GERLACH, JIM (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3138 [23MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 4890), H791 [8MR]
Armed Forces: enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see H.R. 5200), H2833 (see H.R. 5200), H2891 [18MY]
———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1319 [29MR]
———support military recruiting (see H. Con. Res. 339), H273 [14FE]
ATF: modernize and reform (see H.R. 5092), H2102 [3MY]
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: extend (see H.R. 4586), H1320 [29MR]
Campus Fire Safety Month: establish (see H. Res. 295), H1321 [29MR]
CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H4328 [20JN]
Charities: encourage all Americans to increase charitable giving (see H. Con. Res. 337), H225 [8FE]
Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge: evaluate lands and waters located in Northeastern Pennsylvania for potential acquisition and inclusion (see H.R. 5232), H2339 [9MY]
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]
Coast Guard: require a security plan for a maritime facility be resubmitted for approval upon transfer of ownership or operation of such facility (see H.R. 4880), H571 [6MR]
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), H874 [13MR]
Congress: establish Office of Public Integrity (see H.R. 4799), H566 [2MR]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H1917 [27AP]
Courts: clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foreign states for certain terrorist acts (see H.R. 865), H1196 [28MR]
Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H1917 [27AP]
Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H1197 [28MR]
Dept. of Energy: establish grant program using funds collected from violations of corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) program to expand infrastructure to increase availabilty of alternative fuels (see H.R. 5534), H4220 [19JN]
———establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H3308 (see H.R. 2730), H3361 [25MY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H2339 [9MY]
———establish comprehensive prevention, education, research, and medical management program to reduce liver cirrhosis and liver cancer caused by chronic hepatitis B infection (see H.R. 4550), H226 [8FE]
Dept. of HUD: extend authority to restructure mortgages and rental assistance for certain assisted multifamily housing (see H.R. 5527), H3423 [6JN]
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), H390 [16FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish enhanced process for funding veterans health care programs and standards for access to health care (see H.R. 2735), H2174 [4MY]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1742 [25AP]
Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 4927), H4680 [27JN]
———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 3307), H1197 [28MR]
———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3016 [22MY]
———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 5390), H2962 [19MY]
Ecology and environment: provide assistance for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1237), H1917 [27AP]
FAA: modify bargaining requirements for proposed changes to the personnel management system (see H.R. 5449), H3425 [6JN]
———relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 65), H1917 [27AP]
———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]
FCC: reinstate rules for the description of video programming (see H.R. 951), H1059 [15MR]
Federal aid programs: ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1425), H2502 [10MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H2174 [4MY]
FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 5316), H2833 (see H.R. 5316), H2891 [18MY]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H1454 [4AP]
Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 764), H1682 [6AP]
France: condemn naming of street in Denis, France, honoring Mumia Abu-Jamal (see H. Con. Res. 407), H3138 [23MY]
Government: make certain reforms in lobbying, ethics, and campaign finance laws (see H.R. 4696), H646 [7MR]
———provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (see H.R. 4575), H566 [2MR]
H. Gordon Payrow Post Office Building, Bethlehem, PA: designate (see H.R. 4786), H388 [16FE]
Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5134), H1744 [25AP]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H1742 [25AP]
Hispanic Americans: tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 323), H1391 [30MR]
House Rules: 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), H333 [15FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3145), H2962 [19MY]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1849), H155 [1FE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H645 [7MR]
Interstate Highway System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H1389 [30MR]
Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 4751), H2502 [10MY]
Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1852 [26AP]
———support upgrade in relationship with NATO to that of leading member of NATO's Individual Cooperation Program, as a first step toward inclusion in NATO as a full member (see H. Res. 700), H869 [9MR]
John Paul Hammerschmidt Post Office Building, Harrison, AR: designate (see H.R. 4811), H449 [28FE]
Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5195), H3724 [9JN]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H225 [8FE]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1696), H1742 [25AP]
Law enforcement officers: issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 85), H566 [2MR]
Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H3643 [8JN]
Lobbyists: prohibit from making gifts to Members of Congress and to congressional employees (see H.R. 3177), H1059 [15MR]
Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see H.R. 2716), H1742 [25AP]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H1197 [28MR]
———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 964), H1130 [16MR]
———eliminate prescription drug late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 5399), H2704 (see H.R. 5399), H2757 [17MY]
———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits and waive penalties for late enrollment (see H.R. 4399), H1197 [28MR]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H1130 [16MR]
———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1679 [6AP]
