WALSH, JAMES T. (a Representative from New York)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4939, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery, H3030 [23MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of certain privately-held land to make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments (see H.R. 1351), H5047 [11JY]
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: extend (see H.R. 4586), H1320 [29MR]
Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H155 [1FE]
Captain George A. Wood Post Office Building, Utica, NY: designate (see H.R. 4962), H4190 [16JN]
CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H1563 [5AP]
Clean Air Act: require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 4357), H2102 [3MY]
Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 343), H332 [15FE]
Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Constantino Brumidi for display in the Capital Visitor Center (see H.R. 5562), H4796 [28JN]
Courts: clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foreign states for certain terrorist acts (see H.R. 865), H2339 [9MY]
———improve delivery of Federal judicial services by requiring the equitable and rational calculation of rent to be paid to the GSA (see H.R. 4710), H973 [14MR]
Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H387 [16FE]
D. Mallory Stephens Post Office, Patterson, NY: designate (see H.R. 5685), H4796 [28JN]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H2339 [9MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize the Urban Areas Security Initiative Grants Program (see H.R. 5595), H4681 [27JN]
Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H2833 (see H.R. 4033), H2890 [18MY]
Education: strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through partnerships with bachelor-degree-granting institutions (see H.R. 226), H1917 [27AP]
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), H332 [15FE]
Federal employees: deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 4546), H451 [28FE]
Finucane, Patrick: urge full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer by British-loyalist paramilitaries (see H. Res. 734), H1130 [16MR] (see H. Res. 740), H1196 [28MR]
Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5051), H1681 [6AP]
Foreign trade: extend certain trade preferences to least-developed countries (see H.R. 886), H25 [31JA]
Health: provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H3497 [7JN]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H450 [28FE]
Hispanic Americans: tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 323), H1563 [5AP]
Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 5501), H3307 (see H.R. 5501), H3359 [25MY]
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), H4189 [16JN]
Jacob Fletcher Post Office Building, Babylon, NY: designate (see H.R. 5664), H4423 [21JN]
John Paul Hammerschmidt Post Office Building, Harrison, AR: designate (see H.R. 4811), H449 [28FE]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H646 [7MR]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1696), H1197 [28MR]
Law enforcement officers: provide public safety officer disability benefits to officers disabled before the enactment of the Federal public safety officer disability benefits law (see H.R. 2970), H160 [7FE]
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), H4521 [22JN]
LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 4793), H451 [28FE]
Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H3016 [22MY]
Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 5160), H1679 [6AP]
Major George Quamo Post Office Building, Averill Park, NY: designate (see H.R. 5708), H4918 [29JN]
Medicare: improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1853 [26AP]
———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 4098), H1130 [16MR]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 791), H3308 (see H.R. 791), H3361 [25MY]
———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), H1917 [27AP]
Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1681 [6AP]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3413), H1130 [16MR]
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 Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H1981 [2MY]
National Dam Safety Program Act: amend (see H.R. 4981), H1853 [26AP]
National security: 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), H646 [7MR]
Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1391 [30MR]
NLRB: establish deadlines to render decisions (see H.R. 5310), H2174 [4MY]
Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (see H. Res. 744), H1320 [29MR]
Paris Wine Tasting: anniversary of U.S. winemakers' victory (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2101 [3MY]
Ronald Bucca Post Office, Tuckahoe, NY: designate (see H.R. 4995), H1128 [16MR]
School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H2103 [3MY]
Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 355), H1391 [30MR]
Taxation: expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H565 [2MR]
———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 5660), H4423 [21JN]
———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 5206), H1917 [27AP]
———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]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H4134 [15JN]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H155 [1FE]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3427), H2102 [3MY]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H225 [8FE]
Veterans: expand scope of educational programs for which accelerated payments of assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used (see H.R. 717), H154 [1FE]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H1320 [29MR]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2684), H2102 [3MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (see H.R. 5385), H2596 [15MY]
Nepal: support restoration of multiparty democracy, prevention of Maoist conquest, re-establishment of security, government services, exercise of political rights, and respect for human rights (see H. Res. 801), H2174 [4MY]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 5250), H1916 [27AP]
Remarks
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), H1013 [15MR], H1080, H1085, H1086 [16MR]
———require hurricane relief and recovery funding be considered in separate legislation from supplemental defense appropriations, H1080 [16MR]
Armed Forces: require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel, H2916 [19MY]
Casey's Place (organization): National Housing Endowment Project of the Year award recipient, E574
Columbus AFB, MS: mission support complex funding, H2914 [19MY]
Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H3927 [14JN]
Dept. of Defense: allow the public, press, and military families to be present at the arrival at military installations of remains of Armed Forces members who died in Iraq or Afghanistan, H2941 [19MY]
———improve effectiveness of programs for remediation of unexploded ordnance on former defense sites, H2919 [19MY]
Dept. of Energy: ensure equitable provision of pension and medical benefits to contractor employees, H3163 [24MY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), H2902, H2914, H2916, H2917, H2919, H2921, H2922, H2926, H2929, H2931, H2932, H2934, H2939, H2941, H2942, H2944 [19MY]
———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), consideration (H. Res. 821), H2896 [19MY]
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3927 [14JN]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3163 [24MY]
King, Coretta Scott: tribute (H. Res. 655), H121
Le Moyne College: tribute to men's lacrosse team, E1073
Monroe County, NY: anniversary of Board of Cooperative Education Services, E22
———prohibit funding for Xerox Area Road improvements, H3927 [14JN]
New Orleans, LA: National Guard facilities reconstruction funding, H1086 [16MR]
———VA Medical Center reconstruction funding, H1085 [16MR]
Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (H. Res. 744), H1408 [4AP]
Onondaga Community College: tribute to men's lacrosse team, E966
Onondaga County, NY: anniversary of Onondaga County Medical Society, E577
———tribute to Onondaga County Dept. of Aging participation in Medicare Part D enrollment, E1103
Point of order, H2922, H2926, H2928, H2931, H2938 [19MY]
Skaneateles, NY: tribute to Skaneateles High School girls' lacrosse team, E1138
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), H4159
Veterans: health care funding, H2916 [19MY]
———provide for prosthetic and orthotic care for injured soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, H1013 [15MR]
Webster, NY: anniversary of Webster Volunteer Fire Dept., E352
West Walworth, NY: anniversary of Zion United Methodist Church, E679
Williamson Flying Club, Inc.: anniversary, E877
Reports filed
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction, Quality of Life Functions, and Veterans' Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5385) (H. Rept. 109-464), H2596 [15MY], H2640 [16MY]
Tables
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), H2904-H2911 [19MY]
Tributes
Murphy, Frederick, E1346
Pinsky, Marilyn, E1364
Vadala, Mike, E1324