CAMP, DAVE (a Representative from Michigan)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1295), H1772 [14MR]

Alcoholic beverages: observe anniversary of State-based regulation and recognize State officials, public health community, and industry members for creating a successful regulatory and distribution system (see H. Con. Res. 341), H4062 [15MY]

Alonzo Woodruff Post Office Building, Ionia, MI: designate (see H.R. 5479), H1031 [25FE]

Apple Crunch: support goals and ideals of healthy food choice event (see H. Res. 1143), H4834 [22MY]

Appropriations: impose moratorium on earmarks (see H.R. 5995), H4833 [22MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters (see H.R. 6026), H4454 [21MY]

Armed Forces: ensure fair treatment of members discharged early due to being the only surviving child in a family in which an immediate family member was killed, MIA, or disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 5825), H2442 [16AP]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2225 [10AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see H.R. 5714), H10132 [26SE]

———recognize service of members and support wounded warriors (see H. Res. 1020), H1772 [14MR]

Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 1122), H2761 [24AP]

Berkeley, CA: rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities and transfer such funds to the Marine Corps (see H.R. 5222), H1221 [4MR]

Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]

Business and industry: ensure that an employer may require employees to speak English while engaged in work (see H.R. 4464), H1973 [2AP]

Children and youth: provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental disorders as they transition to adulthood (see H.R. 6375), H6734 [21JY]

———support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 1042), H7854 [8SE]

Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 2493), H5215 [10JN]

Colombia: congratulate on successful rescue mission that freed 15 hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (see H. Con. Res. 389), H6578 [15JY]

Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see H.R. 5995), H4833 [22MY] (see H. Con. Res. 263), H480 [28JA]

Congress: condition adjournment on enactment of comprehensive energy legislation (see H. Con. Res. 417), H8275 [16SE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 6107), H5215 [10JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans in highly rural areas to receive covered health services through outside providers (see H.R. 1527), H622 [6FE]

Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 1246), H5044 [5JN]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 5794), H3020 [1MY]

———repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 5656), H5408 [12JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: remediate sediment contamination in areas of concern (see H.R. 6460), H6577 [15JY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 5782), H2265 [14AP]

Focus—HOPE (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 327), H2355 [15AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (see H.R. 5440), H1539 [11MR]

Freedom of religion: protect right of elected and appointed officials to express their religious beliefs through public prayer (see H.R. 2104), H6177 [26JN]

Fulton, MO: recognize the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library as ``America's National Churchill Museum'' and commend efforts to recognize the historic legacy of Sir Winston Churchill (see H. Res. 556), H8478 [18SE]

General Motors Corp.: anniversary (see H. Res. 1445), H8276 [16SE]

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (see H.R. 6577), H7057 [23JY]

Hamas: condemn as a foreign terrorist organization responsible for the murders of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 1110), H4878 [3JN]

Health: understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3186), H25 [15JA]

Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 1287), H6178 [26JN]

House Rules: provide increased accountability and transparency in the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 1003), H1154 [27FE]

Housing: provide needed housing reform (see H.R. 5857), H3051 [5MY]

Howe, Gordie: tribute (see H. Res. 1064), H1974 [2AP]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4460), H1155 [27FE]

Iran: respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony (see H. Con. Res. 362), H4976 [4JN]

Iraq: support idea that coalition victory is possible (see H. Con. Res. 315), H1772 [14MR]

James Madison University: anniversary (see H. Res. 1051), H5045 [5JN]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H2266 [14AP]

Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Alpena, MI: designate (see H.R. 4273), H5329 [11JN]

Medicare: clarify use of private contracts by beneficiaries for professional services and allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits (see H.R. 7148), H10131 [26SE]

———delay and reform the competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 6252), H5406 [12JN]

———modify physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce (see H.R. 2585), H6577 [15JY]

———provide coverage of remote patient management services for chronic health care conditions (see H.R. 5765), H2223 [10AP]

———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 3968), H2553 [22AP]

Mondavi, Robert G.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 365), H5216 [10JN]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H4151 [19MY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1432), H8127 [15SE]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1432), H8127 [15SE]

