THOMPSON, BENNIE G. (a Representative from Mississippi)
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1684), H4687, H4710 [9MY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), H6461 [14JN]
Transportation: improve rail and surface transportation security (H.R. 1401), H3123, H3127, H3141 [27MR]
Analyses
Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act (H.R. 1), H164-H170 [9JA]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1, Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act, H7878 [17JY]
———H.R. 1585, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H14182 [5DE]
Juanita Millender-McDonald funeral attendees, H4212 [1MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: condemn terrorist bombing and express condolences to the people of Afghanistan and the members of Wolesi Jirga (see H. Res. 811), H13523 [9NO]
African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (see H. Res. 194), H4629 [8MY]
———recognize contributions of the Negro Baseball League and players (see H. Res. 162), H1668 [14FE]
Agriculture: assist socially disadvantaged farmers, create research, conservation, and market viability incentives, improve worker conditions, provide healthier food, and address hunger and poverty (see H.R. 2401), H5929 [24MY]
Ali, Muhammad: tribute (see H. Res. 58), H515 [12JA]
Anaheim Ducks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 471), H7657 [11JY]
Animals: 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), H8186 [19JY]
Arab League: urge acknowledgment of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and increase efforts to stop such genocide (see H. Con. Res. 7), H3364 [29MR]
Armed Forces: 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), H15318 [11DE]
———recognize performance in achieving military objectives in Iraq and encourage issuance of a Presidential proclamation to observe a national day commemorating military success in Iraq (see H.R. 4020), H12456 [1NO]
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: establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight (see H.R. 4179), H13959 [14NO]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 198), H1968 [27FE]
Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H16834 [18DE]
Brooks, Sylvia K.: tribute (see H. Res. 510), H7011 [22JN]
Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 563), H9469 (see H. Res. 563), H9546 [1AU]
Budget: reallocate certain defense and energy programs funds to other domestic priorities (see H.R. 1702), H4487 [3MY]
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), H6828 [20JN]
———urge full cooperation by former political appointees, current Administration officials, and friends and associates with congressional investigations (see H. Res. 689), H11027 [27SE]
California: tribute to first responders and support victims of wildfires (see H. Res. 778), H12237 [30OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall (see H.R. 3315), H9653 [2AU]
Caribbean nations: authorize assistance to fund educational development and exchange programs (see H.R. 176), H5532 [21MY]
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 an educational mentoring pilot program for at-risk youth through community partnerships that provide life, social, academic, and vocational skills (see H.R. 3168), H10320 [7SE]
———promote youth financial education (see H.R. 4335), H14493 (see H.R. 4335), H15207 [6DE]
———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see H.R. 1781), H4754 [9MY]
———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 3846), H11935 [23OC]
———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), H13523 [9NO]
Chisholm, Shirley: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 9), H119 [5JA]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H5927 [24MY]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H5473 [17MY]
Climate: reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H111 [5JA]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino: establish (see H.R. 512), H1211 [5FE]
Computers: better assure cyber-security (see H.R. 2290), H4965 [14MY]
Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H11847 [22OC]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 2061), H10157 [5SE]
Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1943), H8397 [24JY]
Crime: strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H987 [29JA]
Cuba: facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 1026), H3279 [28MR]
———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 624), H2744 [20MR]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 654), H2744 [20MR]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H9656 [2AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide mechanism for determination of claims by claimants who met the class criteria in a racial discrimination civil action but were denied that determination (see H.R. 899), H3400 [16AP]
———reopen filing of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (see H.R. 558), H758 [18JA]
Dept. of Education: extend the same level of increased flexibility to all rural local educational agencies under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (see H.R. 1166), H13523 [9NO]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 1971), H10320 [7SE]
Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 1838), H6577 [15JN]
Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H12103 [25OC]
———reauthorize the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 2915), H11395 [9OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: address vulnerabilities in aviation security by carrying out a pilot program to screen airport workers with access to secure and sterile areas of airports (see H.R. 1413), H2340 [8MR]
———enhance procurement-related activities (see H.R. 803), H1209 [5FE]
———establish a National Bio and Agrodefense Facility (see H.R. 1717), H3183 [27MR]
———establish a National Biosurveillance Integration Center (see H.R. 1290), H2119 [1MR]
———establish the Office for Bombing Prevention to address terrorist explosive threats (see H.R. 4749), H15737 [17DE]
———establish the Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office (see H.R. 884), H1343 [7FE]
