19MY]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 357), H1131 [16MR]

National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 600), H1391 [30MR]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H1563 [5AP]

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

———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 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), H26 [31JA]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H869 [9MR]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 788), H2103 [3MY]

Pensions: limit availability of benefits under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (see H.R. 2233), H25 [31JA]

Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H1917 [27AP]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1680 [6AP]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H2174 [4MY]

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]

Research: authorize the NSF and the Dept. of Energy Office of Science to provide grants to early career researchers to establish innovative research programs and integrate education and research (see H.R. 5356), H3724 [9JN]

Safety: establish a day to bring awareness to the issue of missing persons (see H. Res. 189), H4918 [29JN]

School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H3309 (see H. Res. 498), H3362 [25MY]

Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, support protection of civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in the Darfur region (see H.R. 3127), H225 [8FE]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 521), H1059 [15MR]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H155 [1FE]

———restore estate tax and repeal carryover basis rule and increase estate tax unified credit (see H.R. 1574), H3424 [6JN]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3427), H1320 [29MR]

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), H2102 [3MY]

Turkey: reject claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 137), H3309 (see H. Con. Res. 137), H3362 [25MY]

University of Portland: tribute to women's soccer team (see H. Res. 682), H332 [15FE]

World Water Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 658), H452 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Army: extend authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits (see H.R. 4826), H508 [1MR]

Dept. of the Interior: study feasibility of establishing the Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area in Washington and Oregon (see H.R. 5485), H3306 (see H.R. 5485), H3359 [25MY]

House Rules: require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 688), H389 [16FE]

Iraq: application of certain false claims provisions to claims for Iraqi property or money administered or in the custody of the U.S. (see H.R. 5290), H2173 [4MY]

Securities: prohibit securities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting by Members and employees of Congress of securities transactions (see H.R. 5015), H1195 [28MR]

Surface Transportation Assistance Act: clarify that the Buy America provision applies to an entire bridge project (see H.R. 4712), H223 [8FE]

Remarks

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 4890), H4475 [22JN]

Army: extend authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits (H.R. 4826), H892 [14MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H163 [8FE], H552 [2MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1600 [6AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: electronic mapping of the Capitol complex funding, H3445 [7JN]

Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H4475 [22JN]

Conservation of natural resources: environmental and natural resources programs funding, H1600 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4305 [20JN]

Dept. of Education: Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities State Grant Program funding, H163 [8FE]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H163 [8FE]

———limit the maximum review period for whistleblower lawsuits brought under the False Claims Act against Federal contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, H4770 [28JN]

Dept. of State: International Disaster and Famine Assistance for Sudan and Global HIV/AIDS Initiative funding through reductions in Egypt Economic Support Fund funding, H3545 [8JN]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (H.R. 4200), H2661, H2664, H2665, H2666, H2676, H2678, H2680 [17MY]

———improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (H.R. 4200), consideration (H. Res. 816), H2656 [17MY]

———require consideration of the effect of any recovery or research project on fire risk and forest regeneration, H2680 [17MY]

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, H821, H822 [9MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3545 [8JN]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas, H2678 [17MY]

Forests: allow emergency procedures to be used on land managed for timber production and incorporate salvage and restoration activities in management plans for other land to handle post-catastrophe recovery, H2676 [17MY]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), H2017 [3MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5521), H3445 [7JN]

Minimum wage: level, H5051 [12JY]

NASA: commemorate anniversary of the first flight of the Space Transportation System and honor individuals involved with the space program (H. Con. Res. 366), H1531 [5AP]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (H. Res. 556), H1496, H1498 [5AP]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Roy J. Glauber, John L. Hall, and Theodor W. Hansch for physics and Yves Chauvin, Robert H. Grubbs, and Richard R. Schrock for chemistry (H. Res. 541), H1534, H1535 [5AP]

Northwest Manufacturing Inititative: prohibit funding, H4305 [20JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (H.R. 2829), H821, H822 [9MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4770 [28JN]

Tributes

King, Eric, E736 [5MY]