DAVIS, JIM (a Representative from Florida)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: pay one-time bonus to members who serve honorably in a combat zone during Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 5162), H3309 (see H.R. 5162), H3361 [25MY]
———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]
Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance: establish (see H.R. 5587), H3787 [12JN]
Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 4662), H23 [31JA]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H1851 [26AP]
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), H1197 [28MR]
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] (see H.R. 5588), H4796 [28JN]
Disasters: establish a program to provide reinsurance for State natural catastrophe insurance programs (see H.R. 4366), H2833 (see H.R. 4366), H2890 [18MY]
———provide for low-interest disaster loans when a small business concern is affected by a small-scale disaster (see H.R. 5334), H3909 [13JN]
Earl D. Hutto Post Office Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (see H.R. 5107), H1562 [5AP]
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), H451 [28FE]
Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 4682), H153 [1FE]
GSA: conveyance of certain real property (see H.R. 1429), H4680 [27JN]
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), H2833 (see H.R. 5091), H2890 [18MY]
———duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 4211), H509 [1MR]
Haitian-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 777), H3138 [23MY]
Health: strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H274 [14FE]
Immigration: exclude from admission aliens who have made investments directly and significantly contributed to the enhancement or ability of Cuba to develop its petroleum resources (see H.R. 5292), H2173 [4MY]
King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H646 [7MR]
Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H5047 [11JY]
Medicare: extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes once a year, and limit drug formulary changes (see H.R. 5116), H1677 [6AP]
———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), H3497 [7JN]
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]
Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 887), H4520 [22JN]
Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H274 [14FE]
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), H4328 [20JN]
National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H2586 [11MY]
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), H4134 [15JN]
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), 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]
NOAA: recognize National Marine Sanctuaries Program as critical to managing the ocean and Great Lakes resources (see H. Res. 856), H3642 [8JN]
Taxation: establish Catastrophe Savings Accounts (see H.R. 4836), H508 [1MR]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H154 [1FE]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H25 [31JA]
University of Florida: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 761), H1452 [4AP]
Venezuela: actively support strategies for ensuring secure airport facilities that meet international certifications to prevent trafficking of controlled substances, narcotics, and laundered money (see H. Con. Res. 400), H2585 [11MY]
Vincent J. Whibbs, Sr., Post Office Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (see H.R. 5736), H4915 [29JN]
Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2339 [9MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Morris W. Milton Post Office, St. Petersburg, FL: designate (see H.R. 5104), H1562 [5AP]
Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit offshore drilling off of Florida (see H.R. 4783), H388 [16FE]
Remarks
Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (H.R. 5037), H2205
Budget: reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H2752
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H2752
Dept. of Homeland Security: investigate denial of claims by insurance companies for homeowners affected by Hurricane Katrina, shifting liability to the National Flood Insurance Program, H4590 [27JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2783, H2857 [18MY]
Larry Winn, Jr., Post Office Building, Mission, KS: designate (H.R. 5504), H4195
National Flood Insurance Program: restore financial solvency (H.R. 4973), H4590 [27JN]
Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit offshore drilling off of Florida, H4835 [29JN]
———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H2783, H2857 [18MY]
———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4835 [29JN]
Power resources: prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil (H.R. 5253), H1997 [3MY]
Samuels, Robert J.: Dept. of HHS, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of Minority Health Minority Health Leadership Award recipient, E10
Tributes
Dell, Ralph C., E17
Garcia, Bernard B. (Skip), E13
Mirabella, Sam, E654
Sailes, Seymore, E92
Shields, Kathryn E., E277