MILLER, BRAD (a Representative from North Carolina)
Amendments
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2829), H7322 [27JN]
Inspector General Act: enhance independence of Inspectors General and create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (H.R. 928), H11196, H11198 [3OC]
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), H3694 [19AP]
Africa: respond to and prevent acts of rape and sexual violence against women and girls in regions of Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic (see H. Res. 726), H11490 [10OC]
African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (see H. Res. 194), H10321 [7SE]
America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 122), H11848 [22OC]
American Battlefield Protection Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2933), H11028 [27SE]
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]
Animal Welfare Act: prohibit dog fighting ventures (see H.R. 3219), H15738 [17DE] (see H.R. 3327), H11847 [22OC]
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), H3777 [23AP]
———establish competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 1232), H6439 (see H.R. 1232), H6476 [14JN]
———strengthen polar bear conservation efforts (see H.R. 2327), H6332 [12JN]
———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1464), H6577 [15JN]
———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 2964), H16834 [18DE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H2400 [9MR]
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), H3476 [17AP]
———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), H2401 [9MR]
———expedite the prompt return of the remains of deceased members to their loved ones for burial (see H.R. 691), H4176 [25AP]
———extend period during which certain deployed members may receive reimbursement for privately purchased helmet pads that provide better protection than military-issued pads (see H.R. 588), H1565 [13FE] (see H.R. 1347), H2242 [6MR]
———improve certain compensation, health care, and education benefits for individuals who serve on active duty in a Reserve component of the uniformed services (see H.R. 4247), H16950 [19DE]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H1153 [31JA]
———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]
Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H16951 [19DE]
Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1022), H2401 [9MR]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
Barton College: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 329), H4915 [10MY]
Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 782), H12740 [5NO]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H11777 [18OC]
Bush, President: report on programs that authorize or require gathering of information on U.S. persons established pursuant to the ``all necessary and appropriate force'' clause in the Authorization for Use of Military Force (see H.R. 2211), H10245 [6SE]
———urge full cooperation by former political appointees, current Administration officials, and friends and associates with congressional investigations (see H. Res. 689), H11395 [9OC]
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: revise boundary (see H.R. 1100), H1789 [15FE]
Charles George Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Asheville, NC: designate (see H.R. 2546), H5925 [24MY]
Charleston, SC: honor and express condolences to families of firefighters killed in warehouse fire (see H. Con. Res. 172), H7341 [27JN]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide vision care (see H.R. 507), H6007 [5JN]
———provide for a child safe viewing area within which covered air carriers shall not display violent in-flight programming (see H.R. 3676), H11729 [17OC]
Civil rights: authorize a Library of Congress/National Museum of African American History and Culture project to collect video and audio recordings of testimonials of civil rights movement participants (see H.R. 998), H2302 [7MR]
———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H3777 [23AP]
Climate: address security risks posed by global climate change (see H.R. 1961), H4294 [1MY]
———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), H1055 [30JA]
Colleges and universities: establish a demonstration loan program for nontraditional students (see H.R. 3378), H11549 [15OC]
———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 642), H3561 [18AP]
Colombia: recognize contributions of, combat racial discrimination against, and ensure proper execution of assistance programs designated for Afro-Colombians (see H. Res. 618), H11729 [17OC]
Colorado Rockies (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 816), H15415 [12DE]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1507), H6181 [7JN]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H13413 [8NO]
Conservation of energy: establish centers to encourage demonstration and commercial application of advanced energy methods and technologies (see H.R. 85), H1471 [12FE]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3372), H11316 [4OC]
———establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2596), H6405 [13JN]
Contracts: improve Federal agency awards and oversight of contracts and assistance and strengthen accountability of Government-wide suspension and debarment system (see H.R. 3033), H11548 [15OC]
———require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 369), H341 [10JA]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 101), H944 [24JA]
Crime: prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2711), H6437 (see H.R. 2711), H6474 [14JN]
———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]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H10320 [7SE]
Dept. of Energy: conduct geothermal energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program (see H.R. 2304), H6405 [13JN]
———establish research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs for marine renewable energy technologies (see H.R. 2313), H6439 (see H.R. 2313), H6477 [14JN]
———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), H11028 [27SE]
———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1440), H13205 [6NO]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a National Bio and Agrodefense Facility (see H.R. 1717), H4914 [10MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 923), H6331 [12JN]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3114), H8185 [19JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H6331 [12JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see H.R. 327), H251 [9JA]
Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 2266), H13205 [6NO]
Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see H.R. 2831), H7777 [12JY]
Diseases: enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 1192), H6235 [11JN]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H5293 [16MY]
———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), H15738 [17DE]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H16949 [19DE]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H3476 [17AP]
———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), H2039 [28FE]
———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H12021 [24OC]
———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 1567), H3724 [20AP]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 28), H10435 [17SE]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H12156 [29OC]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H11934 [23OC]
Dock M. Brown Post Office Building, Weldon, NC: designate (see H.R. 4210), H14081 [15NO]
Dr. Clifford Bell Jones, Sr., Post Office, Elizabeth City, NC: designate (see H.R. 3468), H10017 [4AU]
Ecology and environment: declare U.S. policy on international climate cooperation and authorize assistance to promote clean and efficient energy technologies in foreign countries (see H.R. 2420), H5620 [22MY]
———promote and coordinate global change research (see H.R. 906), H7070 [25JN]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 471), H2302 [7MR]
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. (see H.R. 2272), H5533 [21MY]
Education: establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 1828), H3360 [29MR]
———expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see H.R. 2343), H6009 [5JN]
———provide additional student loan forgiveness to teachers of foreign languages (see H.R. 1718), H6331 [12JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 2903), H7430 [28JN]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H7983 [17JY]
Ethiopia: encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (see H.R. 2003), H7783 [13JY]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H11028 [27SE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H16950 [19DE]
FBI: establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (see H.R. 923), H6331 [12JN]
FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 2802), H9711 [3AU]
FDA: provide authority to order recalls of contaminated human and pet food, establish a notification system for such contamination, and improve regulation of human and pet food supply (see H.R. 2108), H4915 [10MY]
FDIC: establish industrial bank holding company regulation (see H.R. 698), H2621 [15MR]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1073), H16949 [19DE]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H3476 [17AP]
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), H9711 [3AU]
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), H5054 [15MY]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 273), H3184 [27MR]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H16835 [18DE]
Food Stamp Act: strengthen (see H.R. 2129), H6181 [7JN]
Foreign aid: limit funding to establish a permanent military base agreement with Iraq or exercise U.S. control over Iraqi oil resources (see H.R. 2929), H7852 [16JY]
Foreign policy: denounce practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, honor killings, and other gender-based persecutions, and encourage participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women (see H. Res. 32), H8835 (see H. Res. 32), H9054 [30JY]
———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), H4293 [1MY]
Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H12238 [30OC]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]
FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2478), H6405 [13JN]
Garang de Mabior, John: tribute (see H. Res. 98), H1669 [14FE]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 136), H2122 [1MR]
Gonzales, Attorney General: express no confidence in performance of duties and urge the President to request his resignation (see H. Res. 417), H6009 [5JN]
Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (see H.R. 2677), H11548 [15OC]
———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]
———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H6007 [5JN]
———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 971), H2039 [28FE]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H4753 [9MY]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H945 [24JA]
———promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the U.S. (see H.R. 2045), H11639 [16OC]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H343 [10JA]
———provide innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system (see H.R. 506), H9710 [3AU]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H7070 [25JN]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 477), H2302 [7MR]
Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1134), H2122 [1MR]
Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 281), H11491 [10OC]
———require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]
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), H15738 [17DE]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 464), H514 [12JA]
House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 24), H344 [10JA]
Human rights: express concern over use of human shields in violation of international humanitarian law and the law of war, including Hezbollah's embedding of its forces among civilians during the conflict with Israel (see H. Res. 125), H1970 [27FE]
Immigration: improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 371), H11491 [10OC]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 526), H2039 [28FE] (see H.R. 821), H5622 [22MY]
Insects: authorize resources for sustained research and analysis for colony collapse disorder affecting beehives or bee colonies (see H.R. 1709), H6404 [13JN]
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]
———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1076), H6331 [12JN]
———streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see H.R. 1065), H1788 [15FE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H3724 [20AP]
Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H5532 [21MY]
Iraq: prevent establishment of a permanent U.S. military presence and halt attempts to control the flow of Iraqi oil (see H. Con. Res. 46), H1273 [6FE]
———provide for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability (see H. Res. 97), H1273 [6FE]
