MATHESON, JIM (a Representative from Utah)
Amendments
Contracts: reform acquisition practices of the Federal Government (H.R. 1362), H2592 [15MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5279 [16MY]
Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (H.R. 3355), H13206 [6NO], H13357 [8NO]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2641), H6759 [20JN]
SBA: improve access to capital programs (H.R. 1332), H4116 [25AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H8741 [26JY]
Anaheim Ducks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 471), H7657 [11JY]
Appropriations: establish legislative line item veto (see H.R. 689), H943 [24JA]
Arab League: urge acknowledgment of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and increase efforts to stop such genocide (see H. Con. Res. 7), H4051 [24AP]
Armed Forces: enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see H.R. 718), H4553 [7MY]
———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), H11935 [23OC]
Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H15468 [13DE]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 782), H12740 [5NO]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 45), H6331 [12JN]
———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 2685), H6330 [12JN]
———extend pay-as-you-go requirement (see H.R. 2686), H6330 [12JN]
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), H1154 [31JA]
Capitol Building and Grounds: call for continuation of congressional staff-led tours (see H. Res. 815), H13522 [9NO]
CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 1398), H2339 [8MR]
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (see H.R. 1473), H11847 [22OC]
Children and youth: require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms (see H.R. 1120), H1892 [16FE]
———support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 700), H15318 [11DE]
Children's Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H11935 [23OC]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H7203 [26JN]
Colorado Rockies (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 816), H15209 [6DE]
Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 964), H1415 [8FE]
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), H4967 [14MY]
Crime: impose surcharges on unpaid judgements owed to the U.S. and victims of crime, provide offsets on amounts collected by the Dept. of Justice for Federal agencies, and increase assessments imposed on convicted persons (see H.R. 2878), H12238 [30OC]
———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 936), H1414 [8FE]
———prohibit use of interstate commerce for suicide promotion (see H.R. 940), H4293 [1MY]
———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1592), H4209 [30AP]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 654), H2039 [28FE]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H9656 [2AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: tailor rural broadband program to better serve those living in rural areas (see H.R. 2035), H6111 [6JN]
Dept. of Education: extend the same level of increased flexibility to all rural local educational agencies under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (see H.R. 1166), H10756 [24SE]
———suspend implementation of an absolute priority issued relative to Upward Bound program (see H.R. 2700), H8187 [19JY]
Dept. of Energy: conduct geothermal energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program (see H.R. 2304), H6236 [11JN]
———establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (see H.R. 364), H6007 [5JN]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H3477 [17AP]
———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 2063), H11316 [4OC]
Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 3546), H10433 [17SE]
———clarify that territories and Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine (see H.R. 545), H988 [29JA]
———establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and improve investigation and prosecution of predators (see H.R. 3845), H11638 [16OC]
———require State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funds awarded to States and political subdivisions be distributed within 120 days of the annual application period (see H.R. 3836), H11847 [22OC]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see H.R. 2895), H10363 [10SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see H.R. 327), H251 [9JA]
———establish an ombudsman (see H.R. 2192), H4915 [10MY]
———improve outreach programs (see H.R. 67), H5292 [16MY]
———provide certain improvements in the treatment of individuals with traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 2199), H5533 [21MY]
Disasters: provide construction, architectural, and engineering entities with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing volunteer services or equipment in response to a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 2067), H4204 [26AP]
Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 1553), H12384 [31OC]
———call for the declaration of lung cancer as a public health priority and the implementation of a comprehensive interagency program to reduce lung cancer mortality (see H. Res. 335), H12385 [31OC]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H4965 [14MY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H3185 [27MR]
———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 1567), H4553 [7MY]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H11070 [1OC]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H2119 [1MR]
District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 1433), H2398 [9MR]
———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1399), H2744 [20MR]
———treat residents as Maryland or Virginia residents for purposes of obtaining hunting licenses (see H.R. 3213), H8820 [27JY]
Drugs: provide incentives to companies to invest in research and development of antibiotic drugs, antivirals, diagnostic tests, and vaccines that may be used to identify, treat, or prevent an infectious disease (see H.R. 1496), H2485 [13MR]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2380), H5929 [24MY]
Education: provide a grant program for gifted and talented students (see H.R. 2925), H7431 [28JN]
