CRAMER, ROBERT E. (BUD), JR. (a Representative from Alabama)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see H.R. 5099), H2175 [4MY]
Alcoholic beverages: tribute to American craft brewers (see H. Res. 753), H1854 [26AP]
ATF: modernize and reform (see H.R. 5092), H3724 [9JN]
Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4424 [21JN]
CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H973 [14MR]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide follow-up treatment for children identified with a vision disorder (see H.R. 2328), H1681 [6AP]
———improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (see H.R. 5403), H3138 [23MY]
Courts: 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), H4424 [21JN]
———protect children, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and their family members, and reduce and prevent gang violence (see H.R. 4472), H274 [14FE]
CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H3016 [22MY]
Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H2502 [10MY]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H868 [9MR]
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: 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), H3724 [9JN]
Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H3724 [9JN]
English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H3308 (see H.R. 997), H3361 [25MY]
Executive Office of the President: include a line item regarding the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board in the budget (see H.R. 4966), H1059 [15MR]
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), H1453 [4AP]
Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H3497 [7JN]
Firearms: make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H4134 [15JN]
Health: make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1671), H3308 (see H.R. 1671), H3361 [25MY]
House Rules: require committees to hold hearings upon issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or Comptroller General (see H. Res. 841), H3909 [13JN]
Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 5371), H2585 [11MY]
Law enforcement: provide for registration of sex offenders and for appropriate notification of their whereabouts (see H.R. 4905), H790 [8MR]
Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H1680 [6AP]
———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1981 [2MY]
———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H4520 [22JN]
———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (see H.R. 5182), H3309 (see H.R. 5182), H3361 [25MY]
Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1453 [4AP]
NASA: commemorate anniversary of the first flight of the Space Transportation System and honor individuals involved with the space program (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1320 [29MR]
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]
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), H3643 [8JN]
Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H1060 [15MR]
———terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 4318), H1981 [2MY]
Paris Wine Tasting: anniversary of U.S. winemakers' victory (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2101 [3MY]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 5250), H3016 [22MY]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H564 [2MR]
———self-determination (see H.R. 4963), H3788 [12JN]
Taxation: increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 5638), H4220 [19JN]
Vietnam: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 5602), H3908 [13JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
SBA: increase amount of awards under the first and second phases of the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 4684), H153 [1FE]
Remarks
Corps of Engineers: allow changes in master control plans and master manuals for certain river basins in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, H3173 [24MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2536 [11MY]
———national missile defense system funding, H2536 [11MY]
Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in NASA funding, H4751 [28JN]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3173 [24MY]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5020), H1790, H1805 [26AP]
———require accountability for intelligence community contracting, H1805 [26AP]
NASA: prohibit funding for a manned space mission to Mars, H4728 [28JN]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4728, H4751 [28JN]
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), H4454 [22JN]
Tributes
Bibb, David, E643
Smith, Keith, E1262