DAVIS, TOM (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Amtrak: reauthorize (H.R. 6003), H5249, H5261 [11JN]

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 3021), H4952 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 5534), H5730 [19JN]

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

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]

———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), H1973 [2AP]

———lift restrictions on certain benefits for military technicians and repeal prohibition against overtime pay for National Guard technicians (see H.R. 6438), H7059 [23JY]

———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), H7308 [29JY]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 3990), H6577 [15JY]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (see H. Con. Res. 309), H1220 [4MR]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 308), H1220 [4MR]

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: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 137), H5797 [20JN]

Christian Science Monitor: anniversary (see H. Res. 1481), H9084 [23SE]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H995 [14FE]

Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see H. Con. Res. 263), H995 [14FE]

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

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

Davis, DeCarol: congratulate for becoming the first African-American female to serve as valedictorian of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (see H. Res. 1241), H4974 [4JN]

Declaration of Independence: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 386), H6577 [15JY]

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: anniversary (see H. Res. 968), H1032 [25FE]

Dept. of Commerce: use all reasonable measures to ensure that every person is counted in the 2010 decennial census (see H. Res. 1262), H5328 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see H. Con. Res. 397), H8276 [16SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a State grant program to establish ``Silver Alert'' notification systems to locate missing individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related illnesses (see H.R. 5898), H4878 [3JN]

Dept. of the Interior: 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), H5408 [12JN]

Disabled: enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 1198), H479 [28JA]

———protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 3995), H4151 [19MY]

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease research (see H. Res. 543), H1446 [10MR]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H1772 [14MR]

District of Columbia: permit nonjudicial employees of the court system and other court-related services to include service prior to conversion to Federal status in determining retirement eligibility (see H.R. 5600), H1618 [12MR]

District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority: preserve independence (see H.R. 5778), H2224 [10AP]

Elections: provide additional leave to Federal employees to serve as poll workers and direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States for poll worker recruitment and training (see H.R. 6339), H5796 [20JN]

Employment: create an electronic employment eligibility verification system to ensure that all U.S. workers are legally able to work (see H.R. 6782), H7806 [1AU]

Federal employees: ensure that at least two-thirds of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 5718), H2069 [8AP] (see H.R. 5781), H2265 [14AP]

———increase maximum age up to which an individual may be afforded health coverage as a dependent child under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 5550), H1417 [6MR]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1256), H1221 [4MR]

———provide for automatic enrollment of new participants in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 6500), H6576 [15JY]

———provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H1445 [10MR]

Financial Oversight Commission: establish (see H.R. 7275), H10844 [19NO]

George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see H.R. 5903), H2759 [24AP]

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

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]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H2012 [3AP]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 3750), H2012 [3AP]

Heston, Charlton: tribute (see H. Res. 1091), H2225 [10AP]

House of Representatives: prohibit adjournment until approval of a bill to establish a comprehensive national energy plan addressing energy conservation and expansion of renewable and conventional energy sources (see H. Res. 1391), H7629 [30JY]

Immigration: authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a U.S. college or university in science, technology, engineering, or math to be admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 6039), H3776 [13MY]

———eliminate the per country level for employment-based immigrants and end the spill-over of unused immigrant visa numbers between employment-based and family-sponsored categories (see H.R. 5921), H3778 [13MY]

———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), H2760 [24AP]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2554 [22AP]

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

Lloyd, Earl: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 286), H557 [29JA]

Medicaid: provide a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 2131), H1445 [10MR]

———provide an option for States to cover a children's program of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (see H.R. 6931), H8396 [17SE]

Minnesota: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 923), H2488 [17AP]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H1540 [11MR]

National Archives and Records Administration: promulgate regulations to prevent the over-classification of information (see H.R. 6575, 6576), H7057 [23JY]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1106), H3021 [1MY]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1539 [11MR]

National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 334), H2854 [29AP]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1375), H9086 [23SE]

Nevada: tribute to Army and Air National Guard (see H. Con. Res. 358), H5111 [9JN]

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

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

Pickwick Post Office Building, Counce, TN: designate (see H.R. 6197), H9085 [23SE]

Pittsfield, MA: recognize as home to the earliest known reference to the word ``baseball'' and as the birthplace of college baseball (see H. Res. 1050), H1702 [13MR]

Presidents of the U.S.: authorize grants for Presidential Centers of Historical Excellence (see H.R. 6872), H8048 [11SE]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1073), H2152 [9AP]

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

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 5235), H6407 [10JY]

