BOUCHER, RICK (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (H.R. 2768), H64 [16JA]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3121, Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act, H6378 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H10699 [2OC]

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

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), H4833 [22MY]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 4930), H2487 [17AP]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2150 [9AP]

———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]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 3652), H3777 [13MY]

Bhutan: commemorate participation in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and commend commitment to conducting parliamentary elections (see H. Res. 1307), H6408 [10JY]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H2151 [9AP]

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), H7853 [8SE]

Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H2443 [16AP]

———expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations (see H.R. 2371), H2553 [22AP]

———improve outcomes for vulnerable children by investing in families, improving accountability in the child welfare system, and finding safe, stable, and permanent homes for foster children (see H.R. 5466), H6728 [17JY]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H1184 [28FE]

Community development: improve the ability of small communities to coordinate with universities and design professionals in developing a vision to address their local needs (see H.R. 3374), H3404 [8MY]

Congresswoman Jo Ann S. Davis Post Office, Gloucester, VA: designate (see H.R. 5489), H1073 [26FE]

Conservation of energy: encourage greater energy efficiency in building codes (see H.R. 6729), H7786 [31JY]

Corporal Bradley T. Arms Post Office Building, Charlottesville, VA: designate (see H.R. 5631), H1701 [13MR]

Courts: restrict protective orders, sealing of cases, and disclosures of discovery information in civil actions if such actions prevent disclosures relevent to public health or safety (see H.R. 5884), H7789 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention programs (see H.R. 5223), H1184 [28FE]

———make a grant to the National D-Day Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National World War II Museum (see H.R. 2923), H5482 [17JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Multiple Sclerosis National Surveillance System (see H.R. 5874), H4151 [19MY]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 1072), H2658 [23AP]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H4061 [15MY]

Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 5532), H1703 [13MR]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: advertise in the national media to promote awareness of veterans' benefits (see H.R. 3681), H622 [6FE]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 4107), H2487 [17AP]

———improve home loan guaranty programs (see H.R. 4884), H5580 [18JN]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see H.R. 6625), H7306 [29JY]

———provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5595), H2152 [9AP]

———reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-departmental facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to departmental facilities (see H.R. 3819), H1032 [25FE]

———remove certain limitations on the transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 5229), H2854 [29AP]

———require forgiveness of certain debts of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities incurred on active duty in a combat zone (see H.R. 5148), H1889 [1AP]

Diseases: improve and enhance research and programs on cancer survivorship (see H.R. 4450), H2487 [17AP]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H7165 [24JY]

———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 81), H1032 [25FE]

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

Economy: 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), H3051 [5MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 3257), H6230 [8JY]

Employment: provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 5774), H5215 [10JN]

Executive Office of the President: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege (see H.R. 5607), H7308 [29JY]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 6209), H5482 [17JN]

———provide a short term extension of analog television broadcasting authority to ensure continuation of essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information (see H.R. 7013), H9083 [23SE]

Federal employees: provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H3186 [7MY]

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 4651), H6728 [17JY]

Foreign Service: extend comparability pay adjustments to employees serving overseas and authorize a death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of employees who die as a result of injuries sustained while on duty (see H.R. 3202), H6728 [17JY]

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), H1822 [31MR]

Health: establish a pathway for the licensure of biosimilar biological products (see H.R. 5629), H2071 [8AP]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (see H.R. 2677), H1184 [28FE]

———facilitate development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases (see H.R. 1420), H2553 [22AP]

———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 2676), H2487 [17AP]

Heston, Charlton: tribute (see H. Res. 1091), H2554 [22AP]

Higher Education Act: improve participation in higher education of, and increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas (see H.R. 4139), H814 [7FE]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 5157), H555 [29JA]

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), H1445 [10MR]

Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1655), H7955 [9SE]

Iraq: express the need for a more comprehensive diplomatic initiative by the U.S., Iraq, and the international community (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4878 [3JN]

James Madison University: anniversary (see H. Res. 1051), H1771 [14MR]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H1418 [6MR]

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), H1889 [1AP]

———impose a moratorium on certain payment restrictions (see H.R. 4355), H295 [16JA]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H1418 [6MR]

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H1539 [11MR]

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

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 4206), H1772 [14MR]

