MAHONEY, TIM (a Representative from Florida)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: continue and expand upon efforts to ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and other specialty crops and enhance competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 1600), H2743 [20MR]
Air Force: tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 32), H10320 [7SE]
Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H12455 [1NO]
———increase basic pay (see H. Con. Res. 162), H6112 [6JN]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H10939 [26SE]
———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see H.R. 3793), H14085 [15NO]
———tribute to 1st Battalion, 133d Infantry of the Iowa National Guard (see H. Res. 568), H8617 [25JY]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
Border Patrol: request Presidential commute of sentences for agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean to time served (see H. Con. Res. 267), H15739 [17DE]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H12384 [31OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 45), H6331 [12JN]
C. Clyde Atkins U.S. Courthouse, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 2671), H6330 [12JN]
Charles H. Hendix Post Office Building, Cantonment, FL: designate (see H.R. 3518), H10362 [10SE]
Chief Warrant Officer Aaron Weaver Post Office Building, Inverness, FL: designate (see H.R. 3530), H10369 [14SE]
Children and youth: establish an educational mentoring pilot program for at-risk youth through community partnerships that provide life, social, academic, and vocational skills (see H.R. 3168), H10077 [4SE]
Children's Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H12022 [24OC]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H7340 [27JN]
Coast Guard: tribute to America's Waterway Watch program (see H. Res. 549), H8619 [25JY]
Coastal zones: protect marine resources from petroleum exploration, development, and production in U.S. maritime exclusive economic zones that are contiguous to a foreign exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 1679), H3079 [26MR]
Collier County, FL: authorize ecosystem restoration projects for the Indian River Lagoon and the Picayune Strand (see H.R. 617), H834 [22JA]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H10435 [17SE]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 1673), H15414 [12DE]
Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1306), H10434 [17SE]
CPSC: establish a swimming pool safety grant program to encourage States to improve their pool and spa safety laws and to educate the public about pool and spa safety (see H.R. 1721), H3183 [27MR]
Credit Repair Organizations Act: clarify applicability of certain provisions to credit monitoring services (see H.R. 2885), H11491 [10OC]
Dan Miller Post Office Building, Bradenton, FL: designate (see H.R. 4342), H15215 [10DE]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H9710 [3AU]
Dept. of Defense: establish searchable database of names and citations of members of the Armed Forces and civilians awarded the Medal of Honor or other medals authorized for the military (see H.R. 3769), H11315 [4OC]
Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 3546), H10433 [17SE]
Dept. of State: increase maximum amount of an award available under the rewards program for information leading to the capture of Osama bin Laden (see H.R. 3826), H11729 [17OC]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the Stranahan House in Broward County, FL (see H.R. 3120), H8185 [19JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2761), H6660 [18JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: condition payment of bonuses to certain officers pending reduction in unresolved disability compensation claims (see H.R. 2292), H4965 [14MY]
———develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see H.R. 327), H251 [9JA]
———establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (see H.R. 2818), H8618 [25JY]
———screen certain veterans for symptoms of traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1944), H3693 [19AP]
Diaz-Balart, Rafael J.: tribute to dedication of Rafael Diaz-Balart Hall at the Florida International University College of Law (see H. Res. 131), H1272 [6FE]
Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 3355), H9704 [3AU]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1399), H5928 [24MY]
Douglas, Marjory Stoneman: tribute (see H. Res. 807), H13296 [7NO]
Education: celebrate accomplishments of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and recognize need to further the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls (see H. Res. 406), H5053 [15MY]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
ERISA: require in the annual report of each defined benefit pension plan disclosure of plan investments in hedge funds (see H.R. 2683), H6330 [12JN]
Everglades National Park: anniversary (see H. Res. 845), H14250 [5DE]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H11171 [2OC]
FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 1682), H3079 [26MR]
Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal informations with affiliates (see H.R. 1967), H4967 [14MY]
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 5), H988 [29JA]
History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H13860 [13NO]
House Ethics Commission: establish (see H.R. 1754), H3357 [29MR]
House Rules: strengthen budget process (see H. Res. 484), H6331 [12JN]
Hunt, Lamar: tribute (see H. Res. 53), H3364 [29MR]
Hunting and trapping: recognize hunters for their continued commitment to safety (see H. Con. Res. 193), H9711 [3AU]
Immigration: combat the crime of alien smuggling and related activities (see H.R. 2399), H5530 [21MY]
Insects: authorize resources for sustained research and analysis for colony collapse disorder affecting beehives or bee colonies (see H.R. 1709), H3477 [17AP]
Insurance: require disclosure of Holocaust-era policies by insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims arising out of a covered policy (see H.R. 1746), H11548 [15OC]
Iran: call for immediate and unconditional release of British marines and sailors (see H. Res. 267), H3080 [26MR]
———encourage divestiture of current investments, prohibit future investments, and require disclosure to investors of information on such investments (see H.R. 1357), H9710 [3AU]
———enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H3018 [23MR]
———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2880), H7339 [27JN]
Iraq: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 714), H1055 [30JA]
———implement Iraq Study Group recommendations (see H.R. 2574), H6007 [5JN]
———provide for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability (see H. Res. 97), H944 [24JA]
———require the Dept. of Defense to commence reduction of the number of U.S. forces to a limited presence by a certain date (see H.R. 2956), H7777 [12JY]
Israel: support right to self defense in face of imminent nuclear or military threat from Syria (see H. Res. 674), H10903 [25SE]
Johnson, Shawn: tribute (see H. Res. 684), H11778 [18OC]
Leonard W. Herman Post Office, Boca Raton, FL: designate (see H.R. 1722), H3183 [27MR]
Medicare: increase caps on graduate medical education positions for States with a shortage of residents (see H.R. 1093), H6111 [6JN]
———remove prescription drug benefit late enrollment penalty and extend the initial enrollment period (see H.R. 1521), H4914 [10MY]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H110 [5JA]
———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims and prohibit inclusion of pharmacy information (see H.R. 1474), H11028 [27SE]
Military Spouse Legacy Association, Inc.: establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor military spouses throughout history (see H.R. 3026), H10435 [17SE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Missing Children's Assistance Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2517), H8743 [26JY]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and promote the domestic development and production of advanced technology vehicles (see H.R. 2927), H8122 [18JY]
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), H12456 [1NO]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National Guard: support (see H. Res. 542), H11640 [16OC]
National Hunting and Fishing Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 634), H10156 [5SE]
National Hurricane Preparedness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 402), H5053 [15MY]
National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (see H.R. 2407), H5531 [21MY]
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), H4967 [14MY]
National Missing Persons Day: establish (see H. Res. 303), H8398 [24JY]
National Veterans History Project Week: designate (see H. Res. 770), H12156 [29OC]
National Watermelon Month: designate (see H. Res. 578), H12104 [25OC]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see H.R. 1700), H4051 [24AP]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H7203 [26JN]
Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (see H.R. 6), H513 [12JA]
Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (see H.R. 4040), H15414 [12DE]
Public documents: enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style for Government documents issued to the public (see H.R. 3548), H11935 [23OC]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H5927 [24MY]
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), H5293 [16MY]
Sergeant Dennis J. Flanagan Lecanto Post Office Building, Lecanto, FL: designate (see H.R. 1402), H2340 [8MR]
Sergeant Lea Robert Mills Brooksville Aviation Branch Post Office, Brooksville, FL: designate (see H.R. 514), H670 [17JA]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H4292 [1MY]
Taxation: allow deduction for real property taxes on the principal residences to all individuals whether or not they itemize other deductions (see H.R. 3726), H11317 [4OC]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 943), H3476 [17AP]
———exempt certain farmland from the estate tax (see H.R. 1929), H3560 [18AP]
———expand availability and repeal sunset on increase of dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 1871), H3473 [17AP]
———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 549), H2436 [12MR]
———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 539), H945 [24JA]
———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1304), H5622 [22MY]
———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 60), H1416 [8FE]
———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 743), H7490 [10JY]
———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H10320 [7SE]
———provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 976), H1472 [12FE]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H6111 [6JN]
Tebow, Timothy: tribute (see H. Res. 901), H16949 [19DE]
Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3232), H11071 [1OC]
Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 734), H7852 [16JY]
U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad: support efforts to preserve religious and cultural sites and condemn Lithuanian Government for allowing construction on a Jewish cemetery (see H. Con. Res. 255), H14251 [5DE]
University of Florida: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 39), H253 [9JA]
———tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 298), H3399 [16AP]
Veterans: expand and make permanent the benefit for governmental markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries (see H.R. 358), H987 [29JA]
———improve services for rural veterans (see H.R. 3008), H9469 (see H.R. 3008), H9545 [1AU]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor disabled veterans (see H. Con. Res. 176), H7339 [27JN]
———make certain improvements in the provision of health care (see H.R. 2874), H7338 [27JN]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H1153 [31JA]
VFW Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 663), H10625 [19SE]
Water Resources Development Act: amend (see H.R. 1816), H3359 [29MR]
Winton, Nicholas: tribute (see H. Res. 583), H8820 [27JY]
Wright, Martha Coffin: tribute (see H. Res. 588), H10321 [7SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: enhance profitability and viability of farms, forests, and ranches by making conservation activities more cost-effective and efficient and by creating new revenue opportunities through biofuels (see H.R. 2656), H6234 [11JN]
Business and industry: require disclosure of proxy votes relative to executive and director compensation by beneficial owners of a certain amount of a company's shares (see H.R. 2595), H6110 [6JN]