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

Social Security: extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see H.R. 3533), H1702 [13MR]

Standing Bear (Ponca Native American Chief): tribute (see H. Res. 1043), H1618 [12MR]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H1342 [5MR]

———provide duty-free treatment of certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan (see H.R. 6387), H7854 [8SE]

Taxation: regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 5267), H5329 [11JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H1183 [28FE]

Thomas Jefferson Census Bureau Headquarters Building, Suitland, MD: designate (see H.R. 5599), H1618 [12MR]

Tobacco products: make cigarettes and certain other tobacco products nonmailable (see H.R. 5912), H2852 [29AP]

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

University of Nebraska at Omaha: anniversary (see H. Res. 1372), H7309 [29JY]

Vietnam: condemn detention of Nguyen Quoc Quan and remove permanent normal trade relations status pending his release (see H. Res. 1048), H2071 [8AP]

Virginia: authorize to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas and/or crude oil exploration and extraction activities in any area that is a certain distance beyond the coastal zone (see H.R. 6781), H7806 [1AU]

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

Water Resources Development Act: modify the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program by expanding the Corps of Engineers' role in cleanup (see H.R. 6550), H6726 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Borderline Personality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1005), H1154 [27FE]

Dept. of Defense: make grants to recognized science and technology secondary schools to support research and development projects in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 6369), H6089 [25JN]

National Cold War Museum: designate (see H.R. 5396), H870 [12FE]

National Guard: empower the National Guard, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response (see H.R. 5603), H1700 [13MR]

National Guard Youth Challenge Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1202), H4060 [15MY]

Private First Class David H. Sharrett II Post Office Building, Oakton, VA: designate (see H.R. 5483), H1031 [25FE]

Motions

Public documents: require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies and require certification and reports relating to Presidential records (H.R. 5811), H6302 [9JY]

Remarks

Alonzo Woodruff Post Office Building, Ionia, MI: designate (H.R. 5479), H2561 [23AP]

Amtrak: prohibit funding for long distance route with highest cost per seat/mile ratio, H5256 [11JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 6003), H5250, H5254, H5256 [11JN]

Annandale, VA: anniversary of Annandale Lions Club, E455 [31MR]

Bhutto, Benazir: condemn assassination and reaffirm U.S. commitment to assist the people of Pakistan in combating terrorist activity and promoting a free and democratic Pakistan (H. Res. 912), E42 [17JA]

Borderline Personality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1005), H1847, H1848 [1AP]

Buckley, William F., Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 1016), H2565, H2567 [23AP]

Business and industry: require certain Government contractors and other entities receiving most of their revenue from Federal sources to disclose names and salaries of their most highly compensated officers (H.R. 3928), H2575 [23AP]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 364), H6778 [22JY]

CFTC: elevate position of Inspector General to a position appointed by the President (H.R. 6406), H9323 [24SE]

Christian Science Monitor: anniversary (H. Res. 1494), H10213 [27SE]

Cody Grater Post Office Building, Brooksville, FL: designate (H.R. 5168), H1852 [1AP]

Congresswoman Jo Ann S. Davis Post Office, Gloucester, VA: designate (H.R. 5489), H2082 [9AP]

Contracts: improve Federal agency awards and oversight of contracts and assistance and strengthen accountability of Government-wide suspension and debarment system (H.R. 3033), H2570, H2572 [23AP]

———reform acquisition practices of the Federal Government, H4772, H4773 [22MY]

———require disclosure by Federal contractors of certain violations relative to the award or performance of Federal contracts (H.R. 5712), H2573 [23AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4772, H4773 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: allow local educational agencies receiving Federal funds for modernization, renovation, or repair of public educational facilities to give priority to science and technology schools when distributing Federal funds, H4952 [4JN]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 3021), H4952 [4JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), earmark declaration, E1976 [25SE]

District of Columbia: implement increase of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys representing indigent defendants (H.R. 5551), H1853 [1AP]

———preserve existing Superior Court judgeships (S. 550), H1854 [1AP]

District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority: preserve independence (H.R. 5778), H5085 [9JN]

Downie, Leonard, Jr., E1404 [8JY]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10370 [29SE]

Fairfax, VA: anniversary of St. Mary of Sorrows Church, E1717 [8SE]

———tribute to Jewish Community Center Maccabi ArtsFest, E1568 [25JY]

Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce, E1707 [8SE]

———anniversary of Fairfax County Planning Commission, E1397 [8JY]

———anniversary of Oakton High School, E518 [4AP]

