BROWN-WAITE, GINNY (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3497 [7JN], H3648, H3683 [9JN]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1321 [29MR]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 5212), H1852 [26AP]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H2641 [16MY]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H1563 [5AP]

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

Children and youth: 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), H2706 (see H.R. 5319), H2758 [17MY]

Civil liberties: commemorate anniversary and reaffirm the national motto (see H. Con. Res. 411), H4009 [14JN]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H2586 [11MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H2641 [16MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Directorate of Emergency Management (see H.R. 5351), H2584 [11MY]

———prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 4946), H1563 [5AP]

———require motor vehicle operators transporting security sensitive material in commerce to obtain a permit from the Dept. (see H.R. 5604), H4190 [16JN]

Dept. of Justice: develop a national strategy to eliminate illegal operations of certain international drug gangs (see H.R. 5291), H2706 (see H.R. 5291), H2758 [17MY]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (see H.R. 4894), H1917 [27AP]

Dept. of the Interior: make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans (see H.R. 5452), H3137 [23MY]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H1681 [6AP]

Earl D. Hutto Post Office Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (see H.R. 5107), H1562 [5AP]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 65), H4917 [29JN]

———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), H1060 [15MR]

FDA: conduct consumer testing to determine appropriateness of labeling requirements for indoor tanning devices and whether the requirements provide sufficient information on the risks such devices pose (see H.R. 4767), H387 [16FE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H509 [1MR]

Government: establish Federal Review Commissions to review and make recommendations on improving operations, effectiveness, and efficiency of Federal programs and agencies, and require a schedule for such reviews (see H.R. 5766), H5127 [12JY]

Health: permit health insurance issuers an alternative to guaranteed coverage in the small group market to promote affordable access to portable health insurance (see H.R. 5475), H3226 [24MY]

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]

Immigration: establish procedures for issuance of ``no match'' letters to employers by the SSA and notification of the Dept. of Homeland Security regarding such letters (see H.R. 5507), H4424 [21JN]

———establish terms and conditions for delivery bonds in immigration cases (see H.R. 4497), H155 [1FE]

———prohibit the unauthorized construction of tunnels between the U.S. and another country (see H.R. 4830), H973 [14MR]

———supersede certain judicial orders relative to catching illegal aliens at ports of entry and returning them to their countries (see H.R. 5457), H3909 [13JN]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H.R. 5675), H4918 [29JN]

Medicare: improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H2175 [4MY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H509 [1MR]

———suspend prescription drug late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 5336), H2588 [12MY]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H1196 [28MR]

Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 887), H4520 [22JN]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H646 [7MR]

Morris W. Milton Post Office, St. Petersburg, FL: designate (see H.R. 5104), H1917 [27AP]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1744 [25AP]

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), H155 [1FE]

National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 800), H3309 (see H. Res. 800), H3362 [25MY]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H1197 [28MR]

National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (see H.R. 4954), H972 [14MR]

———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]

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]

OSHA: update fire protection safety standard to incorporate the current consensus standard for fire protection for styrene cross-linked composites manufacturing (see H.R. 3255), H645 [7MR]

Patriot Guard Riders (organization): commend the shielding of mourning military families from protesters and preserving the memory of fallen servicemembers at funerals (see H. Res. 731), H1454 [4AP]

Patriotism: affirm that statements of national unity, including the National Anthem, should be recited or sung in English (see H. Res. 793), H3138 [23MY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 788), H2103 [3MY]

Power resources: make permanent certain tax incentives for alternative energy and accelerate the use of renewable fuels (see H.R. 5208), H3227 [24MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 5472), H4328 [20JN]

Safety: establish a day to bring awareness to the issue of missing persons (see H. Res. 189), H4796 [28JN]

Schools: prohibit from receiving Federal funds if the school prevents a student from displaying or wearing in a respectful manner a representation of the U.S. flag (see H.R. 5255), H3309 (see H.R. 5255), H3361 [25MY]

Senior citizens: improve quality of life (see H.R. 5211), H4220 [19JN]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H1196 [28MR]

Spelman College: anniversary (see H. Res. 875), H4189 [16JN]

Tariff: ethanol (see H.R. 5170), H1981 [2MY]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 5230), H2641 [16MY]

———allow the amortization of goodwill and certain other intangibles that are acquired from a small business (see H.R. 4960), H4424 [21JN]

———clarify treatment of self-employment for purposes of the limitation on State taxation of retirement income (see H.R. 4019), H646 [7MR]

———encourage charitable contributions of real property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 5056), H2706 (see H.R. 5056), H2758 [17MY]

———establish Catastrophe Savings Accounts (see H.R. 4836), H508 [1MR]

———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 5206), H1981 [2MY]

———improve and expand education savings accounts (see H.R. 5314), H2833 (see H.R. 5314), H2891 [18MY]

———increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 5638), H4521 [22JN]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H1452 [4AP]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 4862), H791 [8MR]

———modernize rules governing treatment of qualifying continuing care facilities (see H.R. 4608), H566 [2MR]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5590), H3907 [13JN]

———provide tax incentives for the payment of premiums for high deductible health plans (see H.R. 5262), H2706 (see H.R. 5262), H2758 [17MY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H333 [15FE]

