SHAYS, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from Connecticut)
Amendments
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), H1016 [15MR]
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3872 [13JN]
National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), H2141 [4MY]
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]
American Ballet Theatre: tribute (see H. Res. 751), H1390 [30MR]
American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 773), H1918 [27AP]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 5229), H1915 [27AP]
Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 4890), H644 [7MR]
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]
———provide pay protection for Federal employees who are members of the Reserve and National Guard (see H.R. 5525), H3423 [6JN]
Auriemma, Geno: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (see H. Res. 768), H1563 [5AP]
Belarus: support democracy efforts, rule of law, respect for human rights, and a free and fair Presidential election (see H. Res. 673), H452 [28FE]
Bono: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 638), H2103 [3MY]
Children and youth: require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms (see H.R. 5319), H2503 [10MY]
———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 5167), H1679 [6AP]
Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H2705 (see H.R. 698), H2758 [17MY]
Committee on Financial Services (House): require annual testimony by the SEC, Financial Accounting Standards Board, and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, on efforts to promote transparency in financial reporting (see H.R. 5024), H3497 [7JN]
Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 4411), H509 [1MR]
CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H451 [28FE]
Crime: prohibit certain computer assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 1558), H25 [31JA]
———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), H3643 [8JN]
Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4604), H155 [1FE]
———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), H3497 [7JN]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H1851 [26AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Directorate of Emergency Management (see H.R. 5351), H2584 [11MY]
———establish a Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (see H.R. 5029), H1196 [28MR]
———improve and expedite assessment and determination of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear material threats under the Project BioShield program (see H.R. 5028), H1196 [28MR]
———reform science and technology programs and activities (see H.R. 4941), H4220 [19JN]
———require motor vehicle operators transporting security sensitive material in commerce to obtain a permit from the Dept. (see H.R. 5604), H4008 [14JN]
Dept. of Justice: provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (see H.R. 4894), H1743 [25AP]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 2230), H4958 [10JY]
Diseases: establish comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls in countries for which assistance is provided to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 5674), H4520 [22JN]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H333 [15FE]
District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 5388), H2640 [16MY]
Ecology and environment: provide assistance for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1237), H4328 [20JN]
Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 5519), H3308 (see H.R. 5519), H3360 [25MY]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system to encourage reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (see H.R. 955), H155 [1FE]
Executive departments: reform operations (see H.R. 5112), H1676 [6AP]
FAA: modify bargaining requirements for proposed changes to the personnel management system (see H.R. 5449), H3425 [6JN]
———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), H1743 [25AP]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for secure financial data (see H.R. 3997), H566 [2MR]
FBI: improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 1415), H4680 [27JN]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit assistance to entities for course material development or instruction on human development and sexuality, if such material includes medically inaccurate information (see H.R. 5598), H4009 [14JN]
———prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H25 [31JA]
Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H645 [7MR]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H1196 [28MR]
Firearms: permit access to certain information in the Firearms Trace System (see H.R. 5033), H1321 [29MR]
Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 764), H1682 [6AP]
Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5051), H1388 [30MR]
Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 5269), H1979 [2MY]
Foreign Assistance Act: provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4736), H451 [28FE]
Gates, Bill and Melinda: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipients (see H. Res. 638), H2103 [3MY]
Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H451 [28FE]
———provide grants to States for health care tribunals (see H.R. 1546), H1197 [28MR]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2553), H4520 [22JN]
———require the FDA to disclose benefits of foods and dietary supplements and ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements (see H.R. 4282), H4917 [29JN]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H2102 [3MY]
House of Representatives: clarify that Members are not immune from having their offices searched during an ongoing criminal investigation (see H. Res. 852), H3496 [7JN]
———require the posting on the Internet site of the Office of the Clerk a record of recorded votes taken in the House and require Members to link their Internet sites to such record (see H. Res. 797), H2174 [4MY]
