MILLER, CANDICE S. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), H6333 [12JN]

Appointments

Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming (House, Select), H2377 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 618), H1897 [16FE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H11777 [18OC]

Animal Welfare Act: prohibit dog fighting ventures (see H.R. 3327), H9654 [2AU]

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), H3363 [29MR]

———revive previous authority on the use of the Armed Forces and the militia to address interference with State or Federal law (see H.R. 869), H1342 [7FE]

———study needs of wounded women warriors (see H.R. 2394), H5472 [17MY]

Blair, Tony: tribute (see H. Res. 416), H5472 [17MY]

Border Patrol: request congressional pardon for agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean (see H.R. 563), H2436 [12MR]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H6956 [21JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H1211 [5FE]

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]

Charleston, SC: honor and express condolences to families of firefighters killed in warehouse fire (see H. Con. Res. 172), H7341 [27JN]

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), H6181 [7JN]

Coins: require inscription ``In God We Trust'' to appear on the face of $1 coins honoring each of the Presidents of the U.S. (see H.R. 2510), H5923 [24MY]

Congress: pledge faithful support to members of the Armed Forces serving in harm's way (see H.R. 511), H1055 [30JA]

Constitution—U.S.: anniversary of signing (see H. Res. 646), H10940 [26SE]

Corporal Christopher E. Esckelson Post Office Building, Vassar, MI: designate (see H.R. 2276), H10245 [6SE]

Corporations: improve efficiency of complying with internal auditing control requirements in order to maintain U.S. capital market global competitiveness (see H.R. 1508), H2486 [13MR]

Corps of Engineers: operate and maintain dispersal barriers to prevent spread of aquatic invasive species into the Great Lakes (see H.R. 553), H758 [18JA]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1063), H1969 [27FE]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H344 [10JA]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction and family housing projects (see H.R. 22), H111 [5JA]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 1539), H2822 [21MR]

———promote availability and use of the Federal student financial aid Internet site (see H.R. 1522), H3185 [27MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enter into an agreement with the Air Force to use Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions (see H.R. 1333), H10510 [18SE]

———implement Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs (see H.R. 1061), H1969 [27FE]

Dept. of Justice: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding (see H.R. 3494), H10626 [19SE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 346), H10017 [4AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H6331 [12JN]

Dept. of Transportation: limit authority to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border (see H.R. 1773), H3696 [19AP]

———make grants to public transportation agencies, over-the-road bus operators, railroads, and certain other entities to improve security (see H.R. 1493), H3081 [26MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for a presumption of service-connectedness for certain claims for benefits (see H.R. 1490), H2621 [15MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (see H.R. 4104), H13413 [8NO]

Detroit Tigers (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 488), H6439 (see H. Res. 488), H6476 [14JN]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1399), H6331 [12JN]

———treat residents as Maryland or Virginia residents for purposes of obtaining hunting licenses (see H.R. 3213), H8820 [27JY]

Dungy, Tony: tribute (see H. Res. 225), H2302 [7MR]

Dutch-American Friendship Day: establish (see H. Res. 89), H2122 [1MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2380), H7434 [28JN]

Education: acknowledge importance of understanding U.S. history and recognizing the need to foster civic responsibility in all citizens (see H. Res. 641), H10364 [10SE]

———protect students and teachers (see H.R. 3291), H9467 (see H.R. 3291), H9544 [1AU]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 769), H1273 [6FE]

———reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H3081 [26MR]

Estonia: support sovereignty, condemn violence, vandalism, and attacks on embassies, and encourage dialogue with Russia to resolve crisis peacefully (see H. Res. 397), H4914 [10MY]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H15208 [6DE]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and honor birthparents who carry out an adoption plan (see H. Con. Res. 239), H12456 [1NO]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 2905), H7983 [17JY]

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), H3081 [26MR]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H3363 [29MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorize programs to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 723), H1897 [16FE]

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), H114 [5JA]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 273), H3184 [27MR]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 861), H2121 [1MR]

Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 15), H120 [5JA]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (see H.R. 3138), H8395 [24JY]

Foreign trade: provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy and clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency (see H.R. 782), H1151 [31JA]

Great Lakes: disapprove dumping of industrial waste (see H. Con. Res. 187), H8187 [19JY]

———establish a collaborative protection program (see H.R. 1350), H2242 [6MR]

Harriett F. Woods Post Office Building, University City, MO: designate (see H.R. 1617), H3562 [18AP]

Health: promote preventive health care (see H.R. 853), H3279 [28MR]

