LaTOURETTE, STEVEN C. (a Representative from Ohio)
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), H6333 [12JN], H6465 [14JN], H6492 [15JN]
FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), H10680 [20SE]
Appointments
Committee To Investigate the Voting Irregularities of August 2, 2007 (House, Select), H10082 [5SE]
Paul E. Gillmor funeral attendees, H10368 [14SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H941 [24JA]
Akron, OH: anniversary of Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens (see H. Con. Res. 143), H4553 [7MY]
Animal Welfare Act: prohibit dog fighting ventures (see H.R. 3219, 3327), H11316 [4OC]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 799), H1208 [5FE]
Armed Forces: mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see H.R. 3229), H11777 [18OC]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H3561 [18AP]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1222), H14157 [4DE]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
Border Patrol: request congressional pardon for agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean (see H.R. 563), H759 [18JA]
Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H6956 [21JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H760 [18JA]
Bush, President: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 106), H2122 [1MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 66), H1790 [15FE]
———require the Architect of the Capitol to permit the acknowledgment of God on flag certificates (see H.R. 3779), H11495 [12OC]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide vision care (see H.R. 507), H3695 [19AP]
———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see H.R. 2188), H9711 [3AU]
———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 1386), H3477 [17AP]
Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 620), H945 [24JA]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2830), H7010 [22JN]
———tribute to efforts relative to the seizure of cocaine at sea (see H. Res. 866), H15470 [13DE]
Coins: require inscription ``In God We Trust'' to appear on the face of $1 coins honoring each of the Presidents of the U.S. (see H.R. 2510), H5923 [24MY]
Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 642), H1790 [15FE]
Collins, Francis: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4576), H15466 [13DE]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H12104 [25OC]
Committee To Investigate the Voting Irregularities of August 2, 2007 (House, Select): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 723), H11490 [10OC]
Congress: pledge faithful support to members of the Armed Forces serving in harm's way (see H.R. 511), H2486 [13MR]
Congressional Budget Act: set a cap on allocated funds for earmarks (see H.R. 3738), H13205 [6NO]
Constitution—U.S.: anniversary of signing (see H. Res. 646), H10940 [26SE]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 3010), H12021 [24OC]
Corps of Engineers: operate and maintain dispersal barriers to prevent spread of aquatic invasive species into the Great Lakes (see H.R. 553), H2400 [9MR]
Courts: preserve right of habeas corpus (see H.R. 1189), H1895 [16FE]
———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 2183), H6332 [12JN]
Credit: reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (see H.R. 3915), H13205 [6NO]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1063), H1787 [15FE]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H344 [10JA]
Curtiss, Glenn H.: tribute (see H. Res. 84), H1055 [30JA]
Dams: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1098), H6235 [11JN]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H2401 [9MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize conservation and energy programs and modify the operation and administration of these programs (see H.R. 1551), H2620 [15MR]
———Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see H.R. 292), H122 [5JA]
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. 1838), H6111 [6JN]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 2915), H11548 [15OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: implement Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs (see H.R. 1061), H2487 [13MR]
Dept. of HUD: require all public housing revitalization projects assisted under the HOPE VI Program to meet green communities standards (see H.R. 2536), H5925 [24MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see H.R. 2942), H8618 [25JY]
———repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H943 [24JA]
Dept. of Transportation: limit authority to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border (see H.R. 1773), H4294 [1MY]
———make grants to public transportation agencies, over-the-road bus operators, railroads, and certain other entities to improve security (see H.R. 1493), H2485 [13MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 4023), H12383 [31OC] (see H.R. 4089), H13203 [6NO]
———provide for a presumption of service-connectedness for certain claims for benefits (see H.R. 1490), H2621 [15MR]
———repeal offset from surviving spouse annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation and annuity authority for certain dependents (see H.R. 1589), H3562 [18AP]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (see H.R. 4104), H13413 [8NO]
Diseases: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H12385 [31OC]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H3724 [20AP]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H12384 [31OC]
———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 1188), H6008 [5JN]
———improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (see H.R. 2353), H5929 [24MY]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H2487 [13MR]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1399), H10017 [4AU]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2380), H8121 [18JY]
Education: establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 2111), H4488 [3MY]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 769), H1151 [31JA]
———reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H16949 [19DE]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H4204 [26AP]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H11639 [16OC]
FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 2905), H9469 (see H.R. 2905), H9545 [1AU]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H10076 [4SE]
FDIC: establish industrial bank holding company regulation (see H.R. 698), H4293 [1MY]
FEMA: issue guidance providing a process for consideration of the flood protections afforded by certain structures for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4050), H12454 [1NO]
Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 1537), H2619 [15MR]
———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H2121 [1MR]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 273), H3184 [27MR]
Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 15), H344 [10JA]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (see H.R. 3138), H8395 [24JY]
Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 1229), H4204 [26AP]
———prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H10939 [26SE]
———provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy and clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency (see H.R. 782), H1273 [6FE]
George B. Lewis Post Office Building, Blue Creek, OH: designate (see H.R. 2077), H4209 [30AP]
Glenn, John: anniversary of piloting the first manned orbital space mission of the U.S. (see H. Res. 252), H2621 [15MR]
Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see H.R. 1350), H2242 [6MR]
Hamilton, Alexander: tribute (see H. Res. 54), H6332 [12JN]
Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (see H.R. 2677), H6405 [13JN]
———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H4553 [7MY]
———improve Federal nutrition programs (see H.R. 1344), H3185 [27MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2351), H5291 [16MY]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H571 [16JA]
Health care professionals: alleviate critical shortages of physicians in the fields of family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, emergency medicine, general surgery, and obstetrics-gynecology (see H.R. 2584), H6578 [15JN]
———authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see H.R. 3597), H10625 [19SE]
———establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs (see H.R. 2583), H6578 [15JN]
———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1134), H5927 [24MY]
Higher Education Act: expand definition of independent student to include homeless youth (see H.R. 601), H7433 [28JN]
House Rules: require all committees post recorded votes on their web sites within 48 hours (see H. Res. 231), H11250 [3OC]
———require lists of earmarks be made available to the general public on the Internet (see H. Res. 169), H11549 [15OC]
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. 1752), H3356 [29MR]
Immigration: exempt elementary and secondary schools from the fee imposed on employers filing petitions with respect to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B program (see H.R. 147), H1896 [16FE]
———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H4294 [1MY]
———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 371), H3185 [27MR]
———prohibit issuance of State driver's licenses or other government-issued photo identification to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4176), H13958 [14NO]
———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 4088), H14158 [4DE]
Immigration and Nationality Act: provide greater protections to domestic and foreign workers under the H-1B nonimmigrant worker program (see H.R. 2538), H5925 [24MY]
Interstate commerce: limit civil actions brought against persons whose only role with regard to a certain product is as a lawful seller of the product (see H.R. 989), H4293 [1MY]
———prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H670 [17JA]
Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H4293 [1MY]
Iraq: provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis and assist Iraqi refugees (see H.R. 2265), H6578 [15JN]
———require President to report on extent of progress of Iraqi cooperation with U.S. stability efforts, achieving security for its citizens, and denying terrorists a sanctuary (see H.R. 1062), H1787 [15FE]
John Herschel Glenn, Jr., Post Office Building, Cambridge, OH: designate (see H.R. 3052), H7851 [16JY]
Jordan: commend continued commitment to holding elections and broadening political participation (see H. Res. 575), H8742 [26JY]
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. 800), H1208 [5FE]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 4901), H16947 [19DE]
———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 688), H1565 [13FE]
Liechtenstein: support U.S. efforts to strengthen relationship and recognize anniversary of independence (see H. Res. 233), H2571 [14MR]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H13523 [9NO]
Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see H.R. 2066), H4204 [26AP]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H6181 [7JN]
———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H3696 [19AP]
———extend increased payments for ground ambulance services (see H.R. 2164), H4967 [14MY]
———impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 4138), H13522 [9NO]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H2822 [21MR]
———improve payments for academic anesthesiology programs for resident physicians and for academic programs for student registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1932), H4176 [25AP]
———modify physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce (see H.R. 2585), H7783 [13JY]
———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H12385 [31OC]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 2122), H4483 [3MY]
———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H3477 [17AP]
———provide for a transition to a voluntary quality reporting program for physicians and other health professionals (see H.R. 2749), H8187 [19JY]
———provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1866), H14084 [15NO]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H5927 [24MY]
