WYNN, ALBERT RUSSELL (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3877 [13JN]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), H3571 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: provide assistance for small and medium enterprises in sub-Saharan African countries (see H.R. 4319), H26 [31JA]

Alcoholic beverages: tribute to American craft brewers (see H. Res. 753), H1854 [26AP]

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), H4521 [22JN]

Arab League: disapprove decision to hold summit in Khartoum, Sudan, and call on all involved parties and the world community to work to end genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan (see H. Res. 675), H273 [14FE]

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current policy concerning homosexuality, referred to as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1059), H5128 [12JY]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1321 [29MR]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H869 [9MR]

———tribute to military medical professionals serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 416), H3497 [7JN]

Baltimore, MD: anniversary of Port of Baltimore (see H. Res. 870), H4009 [14JN]

Cameron, James: tribute (see H. Res. 867), H4008 [14JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 349), H509 [1MR]

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 5466), H3425 [6JN]

Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4424 [21JN]

Carpenter, Chris: tribute (see H. Res. 627), H1391 [30MR]

Children and youth: repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 4794), H1743 [25AP]

Coach John Wooden Post Office Building, Reseda, CA: designate (see H.R. 4646), H160 [7FE]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H25 [31JA]

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 5190), H2706 (see H.R. 5190), H2758 [17MY]

Credit: establish requirements on the terms of consumer credit extended to an Armed Forces member or the dependent of a member (see H.R. 97), H4795 [28JN]

Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H2339 [9MY]

———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 4662), H646 [7MR]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H1917 [27AP]

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), H4328 [20JN]

———establish monetary prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with hydrogen energy (see H.R. 5143), H1678 [6AP]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H1851 [26AP] (see H.R. 5573), H3723 [9JN]

———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 5624), H4133 [15JN]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 5574), H3723 [9JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H1197 [28MR]

———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. 5588), H4680 [27JN]

———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4298), H1563 [5AP]

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]

———establish a unified national hazard alert system (see H.R. 5556), H3641 [8JN]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3137 [23MY]

———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]

———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), H2962 [19MY]

———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 863), H3787 [12JN]

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

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2456), H1563 [5AP]

Dunham, Katherine: tribute (see H. Res. 859), H3723 [9JN]

Education: authorize programs relative to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education at the NSF and the Dept. of Energy Office of Science (see H.R. 5358), H3643 [8JN]

———ensure Pell Grant eligibility for any student whose parent or guardian died as a result of military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5733), H4915 [29JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H450 [28FE]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H450 [28FE]

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), H2339 [9MY]

Families and domestic relations: support responsible fatherhood, promote marriage, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 318), H2962 [19MY]

FCC: prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone service rates (see H.R. 4466), H566 [2MR]

———reinstate rules for the description of video programming (see H.R. 951), H1059 [15MR]

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: ensure that at least one-half of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 5148), H2339 [9MY]

———index deferred annuities and provide survivor annuities to spouses of former employees entitled to a deferred annuity who died after leaving the Government before establishing a claim (see H.R. 2517), H2339 [9MY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H1196 [28MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to distribution of the drug dextromethorphan (see H.R. 5280), H3724 [9JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H4328 [20JN]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H274 [14FE]

Government: designate certain functions as inherently governmental (see H.R. 5204), H2339 [9MY]

———develop a demonstration project to enhance the ability of Federal agencies to continue to operate during an extended emergency situation (see H.R. 5366), H2584 [11MY]

Haiti: commend people for holding democratic elections and congratulate President Rene G. Preval on his victory (see H. Con. Res. 353), H869 [9MR]

Hazardous substances: implement certain conventions dealing with organic pollutants, chemicals, and pesticides (see H.R. 4800), H388 [16FE]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H4328 [20JN]

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. 4683), H153 [1FE]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5134), H5047 [11JY]

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]

———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 1441), H4795 [28JN]

Hurricanes: restore health care-related services in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4858), H564 [2MR]

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

Immigration and Nationality Act: exempt boilermakers from the numerical limitation applicable to nonimmigrants issued a visa or provided status (see H.R. 3644), H1197 [28MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H450 [28FE] (see H.R. 3145), H274 [14FE]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 4751), H4958 [10JY]

Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H.R. 3142), H4958 [10JY]

———disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 442), H4916 [29JN]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]

Library of Congress: grant employees competitive status for appointment and extend to displaced employees career-transition assistance comparable to that granted to certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 5328), H2338 [9MY]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4917 [29JN]

Mahoney, Mary E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1679 [6AP]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H3642 [8JN]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 1125), H565 [2MR]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes during the first year of enrollment, and limit drug formulary changes (see H.R. 5263), H1979 [2MY]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H565 [2MR]

