GREEN, GENE (a Representative from Texas)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: tribute to American craft brewers (see H. Res. 753), H1854 [26AP]

Alexander McRae Dechman Post Office Building, Grand Prarie, TX: designate (see H.R. 5626), H4133 [15JN]

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1563 [5AP]

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

Bentsen, Lloyd: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 413), H3227 [24MY]

Children and youth: reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H1681 [6AP]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H1678 [6AP]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 5188), H2833 (see H.R. 5188), H2891 [18MY]

Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H509 [1MR]

———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 4662), H23 [31JA] (see H.R. 4943), H972 [14MR]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H154 [1FE]

Dept. of Education: authorize grants to States and local educational agencies to establish teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 4773), H566 [2MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish a partnership with appropriate industry groups for the creation of a transportation fuel conservation education campaign (see H.R. 5611), H4008 [14JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H1851 [26AP] (see H.R. 5573), H3723 [9JN]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 5574), H3723 [9JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 5047), H1319 [29MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize departmental police officers to execute State or local arrest warrants on Dept. property within the jurisdiction of the issuing body (see H.R. 926), H1742 [25AP]

———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), H3227 [24MY] (see H.R. 5588), H4424 [21JN]

Disasters: address needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning and relief efforts and increase accessibility of post-disaster replacement housing built with Federal funds (see H.R. 4704), H1060 [15MR]

———prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H3497 [7JN]

Diseases: improve Parkinson's disease research (see H.R. 3550), H868 [9MR]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5225), H4424 [21JN]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4140), H868 [9MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H509 [1MR]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: clarify congressional intent on Federal preemption relative to energy conservation for consumer products (see H.R. 5478), H4220 [19JN]

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), H1563 [5AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: increase penalties relative to counterfeit drugs (see H.R. 5156), H1678 [6AP]

Foreign trade: require President to take necessary steps to create a more balanced trade relationship with countries with whom the trade deficit exceeds a certain amount for three consecutive years (see H.R. 4405), H26 [31JA]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 4682), H153 [1FE]

Government regulations: improve oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process (see H.R. 5209), H1852 [26AP]

Health: declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1020), H4134 [15JN]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H868 [9MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4683), H153 [1FE]

———prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services (see H.R. 5688), H4679 [27JN]

———prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 5688), H4796 [28JN]

———provide for community projects that will reduce the number of uninsured individuals (see H.R. 5171), H2962 [19MY]

———provide State grants for developing trauma care systems (see H.R. 5555), H3641 [8JN]

House Rules: protect integrity of the institution of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 659), H24 [31JA]

Hurricanes: recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4197), H1681 [6AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H509 [1MR]

Insurance: allow employees of federally-qualified health centers to obtain health coverage (see H.R. 4980), H1128 [16MR]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1918 [27AP]

———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), H974 [14MR]

Lance Corporal Robert A. Martinez Post Office Building, Cleveland, TX: designate (see H.R. 5108), H2706 (see H.R. 5108), H2758 [17MY]

Macedonia: cease distribution of negative and nationalist propaganda and encourage continued negotiations with the U.N. and Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Res. 521), H275 [14FE]

———encourage continued negotiations with Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Con. Res. 306), H275 [14FE]

Medicare: clarify congressional intent regarding counting of residents in a nonhospital setting (see H.R. 4403), H4917 [29JN]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H154 [1FE]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H1390 [30MR]

———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1744 [25AP]

———prohibit removal of covered drugs from prescription drug plan formularies during the plan year (see H.R. 5102), H1562 [5AP]

———provide for a budget-neutral two-year moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for imaging services (see H.R. 5704), H4794 [28JN]

———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 financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H2503 [10MY]

———waive waiting period for coverage of individuals disabled with distant stage cancer (see H.R. 5615), H4796 [28JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: assure uninterupted access to necessary medicines under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4685), H153 [1FE]

———eliminate cost-sharing for dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4722), H333 [15FE]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H3227 [24MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H868 [9MR]

Music and dance: recognize the African American Spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 790), H4796 [28JN]

National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 858), H3723 [9JN]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H25 [31JA]

National security: ensure while promoting foreign investment and job creation, reform examination process for such investments, and establish Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (see H.R. 5337), H4009 [14JN]

———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (see H.R. 4807), H449 [28FE]

———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. 4779), H388 [16FE] (see H.R. 4902), H790 [8MR]

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), H4424 [21JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H1681 [6AP]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 892), H1917 [27AP]

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

Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H566 [2MR]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 5250), H1916 [27AP]

———expand and improve traumatic brain injury programs (see H.R. 5738), H4915 [29JN]

———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 5472), H4680 [27JN]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H564 [2MR]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 4993), H1743 [25AP]

Sergeant Jacob Dan Dones Post Office, Dimmitt, TX: designate (see H.R. 5540), H3496 [7JN]

Taxation: eliminate income threshold for the child tax credit in the case of taxpayers who had a primary residence in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area (see H.R. 4708), H390 [16FE]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H1452 [4AP]

———prevent discriminatory treatment of natural gas pipeline property (see H.R. 1369), H4958 [10JY]

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]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit removal of any item from the current list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 4452), H1060 [15MR]

