WEXLER, ROBERT (a Representative from Florida)
Appointments
Committee To Escort Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga Into the House Chamber, H3427 [7JN]
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), H1678 [6AP]
Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see H.R. 5185), H3909 [13JN]
Alex's Lemonade Stand Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 368), H2962 [19MY]
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 384), H2706 (see H. Con. Res. 384), H2759 [17MY]
American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 773), H1981 [2MY]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 5229), H4555 [26JN]
———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H274 [14FE]
Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 691), H389 [16FE]
Armed Forces: identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 202), H274 [14FE]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1197 [28MR]
———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 5212), H1852 [26AP]
———require the phased recovery of overpayments made to members and delay the start of overpayment recovery from members who are wounded, injured, or incur illness in a combat operation or zone (see H.R. 4730), H2706 (see H.R. 4730), H2758 [17MY]
Asia: commend support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (see H. Res. 561), H333 [15FE]
Bono: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 638), H874 [13MR]
Cameron, James: tribute (see H. Res. 867), H4008 [14JN]
Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4424 [21JN]
Children and youth: establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (see H.R. 2000), H2586 [11MY]
———reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H2174 [4MY]
———reform Federal procedures relating to intercountry adoption (see H.R. 5726), H4915 [29JN]
China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 346), H1563 [5AP]
Commission on Mexican Americans Removal During 1929-1941: establish (see H.R. 5161), H2175 [4MY]
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent: establish (see H.R. 4901), H2586 [11MY]
Congress: require poverty impact statements for certain legislation (see H.R. 4600), H4009 [14JN]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H3138 [23MY]
Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see H.R. 5055), H1389 [30MR]
Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 5188), H3425 [6JN]
Cuba: support U.S. diplomatic personnel stationed at the U.S. Interests Section in Havana (see H. Con. Res. 428), H3908 [13JN]
Dept. of Energy: establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (see H.R. 4158), H4958 [10JY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H3425 [6JN]
———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 5624), H4424 [21JN]
Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5347), H2502 [10MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 5047), H1319 [29MR]
———suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts (see H.R. 4749), H1390 [30MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H645 [7MR]
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), H226 [8FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H3227 [24MY] (see H.R. 5588), H4680 [27JN]
Disasters: authorize a program for the protection of the health and safety of residents, workers, volunteers, and others in a disaster area (see H.R. 3850), H1320 [29MR]
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]
———extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (see H.R. 2945), H4554 [26JN]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5225), H2833 (see H.R. 5225), H2891 [18MY]
Drugs: accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for diseases primarily affecting developing countries (see H.R. 3781), H2833 (see H.R. 3781), H2890 [18MY]
Earl D. Hutto Post Office Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (see H.R. 5107), H1562 [5AP]
Education: establish a pilot program to encourage certification of teachers in low-income, low-performing public elementary and secondary schools by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (see H.R. 3155), H1742 [25AP]
Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Dahab and Northern Sinai (see H. Res. 795), H2102 [3MY]
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]
Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 2428), H1681 [6AP]
Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H1743 [25AP]
European Union: recognize continued importance of transatlantic partnership by expressing support for success of the forthcoming U.S.-European Union Summit in Vienna, Austria (see H. Res. 873), H4189 [16JN]
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), H869 [9MR]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 475), H1130 [16MR]
———eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 5364), H2584 [11MY]
FDA: conduct consumer testing to determine appropriateness of labeling requirements for indoor tanning devices and whether the requirements provide sufficient information on the risks such devices pose (see H.R. 4767), H4328 [20JN]
———determine whether to allow marketing of emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B as a prescription drug for women 15 or younger and a nonprescription drug for women 16 or older (see H.R. 4229), H226 [8FE]
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), H3907 [13JN]
Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H973 [14MR]
FEMA: permit access to databases to comply with sex offender registry and notification laws (see H.R. 4381), H3497 [7JN]
Finucane, Patrick: urge full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer by British-loyalist paramilitaries (see H. Res. 740), H2641 [16MY]
Firearms: permit access to certain information in the Firearms Trace System (see H.R. 5033), H1743 [25AP]
Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 764), H1682 [6AP]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4465), H1563 [5AP]
Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H1743 [25AP]
———provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4736), H1453 [4AP]
Friedan, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 695), H791 [8MR]
FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting fraudulent advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 5052), H1389 [30MR]
Gambling: establish a commission to study the proper response to growth in Internet gambling (see H.R. 5474), H3226 [24MY]
Gates, Bill and Melinda: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipients (see H. Res. 638), H874 [13MR]
Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 4682), H153 [1FE]
