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
Bell, Darryl, Jr.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1300
Berrigan, Joseph W.W.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1319
Boggess, Tyler R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E879
Bradford, Andrew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1236
Brandt, Samuel A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E699
Brown, Chance: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1144
Burnett, Douglas: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1286
Carrollton, MO: National Civic League All-America City Award recipient, E701
Clizer, John A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1098
Comiskey, Brian: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1300
Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding to implement bimodal spring pulse releases on the Missouri River, H3188
Crain, Brandon: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E901
Crawford, Landon: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1146
Curtis, Charles A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E947
Davenport, Alex: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1231
Dickson, Ren: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1066
Duda, Nathan R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1297
Eber, Noah B.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1094
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3188
Eshnaur, Daniel E.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E697
Ethington, Dixon N.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1302
Florence, Scott: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1235
Fulghum, Harry: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E946
Giglio, Nicholas: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E881
Glasbrenner, Steven: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1299
Goede, Jared: Platte Valley Civil Air Patrol Billy Mitchell Award recipient, E780
Gould, Hunter C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E948
Grace, Andrew M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E967
Green, Andrew J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E949
Green, Daniel J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E799
Grooms, Eric S.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E803
Groves, Shawn: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E950
Harrington, Jacob R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E803
Herndon, Joel R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E696
Huntley, Brett R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E970
Jenson, Paul: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1230
Jones, James C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1093
Justus, Nolan R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E950
Kearney, MO: anniversary, E1321
King, Kyle T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E972
Klawuhn, Cole S.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E798
Knop, Brian G.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1065
Kuba, Michael: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E952
Leone, Jonathan M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E906
Leseman, Brian: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1289
Liberty, MO: tribute to Liberty School District, parents organizations, faculty, staff, and students for participation in Book Relief project, E882
Liberty (MO) Tribune: anniversary, E1291
Light, Charles K., II: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E903
Lloyd, Jeffrey: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1147
Logan, Sean A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E974
Lynch, Steve: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1290
Main, Brett J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1092
Martens, Austin M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1323
McRuer, Aaron: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1090
Meeks, Phillip S.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E965
Mershon, Thomas: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E898
Meyers, Andrew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E899
Miller, Andrew J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E945
Miller, Brady: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E798
Murray, Kyle: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E902
Nelson, Jonathan M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E691
Nichols, Cory: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1148
Northwest Missouri State University: anniversary, E1073
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
Ortega, Alexander S.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1072
Park, Nicholas J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E804
Reeter, Larry: Livingston County, MO, Elks Citizen of the Year Award recipient, E907
Rice, Robert and Sarah: tribute to birth of child, E1320
Richardson, Clint: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1147
Roth, Adam: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E904
Roth, Kory B.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1103
Roth, Trevor D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1071
Sanderson, Benjamin F.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E805
Savigne, Brent T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1327
Schanuel, Matthew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E694
Serroque, Nicholas: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E779
Shatto, Leroy and Barbara: SBA Missouri Small Business Person of the Year award recipients, E870
Shinn, Alexander D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E905
Shoemaker, Troy V.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E973
Shryock, Brian J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E968
Smith, Justin: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1298
Spangler, Kyle A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1070
Steck, Blaine E.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1097
Steele, Jimmy E., III: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1141
Stephens, Chad T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1325
Stockdale, Ethan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E903
Sutton, Josh: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1149
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
Tutt, Trevor: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1143
Vaughn, Christopher: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1288
Venzian, Kristin: Platte Valley Civil Air Patrol Billy Mitchell Award recipient, E782
Votes: position on missed, E1071
Wallace, Taylor M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1100
Warren, Anthony: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1067
West, Joshua: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1324
Wier, Jacob L.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1326
Wilbur, Robert A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E974
Williams, Blake: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1237
Williams, Christopher K.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E692
Williams, Daniel J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E966
Wilson, Zachary L.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E948
Wood, Jeremy C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E967
Woods, Elisha T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E700
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3014 [22MY]
Tributes
Ahlfield, John, E775
Broermann, Harry, E1234
Bryan, Dan, E1302
Byrd, Dean, E875
Daniel, Shane, E773
Darnell, Jerry, E1285
Farnan, Colby, E1232
Fontanez, Victor, E877
Harper, Larry L., E873
Hull, Stephanie, E776
Knott, Dewayne L., E872
Kosek, Sharon, E876
Loch, Brittney, E802
Martinez, Michael R., E945
Roe, Jeffrey B., E801
Rogers, Ormer, Jr., E800
Sarver, Ammon, E778
Stander, Ryan, E777
Weidinger, Jim, E1069
Weigler, Larry W., E1233
White, Paul A., E875
Wisecarver, David, E1283
Wolf, Ronja, E1301