———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 2668), H11172 [2OC]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 684), H943 [24JA]
———ensure that participants in the Troops to Teachers program may teach at a range of eligible schools (see H.R. 711), H2165 [5MR]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H4050 [24AP]
FAA: exempt airports in economically depressed communities from matching grant obligations under the Airport Improvement Program (see H.R. 237), H6235 [11JN]
———reform Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 3004), H9277 [31JY]
———relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H2244 [6MR]
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]
Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 474), H6235 [11JN]
———support responsible fatherhood, promote marriage, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 268), H3279 [28MR]
FCC: require enforcement of regulations on the broadcast of indecent programming and maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent (see H.R. 3559), H10509 [18SE]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H1790 [15FE]
———revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and enhance postmarket authorities relative to the safety of drugs (see H.R. 2900), H7430 [28JN]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to distribution of the drug dextromethorphan (see H.R. 970), H4416 [2MY]
Financial institutions: 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), H343 [10JA]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 861), H1565 [13FE]
Flores, Patrick: tribute (see H. Res. 145), H10511 [18SE]
Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2092), H15209 [6DE]
Foreign trade: address impact of globalization, reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, and extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, communities, firms, and farmers (see H.R. 3801), H11489 [10OC]
Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 2580), H6109 [6JN]
———improve Federal nutrition programs (see H.R. 1344), H5293 [16MY]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H1969 [27FE]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see H.R. 1237), H13860 [13NO]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 477), H1211 [5FE]
Health care professionals: establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs (see H.R. 2583), H6109 [6JN]
———expand the nurse student loan program, establish grant programs to address the nursing shortage, and provide for a nurse faculty pilot project (see H.R. 4001), H16835 [18DE]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]
Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 113), H1791 [15FE]
———recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 245, 747), H11848 [22OC]
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), H6181 [7JN]
House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 543), H1897 [16FE]
House Rules: require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 504), H6827 [20JN]
———strengthen budget process (see H. Res. 484), H6331 [12JN]
Houston, TX: commend Wings Over Houston Airshow for contribution to the appreciation, understanding, and future of the Armed Forces, the city of Houston, TX, and Ellington Field (see H. Res. 691), H11027 [27SE]
Houston Dynamo (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 867), H15470 [13DE]
Hunting and trapping: recognize hunters for their continued commitment to safety (see H. Con. Res. 193), H9277 [31JY]
Immigration: reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 4088), H13960 [14NO]
Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 1328), H12021 [24OC]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 821), H4753 [9MY]
Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H3018 [23MR]
Iraq: implement Iraq Study Group recommendations (see H.R. 2574), H6007 [5JN]
———provide for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability (see H. Res. 97), H944 [24JA]
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: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 365), H835 [22JA]
Law enforcement officers: increase age limit for appointment as a Federal law enforcement officer for individuals discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces under honorable conditions (see H.R. 1258), H2118 [1MR]
Long-Term Care Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 133), H5725 [23MY]
Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 259), H3081 [26MR]
Medicaid: establish programs to improve the quality, performance, and delivery of pediatric care (see H.R. 2723), H7777 [12JY]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H5725 [23MY]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H9654 [2AU]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H13861 [13NO]
Medicare: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H8397 [24JY]
———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 1190), H5927 [24MY]
———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see H.R. 2860), H7201 [26JN]
———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H8293 [23JY]
———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), H4967 [14MY]
———repeal competitive bidding demonstration project for clinical laboratory services (see H.R. 3453), H10902 [25SE]
———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 2053), H4967 [14MY]
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: ensure proportional representation of rural interests (see H.R. 1730), H3277 [28MR]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 953), H1414 [8FE]
Mental health: provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 20), H4292 [1MY]
———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]
Military Order of the Purple Heart: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1417 [8FE]
Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (see H.R. 2768), H12238 [30OC]
Missing Children's Assistance Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2517), H8743 [26JY]
Money: reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions (see H.R. 323), H251 [9JA]
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]
———protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 2453), H6405 [13JN]
National Hunting and Fishing Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 634), H10156 [5SE]
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), H2303 [7MR]
National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 455), H6007 [5JN]
National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 584), H10626 [19SE]
National Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 718), H11394 [9OC]
National Missing Persons Day: establish (see H. Res. 303), H9712 [3AU]
National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 537), H15470 [13DE]
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), H988 [29JA]
National Youth Court Month: encourage recognition (see H. Res. 576), H9469 (see H. Res. 576), H9546 [1AU]
National Youth Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 442), H6332 [12JN]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H343 [10JA]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H13205 [6NO]
———repeal the Bennett Freeze ban on construction to allow Navajo Nation citizens to live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions (see H.R. 956), H1415 [8FE]
———require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H16951 [19DE]
NIST: increase efforts in support of healthcare information enterprise integration (see H.R. 2406), H11847 [22OC]
No Child Left Behind Act: improve (see H.R. 2087), H10756 [24SE]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see H.R. 1700), H4967 [14MY]
Oregon State University: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 515), H7983 [17JY]
Patents: reform (see H.R. 1908), H4629 [8MY]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H5725 [23MY]
Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see H.R. 1302), H7776 [12JY]
Power resources: establish an energy efficiency and renewable energy finance and investment advisory committee (see H.R. 2437), H5621 [22MY]
———provide for a standby loan program for certain coal-to-liquid projects (see H.R. 2208), H4627 [8MY]
Privacy: strengthen Federal authority to protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 948), H1414 [8FE]
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), H12453 [1NO]
———require third-party verification of compliance of children's products with consumer product safety standards promulgated by the CPSC (see H.R. 3499), H11317 [4OC]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H2341 [8MR]
Radio: nullify Copyright Royalty Board decision increasing royalty rates for webcasters and reform the royalty rate-setting standard that applies to commercial Internet radio royalty arbitrations (see H.R. 2060), H4754 [9MY]
Schools: require schools receiving discounted Internet access services to implement an Internet safety policy to monitor online behavior of minors (see H.R. 3871), H13296 [7NO]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: make payments to local governments in which entitlement land is located and provide transitional payments to entities previously entitled to payments (see H.R. 3058), H7981 [17JY]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 17), H944 [24JA]
Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 3654), H12104 [25OC]
Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3963), H12104 [25OC]
———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), H10626 [19SE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H1054 [30JA]
States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 3224), H10320 [7SE]
Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H11933 [23OC]
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), H10245 [6SE]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H5922 [24MY]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1498), H6439 (see H.R. 1498), H6476 [14JN]
———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 743), H5927 [24MY]
———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H16950 [19DE]
———prevent discriminatory treatment of natural gas pipeline property (see H.R. 2230), H12238 [30OC]
———provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 976), H1472 [12FE]
———repeal dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts (see H.R. 1264), H2118 [1MR]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H6577 [15JN]
Terrorism: enhance the integrity of U.S. against the threat of terrorism (see H.R. 2086), H10363 [10SE]
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), H10757 [24SE]
U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act: extend date that livestock producers impacted by natural disasters qualify for disaster assistance (see H.R. 3208), H8820 [27JY]
University of Texas at Austin: anniversary of the Sam Rayburn Library and Museum (see H. Res. 709), H13297 [7NO]
Utah: acquire isolated parcels of land owned by the State within Camp Williams, in exchange for a parcel of public land of equal value, also within Camp Williams, for future military training (see H.R. 2777), H6734 [19JN]
———require conveyance of certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams to support training and readiness of the Utah National Guard (see H.R. 3651), H10900 [25SE]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 784), H5724 [23MY]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H1153 [31JA]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary of construction and dedication (see H. Res. 326), H3724 [20AP]
Voitier, Doris: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 251), H4629 [8MY]
Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H8821 [27JY]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1801), H8821 [27JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
American Association for Cancer Research: anniversary (see H. Res. 448), H5926 [24MY]
Armed Forces: provide for certain members of the Selected Reserve to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1211), H1967 [27FE]
Dept. of HHS: develop an antimicrobial resistance research strategic plan (see H.R. 3697), H11027 [27SE]
Dept. of HUD: continue insuring home equity conversion mortgages under a certain section of the National Housing Act (see H.R. 391), H342 [10JA]