National Apple Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1143), H4834 [22MY]

National Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 858), H2225 [10AP]

National Corvette Day: designate (see H. Res. 970), H5730 [19JN]

National Donate Life Month: designate (see H. Res. 1094), H2151 [9AP]

National Guard Youth Challenge Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1202), H6230 [8JY]

National Heat Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 296), H6343 [9JY]

National Minority Donor Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 555), H872 [12FE]

Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H2760 [24AP]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 6950), H8475 [18SE] (see H.R. 7198), H10330 [28SE]

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: funding (see H.R. 6469), H6406 [10JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 6108), H5215 [10JN]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1188 [3MR]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2759 [24AP]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity on closed military installations (see H.R. 2279), H5215 [10JN]

Power resources: promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 6566), H7165 [24JY]

———provide for a standby loan program for certain coal-to-liquid projects (see H.R. 2208), H5797 [20JN]

———secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (see H.R. 3089), H5215 [10JN]

POW/MIA: recognize courage and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces held as POW and call for a full accounting of Americans unaccounted for as a result of the Vietnamese Conflict (see H. Res. 986), H994 [14FE]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 5235), H6342 [9JY]

Social Security: extend funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 6788), H7806 [1AU]

———prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward certain pension benefits, improve provisions governing totalization agreements, and prevent unauthorized employment (see H.R. 5515), H1418 [6MR]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 6600), H7163 [24JY]

States: authorize transfer or consolidation of funds made available under certain transportation, education, and job training programs after certain periods of slow economic growth (see H.R. 6400), H6174 [26JN]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H1188 [3MR]

Taxation: allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 2091), H943 [13FE]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1748), H2658 [23AP]

———index certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss (see H.R. 1261), H622 [6FE]

———modify penalty on the understatement of taxpayer's liability by tax return preparers (see H.R. 4318), H1221 [4MR]

———provide for an increase in the standard mileage rates to reflect the increase in the cost of highway fuels (see H.R. 6368), H6177 [26JN]

———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 636), H1031 [25FE]

———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see H.R. 5984), H4454 [21MY]

———provide permanent incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 5109), H3777 [13MY]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 5450), H993 [14FE]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals and replace it with an alternative tax individuals may choose (see H.R. 3818), H3404 [8MY]

———temporarily suspend excise tax on highway motor fuels (see H.R. 5995), H4833 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Health: enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system to improve health care quality, reduce medical errors, and increase efficiency of care (see H.R. 6179), H4973 [4JN]

Letters

Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act: Bill Frist, E2120 [28SE]

Motions

Taxation: provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 7060), H10006 [26SE]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1578 [12MR]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10758 [3OC]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H492 [29JA]

Health: prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (H.R. 493), Senate amendment, H2974 [1MY]

Insurance: establish health savings accounts, H2312, H2313 [15AP]

Medicaid: provide additional funds for the Qualifying Individual (QI) program (S. 3560), H10171 [27SE]

Medicare: waive Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act requirements relative to action on legislation in response to a funding warning (H. Res. 1368), H7129 [24JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), H5906, H5912 [24JN]

———extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), veto, H6523 [15JY]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), H1296, H1300 [5MR]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10758 [3OC]

National Letter Carriers Appreciation Day: establish (H. Res. 49), H2826 [29AP]

Office of Congressional Ethics: establish (H. Res. 895), adoption (H. Res. 1031), H1519 [11MR]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (H.R. 6950), E2120 [28SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5910 [24JN]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, H396, H401, H404 [23JA]

———extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 2499), H404 [23JA]

———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3864), H396 [23JA]

Taxation: conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, and assist low-income taxpayers (H.R. 5719), H2312, H2313 [15AP]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief, H10758 [3OC]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), H4385 [21MY]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 7060), H9998, H10000, H10001, H10003, H10041 [26SE]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax, H4385 [21MY], H10758 [3OC]

———rates, H1578 [12MR]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification (H.R. 5724), waiver of fast-track authority (H. Res. 1092), H2180 [10AP]

Tributes

Rice, Chris, E1245 [17JN]