BEAN, MELISSA L. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3833 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Armenia: ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding of issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in records relative to the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 316), H1198 [28MR]

Belarus: support democracy efforts, rule of law, respect for human rights, and a free and fair Presidential election (see H. Res. 673), H452 [28FE]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H155 [1FE]

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 903), H1390 [30MR]

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), H3227 [24MY]

China, People's Republic of: clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H1130 [16MR]

Congressman Owen Lovejoy Post Office Building, Princeton, IL: designate (see H.R. 5426), H2961 [19MY]

Consumers: require enhanced disclosure regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt (see H.R. 3852), H155 [1FE]

Dept. of Education: urge withdrawal of changes contained in the ``Additional Clarification of Intercollegiate Athletics Policy—Three-Part Test-Part Three'' that harm Title IX (see H. Res. 735), H1130 [16MR]

Dept. of Energy: ensure equitable provision of pension and medical benefits to contractor employees (see H.R. 5362), H2584 [11MY]

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

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1742 [25AP]

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]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for secure financial data (see H.R. 3997), H1320 [29MR]

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), H972 [14MR]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H333 [15FE] (see H.R. 4964), H3227 [24MY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H1563 [5AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H565 [2MR]

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

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

Gene Vance Post Office Building, Clinton, IL: designate (see H.R. 4805), H449 [28FE]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H333 [15FE]

———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 4682), H153 [1FE]

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see H.R. 5100), H1562 [5AP]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H5047 [11JY]

House Rules: require committees to hold hearings upon issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or Comptroller General (see H. Res. 841), H4190 [16JN]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 688), H1854 [26AP]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 4740), H1453 [4AP]

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

Joshua A. Terando Princeton Post Office Building, Morris, IL: designate (see H.R. 5428), H2961 [19MY]

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

Land Between the Rivers National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5724), H4915 [29JN]

Lane Evans Post Office Building, Rock Island, IL: designate (see H.R. 5086), H1452 [4AP]

Law enforcement: provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children (see H.R. 4703), H1981 [2MY]

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

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H153 [1FE]

National security: ensure while promoting foreign investment and job creation, reform examination process for such investments, and establish Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (see H.R. 5337), H3497 [7JN]

Power resources: require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 4774), H1743 [25AP]

Romania: improve standard of care of children, resolve pending intercountry adoption cases, and remove barriers to the adoption of orphaned and abandoned children (see H. Res. 578), H390 [16FE]

Ships and vessels: require exchange of ballast water or alternative ballast water management methods prior to entry into any port within the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4771), H387 [16FE]

Tariff Act: allow U.S. manufacturers that use products subject to countervailing or antidumping duty proceedings or use domestic like products to participate in those proceedings (see H.R. 4217), H5128 [12JY]

Taxation: allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 4961), H1681 [6AP]

———clarify restriction on disclosures and use of information by tax return preparers (see H.R. 5075), H1451 [4AP]

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

———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), H868 [9MR]

Terrorism: reduce threat of terrorists acquiring shoulder-fired missiles (see H.R. 5333), H2338 [9MY]

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

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 4560), H2174 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H3787 [12JN]

FTC: establish Office of Internet Safety and Public Awareness (see H.R. 4982), H1128 [16MR]

House of Representatives: require the posting on the Internet site of the Office of the Clerk a record of recorded votes taken in the House and require Members to link their Internet sites to such record (see H. Res. 797), H2174 [4MY]

Taxation: allow a credit to homeowners for Energy Star qualified homes (see H.R. 4856), H564 [2MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H977 [15MR]

Remarks

Armed Forces: commend medical personnel for care of combat casualties (H. Con. Res. 309), H977 [15MR]

Budget: deficit, H434, H436, H437 [28FE], H1183, H1184, H1185 [28MR], H1432, H1434 [4AP], H5021, H5023 [11JY]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs, H5023 [11JY]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H1184 [28MR], H5021 [11JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1432, H1434 [4AP]

Children and youth: protect minors from harmful material on the Internet, H1185 [28MR]

Dept. of Transportation: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) research funding, H3833, H3834 [13JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3833, H3834 [13JN]

FTC: establish Office of Internet Safety and Public Awareness (H.R. 4982), H3234 [25MY]

———Internet safety and security issues initiative funding, H4715, H4716 [28JN]

House of Representatives: require the posting on the Internet site of the Office of the Clerk a record of recorded votes taken in the House and require Members to link their Internet sites to such record (H. Res. 797), H3500 [8JN]

House Rules: require committees to hold hearings upon issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or Comptroller General (H. Res. 841), H5021 [11JY]

National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day: observance, H1202 [29MR]

Pensions: ensure that restrictions on funding of benefits for workers and retirees apply to chief executive officers and corporate officers, H2074 [3MY]

———reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), motion to instruct conferees, H2074 [3MY]

Privacy: protect and enhance consumer privacy (H.R. 3140), H1185 [28MR]

SBA: disaster loan programs response to Hurricane Katrina, H279 [15FE]

———7(a) guaranteed loan program funding, H4647 [27JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4647 [27JN], H4715, H4716 [28JN]

Taxation: allow a credit to homeowners for Energy Star qualified homes (H.R. 4856), H648 [8MR]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), H3558 [8JN]

Women's History Month: observance, H1186 [28MR]

Tributes

O'Connor, Sandra Day, H1185 [28MR]