SESTAK, JOE (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Amendments
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), H3227, H3234 [28MR]
Head Start Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1429), H4358 [2MY]
SBA: reauthorize procurement programs and activities (H.R. 1873), H4727 [9MY], H4767 [10MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start Act, H12814 [6NO]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Air Force: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 207), H10511 [18SE]
Akron, OH: anniversary of Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens (see H. Con. Res. 143), H6578 [15JN]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H8835 (see H.R. 3195), H9053 [30JY]
Animal Welfare Act: prohibit dog fighting ventures (see H.R. 3219), H15738 [17DE] (see H.R. 3327), H11729 [17OC]
Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3829), H13960 [14NO]
———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1464), H8835 (see H.R. 1464), H9053 [30JY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H1564 [13FE]
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), H11934 [23OC]
———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), H9711 [3AU]
———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), H10017 [4AU]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H9711 [3AU]
———improve diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members and expand Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs telehealth and telemental health programs (see H.R. 3051), H7851 [16JY]
———increase basic pay (see H. Con. Res. 162), H6578 [15JN]
———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 2303), H4966 [14MY]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H10901 [25SE]
———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), H9657 [2AU]
———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 530), H6439 (see H.R. 530), H6476 [14JN]
———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), H12740 [5NO]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1222), H14157 [4DE]
———tribute to 1st Battalion, 133d Infantry of the Iowa National Guard (see H. Res. 568), H8617 [25JY]
———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]
Aviation: improve air carrier passenger services (see H.R. 1303), H11495 [12OC]
Barbaro (racehorse): tribute (see H. Res. 117), H1417 [8FE]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 230), H11490 [10OC]
Children and youth: revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 2511), H12104 [25OC]
———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1363), H10320 [7SE]
Children's Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H12156 [29OC]
China, People's Republic of: authorize assistance to small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses to promote exports (see H.R. 3273), H12385 [31OC]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H3279 [28MR]
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), H1417 [8FE]
———reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H10626 [19SE]
Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 2857), H8122 [18JY]
Congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery: establish (see H.R. 2522), H11639 [16OC]
Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H11935 [23OC]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 2061), H11491 [10OC]
Courts: restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 2826), H7010 [22JN]
Credit: ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures and protect underage consumers (see H.R. 1461), H15317 [11DE]
Crime: allow prosecution of genocide in appropriate circumstances (see H.R. 2489), H12384 [31OC]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H1272 [6FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize conservation and energy programs and modify the operation and administration of these programs (see H.R. 1551), H4294 [1MY]
Dept. of Education: establish an Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 3419), H15317 [11DE]
———permanently extend waiver authority under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act (see H.R. 3566), H10509 [18SE]
Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3334), H11935 [23OC]
———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3430), H14250 [5DE]
Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H6661 [18JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to provide mental health services to certain veterans who served in Afghanistan and Iraq (see H.R. 4231), H14082 [15NO]
———change the length of the obligated period of service on active duty required for receiving certain educational benefits (see H.R. 3882), H12104 [25OC]
———establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (see H.R. 2818), H8821 [27JY]
———establish the Committee on Care of Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury (see H.R. 2201), H6578 [15JN]
———terminate administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'') (see H.R. 463), H16834 [18DE]
Disabled: enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 1198), H15317 [11DE]
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: 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), H2620 [15MR]
———catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H11847 [22OC]
———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), H12155 [29OC]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H5622 [22MY]
———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]
———establish national screening program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps (see H.R. 1738), H12156 [29OC]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H10076 [4SE]
———extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (see H.R. 2729), H6438 (see H.R. 2729), H6475 [14JN]
———improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (see H.R. 2353), H16834 [18DE]
———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H11777 [18OC]
———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 353), H6957 [21JN]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H8821 [27JY]
———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 470), H6180 [7JN]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 471), H15317 [11DE]
Education: establish requirements for lenders and institutions of higher education in order to protect students and other borrowers receiving educational loans (see H.R. 890), H4628 [8MY]
———establish task force to identify and disseminate evidence-based educational strategies and best practices to improve the quality of learning for individuals with autism in grades K-12 (see H.R. 2609), H10320 [7SE]
———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H10511 [18SE]
———provide a grant program to support establishment and operation of Teachers Professional Development Institutes (see H.R. 3209), H14084 [15NO]
———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 2017), H6578 [15JN]
———provide for the use of longitudinal data systems (see H.R. 3253), H9711 [3AU]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
———simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 1608), H2744 [20MR]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 3257), H13960 [14NO]
———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H835 [22JA]
———promote environmental education (see H.R. 3036), H13296 [7NO]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see H.R. 1055), H13412 [8NO]
Employment: increase family and medical leave for family members of servicemembers with combat-related injuries (see H.R. 3481), H12104 [25OC]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H4294 [1MY]
———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1542), H13412 [8NO]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H10625 [19SE]
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), H10157 [5SE]
———provide explicit authorization for the Office of Women's Health, improve regulation of breast implants, and convene a scientific workshop on use of emergency contraception by women under 18 (see H.R. 2503), H11729 [17OC]
———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H12155 [29OC]
FDIC: establish industrial bank holding company regulation (see H.R. 698), H2121 [1MR]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H11777 [18OC]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H6182 [7JN]
———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see H.R. 2537), H11777 [18OC]
———require concurrence of all bordering States when a permit for the discharge of pollutants into one of the Great Lakes is issued (see H.R. 3360), H9704 [3AU]
Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 1537), H8835 (see H.R. 1537), H9053 [30JY]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 273), H3184 [27MR]
Food: establish a program requiring a certificate of assured safety for imported food items (see H.R. 2997), H10157 [5SE]
Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2092), H10902 [25SE]
Foreign policy: end use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world (see H.R. 2620), H10245 [6SE]
Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 1229), H11729 [17OC]
———prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H10510 [18SE]
———reauthorize trade adjustment assistance and extend to service workers and firms (see H.R. 3920), H11846 [22OC]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H12238 [30OC]
Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see H.R. 1350), H13959 [14NO]
Head Start Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1429), H2398 [9MR]
Health: facilitate development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases (see H.R. 1420), H13860 [13NO]
———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H14084 [15NO]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H1211 [5FE]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
———support further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus (see H. Con. Res. 163), H15414 [12DE]
Health care professionals: expand the nurse student loan program, establish grant programs to address the nursing shortage, and provide for a nurse faculty pilot project (see H.R. 4001), H15414 [12DE]
Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness provisions to include speech-language pathologists (see H.R. 1394), H15317 [11DE]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1691), H13860 [13NO]
———recognize hunters for their continued commitment to safety (see H. Con. Res. 193), H9657 [2AU]
Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H11934 [23OC]
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), H11639 [16OC]
———provide additional limitations on pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 2833), H12021 [24OC]
International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 149), H1669 [14FE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1565 [13FE]
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), H3279 [28MR]
Iraq: provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis and assist Iraqi refugees (see H.R. 2265), H6182 [7JN]
Jordan: commend continued commitment to holding elections and broadening political participation (see H. Res. 575), H8742 [26JY]
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]
Lance Corporal Dennis James Veater Post Office, Jessup, PA: designate (see H.R. 3911), H12156 [29OC]
Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 365), H1211 [5FE]
Lobbyists: 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]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 61), H515 [12JA]
Master Sergeant Sean Michael Thomas Post Office, Hughesville, PA: designate (see H.R. 2765), H7071 [25JN]
Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see H.R. 2066), H11729 [17OC]
———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1279), H10076 [4SE]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H15215 [10DE]
Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 1588), H8743 [26JY]
———establish a separate definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services so that direct payment to speech-language pathologists may be made (see H.R. 1774), H15208 [6DE]
———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1663), H8821 [27JY]
———expand number of beneficiaries eligible for coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2805), H12104 [25OC]
———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H6439 (see H.R. 1459), H6476 [14JN]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H14084 [15NO]
———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), H16834 [18DE]
———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see H.R. 2244), H11847 [22OC]
———provide coverage of kidney disease education services (see H.R. 1245), H13523 [9NO]
———provide exception to limit on reciprocal billing arrangements between two physicians during the period when one is ordered to active duty in a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3007), H7655 [11JY]
———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), H11729 [17OC]
———reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2922), H12739 [5NO]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H12739 [5NO]
———require public reporting of health care-associated infections data and establish pilot program for incentives to hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to eliminate the rate of occurrence (see H.R. 1174), H11777 [18OC]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H110 [5JA]
———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 2053), H14084 [15NO]
———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 1223), H14157 [4DE]
Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits if such individual is convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 476), H790 [19JA]
———deny cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 2934), H10077 [4SE]
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), H9656 [2AU]
———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), H6577 [15JN]
Michael A. Marzano Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Hermitage, PA: designate (see H.R. 1594), H2743 [20MR]
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), H15317 [11DE]
Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 566), H6439 (see H.R. 566), H6476 [14JN]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H2485 [13MR]
Muir Woods National Monument: anniversary (see H. Res. 868), H15470 [13DE]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 44), H944 [24JA]
Nate DeTample Post Office Building, Morrisville, PA: designate (see H.R. 3297), H9467 (see H.R. 3297), H9544 [1AU]
National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 749), H15209 [6DE]
National Brain Cancer Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 424), H6440 (see H. Res. 424), H6477 [14JN]
National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 3689), H15738 [17DE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 119), H3562 [18AP]
National Fire Fighter Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 695), H12022 [24OC]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 135), H1344 [7FE]
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), H4553 [7MY]
National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 138), H6578 [15JN]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 671), H15318 [11DE]
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act: provide additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act (see H.R. 1239), H6828 [20JN]
National Women's Friendship Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 205), H10626 [19SE]
National Writing Project (organization): reauthorize (see H.R. 3357), H16835 [18DE]
Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H12238 [30OC]
NIST: increase efforts in support of healthcare information enterprise integration (see H.R. 2406), H12238 [30OC]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H10626 [19SE]
North Aleutian Basin Planning Area: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing (see H.R. 1957), H10076 [4SE]
NSF: establish a laboratory science pilot program (see H.R. 524), H11847 [22OC]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2049), H8821 [27JY]
Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H15317 [11DE]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see H.R. 1700), H4294 [1MY]
Pennsylvania: recognize hunters for continued commitment to safety and for setting a State safety record (see H. Con. Res. 135), H6440 (see H. Con. Res. 135), H6477 [14JN]
Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 2264), H5533 [21MY]
Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1614), H6577 [15JN]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H6236 [11JN]
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]
———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 1252), H5532 [21MY]
———provide for the energy independence of the U.S. (see H.R. 1133), H15469 [13DE]
Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (see H.R. 4040), H12453 [1NO]
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), H11070 [1OC]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H5622 [22MY]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H4416 [2MY]
Puerto Rico: recognize service of the 65th Infantry Borinqueneers during the Korean War and all Puerto Ricans serving in the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 443), H8822 [27JY]
Rachel Carson Post Office Building, Springdale, PA: designate (see H.R. 1434), H2398 [9MR]
Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area: include Butler County, PA (see H.R. 1083), H1789 [15FE]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 3132), H11847 [22OC]
SBA: reauthorize procurement programs and activities (see H.R. 1873), H3778 [23AP]
Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 1783), H3477 [17AP]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 210), H10626 [19SE]
Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 4458), H15412 [12DE]
———assist with the development, investment in, and purchase of energy efficient buildings, fixtures, equipment, and technology (see H.R. 2389), H5533 [21MY]
Small Business Act: improve trade programs (see H.R. 2992), H7655 [11JY]
Social Security: disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 649), H941 [24JA]
———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 3046), H10157 [5SE]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1380), H6661 [18JN]
———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 2943), H13296 [7NO]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H6235 [11JN]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H7434 [28JN]
Sudan: encourage the People's Republic of China use of influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 422), H6009 [5JN]
———identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (see H.R. 180), H6007 [5JN]
Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 2332), H10434 [17SE]
Taxation: allow a married couple who operates an unincorporated business as co-owners to file separate self-employment tax returns (see H.R. 868), H1472 [12FE]
———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 2329), H15414 [12DE]
———allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 2091), H10320 [7SE]
———double child tax credit for the first year, expand dependent care tax credit, and provide relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2902), H7430 [28JN]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 943), H1414 [8FE]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H11777 [18OC]
———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 197), H6439 (see H.R. 197), H6476 [14JN]
———extend Superfund financing for purposes of cleanup activities relative to sites for which removal and remedial action is estimated to exceed a certain dollar figure (see H.R. 1887), H10245 [6SE]
———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 550), H4051 [24AP]
———make permanent law the treatment of tax-exempt combat pay as earned income for purposes of the earned income credit (see H.R. 3529), H10626 [19SE]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H6236 [11JN]
———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H9711 [3AU]
———provide an additional standard deduction for real property taxes for nonitemizers (see H.R. 4029), H12383 [31OC]
———provide credits for the installation of wind energy property, including by rural homeowners, farmers, ranchers, and small businesses (see H.R. 1772), H13412 [8NO]
———provide for a carryforward of unused benefits in health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 3947), H11934 [23OC]
———provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 3418), H16835 [18DE]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H6404 [13JN]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H16950 [19DE]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H2165 [5MR]
———require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and services (see H.R. 3402), H13205 [6NO]
Traumatic Brain Injury Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1418), H6956 [21JN]
Truth in Lending Act: prohibit fees by creditors for payments on credit card accounts by electronic fund transfers (see H.R. 873), H12155 [29OC]
U.N.: provide support to the U.N. Population Fund to carry out activities to save women's lives, limit incidence of abortion and maternal mortality associated with unsafe abortion, and promote access to family planning (see H.R. 2604), H15215 [10DE]
U.N. Emergency Peace Service: create in order to facilitate intervention in the early stages of humanitarian crises (see H. Res. 213), H11729 [17OC]
U.S. Commission To Monitor Slavery and Its Eradication in Sudan: establish (see H.R. 3844), H13861 [13NO]
U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H7777 [12JY]
U.S. Sentencing Commission: assure appropriate enhancements of those involved in receiving stolen grave markers of veterans (see H.R. 3480), H10902 [25SE]
Ukraine: elections (see H. Res. 713), H12104 [25OC]
University and College Union: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 467), H6578 [15JN]
Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp to honor disabled veterans (see H. Con. Res. 176), H10320 [7SE]
———provide and enhance education, housing, and entrepreneur assistance for veterans who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2385), H12156 [29OC]
———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 3329), H15470 [13DE]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary of construction and dedication (see H. Res. 326), H7434 [28JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Defense: repeal and modify certain provisions of law relative to the review of the detention of enemy combatants (see H.R. 2710), H6404 [13JN]
Dept. of Education: make permanent waiver authority relative to student financial assistance during war or other military operation or national emergency (see H.R. 3625), H10695 [20SE]
Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (see H.R. 2224), H4628 [8MY]
House of Representatives: establish an Independent Ethics Commission composed of former Federal judges (see H.R. 2544), H5925 [24MY] (see H.R. 2822), H6956 [21JN]
Iraq: enhance U.S. national security interests and the safety of U.S. Armed Forces by providing a strategy for stabilizing Iraq and the Middle East (see H.R. 3863), H11727 [17OC]
