MEEHAN, MARTIN T. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 1964), H6439 (see H.R. 1964), H6476 [14JN]
African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (see H. Res. 194), H6182 [7JN]
Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H6439 (see H.R. 661), H6476 [14JN]
America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 122), H6440 (see H. Con. Res. 122), H6477 [14JN]
Animals: ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, or advertised in the U.S. and require the labeling of all fur products under the Fur Products Labeling Act (see H.R. 891), H6439 (see H.R. 891), H6476 [14JN]
Archdiocese of New York: anniversary (see H. Res. 345), H4629 [8MY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H1564 [13FE]
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), H1791 [15FE]
———prohibit use of funds for an escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (see H.R. 353), H252 [9JA]
———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H.J. Res. 14), H573 [16JA] (see H. Con. Res. 33), H6578 [15JN]
Arms control: provide for counterproliferation measures (see H.R. 360), H252 [9JA]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1707), H3183 [27MR]
Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1022), H2303 [7MR]
Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H1471 [12FE]
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]
Caribbean nations: authorize assistance to fund educational development and exchange programs (see H.R. 176), H3476 [17AP]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H6439 (see H.R. 1338), H6476 [14JN]
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), H988 [29JA]
———reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino: establish (see H.R. 512), H1211 [5FE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 101), H1897 [16FE]
Courts: restore habeas corpus for those detained by the U.S. and repeal prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims (see H.R. 1416), H3778 [23AP]
———restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 2826), H7010 [22JN]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1592), H2743 [20MR]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H435 [11JA]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 654), H2039 [28FE]
Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 126), H3777 [23AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize conservation and energy programs and modify the operation and administration of these programs (see H.R. 1551), H2620 [15MR]
———reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (see H.R. 1616), H3364 [29MR]
Dept. of Defense: recognize important contributions of military ground robotics and continue funding and development for unmanned ground vehicles (see H. Con. Res. 113), H3475 [17AP]
———reform the TRICARE program to make reimbursement rates the same as those offered under Medicare and contract for health care services with a teaching hospital in an urban area (see H.R. 140), H2243 [6MR]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H5927 [24MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 923), H5724 [23MY]
———express no confidence in performance of Attorney General Gonzales and urge the President to request his resignation (see H. Res. 417), H5623 [22MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H4293 [1MY]
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1727), H4294 [1MY]
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), H6577 [15JN]
———establish comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls in countries for which assistance is provided to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1713), H6439 (see H.R. 1713), H6476 [14JN]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H7203 [26JN]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H7011 [22JN]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H4293 [1MY]
———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 81), H6578 [15JN]
Education: improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2204), H6439 (see H.R. 2204), H6477 [14JN]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H835 [22JA]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see H.R. 1055), H6735 [19JN]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H4050 [24AP]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H2164 [5MR]
FBI: establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (see H.R. 923), H5724 [23MY]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H1790 [15FE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1073), H2122 [1MR]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H4485 [3MY]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
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), H6577 [15JN]
Food Stamp Act: strengthen (see H.R. 2129), H5928 [24MY]
Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 1225), H6439 (see H.R. 1225), H6476 [14JN]
Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 1352), H2242 [6MR]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]
Freedom's Way National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1297), H2120 [1MR]
Haiti: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 522), H1969 [27FE]
Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 819), H1210 [5FE]
———facilitate development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases (see H.R. 1420), H6828 [20JN]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H6111 [6JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H942 [24JA]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H790 [19JA]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H6828 [20JN]
Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1134), H5927 [24MY]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1472 [12FE]
Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2221), H4628 [8MY]
———reform (see H.R. 1645), H4914 [10MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H835 [22JA]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 758), H1150 [31JA]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1565 [13FE]
Iraq: establish a sunset for the authorization for use of military force against Iraq (see H.R. 2605), H6179 [7JN]
———prevent establishment of a permanent U.S. military presence and halt attempts to control the flow of Iraqi oil (see H. Con. Res. 46), H987 [29JA]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see H.J. Res. 18), H672 [17JA]
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), H1211 [5FE]
Lea, Tom: tribute (see H. Res. 519), H7202 [26JN]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 804), H2571 [14MR]
———require disclosure of contributions collected or arranged for Federal candidates or officeholders, leadership political action committees, and political parties (see H.R. 633), H885 [23JA]
———require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients (see H.R. 2317), H5053 [15MY]
Macedonia: stop utilization of materials that violate agreement with Greece regarding ``hostile activities or propaganda'' and work to find a mutually-acceptable official name for the former Yugoslav republic (see H. Res. 356), H6828 [20JN]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H6439 (see H.R. 1552), H6476 [14JN]
