BUYER, STEVE (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4747 [22MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7309 [29JY], H7630 [30JY], H7751, H7752 [31JY]

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), H1342 [5MR]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters (see H.R. 6026), H4878 [3JN]

Armed Forces: delay any presumption of death in connection with the kidnapping in Iraq or Afghanistan of a retired member to ensure the continued payment of the member's retired pay (see H.R. 6140), H5329 [11JN]

———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]

———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), H7165 [24JY]

———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 2303), H5328 [11JN]

———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]

———provide for transitional health care for members separated from active duty who agree to serve in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve (see H.R. 5609), H1700 [13MR]

Aviation: provide incentives for the production and use of unconventional aviation fuels (see H.R. 6131), H4829 [22MY]

Berkeley, CA: rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities and transfer such funds to the Marine Corps (see H.R. 5222), H871 [12FE]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor Frank W. Buckles (see H. Con. Res. 373), H5580 [18JN]

Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 2493), H5111 [9JN]

Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see H.R. 3753), H4877 [3JN]

Crime: prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting (see H.R. 6023), H4833 [22MY]

Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 6219), H5213 [10JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require construction of fencing and security improvements in the border area from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 4987), H1032 [25FE]

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), H8128 [15SE]

———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), H4833 [22MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: advertise in the national media to promote awareness of veterans' benefits (see H.R. 3681), H4061 [15MY]

———allow veterans in highly rural areas to receive covered health services through outside providers (see H.R. 1527), H6577 [15JY]

———authorize major medical facility projects and leases and extend certain authorities (see H.R. 6832), H7853 [8SE]

———conduct a longitudinal study of vocational rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 3889), H4061 [15MY]

———establish an ombudsman (see H.R. 2192), H7058 [23JY]

———establish position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the Office of the Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health (see H.R. 2790), H4061 [15MY]

———extend certain home loan guaranty demonstration programs (see H.R. 6731), H7786 [31JY]

———improve basic educational assistance program (see H.R. 5684), H3020 [1MY]

———include in each goods and services contract a provision requiring contractee compliance with goals and preferences for veteran-owned or controlled small businesses (see H.R. 6221), H7058 [23JY]

———periodically update plans and specifications for specially adapted housing furnished to veterans (see H.R. 5664), H4061 [15MY]

———prohibit collection of certain copayments from catastrophically disabled veterans (see H.R. 6445), H7165 [24JY]

———provide assistance to the Paralympic Program of the U.S. Olympic Committee (see H.R. 4255), H7058 [23JY]

———provide comprehensive health care to children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 5729), H4061 [15MY]

———reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-departmental facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to departmental facilities (see H.R. 3819), H4061 [15MY]

———require courts to use its full equity powers to vindicate rights or benefits of persons with complaints relative to State or private employers (see H.R. 6225), H7058 [23JY]

Disasters: provide tax relief for victims of severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding in Midwestern States (see H.R. 6587), H7809 [1AU]

Federal agencies and departments: repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 5656), H3109 [6MY]

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

Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building, Rancho Mirage, CA: designate (see H.R. 6085), H5045 [5JN]

Hamas: condemn as a foreign terrorist organization responsible for the murders of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 1110), H3886 [14MY]

Health: establish a pathway for the licensure of biosimilar biological products (see H.R. 5629), H1701 [13MR]

———improve emergency medical services for children (see H.R. 2464), H995 [14FE]

Immigration: reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 4088), H1702 [13MR]

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

Julia M. Carson Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 5472), H994 [14FE]

Knight, Bob: tribute (see H. Res. 1030), H2071 [8AP]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H4322 [20MY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H1539 [11MR]

Medicare: increase payments for physicians' services (see H.R. 5445), H1973 [2AP]

———preserve access to physicians' services (see H.R. 6091), H4833 [22MY]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 5854), H4975 [4JN]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H5730 [19JN]

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

National D-Day Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 1235), H5111 [9JN]

National Dysphagia Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 195), H4878 [3JN]

National Health Care Decisions Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 323), H2444 [16AP]

National Heat Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 296), H5730 [19JN]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H3020 [1MY]

Nuclear energy: authorize use of amounts in the Nuclear Waste Fund to promote recycling of spent nuclear fuel (see H.R. 6132), H4829 [22MY]

———establish a program for providing scholarships for nuclear science and nuclear engineering students (see H.R. 6135), H4829 [22MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 6108), H4833 [22MY]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2355 [15AP]

Pensions: provide for a qualified Roth contribution program under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 5797), H5329 [11JN]

Petroleum: repeal prohibition on using certain funds to issue regulations on oil shale resources (see H.R. 6138), H4829 [22MY]

———set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (see H.R. 6139), H4830 [22MY]

