MITCHELL, HARRY E. (a Representative from Arizona)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5246 [16MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act, H8457 [25JY]
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), H5725 [23MY]
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), H16949 [19DE]
Arizona: provide for the exchange and conveyance of certain national forest land and other land in southeast Arizona (see H.R. 3301), H9467 (see H.R. 3301), H9544 [1AU]
Arizona National Scenic Trail: designate (see H.R. 2297), H5473 [17MY]
Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2417), H5531 [21MY]
———allow active member to terminate or suspend certain service contracts entered into prior to notice of transfer or deployment and penalize violations of interest rate limits (see H.R. 3298), H10077 [4SE]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H10077 [4SE]
———increase basic pay (see H. Con. Res. 162), H13205 [6NO]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H5927 [24MY]
———provide alternative retired pay and disability compensation rates for members with a combat-related disability, with such rates based on the average monthly salary for high school graduates (see H.R. 1732), H10370 [14SE]
———reimburse tuition for programs of education interrupted by military service, defer student loans, and reduce interest rates during periods of military service (see H.R. 2910), H7431 [28JN]
———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), H11777 [18OC]
———tribute to 1st Brigade Combat Team/34th Infantry Division of the Minnesota National Guard (see H. Con. Res. 185), H9277 [31JY]
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]
Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H6956 [21JN]
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize appropriations to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program in Arizona, California, and Nevada (see H.R. 2515), H5924 [24MY]
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), H6957 [21JN]
———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, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 106), H11640 [16OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: call for continuation of congressional staff-led tours (see H. Res. 815), H13861 [13NO]
Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H7070 [25JN]
———increase the effectiveness of international child abduction remedies (see H.R. 2518), H5924 [24MY]
Chisholm, Shirley: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 9), H344 [10JA]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H7433 [28JN]
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), H1344 [7FE]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H6009 [5JN]
Crime: allow prosecution of genocide in appropriate circumstances (see H.R. 2489), H13296 [7NO]
———increase and enhance resources and penalties relative to the investigation and prosecution of violent gangs and expand and improve gang prevention programs (see H.R. 3547), H13205 [6NO]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H672 [17JA]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H10157 [5SE]
Dept. of Energy: 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), H3778 [23AP]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H11172 [2OC]
———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3430), H9707 [3AU]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 346), H10017 [4AU]
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), H4294 [1MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: change the length of the obligated period of service on active duty required for receiving certain educational benefits (see H.R. 3882), H12385 [31OC]
———develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see H.R. 327), H2671 [19MR]
———establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (see H.R. 2818), H16950 [19DE]
———improve quality of care provided to veterans in departmental medical facilities and encourage highly qualified doctors to serve in hard-to-fill positions in such facilities (see H.R. 4463), H15412 [12DE]
———recodify certain educational assistance programs for members of the Reserve components (see H.R. 1102), H5724 [23MY]
———screen certain veterans for symptoms of traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1944), H5928 [24MY]
Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: extend authority for establishment of memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 995), H1471 [12FE]
Diseases: establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H8821 [27JY]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H4293 [1MY]
Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1228), H2672 [19MR]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H8187 [19JY]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H10320 [7SE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H7203 [26JN]
Favre, Brett: tribute (see H. Res. 697), H11070 [1OC]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H3400 [16AP]
Federal employees: establish certain protections for preference eligibles selected for involuntary geographic reassignment (see H.R. 728), H5532 [21MY]
Fossil Creek: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 199), H6111 [6JN]
Health: encourage use of electronic health records and provide a secure framework in which such records are made available for a national information technology infrastructure (see H.R. 2991), H7655 [11JY]
———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), H6111 [6JN]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H2821 [21MR]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 281), H11070 [1OC]
———require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]
History: authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program (see H.R. 3981), H13413 [8NO]
———mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H14084 [15NO]
House Ethics Commission: establish (see H.R. 1754), H5293 [16MY]
Houston Dynamo (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 867), H15470 [13DE]
Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 1328), H6008 [5JN]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H7202 [26JN]
Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H2672 [19MR]
Iraq: provide for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability (see H. Res. 97), H1212 [5FE]
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: improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (see H.R. 1582), H13205 [6NO]
———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 365), H1211 [5FE]
Makem, Tommy: tribute (see H. Res. 768), H13413 [8NO]
Medicaid: limit required use of tamper-resistant prescription pads to class II narcotics (see H.R. 3090), H8618 [25JY]
———provide a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 2131), H7657 [11JY]
———require coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physician (see H.R. 1983), H11028 [27SE]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H12454 [1NO]
Medicare: expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1536), H3018 [23MR]
———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H4914 [10MY]
———extend increased payments for ground ambulance services (see H.R. 2164), H7490 [10JY]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H6404 [13JN]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1926), H5622 [22MY]
———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 2567), H6828 [20JN]
———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]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H110 [5JA]
———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims and prohibit inclusion of pharmacy information (see H.R. 1474), H5622 [22MY]
———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 2053), H4967 [14MY]
Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits if such individual is convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 476), H790 [19JA]
Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1424), H4487 [3MY]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4754 [9MY]
