SPRATT, JOHN M., JR. (a Representative from South Carolina)
Amendments
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H2709 [17MY]
Articles and editorials
Rock Hill Soldier Saved Lives of Comrades in Iraq When Bomb Shredded Convoy Truck, Andrew Dys, Rock Hill (SC) Herald, E1189
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Arlington National Cemetery: establish a memorial for 40 fallen American servicemen who perished in the air crash during World War II at Bakers Creek, Australia (see H. Con. Res. 106), H26 [31JA]
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]
Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4424 [21JN]
Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., Federal Courthouse, Greenville, SC: designate (see H.R. 5546), H3496 [7JN]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H3424 [6JN]
Crime: strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H154 [1FE]
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 HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H2503 [10MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 4946), H972 [14MR]
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), H1390 [30MR]
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), H3643 [8JN]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1196 [28MR]
District of Columbia: authorize Marion Park Project and Committee of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation to establish a commemorative work to honor Brigadier General Francis Marion (see H.R. 5057), H1389 [30MR]
Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 2428), H1681 [6AP]
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), H1321 [29MR]
Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 4682), H153 [1FE]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H4958 [10JY]
House Rules: protect integrity of the institution of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 659), H24 [31JA]
Immigration and Nationality Act: exempt boilermakers from the numerical limitation applicable to nonimmigrants issued a visa or provided status (see H.R. 3644), H1130 [16MR]
King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]
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]
Marshall Islands: commend contributions made to U.S. nuclear testing program, acknowledge first detonation of a hydrogen bomb, and commemorate anniversary of the beginning of U.S. nuclear testing program (see H. Res. 692), H1391 [30MR]
Medicare: coverage of, as supplies for the injection of insulin, home needle destruction devices and the disposal of needles and lancets through a sharps-by-mail or similar program (see H.R. 2841), H3309 (see H.R. 2841), H3361 [25MY]
———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 964), H1130 [16MR]
———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H1390 [30MR]
———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), H3227 [24MY]
———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H2503 [10MY]
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]
Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H2174 [4MY]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H509 [1MR]
National security: improve maritime and cargo security (see H.R. 5720), H4915 [29JN]
———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), H566 [2MR]
———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 Tourism Week: observance (see H. Res. 729), H1129 [16MR]
Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1563 [5AP]
Northern Mariana Islands: provide certain requirements for labeling textile fiber products and for duty-free and quota-free treatment of products and implement minimum wage and immigration requirements (see H.R. 5550), H3496 [7JN]
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]
Paris Wine Tasting: anniversary of U.S. winemakers' victory (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2101 [3MY]
Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 355), H1453 [4AP]
Small business: establish a health benefits program (see H.R. 5288), H3643 [8JN]
Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H874 [13MR]
———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]
———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3159), H1130 [16MR]
———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H274 [14FE]
Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (see H.R. 5252), H2586 [11MY]
Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H225 [8FE]
Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2705 (see H.R. 9), H2757 [17MY]
Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H3138 [23MY]
———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2861), H1742 [25AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Budget: provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority, promote fiscal responsibility, reinstate pay-as-you-go rules, and use reconciliation procedures responsibly (see H.R. 5667), H4423 [21JN]
Motions
Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 4890), H4484, H4488 [22JN]
Proclamations
Tribute to John Bachman: by, E395
Remarks
Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 4890), H4395 [21JN], H4472, H4475, H4477, H4480 [22JN], E1246
———line-item veto (H.R. 4890), motion to recommit, H4488, H4491 [22JN]
———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), conference report, H3767 [12JN]
Budget: address enforcement or priorities, consideration (H. Res. 817)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 815), H2683 [17MY]
———allocation of funds, H2683 [17MY]
———deficit, H1585, H1589 [6AP], H4395 [21JN]
———provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority, promote fiscal responsibility, reinstate pay-as-you-go rules, and use reconciliation procedures responsibly (H.R. 5667), E1246
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 653), H46 [1FE]
———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H2741 [17MY], H4395 [21JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1581, H1585, H1589, H1590, H1593, H1594, H1596, H1597, H1599, H1601, H1606 [6AP], H2738, H2739, H2741, H2744, H2748 [17MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (H. Res. 817), H2699, H2700 [17MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (H. Res. 817)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 815), H2683 [17MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), unanimous-consent agreement, H2709 [17MY]
Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H4475 [22JN]
Conservation of natural resources: environmental and natural resources programs funding, H1599 [6AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2377 [10MY]
———funding, H1597 [6AP]
Dept. of Energy: Global Nuclear Energy Partnership funding, H3177 [24MY]
Economy: impact of tax cuts, H1581 [6AP]
———importance of job creation, H1581 [6AP]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3164
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H3905 [13JN]
National security: homeland security funding, H1596 [6AP]
———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), H4888
———support efforts to track terrorist financing under existing law and express concern over disclosure of classified information on methods by which terrorists are traced, H4888
Newberry College: anniversary, E395
NIH: funding, H1593 [6AP]
Public debt: ceiling, H1585 [6AP], H2683 [17MY], H4394 [21JN]
Republican Party: national agenda, H4396 [21JN]
South Carolina: Savannah River Site mixed oxide (MOX) fuel facility funding, H3164
Taxation: increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), H4395 [21JN]
———rates, H2700 [17MY]
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), H4070 [15JN]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1259), H410 [28FE]
Veterans: health care funding, H1590 [6AP]
Tributes
Caldwell, Cedric, E1189
Foster, Samuel R., and Jestine W., E1189
Nussle, Representative, H2748 [17MY]
Thomas, Clyde P., Jr., H1455 [5AP]