PETERSON, COLLIN C. (a Representative from Minnesota)

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2156 [4MY]

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]

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]

Antitrust policy: restore application of antitrust laws to rail carriers (see H.R. 3318), H646 [7MR]

Armed Forces: authorize coverage for anesthesia and other costs related to dental care for children and certain other patients (see H.R. 5050), H5047 [11JY]

———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1681 [6AP]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1197 [28MR]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see H.R. 558), H3226 [24MY]

Baltimore, MD: anniversary of Port of Baltimore (see H. Res. 870), H4135 [15JN]

Borlaug, Norman E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4924), H867 [9MR]

Children and youth: reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H1320 [29MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H1744 [25AP]

Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H387 [16FE]

———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 4714), H333 [15FE]

———provide search and rescue dogs the same protections as other animals used in law enforcement (see H.R. 4764), H332 [15FE]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H4134 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H225 [8FE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H2585 [11MY]

———urge withdrawal of changes contained in the ``Additional Clarification of Intercollegiate Athletics Policy—Three-Part Test-Part Three'' that harm Title IX (see H. Res. 735), H1130 [16MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H4220 [19JN]

Dept. of HHS: improve residential treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women and programs to reduce substance abuse among nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 5493), H3307 (see H.R. 5493), H3359 [25MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: implement Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs (see H.R. 5536), H3643 [8JN]

———improve ``NEXUS'' and ``FAST'' registered traveler programs (see H.R. 5286), H2962 [19MY]

Dept. of Justice: provide authority to apprehend, prosecute, and convict individuals committing animal enterprise terror (see H.R. 4239), H2833 (see H.R. 4239), H2890 [18MY]

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), H1130 [16MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept sworn affidavit of veterans who served in combat during Korean War or earlier conflict as proof of service connection for certain diseases and injuries (see H.R. 591), H274 [14FE]

———improve outreach programs (see H.R. 4264), H4328 [20JN]

———increase assistance for disabled veterans for specially adapted housing and provide for annual increases in such assistance (see H.R. 4791), H388 [16FE]

———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), H3909 [13JN] (see H.R. 5588), H4680 [27JN]

———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4298), H1197 [28MR]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H2339 [9MY]

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), H4520 [22JN]

———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), H4958 [10JY]

———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 863), H4009 [14JN]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5225), H3724 [9JN]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: clarify certain Federal requirements (see H.R. 4578), H26 [31JA]

Employment: 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), H2174 [4MY]

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), H1130 [16MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 88), H3909 [13JN]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend appropriations and spending programs until implementing legislation for the World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round is enacted (see H.R. 4775), H869 [9MR]

FCC: reinstate rules for the description of video programming (see H.R. 951), H1059 [15MR]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H4917 [29JN]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H3308 (see H.R. 1578), H3361 [25MY]

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 2561), H868 [9MR]

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), H2586 [11MY]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 5316), H4134 [15JN]

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), H451 [28FE]

———amend requirement that interstate firearms sales by Federal firearms licensees be made in accordance with the State law of the purchaser (see H.R. 5551), H3496 [7JN]

———make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H1743 [25AP]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H5047 [11JY]

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

Health: provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 2671), H790 [8MR]

———provide State grants for developing trauma care systems (see H.R. 5555), H4958 [10JY]

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), H4958 [10JY]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5134), H4521 [22JN]

Higher Education Act: reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers (see H.R. 5150), H3016 [22MY]

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

———reform the ethics process (see H.R. 4988), H1128 [16MR]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 688), H3227 [24MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3145), H4958 [10JY]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1849), H160 [7FE]

———make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 4424), H3424 [6JN]

———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), H5047 [11JY]

Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 5371), H2962 [19MY]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H645 [7MR]

Iraq: 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), H4520 [22JN]

Japan: respond to prohibition on the importation of U.S. beef by prohibiting importation of Japanese beef into the U.S. (see H.R. 5696), H4918 [29JN]

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

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H1130 [16MR]

Law enforcement: ensure that a sex offender or a sexually violent predator is not eligible for parole (see H.R. 4621), H333 [15FE]

———provide grants to units of local government and States to hire personnel to monitor the activities of sex offenders (see H.R. 4828), H869 [9MR]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 354), H509 [1MR]

Medicaid: require States to provide oral health services to children and aged, blind, or disabled individuals (see H.R. 4624), H4958 [10JY]

Medicare: clarify congressional intent regarding counting of residents in a nonhospital setting (see H.R. 4403), H5047 [11JY]