———improve programs related to trained detection canines (see H.R. 659), H941 [24JA]
———make full and efficient use of open source information to develop and disseminate open source homeland security information products (see H.R. 3815), H11490 [10OC]
———prohibit approval of chemical facility site security plans unless the facility meets or exceeds State or local security requirements (see H.R. 1530), H2619 [15MR]
———provide that no entity performing lead system integrator functions in the acquisition of a major system may have any direct financial interest in other systems (see H.R. 1639), H2955 [22MR]
———require that uniforms, protective gear, badges, and identification cards of personnel be manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 1686), H3079 [26MR]
———streamline anti-terrorism technology designation and procurement processes (see H.R. 599), H834 [22JA]
———tribute to employees for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see H. Res. 134), H1344 [7FE]
Dept. of HUD: authorize appropriations for the rural housing and economic development program (see H.R. 1982), H3778 [23AP]
———authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 2926), H7431 [28JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 923), H1413 [8FE]
———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (see H.R. 1593), H3400 [16AP]
Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating Green McAdoo School in Clinton, TN, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2695), H11316 [4OC]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see H.R. 2895), H11028 [27SE]
———provide for the licensing of Internet gambling facilities by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (see H.R. 2046), H7490 [10JY]
———repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H6331 [12JN]
Developing countries: provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (see H.R. 2634), H12739 [5NO]
Disasters: improve and encourage greater public participation in community disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation plans (see H.R. 1891), H3474 [17AP]
Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 1031), H2243 [6MR]
———establish an Advisory Committee on Gestational Diabetes and provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 1544), H5622 [22MY]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H6236 [11JN]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H7011 [22JN]
———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1560), H3477 [17AP]
———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 353), H6957 [21JN]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H7340 [27JN]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 2210), H5725 [23MY]
———urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (see H. Res. 288), H3362 [29MR]
Education: improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for graduation rates (see H.R. 2955), H7489 [10JY]
———improve the quality of classroom learning by empowering States to develop performance-based assessments that measure higher order thinking skills (see H.R. 2846), H13523 [9NO]
———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2373), H5470 [17MY]
———provide grants to States to ensure students exit middle grades prepared for success in a high school with a rigorous curriculum that prepares students for postsecondary education and the workplace (see H.R. 3406), H9706 [3AU]
———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 2668), H7491 [10JY]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend certain accountability provisions (see H.R. 2946), H7432 [28JN]
———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 684), H943 [24JA]
———establish an instructional level assessment pilot program (see H.R. 4100), H13204 [6NO]
Ethiopia: anniversary (see H. Res. 550), H8743 [26JY]
———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), H9710 [3AU]
Favre, Brett: tribute (see H. Res. 697), H11070 [1OC]
FBI: establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (see H.R. 923), H1413 [8FE]
FCC: report on measures being taken to inform the public of the transition to digital format television broadcasting (see H.R. 2917), H7431 [28JN]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H4209 [30AP]
Federal aid programs: asset eligibility determinations for food stamps, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance programs (see H.R. 3172), H8617 [25JY]
Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council: establish (see H.R. 3892), H13297 [7NO]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
FEMA: provide for the National Flood Insurance Program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods (see H.R. 920), H1791 [15FE]
———restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program and make available multiperil coverage for damage from windstorms and floods (see H.R. 3121), H10757 [24SE]
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), H4487 [3MY]
Fire Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 714), H11316 [4OC]
Firearms: implement a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and a record of sale system for those firearms (see H.R. 2666), H8743 [26JY]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 183), H3562 [18AP]
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), H8187 [19JY]
Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 1229), H6439 (see H.R. 1229), H6476 [14JN]
———prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H5928 [24MY]
Gambling: clarify applicability of certain laws to games of skill and establish certain requirements with respect to such games (see H.R. 2610), H7341 [27JN]
Garang de Mabior, John: tribute (see H. Res. 98), H944 [24JA]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 136), H2341 [8MR]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 900), H16949 [19DE]
Haiti: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 522), H671 [17JA]
Hamer, Fannie Lou Townsend: tribute (see H. Res. 206), H2039 [28FE] (see H. Res. 221), H2302 [7MR]
Health: improve Federal nutrition programs (see H.R. 1344), H3400 [16AP]
