CLAY, WM. LACY (a Representative from Missouri)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of natural disasters and unforseen production costs (see H. Res. 706), H565 [2MR]
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 384), H4134 [15JN]
Armed Forces: identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 202), H274 [14FE]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H2175 [4MY]
Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H225 [8FE]
Budget: reallocate certain defense and energy programs funds to other domestic priorities (see H.R. 4898), H790 [8MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), request the President to transmit documents relating to differences between the House-passed version and the version signed by the President (see H. Res. 752), H1390 [30MR]
Bush, President: censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (see H. Res. 636), H26 [31JA]
Business and industry: require additional disclosure to shareholders of executive compensation (see H.R. 4291), H646 [7MR]
Cameron, James: tribute (see H. Res. 867), H4008 [14JN]
Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 4923), H867 [9MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a temporary memorial honoring members of the Armed Forces killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 379), H1562 [5AP]
Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4424 [21JN]
Cheney, Vice President: censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (see H. Res. 637), H26 [31JA]
Children and youth: reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H2174 [4MY]
China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 346), H509 [1MR]
Classified information: request Executive Office of the President to transmit documents relative to electronic surveillance without search warrants on individuals in the U.S. (see H. Res. 641), H333 [15FE]
Coach John Wooden Post Office Building, Reseda, CA: designate (see H.R. 4646), H160 [7FE]
Committee on Administration Predetermination To Go to War and Manipulation of Intelligence (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 635), H26 [31JA]
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 5190), H4220 [19JN]
Computers: promote freedom of expression on the Internet and protect U.S. businesses from coercion by foreign entities to participate in repression of such freedom (see H.R. 4780), H869 [9MR]
Congress: require poverty impact statements for certain legislation (see H.R. 4600), H2102 [3MY]
Courts: clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foreign states for certain terrorist acts (see H.R. 865), H973 [14MR]
———improve delivery of Federal judicial services by requiring the equitable and rational calculation of rent to be paid to the GSA (see H.R. 4710), H2833 (see H.R. 4710), H2890 [18MY]
CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H451 [28FE]
Crime: prohibit certain computer assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 1558), H2180 [8MY]
———prohibit the sale and disclosure of customer information from telecommunications carriers obtained by false pretenses (see H.R. 4662), H155 [1FE]
Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H2833 (see H.R. 4562), H2890 [18MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: reopen filing of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (see H.R. 4398), H451 [28FE]
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), H1682 [6AP]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H1851 [26AP]
———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 1290), H2174 [4MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 5236), H1916 [27AP]
Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (see H.R. 4695), H2339 [9MY]
Dept. of State: seek establishment of a conference where Iranian nationals who oppose the policies of the Government of Iran can discuss the future of the Government of Iran (see H.R. 4242), H160 [7FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H4958 [10JY]
Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H566 [2MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H160 [7FE]
———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), H4009 [14JN]
———take certain actions to mitigate effects of the breach of data security (see H.R. 5487), H3306 (see H.R. 5487), H3359 [25MY]
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H2833 (see H.R. 3858), H2890 [18MY]
Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H2833 (see H.R. 4033), H2890 [18MY]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5225), H3425 [6JN]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H450 [28FE]
Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2456), H1563 [5AP]
Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation (see H.R. 3628), H868 [9MR]
———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 657), H156 [1FE]
Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4140), H155 [1FE]
Employment: establish a living wage and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 1050), H5047 [11JY]
Ethiopia: encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (see H.R. 4423), H2102 [3MY]
Executive departments: reform operations (see H.R. 5112), H1676 [6AP]
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]
Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 1589), H2102 [3MY]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit assistance to entities for course material development or instruction on human development and sexuality, if such material includes medically inaccurate information (see H.R. 5598), H4328 [20JN]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H1196 [28MR]
Flores, Patrick: tribute (see H. Res. 79), H4555 [26JN]
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), H4795 [28JN]
Gambling: establish a commission to study the proper response to growth in Internet gambling (see H.R. 5474), H3226 [24MY]
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]