Power resources: promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 6566), H6824 [22JY]

———provide for a standby loan program for certain coal-to-liquid projects (see H.R. 2208), H4832 [22MY]

———secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (see H.R. 3089), H3020 [1MY]

———study effects of speculation in the futures markets on cash market, prices, and trading venue, and issue notice of proposed rulemaking on foreign regulation of futures and derivatives trading (see H.R. 6130), H6010 [24JN]

Public lands: protect right of individuals to carry firearms in units of the National Park System and National Wildlife Refuges and require hunting activities be a land use in all management plans (see H.R. 5646), H4833 [22MY]

Real estate: prohibit Federal economic development funds to States that carry out public takings for private purposes (see H.R. 6219), H5213 [10JN]

Rokita, Todd: tribute to Indiana Sec. of State for leadership and dedication in protecting the integrity of election process and increasing voter confidence in all elections (see H. Res. 1170), H3051 [5MY]

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), H7956 [9SE]

Supreme Court: commend decision in District of Columbia v. Heller on handgun ownership (see H. Res. 1330), H6406 [10JY]

Taxation: allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for certain dental procedures (see H.R. 3109), H995 [14FE]

———clarify eligibility for certain fuels credits for fuel with insufficient nexus to the U.S. (see H.R. 5713), H2071 [8AP]

———extend and modify the renewable energy production credit and the solar energy and fuel cell investment credit (see H.R. 6133), H4829 [22MY]

———make certain tax benefits permanent law (see H.R. 2734), H3020 [1MY]

———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see H.R. 5984), H5482 [17JN]

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), H7808 [1AU]

U.N.: condemn glorification of terrorism and the continuing anti-Israel and anti-Semitic rhetoric (see H. Res. 939), H1446 [10MR]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2712), H390 [22JA]

Venezuela: condemn actions and statements of President Hugo Chavez supporting terrorism and terrorists organizations (see H. Res. 965), H813 [7FE]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 5826), H4061 [15MY]

Vietnam Veterans Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1231), H5798 [20JN]

Voting: encourage States to enact laws requiring photo identification to vote in elections (see H. Con. Res. 357), H4976 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

DeBakey, Michael E.: tribute (see H. Res. 1353), H6727 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a certain number of consolidated patient accounting centers (see H.R. 6366), H6089 [25JN]

———extend and modify the Health Professional Scholarship Program (see H.R. 6430), H6228 [8JY]

———extend or make permanent certain authorities (see H.R. 6802), H7807 [1AU]

———improve energy and water efficiencies and conservation (see H.R. 6937), H8475 [18SE]

———make certain improvements in claims processing (see H.R. 5576), H1538 [11MR]

———provide a dental insurance plan for certain veterans and their survivors and dependents (see H.R. 6277), H5481 [17JN]

———provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan guaranty amount for guaranteed housing loans (see H.R. 5561), H1444 [10MR]

———require submission of reports to Congress in electronic form (see H.R. 6431), H6229 [8JY]

Drugs: improve safety (see H.R. 5839), H2486 [17AP]

Education: require States to include certain students with disabilities in calculation of graduation rates and assess certain limited English proficient students (see H.R. 7116), H10129 [26SE]

Power resources: rebalance U.S. energy portfolio, increase and utilize domestic energy resources and supply, and strengthen energy security and independence (see H.R. 6001), H3402 [8MY]

Shimkus, Representative: tribute (see H. Res. 1223), H4831 [22MY]

Veterans: improve and enhance procedures for the retirement of Armed Forces members for disability and improve and enhance authorities for the rating and compensation of service-connected disabilities in veterans (see H.R. 5509), H1183 [28FE]

Remarks

Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans: repeal provision of law requiring termination (H.R. 674), H7256 [29JY]

Air Force: tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (H. Con. Res. 32), H4183 [20MY]

American GI Forum (organization): anniversary (H. Res. 1291), H5966, H5975, H5976, H5977 [24JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendment, H3943 [15MY]

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, H3943 [15MY]

———mobilization and demobilization dental care for members of the Reserve component funding, H4753 [22MY]

———protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members deployed in support of a contingency operation (H.R. 6048), H4203, H4205 [20MY]

Army Reserve: anniversary (H.J. Res. 70), E617 [15AP]

Bruce W. Carter Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL: designate (H.R. 4918), H5974 [24JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1571 [12MR]

Crawfordsville, IN: tribute to Crawfordsville High School boys' basketball team, E1647 [1AU]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4753 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), earmark declaration, E996 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), earmark declaration, E2187 [30SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans in highly rural areas to receive covered health services through outside providers, H9381 [24SE]

———allow veterans in highly rural areas to receive covered health services through outside providers (H.R. 1527), H7906 [9SE]