———improve oral health care for low-income individuals under the Maternal and Child Health Program and Medicaid and provide a tax credit to dentists for services provided to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2472), H7340 [27JN]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H6111 [6JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H6331 [12JN]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
———provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women and children (see H.R. 1968), H7434 [28JN]
———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see H.R. 1237), H13860 [13NO]
Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians serving health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 410), H516 [12JA]
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), H13860 [13NO]
Housing Assistance Council: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 1980), H3778 [23AP]
Houston Dynamo (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 867), H15470 [13DE]
Hurricanes: acknowledge the progress made and yet to be made to rebuild the Gulf Coast region after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H. Res. 551), H7852 [16JY]
———provide emergency child care in the Gulf Coast States (see H.R. 1410), H4967 [14MY]
———provide for construction and rehabilitation of child care facilities in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 1411), H4967 [14MY]
———provide grants to recruit and retain teachers, principals, and other school leaders in public schools, and help higher education in areas impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 1372), H2401 [9MR]
———waive the non-Federal share of the cost of certain disaster assistance provided in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 1144), H1893 [16FE]
Indianapolis Colts (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 130), H1345 [7FE]
Insects: authorize resources for sustained research and analysis for colony collapse disorder affecting beehives or bee colonies (see H.R. 1709), H5532 [21MY]
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies: identify constraints encountered by nursing schools in admitting and graduating a sufficient number of nurses to meet health care needs (see H.R. 677), H1345 [7FE]
Insurance: allow employees of federally-qualified health centers to obtain health coverage (see H.R. 1518), H7490 [10JY]
Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 11), H253 [9JA]
Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H3400 [16AP]
Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (see H. Res. 41), H988 [29JA]
Irving, Barrington A.: tribute to the youngest and first person of African descent to fly solo around the world (see H. Res. 661), H11729 [17OC]
Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway, Los Angeles County, CA: designate (see H.R. 4131), H13521 [9NO]
Kansas City, MO: recognize founding of Negro Leagues (see H. Con. Res. 114), H3778 [23AP]
Ku Klux Klan (organization): condemn recent actions (see H. Res. 693), H11317 [4OC]
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]
Laurence C. and Grace M. Jones Post Office, Piney Woods, MS: designate (see H.R. 3233), H9274 [31JY]
Law enforcement: grant immunity from civil liability to any person who voluntarily notifies appropriate security personnel of suspicious activity believed to threaten transportation security (see H.R. 2291), H5293 [16MY]
Lea, Tom: tribute (see H. Res. 519), H7202 [26JN]
Lesotho: commend enactment of law improving the status of married women and encourage efforts toward gender equity (see H. Res. 294), H6828 [20JN]
Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3035), H8835 (see H.R. 3035), H9053 [30JY]
Little Rock, AR: anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H. Res. 668), H10696 [20SE]
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), H10077 [4SE]
———permit States to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for eligibility (see H.R. 1878), H7656 [11JY]
———require coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physician (see H.R. 1983), H12103 [25OC]
Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 820), H8186 [19JY]
———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H5725 [23MY]
———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1536), H2619 [15MR]
———extend increased payments for ground ambulance services (see H.R. 2164), H13205 [6NO]
———improve access to physical medicine and rehabilitation services (see H.R. 1846), H5725 [23MY]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H4293 [1MY]
———improve payments for academic anesthesiology programs for resident physicians and for academic programs for student registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1932), H4294 [1MY]
———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), H4487 [3MY]
———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 621), H5472 [17MY]
Members of Congress: display within the Capitol Visitor Center an exhibit depicting the contributions of African Americans who served in Congress during Reconstruction and Post Reconstruction Eras (see H.R. 47), H435 [11JA]
Mental health: provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 20), H3695 [19AP]
———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), H7340 [27JN]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3014), H7774 [12JY] (see H.R. 3333), H9654 [2AU]
———recognize and take active measures to increase the low presence of minorities and women in upper level positions of management in the financial services industry (see H. Con. Res. 140), H4486 [3MY]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 44), H944 [24JA]
National Academy of Sciences: provide for a study to identify the proper response to the growth of Internet gambling (see H.R. 2140), H4484 [3MY]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 35), H1055 [30JA]
National Cyber Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 716), H11394 [9OC]
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 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 135), H1344 [7FE]
National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (see H.R. 2407), H5531 [21MY]
National Institute of Food and Agriculture: establish (see H.R. 2118), H4415 [2MY]
