INSLEE, JAY (a Representative from Washington)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4293 [20JN]
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3854 [13JN]
Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (H.R. 4200), H2677 [17MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3198, H3228 [24MY]
Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4869 [29JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 5151), H2175 [4MY]
Alcoholic beverages: tribute to American craft brewers (see H. Res. 753), H1854 [26AP]
American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 773), H1981 [2MY]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 5229), H3309 (see H.R. 5229), H3361 [25MY]
Armed Forces: prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1563 [5AP]
———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 5212), H1852 [26AP]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H2705 (see H.R. 1217), H2758 [17MY]
———extend authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits (see H.R. 4826), H508 [1MR]
Bono: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]
Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H26 [31JA]
Carpenter, Chris: tribute (see H. Res. 627), H1391 [30MR]
Children and youth: reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H2174 [4MY]
Climate: reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 5642), H4327 [20JN]
Computers: promote open broadband networks and innovation, foster electronic commerce, and safeguard consumer access to online content and services (see H.R. 5273), H1980 [2MY]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H3309 (see H.R. 5159), H3361 [25MY]
Congressional Teacher Award Task Force: establish (see H.R. 5140), H1678 [6AP]
Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 4662), H23 [31JA] (see H.R. 4943), H972 [14MR]
Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H4134 [15JN]
Dept. of Education: establish and maintain public website with a database of available scholarships, fellowships, and financial assistance programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (see H.R. 5139), H1678 [6AP]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H26 [31JA]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H3309 (see H.R. 5201), H3361 [25MY]
———reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program (see H.R. 4212), H3643 [8JN]
———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 5574), H3723 [9JN]
Dept. of the Interior: suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts (see H.R. 4749), H273 [14FE]
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), H646 [7MR]
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]
———take certain actions to mitigate effects of the breach of data security (see H.R. 5487), H3306 (see H.R. 5487), H3359 [25MY]
Disasters: protect disaster assistance employee reservists activated by FEMA from demotion or termination in their places of employment (see H.R. 4998), H1129 [16MR]
Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3643 [8JN]
———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 5022), H1195 [28MR]
Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation (see H.R. 3628), H509 [1MR]
Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H155 [1FE]
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), H1453 [4AP]
Federal Financial Management Improvement Act: amend to require the head of an Agency to be reconfirmed by the Senate unless the Agency is found to be in compliance with the requirements of such Act (see H.R. 5315), H4220 [19JN]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4465), H155 [1FE]
Gates, Bill and Melinda: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipients (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]
Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 4682), H153 [1FE]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H1742 [25AP]
Hazardous substances: implement certain conventions dealing with organic pollutants, chemicals, and pesticides (see H.R. 4800), H566 [2MR]
Health care professionals: clarify responsibilities of a pharmacy when a staff pharmacist refuses to fill a valid prescription for a drug on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions (see H.R. 1652), H2588 [12MY]
House Rules: require committees to hold hearings upon issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or Comptroller General (see H. Res. 841), H4190 [16JN]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3145), H225 [8FE]
Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1000), H3308 (see H.R. 1000), H3361 [25MY]
Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 5371), H4190 [16JN]
Investments: regulate over-the-counter trading of energy derivatives (see H.R. 5248), H1916 [27AP]
Iran: require the President to obtain congressional authorization before initiating any military action against Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Con. Res. 391), H1852 [26AP]
Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H26 [31JA]
Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H3643 [8JN]
Medicare: extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes once a year, and limit drug formulary changes (see H.R. 5116), H1677 [6AP]
———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]
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), H2833 (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2891 [18MY]
Motor vehicles: require an increasing percentage of new automobiles be dual fueled automobiles and revise the method for calculating corporate average fuel economy for such vehicles (see H.R. 4673), H24 [31JA]
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), H1453 [4AP]
National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see H. Res. 556), H26 [31JA]
National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (see H.R. 4954), H1853 [26AP]
———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]
National Security Agency: require Dept. of Justice to submit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 643), H160 [7FE]
NSF: establish scholarship program to increase number of mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 5141), H1678 [6AP]
———establish scholarship program to increase number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics undergraduate students (see H.R. 5142), H1678 [6AP]
Olympic games: tribute to citizens of Italy, the Torino Olympic Organizing Committee, the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Team, and athletes from around the world (see H. Res. 697), H1453 [4AP]