———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 621), H7011 [22JN]
———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 2053), H14084 [15NO]
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: ensure proportional representation of rural interests (see H.R. 1730), H10076 [4SE]
Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1367), H2300 [7MR] (see H.R. 1424), H2397 [9MR]
Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H2121 [1MR]
Mexico: prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area until certain conditions are met to ensure the safety of such operations (see H.R. 1756), H3357 [29MR]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3333), H9654 [2AU]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H2485 [13MR]
———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and promote the domestic development and production of advanced technology vehicles (see H.R. 2927), H8187 [19JY]
———limit fees imposed in connection with background checks for the issuance of licenses to operate a motor vehicle transporting a hazardous material (see H.R. 1079), H1788 [15FE]
———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2694), H6440 (see H.R. 2694), H6477 [14JN]
NASA: redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range (see H.R. 3245), H9275 [31JY]
National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 3689), H12739 [5NO]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3368), H10370 [14SE]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: require disclosure of information on the fair market value and safety of damaged motor vehicles (see H.R. 1029), H2401 [9MR]
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. 1157), H4487 [3MY]
National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 584), H10626 [19SE]
National Pet Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 142), H5725 [23MY]
National Safe Boating Week: recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for promotion efforts (see H. Res. 386), H4752 [9MY]
National security: ensure while promoting foreign investment and job creation, reform examination process for such investments, and establish Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (see H.R. 556), H1272 [6FE]
National Teen Driver Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 165), H6110 [6JN]
National Time Out Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 456), H6440 (see H. Res. 456), H6477 [14JN]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H515 [12JA]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H12739 [5NO]
Natural gas: end prohibition on production of offshore supplies and dedicate portions of royalties to environmental restoration, renewable energy and carbon sequestration research, and weatherization and energy assistance (see H.R. 2784), H8293 [23JY]
Navy: anniversary of sailing of ``Great White Fleet'' (see H. Con. Res. 261), H14251 [5DE]
Ocean Isle Beach, NC: offer condolences to victims of house fire which killed University of South Carolina and Clemson University students (see H. Res. 777), H12456 [1NO]
Ohio: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of flooding and commend persons and organizations working to restore affected areas (see H. Res. 728), H11490 [10OC]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see H.R. 1700), H3696 [19AP]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 380), H342 [10JA]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H6009 [5JN]
Power resources: require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 635), H886 [23JA]
Public lands: extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 1483), H4914 [10MY]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H1897 [16FE]
Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 3400), H9706 [3AU]
Roads and highways: support goals and ideals of a world day of remembrance for road crash victims (see H. Con. Res. 87), H2341 [8MR]
SEC: revise rules for the comparable treatment and expanded use of qualified money market funds for broker-dealer financing (see H.R. 1171), H8186 [19JY]
Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 1783), H7777 [12JY]
———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H4294 [1MY]
Sharp, Waitstill and Martha: tribute (see H. Res. 52), H435 [11JA]
Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 368), H2165 [5MR]
———extend funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3584), H10624 [19SE]
———extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see H.R. 3533), H14250 [5DE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H1896 [16FE]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H6661 [18JN]
Staff Sergeant Omer T. ``O.T.'' Hawkins Post Office, Cherry Fork, OH: designate (see H.R. 2078), H4209 [30AP]
States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 3224), H9657 [2AU]
Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 2332), H5053 [15MY]
Tariff Act: allow U.S. manufacturers that use products subject to countervailing or antidumping duty proceedings or use domestic like products to participate in those proceedings (see H.R. 1127), H4416 [2MY]
Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1110), H6008 [5JN]
———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 1540), H9656 [2AU]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H16834 [18DE]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H5472 [17MY]
———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 197), H5927 [24MY]
———extend the new market tax credit (see H.R. 2075), H14250 [5DE]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H6111 [6JN]
———modify tax credit to holders of clean renewable energy bonds (see H.R. 1965), H4754 [9MY]
———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H11317 [4OC]
———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H6181 [7JN]
———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 3820), H11490 [10OC]
———provide an exemption from the harbor maintenance tax for certain commercial cargo loaded or unloaded at U.S. ports in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System (see H.R. 981), H2302 [7MR]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H1969 [27FE]