National Mall Liberty Fund D.C., Inc.: authorize a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor slaves and others that fought for independence during the American Revolution (see H.R. 1693), H7011 [22JN]
National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 138), H6009 [5JN]
National Minority Donor Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 555), H8398 [24JY]
National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 554), H7982 [17JY]
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), H988 [29JA]
———require quadrennial national security reviews (see H.R. 3198), H8742 [26JY]
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act: provide additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act (see H.R. 1239), H2037 [28FE]
National Writing Project (organization): reauthorize (see H.R. 3357), H10902 [25SE]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H344 [10JA]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H11639 [16OC]
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]
New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 3543), H11935 [23OC]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see H.R. 1700), H4553 [7MY]
Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 18), H1344 [7FE]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 291), H4177 [25AP]
Phoenix Mercury (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 654), H10697 [20SE]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H3478 [17AP]
Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 198), H10757 [24SE]
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]
———support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (see H. Con. Res. 25), H343 [10JA]
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 buildings: require restroom gender parity in Federal buildings (see H.R. 693), H7490 [10JY]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H6331 [12JN]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 307), H3475 [17AP]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H7656 [11JY]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 900), H1343 [7FE]
Racial relations: express that hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for intimidation and which under certain circumstances can be investigated and prosecuted as a criminal act (see H. Res. 826), H13959 [14NO]
Railroads: establish rail worker emergency training program (see H.R. 535), H1472 [12FE]
San Antonio Spurs (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 490), H6829 [20JN]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 17), H515 [12JA]
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see H.R. 1469), H4629 [8MY]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 210), H10626 [19SE]
Small business: establish a temporary program under which emergency loans are made to small businesses that are nonprofit child care businesses (see H.R. 1412), H4967 [14MY]
Social Security: combine coverage of children and pregnant woman under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program into a new All Healthy Children Program (see H.R. 1688), H4629 [8MY]
———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1111), H1892 [16FE]
———establish AmeriCare program to assure health insurance coverage to all residents (see H.R. 1841), H3360 [29MR]
———prohibit States from requiring eligiblity determinations for children benefits under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program more than once a year (see H.R. 2512), H5924 [24MY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H5927 [24MY]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H7012 [22JN]
Sudan: identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (see H.R. 180), H8821 [27JY]
Surplus Government property: direct Federal agencies to donate excess and surplus Federal electronic equipment to qualifying small towns, counties, schools, nonprofit organizations, and libraries (see H.R. 752), H1897 [16FE]
Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 721), H1053 [30JA]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains and modernize certain provisions applicable to timber real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1937), H8743 [26JY]
———allow designation of tax payments to provide Head Start funding, reduce the national debt, and provide college funding for children of Iraq war veterans instead of supporting the war in Iraq (see H.R. 3125), H8821 [27JY]
———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), H5724 [23MY]
———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]
———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 1876), H5622 [22MY]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H5922 [24MY]
———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 2578), H7657 [11JY]
———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 549), H13412 [8NO]
———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 2021), H8618 [25JY]
———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 2287), H13860 [13NO]
———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 1422), H11491 [10OC]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H8821 [27JY]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H3278 [28MR]
———treat expenses for certain meal replacement and dietary supplement products that qualify for FDA-approved health claims as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1107), H1790 [15FE]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H15469 [13DE]
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), H6331 [12JN]
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), H7777 [12JY]
———condemn attacks in Casablanca, Morocco, and Algiers, Algeria (see H. Res. 310), H3475 [17AP]
———improve and expedite assessment and determination of current and emerging chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats, and facilitate assessment and acquisition of countermeasures (see H.R. 1089), H1789 [15FE]
———prevent homegrown terrorism (see H.R. 1955), H10510 [18SE]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H9710 [3AU]
Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3232), H10757 [24SE]
Transatlantic Slave Trade 200th Anniversary Commission: establish (see H.R. 3432), H10626 [19SE]
