SIMMONS, ROB (a Representative from Connecticut)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2468 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 5229), H1915 [27AP]

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1319 [29MR]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H972 [14MR]

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

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H155 [1FE]

Cambodian-American Freedom Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 533), H5047 [11JY]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H2833 (see H.R. 4341), H2890 [18MY]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 346), H974 [14MR]

Commission on Terrorism Risk Insurance: establish (see H.R. 4619), H155 [1FE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 123), H1453 [4AP]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Constantino Brumidi for display in the Capital Visitor Center (see H.R. 5562), H4521 [22JN]

Computers: develop and deploy technologies to defeat Internet jamming (see H.R. 4741), H273 [14FE]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H1678 [6AP]

CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 1861), H25 [31JA]

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

———improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H2180 [8MY]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H1197 [28MR]

Dallas, TX: eliminate certain restrictions on air transportation to and from Love Field (see H.R. 2646), H3497 [7JN]

Day of Hearts—Congenital Heart Defect Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 629), H26 [31JA]

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: 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 a photovoltaic demonstration program (see H.R. 5594), H3907 [13JN]

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]

———prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 4946), H972 [14MR]

———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 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), H3309 (see H.R. 5455), H3362 [25MY]

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 (see H.R. 3858), H26 [31JA]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1742 [25AP]

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), H4917 [29JN]

———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 3307), H225 [8FE]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3309 (see H.R. 4033), H3361 [25MY]

———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), H4190 [16JN]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 5388), H2640 [16MY]

Drugs: encourage the President to convene an international conference to develop more effective means to deal with growing threat of methamphetamine and synthetic drug precursor chemicals (see H. Res. 566), H646 [7MR]

Education: provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 198), H1742 [25AP]

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), H155 [1FE]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 65), H4520 [22JN]

———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]

Families and domestic relations: expand tax incentives for adoption and increase adoptive incentive payments (see H.R. 1561), H225 [8FE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H25 [31JA]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H868 [9MR]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H4555 [26JN]

Fur Product Labeling Act: require labeling of all fur products regardless of value (see H.R. 4904), H790 [8MR]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (see H.R. 3854), H4328 [20JN]

Health care facilities: extend Federal Tort Claims Act coverage to all federally qualified community health centers (see H.R. 1633), H1742 [25AP]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H5128 [12JY]

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]

House Rules: require that general appropriations bills contain a separate list of all earmarks in the accompanying report and the name of the sponsoring Member of each earmark (see H. Res. 662), H333 [15FE]

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), H3138 [23MY]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 4740), H272 [14FE]

———improve border security (see H.R. 2330), H868 [9MR]

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

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

Law enforcement: ensure that a sex offender or a sexually violent predator is not eligible for parole (see H.R. 4621), H2502 [10MY]

———provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children (see H.R. 4703), H1981 [2MY]

Libya: condition Dept. of State recognition of government representatives on fulfillment of financial obligations to Pan Am Flight 103 victims' families and other cases involving victims of terrorism (see H. Res. 838), H3724 [9JN]

LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 4793), H451 [28FE]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H3643 [8JN]

Macedonia: encourage continued negotiations with Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Con. Res. 306), H4918 [29JN]

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), H155 [1FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: reimburse States for costs incurred by covering dual eligible populations under the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan (see H.R. 4663), H274 [14FE]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H646 [7MR]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3413), H4917 [29JN]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 681), H510 [1MR]

National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 222), H3724 [9JN]

National security: 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 Tourism Week: observance (see H. Res. 729), H1129 [16MR]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 4597), H1853 [26AP]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H869 [9MR]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 3323), H4680 [27JN]

NLRB: establish deadlines to render decisions (see H.R. 5310), H2174 [4MY]

NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 4434), H566 [2MR]

Nuclear energy: express concern regarding nuclear proliferation with respect to proposed full civilian nuclear cooperation with India (see H. Con. Res. 318), H1917 [27AP]

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]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5293), H3643 [8JN]

OSHA: update fire protection safety standard to incorporate the current consensus standard for fire protection for styrene cross-linked composites manufacturing (see H.R. 3255), H2706 (see H.R. 3255), H2758 [17MY]

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), H973 [14MR]

———prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil (see H.R. 5253), H2103 [3MY]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H274 [14FE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1196 [28MR]

School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H156 [1FE]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 4993), H2175 [4MY]

Tariff: ethanol (see H.R. 5170), H1741 [25AP]

Taxation: encourage charitable contributions of real property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 5056), H1389 [30MR]

———equalize income exclusion of employer-provided parking and transit benefits and provide a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2390), H509 [1MR]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H1197 [28MR]