University of Florida: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 761), H1452 [4AP]

Veterans: continuation of dependency and indemnity compensation for the surviving spouse of a veteran if such spouse remarries after a certain age (see H.R. 1462), H4958 [10JY]

———improve information security (see H.R. 5464), H3309 (see H.R. 5464), H3362 [25MY]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4843), H973 [14MR]

Vincent J. Whibbs, Sr., Post Office Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (see H.R. 5736), H4915 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

Insurance: streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see H.R. 5637), H4219 [19JN]

Taxation: increase contribution limits for individual retirement plans, defined contribution plans, and salary reduction plans (see H.R. 5322), H2338 [9MY]

Veterans Advisory Committee on Certification, Credentialing, and Licensure: establish (see H.R. 5220), H1915 [27AP]

Letters

Tribute to Army 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment serving in Tall 'Afar, Iraq: Najim Abdullah Abid Al-Jibouri, E1009 [6JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4919 [10JY]

Remarks

Armed Forces: tribute to Army 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment serving in Tall 'Afar, Iraq, E1009 [6JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, H2459 [10MY]

Bureau of Customs and Border Patrol: confiscation and destruction of reimported prescription drugs from Canada, H299 [15FE]

Children and youth: improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (S. 1086), H2187 [9MY]

———require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms (H.R. 5319), H4966 [11JY]

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (H.R. 1505), H2311 [9MY]

Courts: protect children, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and their family members, and reduce and prevent gang violence (H.R. 4472), H681 [8MR]

Dept. of Defense: improve effectiveness of programs for remediation of unexploded ordnance on former defense sites, H2919 [19MY]

Dept. of Education: TRIO Programs funding, H1214 [29MR]

Dept. of Justice: provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (H.R. 3445), H2311 [9MY]

Dept. of the Interior: designate the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home in Hope, AR, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System (H.R. 4192), H654, H657 [8MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2862 [18MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), H2915, H2919 [19MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3648, H3649, H3683, H3684 [9JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5522), unanimous-consent request, H3650 [9JN]

Gentry, William (Jack): National Newspaper Association Benjamin Franklin Community Newspaper and Postal Partnership Award of Excellence recipient, E330 [9MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H609 [7MR]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1214 [29MR]

House of Representatives: clarify that Members are not immune from having their offices searched during an ongoing criminal investigation (H. Res. 852), H4920 [10JY]

Immigration: reform (S. 2611), H3801 [13JN], H4372 [21JN], H5111 [12JY]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security, H240 [14FE]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H1293 [29MR], H5111 [12JY]

International Fund for Ireland: funding, H3648, H3649, H3650 [9JN]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program, H681 [8MR]

Lyons, Edward (Tony): Florida National Guard Soldier of the Year award recipient, E31 [31JA]

Medicare: encourage eligible beneficiaries who have not enrolled in the prescription drug benefit to review available options and determine whether enrolling best meets their prescription drug needs (H. Res. 802), E916 [19MY]

———prescription drug benefit coverage, H600 [7MR], H848 [9MR]

Mexico: international narcotics control and law enforcement funding, H3683, H3684 [9JN]

National Flood Insurance Program: require FEMA to participate in State mediation claims, H4566 [27JN]

———restore financial solvency (H.R. 4973), consideration (H. Res. 891), H4566 [27JN]

National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), H2113 [4MY]

———improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 789), H2063 [3MY]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (H. Res. 357), H459 [1MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H2862 [18MY]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities within a certain distance of a State's coastline unless the State requests leasing, H4874 [29JN]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4874 [29JN]

Political campaigns: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (H.R. 513), H1521 [5AP]

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

Suburban areas: national agenda, H2313 [9MY]

———national objectives priority assignments, H2311 [9MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care services in computing adjusted gross income (H.R. 4104), H609 [7MR]

———deduction of State and local sales taxes, H2459 [10MY]

———improve and expand education savings accounts (H.R. 5314), H2313 [9MY]

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), H4090 [15JN]

Veterans: health care funding, H2915 [19MY]

———tribute, H458 [1MR]

Violence Against Women Act: funding, H4644 [27JN]

Votes: position on missed, H3116 [23MY], E916 [19MY]

Voting Rights Act: amend (H.R. 9), H4563 [27JN], E1203 [19JN]

———repeal bilingual ballot requirement, H4563 [27JN], E1203 [19JN]

Women's History Month: observance, H417 [28FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute: tribute, H4563 [27JN]

Special order: granted, H787 [8MR], H2499 [10MY], H2581 [11MY]

Tributes

Cippel, John A., E843 [16MY]

Daugherty, James D., E1013 [6JN]

Flanagan, Dennis J., E31 [31JA]

Ghiotto, Margaret Rogers, H417 [28FE]

Kauffman, Dora, E28 [31JA]

Maynard, Mary, E1358 [10JY]

Mills, Lea, E735 [5MY]

Porizo, Anna, E29 [31JA]

Swarzman, Herb, E446 [29MR]

Tripp, Doug, E1383 [12JY]

Witter, James H.: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E703 [3MY]