Transportation Security Administration: issue regulations establishing security standards for foreign repair stations performing maintenance for aircraft used to provide air transportation (see H.R. 1981), H3723 [20AP]
———repeal exemptions from basic contracting laws (see H.R. 3284), H9467 (see H.R. 3284), H9543 [1AU]
Tutu, Desmond M.: tribute (see H. Res. 34), H8822 [27JY]
U.S. attorneys: recognize past and present contributions (see H. Res. 247), H4294 [1MY]
U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H3017 [23MR]
University of Central Arkansas: anniversary (see H. Res. 436), H6112 [6JN]
Valenti, Jack: tribute (see H. Res. 361), H5929 [24MY]
Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H8187 [19JY]
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), H4293 [1MY]
World Diabetes Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 211), H12238 [30OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Committee on Homeland Security (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 191), H1896 [16FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1684), H3079 [26MR]
———regulate sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter the acquisition of ammonium nitrate by terrorists (see H.R. 1680), H3079 [26MR]
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: amend relative to emergency child care services (see H.R. 2479), H5922 [24MY]
FEMA: require that temporary housing units provided to assist disaster victims comply with certain formaldehyde emissions requirements (see H.R. 4079), H12739 [5NO]
GAO: affirm authority to audit and evaluate the programs, activities, and financial transactions of the intelligence community (see H.R. 978), H1424 [9FE]
Immigration: improve homeland security by strengthening the security of the visa waiver program (see H.R. 2006), H3777 [23AP]
Minnie Cox Post Office Building, Indianola, MS: designate (see H.R. 4010), H12237 [30OC]
Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 4457), H15412 [12DE]
Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 4457), H15412 [12DE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National security: improve communications interoperability for emergency response (see H.R. 863), H1271 [6FE]
R. Jess Brown U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 399), H343 [10JA]
Transportation: improve rail and surface transportation security (see H.R. 1401), H2340 [8MR]
York: recognize and honor role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition (see H. Res. 151), H1416 [8FE]
Conference reports
Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act (H.R. 1), H8496-H8605 [25JY]
Letters
Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations: Beth Moten, American Federation of Government Employees, H4665 [9MY]
———Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H4666 [9MY]
———Representatives Conyers and Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4691 [9MY]
FAA aviation safety and capacity improvement funding: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H10647 [20SE]
Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H8785 [27JY]
Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H198 [9JA]
———Joseph C. Carter, International Association of Chiefs of Police, H191 [9JA]
———Ted Kamatchus, National Sheriffs' Association, H191 [9JA]
———William J. Johnson, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., H191 [9JA]
Nomination of Leslie H. Southwick to be circuit judge: by, Congressional Black Caucus, S13245 [23OC], S13291 [24OC]
Promoting Antiterrorism Cooperation Through Technology and Science (PACTS) Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H1912 [27FE]
———Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), H1912 [27FE]
———Representative Lantos, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H1912 [27FE]
Rail and Public Transportation Security Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H3100 [27MR]
———Representative Waxman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H3100 [27MR]
Regulate sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter acquisition by terrorists: Ford B. West, Fertilizer Institute, H15724 [17DE]
Transition Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service employees from the Dept. of Homeland Security to the Dept. of Agriculture: Mike Johanns, Sec. of Agriculture and Michael Chertoff, Sec. of Homeland Security, H8750 [27JY]
Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H2519 [14MR]
Memorandums
FEMA Emergency Response Programs and Port Security Jurisdiction: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H15 [4JA]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), H8750 [27JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3161), E1739
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H15724
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1833 [16FE]
———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H1833 [16FE]
Benoit, MS: tribute to Ray Brooks High School football team, E2594
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: implement the Automated Targeting System for Passengers at all U.S. border crossing points, H4715 [9MY]
Coast Guard: restructure the Integrated Deepwater Program (H.R. 2722), H8935
Committee on Homeland Security (House): tribute to majority staff, H8808 [27JY]
Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H6382 [13JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5148
Dept. of Homeland Security: address vulnerabilities in aviation security by carrying out a pilot program to screen airport workers with access to secure and sterile areas of airports (H.R. 1413), H15272
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1684), H4657, H4660, H4665, H4666, H4687, H4690, H4706, H4707, H4709, H4716 [9MY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1684), consideration (H. Res. 382), H4648 [9MY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1684), motion to recommit, H4715 [9MY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), H6273 [12JN], H6382 [13JN], H6461 [14JN]
———establish the Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office (H.R. 884), H1910, H1912 [27FE]
———implement the Interpol Stolen and Lost Travel Document database at primary inspection points at U.S. ports of entry, H4709 [9MY]
