SPRATT, JOHN M., JR. (a Representative from South Carolina)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H2709 [17MY]

Articles and editorials

Rock Hill Soldier Saved Lives of Comrades in Iraq When Bomb Shredded Convoy Truck, Andrew Dys, Rock Hill (SC) Herald, E1189 [16JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Arlington National Cemetery: establish a memorial for 40 fallen American servicemen who perished in the air crash during World War II at Bakers Creek, Australia (see H. Con. Res. 106), H26 [31JA]

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1681 [6AP]

Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4424 [21JN]

Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., Federal Courthouse, Greenville, SC: designate (see H.R. 5546), H3496 [7JN]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H3424 [6JN]

Crime: strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H154 [1FE]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H450 [28FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H2503 [10MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 4946), H972 [14MR]

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), H1390 [30MR]

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. 5455), H3643 [8JN]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1196 [28MR]

District of Columbia: authorize Marion Park Project and Committee of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation to establish a commemorative work to honor Brigadier General Francis Marion (see H.R. 5057), H1389 [30MR]

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 2428), H1681 [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), H1321 [29MR]

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

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H4958 [10JY]

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

Immigration and Nationality Act: exempt boilermakers from the numerical limitation applicable to nonimmigrants issued a visa or provided status (see H.R. 3644), H1130 [16MR]

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

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 354), H509 [1MR]

Marshall Islands: commend contributions made to U.S. nuclear testing program, acknowledge first detonation of a hydrogen bomb, and commemorate anniversary of the beginning of U.S. nuclear testing program (see H. Res. 692), H1391 [30MR]

Medicare: coverage of, as supplies for the injection of insulin, home needle destruction devices and the disposal of needles and lancets through a sharps-by-mail or similar program (see H.R. 2841), H3309 (see H.R. 2841), H3361 [25MY]

———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 964), H1130 [16MR]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H1390 [30MR]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: assure uninterupted access to necessary medicines under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4685), H153 [1FE]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2833 (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2891 [18MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H2174 [4MY]

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), H509 [1MR]

National security: improve maritime and cargo security (see H.R. 5720), H4915 [29JN]

———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), H566 [2MR]

———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 Tourism Week: observance (see H. Res. 729), H1129 [16MR]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1563 [5AP]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide certain requirements for labeling textile fiber products and for duty-free and quota-free treatment of products and implement minimum wage and immigration requirements (see H.R. 5550), 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]

Paris Wine Tasting: anniversary of U.S. winemakers' victory (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2101 [3MY]

Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 355), H1453 [4AP]

Small business: establish a health benefits program (see H.R. 5288), H3643 [8JN]

Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H874 [13MR]

———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4727), H224 [8FE]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3159), H1130 [16MR]

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

Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (see H.R. 5252), H2586 [11MY]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H225 [8FE]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2705 (see H.R. 9), H2757 [17MY]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H3138 [23MY]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2861), H1742 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority, promote fiscal responsibility, reinstate pay-as-you-go rules, and use reconciliation procedures responsibly (see H.R. 5667), H4423 [21JN]

Motions

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 4890), H4484, H4488 [22JN]

Proclamations

Tribute to John Bachman: by, E395 [16MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 4890), H4395 [21JN], H4472, H4475, H4477, H4480 [22JN], E1246 [21JN]

———line-item veto (H.R. 4890), motion to recommit, H4488, H4491 [22JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), conference report, H3767 [12JN]

Budget: address enforcement or priorities, consideration (H. Res. 817)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 815), H2683 [17MY]

———allocation of funds, H2683 [17MY]

———deficit, H1585, H1589 [6AP], H4395 [21JN]

———provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority, promote fiscal responsibility, reinstate pay-as-you-go rules, and use reconciliation procedures responsibly (H.R. 5667), E1246 [21JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 653), H46 [1FE]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H2741 [17MY], H4395 [21JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1581, H1585, H1589, H1590, H1593, H1594, H1596, H1597, H1599, H1601, H1606 [6AP], H2738, H2739, H2741, H2744, H2748 [17MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (H. Res. 817), H2699, H2700 [17MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (H. Res. 817)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 815), H2683 [17MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), unanimous-consent agreement, H2709 [17MY]

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

Conservation of natural resources: environmental and natural resources programs funding, H1599 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2377 [10MY]

———funding, H1597 [6AP]

Dept. of Energy: Global Nuclear Energy Partnership funding, H3177 [24MY]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, H1581 [6AP]

———importance of job creation, H1581 [6AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3164, H3177 [24MY]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H3905 [13JN]

National security: homeland security funding, H1596 [6AP]

———support efforts to track terrorist financing and condemn disclosure and publication of classified information on this crucial method by which terrorists are traced (H. Res. 895), H4888 [29JN]

———support efforts to track terrorist financing under existing law and express concern over disclosure of classified information on methods by which terrorists are traced, H4888 [29JN]

Newberry College: anniversary, E395 [16MR]

NIH: funding, H1593 [6AP]

Public debt: ceiling, H1585 [6AP], H2683 [17MY], H4394 [21JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4396 [21JN]

South Carolina: Savannah River Site mixed oxide (MOX) fuel facility funding, H3164 [24MY]

Taxation: increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), H4395 [21JN]

———rates, H2700 [17MY]

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), H4070 [15JN]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1259), H410 [28FE]

Veterans: health care funding, H1590 [6AP]

Tributes

Caldwell, Cedric, E1189 [16JN]

Foster, Samuel R., and Jestine W., E1189 [16JN]

Nussle, Representative, H2748 [17MY]

Thomas, Clyde P., Jr., H1455 [5AP]