———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 4098), H1743 [25AP]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 4824), H566 [2MR]
———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), H3227 [24MY]
———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 5513), H4521 [22JN]
———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H2503 [10MY]
———suspend prescription drug late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 5173), H1741 [25AP]
Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H1742 [25AP]
———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H4795 [28JN]
Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority unless the President certifies to Congress that the Palestinian Authority is not controlled by a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 4668), H24 [31JA]
———promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H226 [8FE]
National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 383), H1918 [27AP]
National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 1108), H274 [14FE]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H1853 [26AP]
National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H274 [14FE]
Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H869 [9MR]
NLRB: establish deadlines to render decisions (see H.R. 5310), H2174 [4MY]
NSF: authorize grants for Partnerships for Access to Laboratory Science (PALS) (see H.R. 5106), H2503 [10MY]
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]
Palestinians: assist refugees in the West Bank and Gaza to move to post-refugee status (see H.R. 5278), H2503 [10MY]
Petroleum: set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (see H.R. 5254), H1979 [2MY]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H565 [2MR]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H1131 [16MR]
Refugees: condemn human rights violations of religious minorities in Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf and acknowledge impact of Arab-Israeli conflict on Middle East refugee situation (see H. Res. 848), H4555 [26JN]
Robert Linn Memorial Post Office Building, Beaver, PA: designate (see H.R. 4768), H387 [16FE]
Safety: establish a day to bring awareness to the issue of missing persons (see H. Res. 189), H4796 [28JN]
SBA: permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 2943), H1742 [25AP]
School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H156 [1FE]
Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 615), H3308 (see H.R. 615), H3361 [25MY]
States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 235), H646 [7MR]
Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, support protection of civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in the Darfur region (see H.R. 3127), H1197 [28MR]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 880), H5047 [11JY]
Taxation: allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 5177), H3309 (see H.R. 5177), H3361 [25MY]
———encourage charitable contributions of real property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 5056), H1389 [30MR]
———encourage private philanthropy (see H.R. 2534), H1197 [28MR]
———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 819), H1980 [2MY]
———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H4189 [16JN]
———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 5206), H1981 [2MY]
———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]
———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1186), H1680 [6AP]
———repeal certain oil and gas subsidies and appropriate the proceeds to double certain alternative energy incentives (see H.R. 4623), H1917 [27AP]
———suspend highway fuels taxes and provide for suspension of royalty relief (see H.R. 5302), H2173 [4MY]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3427), H1980 [2MY]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H225 [8FE]
Ukraine: commend people for conducting free, fair, and transparent elections and their commitment to democracy and reform (see H. Res. 799), H2962 [19MY]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2684), H1197 [28MR]
Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H1742 [25AP]
———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H2706 (see H.R. 4747), H2758 [17MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Alex's Lemonade Stand Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 368), H1320 [29MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: designate percentage of farmland protection program funds for grants to encourage the purchase of conservation easements by a State agency, county, or other eligible entity (see H.R. 5313), H2337 [9MY]
Health: support effective treatment of and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H. Con. Res. 340), H273 [14FE]
Iraq: require certain committees of Congress to review and evaluate the activities and progress of the Government of Iraq in securing and stabilizing Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 402), H2705 (see H. Con. Res. 402), H2757 [17MY]
Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to charities providing assistance for health insurance premiums and drug copayments to transition the uninsured and Medicaid patients into private insurance (see H.R. 5613), H4008 [14JN]
Remarks
Alex's Lemonade Stand Days: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 368), H3742 [12JN]
Iraq: require certain committees of Congress to review and evaluate the activities and progress of the Government of Iraq in securing and stabilizing Iraq (H. Con. Res. 402), H4139 [16JN]
Norristown, PA: anniversary of Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, E1038
North Coventry Township, PA: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 95, E402
Osenbach, Katherine: Da Vinci Discovery Center of Science and Technology Hall of Fame inductee, E792
Pottstown, PA: anniversary of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, E650
St. Joseph's University: tribute to Hand-in-Hand (organization), E422
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), H4139 [16JN]
Ukraine: normal trade relations status (H.R. 1053), H694 [8MR]
Votes: position on missed, E979
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H4793 [28JN], H4912 [29JN]
Tributes
Colletti, Pasquale, E649
Ford, Edward and Merle, E645
Ford, Edward L. and Merle E., E437
Kolb, Russell, E646
Lipsker, Yosef, E916
Michelson, Brian, E914
Reider, Marc A., E405
Spatz, Beulah, E1054
Weintraub, Joel, E915