———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 5206), H1851 [26AP]

———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), H1452 [4AP]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 4862), H564 [2MR]

———modernize rules governing treatment of qualifying continuing care facilities (see H.R. 4608), H226 [8FE]

———modify limitation on deduction for college tuition and related expenses and make the deduction permanent (see H.R. 941), H25 [31JA]

———prohibit the double taxation of telecommuters and others who work at home (see H.R. 2558), H1681 [6AP]

———provide a refundable credit for certain home energy costs (see H.R. 4729), H224 [8FE]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5590), H3907 [13JN]

———provide small business tax incentives, increase the minimum wage, and increase the exemption for annual gross volume of business done by an enterprise (see H.R. 5368), H2585 [11MY]

Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (see H.R. 5126), H1677 [6AP] (see H.R. 5304), H2174 [4MY]

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]

———reduce threat of terrorists acquiring shoulder-fired missiles (see H.R. 5333), H2586 [11MY]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3427), H4134 [15JN]

Ukraine: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1053), H155 [1FE]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2533), H225 [8FE]

Veterans: ensure appropriate payment for the cost of long-term care provided to veterans in State homes (see H.R. 5671), H4519 [22JN]

———establish a financial assistance program to facilitate provision of supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing (see H.R. 4746), H273 [14FE]

———expand and make permanent the benefit for governmental markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries (see H.R. 5499), H3788 [12JN]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H450 [28FE]

———improve information security (see H.R. 5464), H3225 [24MY]

———provide that World War II merchant mariners who were awarded the Mariners Medal are provided the same eligibility for Dept. of Veterans Affairs health care as Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 5758), H5046 [11JY]

Vietnam: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 5602), H4796 [28JN]

Wool Products Labeling Act: revise requirements for labeling of certain wool and cashmere products (see H.R. 4583), H4009 [14JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Auriemma, Geno: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (see H. Res. 768), H1563 [5AP]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: make grants to expand the capacity of the mentoring program for at-risk youth (see H.R. 5752), H4957 [10JY]

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

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), H224 [8FE]

Homeland Security Act: enhance information sharing (see H.R. 5001), H1129 [16MR]

———provide for information sharing partnerships (see H.R. 5002), H1129 [16MR]

Intelligence services: provide for full and efficient use of open-source intelligence (see H.R. 5003), H1129 [16MR]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 5160), H1679 [6AP]

National Association of State Veterans Homes: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 347), H389 [16FE]

Office of Infrastructure Protection: establish (see H.R. 5004), H1129 [16MR]

Office of Intelligence and Analysis: establish (see H.R. 5004), H1129 [16MR]

POW/MIA: commend Dept. of Defense offices and related laboratories, and Vietnam for efforts in accounting of Americans unaccounted for as a result of the Vietnamese Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 444), H4916 [29JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H4221 [20JN]

Eulogies

Seeing the Invisible—A Meditation on Luke 16: 19-25: Emmett Jarrett, E741 [5MY]

Remarks

Army: eliminate pay inequity in assignment incentive pay system, H2471 [10MY]

Auriemma, Geno: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (H. Res. 768), E535 [6AP]

Bingham, Hiram: issue commemorative postage stamp, E969 [26MY]

Charles W. Morgan (vessel): tribute, E1295 [27JN]

Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H3201 [24MY]

Crime: provide search and rescue dogs the same protections as other animals used in law enforcement (H.R. 4764), E161 [15FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2468, H2471 [10MY], H2545 [11MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4286, H4288 [20JN]

———prevent defense contractor security clearances from being revoked until investigation moratorium and backlog is eliminated, H2468 [10MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), H3299 [25MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3960 [14JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3201 [24MY]

Faye, Bud: National Federation of Independent Business Connecticut Small Business Award recipient, E1244 [21JN]

Mystic, CT: prohibit funding for Research and Environmental Center at Mystic Aquarium, H3201 [24MY]

Navy: submarine program funding, H2545 [11MY], H4286 [20JN]

New London, CT: prohibit funding for the Institute for Exploration at the Mystic Aquarium, H4288 [20JN]

Old Lyme, CT: tribute to Lyme-Old Lyme High School Techno-Ticks robotics team, E1224 [21JN]

Old Saybrook, CT: anniversary of Republican Women's Club, E1103 [9JN]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security, H3299 [25MY]

Taxation: restrict disclosure of information by tax return preparers to third party entities and prohibit private tax collection contracts, H3960 [14JN]

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), H4101 [15JN]

Statements

Federal Security Clearance Granting Process: Several Technology Trade Groups, H2469 [10MY]

Tributes

Walsh, Bill, E741 [5MY]