PRYCE, DEBORAH (a Representative from Ohio)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Into the House Chamber, H3141 [24MY]

Committee To Escort the President, H15 [31JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H509 [1MR]

Alex's Lemonade Stand Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 368), H2503 [10MY]

American Council of Young Political Leaders: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 430), H4008 [14JN]

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1743 [25AP]

Birds: promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see H.R. 4315), H26 [31JA]

Computers: better assure cyber-security (see H.R. 5318), H2338 [9MY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H2503 [10MY]

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

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H4917 [29JN]

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic Park: redesignate as the Wright Brothers-Dunbar National Historic Park (see H.R. 4612), H26 [31JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H225 [8FE]

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), H3425 [6JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 5236), H4795 [28JN]

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), H226 [8FE]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H3788 [12JN]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H2174 [4MY]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3424 [6JN]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H1390 [30MR]

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 agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H4917 [29JN]

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

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 94), H565 [2MR]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (see H.R. 4975), H1128 [16MR]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5134), H1677 [6AP]

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), H2706 (see H.R. 5121), H2758 [17MY]

———modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H274 [14FE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H225 [8FE]

Larry Cox Post Office, Chillicothe, OH: designate (see H.R. 5434), H2961 [19MY]

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), H5047 [11JY]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H3016 [22MY]

Medicare: ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H226 [8FE]

———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1679 [6AP]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1681 [6AP]

National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 383), H1854 [26AP]

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

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 854), H4521 [22JN]

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), H2501 [10MY]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1060 [15MR]

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), H3425 [6JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H1743 [25AP]

Political campaigns: reform financing of campaigns for election for Federal office (see H.R. 4759), H1853 [26AP]

Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H1743 [25AP]

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

Taxation: allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 5177), H4328 [20JN]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1345), H274 [14FE]

———extend the new market tax credit (see H.R. 3957), H3424 [6JN]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H2102 [3MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 4770), H387 [16FE]

Committee on House Administration (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 664), H154 [1FE]

Disabled: exempt persons with disabilities from the prohibition against providing section 8 rental assistance to college students (see H.R. 5117), H1677 [6AP]

Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 4927), H867 [9MR]

Eximbank: reauthorize and reform operations (see H.R. 5068), H1389 [30MR]

Foreign policy: authorize U.S. participation in, and appropriations for, the U.S. contribution to the first replenishment of the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund (see H.R. 4916), H866 [9MR]

House of Representatives: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 332), H154 [1FE]

Insurance: remove month limitation on period of COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 5740), H4915 [29JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: 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), H941 [14MR]

Boehner, Representative: election as Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, H195 [8FE]

Children and youth: improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (H.R. 5403), H3151 [24MY]

Committee on Education and the Workplace (House): election of Representative McKeon as Chairman (H. Res. 679), H300 [15FE]

Committee on House Administration (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 664), H115 [1FE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (H.R. 5574), H4367 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (H.R. 4894), H3807 [13JN]

Disabled: exempt persons with disabilities from the prohibition against providing section 8 rental assistance to college students (H.R. 5117), H3808, H3809 [13JN]

Diseases: support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (H. Res. 323), H4370 [21JN]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H941 [14MR]

———authorize U.S. participation in, and appropriations for, the U.S. contribution to the first replenishment of the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund (H.R. 4916), H1698 [25AP]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1354 [30MR]

Iraq: commend women for participating in the democratic process, H4060 [15JN]

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship: anniversary, E262 [2MR]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (H. Res. 357), E258 [2MR]

Ohio: tribute to Honda North America, Inc., employees, E557 [7AP]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1952 [2MY]

Political campaigns: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (H.R. 513), E555 [7AP]

Project GRAD USA (organization): funding, H1354 [30MR]

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), H4060 [15JN]

Votes: position on missed, H2989 [22MY], H3551 [8JN], H3753 [12JN], H4932 [10JY], E708 [3MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H787 [8MR]