———improve payments for academic anesthesiology programs for resident physicians and for academic programs for student registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1932), H4832 [22MY]

———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H2487 [17AP]

———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see H.R. 2244), H4454 [21MY]

———reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2922), H1702 [13MR]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3014), H1188 [3MR]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H3186 [7MY]

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), H7956 [9SE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the Model T Ford and the anniversary of the birthplace of the assembly line in Highland Park, MI (see H.R. 1619), H622 [6FE]

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2694), H7853 [8SE]

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: support goals (see H. Res. 339), H350 [17JA]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H7790 [31JY]

NASA: create a sponsorship program to help fund Centennial Challenges prize program and expand public awareness of activities and technology needs (see H.R. 4308), H622 [6FE]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1106), H3110 [6MY]

National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 70), H3109 [6MY]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H2554 [22AP]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5216 [10JN]

National Miner's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1006), H6090 [25JN]

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

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H8128 [15SE]

No Child Left Behind Act: modify certain amendments (see H.R. 3426), H4151 [19MY]

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

Patents: create an exception from infringement for certain component parts used to repair another article of manufacture (see H.R. 5638), H2071 [8AP]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2151 [9AP]

Petroleum: establish an interagency working group to identify factors that affect pricing of crude oil and refined petroleum products and make appropriate recommendations (see H.R. 6238), H5327 [11JN]

Pharmaceuticals: improve regulation of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 6353), H6009 [24JN]

Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1000), H7854 [8SE]

Private First Class David H. Sharrett II Post Office Building, Oakton, VA: designate (see H.R. 5483), H1446 [10MR]

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

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 39), H6230 [8JY]

Rappahannock River: designate portion as John W. Warner Rapids (see H.R. 7031), H9084 [23SE]

Russert, Timothy J., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1275), H5481 [17JN]

Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 6485), H7308 [29JY]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for benefits (see H.R. 1953), H3020 [1MY]

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

Tariff: digital-to-analog converter boxes (see H.R. 5635), H1974 [2AP]

Television: make digital television transition and public safety funds available sooner to low-power rural stations and translators (see H.R. 5696), H2010 [3AP]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H2487 [17AP]

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), H2224 [10AP]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 4934), H2151 [9AP]

University of Mary Washington: anniversary (see H. Res. 1387), H7307 [29JY]

Virginia: express sympathy and support to citizens of Suffolk, Brunswick, and Colonial Heights for damage caused by tornadoes (see H. Res. 1178), H3186 [7MY]

Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 5946), H7058 [23JY]

Water: protect, conserve, and improve access to freshwater resources (see H. Con. Res. 266), H457 [23JA]

World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H1222 [4MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abingdon, VA: anniversary of Barter Theatre (see H.J. Res. 90), H4974 [4JN] (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8275 [16SE]

Air pollution: accelerate development and early deployment of systems for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel electric generation facilities (see H.R. 6258), H5406 [12JN]

DEA: enhance ability to combat methamphetamine (see H.R. 5619), H1701 [13MR]

Jefferson National Forest: convey the New River State Park campground to Virginia (see H.R. 6182), H4974 [4JN]

Taxation: regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 5267), H811 [7FE]

Lists

House of Representatives Private Calendar Objectors Committee members, E1455 [15JY]

Remarks

Abingdon, VA: anniversary of Barter Theatre (H.J. Res. 90), E1170 [9JN]

Air pollution: accelerate development and early deployment of systems for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel electric generation facilities (H.R. 6258), E1224 [12JN]

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), H7526 [30JY]

Dept. of Labor: award grants to provide rehabilitation services to current and former miners suffering from mental health impairments, H64, H65 [16JA]

EPA: accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction supplemental environmental projects (S. 2146), H5294, H5296 [11JN]

FERC: clarify jurisdiction over electricity transmission rights, H7526 [30JY]

House of Representatives: process for referring bills to the private calendar, E1455 [15JY]

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (H.R. 2768), H64, H65 [16JA]

Taxation: regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (H.R. 5267), E137 [7FE]

Television: make digital television transition and public safety funds available sooner to low-power rural stations and translators (S. 2607), H6307 [9JY]

Virginia Tech University: anniversary of campus shootings, E630 [16AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H617 [6FE]

Tributes

Meade, Gary D., E197 [14FE]