———set a deliberate timetable for redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 960), H1415 [8FE]
SBA: reauthorize Small Business Development Centers and Service Corps for Retired Executives programs (see H.R. 2359), H5470 [17MY]
Remarks
Air Force: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 207), H10490 [18SE]
American Revolution: anniversary of Battle of Brandywine, E1907
Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 2206), H4763, H4857 [10MY]
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), H3227 [28MR]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1608 [14FE]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), consideration (H. Res. 157), H1488 [13FE]
———place a one-year ban on generals and flag officers from receiving compensation from companies with Dept. of Defense contracts over a certain amount, H5768 [24MY]
———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3159), H9573 [2AU]
Conshohocken, PA: tribute to Washington Fire Co., No. 1, E1906
Contracts: require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts (H.R. 2740), H11221 [3OC]
Delaware County, PA: tribute to Uttar Pradesh Association of Greater Philadelphia, E2273
Delaware County Community College: dedication of Afghan-Iraq Veterans Commemorative Tree, E2394
Dept. of Education: make permanent waiver authority relative to student financial assistance during war or other military operation or national emergency (H.R. 3625), H10789, H10790 [25SE]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), H6925 [21JN]
Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers, H4359 [2MY]
Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: anniversary, E1928
FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), H10643 [20SE]
———implementation of NY/NJ/PA Metropolitan Airspace Redesign Project, H10643 [20SE]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 1927), H9962 [4AU]
Foreign trade: reauthorize trade adjustment assistance and extend to service workers and firms (H.R. 3920), H12333 [31OC]
Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (H.R. 2316), H5768 [24MY]
Head Start Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1429), H4359 [2MY]
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 3), H359 [11JA]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (H.R. 811), E1266
House of Representatives: printing of proceedings during recess, H4763 [10MY]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H6396 [13JN], H7426, H7428 [28JN], H9056 [31JY]
———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, H7416, H7426 [28JN], H7495 [11JY], H9056 [31JY]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H7635 [11JY]
———provide a strategy for stabilizing Iraq and withdrawing U.S. troops, H7856 [17JY]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces, H992 [30JA], H5727 [24MY]
———redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq (H.R. 2237), H4797 [10MY]
———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), H7660 [12JY]
———set a deliberate timetable for redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces, H6396 [13JN], H6727 [19JN], H7003 [22JN], H10496 [18SE]
———set a deliberate timetable for redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (H.R. 960), H1608 [14FE], H5985 [5JN]
IRS: repeal authority to use private debt collection companies, delay implementation of withholding taxes on Government contractors, and revise tax rules on expatriation (H.R. 3056), H11458 [10OC]
King of Prussia, PA: tribute to Temple Brith Achim Life Long Learning Center, E2307
Lansdowne, PA: anniversary of St. Philomena School, E1957
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (H.R. 1), H177 [9JA]
SBA: reauthorize procurement programs and activities (H.R. 1873), H4727, H4728 [9MY]
———reauthorize Small Business Development Centers and Service Corps for Retired Executives programs (H.R. 2359), H6619 [18JN], E1092
———reauthorize women's entrepreneurial development programs (H.R. 2397), H6628
———update and expand procurement programs (H.R. 3867), H12171 [30OC]
Small business: require Federal contract officers to verify cost benefit of bundled contracts and to ensure competition in the Federal procurement process, H4728 [9MY]
Small Business Act: improve trade programs (H.R. 2992), H10028 [4SE]
Social Security: extend and improve children's health insurance program and improve beneficiary protections under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3162), H9537 [1AU]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), consideration (H. Res. 774), H12039 [25OC]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, H15388 [12DE]
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, H10760, H10762 [25SE], H11398 [10OC], H11740 [18OC]
Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), Senate amendments, H10760 [25SE]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), veto, H11398 [10OC], H11740 [18OC]
U.S. Naval Academy: anniversary of midshipman theater company, E2426
———dedication of rowing shell at Hubbard Hall in memory of Erik S. Kristensen, E2425
Ullrich, Carl: Army Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1908
Upper Merion, PA: anniversary of Swedesburg Volunteer Fire Co., E1163
Veterans: improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces, H3227 [28MR]
Votes: position on missed, H2462
West Chester, PA: anniversary of Rotorfest festival, E1953
Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation: funding, H6925 [21JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H568 [16JA], H4749 [9MY], H6003 [5JN], H6107 [6JN], H6402 [13JN], H6733 [19JN], H6826 [20JN], H6954 [21JN], H7009 [22JN], H7429 [28JN], H7486 [10JY], H7653 [11JY], H9465, H9541 [1AU], H10508 [18SE]
Tributes
Groen, Nardus, E1512
Holefelder, Jack, E1905
Medenbach, Milton H., H547 [16JA]
Ullrich, Carl, E1951