———provide for withdrawal of Armed Forces and authorize assistance for Iraq (see H.R. 645), H886 [23JA]
———provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis and assist Iraqi refugees (see H.R. 2265), H10320 [7SE]
J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Elizabeth City, NC: designate (see H.R. 1138), H1893 [16FE]
John Henry Wooten, Sr., Post Office Building, Goldsboro, NC: designate (see H.R. 3803), H11489 [10OC]
Judge Richard B. Allsbrook Post Office, Roanoke Rapids, NC: designate (see H.R. 4211), H14081 [15NO]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 155), H5723 [23MY]
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]
Lake Placid, NY: anniversary of Winter Olympic Games (see H. Res. 521), H7339 [27JN]
Law enforcement: issuance of special postage stamps to fund gang prevention programs (see H.R. 1070), H11491 [10OC]
Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 688), H943 [24JA]
Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3035), H9277 [31JY]
Malaria Awareness Day: observance (see H. Res. 389), H9469 (see H. Res. 389), H9546 [1AU]
Medicaid: ensure beneficiary access to generic drugs by setting pharmacy reimbursement based on retail acquisition cost and to promote use of generic drugs (see H.R. 3140), H12104 [25OC]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H3185 [27MR]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H12454 [1NO]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H6439 (see H.R. 1552), H6476 [14JN]
———amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers' compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such agreements (see H.R. 2549), H9711 [3AU]
———eliminate in-home restriction for coverage of mobility devices for individuals with long-term needs (see H.R. 1809), H10756 [24SE]
———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H6439 (see H.R. 1845), 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), H7777 [12JY]
———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 4206), H16950 [19DE]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H6181 [7JN]
———investigate how to eliminate the gap between standard and catastrophic coverage under the prescription drug program (see H.R. 1277), H2119 [1MR]
———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 1190), H11729 [17OC]
———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H16950 [19DE]
———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), H15469 [13DE]
———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 3282), H11549 [15OC]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H6404 [13JN]
———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), H6331 [12JN]
———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 621), H2121 [1MR]
Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 687), H7852 [16JY]
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1424), H4914 [10MY]
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), H7852 [16JY]
Mexico: express sympathy and pledge urgent support for the victims of flooding in southern Mexico (see H. Res. 812), H13523 [9NO]
Middle East: require the President to seek to institute a regional diplomatic plan (see H.R. 3797), H12104 [25OC]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H5472 [17MY]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 44), H944 [24JA]
National Eosinophil Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 296), H4915 [10MY]
National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 25), H4915 [10MY]
National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 182), H7776 [12JY]
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), H4176 [25AP]
National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 537), H7656 [11JY]
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 Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act: provide additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act (see H.R. 1239), H7070 [25JN]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H112 [5JA]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H13205 [6NO]
Natural gas: oppose efforts by major natural gas exporting countries to establish a cartel or other mechanism to manipulate the supply or prices of natural gas in the world market (see H. Res. 500), H7203 [26JN]
NIST: enable the awarding of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award to a greater number of qualified enterprises (see H.R. 1231), H2122 [1MR]
———increase efforts in support of healthcare information enterprise integration (see H.R. 2406), H11934 [23OC]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H11777 [18OC]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Albert Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for peace (see H. Res. 735), H11640 [16OC]
NSF: award grants to institutions of higher education to develop and offer education and training programs (see H.R. 1467), H2957 [22MR]
———establish a laboratory science pilot program (see H.R. 524), H2341 [8MR]
Parsons, Benny: tribute (see H. Res. 69), H1345 [7FE]
Patents: limit damages and other remedies relative to tax planning methods (see H.R. 2365), H6405 [13JN]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H434 [11JA]
Pavarotti, Luciano: tribute (see H. Res. 708), H11549 [15OC]
Perquimans River: designate river and tributaries for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3139), H8396 [24JY]
Philip A. Baddour, Sr., Post Office, Goldsboro, NC: designate (see H.R. 3382), H9705 [3AU]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H6009 [5JN]
Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see H.R. 1302), H3018 [23MR]
Power resources: strengthen national security and reduce dependence on foreign oil through new vehicle technology and efficiency, use of alternative fuels, and improving rail and public transit usage (see H.R. 1300), H2120 [1MR]
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), H3560 [18AP]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H3476 [17AP]
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), H8121 [18JY]
Railroads: ensure competition, enable rail customers to obtain reliable rail service, and provide those customers with a reasonable process for challenging rate and service disputes (see H.R. 2125), H6332 [12JN]
Richards, Ann: tribute (see H. Res. 42), H1417 [8FE]
Russia: withdraw military forces, armaments, and ammunition stockpiles from Moldova (see H. Res. 457), H7853 [16JY]
Schools: improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 2928), H10696 [20SE]
Securities Exchange Act: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation (see H.R. 1257), H2118 [1MR]
