SPRATT, JOHN M., JR. (a Representative from South Carolina)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4807 [22MY]

Appointments

Conferee: S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, H3857 [14MY]

Articles and editorials

VFW Legend Paved the Way for Local Vets, Rock Hill (SC) Herald, E2150 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air Force: tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 32), H814 [7FE]

Air Force Space Command: anniversary (see H. Res. 906), H7309 [29JY]

AMA: recognize contributions of African-American doctors on the occasion of apology to the National Medical Association for racial prejudices and wrongdoings (see H. Con. Res. 403), H7787 [31JY]

American Pharmacists Month: designate (see H. Res. 1437), H8478 [18SE]

Armed Forces: commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (see H. Res. 1200), H6473 [14JY]

———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]

———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 2303), H814 [7FE]

———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), H8019 [10SE]

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

———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), H2071 [8AP]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 942), H479 [28JA]

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

Brown, Monica L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 320), H2659 [23AP]

Burma: condemn undemocratic constitution and scheduled referendum (see H. Con. Res. 317), H2225 [10AP]

Cameron, David: tribute (see H. Res. 1366), H7630 [30JY]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H1155 [27FE]

Congressional Club: anniversary (see H. Res. 1026), H1974 [2AP]

Continental Congress: anniversary of meeting in Nassau Hall, Princeton, NJ (see H. Con. Res. 351), H6728 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: ensure that personal protective equipment undergoes survivability testing before full-scale production (see H.R. 5875), H2657 [23AP]

———implement a pain care initiative (see H.R. 5465), H2151 [9AP]

Dept. of Education: establish discretionary school construction grant program for local educational agencies affected by base closures and realignments (see H.R. 6293), H6407 [10JY]

———establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 642), H8578 [22SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Multiple Sclerosis National Surveillance System (see H.R. 5874), H5111 [9JN]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H6407 [10JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program emblematic of prominent civil rights leaders and important events advancing civil rights (see H.R. 6701), H7809 [1AU]

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

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H3050 [5MY]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H6407 [10JY]

Education: 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), H5409 [12JN]

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), H2151 [9AP]

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]

Foreign policy: end use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world (see H.R. 2620), H5044 [5JN]

GAO: provide additional authorities (see H.R. 6388), H6174 [26JN]

Health: establish a health and education grant program related to autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5446), H6342 [9JY]

Hispanic Americans: recognize service, courage, and patriotism of those who served and continue to serve in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 253), H457 [23JA]

Honor Flight Michigan, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 1366), H7630 [30JY]

Honore, Russell L.: tribute (see H. Res. 944), H815 [7FE]

International Year of Sanitation: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2659 [23AP]

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), H7059 [23JY]

Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3035), H7853 [8SE]

Medicaid: establish a State plan option to provide an all-inclusive program of care for children medically fragile or with one or more chronic conditions that impedes their ability to function (see H.R. 7130), H10130 [26SE]

———extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2071 [8AP]

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

———expand comparative effectiveness research and increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care (see H.R. 2184), H8578 [22SE]

———permit physical therapy services to be furnished to individuals under the care of a dentist (see H.R. 5590), H2443 [16AP]

Michael Bilirakis Dept. of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 4264), H457 [23JA]

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

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H3777 [13MY]

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), H6407 [10JY]

National Facial Protection Month: support (see H. Res. 1062), H2444 [16AP]

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

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2554 [22AP]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 671), H6473 [14JY]

National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1328), H6473 [14JY]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 672), H5111 [9JN]

National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 393), H8578 [22SE]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H6825 [22JY]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2012 [3AP]

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H9974 [25SE]

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]

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

Surveyors: recognize contribution to society (see H. Con. Res. 223), H3109 [6MY]

Taxation: make permanent the rate reduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 6896), H8127 [15SE]

United Service Organizations: recognize contribution to morale and welfare of our servicemen and women and their families (see H.J. Res. 50), H5730 [19JN]

