GOODE, VIRGIL H., JR. (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2526 [11MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Revolution: commemorate anniversary of American and French victory at Yorktown, VA (see H. Res. 748), H1390 [30MR]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 67), H226 [8FE] (see H.J. Res. 71), H333 [15FE]

———line-item veto (see H.R. 4890), H791 [8MR]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 2568), H1742 [25AP]

———enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see H.R. 5200), H2339 [9MY]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H972 [14MR]

ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1603), H565 [2MR]

———modernize and reform (see H.R. 5092), H2962 [19MY]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 5470), H3226 [24MY]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H333 [15FE]

Civil liberties: commemorate anniversary and reaffirm the national motto (see H. Con. Res. 411), H3016 [22MY]

Courts: jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the content of speech occurring during sessions of State legislative bodies (see H.R. 4776), H387 [16FE]

———simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies or other government officials or entities acting under color of State law (see H.R. 4772), H4189 [16JN]

Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H387 [16FE]

———prohibit the sale and disclosure of customer information from telecommunications carriers obtained by false pretenses (see H.R. 4662), H160 [7FE]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H3643 [8JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H2339 [9MY]

———establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H3497 [7JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow border States to use a portion of certain grants to build physical barriers to deter illegal crossings (see H.R. 5484), H3643 [8JN]

———prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 4946), H972 [14MR]

Dept. of HUD: exclude amounts received as a military basic housing allowance from consideration as income for purposes of eligibility for federally assisted low-income housing programs (see H.R. 3186), H4680 [27JN]

Dept. of the Interior: convey Paint Bank National Fish Hatchery and Wytheville National Fish Hatchery to Virginia (see H.R. 5061), H1389 [30MR]

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), H1853 [26AP]

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), H26 [31JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept sworn affidavit of veterans who served in combat during Korean War or earlier conflict as proof of service connection for certain diseases and injuries (see H.R. 591), H274 [14FE]

———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), H3909 [13JN]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1554), H2586 [11MY]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H3138 [23MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 4408), H566 [2MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 39), H2706 (see H.J. Res. 39), H2758 [17MY] (see H.J. Res. 88), H3423 [6JN]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H4680 [27JN]

Federal aid programs: require data relative to Federal financial assistance to be available for public access in a searchable and user friendly form (see H.R. 5060), H1853 [26AP]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 4547), H155 [1FE]

———amend requirement that interstate firearms sales by Federal firearms licensees be made in accordance with the State law of the purchaser (see H.R. 5551), H3496 [7JN]

———make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H1563 [5AP]

Foreign Agents Registration Act: make available on the Internet website of the Dept. of Justice all registration statements and other documents filed with the Dept. of Justice (see H.R. 4679), H390 [16FE]

FRS: require the Board of Governors to continue to make available to the public information on the measure of the M3 monetary aggregate and its components (see H.R. 4892), H1921 [1MY]

FTC: revise regulations regarding the ``do-not-call'' registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry (see H.R. 5325), H4134 [15JN]

Harry J. Parrish Post Office Building, Manassas, VA: designate (see H.R. 5194), H1742 [25AP]

Health: provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H3497 [7JN]

———require the FDA to disclose benefits of foods and dietary supplements and ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements (see H.R. 4282), H1453 [4AP]

———support effective treatment of and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H. Con. Res. 340), H3425 [6JN]

Help America Vote Act: extend deadline by which States which received payments under such Act for the replacement of punch card or lever voting systems must ensure that all such systems are replaced (see H.R. 4666), H274 [14FE]

House of Representatives: clarify that Members are not immune from having their offices searched during an ongoing criminal investigation (see H. Res. 852), H5129 [12JY]

House Rules: curtail the growth of Government programs (see H. Res. 690), H389 [16FE]

———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), H160 [7FE]

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), H2962 [19MY]

Insurance: allow employees of federally-qualified health centers to obtain health coverage (see H.R. 4980), H1917 [27AP]

Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5195), H1742 [25AP]

