DOGGETT, LLOYD (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H768 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H8128 [15SE]

Alcoholic beverages: recognize importance of the U.S. wine industry to the American economy (see H. Con. Res. 429), H9974 [25SE]

American Pharmacists Month: designate (see H. Res. 1437), H10133 [26SE]

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1246), H456 [23JA]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2854 [29AP]

———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), H3404 [8MY]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 3990), H814 [7FE]

Baytown, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 934), H815 [7FE]

Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation (see H. Con. Res. 305), H1703 [13MR]

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

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H813 [7FE]

Brown, Monica L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 320), H2071 [8AP]

Budget: extend pay-as-you-go requirement (see H.R. 2686), H6674 [16JY]

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

Coal: require new coal-fired electric generating units to use state-of-the-art control technology to capture and permanently sequester carbon dioxide emissions (see H.R. 5575), H5865 [23JN]

Commodity Exchange Act: provide for regulation of energy derivatives (see H.R. 6341), H6230 [8JY]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn sexual violence and call on the international community to take immediate actions to respond to the violence (see H. Res. 1227), H7854 [8SE]

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

Corporal Alfred Mac Wilson Post Office, Odessa, TX: designate (see H.R. 6437), H6229 [8JY]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H811 [7FE]

Dept. of Defense: establish searchable database of names and citations of members of the Armed Forces and civilians awarded the Medal of Honor or other medals authorized for the military (see H.R. 3769), H5329 [11JN]

Dept. of Energy: suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 6022), H3778 [13MY]

———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), H3109 [6MY]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 6503), H7308 [29JY]

———require Bureau of Prisons provision of secure storage areas in prison facilities for employees authorized to carry a firearm (see H.R. 5674), H3886 [14MY]

Dept. of the Interior: designate certain public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 1975), H622 [6FE]

———prohibit oil or gas leases on certain tracts in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf until it is determined whether to list the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 5058), H622 [6FE]

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]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve basic educational assistance program (see H.R. 5684), H2854 [29AP]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see H.R. 6625), H8019 [10SE]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 2266), H390 [22JA]

Diseases: improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H6407 [10JY]

———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 81), H2554 [22AP]

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), H2225 [10AP]

Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see H.R. 2343), H25 [15JA]

Egypt: protect human rights and freedoms of religion, speech, and the press, prevent imposition of restrictions on peaceful activism, and call for release of Ayman Nour and other political prisoners (see H. Res. 1303), H7309 [29JY]

Executive Office of the President: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege (see H.R. 5607), H7058 [23JY]

Explosives: limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions (see H.R. 1755), H6473 [14JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H2266 [14AP]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see H.J. Res. 79), H4833 [22MY]

FDA: implement safeguards in direct-to-consumer advertising following FDA approval of prescription drugs and medical devices (see H.R. 6151), H5865 [23JN]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1073), H6674 [16JY]

Food: acknowledge existence of global food crisis (see H. Con. Res. 344), H3186 [7MY]

———prohibit use of nonambulatory livestock for human food and require the publishing of names of retailers and school districts that have purchased meat, poultry, or egg products subject to voluntary recall (see H.R. 5762), H8128 [15SE]

Foreign aid: modernize foreign assistance strategy to promote national and global security, democracy, and economic opportunity (see H. Res. 1268), H9086 [23SE]

Foreign trade: identify foreign country trade practices that negatively affect the environment and take actions to address such practices (see H.R. 6452), H6405 [10JY]

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), H348 [17JA]

Hazardous substances: express concern over current Federal policy allowing exportation of toxic electronic waste to developing nations and encourage U.S. banning of such activities (see H. Res. 1395), H10643 [29SE]

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]

———establish a health and education grant program related to autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5446), H6473 [14JY]

———improve pain care research, education, access, and outreach (see H.R. 2994), H6407 [10JY]

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

———provide individuals access to their health information, ensure privacy and security in development of health information infrastructure, and impose penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information (see H.R. 5442), H1618 [12MR]

Health care professionals: recognize and support work of community health workers (see H. Res. 1406), H7788 [31JY]

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]

Houston, TX: commend Wings Over Houston Airshow for contribution to the appreciation, understanding, and future of the Armed Forces, the city of Houston, TX, and Ellington Field (see H. Res. 1518), H10331 [28SE]

———tribute to Texas Air National Guard 147th Fighter Wing (see H. Res. 1250), H5044 [5JN]

Immigration: recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future (see H.R. 5882), H7809 [1AU]

International Renewable Energy Agency: establish (see H.R. 5529), H1220 [4MR]

Iraq: provide for congressional consultation relative to certain long-term agreements and ensure that such agreements are in the form of a treaty to which the Senate has given advice and consent (see H.R. 4959), H390 [22JA]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4064 [16MY] (see H. Con. Res. 354), H4150 [19MY]

Jordan, Louis: tribute (see H. Res. 1242), H5043 [5JN]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 1237), H4974 [4JN]

Lloyd, Earl: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 286), H995 [14FE]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2225 [10AP]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1279), H7853 [8SE]

Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H8578 [22SE]

———ensure that home health agencies assign the most appropriate skilled service to make the initial assessment visit for home health services for beneficiaries requiring rehabilitation therapy (see H.R. 5704), H7809 [1AU]

Mental health: integrate services with physical health services, improve access to underserved areas, and provide grants to recruit mental health professionals (see H.R. 5176), H2553 [22AP]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2855 [29AP]

Middle East: recognize non-governmental organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Res. 1369), H7956 [9SE]

———require the President to seek to institute a regional diplomatic plan (see H.R. 3797), H1702 [13MR]

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

Motor vehicles: increase standard mileage rate for certain tax deductions for the use of an automobile and temporarily increase reimbursement rate for use of an automobile by Federal employees (see H.R. 6283), H6577 [15JY]

NASA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1315), H6176 [26JN]

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H3051 [5MY]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1359), H6733 [21JY]

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 134), H4061 [15MY]

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

National Night Out: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1324), H6343 [9JY]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2855 [29AP]

National Park Service: establish a National Park Centennial Fund (see H.R. 3094), H1772 [14MR]

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

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 5662), H3020 [1MY]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H8019 [10SE]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5756), H6230 [8JY]

New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 960), H815 [7FE]

NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H2947 [30AP]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 6950), H8578 [22SE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1973 [2AP]

Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan (see H.R. 4061), H2854 [29AP]

Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 4294), H1032 [25FE]

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 Health Service Act: protection of human subjects in research (see H.R. 7140), H10130 [26SE]

Public Radio Recognition Month: designate (see H. Res. 1002), H1188 [3MR]

Puerto Rico: provide for NSF and NASA utilization of the Arecibo Observatory (see H.R. 3737), H6825 [22JY]

Rio Grande American Canal, El Paso, TX: redesignate as the Travis C. Johnson Canal (see H.R. 6041), H3776 [13MY]

Saudi Arabia: disapprove issuance of a letter of offer relative to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to Saudi Arabia (see H.J. Res. 76), H480 [28JA]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 6434), H7854 [8SE]

———establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (see H.R. 6408), H6175 [26JN]

Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 6399), H6473 [14JY]

———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]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 5110), H1074 [26FE]

States: permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles (see H.R. 5560), H4833 [22MY]

Sudan: urge international community to provide the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur region with tactical and utility helicopters (see H. Res. 1245), H5483 [17JN]

Surveyors: recognize contribution to society (see H. Con. Res. 223), H6826 [22JY]

Taxation: allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 2091), H1702 [13MR]

———clarify that personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 3770), H4832 [22MY]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 5804), H2355 [15AP]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 6407), H6175 [26JN]

———provide benefits for military personnel (see H.R. 6081), H4151 [19MY]

———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (see H.R. 5351), H869 [12FE]

———provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (see H.R. 5716), H2069 [8AP]

———require employers to notify their employees of availability of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6371), H6177 [26JN]

———simplify certain rules applicable to real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1147), H2012 [3AP]

Texas Military Veterans Post Office, Humble, TX: designate (see H.R. 5517), H1183 [28FE]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (see H.R. 4081), H3050 [5MY]

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), H4877 [3JN]

World Refugee Day: observance (see H. Res. 1290), H6578 [15JY]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 3423), H10132 [26SE]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1801), H558 [29JA]

Zimbabwe: condemn decision to hold run-off Presidential election (see H. Res. 1337), H6728 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

Health: prohibit discrimination and acts of reprisal against persons who receive treatment for illnesses, injuries, and disabilities incurred in or aggravated by service in the uniformed services (see H.R. 7003), H9083 [23SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 5604), H1700 [13MR]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 6064), H4059 [15MY]

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

Taxation: provide for proper application of the limitations on built-in losses following an ownership change of a bank (see H.R. 7300), H10856 [20NO]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 5689), H2010 [3AP]

Remarks

Budget: comparison between congressional and Bush administration proposals, H1556 [12MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), consideration (H. Res. 1036), H1556 [12MR]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 5244), consideration (H. Res. 1476), H8594 [23SE]

Dept. of Education: simplify Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, H768, H769 [7FE]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H8585 [23SE], H9872 [25SE], H10365, H10633 [29SE], H10648 [2OC], H10706 [3OC]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H496 [29JA]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1691, H1692, H1693 [13MR]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H768, H769 [7FE]

House of Representatives: secret session, H1706 [14MR]

———secret session, unanimous-consent agreement, H1691, H1692, H1693 [13MR]

Intelligence services: application of waterboarding interrogation techniques to individuals under U.S. custody or physical control, H1508 [11MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2082), veto, H1508 [11MR]

———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, H1508 [11MR]

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), veto, H6526 [15JY]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10648 [2OC]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1525), H10706 [3OC]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (H.R. 6064), H8081 [15SE]

Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (H.R. 6600), H10200, H10201 [27SE]

Taxation: provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10365, H10633 [29SE]

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

———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 5351), H1109 [27FE]

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

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2549 [22AP], H2850 [29AP]