Veterans: celebrate partnership between the Government and State veterans homes (see H. Res. 1335), H7630 [30JY]

West Virginia University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 938), H456 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (see H. Con. Res. 312), H1444 [10MR]

Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 316), H1618 [12MR]

Dept. of Labor: certify certain groups of workers to apply for trade adjustment assistance if their firm sells articles which are related to articles that were previously the basis for such certification (see H.R. 6442), H6229 [8JY]

National Advocacy Center: funding (see H.R. 6083), H4150 [19MY]

Conference reports

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), H4217-H4278 [20MY]

Remarks

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and India Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: approve (H.R. 7081), H10099 [26SE]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), motion to instruct conferees, H2994 [1MY]

Appropriations: making continuing, H9304 [24SE]

———revised allocation of spending authority to certain Committees of the House, H6086 [25JN], H8272 [16SE], H8706 [23SE], H10119 [26SE], H10817 [3OC]

———revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Armed Services (House), H264 [16JA]

———revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Education and Labor (House), H7775 [31JY]

———revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) and Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1318 [5MR], H6001 [24JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3848, H3853 [14MY]

Budget: deficit, H1670 [13MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1561, H1584, H1588 [12MR], H1670, H1676, H1679 [13MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), conference report, H4989, H4991, H4995 [5JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), motion to instruct conferees, H3848, H3853 [14MY]

———status report, H544 [29JA], H7933 [9SE]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 316), H1573 [12MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4758, H4807, H4808, H4810 [22MY]

———national missile defense system funding, H4758 [22MY]

———space-based kinetic interceptor study funding, H9304 [24SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), earmark declaration, E1946 [25SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), Senate amendment, H9304 [24SE]

Economy: extend certain tax relief provisions, H1676 [13MR]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10383 [29SE], H10774 [3OC]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H507 [29JA]

Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act: require use of most recent CBO baseline estimates when determining compliance with pay-as-you-go requirement, H2994 [1MY]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, H7006 [23JY]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, H7006 [23JY]

Iran: require Director of National Intelligence to submit regular updates of the National Intelligence Estimate regarding Iran's nuclear program, H4807, H4808, H4810 [22MY]

Medicare: waive Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act requirements relative to action on legislation in response to a funding warning (H. Res. 1368), H7127 [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), H7127 [24JY]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10774 [3OC]

National Advocacy Center: funding (H.R. 6083), H7232 [29JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H3848, H3853 [14MY]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendment, H7006 [23JY]

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), H7127 [24JY]

South Carolina Research Authority: anniversary, E2110 [28SE]

Taxation: provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10383 [29SE]

———rates, H1584, H1588 [12MR], H4990 [5JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H290 [16JA], H552 [29JA], H1339 [5MR], H5478 [17JN], H6007 [24JN], H6087 [25JN], H7777 [31JY], H7953 [9SE], H8718 [23SE], H10125 [26SE], H10823 [3OC]

Reports

Status of the Budget: Committee on the Budget (House), H545-H547 [29JA], H5461-H5464 [17JN], H7933-H7937 [9SE]

Reports filed

Activities During the 110th Congress: Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Rept. 110-928), H10998 [3JA]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2008-2013: Committee of Conference (S. Con. Res. 70) (H. Rept. 110-659), H4320 [20MY]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 110-543), H1444 [10MR]

Tables

Budget aggregates, H265 [16JA], H1319 [5MR], H6001 [24JN], H6086 [25JN], H7776 [31JY], H8273 [16SE], H8706 [23SE], H10119 [26SE], H10817 [3OC]

Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Armed Services (House), H265 [16JA]

Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Education and Labor (House), H7776 [31JY]

Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) and Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1319 [5MR], H6001 [24JN]

Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) and Committee on Ways and Means (House), H10119 [26SE]

Tributes

Powers, Charles E., E193 [14FE]

Robinson, Johnnie, E2150 [28SE]

Small, Todd, E155 [8FE]