Government regulations: improve oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process (see H.R. 5209), H2833 (see H.R. 5209), H2891 [18MY]
Guyana: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 792), H2834 (see H. Res. 792), H2891 [18MY]
Haiti: authorize assistance to fund scholarships for talented disadvantaged students to continue their education in the U.S. and to return to Haiti to contribute to the development of their country (see H.R. 5091), H1561 [5AP]
———commend people for holding democratic elections and congratulate President Rene G. Preval on his victory (see H. Con. Res. 353), H874 [13MR]
———duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 4211), H1197 [28MR]
———urge multilateral financial institutions to immediately cancel debts under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (see H. Res. 888), H4918 [29JN]
Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3658), H1197 [28MR]
Health: encourage enactment of compehensive health care reform legislation (see H. Con. Res. 410), H2961 [19MY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H154 [1FE]
———support effective treatment of and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H. Con. Res. 340), H451 [28FE]
Higher Education Act: reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers (see H.R. 5150), H2641 [16MY]
House Democracy Assistance Commission: welcome members and staff of the parliaments of East Timor, Republic of Georgia, Indonesia, and Macedonia as the first partner parliaments (see H. Res. 758), H1564 [5AP]
Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 378), H973 [14MR]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 3442), H274 [14FE]
Immigration: designate Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania as program countries under the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5730), H4915 [29JN]
Intellectual property: protect globally (see H. Con. Res. 380), H2503 [10MY]
Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 5371), H2585 [11MY]
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (nonprofit organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 844), H3308 (see H. Res. 844), H3361 [25MY]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H25 [31JA]
Iran: condemn resumption of nuclear research efforts and support referral to the U.N. Security Council for noncompliance with International Atomic Energy Agency obligations (see H. Con. Res. 341), H390 [16FE]
———human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 415), H3909 [13JN]
Iraq: commend and support Radio Al Mahaba, Iraq's first and only radio station for women (see H. Res. 784), H3227 [24MY]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H4424 [21JN]
Israel: anniversary of Jerusalem reunification (see H. Con. Res. 412), H3016 [22MY]
———independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1852 [26AP]
———support upgrade in relationship with NATO to that of leading member of NATO's Individual Cooperation Program, as a first step toward inclusion in NATO as a full member (see H. Res. 700), H450 [28FE]
Kazakhstan: recognize anniversary of the closure of the world's second largest nuclear test site and efforts on the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 905), H4916 [29JN]
King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: redesign the $1 coin in commemoration (see H.R. 1432), H973 [14MR]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H1742 [25AP]
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), H4134 [15JN]
LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 4793), H566 [2MR]
Magen David Adom (organization): congratulate for achieving full membership in the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (see H. Con. Res. 435), H4554 [26JN]
Marshall, Thurgood: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 1433), H973 [14MR]
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: assure equitable payment for physicians services (see H.R. 4520), H26 [31JA]
———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H645 [7MR]
———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1744 [25AP]
———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 2869), H225 [8FE]
———prohibit removal of covered drugs from prescription drug plan formularies during the plan year (see H.R. 5102), H1562 [5AP]
———provide additional funding for State health insurance counseling programs (see H.R. 4737), H451 [28FE]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 4992), H2706 (see H.R. 4992), H2758 [17MY]
———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), H1741 [25AP]
———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5348), H3425 [6JN]
———waive waiting period for coverage of individuals disabled with distant stage cancer (see H.R. 5615), H4328 [20JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: reimburse States for costs incurred by covering dual eligible populations under the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan (see H.R. 4665), H23 [31JA]
Mental health: raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety (see H. Con. Res. 278), H333 [15FE]
Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 887), H4520 [22JN]
Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority unless the President certifies to Congress that the Palestinian Authority is not controlled by a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 4668), H160 [7FE]
———promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H973 [14MR]
Mongolia: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 828), H3227 [24MY]
Morris W. Milton Post Office, St. Petersburg, FL: designate (see H.R. 5104), H1917 [27AP]
Music and dance: recognize the African American Spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 790), H3138 [23MY]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 335), H451 [28FE]
National Archives and Records Administration: establish database to preserve servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction records and provide grants to establish similar State and local databases (see H.R. 5216), H1915 [27AP]
National Association of State Veterans Homes: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 347), H1981 [2MY]
National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 858), H3909 [13JN]
National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 765), H2834 (see H. Res. 765), H2891 [18MY]
National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 395), H1916 [27AP]
National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H3309 (see H. Res. 760), H3362 [25MY]
National Commission on Surveillance Activities and the Rights of Americans: establish (see H.R. 5223), H1915 [27AP]
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 357), H972 [14MR]