House Rules: reform the ethics process (see H.R. 4988), H1197 [28MR]
Housing: modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (see H.R. 5121), H2180 [8MY]
Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H2586 [11MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3145), H3724 [9JN]
Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors: establish (see H.R. 3859), H2502 [10MY]
Israel: anniversary of Jerusalem reunification (see H. Con. Res. 412), H3643 [8JN]
———independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1852 [26AP]
Law enforcement officers: issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1744 [25AP]
Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 5160), H1679 [6AP]
Macedonia: encourage continued negotiations with Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Con. Res. 306), H4918 [29JN]
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), H1390 [30MR]
———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H1744 [25AP]
Medicare: eliminate prescription drug late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 5399), H2704 (see H.R. 5399), H2757 [17MY]
———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H2502 [10MY]
Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H1196 [28MR]
Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H226 [8FE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H5128 [12JY] (see H.R. 3413), H3788 [12JN]
Money: reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions (see H.R. 5341), H2502 [10MY]
National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 763), H2103 [3MY]
National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H3425 [6JN]
National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 854), H4424 [21JN]
National Lung Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals and increase lung cancer screening and research (see H. Con. Res. 298), H4190 [16JN]
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), H2501 [10MY]
———implement certain recommendations relative to review of certain mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers by or with any foreign person (see H.R. 4915), H866 [9MR]
———improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (see H.R. 4954), H972 [14MR]
———improve national security and clarify congressional intent relative to the review process for certain mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 4813), H449 [28FE]
———provide for the regulation of certain chemical facilities (see H.R. 5695), H4794 [28JN]
———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]
National Vigil for Lost Promise: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 422), H3424 [6JN]
Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H869 [9MR]
Nepal: release all political detainees, restore constitutional liberties, and undertake good faith negotiations with all involved parties to restore democracy (see H. Res. 780), H1852 [26AP]
NRC: conduct an independent safety assessment of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, Buchanan, NY (see H.R. 4891), H644 [7MR]
NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 4434), H646 [7MR]
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), H3308 (see H.R. 5520), H3360 [25MY]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 788), H1980 [2MY]
Power resources: prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil (see H.R. 5253), H1979 [2MY]
———reduce growth of energy use and limit impact of growing energy use on the economy, environment, and national security through reductions in energy demand (see H.R. 3263), H3137 [23MY]
Romania: improve standard of care of children, resolve pending intercountry adoption cases, and remove barriers to the adoption of orphaned and abandoned children (see H. Res. 578), H390 [16FE]
Safety: establish a day to bring awareness to the issue of missing persons (see H. Res. 189), H4796 [28JN]
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), H2586 [11MY]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H25 [31JA]
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), H3497 [7JN]
Tariff: ethanol (see H.R. 5170), H1981 [2MY]
Taxation: expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1345), H274 [14FE]
———extend the new market tax credit (see H.R. 3957), H509 [1MR]
———modernize rules governing treatment of qualifying continuing care facilities (see H.R. 4608), H226 [8FE]
———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H2833 (see H.R. 2177), H2890 [18MY]
———treat expenses for certain meal replacement and dietary supplement products that qualify for FDA-approved health claims as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1545), H1563 [5AP]
Terrorism: cooperate with allies on development and implementation of technologies to detect, prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against acts of terrorism and other high consequence events (see H.R. 4942), H4220 [19JN]
U.N.: provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 2811), H155 [1FE]
U.S. Housing Act: reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (see H.R. 5443), H3016 [22MY]
Ukraine: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1053), H790 [8MR]
Unemployment: extend availability of assistance made available in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 5392), H5047 [11JY]
Veterans: expand and make permanent the benefit for governmental markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries (see H.R. 5499), H4555 [26JN]
———improve information security (see H.R. 5464), H3225 [24MY]
Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2339 [9MY]
Wasserstein, Wendy: tribute (see H. Res. 719), H867 [9MR]
Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H3016 [22MY]
———strengthen family planning services (see H. Con. Res. 404), H3497 [7JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: promote the humane treatment of farm animals (see H.R. 5557), H3641 [8JN]