Haiti: 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), H4958 [10JY]
Hazardous substances: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure (see H.R. 1807), H1130 [16MR]
Health: encourage enactment of compehensive health care reform legislation (see H. Con. Res. 410), H2961 [19MY]
———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 3034), H4328 [20JN]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H274 [14FE]
Housing: assist first-time homebuyers to attain home ownership (see H.R. 5137), H4521 [22JN]
———establish a program to revitalize rural multifamily housing assisted under the Housing Act (see H.R. 5039), H1453 [4AP]
———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), H2586 [11MY]
Hurricanes: restore health care-related services in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4858), H564 [2MR]
Insurance: implement a system of electronic health records under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4859), H564 [2MR]
Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 4751), H4958 [10JY]
King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: provide for expeditious disclosure of records relevant to life and assassination (see H.R. 2554), H155 [1FE]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H1742 [25AP]
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]
Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H4917 [29JN]
———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H2705 (see H.R. 1426), H2758 [17MY]
Medicare: coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 3096), H389 [16FE]
———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 964), H2502 [10MY]
———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H274 [14FE]
———establish a pilot project to demonstrate the impact of payment for more frequent hemodialysis treatment (see H.R. 5321), H4009 [14JN]
———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]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H155 [1FE]
———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H274 [14FE]
Medicare/Medicaid: assure uninterupted access to necessary medicines under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4685), H274 [14FE]
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]
Money: reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions (see H.R. 5341), H2502 [10MY]
Music and dance: recognize the African American Spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 790), H5047 [11JY]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 335), H224 [8FE]
National Archives and Records Administration: establish database to preserve servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction records and provide grants to establish similar State and local databases (see H.R. 5216), H1915 [27AP]
National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 1108), H2102 [3MY]
National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H333 [15FE]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 478), H868 [9MR]
———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), H3138 [23MY]
———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]
Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H973 [14MR]
Nicodemus, KS: recognize contributions to American history (see H. Res. 884), H4423 [21JN]
Paris Wine Tasting: anniversary of U.S. winemakers' victory (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2101 [3MY]
Power resources: restore fairness in the provision of incentives for oil and gas production (see H.R. 5300), H4795 [28JN]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H869 [9MR]
———self-determination (see H.R. 4963), H1743 [25AP]
Radioactive substances: study health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of such contaminated sites (see H.R. 2410), H389 [16FE]
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), H1321 [29MR]
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), H566 [2MR]
Spelman College: anniversary (see H. Res. 875), H4521 [22JN]
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), H972 [14MR]
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]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H2174 [4MY]
———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and provide grants for mass transit (see H.R. 2070), H1917 [27AP]
———limit the agri-biodiesel credit to oils produced from plants and animals (see H.R. 4756), H572 [6MR]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1241), H1853 [26AP]
———repeal certain tax breaks and invest those monies in programs to assist the working poor and alleviate poverty (see H. Con. Res. 282), H156 [1FE]
Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (see H.R. 5252), H2339 [9MY]
Territories: honor contributions of individuals from the commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 3), H1681 [6AP]
Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 857), H1917 [27AP]
———reject claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 137), H566 [2MR]
U.N.: call for a commission that will build an abolitionists movement to end slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation around the world (see H. Res. 490), H156 [1FE]
Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 515), H2833 (see H.R. 515), H2890 [18MY]
Voting: oppose any effort to impose photo identification requirements for voting (see H. Con. Res. 247), H1060 [15MR]
Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2102 [3MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Health Information Technology (see H.R. 4832), H508 [1MR]
Dunham, Katherine: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 414), H3137 [23MY]
Remarks
Iran: U.S. policy, E452
Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H4120
Pujols, Albert: tribute (H. Res. 626), E1060
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), H4120
Voting Rights Act: amend (H.R. 9), H5054 [12JY]
Tributes
Dunham, Katherine, E950
Pritchett, Edna Edwards, E616