House of Representatives: clarify that Members are not immune from having their offices searched during an ongoing criminal investigation (see H. Res. 88), H886 [23JA]

———provide for correction of events relative to vote on motion to recommit H.R. 3161, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (see H. Res. 622), H10017 [4AU]

Hunting and trapping: commend Hunters for the Hungry programs and efforts of such programs to decrease hunger and help feed those in need (see H. Res. 79), H789 [19JA]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3494), H10626 [19SE]

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H10320 [7SE]

———prohibit issuance of State driver's licenses or other government-issued photo identification to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4176), H13958 [14NO] (see H. Res. 800), H13204 [6NO]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1076), H7490 [10JY]

Iran: call for immediate and unconditional release of British marines and sailors (see H. Res. 267), H3080 [26MR]

———enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H5928 [24MY]

Iraq: require President to report on extent of progress of Iraqi cooperation with U.S. stability efforts, achieving security for its citizens, and denying terrorists a sanctuary (see H.R. 1062), H1787 [15FE]

Law enforcement: improve maritime law enforcement (see H.R. 1811), H3477 [17AP]

Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3035), H8743 [26JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H14251 [5DE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H7433 [28JN]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H6439 (see H.R. 1845), H6476 [14JN]

———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H7777 [12JY]

———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), H15738 [17DE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H7433 [28JN]

———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), H7203 [26JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: require background checks for nursing facility caregivers and disaster and emergency evacuation plans for long-term care facilities (see H.R. 1476), H2436 [12MR]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Res. 18), H516 [12JA]

Michael W. Schragg Post Office Building, Marshall, MI: designate (see H.R. 3446), H10511 [18SE]

Michigan State University: tribute to men's hockey team (see H. Res. 325), H3694 [19AP]

Military Order of the Purple Heart: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1417 [8FE]

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), H8835 (see H.R. 3026), H9053 [30JY]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H4913 [10MY]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 3059), H8122 [18JY]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and promote the domestic development and production of advanced technology vehicles (see H.R. 2927), H7983 [17JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the Model T Ford and the anniversary of the birthplace of the assembly line in Highland Park, MI (see H.R. 1619), H3778 [23AP]

National Boating Day: observance (see H. Res. 505), H6827 [20JN]

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 Guard: support (see H. Res. 542), H13297 [7NO]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 584), H9277 [31JY]

National Public Works Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 352), H4292 [1MY]

National Teen Driver Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 165), H6110 [6JN]

Native Americans: provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community (see H.R. 2176), H4486 [3MY]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H11639 [16OC]

Natural gas: end prohibition on production of offshore supplies and dedicate portions of royalties to environmental restoration, renewable energy and carbon sequestration research, and weatherization and energy assistance (see H.R. 2784), H9469 (see H.R. 2784), H9545 [1AU]

Navy: anniversary of sailing of ``Great White Fleet'' (see H. Con. Res. 261), H15209 [6DE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Trade Enforcement Officer and a Trade Enforcement Division and require identification of trade enforcement priorities (see H.R. 1278), H3363 [29MR]

Oklahoma: anniversary of statehood (see H. Con. Res. 254), H13960 [14NO]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 2602), H6110 [6JN]

Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 108), H3361 [29MR]

Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H6405 [13JN]

Power resources: require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 635), H886 [23JA]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H3185 [27MR]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 900), H1343 [7FE]

Rocky Mountain Senior Games: anniversary (see H. Res. 290), H4488 [3MY]

Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (see H.R. 569), H1055 [30JA]

Ships and vessels: provide for the management and treatment of ballast water to prevent the introduction of nonindigenous aquatic species into coastal and inland waters of the U.S. (see H.R. 2423), H5620 [22MY]

———require exchange of ballast water or alternative ballast water management methods prior to entry into any port within the Great Lakes (see H.R. 801), H1209 [5FE]

Social Security: extend funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3584), H10624 [19SE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H3561 [18AP]

Solid waste: authorize States to restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste and implement the Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada (see H.R. 518), H671 [17JA]

Tariff Act: allow U.S. manufacturers that use products subject to countervailing or antidumping duty proceedings or use domestic like products to participate in those proceedings (see H.R. 1127), H10939 [26SE]

Taxation: allow employers a credit against income tax for hiring veterans (see H.R. 2330), H5053 [15MY]

———deny refinery expensing to owners of refineries permitted to increase the discharge of pollutants into the Great Lakes (see H.R. 3276), H9657 [2AU]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H4487 [3MY]

———make certain tax benefits permanent law (see H.R. 2734), H15738 [17DE]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H3081 [26MR]