———tribute to Chamber of Commerce Valor Awards recipients, E335, E336, E337, E338, E339 [10MR]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1108), H7571 [30JY]

Federal employees: ensure that at least two-thirds of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 5781), H5597 [19JN]

———improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks (H.R. 4106), H4851 [3JN]

GAO: provide additional authorities (H.R. 6388), H7193 [29JY]

———reform (H.R. 5683), Senate amendment, H7884 [9SE]

GSA: enhance authorities relative to real property that has yet to be reported excess (H.R. 7217), H10628 [29SE]

Horejsi, John: Fairfax County, VA, Federation of Citizens Associations Fairfax County Citizen of the Year award recipient, E307 [5MR]

Information services: strengthen requirements related to security breaches of data involving the disclosure of sensitive personal information, H4855 [3JN]

Inspector General Act: enhance independence of Inspectors General and create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (H.R. 928), Senate amendment, H9882 [25SE]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 322), E692 [23AP]

Lloyd, Earl: tribute (H. Con. Res. 286), H1246 [5MR]

Marine Gunnery Sgt. John D. Fry Post Office Building, Lorena, TX: designate (H.R. 3721), H2568 [23AP]

Marisol Heredia Post Office Building, El Monte, CA: designate (H.R. 4185), H2564 [23AP]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish internal procedures to prevent unauthorized removal of classified records and restrict access to Presidential records, H6302 [9JY]

———promulgate regulations to prevent the over-classification of information (H.R. 6575), H7887 [9SE]

National Carriage Driving Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1128), H6785 [22JY]

National GEAR UP Day: designate (H. Res. 1311), H6781 [22JY]

National Guard Youth Challenge Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1202), H6783 [22JY]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1021), H1848 [1AP]

Postal Service: modify authority relative to air transportation contracts (S. 3536), H10207 [27SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, H6300 [9JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: authorize grants for Presidential Centers of Historical Excellence (S. 3477), H10204, H10205 [27SE]

Private First Class David H. Sharrett II Post Office Building, Oakton, VA: designate (H.R. 5483), H2563 [23AP]

Public documents: require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies and require certification and reports relating to Presidential records (H.R. 5811), H6296, H6298, H6299, H6300, H6301 [9JY]

———require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies and require certification and reports relating to Presidential records (H.R. 5811), motion to recommit, H6302, H6303 [9JY]

Rocky Marciano Post Office Building, Brockton, MA: designate (H.R. 5528), H2562 [23AP]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (H.R. 5235), H6787 [22JY]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: provide that claims of the U.S. to certain documents shall be treated as waived and relinquished in certain circumstances (H.R. 6669), H10205 [27SE]

Russert, Timothy J., Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 1275), H5445 [17JN]

Stan Lundine Post Office Building, Jamestown, NY: designate (H.R. 6226), H6786 [22JY]

Taxation: provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10370 [29SE]

Technology: strengthen requirements for ensuring the effectiveness of information security controls over information resources that support Federal operations and assets (H.R. 4791), H4855 [3JN]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 1420), H8027 [11SE]

Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (H.R. 2095), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 1492), H9361 [24SE]

———increase transit portion of transportation fringe benefit offered to Federal employees to equal parking portion, H6135 [26JN]

———promote increased use of public transportation and alternative fuels in providing public transportation (H.R. 6052), H6135 [26JN]

Tubman, Harriet: designate national day of remembrance (H. Con. Res. 310), H1845 [1AP]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification (H.R. 5724), waiver of fast-track authority (H. Res. 1092), H2186, H2188 [10AP]

Virginia: tribute to Dept. of the Interior Honor Award recipients, E922 [14MY]

Virginia Tech University: anniversary of campus shootings, E637 [16AP]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: authorize additional Federal contributions for maintaining and improving transit system, H5250, H5254 [11JN], H9361 [24SE]

———require local jurisdictions to establish a reliable source of funding for Metro operating and maintenance costs prior to receiving Federal funding, H9361 [24SE]

Woodbridge, VA: anniversary of Lake Ridge Fellowship House, E1160 [5JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E2081 [27SE]

Tributes

Boyle, Patricia M., E2312 [20NO]

Buckley, William F., Jr., E282 [3MR]

Doggett, Leonard B., Jr. (Bud), E1723 [8SE]

Lauritzen, Brian W., E1307 [20JN]

Shaffer, Russell L., E1711 [8SE]

Sharrett, David H., II, E80 [28JA]

Sullivan, Paul E., E1574 [28JY]