BROWN, CORRINE (a Representative from Florida)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: promote economic diversification, entrepreneurship, and private sector development, and promote partnerships among small and medium enterprises in qualified countries (see H.R. 5480), H3306 (see H.R. 5480), H3359 [25MY]

American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 773), H2175 [4MY]

Armed Forces: entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 772), H5128 [12JY]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to a surviving spouse of a member in any case in which there are dependent children (see H.R. 1573), H4680 [27JN]

———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1319 [29MR]

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

Budget: reallocate certain defense and energy programs funds to other domestic priorities (see H.R. 4898), H1390 [30MR]

Cheek, Joey: honor Olympic team member and recognize need to work with international partners to help bring an end to the ongoing genocide in Darfur region of Sudan and the suffering of children in Chad (see H. Con. Res. 397), H1980 [2MY]

Children and youth: reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H1681 [6AP]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 2683), H1320 [29MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H3643 [8JN]

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 4896), H4795 [28JN]

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

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 a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (see H.R. 4158), H2339 [9MY]

———establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H3226 [24MY]

Dept. of the Interior: make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans (see H.R. 5452), H3724 [9JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for the continued payment of railroad retirement annuities (see H.R. 5074), H1451 [4AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs (see H.R. 4264), H5047 [11JY]

———improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 2306), H2706 (see H.R. 2306), H2758 [17MY]

———improve pension program (see H.R. 5119), H1677 [6AP]

———increase assistance for disabled veterans for specially adapted housing and provide for annual increases in such assistance (see H.R. 4791), H388 [16FE]

———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]

———provide mental health services in languages other than English, as needed, for veterans and family members with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 5007), H1197 [28MR]

———take certain actions to mitigate effects of the breach of data security (see H.R. 5487), H3306 (see H.R. 5487), H3359 [25MY]

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

———establish comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls in countries for which assistance is provided to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 5674), H4520 [22JN]

Dunham, Katherine: tribute (see H. Res. 859), H3723 [9JN]

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

Education: provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 198), H1742 [25AP]

Ethiopia: encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (see H.R. 5680), H4554 [26JN]

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]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform child labor provisions (see H.R. 2870), H1980 [2MY]

Families and domestic relations: provide for mandatory revocation of passports of individuals whose arrears in child support payments have reached a certain level (see H.R. 4956), H4009 [14JN]

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), H4328 [20JN]

Federal aid programs: ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1425), H2502 [10MY]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H450 [28FE]

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

Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 764), H1682 [6AP]

Fish and fishing: establish ocean bottom trawl areas to protect deep sea corals and sponges (see H.R. 3778), H566 [2MR]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H25 [31JA]

Gambling: establish a commission to study the proper response to growth in Internet gambling (see H.R. 5474), H3226 [24MY]

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

Guyana: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 792), H3227 [24MY]

Haiti: authorize assistance to fund scholarships for talented disadvantaged students to continue their education in the U.S. and to return to Haiti to contribute to the development of their country (see H.R. 5091), H2833 (see H.R. 5091), H2890 [18MY]

———commend people for holding democratic elections and congratulate President Rene G. Preval on his victory (see H. Con. Res. 353), H869 [9MR]

———duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 4211), H646 [7MR]

———establish a program to provide economic and infrastructure reconstruction assistance (see H.R. 611), H3308 (see H.R. 611), H3361 [25MY]

———urge multilateral financial institutions to immediately cancel debts under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (see H. Res. 888), H4918 [29JN]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3658), H868 [9MR]

Health: provide State grants for developing trauma care systems (see H.R. 5555), H4555 [26JN]

———support effective treatment of and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H. Con. Res. 340), H4009 [14JN]

Hurricanes: call upon the President to meet with a joint session of Congress to discuss the plan for post-Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts (see H. Con. Res. 356), H874 [13MR]

———restore health care-related services in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4858), H564 [2MR]

Immigration: exclude from admission aliens who have made investments directly and significantly contributed to the enhancement or ability of Cuba to develop its petroleum resources (see H.R. 5292), H2173 [4MY]

———prevent sex offenders from using immigration laws to bring innocent, unsuspecting victims into the U.S. (see H.R. 5610), H4008 [14JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3145), H451 [28FE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H2339 [9MY]

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]

Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5195), H3724 [9JN]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]

Library of Congress: grant employees competitive status for appointment and extend to displaced employees career-transition assistance comparable to that granted to certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 5328), H3309 (see H.R. 5328), H3362 [25MY]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4917 [29JN]

Mahoney, Mary E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1679 [6AP]

Marshall Islands: commend contributions made to U.S. nuclear testing program, acknowledge first detonation of a hydrogen bomb, and commemorate anniversary of the beginning of U.S. nuclear testing program (see H. Res. 692), H1391 [30MR]

Medicaid: require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation (see H.R. 1649), H4795 [28JN]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H1853 [26AP]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes during the first year of enrollment, and limit drug formulary changes (see H.R. 5263), H1979 [2MY]

———replace the prescription drug benefit with a revised and simplified program for all beneficiaries (see H.R. 4697), H154 [1FE]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2833 (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2891 [18MY]

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]

Minimum wage: calculate based on Federal poverty guidelines published by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5731), H4915 [29JN]

Minorities: recognize and take active measures to increase the low presence of minorities and women in upper level positions of management in the financial services industry (see H. Con. Res. 429), H3908 [13JN]

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

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H155 [1FE]

Music and dance: recognize the African American Spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 790), H4796 [28JN]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 335), H224 [8FE]

