HOLDEN, TIM (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alex's Lemonade Stand Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 368), H1744 [25AP]

American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 773), H1981 [2MY]

Animals: establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 2206), H4917 [29JN]

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), H2339 [9MY]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1060 [15MR]

Armenia: ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding of issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in records relative to the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 316), H1918 [27AP]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H274 [14FE]

ATF: modernize and reform (see H.R. 5092), H3724 [9JN]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: extend (see H.R. 4586), H1320 [29MR]

Birds: promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see H.R. 4315), H509 [1MR]

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 5466), H3225 [24MY]

Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge: evaluate lands and waters located in Northeastern Pennsylvania for potential acquisition and inclusion (see H.R. 5232), H2339 [9MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H1853 [26AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1697), H1917 [27AP]

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]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H2586 [11MY]

Courts: 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), H5128 [12JY]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H4917 [29JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program and increase CCC funding for the program (see H.R. 4897), H1563 [5AP]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H450 [28FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 5624), H4133 [15JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4298), H509 [1MR]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H2706 (see H.R. 5013), H2758 [17MY]

———protect disaster assistance employee reservists activated by FEMA from demotion or termination in their places of employment (see H.R. 4998), H1129 [16MR]

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]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3137 [23MY]

———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 863), H4521 [22JN]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H156 [1FE]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 657), H24 [31JA]

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), H332 [15FE]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for secure financial data (see H.R. 3997), H3309 (see H.R. 3997), H3361 [25MY]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H4795 [28JN]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 5316), H2337 [9MY]

Firearms: make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H3643 [8JN]

Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (see H.R. 1456), H1680 [6AP]

———recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 764), H1682 [6AP]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 5529), H4680 [27JN]

France: condemn naming of street in Denis, France, honoring Mumia Abu-Jamal (see H. Con. Res. 407), H3138 [23MY]

H. Gordon Payrow Post Office Building, Bethlehem, PA: designate (see H.R. 4786), H388 [16FE]

Health: encourage school-based programs to reduce and prevent childhood obesity, promote increased physical activity, and improve nutritional choices (see H.R. 4860), H1321 [29MR]

Health care professionals: provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see H.R. 215), H3226 [24MY]

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), H24 [31JA]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H1742 [25AP]

House Rules: require committees to hold hearings upon issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or Comptroller General (see H. Res. 841), H3226 [24MY]

Insurance: streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see H.R. 5637), H4219 [19JN]

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

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H450 [28FE]

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

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H274 [14FE]

LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 4793), H791 [8MR]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H3016 [22MY]

Medicaid: provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1264), H4917 [29JN]

Medicare: ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H1130 [16MR]

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

———provide additional funding for State health insurance counseling programs (see H.R. 4737), H509 [1MR]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 4824), H1060 [15MR]

———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), H1741 [25AP]

———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), H2962 [19MY]

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

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H3138 [23MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H451 [28FE]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1744 [25AP]

National School Lunch Act: improve summer food service program for children (see H.R. 5344), H4680 [27JN]

National security: improve national security and clarify congressional intent relative to the review process for certain mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 4813), 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), H5047 [11JY]

National Youth Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 826), H3643 [8JN]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1391 [30MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H225 [8FE]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 745), H3138 [23MY]

Political action committees: prohibit conversion of leadership political action committee funds to personal use (see H.R. 5623), H5047 [11JY]

Power resources: increase utilization of domestically produced renewable, biobased motor fuels and the manufacture of flexible-fuel vehicles (see H.R. 5372), H2585 [11MY]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 4774), H387 [16FE]

———support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (see H. Con. Res. 424), H4918 [29JN]

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

Robert Linn Memorial Post Office Building, Beaver, PA: designate (see H.R. 4768), H387 [16FE]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 2037), H3642 [8JN]

SBA: permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 2943), H1059 [15MR]

Taxation: allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 5177), H2503 [10MY]

———clarify treatment of self-employment for purposes of the limitation on State taxation of retirement income (see H.R. 4019), H451 [28FE]

———extend the excise tax credits for certain liquid fuel derived from coal (see H.R. 5453), H4795 [28JN]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H451 [28FE]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 3908), H3309 (see H.R. 3908), H3361 [25MY]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3427), H2339 [9MY]

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 959), H4958 [10JY]

Treaties and agreements: provide greater accountability in reviewing the national security considerations of free trade agreements (see H.R. 4812), H449 [28FE]

Veterans: improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H1197 [28MR]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4843), H4520 [22JN]

———reduce incidence of suicide (see H.R. 5771), H5127 [12JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide compensation to Federal employees or defense contractors who suffered disability or death due to exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 4739), H2586 [11MY]

Women: 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]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), E942 [23MY]

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: improve safety of mines and mining (S. 2803), H3455 [7JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4793 [28JN]

Tributes

Santilli, Rocky, E149 [14FE]