GRAVES, SAM (a Representative from Missouri)

Amendments

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (H.R. 2829), H828 [9MR]

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]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 71), H156 [1FE]

Armed Forces: provide pay protection for Federal employees who are members of the Reserve and National Guard (see H.R. 5525), H3423 [6JN]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H274 [14FE]

China, People's Republic of: require Dept. of the Treasury report on exchange rate policies and impose additional tariffs on products based on the rate of currency exchange manipulation (see H.R. 3004), H645 [7MR]

Communications Act: reform universal service provisions (see H.R. 5072), H2706 (see H.R. 5072), H2758 [17MY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H1917 [27AP]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3309 (see H.R. 4033), H3361 [25MY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 88), H3497 [7JN]

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), H333 [15FE]

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), H4958 [10JY]

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), H3424 [6JN]

Interstate Highway System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H1389 [30MR]

John Paul Hammerschmidt Post Office Building, Harrison, AR: designate (see H.R. 4811), H449 [28FE]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4795 [28JN]

Medicare: extend certain payment methodologies provided for rural health care providers (see H.R. 5118), H1677 [6AP]

———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H2175 [4MY]

———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), H3497 [7JN]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1197 [28MR]

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

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H4555 [26JN]

———terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 4318), H226 [8FE]

Power resources: increase the renewable fuel content of gasoline and require Federal agencies to use ethanol and biodiesel in government vehicles (see H.R. 4573), H390 [16FE]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H2705 (see H.R. 147), H2758 [17MY]

Taxation: limit development or implementation of a return-free tax system (see H.R. 5114), H1676 [6AP]

———limit the agri-biodiesel credit to oils produced from plants and animals (see H.R. 4756), H509 [1MR]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 4862), H564 [2MR]

———repeal certain oil and gas subsidies and appropriate the proceeds to double certain alternative energy incentives (see H.R. 4623), H226 [8FE]

———repeal dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts (see H.R. 3061), H274 [14FE]

Taylor, Charles E.: tribute (see H. Res. 726), H973 [14MR]

Texas Western University: commend anniversary and recognize historic impact of basketball title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights (see H. Res. 668), H154 [1FE]

Water pollution: provide more effective permitting and enforcement mechanisms for stormwater discharges associated with residential construction activity (see H.R. 5558), H4521 [22JN]

Remarks

American Angus Association: anniversary, E1284 [27JN]

Bell, Darryl, Jr.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1300 [28JN]

Berrigan, Joseph W.W.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1319 [29JN]

Boggess, Tyler R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E879 [18MY]

Bradford, Andrew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1236 [21JN]

Brandt, Samuel A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E699 [3MY]

Brown, Chance: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1144 [14JN]

Burnett, Douglas: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1286 [27JN]

Carrollton, MO: National Civic League All-America City Award recipient, E701 [3MY]

Clizer, John A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1098 [9JN]

Comiskey, Brian: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1300 [28JN]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding to implement bimodal spring pulse releases on the Missouri River, H3188 [24MY]

Crain, Brandon: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E901 [19MY]

Crawford, Landon: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1146 [14JN]

Curtis, Charles A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E947 [24MY]

Davenport, Alex: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1231 [21JN]

Dickson, Ren: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1066 [8JN]

Duda, Nathan R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1297 [28JN]

Eber, Noah B.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1094 [9JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3188 [24MY]

Eshnaur, Daniel E.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E697 [3MY]

Ethington, Dixon N.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1302 [28JN]

Florence, Scott: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1235 [21JN]

Fulghum, Harry: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E946 [24MY]

Giglio, Nicholas: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E881 [19MY]

Glasbrenner, Steven: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1299 [28JN]

Goede, Jared: Platte Valley Civil Air Patrol Billy Mitchell Award recipient, E780 [10MY]

Gould, Hunter C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E948 [24MY]

Grace, Andrew M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E967 [26MY]

Green, Andrew J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E949 [24MY]

Green, Daniel J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E799 [11MY]

Grooms, Eric S.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E803 [11MY]

Groves, Shawn: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E950 [24MY]

Harrington, Jacob R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E803 [11MY]

Herndon, Joel R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E696 [3MY]

Huntley, Brett R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E970 [26MY]

Jenson, Paul: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1230 [21JN]

Jones, James C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1093 [9JN]

Justus, Nolan R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E950 [24MY]

Kearney, MO: anniversary, E1321 [29JN]

King, Kyle T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E972 [26MY]

Klawuhn, Cole S.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E798 [11MY]

Knop, Brian G.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1065 [8JN]

Kuba, Michael: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E952 [24MY]

Leone, Jonathan M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E906 [19MY]

Leseman, Brian: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1289 [27JN]

