BLACKBURN, MARSHA (a Representative from Tennessee)
Appointments
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H2163 [4MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: condemn legal action against citizens who have already converted or plan to convert to other religions (see H. Res. 736), H1321 [29MR]
American Council of Young Political Leaders: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 430), H4008 [14JN]
Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 4890), H644 [7MR]
Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 443), H4916 [29JN]
ATF: modernize and reform (see H.R. 5092), H3724 [9JN]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (see H. Con. Res. 373), H1390 [30MR]
CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H1743 [25AP]
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), H4328 [20JN]
China, People's Republic of: condemn unauthorized, inappropriate, and coerced ordination of Catholic bishops (see H. Res. 804), H3724 [9JN]
Civil liberties: commemorate anniversary and reaffirm the national motto (see H. Con. Res. 411), H3016 [22MY]
Copyrights: harmonize rate setting standards for copyright licenses relative to certain sound recordings (see H.R. 5361), H3909 [13JN]
Corporations: reduce burdens of implementing internal auditing control requirements of companies subject to securities laws (see H.R. 5405), H3309 (see H.R. 5405), H3362 [25MY]
Day of Hearts—Congenital Heart Defect Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 629), H26 [31JA]
Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H155 [1FE]
Dept. of HHS: encourage dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology (see H.R. 4157), H3909 [13JN]
Dept. of Justice: develop a national strategy to eliminate illegal operations of certain international drug gangs (see H.R. 5291), H3016 [22MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: require certain additional calculations to be included in the annual financial statement covering accounts and associated activities of the executive branch (see H.R. 5129), H1744 [25AP]
Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H3643 [8JN]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1453 [4AP]
Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation (see H.R. 3628), H1681 [6AP]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 4408), H1390 [30MR]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 88), H3423 [6JN]
FCC: impose licensing conditions on digital audio radio to protect against the unauthorized distribution of transmitted content (see H.R. 4861), H564 [2MR]
———promote and expedite wireless broadband deployment in rural and other areas (see H.R. 5085), H1452 [4AP]
Federal aid programs: require legislation that establishes a new Federal program to contain a provision that eliminates one or more current programs of equal or greater cost (see H. Con. Res. 301), H791 [8MR]
Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H1742 [25AP]
Firearms: make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H4555 [26JN]
———update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H3723 [9JN]
Foreign aid: require recipients of U.S. foreign assistance to certify that the assistance will not be used to intentionally traffic in goods or services that contain counterfeit marks (see H.R. 5249), H3497 [7JN]
Health care facilities: require certain facilities to disclose charge-related information and to price protect treatments not covered by insurance as conditions for protection from certain legal actions (see H.R. 4450), H226 [8FE]
House Rules: curtail the growth of Government programs (see H. Res. 690), H389 [16FE]
———prohibit the consideration of conference reports on omnibus appropriation bills (see H. Res. 701), H509 [1MR]
———repeal rule on the statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 903), H4916 [29JN]
———require that general appropriations bills contain a separate list of all earmarks in the accompanying report and the name of the sponsoring Member of each earmark (see H. Res. 662), H25 [31JA]
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), H4521 [22JN]
Intellectual property: protect globally (see H. Con. Res. 380), H2503 [10MY]
Interstate commerce: limit civil actions brought against persons whose only role with regard to a certain product is as a lawful seller of the product (see H.R. 5500), H3643 [8JN]
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail: extend (see H.R. 5053), H2339 [9MY]
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 Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 383), H1854 [26AP]
National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 763), H2103 [3MY]
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 357), H972 [14MR]
National Vigil for Lost Promise: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 422), H3424 [6JN]
Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1131 [16MR]
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), H225 [8FE]
Outer Continental Shelf: terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 4318), H509 [1MR]
Patent and Trademark Office: conform certain filing provisions (see H.R. 5120), H4917 [29JN]
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), H1129 [16MR]
Public Health Service Act: provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 5472), H3909 [13JN]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H564 [2MR]
Small business: suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 5242), H4917 [29JN]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H4554 [26JN]
Tariff: ethanol (see H.R. 5170), H2503 [10MY]
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), H1320 [29MR]
Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 5230), H5128 [12JY]
———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 4961), H1681 [6AP]
———encourage charitable contributions of real property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 5056), H3424 [6JN]
———improve and expand education savings accounts (see H.R. 5314), H3724 [9JN]
———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), H1452 [4AP]
———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 4862), H564 [2MR]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H1742 [25AP]
———provide tax incentives for the payment of premiums for high deductible health plans (see H.R. 5262), H1979 [2MY]
Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (see H.R. 5252), H1921 [1MY]
Tisch, Preston R. (Bob): tribute (see H. Res. 605), H5129 [12JY]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H333 [15FE]
U.N. Human Rights Council: withhold U.S. contributions (see H.R. 5476), H3643 [8JN]
