HALL, RALPH M. (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

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), H1060 [15MR], H1074 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alexander McRae Dechman Post Office Building, Grand Prarie, TX: designate (see H.R. 5626), H4133 [15JN]

American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 773), H2586 [11MY]

ATF: modernize and reform (see H.R. 5092), H4134 [15JN]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 5470), H3226 [24MY]

Cambodian-American Freedom Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 533), H5128 [12JY]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 346), H646 [7MR]

Colleges and universities: authorize higher education curriculum development and graduate training in advanced energy and green building technologies (see H.R. 5644), H4327 [20JN]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H1678 [6AP]

Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H2502 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H2706 (see H.R. 2369), H2758 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: authorize commercial application and transfer of technologies developed by the Dept. of Energy (see H.R. 5643), H4327 [20JN]

———establish a partnership with appropriate industry groups for the creation of a transportation fuel conservation education campaign (see H.R. 5611), H4008 [14JN]

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

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), H225 [8FE]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (see H.R. 4200), H1197 [28MR]

———prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H4190 [16JN]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H973 [14MR]

Diseases: increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 5022), H5128 [12JY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H226 [8FE]

Education: authorize programs relative to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education at the NSF and the Dept. of Energy Office of Science (see H.R. 5358), H4220 [19JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 88), H3423 [6JN]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H4680 [27JN]

Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H4554 [26JN]

Francisco `Pancho' Medrano Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 4561), H26 [31JA]

Immigration: reform litigation procedures (see H.R. 5541), H3496 [7JN]

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), H26 [31JA]

Lance Corporal Robert A. Martinez Post Office Building, Cleveland, TX: designate (see H.R. 5108), H2706 (see H.R. 5108), H2758 [17MY]

Law enforcement: provide administrative subpoena authority to apprehend fugitives (see H.R. 4170), H791 [8MR]

Medicare: improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H3424 [6JN]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 4042), H155 [1FE]

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

NASA: commemorate anniversary of the first flight of the Space Transportation System and honor individuals involved with the space program (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1320 [29MR]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 99), H26 [31JA]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 776), H3309 (see H. Res. 776), H3362 [25MY]

National Labor Relations Act: prevent government agencies from requiring or prohibiting construction industry employers to enter into agreements with labor organizations (see H.R. 1248), H3723 [9JN]

National security: moratorium on certain contracts to conduct port operations (see H.R. 4977), H1128 [16MR]

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

NSF: award grants to institutions of higher education to develop and offer education and training programs (see H.R. 5605), H4008 [14JN]

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]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5293), H3643 [8JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H1321 [29MR]

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

Power resources: authorize energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities (see H.R. 5656), H4423 [21JN]

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

Research: authorize the NSF and the Dept. of Energy Office of Science to provide grants to early career researchers to establish innovative research programs and integrate education and research (see H.R. 5356), H4220 [19JN]

Sergeant Jacob Dan Dones Post Office, Dimmitt, TX: designate (see H.R. 5540), H3496 [7JN]

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

Taxation: limit development or implementation of a return-free tax system (see H.R. 5114), H1676 [6AP]

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

———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), H2586 [11MY]

———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H1197 [28MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4725), H1130 [16MR]

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

Texas Western University: commend anniversary and recognize historic impact of basketball title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights (see H. Res. 668), H154 [1FE]

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

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

U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative: approve (see H.R. 4974), H2586 [11MY]

———exempt from certain requirements (see H.R. 5682), H5128 [12JY]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H225 [8FE]

Women's Museum—An Institute for the Future: tribute (see H. Res. 730), H1918 [27AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (see H.R. 5608), H4008 [14JN]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: clarify congressional intent on Federal preemption relative to energy conservation for consumer products (see H.R. 5478), H3306 (see H.R. 5478), H3359 [25MY]

Medicare: ensure adequate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 5179), H1741 [25AP]

NOAA: establish a National Integrated Drought Information System (see H.R. 5136), H1677 [6AP]

William M. Steger Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Tyler, TX: designate (see H.R. 5606), H4008 [14JN]

Letters

Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act: Texarkana Chamber of Commerce, H3473 [7JN]

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), H1075 [16MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3251 [25MY]

Dept. of Energy: Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Onshore Natural Gas Supply Research and Development Program funding, H3185 [24MY]

Dept. of HUD: give priority to States affected by Hurricane Katrina when distributing unobligated funds from the Child Care and Development Fund, H1075 [16MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3185 [24MY]

House of Representatives: appreciation for tributes, H2078 [3MY]

NASA: commemorate anniversary of the first flight of the Space Transportation System and honor individuals involved with the space program (H. Con. Res. 366), H1531 [5AP]

———prohibit funding for a manned space mission to Mars, H4729 [28JN]

NOAA: establish a National Integrated Drought Information System (H.R. 5136), E544 [6AP]

———U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy recommendations implementation funding through reductions in NASA funding, H4698 [28JN]

Petroleum: designate closed military bases as sites for oil refineries, H3473 [7JN]

———expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H3377 [6JN]

———set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), H3473 [7JN]

———set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), consideration (H. Res. 842), H3377, H3379 [6JN]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3251 [25MY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4698, H4729 [28JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H2078 [3MY]