VISCLOSKY, PETER J. (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3167, H3187 [24MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4939, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery, H3030 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2416), H868 [9MR]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1131 [16MR]

Bankruptcy: reform executive compensation in corporate bankruptcies (see H.R. 5113), H1744 [25AP]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H26 [31JA]

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

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (see H.R. 4695), H1981 [2MY]

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), H1853 [26AP]

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), H1390 [30MR]

Federal employees: establish uniform appointment process and term of service for Architect of the Capitol, Comptroller General, and Librarian of Congress and prohibit salary from exceeding that of a Member of Congress (see H.R. 4446), H3309 (see H.R. 4446), H3361 [25MY]

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

Health: make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1671), H3424 [6JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H4520 [22JN]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H1980 [2MY]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1852 [26AP]

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

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Con. Res. 90), H156 [1FE]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1197 [28MR]

Power resources: 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), H3496 [7JN]

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), H972 [14MR]

Surface Transportation Assistance Act: clarify that the Buy America provision applies to an entire bridge project (see H.R. 4712), H1197 [28MR]

Telecommunications: ensure competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet (see H.R. 5417), H4328 [20JN]

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

Wilfred Edward `Cousin Willie' Sieg, Sr., Post Office, Ramsey, IN: designate (see H.R. 5169), H1741 [25AP]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H225 [8FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

U.S.-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program: establish (see H.R. 4823), H450 [28FE]

Remarks

Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H3204, H3206 [24MY]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding for implementation of certain OMB guidelines determining eligibility of harbors for dredging, H3189 [24MY]

Davisville, WV: prohibit funding for Center for End-of-Life Electronics, H3204 [24MY]

Dept. of Commerce: International Trade Administration Office of China Compliance funding, E1332 [29JN]

Dept. of Energy: Global Nuclear Energy Partnership funding, H3176 [24MY]

Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction, H3198 [24MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3157, H3158, H3167, H3170, H3176, H3187, H3189, H3198, H3204, H3206, H3208 [24MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5427), consideration (H. Res. 832), H3121 [23MY]

———programs funding through reductions in tax cuts, H3167 [24MY]

Gary Frontiers Service Club, Inc.: tribute to annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Breakfast, E20 [31JA]

Great Lakes: invasive species eradication funding, H3170 [24MY]

Hammond, IN: tribute to Army National Guard 376th Engineer Battalion, E11 [31JA]

———tribute to naturalization ceremony participants, E1347 [29JN]

Lake Station, IN: tribute to East Gary Memorial American Legion Post 100, E205 [28FE]

Merrillville, IN: tribute to Plumbers Local Union 210 apprentice graduates, E934 [23MY]

Munster, IN: tribute to Munster High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E835 [16MY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), E1332 [29JN]

Tributes

Becker, George, E377 [15MR]

Bellamy, Calvin, E485 [30MR]

Brooks, Cato, Jr., E207 [28FE]

Carducci, Chris, E932 [23MY]

Constantinides, Evagoras, E142 [14FE]

Eppley, Garth, E932 [23MY]

Johnston, Gary, E1197 [19JN]

Joshi, Georgina, E932 [23MY]

King, Coretta Scott, E18 [31JA]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., E499 [4AP]

Novak, Zachary, E932 [23MY]

Quattrin, Richard, E274 [2MR]

Radoja, Nenad, E682 [2MY]

Reyome, James, E14 [31JA]

Samels, Robert, E932 [23MY]