———exempt complex rehabilitation and assistive technology products from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 4994), H4958 [10JY]

———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), H4958 [10JY]

———prohibit removal of covered drugs from prescription drug plan formularies during the plan year (see H.R. 5102), H5047 [11JY]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 4992), H1453 [4AP]

———remove exclusion of benzodiazepines from required coverage under the prescription drug program (see H.R. 3151), H4958 [10JY]

———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), H2706 (see H.R. 5182), H2758 [17MY]

———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 5513), H4958 [10JY]

Minnesota: anniversary of National Guard (see H. Con. Res. 371), H1453 [4AP]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H155 [1FE]

National Association of State Veterans Homes: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 347), H1981 [2MY]

National Entrepreneurship Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 699), H450 [28FE]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 4922), H1197 [28MR]

National security: establish requirements for ownership, management, and operation of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 4881), H791 [8MR]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 4597), H5128 [12JY]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1197 [28MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H1563 [5AP]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 745), H4009 [14JN]

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

Patriot Guard Riders (organization): commend the shielding of mourning military families from protesters and preserving the memory of fallen servicemembers at funerals (see H. Res. 731), H1682 [6AP]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H3424 [6JN]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 788), H1980 [2MY]

Power resources: improve energy efficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 4384), H2502 [10MY]

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

———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]

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

Rural areas: promote the development of affordable, quality rental housing for low-income households (see H.R. 5373), H2706 (see H.R. 5373), H2758 [17MY]

Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 355), H1198 [28MR]

States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 235), H646 [7MR]

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), H2175 [4MY]

Tariff: ethanol (see H.R. 5431), H3497 [7JN]

Taxation: allow a credit to homeowners for Energy Star qualified homes (see H.R. 4856), H2833 (see H.R. 4856), H2890 [18MY]

———encourage investment in affordable housing (see H.R. 4873), H1563 [5AP]

———enhance tax incentives for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 3360), H4520 [22JN]

———exclude from gross income interest received on loans secured by agricultural real property and rural housing (see H.R. 4854), H5047 [11JY]

———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4727), H224 [8FE]

———limit development or implementation of a return-free tax system (see H.R. 5114), H1676 [6AP]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H3909 [13JN]

———make permanent certain tax incentives for ethanol and biodiesel used as a fuel (see H.R. 5650), H4327 [20JN]

———provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (see H.R. 713), H572 [6MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4725), H224 [8FE]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H25 [31JA]

Veterans: continuation of dependency and indemnity compensation for the surviving spouse of a veteran if such spouse remarries after a certain age (see H.R. 1462), H3226 [24MY]

———expand and make permanent the benefit for governmental markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries (see H.R. 5499), H4328 [20JN]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 1366), H3226 [24MY]

———expand scope of educational programs for which accelerated payments of assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used (see H.R. 717), H2641 [16MY]

———improve services for rural veterans (see H.R. 4355), H2102 [3MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 2076), H3226 [24MY]

———revise eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 2962), H1197 [28MR]

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), H1681 [6AP]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2339 [9MY]

Water pollution: provide more effective permitting and enforcement mechanisms for stormwater discharges associated with residential construction activity (see H.R. 5558), H3641 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see H.R. 5099), H1562 [5AP]

National Commission on the Infrastructure of the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 5616), H4008 [14JN]

Olympic games: tribute to the U.S. men's and women's curling teams (see H. Res. 712), H645 [7MR]

Taxation: restore estate tax and repeal carryover basis rule, increase estate and gift tax unified credit, and reduce rate of estate and gifts taxes to the generally applicable capital gains rates (see H.R. 5421), H2832 (see H.R. 5421), H2890 [18MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: ensure regulatory equity between and among dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated and non-federally regulated areas (S. 2120), H1151 [28MR]

———price supports for sugar, H3090 [23MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3052, H3082, H3090 [23MY]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 4890), H4476 [22JN]

Army: eliminate pay inequity in assignment incentive pay system, H2472 [10MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: National Animal Identification System funding, H3082 [23MY]

———prohibit funding for salaries and expenses of personnel who make high interest loans to sugar processors, H3090 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2472 [10MY]

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), H2663 [17MY]

FDA: expedite consideration of State petitions for adoption of food warnings relative to cancer-causing agents, reproductive effects or birth defects, or children's exposure to certain harmful agents, H745 [8MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H536 [2MR], H745 [8MR]

Minnesota: anniversary of National Guard (H. Con. Res. 371), H1505 [5AP]

Olympic games: tribute to Minnesota participants, E296 [7MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1057 [15MR]