BASS, CHARLES F. (a Representative from New Hampshire)

Amendments

National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), H2142 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Alex's Lemonade Stand Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 368), H1744 [25AP]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 71), H1391 [30MR]

———line-item veto (see H.R. 4890), H791 [8MR]

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), H2833 (see H.R. 5200), H2891 [18MY]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1197 [28MR]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: extend (see H.R. 4586), H1320 [29MR]

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see H.R. 1494), H645 [7MR]

Canada: commend renewed commitment to war on terror (see H. Con. Res. 408), H3016 [22MY]

Charities: encourage all Americans to increase charitable giving (see H. Con. Res. 337), H225 [8FE]

Children and youth: reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H2174 [4MY]

———require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms (see H.R. 5319), H4328 [20JN]

Computers: develop and deploy technologies to defeat Internet jamming (see H.R. 4741), H333 [15FE]

Courts: provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos or silica exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos or silica exposure (see H.R. 1957), H450 [28FE]

Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H387 [16FE]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H4134 [15JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a partnership with appropriate industry groups for the creation of a transportation fuel conservation education campaign (see H.R. 5611), H4134 [15JN]

———establish a photovoltaic demonstration program (see H.R. 5594), H3907 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H1851 [26AP] (see H.R. 5573), H3723 [9JN]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 5574), H3723 [9JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: implement Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs (see H.R. 5536), H3497 [7JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (see H.R. 4894), H3497 [7JN]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 2230), H1980 [2MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance services provided by veterans' centers and clarify and improve the provision of bereavement counseling (see H.R. 5221), H1915 [27AP]

———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), H4009 [14JN]

———require notice to Congress and a waiting period prior to any reduction in the hours of operation of medical center emergency rooms (see H.R. 5260), H1979 [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), H4220 [19JN]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H3227 [24MY]

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), H791 [8MR]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H25 [31JA] (see H.R. 4964), H1059 [15MR]

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude certain communications over the Internet from certain requirements (see H.R. 4900), H790 [8MR]

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

Firearms: make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H3309 (see H.R. 5005), H3361 [25MY]

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to develop any rail connections or railway-related connections through certain cities in Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, and Turkey that exclude cities in Armenia (see H.R. 3361), H155 [1FE]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H2102 [3MY]

———provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4736), H2502 [10MY]

Health: prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services (see H.R. 5688), H4679 [27JN]

House of Representatives: clarify that Members are not immune from having their offices searched during an ongoing criminal investigation (see H. Res. 852), H3496 [7JN]

House Rules: prohibit the consideration of conference reports on omnibus appropriation bills (see H. Res. 701), H1131 [16MR]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 4751), H2502 [10MY]

Iraq: require certain committees of Congress to review and evaluate the activities and progress of the Government of Iraq in securing and stabilizing Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 402), H3643 [8JN]

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

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H155 [1FE]

LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 4793), H451 [28FE]

Medicare: eliminate prescription drug late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 5399), H2704 (see H.R. 5399), H2757 [17MY]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H4189 [16JN]

———provide for a budget-neutral two-year moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for imaging services (see H.R. 5704), H4794 [28JN]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 4992), H1128 [16MR]

National Association of State Veterans Homes: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 347), H1981 [2MY]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 357), H972 [14MR]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H4520 [22JN]

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

New Hampshire: designate certain National Forest System land as wilderness (see H.R. 5062), H1389 [30MR]

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), H4220 [19JN]

Olympic games: tribute to citizens of Italy, the Torino Olympic Organizing Committee, the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Team, and athletes from around the world (see H. Res. 697), H1453 [4AP]

Palestinians: assist refugees in the West Bank and Gaza to move to post-refugee status (see H.R. 5278), H3227 [24MY]

Political campaigns: require political committees to identify each candidate associated with the committee in organization statements and reports filed with the FEC (see H.R. 4655), H155 [1FE]

Power resources: permit U.S. companies to participate in exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a foreign maritime exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 5353), H2584 [11MY]

———prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil (see H.R. 5253), H1979 [2MY]

———reduce dependence on foreign sources of oil by promoting plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and related advanced vehicle technologies (see H.R. 5538), H4796 [28JN]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 4774), H387 [16FE]

Tariff: ethanol (see H.R. 5170), H2503 [10MY]

Taxation: allow residents of border States a deduction for passport application fees (see H.R. 5308), H2174 [4MY]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (see H.R. 5252), H1981 [2MY]

Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (see H.R. 5126), H2339 [9MY]

Tisch, Preston R. (Bob): tribute (see H. Res. 605), H5129 [12JY]

Veterans: expand and make permanent the benefit for governmental markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries (see H.R. 5499), H3425 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Hall, Donald A.: selection as Poet Laureate of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 436), H4680 [27JN]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 4740), H272 [14FE]

Insurance: allow employees of federally-qualified health centers to obtain health coverage (see H.R. 4980), H1128 [16MR]

Medicare: establish a pilot project to demonstrate the impact of payment for more frequent hemodialysis treatment (see H.R. 5321), H2338 [9MY]

New Hampshire: designate the Wild River Wilderness in the White Mountain National Forest (see H.R. 5059), H1389 [30MR]

Petroleum: set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (see H.R. 5254), H1979 [2MY]

Letters

Federal Energy Price Protection Act: Leonard Bernstein, National Association of Pupil Transportation, and John D. Corr, Jr., National School Transportation Association, H2002 [3MY]

Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act: Leonard Bernstein, National Association of Pupil Transportation, and John D. Corr, Jr., National School Transportation Association, H2002 [3MY]

Remarks

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3249 [25MY]

Atlanta, GA: anniversary of FIRST Robotics Competition, H2558 [11MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow State and local governments to apply for grants for activities relative to prevention of, preparation for, response to, or recovery from terrorism that would otherwise be a Federal duty, H2142 [4MY]

Dept. of State: require a passport for all travel into and out of the U.S., H4801 [29JN]

National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), H2142 [4MY]

Petroleum: set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), H2002, H2004, H2005, H2006 [3MY], H3473 [7JN]

———set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), consideration (H. Res. 842), H3378 [6JN]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3249 [25MY]

———prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil (H.R. 5253), H1996 [3MY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4801 [29JN]

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), H4110 [15JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2171 [4MY], H2335 [9MY]

Tributes

Shaiko, Ronald, E860 [17MY]