———increase contracts to minority and small businesses, H6461 [14JN]
———prohibit issuance of transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC cards) to individuals who have been convicted of certain crimes, H7869, H7870 [17JY]
———regulate sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter acquisition by terrorists, H15724
———regulate sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter the acquisition of ammonium nitrate by terrorists (H.R. 1680), H11862, H11864, H11866 [23OC]
———streamline anti-terrorism technology designation and procurement processes (H.R. 599), H856 [23JA]
———tribute to employees for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (H. Res. 134), H1429
Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (H.R. 923), E1413
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), Senate amendment, H15724
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2643), H7120 [26JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 2761), E1935
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: amend relative to emergency child care services (H.R. 2479), E1169
FBI: establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (H.R. 923), E1413
Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies, H3126 [27MR]
———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (H.R. 985), H2526
———transition Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service employees from the Dept. of Homeland Security to the Dept. of Agriculture, H8750 [27JY]
Federal Railroad Safety Act: clarify relative to people injured by negligent acts of railroads being compensated, H3128
FEMA: require that temporary housing units provided to assist disaster victims comply with certain formaldehyde emissions requirements (H.R. 4079), E2321
Greenville, MS: expansion of Masterfoods USA (business) Mississippi Delta facility, E613
Hurricanes: improve the provision of disaster assistance for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (H.R. 3247), E2302
Immigration: combat the crime of alien smuggling and related activities (H.R. 2399), H5579 [22MY]
———improve border security by providing additional funding to local police and sheriff's departments to hire, equip, and train additional officers, H4665 [9MY]
———improve homeland security by strengthening the security of the visa waiver program (H.R. 2006), E823
Indianola, MS: tribute to Gentry High School girls' basketball team, E947
Law enforcement: provide liability protection to individuals who report suspicious behavior to law enforcement agencies, H3147 [27MR]
Martin, Jobie L.: Experience Works Inc., Mississippi Outstanding Older Worker award recipient, E2535
Minnie Cox Post Office Building, Indianola, MS: designate (H.R. 4010), E2273
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (H.R. 1), H132, H161, H171, H190, H191, H211, H219
———implement recommendations (H.R. 1), conference report, H8797, H8798, H8808 [27JY], E1729
———implement recommendations (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 567), H8790 [27JY]
———implement recommendations (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H7869, H7870 [17JY]
———implement recommendations (H.R. 1), unanimous-consent request, H172 [9JA]
National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism: establish, H11857 [23OC]
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. (H.R. 556), H1993
———ensure while promoting foreign investment and job creation, reform examination process for such investments, and establish Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (H.R. 556), Senate amendment, H7459
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (H.R. 1700), H4992
Outer Continental Shelf: allow offshore drilling for natural gas beyond 25 miles from the coastline, H7120 [26JN]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, E1739
R. Jess Brown U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS: designate (H.R. 399), H2190 [6MR]
Rosedale, MS: tribute to West Bolivar High School football team, E2536
SBA: update and expand procurement programs (H.R. 3867), H12174
Southwick, Leslie H.: nomination to be circuit judge, H11825 [22OC], E2197
Terrorism: prevent homegrown terrorism (H.R. 1955), H11854, H11857, H11861 [23OC]
Transportation: improve rail and surface transportation security (H.R. 1401), H3099, H3107, H3126, H3128
———improve rail and surface transportation security (H.R. 1401), consideration (H. Res. 270), H3092 [27MR]
———improve rail and surface transportation security (H.R. 1401), correction in engrossment, H3149 [27MR]
———improve rail and surface transportation security (H.R. 1401), motion to recommit, H3147 [27MR]
Transportation Security Administration: extend certain employee rights and protections to airport screeners, H2526
———require airport security contractors retrieve badges from terminated employees and notify airport authorities within 24 hours, H4665 [9MY]
Weyerhaeuser Co.: Conference Board, Inc., Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership recipient, E614
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H11931 [23OC]
Tribute, H11826 [22OC]
Reports filed
Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2830) (H. Rept. 110-338), H11069 [1OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security Addressing of Vulnerabilities in Aviation Security With a Program To Screen Airport Workers With Access to Secure Areas of Airports: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1413) (H. Rept. 110-482), H15314 [11DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1684) (H. Rept. 110-122), H4552 [7MY]
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 110-259), H8617 [25JY]
Rail and Public Transportation Security Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1401) (H. Rept. 110-65), H2955 [22MR]
Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1680) (H. Rept. 110-357), H11170 [2OC]
Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1955) (H. Rept. 110-384), H11637 [16OC]
Rules
Committee on Homeland Security (House), H1127
Tributes
Armel, Vicki A. Owen, E981
Frate, Dennis, E2537
Garbarino, Michael E., E981
Morgan, Kimberly N., E1629
Smith, Langston D., E947
Tisdale, Charles, E1512
White, Willye B., E315