CARNAHAN, RUSS (a Representative from Missouri)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 5151), H2175 [4MY]
Alcoholic beverages: tribute to American craft brewers (see H. Res. 753), H1854 [26AP]
Armed Forces: prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1563 [5AP]
Bono: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]
Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4424 [21JN]
Commission on Terrorism Risk Insurance: establish (see H.R. 4619), H1197 [28MR]
Corps of Engineers: carry out programs and activities to enhance the safety of levees (see H.R. 4650), H4917 [29JN]
Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H5128 [12JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program and increase CCC funding for the program (see H.R. 4897), H1981 [2MY]
Dept. of Commerce: transmit to the House of Representatives a copy of a workforce globalization final draft report produced by the Technology Administration (see H. Res. 717), H867 [9MR]
Dept. of Defense: expedite success of U.S. in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 184), H1321 [29MR]
Dept. of Energy: establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (see H.R. 4158), H4189 [16JN]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H1981 [2MY]
———establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H2102 [3MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: 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 the Interior: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3779), H1130 [16MR]
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 (see H.R. 5588), H4918 [29JN]
Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 4222), H3724 [9JN]
Diseases: 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]
Education: authorize appropriations for basic research and research infrastructure in science and engineering, and for support of graduate fellowships (see H.R. 4596), H566 [2MR]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H1130 [16MR]
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]
FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 5316), H2337 [9MY]
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), H3909 [13JN]
Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H1981 [2MY]
———provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4736), H1981 [2MY]
Gates, Bill and Melinda: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipients (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]
Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 4682), H153 [1FE]
Health: encourage school-based programs to reduce and prevent childhood obesity, promote increased physical activity, and improve nutritional choices (see H.R. 4860), H1743 [25AP]
Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 1338), H1390 [30MR]
House Democracy Assistance Commission: welcome members and staff of the parliaments of East Timor, Republic of Georgia, Indonesia, and Macedonia as the first partner parliaments (see H. Res. 758), H1564 [5AP]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H1130 [16MR]
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (nonprofit organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 844), H3308 (see H. Res. 844), H3361 [25MY]
Interstate Highway System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H1389 [30MR]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 733), H1130 [16MR]
Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1852 [26AP]
King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]
Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act: make certain clarifying and technical amendments (see H.R. 5401), H3016 [22MY]
Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H5047 [11JY]
Macedonia: cease distribution of negative and nationalist propaganda and encourage continued negotiations with the U.N. and Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Res. 521), H509 [1MR]
Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H645 [7MR]
———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5348), H4190 [16JN]
Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1681 [6AP]
National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 681), H646 [7MR]
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), H5047 [11JY]
Paris Wine Tasting: anniversary of U.S. winemakers' victory (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2101 [3MY]
Power resources: increase utilization of domestically produced renewable, biobased motor fuels and the manufacture of flexible-fuel vehicles (see H.R. 5372), H4424 [21JN]
Small business: establish a health benefits program (see H.R. 5288), H2173 [4MY]
Social Security: make all uninsured children eligible for the State Children's Health Insurance Program and simplify enrollment and renewal procedures for Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4760), H1981 [2MY]
Strategic materials: establish a strategic refinery reserve (see H.R. 5365), H4680 [27JN]
Sudan: condemn attacks on civilians, call on all parties to abide by the ceasefire agreement, approve peacekeeping forces, and urge the U.S. to help improve security in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 723), H4796 [28JN]
Taxation: repeal reduction in deductible portion of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 3162), H225 [8FE]
———restore estate tax and repeal carryover basis rule and increase estate tax unified credit (see H.R. 1574), H4520 [22JN]
Terrorism: recognize potential threat of Islamist terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere and seek support of OAS in combating the proliferation of such organizations (see H. Con. Res. 338), H974 [14MR]
———reduce threat of terrorists acquiring shoulder-fired missiles (see H.R. 5333), H2706 (see H.R. 5333), H2758 [17MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
FEMA: convey easement to St. Louis County, MO, for construction, operation, and maintenance of a road in Lemay, MO (see H.R. 5645), H4327 [20JN]
Motor vehicles: limit fees imposed in connection with background checks for the issuance of licenses to operate a motor vehicle transporting a hazardous material (see H.R. 5560), H3641 [8JN]
Taxation: expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 5420), H2832 (see H.R. 5420), H2890 [18MY]
Remarks
Budget: deficit, H2492 [10MY]
———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, H2069 [3MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1458 [5AP]
Carpenter, Chris: tribute (H. Res. 627), H2199 [9MY]
Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the French Colonial Heritage Area in Ste. Genevieve, MO, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 1728), H397
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5647), H4426 [22JN]
Education: funding, H1458 [5AP]
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3023 [23MY]
Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (H.R. 282), E640
Medicare: extend implementation of prescription drug program, H978 [15MR]
Minimum wage: level, H4426 [22JN]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H513 [2MR]
———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company, H513 [2MR]
Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H2488 [10MY], H3233 [25MY]
———set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), H3431 [7JN]
Power resources: increase the production and use of ethanol, H2493 [10MY]
Pujols, Albert: tribute (H. Res. 626), H3411 [6JN]
Taxation: close certain tax loopholes for large integrated oil companies, H2069 [3MY], H2488 [10MY]
———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, H2069 [3MY]
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), E1210
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H4218 [19JN]
Tributes
Slay, Eugene, E1136