Veterans: expand and enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents (see H.R. 4361), H226 [8FE]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 4537), H390 [16FE]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H3642 [8JN]

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

Women's Museum—An Institute for the Future: tribute (see H. Res. 730), H1129 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

National security: provide for the security of critical energy infrastructure (see H.R. 5544), H3496 [7JN]

Public Health Service Act: ensure that projects funded through NIH comply with Davis-Bacon Act wage rate requirements (see H.R. 5545), H3496 [7JN]

Cost Estimates

LIHEAP funding (S. 2320): CBO, H1049 [15MR]

Letters

LIHEAP funding: Donald B. Marron, CBO, H1048 [15MR]

———Michael O. Leavitt, Sec. of HHS, H1048 [15MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), H1001 [15MR], H1075 [16MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3253 [25MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1582 [6AP], H2722 [17MY]

Bush, President: State of the Union Message, H304 [15FE]

Cinco de Mayo: observance, E782 [10MY]

Citizenship Day: observance, E1293 [27JN]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H2082 [3MY]

Crime: increase in hate crimes relative to debate on immigration reform, H3797 [13JN]

Denver Harbor Senior Citizens, Inc.: anniversary, E793 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), consideration (H. Res. 806), H2364 [10MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4253 [20JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (H.R. 5201), E629 [27AP]

———authorize appropriations for the health centers program (H.R. 5573), H4360, H4364 [21JN]

Dept. of HUD: give priority to States affected by Hurricane Katrina when distributing unobligated funds from the Child Care and Development Fund, H1075 [16MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2786, H2812, H2860 [18MY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit implementation of proposed rule relative to foreign investment in U.S. airlines, H3946 [14JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), H2915 [19MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3827 [13JN], H3946 [14JN]

Ellington AFB, TX: fire station renovation funding, H2915 [19MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3162 [24MY]

FAA: modify bargaining requirements for proposed changes to the personnel management system (H.R. 5449), H3402 [6JN]

FCC: preserve openness of the Internet, promote fair competition among network and service providers, and support an expedited complaint process, H3579 [8JN]

FDA: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 426), H4358, H4359 [21JN]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H531 [2MR]

Flag—U.S.: ensure that the right of an individual to display the U.S. flag on residential property not be abridged (H.R. 42), H4576 [27JN]

Floods: provide a discount in flood insurance rates for certain low-cost properties in flood hazard zones (H.R. 103), E185 [17FE]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), H2044 [3MY]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1359 [30MR]

Holocaust: remembrance, E639 [27AP]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H3431 [7JN]

Houston, TX: transportation projects funding, H3827 [13JN]

———tribute to Herrera Elementary School fifth grade students, E886 [19MY]

Houston Astros (baseball team): tribute to visit to servicemen at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, E1236 [21JN]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H1459 [5AP]

Iran: condemn resumption of nuclear research efforts and support referral to the U.N. Security Council for noncompliance with International Atomic Energy Agency obligations (H. Con. Res. 341), H349 [16FE]

———hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (H.R. 282), H1770 [26AP]

Israel: independence anniversary (H. Con. Res. 392), E702 [3MY]

LIHEAP: funding, H245 [14FE]

———funding (S. 2320), H1048, H1049, H1050 [15MR]

Medicare: encourage eligible beneficiaries who have not enrolled in the prescription drug benefit to review available options and determine whether enrolling best meets their prescription drug needs (H. Res. 802), H2475 [10MY]

———extend implementation of prescription drug program, H1873 [27AP], H2475 [10MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (H.R. 4681), H3010 [22MY]

———withhold U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if any representative political party holding a majority of parliamentary seats calls for the destruction of Israel (S. Con. Res. 79), H287 [15FE]

Minimum wage: level, H4685 [28JN]

National Flood Insurance Program: require GAO study on potential methods, practices and incentives that would increase the degree to which low-income property owners living in high-risk locations participate, H4606 [27JN]

———restore financial solvency (H.R. 4973), H4606 [27JN]

National Guard: homeland security and natural disaster response equipment funding, H2364 [10MY]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 4902), H2198 [9MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H2786, H2812, H2860 [18MY]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4832 [29JN]

Petroleum: set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), H2006 [3MY]

Point of order, H4685 [28JN]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3253 [25MY]

———prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil (H.R. 5253), H1999 [3MY]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (S. 655), H5004 [11JY]

Public Safety Institute: funding, H4779 [28JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4779 [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), H4458 [22JN]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (S. 193), H3390 [6JN]

———prevent companies from deleting certain areas out of existing franchises, H3554 [8JN]

———promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), H3554, H3579 [8JN]

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), H4102, H4109 [15JN]

Texas: flood control projects funding, H3162 [24MY]

Texas Independence Day: observance, E273 [2MR]

Votes: position on missed, H2031 [3MY], H4891, H4892, H4893 [29JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H270 [14FE], H330 [15FE], H561 [2MR], H2099 [3MY]

Tributes

Bowes, Barbara, E91 [8FE]

Cash, Wanda G., E1109 [9JN]

Chavez, Cesar E., E493 [3AP]

Daniels, Wilbert L., E421 [28MR]

Sanchez, Alberto V., Jr., H4564 [27JN]