National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 600), H1744 [25AP]
National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 854), H4555 [26JN]
National objectives: end homelessness (see H.R. 4347), H160 [7FE]
National security: improve national security and clarify congressional intent relative to the review process for certain mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 4813), H449 [28FE]
———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]
Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1131 [16MR]
Nicodemus, KS: recognize contributions to American history (see H. Res. 884), H4423 [21JN]
NSF: authorize grants for Partnerships for Access to Laboratory Science (PALS) (see H.R. 5106), H2503 [10MY]
Olympic games: tribute to citizens of Italy, the Torino Olympic Organizing Committee, the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Team, and athletes from around the world (see H. Res. 697), H1981 [2MY]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 745), H1981 [2MY]
Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H566 [2MR]
Pham Hong Son: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 320), H451 [28FE]
Poland: provide assistance to Museum of the History of Polish Jews (see H.R. 5247), H3227 [24MY]
Poverty: affirm commitment and leadership of the U.S. to improve the lives of the world's people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery (see H. Con. Res. 172), H451 [28FE]
Power resources: improve energy efficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 4384), H2502 [10MY]
———restore fairness in the provision of incentives for oil and gas production (see H.R. 5300), H2173 [4MY]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to asthma research (see H.R. 4166), H451 [28FE]
———expand and improve traumatic brain injury programs (see H.R. 5738), H4915 [29JN]
———protection of human subjects in research (see H.R. 5578), H4424 [21JN]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H1131 [16MR]
Salvadoran-American Day (El Dia del Salvadoreno): support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 721), H867 [9MR]
Simpson-Miller, Portia: tribute (see H. Res. 727), H973 [14MR]
Sri Lanka: urge Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to engage positively in peace talks and prevent a return to armed conflict (see H. Res. 672), H333 [15FE]
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), H972 [14MR]
Taxation: eliminate income threshold for the child tax credit in the case of taxpayers who had a primary residence in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area (see H.R. 4708), H333 [15FE]
———establish Catastrophe Savings Accounts (see H.R. 4836), H508 [1MR]
———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 3584), H2339 [9MY]
———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H4520 [22JN]
———repeal oil industry subsidies (see H.R. 5234), H2503 [10MY]
———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), H1130 [16MR]
Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (see H.R. 5252), H2586 [11MY]
Terrorism: recognize potential threat of Islamist terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere and seek support of OAS in combating the proliferation of such organizations (see H. Con. Res. 338), H646 [7MR]
———reduce threat of terrorists acquiring shoulder-fired missiles (see H.R. 5333), H2586 [11MY]
Thailand: anniversary of ascension to throne of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (see H. Con. Res. 409), H3227 [24MY]
Trademarks: clarify that service marks, collective marks, and certification marks are entitled to the same protections, rights, and privileges as trademarks (see H.R. 784), H2962 [19MY]
Transportation Security Administration: prohibit removal of any item from the current list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 4452), H1060 [15MR]
U.N.: call for a commission that will build an abolitionists movement to end slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation around the world (see H. Res. 490), H1198 [28MR]
Ukraine: anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident (see H. Res. 703), H509 [1MR]
———commend people for conducting free, fair, and transparent elections and their commitment to democracy and reform (see H. Res. 799), H2174 [4MY]
University of Florida: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 761), H1564 [5AP]
Veterans: 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 scope of educational programs for which accelerated payments of assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used (see H.R. 717), H2705 (see H.R. 717), H2758 [17MY]
———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 4537), H509 [1MR]
Vincent J. Whibbs, Sr., Post Office Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (see H.R. 5736), H4915 [29JN]
Voting: encourage Louisiana and the Dept. of Justice to establish satellite voting outside of Louisiana for scheduled New Orleans elections (see H. Con. Res. 385), H1679 [6AP]
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), H1743 [25AP]
World Water Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 658), H275 [14FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Medicare: provide for same treatment of all individuals who applied for low-income subsidies for enrollment and waiver of late enrollment penalties under the Medicare part D program (see H.R. 5629), H4134 [15JN]
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: repeal cost containment provisions (see H.R. 5518), H3307 (see H.R. 5518), H3360 [25MY]
National Security Agency: request President and direct Dept. of Justice to submit documents on requests to telephone companies for access to domestic records and communications without a warrant (see H. Res. 819), H2705 (see H. Res. 819), H2757 [17MY]
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), H224 [8FE]
Remarks
Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Dahab and Northern Sinai (H. Res. 795), H2615 [16MY]
Finucane, Patrick: urge full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer by British-loyalist paramilitaries (H. Res. 740), H2613 [16MY]
Klebnikov, Paul: condemn murder of U.S. journalist in Russia and the murder of other members of the media (H. Res. 499), H2617 [16MY]
Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities within a certain distance of a State's coastline unless the State requests leasing, H4874 [29JN]
———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4874 [29JN]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4714 [28JN]
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), H4088 [15JN]
VOA: funding, H4714 [28JN]
Tributes
Gralnick, William, E995
Susser, Adam, E53