BOSWELL, LEONARD L. (a Representative from Iowa)

Amendments

SBA: improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 5819), H2612 [23AP]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act, H2123 [9AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abbas, Mahmoud: urge Palestinian Authority President to abrogate anti-Israel articles in the Fatah Constitution (see H. Res. 758), H8579 [22SE]

American Pharmacists Month: designate (see H. Res. 1437), H9086 [23SE]

Amtrak: reauthorize (see H.R. 6003), H3402 [8MY]

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 mortgage foreclosure counseling program for members returning from service abroad (see H.R. 5824), H2854 [29AP]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H2070 [8AP] (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), 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]

———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]

———repeal authorization of use against Iraq and implement a plan for withdrawal (see H.R. 3938), H814 [7FE]

———retain certain active members otherwise retired or separated for a combat-related disability, but still medically able to perform noncombat-related specialties or duties (see H.R. 5868), H5482 [17JN]

———transfer contact information for a member who is being medically separated or retired to the State department or agency for veterans affairs where the veteran intends to reside (see H.R. 3191), H1889 [1AP]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1153), H3021 [1MY]

Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation (see H. Con. Res. 305), H1446 [10MR]

Boston Celtics (basketball team): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 376), H6473 [14JY]

Boy Scouts: express condolences to victims and those affected by tornado at Boy Scout camp in Iowa and gratitude to law enforcement and emergency responders conducting rescue operations (see H. Res. 1283), H5580 [18JN]

Budget: extend pay-as-you-go requirement (see H.R. 2686), H1973 [2AP]

CFTC: curb role of excessive speculation in contract markets involving energy futures or swaps and eliminate excessive speculation or other activity causing major energy market disturbances (see H.R. 6377), H6173 [26JN]

Cheney, Vice President: impeach (see H. Res. 333), H996 [14FE]

Children and youth: connect foster youth to the workforce through internship programs and encourage employers to increase employment opportunities for foster youth (see H. Res. 1332), H7166 [24JY]

———promote youth financial education (see H.R. 4335), H4151 [19MY]

China, People's Republic of: authorize assistance to small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses to promote exports (see H.R. 3273), H4975 [4JN]

China, Republic of: elections (see H. Con. Res. 278), H559 [29JA]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election (see H. Res. 1529), H10976 [10DE]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H25 [15JA]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 1185), H3885 [14MY]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 1185), H3885 [14MY]

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

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1767), H1183 [28FE]

Cpl. John P. Sigsbee Post Office, Waterville, NY: designate (see H.R. 5975), H3108 [6MY]

Credit: permit deferrals on certain home mortgage foreclosures to take remedial action and require home mortgage servicers to provide notice of any upcoming reset of interest rates (see H.R. 6076), H5730 [19JN]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H5329 [11JN]

Crime: ensure sex offenders who travel between States must register with appropriate State and local authorities (see H.R. 5475), H1155 [27FE]

Declaration of Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship Between Iraq and the U.S.: disapprove any emerging formal agreement unless approved by Congress (see H.R. 5128), H814 [7FE]

Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program (see H.R. 6723), H7786 [31JY]

———take steps to appoint doctors of chiropractic as commissioned officers in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 294), H1974 [2AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H3109 [6MY]

———make grants for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy improvements at public school facilities (see H.R. 5401), H870 [12FE]

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]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 3267), H4832 [22MY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H3776 [13MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 5180), H556 [29JA]

Dept. of the Interior: designate the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace and Childhood Home in Cresco, IA, as a national historic site (see H.R. 5127), H455 [23JA]

———establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3114), H1031 [25FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: permit transfer of funds to restore the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6532), H6726 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a Flexibility Incentive Grant Pilot Program to provide incentives to States and counties to establish new sources of revenue for transit projects and services (see H.R. 1606), H7789 [31JY]

———prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area unless expressly authorized by Congress (see H.R. 6630), H7790 [31JY]

———study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 5734), H4454 [21MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out quality assurance activities relative to administration of disability compensation (see H.R. 5709), H2356 [15AP]

———improve basic educational assistance program (see H.R. 5684), H2225 [10AP]

