JOHNSON, EDDIE BERNICE (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments
National Flood Insurance Program: restore financial solvency (H.R. 4973), H4604 [27JN]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4556 [26JN], H4696, H4759 [28JN]
Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), H3573 [8JN]
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), H1678 [6AP]
Africa: promote economic diversification, entrepreneurship, and private sector development, and promote partnerships among small and medium enterprises in qualified countries (see H.R. 5480), H3306 (see H.R. 5480), H3359 [25MY]
Alexander McRae Dechman Post Office Building, Grand Prarie, TX: designate (see H.R. 5626), H4133 [15JN]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 5229), H1915 [27AP]
Arab League: disapprove decision to hold summit in Khartoum, Sudan, and call on all involved parties and the world community to work to end genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan (see H. Res. 675), H273 [14FE]
Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1681 [6AP]
Bentsen, Lloyd: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 413), H3227 [24MY]
Bono: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 638), H874 [13MR]
Borlaug, Norman E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4924), H1197 [28MR]
Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H225 [8FE]
Cambodian-American Freedom Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 533), H4521 [22JN]
Cameron, James: tribute (see H. Res. 867), H4008 [14JN]
Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 4923), H867 [9MR]
Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4424 [21JN]
Carpenter, Chris: tribute (see H. Res. 627), H1391 [30MR]
China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 346), H1917 [27AP]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H1742 [25AP]
Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 901), H4916 [29JN]
Commission on Economic Indicators: establish (see H.R. 4950), H972 [14MR]
Congress: require poverty impact statements for certain legislation (see H.R. 4600), H2502 [10MY]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H1853 [26AP]
Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H1853 [26AP]
Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H2833 (see H.R. 4562), H2890 [18MY]
Dept. of Commerce: transmit to the House of Representatives a copy of a workforce globalization final draft report produced by the Technology Administration (see H. Res. 717), H867 [9MR]
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 Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H1452 [4AP]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H2586 [11MY]
———establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 4903), H1391 [30MR]
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 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), H226 [8FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: employ additional categories of mental health professionals (see H.R. 5396), H5047 [11JY]
———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), H3309 (see H.R. 5455), H3362 [25MY] (see H.R. 5588), H4680 [27JN]
———terminate administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'') (see H.R. 3312), H389 [16FE]
Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 5390), H2962 [19MY]
———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 863), H3787 [12JN]
Education: authorize programs relative to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education at the NSF and the Dept. of Energy Office of Science (see H.R. 5358), H3724 [9JN]
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), H274 [14FE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H973 [14MR]
Employment: establish a living wage and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 1050), H2102 [3MY]
———protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies from termination or demotion in their places of employment (see H.R. 3949), H1743 [25AP]
Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H26 [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), H1681 [6AP]
Families and domestic relations: provide for mandatory revocation of passports of individuals whose arrears in child support payments have reached a certain level (see H.R. 4956), H1131 [16MR]
Federal employees: increase maximum age up to which an individual may be afforded health coverage as a dependent child (see H.R. 5087), H2586 [11MY]
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), H4680 [27JN]
FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 5316), H2337 [9MY]
Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H565 [2MR]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H1454 [4AP]
Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 764), H1682 [6AP]
Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 952), H4220 [19JN]
Gambling: establish a commission to study the proper response to growth in Internet gambling (see H.R. 5474), H3226 [24MY]
Gates, Bill and Melinda: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipients (see H. Res. 638), H874 [13MR]
Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 4682), H153 [1FE]
Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 4211), H646 [7MR]
Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3658), H1453 [4AP]
Hazardous substances: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure (see H.R. 1807), H225 [8FE]
Health: improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 2072), H2641 [16MY]
———provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women (see H.R. 4469), H2706 (see H.R. 4469), H2758 [17MY]
House Rules: protect integrity of the institution of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 659), H24 [31JA]
Hurricanes: restore health care-related services in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4858), H564 [2MR]
Immigration: prevent sex offenders from using immigration laws to bring innocent, unsuspecting victims into the U.S. (see H.R. 5610), H4008 [14JN]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H973 [14MR]