———authorize major medical facility projects and leases and extend certain authorities (H.R. 6832), H7912 [9SE]

———authorize major medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 5856), H4201, H4202 [20MY]

———conduct a longitudinal study of vocational rehabilitation programs (H.R. 3889), H4192 [20MY]

———E-85 fueling stations installation funding, H7751 [31JY]

———enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), H5153 [10JN], H5966 [24JN]

———establish a certain number of consolidated patient accounting centers, H9379 [24SE]

———establish a certain number of consolidated patient accounting centers (H.R. 6366), E1353 [25JN]

———establish an Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events (H.R. 1370), H7248 [29JY]

———establish an ombudsman (H.R. 2192), H7245 [29JY]

———establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (H.R. 2818), H5945, H5946, H5947, H5966 [24JN]

———expand and improve health care services available to veterans for substance use disorders (H.R. 5554), H4194, H4195 [20MY]

———extend and modify the Health Professional Scholarship Program (H.R. 6430), E1402 [8JY]

———improve energy and water efficiencies and conservation (H.R. 6937), E1836 [18SE]

———improve treatment and services provided to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders (S. 2162), H9379, H9380, H9381, H9382 [24SE]

———include in each goods and services contract a provision requiring contractee compliance with goals and preferences for veteran-owned or controlled small businesses (H.R. 6221), H7255 [29JY]

———modernize disability benefits claims processing system to ensure accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors (H.R. 5892), H7263 [29JY]

———periodically update plans and specifications for specially adapted housing furnished to veterans (H.R. 5664), H4196 [20MY]

———photovoltaic systems installation funding, H7752, H7753, H7754 [31JY]

———prohibit collection of certain copayments from catastrophically disabled veterans (H.R. 6445), H7244 [29JY]

———provide a dental insurance plan for certain veterans and their survivors and dependents (H.R. 6277), E1237 [17JN]

———provide assistance to the Paralympic Program of the U.S. Olympic Committee (H.R. 4255), H7248 [29JY]

———provide benefits to certain Filipino World War II veterans, H7760 [31JY]

———provide comprehensive health care to children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (H.R. 5729), H4197 [20MY]

———reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-departmental facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to departmental facilities (H.R. 3819), H4191 [20MY]

———require courts to use its full equity powers to vindicate rights or benefits of persons with complaints relative to State or private employers (H.R. 6225), H7252 [29JY]

———require submission of reports to Congress in electronic form (H.R. 6431), E1404 [8JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7751, H7752, H7753, H7754, H7760 [31JY]

Education: require States to include certain students with disabilities in calculation of graduation rates and assess certain limited English proficient students (H.R. 7116), E2075 [27SE]

Elwood ``Bud'' Link Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Wenatchee, WA: designate (H.R. 2245), H5969 [24JN]

Euripides Rubio Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Ponce, PR: designate (H.R. 4289), H5973 [24JN]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1108), H7570 [30JY]

———revise and extend the animal drug user fee program (H.R. 6432), H7540, H7541 [30JY]

House of Representatives: legislative process, H5946, H5948 [24JN]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (S. 1692), H5448 [17JN]

Lafayette, IN: tribute to McCutcheon High School girls' softball team, E1650 [1AU]

Medicare: respond to a funding warning by introducing principles of value-based health care and reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5480), H1211 [4MR]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), H1289 [5MR]

Michael Bilirakis Dept. of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center, Tampa, FL: designate (H.R. 4264), H5970, H5972 [24JN]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (H.R. 5854), H5448 [17JN]

Mishra, Sameer: E.W. Scripps Co., National Spelling Bee winner, E1197 [11JN]

National D-Day Remembrance Day: designate (H. Res. 1235), E1246 [17JN]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H5946, H5947, H5949 [24JN]

Power resources: national energy policy, H5946, H5947, H5949 [24JN]

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 (H. Res. 986), H4177 [20MY]

Shimkus, Representative: tribute (H. Res. 1223), E1089 [23MY]

Veterans: establish a financial assistance program to facilitate provision of supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing, H9382 [24SE]

———honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (H. Con. Res. 336), H5153 [10JN]

———increase rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 2617), H7908 [9SE]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 5826), H4199 [20MY]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (H.R. 760), H5153 [10JN], H5966 [24JN]

Vietnam Veterans Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1231), H5968 [24JN]

Year of the American Veteran: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1098), H5966, H5967 [24JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1443 [10MR], H2066 [8AP], H2147 [9AP], H2263 [14AP], H5862 [23JN]

Tributes

Carson, Representative, H1660 [13MR]

Castor, Bill, E1024 [22MY]

Lariviere, James M., E1436 [10JY]