Dept. of the Interior: allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the U.S. and the Uintah Water Conservancy District (see H.R. 4333), H14493 (see H.R. 4333), H15207 [6DE]
EPA: increase research, development, education, and technology transfer activities related to water use efficiency and conservation technologies and practices (see H.R. 3957), H12020 [24OC]
Escalante, UT: provide for sale of approximately 25 acres of public land to the Turn-About Ranch at fair market value (see H.R. 3575), H10510 [18SE]
FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (see H.R. 568), H759 [18JA]
Health: improve emergency medical services for children (see H.R. 2464), H5723 [23MY]
National Cancer Research Month: designate (see H. Res. 448), H5926 [24MY]
NIST: establish initiative to promote research, development, and demonstration of miner tracking and communications systems and standards for underground communications (see H.R. 3877), H11728 [17OC]
No Child Left Behind Act: modify certain amendments (see H.R. 3426), H9707 [3AU]
Nuclear energy: require commercial nuclear utilities to transfer spent nuclear fuel from pools into dry casks and convey to the Dept. of Energy title to all spent nuclear fuel thus safely stored (see H.R. 4062), H12454 [1NO]
Nuclear weapons: protect public health and safety if testing by the U.S. is resumed (see H.R. 2383), H5471 [17MY]
Product safety: require development of a multi-stage product testing process to ensure compliance of children's products with consumer product safety standards (see H.R. 3903), H11776 [18OC]
Salt Lake City, UT: authorize additional use of property containing Mount Olivet Cemetery that was conveyed by the U.S. and reconvey the property subject to certain use restrictions (see H.R. 1319), H2164 [5MR]
Taxation: allow public school districts to receive no-interest loans for the purchase of renewable energy systems (see H.R. 2441), H5621 [22MY]
Utah: authorize exchange of certain land in Grand, San Juan, and Uintah Counties (see H.R. 1210), H1967 [27FE]
———express condolences to families of victims of Crandall Canyon mine disaster and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies (see H. Res. 631), H10076 [4SE]
Remarks
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1557 [13FE]
Contracts: notify Congress prior to the noncompetitive award of Federal contracts to foreign-owned companies based in countries sponsoring terrorism, H2592, H2593 [15MR]
———reform acquisition practices of the Federal Government (H.R. 1362), H2592, H2593 [15MR]
Dept. of Commerce: Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, H4454
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5279 [16MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), consideration (H. Res. 403), H5064 [16MY]
Dept. of Energy: Reliable Replacement Warhead Program funding, H5064 [16MY]
———remediation and removal of tailings at uranium milling site near Moab, UT, H5279 [16MY]
———require Office of Inspector General to review departmental contracting processes, H6759 [20JN]
Dept. of HHS: develop an antimicrobial resistance research strategic plan (H.R. 3697), E2006 [27SE]
Dept. of HUD: continue insuring home equity conversion mortgages under a certain section of the National Housing Act (H.R. 391), H535 [16JA]
Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (H.R. 3355), H13357 [8NO]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2641), H6759 [20JN]
Escalante, UT: provide for sale of approximately 25 acres of public land to the Turn-About Ranch at fair market value (H.R. 3575), E1914
FDIC: establish industrial bank holding company regulation (H.R. 698), H5482 [21MY]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2829), consideration (H. Res. 517), H7279 [27JN]
House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 6), H75 [5JA]
Iraq: provide for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability (H. Res. 97), H5034 [15MY]
Medicare: require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 4), H457 [12JA]
Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, H7279 [27JN]
National Catastrophe Risk Consortium: require annual reports to include an assessment of costs to States and regions associated with catastrophe risk and an analysis of the costs and benefits of nonparticipation for non-member States, H13357 [8NO]
National Consumer Protection Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 94), H1159, H1160 [5FE]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (H.R. 1157), E1030
NIST: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1868), H4454
———establish initiative to promote research, development, and demonstration of miner tracking and communications systems and standards for underground communications (H.R. 3877), H12130, H12131 [29OC]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply, H7968, H7969, H7970, H7971, H7973 [17JY]
———national energy policy, H7968, H7969, H7970, H7971, H7973 [17JY]
SBA: eligibility of Armed Forces Reserve component members for loans under the Community Express Program and Increased Veteran Participation Program, H4116 [25AP]
———eligibility of qualified Indian tribe members for loans under the Community Express Program, H4116 [25AP]
———improve access to capital programs (H.R. 1332), H4116 [25AP]
Social Security: extend and improve children's health insurance program and improve beneficiary protections under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3162), H9477 [1AU]
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, H11737 [18OC]
Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), consideration of motion to suspend House Rules to allow consideration (H. Res. 161), H1850 [16FE]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), veto, H11737 [18OC]
U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation (H.R. 3688), H13286 [7NO]
Utah: express condolences to families of victims of Crandall Canyon mine disaster and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies (H. Res. 631), H10118 [5SE]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary of construction and dedication (H. Res. 326), H10484
Votes: position on missed, E2635
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H15310 [11DE]
Special order: granted, H5721 [23MY]