CHANDLER, BEN (a Representative from Kentucky)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H3886 [14MY]

American Revolution: anniversary of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 (see H. Res. 1063), H1821 [31MR]

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), H5481 [17JN]

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), H4878 [3JN]

———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), H10300 [27SE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see H.R. 3229), H2487 [17AP]

———tribute to the 28th Infantry Division (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7308 [29JY]

Army: tribute to 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), known as the Screaming Eagles (see H. Res. 1080), H2011 [3AP]

Aviation: improve air carrier passenger services (see H.R. 1303), H2355 [15AP]

Bangladesh: elections (see H. Res. 1402), H7788 [31JY]

Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2152 [9AP]

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

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H2012 [3AP]

Budget: extend pay-as-you-go requirement (see H.R. 2686), H2012 [3AP]

Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 1776), H2355 [15AP]

Challenger (space shuttle): anniversary of crash (see H. Res. 943), H559 [29JA]

Children and youth: establish as a national priority the prevention of mental disorders and substance abuse among children, youth, and young adults, and the promotion of mental health and wellness (see H. Res. 1217), H5409 [12JN]

———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), H4061 [15MY]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H814 [7FE]

Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 285), H557 [29JA]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 3010), H1772 [14MR]

CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 4266), H295 [16JA]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H995 [14FE]

Crime: ensure sex offenders who travel between States must register with appropriate State and local authorities (see H.R. 5475), H1002 [19FE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit transport of hydrolysate from the Blue Grass Army Depot to an off-site location (see H.R. 5574), H1445 [10MR]

———prohibit transport of hydrolysate from the Pueblo Chemical Depot to an off-site location (see H.R. 5574), H1445 [10MR]

Dept. of Energy: exchange light crude oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for heavy crude oil and use proceeds to fund renewable energy and carbon capture and storage research (see H.R. 6067), H4059 [15MY]

———suspend filling of Strategic Petroleum Reserve for one year or until price of oil drops below a certain level in order to increase supply and reduce costs (see H.R. 5473), H3777 [13MY]

Dept. of Justice: make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see H.R. 5464), H994 [14FE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring and use fees for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects (see H.R. 6256), H5406 [12JN]

———prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases (see H.R. 6251), H5865 [23JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: enter into agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide free electronic filing of individual income tax returns (see H.R. 3457), H4877 [3JN]

———permit transfer of funds to restore the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6532), H6825 [22JY]

Dept. of Transportation: install a second cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder that utilizes combination deployable recorder technology in certain commercial aircraft (see H.R. 4336), H622 [6FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5595), H7165 [24JY]

d'Harnoncourt, Anne: tribute (see H. Res. 1348), H6734 [21JY]

Disabled: increase the level of earnings under which no individual who is blind is determined to have demonstrated an ability to engage in substantial gainful activity for purposes of determining disability (see H.R. 3834), H4454 [21MY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 6691), H7784 [31JY]

Ecology and environment: reduce global greenhouse gas emissions through creation of a domestic carbon market and international trade measures, and direct revenues to public interests (see H.R. 6316), H5728 [19JN]

Economy: encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to invest in renewable energy and energy-efficient products and services (see H. Res. 987), H1974 [2AP]

———encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to purchase American-made goods and services from American-owned companies (see H. Res. 977), H996 [14FE]

Education: award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 6856), H8276 [16SE]

———coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 6104), H8050 [11SE]

———develop a broad pool of citizens who are functionally literate in science, mathematics, and technology and a national science education policy (see H. Con. Res. 366), H4877 [3JN]

———recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 1229), H4831 [22MY]

El Dorado, AR: tribute to El Dorado High School recipients of the Murphy Oil Corp., El Dorado Promise scholarship (see H. Res. 1155), H3051 [5MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H622 [6FE]

Employment: protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies from termination or demotion in their places of employment (see H.R. 1643), H2012 [3AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H871 [12FE]

Farenholt (U.S.S.): recognize crew for valor and bravery in the South Pacific during service in World War II (see H. Res. 1248), H5044 [5JN]

FDA: reverse policy eliminating access to medication containing estriol (see H. Con. Res. 342), H4976 [4JN]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1073), H7629 [30JY]

———provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H4322 [20MY]

Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (see H.R. 5541), H1889 [1AP]

Firearms: modify State and Federal regulations to allow current and former law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across State lines (see H.R. 2726), H7629 [30JY]

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid prohibition on certain payments when the sum of base acres of a farm is below a certain amount (see H.R. 6849), H8478 [18SE]

4-H National Youth Science Day: designate (see H. Res. 1390), H7854 [8SE]

Global Entrepreneurship Week: designate (see H. Res. 1017), H3778 [13MY]

GSA: reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for 2008 general elections and for costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting results (see H.R. 5036), H622 [6FE]

Health: encourage use of electronic health records and provide a secure framework in which such records are made available for a national information technology infrastructure (see H.R. 2991), H995 [14FE]

———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8397 [17SE]

———reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain poison center funding, and enhance public health (see H.R. 5669), H3404 [8MY]