Interstate Highway System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H1389 [30MR]
Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H869 [9MR]
———disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 90), H5128 [12JY]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 733), H1130 [16MR]
John Paul Hammerschmidt Post Office Building, Harrison, AR: designate (see H.R. 4811), H449 [28FE]
Kazakhstan: recognize anniversary of the closure of the world's second largest nuclear test site and efforts on the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 905), H4916 [29JN]
King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H1853 [26AP]
Lance Corporal Robert A. Martinez Post Office Building, Cleveland, TX: designate (see H.R. 5108), H2706 (see H.R. 5108), H2758 [17MY]
Library of Congress: grant employees competitive status for appointment and extend to displaced employees career-transition assistance comparable to that granted to certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 5328), H3309 (see H.R. 5328), H3362 [25MY]
Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4917 [29JN]
Medicaid: provide for an on-going cost-of-living increase in disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments for States (see H.R. 4606), H155 [1FE]
Medicare: extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes during the first year of enrollment, and limit drug formulary changes (see H.R. 5263), H1979 [2MY]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2833 (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2891 [18MY]
Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H2174 [4MY]
Minimum wage: calculate based on Federal poverty guidelines published by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5731), H4915 [29JN]
Minorities: recognize and take active measures to increase the low presence of minorities and women in upper level positions of management in the financial services industry (see H. Con. Res. 429), H3908 [13JN]
Music and dance: recognize the African American Spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 790), H2641 [16MY]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 335), H224 [8FE]
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), H1391 [30MR]
National Archives and Records Administration: establish database to preserve servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction records and provide grants to establish similar State and local databases (see H.R. 5216), H1915 [27AP]
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 357), H972 [14MR]
National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 681), H510 [1MR]
National Public Works Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 837), H3226 [24MY]
National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (see H.R. 4954), H972 [14MR]
Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1131 [16MR]
NSF: authorize grants for Partnerships for Access to Laboratory Science (PALS) (see H.R. 5106), H2503 [10MY]
———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]
———establish summer science and mathematics camps for middle and high school students (see H.R. 5458), H3137 [23MY]
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), H2502 [10MY]
———make permanent certain tax incentives for alternative energy and accelerate the use of renewable fuels (see H.R. 5208), H3309 (see H.R. 5208), H3361 [25MY]
Pujols, Albert: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H1391 [30MR]
Research: authorize the NSF and the Dept. of Energy Office of Science to provide grants to early career researchers to establish innovative research programs and integrate education and research (see H.R. 5356), H3724 [9JN]
SBA: establish Angel Investment Program (see H.R. 4565), H1197 [28MR]
Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 355), H1453 [4AP]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H4009 [14JN]
Securities: prohibit securities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting by Members and employees of Congress of securities transactions (see H.R. 5015), H1853 [26AP]
Sergeant Jacob Dan Dones Post Office, Dimmitt, TX: designate (see H.R. 5540), H3496 [7JN]
Simpson-Miller, Portia: tribute (see H. Res. 727), H1744 [25AP]
Small business: establish a health benefits program (see H.R. 5288), H4917 [29JN]
———provide support for small business concerns (see H.R. 5058), H2503 [10MY]
Social Security: make all uninsured children eligible for the State Children's Health Insurance Program and simplify enrollment and renewal procedures for Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4760), H3724 [9JN]
Spelman College: anniversary (see H. Res. 875), H4189 [16JN]
Sudan: condemn attacks on civilians, call on all parties to abide by the ceasefire agreement, approve peacekeeping forces, and urge the U.S. to help improve security in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 723), H2962 [19MY]
Surveyors: recognize contribution to society (see H. Res. 518), H4190 [16JN]
Taxation: extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 5206), H2586 [11MY]
———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H1917 [27AP]
———simplify and provide greater uniformity for child-related tax benefits and eliminate potential for abuse created by the uniform definition of a child (see H.R. 5123), H1677 [6AP]
———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H1680 [6AP]
Territories: honor contributions of individuals from the commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 3), H1681 [6AP]
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), H2102 [3MY]
Veterans: extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H4680 [27JN]
Vietnam: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 5602), H3908 [13JN]
Voting: encourage Louisiana and the Dept. of Justice to establish satellite voting outside of Louisiana for scheduled New Orleans elections (see H. Con. Res. 385), H1679 [6AP]
