BOSWELL, LEONARD L. (a Representative from Iowa)

Amendments

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4644 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: tribute to American craft brewers (see H. Res. 753), H1854 [26AP]

Armed Forces: enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see H.R. 5200), H4958 [10JY]

———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1563 [5AP]

Bono: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]

Borlaug, Norman E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4924), H867 [9MR]

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

Business and industry: provide a temporary minimum standard mileage rate for computing the deductible costs of operating a vehicle for business purposes (see H.R. 5583), H5128 [12JY]

———require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 4932), H3497 [7JN]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H1320 [29MR]

Communications Act: reform universal service provisions (see H.R. 5072), H2962 [19MY]

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

Courts: protect children, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and their family members, and reduce and prevent gang violence (see H.R. 4472), H226 [8FE]

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

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H225 [8FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H4220 [19JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Public Health (see H.R. 2737), H4220 [19JN]

Dept. of Labor: reauthorize the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (see H.R. 3279), H2833 (see H.R. 3279), H2890 [18MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 2306), H2833 (see H.R. 2306), H2890 [18MY]

———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1773), H2833 (see H.R. 1773), H2890 [18MY]

———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), H3227 [24MY] (see H.R. 5588), H4009 [14JN]

———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 5202), H2833 (see H.R. 5202), H2891 [18MY]

———terminate administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'') (see H.R. 3312), H389 [16FE]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H2833 (see H.R. 4033), H2890 [18MY]

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: approve location of an honorary commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 78), H224 [8FE]

Executive Office of the President: include a line item regarding the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board in the budget (see H.R. 4966), H1059 [15MR]

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), H332 [15FE]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 5316), H2337 [9MY]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H3308 (see H.R. 2061), H3361 [25MY]

———preserve competitive equity in financial services (see H.R. 3882), H3909 [13JN]

Gates, Bill and Melinda: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipients (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]

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), H4009 [14JN]

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

———require committees to hold hearings upon issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or Comptroller General (see H. Res. 841), H3909 [13JN]

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]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1107), H25 [31JA] (see H.R. 3145), H333 [15FE]

Institute of Medicine of the National Academies: identify constraints encountered by nursing schools in admitting and graduating a sufficient number of nurses to meet health care needs (see H.R. 2184), H4795 [28JN]

Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 5371), H2585 [11MY]

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

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), H2641 [16MY]

Law enforcement officers: amend the matching grant program for purchasing bulletproof armor vests (see H.R. 4215), H4220 [19JN]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4520 [22JN]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H1196 [28MR]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1264), H225 [8FE]

Medicare: extend certain payment methodologies provided for rural health care providers (see H.R. 5118), H2641 [16MY]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes once a year, and limit drug formulary changes (see H.R. 5116), H1677 [6AP]

———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 2350), H3308 (see H.R. 2350), H3361 [25MY]

———provide additional funding for State health insurance counseling programs (see H.R. 4737), H224 [8FE]

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

———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), H646 [7MR]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 660), H25 [31JA]

National security: 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), H449 [28FE]

———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), H1391 [30MR]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5539), H4958 [10JY]

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), H3724 [9JN]

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

Power resources: increase utilization of domestically produced renewable, biobased motor fuels and the manufacture of flexible-fuel vehicles (see H.R. 5372), H2597 [15MY]

———make permanent certain tax incentives for alternative energy and accelerate the use of renewable fuels (see H.R. 5208), H1852 [26AP]

Public Health Service Act: expand and improve traumatic brain injury programs (see H.R. 5738), H4915 [29JN]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H4134 [15JN]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H3424 [6JN]

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

Taxation: clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations (see H.R. 4985), H3643 [8JN]

———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]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H2502 [10MY]

———make permanent certain tax incentives for ethanol and biodiesel used as a fuel (see H.R. 5650), H4327 [20JN]

———make the credit for prior year minimum tax liability refundable for certain individuals and require returns with respect to certain stock options (see H.R. 3385), H1980 [2MY]

———provide a refundable credit for certain home energy costs (see H.R. 4729), H390 [16FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H3497 [7JN]

———treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 4236), H1743 [25AP]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit removal of any item from the current list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 4452), H226 [8FE]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2533), H3308 (see H.R. 2533), H3361 [25MY]

Veterans: improve benefits for former POW (see H.R. 1598), H3016 [22MY]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1588), H2339 [9MY]

———permit eligible veterans to receive direct access to chiropractic care (see H.R. 917), H1742 [25AP]

Vietnam: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 5602), H3908 [13JN]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H3424 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 4714), H223 [8FE]

Law enforcement: provide grants to units of local government and States to hire personnel to monitor the activities of sex offenders (see H.R. 4828), H508 [1MR]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (see H.R. 4713), H223 [8FE]

Tariff: ethanol (see H.R. 5431), H2961 [19MY]

Veterans: reduce incidence of suicide (see H.R. 5771), H5127 [12JY]

Remarks

Bradley, Jerry: Aviation Technician Education Council Ivan D. Livi Aviation Educator of the Year award recipient, E241 [1MR]

Dept. of Justice: Criminal Records Upgrade Program funding, H4644 [27JN]

Des Moines, IA: tribute to Des Moines Valley High School track team, E939 [23MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5020), consideration (H. Res. 774), H1778 [26AP]

Iran: direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress quarterly briefings on intelligence gathering of Iranian nuclear and missile capability, H1778 [26AP]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: commission reports and establish clearinghouse relative to methamphetamine epidemic, H825 [9MR]

———reauthorize (H.R. 2829), H825 [9MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4644 [27JN]

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), H4044 [15JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1193 [28MR]

Tributes

Dinsdale, Brooke, E939 [23MY]