Higher Education Act: improve participation in higher education of, and increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas (see H.R. 4139), H622 [6FE]

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), H1418 [6MR]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 1938), H1973 [2AP]

Immigration: allow athletes admitted as nonimmigrants to renew their period of authorized admission in 5-year increments (see H.R. 5060), H558 [29JA]

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), H7854 [8SE]

Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Military Heroes of Louisville Memorial Post Office Building, Louisville, KY: designate (see H.R. 4454), H457 [23JA]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2152 [9AP]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 354), H4150 [19MY]

Kentucky: tribute to selection as host of 2010 Alltech Federation Equestre Internationale World Equestrian Games (see H. Res. 919), H25 [15JA]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H3404 [8MY]

Lincoln, Abraham: observe anniversary of birth and recognize the role the Declaration of Independence played in belief development (see H. Con. Res. 281), H814 [7FE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H5111 [9JN]

Manufactured Housing Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1010), H3886 [14MY]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2152 [9AP]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H2225 [10AP]

———require coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physician (see H.R. 1983), H2356 [15AP]

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H2151 [9AP]

Medicare: delay and reform the competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 6252), H5865 [23JN]

———delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H8128 [15SE]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H1222 [4MR]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 6063), H4975 [4JN]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1288), H6734 [21JY]

National Consumer Protection Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 973), H1342 [5MR]

National Corvette Day: designate (see H. Res. 970), H5483 [17JN]

National Criminal Justice Month: establish (see H. Res. 945), H815 [7FE]

National Day of the Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 984), H2488 [17AP]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 917), H24 [15JA]

National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 1056), H1890 [1AP]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: require disclosure of information on the fair market value and safety of damaged motor vehicles (see H.R. 1029), H9085 [23SE]

National Homeownership Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1010), H3886 [14MY]

National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1260), H5214 [10JN]

National Miner's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1006), H6230 [8JY]

National Missing Children's Day: observance (see H. Res. 1142), H2658 [23AP]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2948 [30AP]

National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1081), H2016 [4AP]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1375), H8128 [15SE]

National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 952), H557 [29JA]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3020 [1MY]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 6594), H7854 [8SE]

No Child Left Behind Act: reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see H.R. 2864), H4322 [20MY]

Northern Kentucky University: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 1147), H2759 [24AP]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1032 [25FE]

Palmer, Arnold: tribute (see H. Res. 1152), H3187 [7MY]

Pearl Harbor, HI: anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (see H. Res. 1139), H4322 [20MY]

Power resources: prevent excessive speculation in derivatives markets for certain energy commodities by limiting participation to those capable of producing or taking delivery of the commodities (see H.R. 6264), H5797 [20JN]

———regulate certain transactions involving energy commodities and strengthen enforcement authorities of FERC under Natural Gas Act and Federal Power Act (see H.R. 6330), H5796 [20JN]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H3187 [7MY]

Public Radio Recognition Month: designate (see H. Res. 1002), H1074 [26FE]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 5632), H5045 [5JN]

Recycling: encourage State and local governments to establish plastic bag recycling programs (see H. Res. 1161), H5409 [12JN]

Ride, Sally K.: anniversary of the first U.S. woman in space (see H. Res. 1313), H6231 [8JY]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 5524), H1219 [4MR]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 978), H870 [12FE]

Social Security: provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under certain programs (see H.R. 5605), H1700 [13MR]

———require States to provide foster children with court-appointed special advocates who meet national standards (see H.R. 3283), H8049 [11SE]

SSI: exclude the first $75,000 of the value of retirement plans in determining eligibility and benefit levels (see H.R. 3696), H1445 [10MR]

Staff Sergeant Nicholas Ray Carnes Post Office, Dayton, KY: designate (see H.R. 6902), H8127 [15SE]

Surveyors: recognize contribution to society (see H. Con. Res. 223), H4151 [19MY]

Taxation: impose a tax on securities transactions (see H.R. 7125), H10130 [26SE]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H995 [14FE]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H6406 [10JY]

Television: extend expiration date of digital-to-analog converter box coupons (see H.R. 6763), H7956 [9SE]

Tornadoes: express condolences to victims in Southeastern States and gratitude to law enforcement and emergency responders conducting search and rescue operations (see H. Res. 971), H870 [12FE]

Transportation: establish Green Transportation Infrastructure Research and Technology Transfer Centers (see H.R. 5161), H623 [6FE]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 6180), H4973 [4JN]

U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see H.R. 4847), H1822 [31MR]

Vietnam Veterans Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1231), H5730 [19JN]

Remarks

Central Kentucky Youth Orchestras (organization): anniversary, E1136 [4JN]

Dept. of Education: allow educational agencies whose energy costs have risen by at least fifty percent to use grants and low-interest loans for maintenance of public educational facilities, H4959 [4JN]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 3021), H4938 [4JN]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 3021), motion to recommit, H4959 [4JN]

National Crittenton Foundation: anniversary, E646 [17AP]

Tributes

Mason, Richard J., Jr., E1381 [26JN]

McDowell, Ephraim, E2163 [30SE]