SCOTT, DAVID (a Representative from Georgia)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see H.R. 5099), H1562 [5AP]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 601), H509 [1MR]

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

Armed Forces: honor African Americans who have served (see H. Con. Res. 393), H1981 [2MY]

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

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

Cameron, James: tribute (see H. Res. 867), H4008 [14JN]

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

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 346), H1197 [28MR]

Committee on Financial Services (House): require annual testimony by the SEC, Financial Accounting Standards Board, and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, on efforts to promote transparency in financial reporting (see H.R. 5024), H1195 [28MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H2586 [11MY]

Credit: provide clarification relating to credit monitoring services (see H.R. 5445), H3016 [22MY]

Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H2502 [10MY]

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

Defense Production Act: require notification to Congress after receipt of written notification of proposed or pending mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers subject to investigation (see H.R. 4917), H1197 [28MR]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4604), H155 [1FE]

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

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5347), H2502 [10MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 5236), H3227 [24MY]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H1453 [4AP]

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: call for the declaration of lung cancer as a public health priority and the implementation of a comprehensive interagency program to reduce lung cancer mortality (see H. Res. 739), H2962 [19MY]

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), H2706 (see H.R. 4755), H2758 [17MY]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for secure financial data (see H.R. 3997), H1320 [29MR]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H1980 [2MY]

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), H3227 [24MY]

FEMA: provide relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita by placing manufactured homes in flood plains (see H.R. 4874), H1131 [16MR]

Financial institutions: encourage U.S. financial services industry to develop and implement plans to address challenges posed to national and international economies by pandemic or bioterrorism events (see H. Res. 909), H5047 [11JY]

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

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

Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 1709), H1453 [4AP]

———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 3875), H2102 [3MY]

———support effective treatment of and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H. Con. Res. 340), H1744 [25AP]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H4795 [28JN]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H1742 [25AP]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2642), H225 [8FE]

House Rules: repeal rule on the statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 903), H4916 [29JN]

———require committees to hold hearings upon issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or Comptroller General (see H. Res. 841), H3226 [24MY]

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), H3424 [6JN]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4009 [14JN]

Hurricanes: restore health care-related services in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4858), H564 [2MR]

Immigration: prevent sex offenders from using immigration laws to bring innocent, unsuspecting victims into the U.S. (see H.R. 5610), H4008 [14JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3145), H451 [28FE]

Insurance: make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 4424), H1743 [25AP]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1000), H2705 (see H.R. 1000), H2758 [17MY]

———streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see H.R. 5637), H4219 [19JN]

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), H1198 [28MR]

John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System: revise certain boundaries (see H.R. 138), H1563 [5AP]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: provide for expeditious disclosure of records relevant to life and assassination (see H.R. 2554), H509 [1MR]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H1196 [28MR]

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

Magen David Adom (organization): congratulate for achieving full membership in the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (see H. Con. Res. 435), H4554 [26JN]

Mahoney, Mary E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1679 [6AP]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H4917 [29JN]

Medicare: extend annual coordinated election period for prescription drug plans (see H.R. 4715), H223 [8FE]

———extend implementation of prescription drug program (see H.R. 3940), H26 [31JA]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes during the first year of enrollment, and limit drug formulary changes (see H.R. 5263), H1979 [2MY]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H26 [31JA]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (see H.R. 5182), H3227 [24MY]

———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 5513), H4917 [29JN]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H2503 [10MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H226 [8FE]

Minimum wage: calculate based on Federal poverty guidelines published by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5731), H4915 [29JN]

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: require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H4795 [28JN]

Music and dance: recognize the African American Spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 790), H4796 [28JN]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 335), H224 [8FE]

NASCAR-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium: tribute (see H. Res. 677), H452 [28FE]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish database to preserve servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction records and provide grants to establish similar State and local databases (see H.R. 5216), H1915 [27AP]

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H4918 [29JN]

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 854), H3496 [7JN]

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), H1980 [2MY]

National MPS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 85), H26 [31JA]

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), H3138 [23MY]

———establish requirements for ownership, management, and operation of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 4881), H791 [8MR]

———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]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1681 [6AP]

Parks, Gordon R.A.: tribute (see H. Res. 720), H867 [9MR]

Power resources: increase utilization of domestically produced renewable, biobased motor fuels and the manufacture of flexible-fuel vehicles (see H.R. 5372), H4917 [29JN]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H2833 (see H.R. 4409), H2890 [18MY]

———support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (see H. Con. Res. 424), H4918 [29JN]

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

Spelman College: anniversary (see H. Res. 875), H4189 [16JN]

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), H3788 [12JN]

———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), H874 [13MR]

Taylor, Charles E.: tribute (see H. Res. 726), H973 [14MR]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (see H.R. 5252), H2103 [3MY]

Territories: honor contributions of individuals from the commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 3), H1681 [6AP]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H1979 [2MY]

Water pollution: provide more effective permitting and enforcement mechanisms for stormwater discharges associated with residential construction activity (see H.R. 5558), H3641 [8JN]

Remarks

Black History Month: observance, H442 [28FE]

Border Patrol: assure adequate funding for additional agents, H2331, H2333 [9MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H615, H618 [7MR]

———deficit, H434, H437 [28FE], H1175, H1176, H1178 [28MR], H1432, H1433, H1434, H1435 [4AP], H1725, H1727, H1728 [25AP], H2332, H2333 [9MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, H1052, H1055 [15MR]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H1052, H1055 [15MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1432, H1433, H1434, H1435 [4AP]

Corps of Engineers: allow changes in master control plans and master manuals for certain river basins in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, H3171 [24MY]

Democratic Party: national security policy, H1636 [6AP], H2885 [18MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: release of Government financial report relative to calculation of budget deficits and national debt, H614, H615, H617 [7MR]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H2885 [18MY]

Domestic policy: national objectives priority assignments, H2331, H2332, H2333, H2334 [9MY]

Education: funding, H1433, H1434 [4AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3171 [24MY]

Families and domestic relations: anniversary of Hill-Smith family reunion, E960 [24MY]

FEMA: provide relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita by placing manufactured homes in flood plains, H1729 [25AP]

Foreign trade: impose limits on U.S. foreign debt, H617 [7MR]

———U.S. deficit, H1175 [28MR]

Hurricanes: establish independent commission and request GAO oversight of Federal spending and contracting in response to Hurricane Katrina, H615 [7MR]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H437 [28FE]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security, H2331, H2333 [9MY], H2885 [18MY]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H1636 [6AP], H3633, H3634, H3635 [8JN]

———Democratic Party policy, H3633, H3634, H3635 [8JN]

Israel: independence anniversary (H. Con. Res. 392), E710 [3MY]

Jonesboro, GA: anniversary of Dixon Grove Baptist Church, E296 [7MR]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (H. Res. 655), H118 [1FE]

Memorial Day: observance, H3217 [24MY]

Motor vehicles: provide additional incentives to encourage purchase and use of hybrid and other fuel efficient vehicles, H2334 [9MY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations, H2885 [18MY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H615 [7MR]

———proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company, H617 [7MR]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1724, H1725, H1727, H1728 [25AP]

Power resources: analysis of oil supplies and usage, H1724, H1725, H1727, H1728 [25AP]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology, H2334 [9MY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4745 [28JN]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1259), H411 [28FE]

Voting Rights Act: amend (H.R. 9), H5056 [12JY]

———prohibit funding to enforce bilingual ballot requirement, H4745 [28JN]

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, E1245 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3224 [24MY]

Tributes

Berthoud, Rudolph, E1245 [21JN]