DENT, CHARLES W. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2525 [11MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2834, H2869, H2891 [18MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 773), H2103 [3MY]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 67), H155 [1FE]

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

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]

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

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H155 [1FE]

Charities: encourage all Americans to increase charitable giving (see H. Con. Res. 337), H225 [8FE]

Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge: evaluate lands and waters located in Northeastern Pennsylvania for potential acquisition and inclusion (see H.R. 5232), H2339 [9MY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H1678 [6AP]

Crime: strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H868 [9MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish monetary prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with hydrogen energy (see H.R. 5143), H1678 [6AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Directorate of Emergency Management (see H.R. 5351), H2706 (see H.R. 5351), H2758 [17MY]

———establish a Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (see H.R. 5029), H1196 [28MR]

———improve and expedite assessment and determination of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear material threats under the Project BioShield program (see H.R. 5028), H1196 [28MR]

———reform science and technology programs and activities (see H.R. 4941), H4220 [19JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (see H.R. 4894), H3643 [8JN]

Dept. of the Interior: impose moratorium on approval of new Tribal-State compacts for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (see H.R. 4677), H451 [28FE]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1554), H3308 (see H.R. 1554), H3361 [25MY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H868 [9MR]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3309 (see H.R. 4033), H3361 [25MY]

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

ERISA: require Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity for certain retired airline pilots (see H.R. 2926), H26 [31JA]

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

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 65), H3137 [23MY]

———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]

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

France: condemn naming of street in Denis, France, honoring Mumia Abu-Jamal (see H. Con. Res. 407), H3138 [23MY]

Government: make certain reforms in lobbying, ethics, and campaign finance laws (see H.R. 4696), H451 [28FE]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 3875), H3788 [12JN]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H1742 [25AP]

House of Representatives: clarify that Members are not immune from having their offices searched during an ongoing criminal investigation (see H. Res. 852), H3496 [7JN]

Insurance: remove month limitation on period of COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 5740), H5128 [12JY]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H154 [1FE]

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

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 4751), H2502 [10MY]

Israel: support upgrade in relationship with NATO to that of leading member of NATO's Individual Cooperation Program, as a first step toward inclusion in NATO as a full member (see H. Res. 700), H646 [7MR]

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

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H1980 [2MY]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4189 [16JN]

Medicare: eliminate prescription drug late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 5399), H2704 (see H.R. 5399), H2757 [17MY]

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

———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see H.R. 3795), H2102 [3MY]

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

———suspend prescription drug late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 5173), H4917 [29JN]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Res. 20), H3909 [13JN]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H646 [7MR]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 765), H1562 [5AP]

National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 763), H2103 [3MY]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 681), H510 [1MR]

National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 335), H156 [1FE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H1742 [25AP]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H451 [28FE]

National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (see H.R. 4954), H972 [14MR]

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

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1131 [16MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 4318), H3309 (see H.R. 4318), H3361 [25MY]

Palestinians: assist refugees in the West Bank and Gaza to move to post-refugee status (see H.R. 5278), H2339 [9MY]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 745), H3788 [12JN]

Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4640), H3788 [12JN]

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

Robert Linn Memorial Post Office Building, Beaver, PA: designate (see H.R. 4768), H387 [16FE]

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

SBA: permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 2943), H225 [8FE]

School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H4796 [28JN]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H389 [16FE]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 274), H3308 (see H.R. 274), H3361 [25MY]

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), H2339 [9MY]

———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]

Taxation: allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H1453 [4AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 450), H509 [1MR]

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

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3159), H1681 [6AP]

Terrorism: cooperate with allies on development and implementation of technologies to detect, prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against acts of terrorism and other high consequence events (see H.R. 4942), H4220 [19JN]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3427), H3227 [24MY]

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

Veterans: improve information security (see H.R. 5464), H3309 (see H.R. 5464), H3362 [25MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

H. Gordon Payrow Post Office Building, Bethlehem, PA: designate (see H.R. 4786), H388 [16FE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H793 [9MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 4890), consideration (H. Res. 886), H4438 [22JN]

Cameron, James: tribute (H. Res. 867), H4226, H4227 [20JN]

Colleges and universities: eliminate certain reporting requirements and eliminate ability for States to become recognized accreditors, H1336 [30MR]

———prohibit schools from denying transfers of credit based solely on the accreditation of the sending institution, H1342 [30MR]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (H.R. 4411), H4989 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2525, H2526 [11MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish monetary prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with hydrogen energy (H.R. 5143), H2350 [10MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish comprehensive prevention, education, research, and medical management program to reduce liver cirrhosis and liver cancer caused by chronic hepatitis B infection (H.R. 4550), E810 [12MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2869 [18MY]

Dewey F. Bartlett Post Office, Tulsa, OK: designate (H.R. 4054), H578 [7MR]

Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa Post Office Building, Bayamon, PR: designate (H.R. 3440), H1140 [28MR]

Gene Vance Post Office Building, Clinton, IL: designate (H.R. 4805), H1140, H1141 [28MR]

Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building, Massapequa, NY: designate (H.R. 3934), H577 [7MR]

H. Gordon Payrow Post Office Building, Bethlehem, PA: designate (H.R. 4786), H1139 [28MR]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1336, H1342 [30MR]

Hiram L. Fong Post Office Building, Honolulu, HI: designate (S. 2089), H579 [7MR]

Homeland Defense-Homeland Security Technology Transfer Consortium: establish to facilitate the transfer of technologies to enhance security capabilites of Federal, State, and local first responders, H2525, H2526 [11MY]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: expansion of off-reservation gambling funding, H2869 [18MY]

Mara, Wellington T.: tribute (H. Res. 517), H1142, H1143, H1144 [28MR]

National MPS Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 85), H1141 [28MR]

National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 789), H2062 [3MY]

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), H4142 [16JN]

Tributes

Roth, Dorothy, H4968 [11JY]