Paris Wine Tasting: anniversary of U.S. winemakers' victory (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2101 [3MY]
Power resources: improve energy efficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 4384), H1981 [2MY]
———increase utilization of domestically produced renewable, biobased motor fuels and the manufacture of flexible-fuel vehicles (see H.R. 5372), H2585 [11MY]
———restore fairness in the provision of incentives for oil and gas production (see H.R. 5300), H2173 [4MY]
———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), H3496 [7JN]
Privacy: protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see H.R. 4127), H1681 [6AP]
Pujols, Albert: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H1391 [30MR]
Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H2585 [11MY]
School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H4796 [28JN]
Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H26 [31JA]
———clarify restriction on disclosures and use of information by tax return preparers (see H.R. 5075), H1451 [4AP]
———extend Superfund financing for purposes of cleanup activities relative to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4481), H1681 [6AP]
———include heavier vehicles and sport utility vehicles in the limitations on the depreciation of certain luxury automobiles and to impose the gas guzzler tax on such vehicles (see H.R. 5579), H3723 [9JN]
———make the credit for prior year minimum tax liability refundable for certain individuals and require returns with respect to certain stock options (see H.R. 3385), H1197 [28MR]
———repeal certain oil and gas subsidies and appropriate the proceeds to double certain alternative energy incentives (see H.R. 4623), H155 [1FE]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3427), H4424 [21JN]
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]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H25 [31JA]
Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H1563 [5AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
FCC: promote and expedite wireless broadband deployment in rural and other areas (see H.R. 5085), H1452 [4AP]
Petroleum: establish requirements relative to transfer of oil to or from an onshore or offshore facility, or a vessel with a capacity of over 250 barrels in U.S. waters (see H.R. 4724), H224 [8FE]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H3911 [14JN]
Remarks
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3253 [25MY]
BLM: suspension of funding for Oregon State University study on the impact of logging in national forests burned by wildfires, H159 [7FE]
Budget: allocation of funds, H316, H318 [15FE]
Climate: global warming, H1293 [29MR], H3913 [14JN], H4209 [19JN]
Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H3232 [25MY]
Democratic Party: development of innovation agenda to improve scientific research and development, telecommunications technology, and energy independence, H315 [15FE], H4211 [19JN]
———national security policy, H1640 [6AP], H1906, H1907, H1908, H1909, H1910, H1911 [27AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), consideration (H. Res. 811), H2515 [11MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4278, H4280, H4284, H4294 [20JN]
———prohibit funding for waiver or modification of certain National Security Personnel System regulations declared illegal, H4294 [20JN]
Dept. of HUD: Public Housing Capital Fund funding through reductions in GSA Federal Buildings Fund funding, H3854 [13JN]
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3854 [13JN]
Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (H.R. 4200), H2664, H2677, H2678, H2679 [17MY]
———improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (H.R. 4200), consideration (H. Res. 816), H2656 [17MY]
———require consideration of the effect of any recovery or research project on fire risk and forest regeneration, H2679 [17MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3198 [24MY], E974
FCC: preserve openness of the Internet, promote fair competition among network and service providers, and support an expedited complaint process, H3577 [8JN]
FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H743, H744 [8MR]
FERC: prohibit funding for enforcement of energy market violations, H3198 [24MY], E974
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas, H2677, H2678 [17MY]
Health: declare adequate health care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities, H316 [15FE]
———medical research funding, H315 [15FE]
Intelligence services: prohibit funding for domestic electronic surveillance not in compliance with certain statutes, H4278, H4280, H4284 [20JN]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H1906 [27AP], H4542, H4545 [26JN]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H2515 [11MY]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H4542, H4543, H4545 [26JN]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations, H1906, H1907 [27AP]
National objectives: ensure that the U.S. leads the world in next generation energy technologies, grow the economy, create high-skill American jobs, eliminate overdependence on foreign oil, and address global warming (H.R. 2828), H1640 [6AP], H4207, H4208, H4209, H4210, H4211, H4212 [19JN]
National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H1910, H1911 [27AP]
———support efforts to track terrorist financing and condemn disclosure and publication of classified information on this crucial method by which terrorists are traced (H. Res. 895), consideration (H. Res. 896), H4825 [29JN]
National Security Agency: collection and analysis of domestic telephone records, H2559 [11MY]
Oceans: renewable ocean energy projects funding, H4869 [29JN]
Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4869 [29JN]
Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H1908, H1909 [27AP]
———gasoline price levels, H1747 [26AP]
Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3253 [25MY]
———national energy policy, H316 [15FE]
———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (H.R. 4409), H1293 [29MR]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4758 [28JN]
States: clarify jurisdiction over certain food adulteration standards in absence of a Federal standard and allow further regulation of dietary supplements, H743, H744 [8MR]
Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), H3577 [8JN]
Violence Against Women Act: funding, H4758 [28JN]
Remarks in House relative to