———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 2116), H6404 [13JN]
———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 1366), H6577 [15JN]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H6404 [13JN]
———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1840), H7011 [22JN]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H1272 [6FE]
Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 1687), H3079 [26MR]
Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 734), H7070 [25JN]
———authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (see H.R. 2095), H6008 [5JN]
Treaties and agreements: express that the U.S. should not engage in the construction of a NAFTA Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 40), H3696 [19AP]
Truth in Lending Act: establish fair mortgage practices, generally, and for subprime mortgages in particular and provide for a national system for licensing or registering residential mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 3012), H7774 [12JY]
U.N. Security Council: charge Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with violating the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide because of his call for the destruction of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 21), H5929 [24MY]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 784), H1151 [31JA]
———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H5927 [24MY]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H2744 [20MR]
Water pollution: reduce water pollution from recreational vessels (see H.R. 2550), H10511 [18SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dvorkin, Michael: relief (see H.R. 1220), H1968 [27FE]
Law enforcement: improve maritime law enforcement (see H.R. 1811), H3359 [29MR]
Lisak, Zdenko: relief (see H.R. 1364), H2243 [6MR]
Merchant marine industry: repeal requirements that applicants for merchant seamen licenses and certificates and merchant mariners' documents must take oaths (see H.R. 1605), H2743 [20MR]
National Cemetery Administration: permit employees, volunteers, and veterans' service organizations that perform funeral honors to recite 13 steps for folding an U.S. flag if requested by family of the deceased (see H. Res. 783), H12237 [30OC]
Ships and vessels: provide for the management and treatment of ballast water to prevent the introduction of nonindigenous aquatic species into coastal and inland waters of the U.S. (see H.R. 2423), H5620 [22MY]
Remarks
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 799), H7817 [16JY]
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1588 [14FE]
Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building, Memphis, TN: designate (H.R. 753), H3022 [26MR]
Coast Guard: restructure the Integrated Deepwater Program (H.R. 2722), H8934 [30JY]
———tribute to America's Waterway Watch program (H. Res. 549), H11608 [16OC]
Dept. of Energy: install a photovoltaic system at headquarters building (H.R. 798), H1445, H1446 [12FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), H6465 [14JN]
———delay implementation of certain passport travel requirements under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, H6465 [14JN]
———prohibit issuance of transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC cards) to individuals who have been convicted of certain crimes, H7870 [17JY]
Dept. of Transportation: Lake County, OH, Lost Nation Airport purchase funding, H10680 [20SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2641), H7893 [17JY]
FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), H10680 [20SE]
Federal Railroad Safety Act: clarify intent relative to compensation for people injured by negligent acts of railroads, H3128 [27MR]
FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program and make available multiperil coverage for damage from windstorms and floods (H.R. 3121), H10973 [27SE]
Georgia: anniversary of marinas, power production, recreation, and boating on Lake Sidney Lanier (H. Res. 354), H6187 [11JN]
Gillmor, Paul E.: tribute (H. Res. 632), H10121 [5SE]
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships (MARPOL): implementation of the Protocol of 1997 relative to the regulation of air pollution from ships (H.R. 802), H3026, H3027 [26MR]
J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Elizabeth City, NC: designate (H.R. 1138), H3024 [26MR]
Jefferson, Representative: direct Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) to investigate alleged illegal conduct and House Rules violations and report findings and recommendations (H. Res. 452), H5968 [5JN]
Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of the Port of Los Angeles (H. Res. 822), H14213, H14217
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H7870 [17JY]
Ocean Isle Beach, NC: offer condolences to victims of house fire which killed University of South Carolina and Clemson University students (H. Res. 787), H12766
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (H.R. 1700), H4989 [15MY]
Parker Hannifin Corp.: encourage reconsideration of Eastlake, OH, plant closing upon receipt of hybrid drivetrain program funding, H7893 [17JY]
Rafael Martinez Nadal U.S. Customhouse Building, Mayaguez, PR: designate (H.R. 1019), H3023 [26MR]
Railroads: allow States to override Federal policies concerning rail transportation security, H3109, H3128 [27MR]
Ronald H. Brown U.S. Mission to the U.N. Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 735), H8936 [30JY]
Rush Hudson Limbaugh, Sr., Federal Courthouse, Cape Girardeau, MO: designate (H.R. 342), H1443 [12FE]
San Francisco, CA: honor those who have volunteered to assist in the cleanup of the oil spill in San Francisco Bay (H. Res. 853), H15259, H15260 [11DE]
Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (H.R. 2095), H11675 [17OC]
———improve rail and surface transportation security (H.R. 1401), H3109, H3128 [27MR]
Votes: position on missed, H10920
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2163 [5MR]
Tributes
Vinney, Les C., E2035
Walden, Allison, H12766