———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), H2267 [14AP]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 6939), H10700 [2OC]

———recodify certain educational assistance programs for members of the Reserve components (see H.R. 4889), H814 [7FE]

———reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-departmental facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to departmental facilities (see H.R. 3819), H814 [7FE]

———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), H1221 [4MR]

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), H814 [7FE]

Disasters: enhance disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation capabilities (see H.R. 6658), H7627 [30JY]

———provide assistance to local educational agencies in areas of Midwestern States adversely affected by storms and severe flooding (see H.R. 6733), H7786 [31JY]

———provide tax relief for victims of severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding in Midwestern States (see H.R. 6587), H7058 [23JY]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H4321 [20MY]

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 invest in renewable energy and energy-efficient products and services (see H. Res. 987), H1342 [5MR]

———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), H870 [12FE]

Education: coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 6104), H4452 [21MY]

———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H5408 [12JN]

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: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 3257), H2853 [29AP]

———provide grants for school renovation (see H.R. 3902), H871 [12FE]

Employment: treat certain domestically controlled foreign persons performing services under contract with the U.S. Government as American employers for purposes of certain employment taxes and benefits (see H.R. 5602), H1889 [1AP]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H813 [7FE]

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

Federal employees: establish certain protections for preference eligibles selected for involuntary geographic reassignment (see H.R. 728), H1973 [2AP]

Federal Financing Bank: clarify authority to purchase certain loans guaranteed under the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 5914), H6473 [14JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 6381), H6173 [26JN]

Federal Workforce Investment Act: establish a program to provide grants to States for incumbent worker training (see H.R. 6797), H8397 [17SE]

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

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), H8050 [11SE]

4-H National Youth Science Day: designate (see H. Res. 1390), H8277 [16SE]

Graham, Billy: tribute (see H. Res. 1358), H6733 [21JY]

Health: authorize medical simulation enhancement programs (see H.R. 4321), H3404 [8MY]

———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), H943 [13FE]

———establish a registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde have an opportunity to register and receive medical treatment (see H.R. 5897), H10331 [28SE]

———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H4975 [4JN]

———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8128 [15SE]

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3186), H3777 [13MY]

Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 281), H2070 [8AP]

Improper Payments Information Act: amend to prevent improper payments, improve recovery, and hold agencies accountable for improper payments (see H.R. 5467), H5730 [19JN]

Insurance: provide coverage of screening mammography for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 2708), H814 [7FE]

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

Iowa: express sympathy and support to citizens of Black Hawk, Buchanan, Butler, and Delaware Counties for damage caused by tornadoes (see H. Res. 1236), H4974 [4JN]

Iowa State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 924), H295 [16JA]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2225 [10AP]

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]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H1446 [10MR]

Manufactured Housing Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1010), H4062 [15MY]

Medicaid: expand access to contraceptive services for low-income women and men (see H.R. 2523), H3109 [6MY]

———extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H1889 [1AP]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H7058 [23JY]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H1342 [5MR]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6826), H7808 [1AU]

———impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 4138), H1973 [2AP]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 4206), H1188 [3MR]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1926), H9974 [25SE]

———require continued application of budget neutrality on a national basis in calculation of the urban hospital wage floor (see H.R. 6966), H8578 [22SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 5604), H6577 [15JY]

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

Missouri River: honor historical significance of and reaffirm support for commercial navigation (see H. Res. 1012), H3187 [7MY]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H7309 [29JY]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H4322 [20MY]

National Brain Cancer Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 424), H1703 [13MR]

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H2659 [23AP]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H4062 [15MY]

National Day of the Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 984), H1772 [14MR]

National Estate Planning Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 732), H6178 [26JN] (see H. Res. 1499), H9974 [25SE]

National Homeownership Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1010), H4062 [15MY]

National Night Out: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1324), H6473 [14JY]

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

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 369), H3187 [7MY]

National Public Works Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1137), H2658 [23AP]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1375), H8397 [17SE]

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

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1222 [4MR]

———condemn use of television programming by Hamas to indoctrinate hatred, violence, and anti-Semitism toward Israel in young Palestinian children (see H. Res. 1069), H2554 [22AP]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 5535), H3404 [8MY]