———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), H4554 [26JN]

———provide for a budget-neutral two-year moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for imaging services (see H.R. 5704), H4794 [28JN]

———remove exclusion of benzodiazepines from required coverage under the prescription drug program (see H.R. 3151), H1453 [4AP]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5348), H5128 [12JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: assure uninterupted access to necessary medicines under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4685), H226 [8FE]

———provide for necessary dual eligible beneficiary protections in order to ensure access to the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 4660), H23 [31JA]

———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: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H451 [28FE]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2706 (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2759 [17MY]

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: calculate based on Federal poverty guidelines published by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5731), H4915 [29JN]

Minorities: recognize and take active measures to increase the low presence of minorities and women in upper level positions of management in the financial services industry (see H. Con. Res. 429), H3908 [13JN]

Music and dance: recognize the African American Spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 790), H5047 [11JY]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 335), H224 [8FE]

NASCAR-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium: tribute (see H. Res. 677), H273 [14FE]

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 854), H4521 [22JN]

National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 800), H3909 [13JN]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 478), H868 [9MR]

National Youth Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 826), H3497 [7JN]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1321 [29MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 224), H565 [2MR]

Power resources: increase utilization of domestically produced renewable, biobased motor fuels and the manufacture of flexible-fuel vehicles (see H.R. 5372), H4555 [26JN]

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H1917 [27AP]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 5250), H1916 [27AP]

———expand and improve traumatic brain injury programs (see H.R. 5738), H4915 [29JN]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H564 [2MR]

Pujols, Albert: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H1391 [30MR]

Research: authorize the NSF and the Dept. of Energy Office of Science to provide grants to early career researchers to establish innovative research programs and integrate education and research (see H.R. 5356), H3643 [8JN]

Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see H.R. 1323), H450 [28FE]

Salvadoran-American Day (El Dia del Salvadoreno): support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 721), H2175 [4MY]

SBA: establish Angel Investment Program (see H.R. 4565), H226 [8FE]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2071), H225 [8FE]

Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2052), H274 [14FE]

States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 235), H226 [8FE]

Strategic materials: establish a strategic refinery reserve (see H.R. 5365), H2641 [16MY]

Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, support protection of civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in the Darfur region (see H.R. 3127), H874 [13MR]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of idling reduction systems for diesel-powered on-highway vehicles (see H.R. 4672), H274 [14FE]

———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 5206), H2962 [19MY]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and provide grants for mass transit (see H.R. 2070), H1917 [27AP]

———limit the agri-biodiesel credit to oils produced from plants and animals (see H.R. 4756), H509 [1MR]

———make the credit for prior year minimum tax liability refundable for certain individuals and require returns with respect to certain stock options (see H.R. 3385), H3309 (see H.R. 3385), H3361 [25MY]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H4958 [10JY]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H25 [31JA]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H4134 [15JN]

———reduce the earned income threshold applicable to the refundable portion of the child tax credit, increase the age limit for such credit, and impose an individual income tax surcharge (see H.R. 5600), H3907 [13JN]

———repeal increase in tax on unearned income of minor children (see H.R. 5473), H3909 [13JN]

———strengthen the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 5601), H3907 [13JN]

———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), H1853 [26AP]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (see H.R. 5252), H1981 [2MY]

Territories: honor contributions of individuals from the commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 3), H1681 [6AP]

University of Maryland: anniversary (see H. Res. 704), H509 [1MR]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H1320 [29MR]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H3642 [8JN]

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), H2102 [3MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2684), H1197 [28MR]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H2706 (see H.R. 4747), H2758 [17MY]

———provide for educational activities and research relative to women's pelvic floor health through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH (see H.R. 2727), H333 [15FE]

Remarks

Capitol Heights, MD: anniversary of Faith Missionary Baptist Church, E289 [7MR]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3877 [13JN]

Federal employees: health and fitness program programs funding, H3877 [13JN]

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: tribute, E339 [9MR]

Local government: allow a franchising authority to issue an order requiring compliance with FCC revised consumer protection rules, H3572 [8JN]

National security: require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company, H474 [1MR]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), H3556, H3571, H3572 [8JN]

———reduce fee paid to local franchise authorities for public access, educational, governmental/institutional networks (PEG/iNet) support by women-owned and socially and economically disadvantaged firms, H3571 [8JN]

University of Maryland: tribute to women's basketball team, H1458 [5AP]

Voting Rights Act: amend (H.R. 9), H5052 [12JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H221 [8FE], H270 [14FE], H330 [15FE], H385 [16FE], H446 [28FE], H506 [1MR]