Congress: establish Office of Public Integrity (see H.R. 4799), H388 [16FE]
Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5347), H2502 [10MY]
Federal Election Administration: establish (see H.R. 5676), H4520 [22JN]
Government: provide for ethics and lobbying reform (see H.R. 5677), H4520 [22JN]
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: amend relative to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (see H.R. 5000), H1129 [16MR]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5017), H1195 [28MR]
National security: enhance security and protect against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (see H.R. 4999), H1129 [16MR]
NLRB: establish deadlines to render decisions (see H.R. 5310), H2174 [4MY]
Ships and vessels: require the owner of a cruise ship that calls at a U.S. port to report crimes that occur on the cruise ship in which a U.S. citizen was a victim (see H.R. 5707), H4795 [28JN]
Remarks
Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H3092 [23MY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3092 [23MY]
AID: Iraq Community Action Program funding, H1016 [15MR]
American Ballet Theatre: tribute (H. Res. 751), E852
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), H1016 [15MR]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3254 [25MY]
Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H2450 [10MY]
Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H2793
Best Friends Animal Society: observance of Best Friends Kindness Weekend, E1261
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 653), H54
Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), H590
Climate: global warming, E899
Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (H.R. 4411), H4997
Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit funding for salaries and expenses of personnel who make high interest loans to sugar processors, H3092 [23MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2450 [10MY], H2532
———making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4272
———prohibit use of award or incentive fees for contractors whose performance is unsatisfactory or incomplete, H4272 [20JN]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (H.R. 5573), H4364 [21JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a pilot project at an overseas port similar to the Integrated Container Inspection System in Hong Kong, H2142 [4MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5441), H3292
Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program section 108 loan guarantee program funding, H3873 [13JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2793
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3872, H3873 [13JN]
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (H.R. 3858), H2986 [22MY]
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), E869
Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 657), H180
EPA: definition of ``fill material'' relative to water pollution, E900
Executive Office of the President: Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board funding, H3872 [13JN]
FAA: modify bargaining requirements for proposed changes to the personnel management system (H.R. 5449), H3401
Federal employees: provide for participation of judicial branch employees in the Federal leave transfer program for disasters and emergencies (S. 1736), H2983, H2984 [22MY]
FEMA: global warming impact study funding, H3292
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3696
Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), consideration (H. Res. 783), H1881 [27AP]
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: amend relative to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (H.R. 1310), H590
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), H348
———hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (H.R. 282), H1774
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H2880 [18MY]
———democracy efforts, H1542 [5AP]
Israel: independence anniversary (H. Con. Res. 392), H1943
King, Coretta Scott: tribute (H. Res. 655), H9 [31JA]
Medicaid: permit States to provide early and periodic screening diagnostic and treatment services to children through benchmark benefits coverage, H54
Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (H.R. 4681), H3012
———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), H288
NAACP: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 335), H466
National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), H2142 [4MY]
Oncology Nursing Society: tribute, E951
Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4841
Petroleum: set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), H3475
Political campaigns: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (H.R. 513), H1523 [5AP]
———clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (H.R. 513), consideration (H. Res. 755), H1511 [5AP]
Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3254 [25MY]
Radioactive substances: study health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions, H2532
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4645
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), H4107, H4127, H4130, H4131, H4132 [15JN]
———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), consideration (H. Res. 868), H4022 [15JN]
Violence Against Women Act: funding, H4645
Votes: position on missed, H847
Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 389), H170 [8FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2831, H2889 [18MY], H4132 [15JN]
Statements
Permit States To Provide Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening Diagnostic and Treatment Services to Children Through Benchmark Benefits Coverage: Mark B. McClellan, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, H54
Viewpoints—United Nations: Joseph V. Reed, U.N., E891
Tributes
Stanley, Karen, E951