Water pollution: provide more effective permitting and enforcement mechanisms for stormwater discharges associated with residential construction activity (see H.R. 5558), H3641 [8JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 4662), H23 [31JA]
Veterans: improve information security (see H.R. 5464), H3225 [24MY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H1133 [28MR]
Remarks
Aliyev, Ilham: U.S. visit, E611
American Heart Association: tribute to ``Go Red for Women'' campaign, E290
Andrews, Currie and Nelson: American International Automobile Dealers Association Dealer of the Year finalist, E1042
Appropriations: reduce for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, H2736 [17MY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3252 [25MY]
Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (H.R. 5037), H2187 [9MY]
———tribute to members serving in Iraq, H3914 [14JN], H4226 [20JN]
Bell, Ray: American Cancer Society Lane W. Adams Quality of Life Award recipient, E297
Boy Scouts: support activities, H228 [14FE]
Brentwood, TN: Brentwood High School inclusion in Newsweek (publication) list of nation's top high schools, E1038
Budget: allocation of funds, H308 [15FE]
———deficit, H253 [14FE]
———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, H3347 [25MY]
———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H3347 [25MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1457, H1543, H1545, H1546, H1547, H1548, H1549 [5AP], H1604 [6AP], H2736 [17MY], H3347 [25MY]
Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H253 [14FE]
Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), H393 [28FE]
Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H161 [8FE], H3346, H3347 [25MY]
Democratic Party: national security policy, H877 [14MR], H1133 [28MR], H1292 [29MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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, H3148 [24MY]
Domestic policy: national objectives priority assignments, H795 [9MR]
Economy: growth, H456 [1MR], H511, H512 [2MR], H576 [7MR], H648, H770, H771 [8MR], H977 [15MR]
FCC: preserve openness of the Internet, promote fair competition among network and service providers, and support an expedited complaint process, H3577 [8JN]
FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H537 [2MR]
Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H257, H258, H259 [14FE], H367 [16FE], H977 [15MR], H2562 [11MY], H3782, H3783, H3785 [12JN], H3802, H3899, H3900 [13JN], H4334 [21JN]
Fort Campbell, KY: tribute to Army 101st Airborne Division, H4192 [19JN]
Fox, Vicente: U.S. visit, H3023 [23MY]
Franklin, TN: Centennial High School inclusion in Newsweek (publication) list of nation's top high schools, E1038
———Franklin High School inclusion in Newsweek (publication) list of nation's top high schools, E1038
Gore, Albert, Jr.: statement on treatment of Arabs following terrorist attacks, H298 [15FE]
Government: curtail growth and spending, H3349 [25MY]
Highlights (publication): anniversary, E1135
House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H3779 [12JN]
House Rules: curtail the growth of Government programs (H. Res. 690), H308 [15FE], H1457 [5AP]
Immigration: improve border security, H4966 [11JY]
———reform, H1325 [30MR], H1567 [6AP], H1985 [3MY]
———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security, H253, H254, H255 [14FE], H2344 [10MY], H2646 [17MY], H3023 [23MY], H3349, H3350 [25MY], H4936, H4938, H4939, H4940 [10JY]
———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H1179 [28MR], H1299 [29MR], H2617 [16MY], H2764 [18MY], H3366 [6JN]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H3780, H3782, H3783, H3785 [12JN], H3899, H3900 [13JN], H3914 [14JN]
———commend women for participating in the democratic process, H4564 [27JN]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H3914 [14JN]
Kennedy, Rhonda: Tennessee Dept. of Education Principal of the Year award recipient, E291
Nashville, TN: participation of the John Overton High School band in Pearl Harbor anniversary commemoration, E1159
———tribute to the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, E1159
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards: tribute to certificate recipients from Tennessee's Seventh Congressional District, E289
National security: national objectives priority assignments, H367 [16FE]
New York (NY) Times: publication of story detailing classified program to track terrorist financing, H4687 [28JN]
Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy, H1685 [25AP]
———expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H1718 [25AP], H1874 [27AP]
———gasoline price levels, H1718, H1719 [25AP], H1874 [27AP]
———set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), H3470 [7JN]
Political campaigns: increase transparency in activities of groups organized under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, H1380, H1381 [30MR]
Power resources: analysis of oil supplies and usage, H1718, H1719 [25AP]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H1718 [25AP]
———establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3252 [25MY]
———national energy policy, H1748 [26AP], H1985 [3MY]
Republican Party: national agenda, H308 [15FE], H1543, H1545, H1546, H1547, H1548 [5AP]
Ross, John: Land Conservationist of the Year award recipient, E297
Roten, Lisa: Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year Award recipient for Tennessee, E291
Stewart-Wright, Jennifer: Harpeth River Watershed River Steward Award recipient, E297
Taxation: provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, H3347 [25MY]
———rates, H512 [2MR]
Telecommunications: prevent companies from deleting certain areas out of existing franchises, H3581 [8JN]
———promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), H3554, H3577, H3581 [8JN]
———promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), consideration (H. Res. 850), H3512 [8JN]
Tennessee: tribute to Tennessee National Guard, H4013 [15JN]
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), H4013, H4107 [15JN]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve, H256 [14FE]
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H393 [28FE]
Walker, Mike: Tennessee City Management Association City Manager of the Year award recipient, E293
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1318 [29MR], H1737 [25AP]
Tributes
Arnold, Eddy, E819
Clark, Cornelia, E296
Craig, McDonald and Rosetta, E298
Delapp, Joseph, E294
Faris, Jack, E143
Gresham, Batey, Jr., E1041
Kramer, Dennis, E294
Parton, Dolly, E756
Peterson, Nancy Sanders, E292
Stevens, Rochelle, E303
White, Roy L., E1037
Williams, Brian, H4936 [10JY]
Zeine, Gordon L., E303