Dept. of HUD: expand supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly (see H.R. 2930), H7431 [28JN]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: correct definition of willful noncompliance relative to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before a certain date (see H.R. 4008), H12237 [30OC]
Florida: designate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the surrounding Federal land as an Outstanding Natural Area and as a unit of the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 1922), H3560 [18AP]
Fort Pierce, FL: recognize the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum as the official museum of Navy SEALS and their predecessors (see H.R. 2779), H6734 [19JN]
Jupiter, FL: grant a right of first refusal relative to Coast Guard property on Jupiter Island (see H.R. 2113), H4415 [2MY]
Mayfield, Britt (Max): tribute (see H. Res. 72), H672 [17JA]
Medicare/Medicaid: require background checks for nursing facility and other long-term care facility employees (see H.R. 3078), H8120 [18JY]
Taxation: allow deduction for property taxes in determining the amount of the alternative minimum taxable income of an individual taxpayer (see H.R. 3953), H12020 [24OC]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H12457 [5NO]
Letters
Homeowners' Defense Act: Walter Bell and Catherine J. Weatherford, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, H13343 [8NO]
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act: several senior citizens' organizations, H14179 [5DE]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), H8720 [26JY], H8771 [27JY]
Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), H2750 [21MR]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), veto, H4217 [1MY]
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1725 [15FE]
Budget: deficit, H237 [9JA]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (H. Con. Res. 99), H3251 [28MR]
Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance: establish, H13362 [8NO]
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): respond to indictment or the filing of charges against a Member of the House by empaneling an investigative subcommittee to review the allegations (H. Res. 451), H5974 [5JN]
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan: funding, H3605 [19AP], H9528 [1AU]
Creech, Alvin: Purple Heart recipient, E1761
Democratic Party: national agenda, H236, H237 [9JA], H845 [23JA], H2477 [13MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: raise adjusted gross income limits for eligibility for conservation payments, H8771 [27JY]
———reform commodity programs, increase nutrition, conservation, and energy programs, and programs that benefit socially disadvantaged farmers, H8720 [26JY]
Dept. of HUD: expand supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly (H.R. 2930), H14176, H14178 [5DE]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2642), H6244 [12JN]
Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (H.R. 3355), H13339, H13342, H13354, H13356, H13358, H13359, H13362 [8NO]
———implement a retained loss requirement for State insurance funds before States become eligible for Federal catastrophic loans, H13354 [8NO]
———prohibit funding for State reinsurance programs that are delinquent on repayment of any current Federal disaster loan, H13356 [8NO]
———prohibit State reinsurance programs from using any Federal funds to repay Federal liquidity or catastrophic loans, H13359 [8NO]
———require States to establish anti-price gouging laws for post-event materials in order to qualify for Federal disaster loans and catastrophe funds, H13358 [8NO]
Florida: tribute to companies for cellulosic ethanol technology research, E445
———tribute to Congressional Award Gold Medal recipients from the 16th Congressional District, E1354
———tribute to Little Smiles Star Ball, E568
Florida 4-H Foundation, Inc.: anniversary of Camp Cloverleaf, E2099
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H14057
Fort Pierce, FL: recognize the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum as the official museum of Navy SEALS and their predecessors (H.R. 2779), H11037 [1OC]
———tribute to Elks Lodge 1520, E1962
Glades County, FL: tribute to county personnel and volunteer firefighters during outbreak of fires along the Pierce Canal, E1454
House of Representatives: implement ethics reform and improve oversight of lobbyist activities and travel guidelines, H36 [4JA]
House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 6), H36 [4JA], H77 [5JA]
Iraq: improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H825 [22JA]
———provide for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability (H. Res. 97), H2476, H2477 [13MR]
———require the Dept. of Defense to commence reduction of the number of U.S. forces to a limited presence by a certain date (H.R. 2956), H7699 [12JY]
Martin County, FL: anniversary of Acacia Masonic Lodge #163, E1061
Mayfield, Britt (Max): tribute (H. Res. 72), H1285, H1286 [7FE]
Port Charlotte, FL: tribute to Neil Armstrong Elementary School opening of new facility, E2216
———tribute to opening of St. Vincent DePaul Community Health Clinic, E2558
Port St. Lucie, FL: Government Finance Officers Association Excellence Award recipient, E2457
———St. Lucie County, FL, Human Resources Association Best Place to Work Award recipient, E2455
Punta Gorda, FL: completion of new Charlotte High School football stadium, E2079
Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), H12078 [25OC]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3996), Senate amendment, H16898
———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax, H16898
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), consideration of motion to suspend House Rules to allow consideration (H. Res. 161), H1849 [16FE]
Veterans: health care funding, H6244 [12JN], H6741 [20JN]
Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 1495), H3605 [19AP]
———provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 1495), conference report, H9528 [1AU]
World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day, E1213
———tribute to crew of the LST-460 Naval tank loading ship, E1877
Tributes
Morera, Joel, E2590
Raulerson, O.L., E1480
Rundle, Claude, E1877
Snyder, Adam, H15418 [13DE]