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail: extend (see H.R. 5053), H2339 [9MY]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H3643 [8JN]

Medicare: extend annual coordinated election period for prescription drug plans (see H.R. 4715), H223 [8FE]

———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1853 [26AP]

———increase per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments to hospitals (see H.R. 4371), H4958 [10JY]

———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 4098), H155 [1FE]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 4992), H1453 [4AP]

———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), H2175 [4MY]

———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 5513), H4424 [21JN]

———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. 5336), H2586 [11MY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4494), H4424 [21JN]

Motor vehicles: prohibit importation from the People's Republic of China until tariffs imposed on U.S. vehicles imported into China are equal to duties applied to Chinese vehicles (see H.R. 4808), H646 [7MR]

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), H1391 [30MR]

National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 763), H2103 [3MY]

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 854), H4521 [22JN]

National Labor Relations Act: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1816), H3137 [23MY]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1563 [5AP]

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]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H1917 [27AP]

Paris Wine Tasting: anniversary of U.S. winemakers' victory (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2101 [3MY]

Patriotism: affirm that statements of national unity, including the National Anthem, should be recited or sung in English (see H. Res. 793), H2586 [11MY]

Power resources: establish a program to provide reimbursement for the installation of alternative energy refueling systems (see H.R. 5346), H2833 (see H.R. 5346), H2891 [18MY]

Presidents of the U.S.: grant power to reduce budget authority (see H.R. 4889), H791 [8MR]

Public Health Service Act: expand and improve traumatic brain injury programs (see H.R. 5738), H4915 [29JN]

———reauthorize the HIV Health Care Services Program (see H.R. 5009), H1321 [29MR]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S: designate (see H.R. 2112), H4795 [28JN]

Senior citizens: improve quality of life (see H.R. 5211), H4328 [20JN]

Small business: suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 5242), H4917 [29JN]

Taxation: allow certain agricultural employers a credit against income tax for a portion of wages paid to nonimmigrant H-2A workers (see H.R. 4868), H1197 [28MR]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 4961), H3309 (see H.R. 4961), H3361 [25MY]

———allow the amortization of goodwill and certain other intangibles that are acquired from a small business (see H.R. 4960), H4680 [27JN]

———increase deduction for purchase of qualified heath care information technology by medical care providers and allow a credit for telecommunications charges paid or incurred by such providers (see H.R. 4641), H390 [16FE]

———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]

———modernize rules governing treatment of qualifying continuing care facilities (see H.R. 4608), H226 [8FE]

———provide credits for the installation of certain wind energy property (see H.R. 4716), H223 [8FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4725), H224 [8FE]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H225 [8FE]

U.N.: sanction Iran for its noncompliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (see H. Res. 782), H1852 [26AP]

Veterans: improve information security (see H.R. 5464), H3225 [24MY]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H3016 [22MY]

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library: authorize a grant for contributions toward establishment (see H.R. 4846), H564 [2MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Homeland Security: support efforts of citizen groups such as the Minuteman Project to preserve the integrity of U.S. borders (see H. Res. 839), H3226 [24MY]

House Rules: prohibit privately-funded travel by any Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 666), H154 [1FE]

Remarks

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances, H2526, H2527 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2526, H2527 [11MY]

Elections: exclude illegal aliens from being counted in apportioning congressional representation and the electoral college, H476 [1MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3174 [24MY]

Immigration: prohibit granting of amnesty to certain undocumented individuals, H5027 [11JY]

———reform (S. 2611), H5027 [11JY]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H5027 [11JY]

Institute for Advanced Learning and Research: tribute to alternative fuels research, H3894 [13JN]

University of Virginia: tribute to the Miller Center Ronald Reagan Oral History Project, H28 [1FE]

Virginia: John H. Kerr Lake and Philpott Lake recreation areas funding, H3174 [24MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H506 [1MR], H3785 [12JN]

Tributes

Canar, Robert G., H978 [15MR]

Davidson, Don, H28 [1FE]

Terry, Sarah, H299 [15FE]