———permit individuals to use a national write-in absentee ballot to cast votes in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 4141), H274 [14FE]
Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2102 [3MY]
Women: provide for educational activities and research relative to women's pelvic floor health through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH (see H.R. 2727), H155 [1FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Childhood Stroke Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 693), H389 [16FE]
Education: ensure Pell Grant eligibility for any student whose parent or guardian died as a result of military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5733), H4915 [29JN]
FEMA: provide caseworker assistance to persons evacuated from their homes as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4728), H224 [8FE]
Mahoney, Mary E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1679 [6AP]
Women's Museum—An Institute for the Future: tribute (see H. Res. 730), H1129 [16MR]
World Water Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 658), H24 [31JA]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H4222 [20JN]
Remarks
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: tribute, E229
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3256
Army: extend authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits (H.R. 4826), H892 [14MR]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2324
Black History Month: observance, E230
Budget: allocation of funds, H1311 [29MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1457 [5AP], H2645, H2727 [17MY]
Capitol Pages: tribute, E1106
Colleges and universities: consolidation of student loans, H3803 [13JN]
Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H2727 [17MY]
Corps of Engineers: flood control projects funding, H3164
Dallas, TX: tribute to UT Southwestern Hospital and Baylor Health Care System, E154
———Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center inclusion in Newsweek (publication) list of nation's top high schools, H1926 [2MY]
Dept. of Education: increase number of teachers qualified to teach advanced placement courses and establish adjunct teaching corps in math, science, and critical foreign languages, E512
Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields, H3846 [13JN]
Dept. of Justice: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Block Grant program funding, H4759 [28JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2851 [18MY]
Dept. of Transportation: prohibit implementation of proposed rule relative to foreign investment in U.S. airlines, H3946 [14JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5647), H4222 [20JN]
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3846 [13JN], H3946 [14JN]
DeSoto, TX: National Civic League All-America City Award recipient, E1139
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3164
EPA: prohibit funding to implement or enforce the wetlands policy guidance issued in joint memorandum with Corps of Engineers, H2851 [18MY]
FEMA: establish a program to educate communities about the update to the flood insurance program rate map, H4604 [27JN]
Francisco `Pancho' Medrano Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (H.R. 4561), H1493 [5AP]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E435
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), E979
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), E511
Johnson, Avery: National Basketball Association Coach of the Year award recipient, E668
King, Coretta Scott: tribute (H. Res. 655), H121
Medicare: extend implementation of prescription drug program, H1064 [16MR], H2186 [9MY], H2345 [10MY]
———prescription drug benefit coverage, H3231 [25MY], H4686 [28JN]
Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (H.R. 4681), E927
Minimum wage: level, H4222 [20JN]
NAACP: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 335), H465
NASA: commemorate anniversary of the first flight of the Space Transportation System and honor individuals involved with the space program (H. Con. Res. 366), H1532
National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 681), H598
National Flood Insurance Program: restore financial solvency (H.R. 4973), H4604 [27JN]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 245), H2010 [3MY]
National Weather Service: funding, H4696 [28JN]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Roy J. Glauber, John L. Hall, and Theodor W. Hansch for physics and Yves Chauvin, Robert H. Grubbs, and Richard R. Schrock for chemistry (H. Res. 541), H1536
O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (H. Res. 357), H460
Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3256
Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (H. Con. Res. 355), H1417
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4696, H4759 [28JN]
Social Security: State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, H1457 [5AP]
Taxation: impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and rebate the tax collected back to consumers, H1684 [25AP]
Telecommunications: increase penalties for cable operators who deny cable service to residents based on income, H3573 [8JN]
———promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), H3561
Texas Western University: commend anniversary and recognize historic impact of basketball title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights (H. Res. 668), H403
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1259), H413
Votes: position on missed, E457
Voting Rights Act: amend (H.R. 9), H5106
Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H1134 [28MR]
Women's Educational Equity Act: funding, H1311 [29MR]
World Water Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 658), H1949 [2MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H5125 [12JY]
Tributes
Bonner, Jeremy, E979
Brashear, Hollis, E1227
Busby, Arthur D., Jr., E1383
Cameron, James, E1225
Fields, Linwood, E1106
King, Coretta Scott, E24
Shaw, William J., E1376
Willis, Doyle, E1359