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

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H3425 [6JN]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see H. Res. 212), H1981 [2MY]

National objectives: end homelessness (see H.R. 4347), H2597 [15MY]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H451 [28FE]

National Public Works Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 837), H3226 [24MY]

National security: 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]

National Vigil for Lost Promise: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 422), H3424 [6JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit offshore drilling off of Florida (see H.R. 4783), H388 [16FE]

Railroad Retirement Act: increase disability earning limitation and index the amount of allowable earnings consistent with increases in the substantial gainful activity dollar amount under the Social Security Act (see H.R. 5483), H3306 (see H.R. 5483), H3359 [25MY]

Ryan White Care Act: prevent any reauthorization from imposing catastrophic losses in funding for States with the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS (see H. Res. 893), H4918 [29JN]

Senior citizens: tribute (see H. Res. 874), H4189 [16JN]

Shipping industry: prohibit the entry of ocean shipping containers into the U.S. unless such containers have been scanned and sealed before loading on the vessel for shipment (see H.R. 4899), H869 [9MR]

Simpson-Miller, Portia: tribute (see H. Res. 727), H973 [14MR]

Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, support protection of civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in the Darfur region (see H.R. 3127), H1197 [28MR]

Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H4009 [14JN]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 4945), H972 [14MR]

———extend deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses and expand such deduction for certain science, technology, engineering, and math professionals who become certified teachers (see H.R. 4622), H1917 [27AP]

———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4727), H1390 [30MR]

———repeal certain tax breaks and invest those monies in programs to assist the working poor and alleviate poverty (see H. Con. Res. 282), H1060 [15MR]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 5714), H4914 [29JN]

Ukraine: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1053), H274 [14FE]

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

Veterans: establish a financial assistance program to facilitate provision of supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing (see H.R. 4746), H273 [14FE]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H3424 [6JN]

———expand scope of educational programs for which accelerated payments of assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used (see H.R. 717), H1453 [4AP]

———improve health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 5524), H3423 [6JN]

———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), H791 [8MR]

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

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

Voting: encourage Louisiana and the Dept. of Justice to establish satellite voting outside of Louisiana for scheduled New Orleans elections (see H. Con. Res. 385), H1679 [6AP]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 663), H1390 [30MR]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2102 [3MY]

Women: issue of a semipostal in order to afford a convenient means by which members of the public may contribute towards the acquisition of works of art to honor female pioneers in Government service (see H.R. 5065), H1389 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: prohibit unauthorized removal or use of personal information contained in a database owned, operated, or maintained by the Federal Government (see H.R. 5661), H4423 [21JN]

Dept. of Labor: authorize a land conveyance at the former Job Corps Training Center in Jacksonville, FL (see H.R. 5042), H1319 [29MR]

Remarks

Amtrak: anniversary, E747 [5MY]

———funding, H3832 [13JN]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 4890), H4479, H4481 [22JN]

Armed Forces: increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to a surviving spouse of a member in any case in which there are dependent children (H.R. 1573), E1305 [28JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1459 [5AP], H1609 [6AP], H2726 [17MY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), conference report, H4526, H4527 [26JN]

———authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 103), H4525 [26JN]

———tribute, H475 [1MR]

Colleges and universities: consolidation of student loans, H3800 [13JN]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H2726 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2861 [18MY]

Dept. of Transportation: rail line relocation projects funding, H3917 [14JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 808), E1305 [28JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5647), H4334 [21JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3832 [13JN], H3917 [14JN]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: clarify preference for local firms in the award of certain contracts for disaster relief activities (H.R. 4979), H1156 [28MR]

Hurricanes: recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 4197), H355 [16FE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H354 [16FE]

Jacksonville, FL: tribute to Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church Military Appreciation Day Service, E669 [1MY]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (H. Res. 655), H119 [1FE]

Massachusetts: construction of wind turbine energy facility in Nantucket Sound, H4525 [26JN]

Medicare: extend implementation of prescription drug program, H2581 [11MY], H2647 [17MY]

———reform the prescription drug program, H1367 [30MR]

Minimum wage: level, H4334, H4395, H4396 [21JN]

National Day of Recognition for All Veterans Survivors: establish, E1305 [28JN]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H475 [1MR]

———improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), H2121 [4MY]

———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company, H475 [1MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H2861 [18MY]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4836 [29JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4396 [21JN]

Shipping industry: prohibit the entry of ocean shipping containers into the U.S. unless such containers have been scanned and sealed before loading on the vessel for shipment, H2121 [4MY]

Taxation: increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), H4395 [21JN]

———increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), consideration (H. Res. 885), H4432 [22JN]

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), H4091 [15JN]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (H.R. 5714), H5098 [12JY]

University of Florida: tribute to men's basketball team, H1420 [4AP]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (H.R. 968), E1305 [28JN]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4843), H4529 [26JN]

Voting Rights Act: amend (H.R. 9), H5055 [12JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3014 [22MY]

Special order: granted, H152 [1FE], H385 [16FE], H506 [1MR], H787 [8MR], H864 [9MR], H1387 [30MR], H1977 [2MY], H2171 [4MY], H2499 [10MY], H2581 [11MY], H4403 [21JN], H4517 [22JN], H5125 [12JY]

Statements

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select) Report: Congressional Black Caucus, H355 [16FE]

———by, H355 [16FE]

Tributes

Booth, Edward, Sr., E1203 [19JN]

Gilmore, Ella J., E447 [29MR]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny), E992 [26MY]

White, Kenneth, E1223 [21JN]