———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1536), H2619 [15MR]
———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H2399 [9MR]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1926), H7340 [27JN]
———provide comprehensive health benefits for the relief of individuals whose health was adversely affected by the 9/11 disaster (see H.R. 1247), H2038 [28FE]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H6181 [7JN]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H110 [5JA]
———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 621), H6439 (see H.R. 621), H6476 [14JN]
Mental health: provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 20), H7340 [27JN]
———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), H6235 [11JN]
Middle East: implement Iraq Study Group recommendation on direct diplomatic engagement with Iran and Syria relative to constructive policies in Iraq and Middle Eastern regional affairs (see H. Con. Res. 43), H886 [23JA]
Military Commissions Act: improve and enhance due process and appellate procedures (see H.R. 1415), H3724 [20AP]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H3400 [16AP]
National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 91), H6440 (see H. Con. Res. 91), H6477 [14JN]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
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), H1969 [27FE]
National Month of the Military Child: observance (see H. Res. 265), H3017 [23MR]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H343 [10JA]
NSF: establish a laboratory science pilot program (see H.R. 524), H2341 [8MR]
Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 2808), H6955 [21JN]
Patent and Trademark Office: accept late filings in certain cases of unintentional delay (see H.R. 1778), H3358 [29MR]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 380), H6439 (see H.R. 380), H6476 [14JN]
Political campaigns: clarify disclosure requirements of identifying information within certain campaign communications (see H.R. 894), H1897 [16FE]
———reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1614), H6008 [5JN]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H6440 (see H. Res. 282), H6477 [14JN]
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]
Public buildings: install energy-efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs in construction, alteration, and maintenance (see H.R. 1705), H4553 [7MY]
Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1919), H7340 [27JN]
———extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 1483), H2436 [12MR]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H6577 [15JN]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H6577 [15JN]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 900), H1343 [7FE]
Roads and highways: inspect highway tunnels (see H.R. 409), H434 [11JA]
———support goals and ideals of a world day of remembrance for road crash victims (see H. Con. Res. 87), H6440 (see H. Con. Res. 87), H6477 [14JN]
Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 1346), H2822 [21MR]
Sharp, Waitstill and Martha: tribute (see H. Res. 52), H435 [11JA]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H944 [24JA]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H6661 [18JN]
Sudan: identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (see H.R. 180), H435 [11JA]
Taxation: equalize income exclusion of employer-provided parking and transit benefits and provide a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 1475), H2435 [12MR]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 943), H6439 (see H.R. 943), H6476 [14JN]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H5922 [24MY]
———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 197), H6439 (see H.R. 197), H6476 [14JN]
———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 550), H6735 [19JN]
———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 539), H945 [24JA]
———provide a credit for new qualified plug-in hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 1331), H2241 [6MR]
Terrorism: prevent nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 2891), H7339 [27JN]
Valenti, Jack: tribute (see H. Res. 361), H5929 [24MY]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 784), H1151 [31JA]
———expand and make permanent the benefit for governmental markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries (see H.R. 358), H672 [17JA]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H1153 [31JA]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3184 [27MR]
———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H1969 [27FE]
World War II: honor the service and sacrifice of glider pilots (see H. Con. Res. 42), H2401 [9MR] (see H. Con. Res. 93), H2620 [15MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1246), H2038 [28FE]
Congress: establish Office of Public Integrity (see H.R. 422), H434 [11JA]
Federal Election Administration: establish (see H.R. 421), H434 [11JA]
Gambling: address problem gambling (see H.R. 1170), H1894 [16FE]
Iranian Americans: condemn bigotry, violence, and discrimination against (see H. Res. 476), H6235 [11JN]
Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (see H. Res. 41), H253 [9JA]
Lobbying Disclosure Act: require additional reporting by lobbying firms (see H.R. 2093), H4291 [1MY]
Lowell National Historical Park: adjust boundaries (see H.R. 299), H122 [5JA]
Minute Man National Historical Park: expand boundary to include Barrett's Farm (see H.R. 2815), H6955 [21JN]
Political campaigns: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (see H.R. 420), H434 [11JA]
———reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 776), H1151 [31JA]
Letters
Resignation from the House of Representatives: by, H4656 [9MY]
Remarks
Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), E727
Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (H.R. 1246), E1047
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1596, H1597 [14FE]
Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, H1568 [14FE]
Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (H.R. 2316), H5763
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 3), E84
House of Representatives: appreciation for tributes, H7408 [28JN]
House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 6), consideration (H. Res. 5), H12 [4JA]
———requirement of a three-fifths vote on certain legislation increasing taxes, H728 [18JA]
Ketter, William: New England Press Association Hall of Fame inductee, E472
Lobbyists: require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients (H.R. 2317), H5753 [24MY]
Lowell National Historical Park: adjust boundaries (H.R. 299), H2131
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), E74
Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), H728 [18JA]
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, H7210 [27JN], H7408 [28JN]
Resignations
House of Representatives, H4656 [9MY]
Tributes
Abercrombie, Representative, H7196 [26JN]
Landry, John F., Jr., E606
Osburn, C. Dixon, E1047
Tsongas, Paul, E148