———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H6181 [7JN]

———provide a credit for new qualified plug-in hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 1618), H4051 [24AP]

———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 1422), H9276 [31JY]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H2957 [22MR]

———provide cost-of-living adjustments in disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for certain survivors (see H.R. 402), H516 [12JA]

VFW Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 663), H10625 [19SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: condemn actions resulting in damage (see H. Res. 680), H10901 [25SE]

Water pollution: reduce water pollution from recreational vessels (see H.R. 2550), H5926 [24MY]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H6111 [6JN]

Wonder, Stevie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1566), H3364 [29MR]

World War II: tribute to 303d Bombardment Group (Heavy) (see H. Res. 604), H10363 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Integrated Border Inspection Areas at the Blue Water Bridge connecting Port Huron, MI, and Point Edward, ON (see H.R. 2041), H4175 [25AP]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on basing apportionment on number of persons in each State who are U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 6), H119 [5JA]

Ships and vessels: establish vessel ballast water management requirements (see H.R. 889), H1343 [7FE]

Turrill Post Office Building, Lapeer, MI: designate (see H.R. 4009), H12237 [30OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2747 [21MR], H7080 [26JN], H10437 [18SE], H12387 [1NO]

Proclamations

District of Columbia Preservation League Anniversary: Congressional Historic Preservation Caucus, H923 [24JA]

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), H2749 [21MR], H2824 [22MR]

Armed Forces: improve management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members receiving medical care in an outpatient status (H.R. 1538), consideration (H. Res. 274), H3202 [28MR]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1705 [15FE]

———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3159), H9570 [2AU]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (H. Con. Res. 99), H3190 [28MR], H3282 [29MR]

Business and industry: tribute to U.S. automobile industry, H7999 [18JY], H8403 [25JY]

Coast Guard: tribute to America's Waterway Watch program (H. Res. 549), E2158 [17OC]

Collective bargaining: ratification of contract between UAW and Chrysler LLC, H12160 [30OC]

Dept. of Transportation: limit authority to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border (H.R. 1773), H4998 [15MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H12746 [6NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), conference report, H12746 [6NO]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 1433), consideration (H. Res. 260), H2830 [22MR]

District of Columbia Preservation League: anniversary, H923 [24JA]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), H10640 [20SE]

FEMA: allow International Joint Commission to complete study of Great Lakes levels before developing new floodplain maps for the region, H10949 [27SE]

———restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program and make available multiperil coverage for damage from windstorms and floods (H.R. 3121), consideration (H. Res. 683), H10949 [27SE]

Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (H. Res. 15), H226 [9JA]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying, H6243 [12JN]

Great Lakes: disapprove dumping of industrial waste (H. Con. Res. 187), H8303 [24JY]

———establish a collaborative protection program, H12388 [1NO]

Iraq: require the President of the U.S. and senior diplomatic and military officials to develop a plan for the redeployment of U.S. forces (H.R. 3087), H11117 [2OC], H11176 [3OC]

Journal: question of approval, H10513 [19SE]

Michigan: development of an aerotropolis between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Willow Run Airport, H10640 [20SE]

Millender-McDonald, Juanita: tribute (H. Res. 328), E847 [24AP]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, H7857 [17JY], H7999 [18JY], H8300 [24JY], H8403 [25JY], H9189 [31JY], H10438 [18SE], H10515 [19SE], H14162 [5DE], H16652 [18DE]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology, H11076 [2OC]

NASA: anniversary of Langley Research Center (H. Con. Res. 222), E2157 [17OC]

National Fire Fighter Appreciation Day: designate (H. Res. 695), H15247 [11DE]

National Marina Day: designate (H. Res. 343), H5008 [15MY]

National Safe Boating Week: recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for promotion efforts (H. Res. 386), H5011 [15MY]

Native Americans: mint coins in commemoration and to recognize important contributions made by tribes and individuals to the development and history of the U.S. (H.R. 2358), H6248 [12JN]

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), H7081 [26JN]

———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), Senate amendment, H14162 [5DE]

———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 877), H16652 [18DE]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology, H1674 [15FE]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), H7866 [17JY]

Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (H.R. 569), H2254 [7MR]

Solid waste: authorize States to restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste and implement the Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada (H.R. 518), H3794 [24AP]

Taxation: rates, H3282 [29MR]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 643), H10342 [10SE]

Turrill Post Office Building, Lapeer, MI: designate (H.R. 4009), H15245 [11DE]

Votes: position on missed, E797 [19AP], E1779 [4AU]

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), veto, H12791 [6NO]