Postal Service: provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H1772 [14MR]

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]

———promote biogas production (see H.R. 2038), H8128 [15SE]

———provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6709), H8276 [16SE]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H3404 [8MY]

Public Health Service Act: revise and expand the drug discount program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2606), H7853 [8SE]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1919), H1973 [2AP]

Public Radio Recognition Month: designate (see H. Res. 1002), H1974 [2AP]

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), H24 [15JA]

Sendler, Irena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H4831 [22MY]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 1783), H1822 [31MR]

Shipping industry: require that fuel surcharges collected by a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder be passed through to the person responsible for bearing the cost of fuel (see H.R. 5977), H4322 [20MY]

Small business: provide disaster assistance (see H.R. 6641), H7307 [29JY]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 5110), H1342 [5MR]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 2332), H7789 [31JY]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 5823), H7629 [30JY]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 549), H1821 [31MR]

———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 2020), H1031 [25FE]

———make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit and the residential energy efficient property credit (see H.R. 2990), H814 [7FE]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 5134), H456 [23JA]

———provide direct access to electronic tax return filing (see H.R. 5801), H2355 [15AP]

———treat certain income and gains relating to fuels as qualifying income for publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 6805), H7807 [1AU]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H8020 [10SE]

Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation: establish to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government (see H.R. 6160), H4830 [22MY]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H8276 [16SE]

Tubman, Harriet: designate national day of remembrance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H1341 [5MR]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H6229 [8JY]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 4934), H622 [6FE]

University of Iowa: tribute to wrestling team (see H. Res. 1100), H2224 [10AP]

University of Kansas: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 948), H996 [14FE]

———tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1096), H2356 [15AP]

Veterans: honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H3187 [7MY]

———improve services for rural veterans (see H.R. 3008), H6230 [8JY]

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

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 6127), H5408 [12JN]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H4151 [19MY]

World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H1822 [31MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention programs (see H.R. 5223), H620 [6FE]

Medicare: provide temporary improvements to inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and use the non-wage adjusted PPS rate under the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program (see H.R. 6912), H8275 [16SE]

Olympic games: tribute to U.S. women's gymnastics team (see H. Res. 1428), H8049 [11SE]

Pipelines: provide loan guarantees for projects to construct renewable fuel pipelines (see H.R. 6692), H7784 [31JY]

Taxation: extend energy efficient appliance credit and nonbusiness energy property credit (see H.R. 5373), H869 [12FE]

———provide incentives for carbon sequestration (see H.R. 5858), H2551 [22AP]

Windsor Heights, IA: designate a single, unique ZIP code (see H.R. 5158), H555 [29JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5415 [17JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, H3805 [14MY]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), veto, H4405 [21MY]

Courts: allow telecommunications companies dealing with civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance to use classified information in defense of claims against them, H1745 [14MR]

———grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, H1745 [14MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program funding, H4405 [21MY]

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 (H.R. 6849), H9320 [24SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1745 [14MR]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), H5773 [20JN]

Iowa: impact of severe storms and flooding, E1247 [17JN]

———tribute to efforts in innovation and development of alternative energy sources, E537 [8AP]

———tribute to first responders and citizens for efforts responding to flooding, H5415 [17JN]

Iowa State University: anniversary (H. Res. 924), H1426 [10MR]

Johnson, Shawn M.: USA Gymnastics (organization) women's gymnastics national championship winner, H5116 [10JN]

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (H.R. 2768), H46 [16JA]

National Public Health Week: observance, E537 [8AP]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (H.R. 4544), H8699 [23SE]

SBA: grant priority to companies in areas that have lost a major source of employment under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, H2612, H2613 [23AP]

———improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 5819), H2612, H2613 [23AP]

Taxation: extend energy efficient appliance credit and nonbusiness energy property credit, H1080 [27FE]

———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 5351), consideration (H. Res. 1001), H1080 [27FE]

———provide relief in the case of federally declared disasters (H.R. 7006), H9317 [24SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6403 [10JY], H6821 [22JY]

Tributes

Sadler, Linda C., E9 [15JA]