Social Security: eliminate waiting period for certain disability benefits in the cases of individuals with disabling burn injuries (see H.R. 685), H2400 [9MR]
———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), H11847 [22OC]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H6235 [11JN]
SouthEast Crescent Authority: establish (see H.R. 66), H3080 [26MR]
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), H760 [18JA]
Surveyors: recognize contribution to society (see H. Con. Res. 223), H15470 [13DE]
Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1524), H8186 [19JY]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 721), H1417 [8FE]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains and modernize certain provisions applicable to timber real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1937), H8121 [18JY]
———allow expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures (see H.R. 1818), H9710 [3AU]
———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), H7776 [12JY]
———establish financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 2370), H16950 [19DE]
———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), H945 [24JA]
———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 550), H6111 [6JN]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1498), H6008 [5JN]
———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 549), H6111 [6JN]
———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 539), H945 [24JA]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H11491 [10OC]
———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1043), H1667 [14FE]
———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H12021 [24OC]
———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 418), H7433 [28JN]
———provide a credit for new qualified plug-in hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 1331), H2241 [6MR]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H9710 [3AU]
———provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 3418), H11316 [4OC]
———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 2116), H11548 [15OC]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H3401 [16AP]
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), H5532 [21MY]
Terrorism: compensate relatives of U.S. citizens killed as a result of the bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa (see H.R. 2828), H9711 [3AU]
———condemn attacks in Casablanca, Morocco, and Algiers, Algeria (see H. Res. 310), H11317 [4OC]
Tongass National Forest: provide additional protections for lands (see H.R. 3757), H11321 [5OC]
Trade Act: amend relative to the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 1729), H3277 [28MR]
Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (see H.R. 2095), H6008 [5JN]
Truth in Lending Act: extend protections to overdraft protection programs, require consent and enhance information on overdraft protection, and prohibit manipulation to generate overdraft protection fees (see H.R. 946), H10902 [25SE]
Tutu, Desmond M.: tribute (see H. Res. 34), H8835 (see H. Res. 34), H9054 [30JY]
U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: integrate food security and nutrition activities into prevention, care, treatment, and support activities (see H.R. 4914), H16948 [19DE]
Uganda: call on Ugandan Government and the Lord's Resistance Army to recommit to a political solution and recommence vital peace talks and urge U.S. and international support for the peace process (see H. Con. Res. 80), H4915 [10MY]
Ukraine: elections (see H. Res. 713), H16835 [18DE]
Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2514), H11934 [23OC]
Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 1747), H11639 [16OC]
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), H4967 [14MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 3609), H10695 [20SE]
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), H11846 [22OC]
History: authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program (see H.R. 3981), H12155 [29OC]
National Community College Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 334), H4050 [24AP]
Remarks
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1821 [16FE]
Conservation of energy: establish centers to encourage demonstration and commercial application of advanced energy methods and technologies (H.R. 85), H2410
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices, H4033 [24AP]
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency: appoint a committee of Inspectors General to review the qualifications of nominees prior to holding confirmation hearings, H11198 [3OC]
Courts: increase cap on amount of damages sought from unfair mortgage lenders, H14013 [15NO]
Credit: allow regulators to fine mortgage originators, assignees, and securitizers who engage in a patterm of violating minimum standards for mortgage loans, H14027 [15NO]
———reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 3915), H13985, H14004, H14013, H14027, H14029, H14030 [15NO], E2537
———regulation of high-cost mortgages, H14029, H14030 [15NO]
Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding to implement Executive order relative to Presidential authority over the rulemaking process of Federal agencies, H7322 [27JN]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2829), H7322 [27JN]
Inspector General Act: enhance independence of Inspectors General and create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (H.R. 928), H11197, H11198 [3OC]
———establish criteria for selection and removal of an Inspector General, maintain effective policies, and provide transparency in Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency investigations, H11197 [3OC]
Iraq: provide for withdrawal of Armed Forces and authorize assistance for Iraq (H.R. 645), H1821 [16FE]
National Community College Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 334), H4225 [1MY]
SEC: conduct study on effect of shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation on the ability of companies to recruit and retain executives, H3704 [20AP]
Securities Exchange Act: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation (H.R. 1257), H3538 [18AP], H3704 [20AP]
Sudan: identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (H.R. 180), H8850 [30JY]
Votes: position on missed, E2300
Wake County, NC: Wake County Public School System recipient of the National Energy Education Development Project School District of the Year award, E1393
Zebulon, NC: anniversary, H1449 [12FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H939 [24JA], H1469 [12FE], H4049 [24AP]