Liberty, MO: tribute to Liberty School District, parents organizations, faculty, staff, and students for participation in Book Relief project, E882 [19MY]

Liberty (MO) Tribune: anniversary, E1291 [27JN]

Light, Charles K., II: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E903 [19MY]

Lloyd, Jeffrey: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1147 [14JN]

Logan, Sean A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E974 [26MY]

Lynch, Steve: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1290 [27JN]

Main, Brett J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1092 [9JN]

Martens, Austin M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1323 [29JN]

McRuer, Aaron: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1090 [9JN]

Meeks, Phillip S.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E965 [26MY]

Mershon, Thomas: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E898 [19MY]

Meyers, Andrew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E899 [19MY]

Miller, Andrew J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E945 [24MY]

Miller, Brady: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E798 [11MY]

Murray, Kyle: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E902 [19MY]

Nelson, Jonathan M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E691 [3MY]

Nichols, Cory: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1148 [14JN]

Northwest Missouri State University: anniversary, E1073 [8JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (H.R. 2829), H829, H838 [9MR]

———require a minimum percentage of national media campaign funds be spent on advertisements to reduce methamphetamine use and award grants for such advertisements, H838 [9MR]

———submit report on Dept. of HHS participation in National Conference on Methamphetamine, HIV, and Hepatitis, H829 [9MR]

Olvera, Joseph: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1067 [8JN]

Ortega, Alexander S.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1072 [8JN]

Park, Nicholas J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E804 [11MY]

Reeter, Larry: Livingston County, MO, Elks Citizen of the Year Award recipient, E907 [19MY]

Rice, Robert and Sarah: tribute to birth of child, E1320 [29JN]

Richardson, Clint: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1147 [14JN]

Roth, Adam: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E904 [19MY]

Roth, Kory B.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1103 [9JN]

Roth, Trevor D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1071 [8JN]

Sanderson, Benjamin F.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E805 [11MY]

Savigne, Brent T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1327 [29JN]

Schanuel, Matthew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E694 [3MY]

Serroque, Nicholas: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E779 [10MY]

Shatto, Leroy and Barbara: SBA Missouri Small Business Person of the Year award recipients, E870 [18MY]

Shinn, Alexander D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E905 [19MY]

Shoemaker, Troy V.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E973 [26MY]

Shryock, Brian J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E968 [26MY]

Smith, Justin: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1298 [28JN]

Spangler, Kyle A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1070 [8JN]

Steck, Blaine E.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1097 [9JN]

Steele, Jimmy E., III: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1141 [14JN]

Stephens, Chad T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1325 [29JN]

Stockdale, Ethan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E903 [19MY]

Sutton, Josh: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1149 [14JN]

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), H4166 [16JN]

Tutt, Trevor: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1143 [14JN]

Vaughn, Christopher: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1288 [27JN]

Venzian, Kristin: Platte Valley Civil Air Patrol Billy Mitchell Award recipient, E782 [10MY]

Votes: position on missed, E1071 [8JN], E1222 [21JN]

Wallace, Taylor M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1100 [9JN]

Warren, Anthony: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1067 [8JN]

West, Joshua: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1324 [29JN]

Wier, Jacob L.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1326 [29JN]

Wilbur, Robert A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E974 [26MY]

Williams, Blake: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1237 [21JN]

Williams, Christopher K.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E692 [3MY]

Williams, Daniel J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E966 [26MY]

Wilson, Zachary L.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E948 [24MY]

Wood, Jeremy C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E967 [26MY]

Woods, Elisha T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E700 [3MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3014 [22MY]

Tributes

Ahlfield, John, E775 [10MY]

Broermann, Harry, E1234 [21JN]

Bryan, Dan, E1302 [28JN]

Byrd, Dean, E875 [18MY]

Daniel, Shane, E773 [10MY]

Darnell, Jerry, E1285 [27JN]

Farnan, Colby, E1232 [21JN]

Fontanez, Victor, E877 [18MY]

Harper, Larry L., E873 [18MY]

Hull, Stephanie, E776 [10MY]

Knott, Dewayne L., E872 [18MY]

Kosek, Sharon, E876 [18MY]

Loch, Brittney, E802 [11MY]

Martinez, Michael R., E945 [24MY]

Roe, Jeffrey B., E801 [11MY]

Rogers, Ormer, Jr., E800 [11MY]

Sarver, Ammon, E778 [10MY]

Stander, Ryan, E777 [10MY]

Weidinger, Jim, E1069 [8JN]

Weigler, Larry W., E1233 [21JN]

White, Paul A., E875 [18MY]

Wisecarver, David, E1283 [27JN]

Wolf, Ronja, E1301 [28JN]