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), H2121 [1MR]
Mexico: prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area until certain conditions are met to ensure the safety of such operations (see H.R. 1756), H4294 [1MY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 258), H4295 [1MY]
National Brain Cancer Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 424), H6009 [5JN]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 85), H7657 [11JY]
National Eosinophil Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 296), H4554 [7MY]
National Fire Fighter Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 695), H15318 [11DE]
National Football League: congratulate Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy on becoming the first African-American head coaches to qualify for the Super Bowl (see H. Res. 90), H988 [29JA]
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), H5532 [21MY]
National Missing Persons Day: establish (see H. Res. 303), H8398 [24JY]
National security: provide for the next generation of border and maritime security technologies (see H.R. 3916), H14085 [15NO]
National Youth Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 442), H6332 [12JN]
Native American Heritage Day: designate (see H.R. 3585), H10624 [19SE] (see H.J. Res. 62), H13859 [13NO]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H3695 [19AP]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H12238 [30OC]
NIST: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1868), H3473 [17AP]
———increase efforts in support of healthcare information enterprise integration (see H.R. 2406), H11847 [22OC]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Albert Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for peace (see H. Res. 735), H11778 [18OC]
Nord, Nancy A.: express no confidence in performance of duties as Acting CPSC Chair and urge the President to request her resignation (see H. Res. 819), H14158 [4DE]
NSF: establish a laboratory science pilot program (see H.R. 524), H2341 [8MR]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 257), H5929 [24MY]
Political action committees: prohibit from making payments to a candidate's spouse and require report on disbursements made to immediate family members (see H.R. 2630), H6957 [21JN]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H11029 [27SE]
Power resources: enhance research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of solar energy technologies (see H.R. 2774), H7341 [27JN]
———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 housing: exempt residents who are determined by the VA to be permanently and totally disabled from the requirement to perform community service to be eligible for such housing (see H.R. 403), H835 [22JA]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H9276 [31JY]
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), H7070 [25JN]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 17), H3278 [28MR]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H3362 [29MR]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H7434 [28JN]
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), H7776 [12JY]
———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 197), H5927 [24MY]
———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 2234), H8821 [27JY]
———extend rule treating combat pay as earned income for the earned income credit and increase standard deduction for persons in uniformed services on active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 3808), H11489 [10OC]
———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 550), H6111 [6JN]
———increase and extend certain renewable energy and energy efficiency incentives (see H.R. 3807), H11489 [10OC]
———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 743), H7011 [22JN]
———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H10363 [10SE]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H5927 [24MY]
———provide for a carryforward of unused benefits in health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 3947), H15209 [6DE]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1194), H7340 [27JN]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H11028 [27SE]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 784), H7656 [11JY]
———expand and make permanent the benefit for governmental markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries (see H.R. 358), H1416 [8FE]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor disabled veterans (see H. Con. Res. 176), H7339 [27JN]
———make certain improvements in the provision of health care (see H.R. 2874), H7338 [27JN]
Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 237), H2436 [12MR]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary of construction and dedication (see H. Res. 326), H3724 [20AP]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 720), H1273 [6FE]
World Diabetes Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 211), H13861 [13NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: ensure dignity in care for members recovering from injuries (see H.R. 1268), H2118 [1MR]
Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 2934), H7432 [28JN]
Taxation: make individual income tax rates for capital gains permanent (see H.R. 3170), H8397 [24JY]
U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see H.R. 4847), H16946 [19DE]
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), H2982
Arizona Native American Right to Vote Day: observance, E1496
Arizona State University: tribute for participation in the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, E1310
Armed Forces: ensure dignity in care for members recovering from injuries (H.R. 1268), H2283, H2284 [7MR]
———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), H3203 [28MR]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1726 [15FE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (H. Con. Res. 99), H3331
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize appropriations to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program in Arizona, California, and Nevada (H.R. 2515), E1149
Chandler, AZ: tribute to Chandler Little League National All-Star baseball team, E1793
Changing Hands (business): Publisher's Weekly (publication) Bookseller of the Year Award recipient, E1163
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5247, H5248
———ensure proper transfer of medical informantion to the VA, H5247, H5248
———treatment of injured soldiers and living conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, H2283, H2284 [7MR]
Education: authorize appropriations for basic research and research infrastructure in science and engineering, and for support of graduate fellowships (H.R. 363), H4018
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 3), H362 [11JA]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (S. 5), H6135 [7JN]
Iraq: require the Dept. of Defense to commence reduction of the number of U.S. forces to a limited presence by a certain date (H.R. 2956), H7715
Mesa, AZ: anniversary of Metropolitan Youth Symphony, E755
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, E1428
NIST: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1868), E998
NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (H.R. 362), H3813
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), H717 [18JA]
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: technical corrections (H.R. 1195), E742
Spears, Linda: Tempe, AZ, Community Council Don Carlos Humanitarian of the Year Award recipient, E1967
Stizza, Ed: DaVita Patient Citizens, Inc., Hero Award recipient, E1478
Taxation: make individual income tax rates for capital gains permanent (H.R. 3170), E1618
Tempe, AZ: anniversary of House of Tricks, E1721
———tribute to opening of Tempe Center for the Arts, E1792
Votes: position on missed, H11369
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 720), H2363 [9MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2819 [21MR]
Tributes
Bebbling, John G., E930
Fuchs, Jack, E2290
Shields, Billy E., E1460