DAVIS, ARTUR (a Representative from Alabama)

Articles and editorials

BRAC Success a Result of Team Approach, Says Cramer, Huntsville (AL) Times, E2004 [25SE]

Economic Development Has ``No Barriers'' in Cramer's View, Huntsville (AL) Times, E2004 [25SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Aguilar, Luis A.: tribute (see H. Res. 954), H557 [29JA]

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), H7058 [23JY]

Alcoholic beverages: observe anniversary of State-based regulation and recognize State officials, public health community, and industry members for creating a successful regulatory and distribution system (see H. Con. Res. 341), H7790 [31JY]

AMA: recognize contributions of African-American doctors on the occasion of apology to the National Medical Association for racial prejudices and wrongdoings (see H. Con. Res. 403), H7787 [31JY]

Armed Forces: anniversary of integration (see H. Con. Res. 297), H994 [14FE]

———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 U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see H.R. 3229), H1973 [2AP]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 3652), H480 [28JA]

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

Business and industry: evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and ensure protection of Social Security beneficiaries (see H.R. 6633), H7630 [30JY]

Children and youth: assist foster children in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school (see H.R. 6307), H5865 [23JN]

———authorize additional appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 6332), H5796 [20JN]

———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), H994 [14FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 5444), H993 [14FE]

Colonel Ola Lee Mize Veterans Clinic, Gadsden, AL: designate (see H.R. 5736), H5581 [18JN]

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (see H.R. 6976), H8476 [18SE]

Continental Congress: anniversary of meeting in Nassau Hall, Princeton, NJ (see H. Con. Res. 351), H7059 [23JY]

Courts: prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments (see H.R. 6146), H5111 [9JN]

Crime: combat, deter, and punish individuals and enterprises engaged in organized crime involving theft and interstate fencing of stolen retail merchandise (see H.R. 6491), H7629 [30JY]

———ensure sex offenders who travel between States must register with appropriate State and local authorities (see H.R. 5475), H1002 [19FE]

———provide for more effective enforcement of prohibition on interstate shipment of stolen property (see H.R. 6713), H7785 [31JY]

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), H3186 [7MY]

Dept. of Justice: making supplemental appropriations for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 5180), H1703 [13MR]

———require Bureau of Prisons provision of secure storage areas in prison facilities for employees authorized to carry a firearm (see H.R. 5674), H4454 [21MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish oil and gas leasing program for public lands within the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 6758), H7809 [1AU]

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

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), H2225 [10AP]

Education: recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 1229), H4831 [22MY]

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]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: extend and increase the authority for the ombudsman under such compensation program (see H.R. 2255), H390 [22JA]

Fair Housing Act: prevent discrimination relating to the display of religious symbols (see H.R. 6932), H9085 [23SE]

Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of foster parents (see H. Res. 1185), H3886 [14MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H2012 [3AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 6381), H6408 [10JY]

Foreign trade: allow goods manufactured in a foreign trade zone that comply with rules of origin under a trade agreement may enter customs territory at the rate of duty applicable under the agreement (see H.R. 6415), H6577 [15JY]

———eliminate barriers to exports of U.S. goods and services, restore rights under trade remedy laws, and strengthen enforcement of intellectual property rights and health and safety laws at U.S. borders (see H.R. 6530), H7789 [31JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 6444), H6341 [9JY]

Housing: support goal of increased and sustainable homeownership and recognize importance of homeownership programs, fair lending laws, and fair housing laws in achieving that goal (see H. Con. Res. 392), H6727 [17JY]

Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 1169), H3018 [1MY]

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), H7058 [23JY]

———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), H7058 [23JY]

———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), H7058 [23JY]

International Olympic Committee: designate a new venue for the 2014 Winter Games (see H. Con. Res. 421), H8477 [18SE]

Iran: respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony (see H. Con. Res. 362), H6010 [24JN]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2356 [15AP]

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

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H2760 [24AP]

Mandela, Nelson: tribute (see H. Res. 1090), H3051 [5MY]

Marshall, Thurgood: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 381), H6009 [24JN]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2071 [8AP]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H1889 [1AP]

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H1342 [5MR]

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

———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H3777 [13MY]

———modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements to such devices, and modify payment methodology for such devices (see H.R. 6878), H8048 [11SE]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H3777 [13MY]

———provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1866), H5408 [12JN]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 2053), H622 [6FE]

Middle East: recognize non-governmental organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Res. 1369), H7166 [24JY]

National Advocacy Center: funding (see H.R. 6083), H4833 [22MY]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 280), H559 [29JA]

National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 5606), H4878 [3JN]

National GEAR UP Day: designate (see H. Res. 1311), H6231 [8JY]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5045 [5JN]

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

National security: establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 3189), H2853 [29AP]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 6950), H8475 [18SE]

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), H2012 [3AP]

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H6577 [15JY]

———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H6342 [9JY]

Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 198), H25 [15JA]

Power resources: open Outer Continental shelf areas to oil and gas leasing, curb excessive energy speculation, and require Strategic Petroleum Reserve sale and acquisitions of certain fuels (see H.R. 6670), H7628 [30JY]

———provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6709), H7956 [9SE]

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), H4061 [15MY]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1073), H2225 [10AP]

Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act: define environmental intervention blood lead level (see H.R. 3397), H3408 [12MY]

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), H2266 [14AP]

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

Tariff: digital-to-analog converter boxes (see H.R. 5635), H1889 [1AP]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 6172), H6177 [26JN]

———allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for certain dental procedures (see H.R. 3109), H6728 [17JY]

———encourage retirement savings by modifying requirements of employer-established individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 5160), H6342 [9JY]

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

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H2487 [17AP]

———provide for rollover of gain from divesting certain qualified securities of businesses engaged in Iran or Sudan discouraged activities (see H.R. 6827), H7808 [1AU]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (see H.R. 6049), H3884 [14MY]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 2116), H1822 [31MR]

———provide relief in the case of federally declared disasters (see H.R. 6640), H7307 [29JY]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 4126), H558 [29JA]

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

———repeal dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts (see H.R. 1264), H1889 [1AP]

———require employers to notify their employees of availability of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6371), H6343 [9JY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H2224 [10AP]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H2659 [23AP]

Tornadoes: express condolences to victims in Southeastern States and gratitude to law enforcement and emergency responders conducting search and rescue operations (see H. Res. 971), H870 [12FE]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 5749), H2554 [22AP]

Voting: prohibit challenges to eligibility to register or vote on grounds that an individual resides in a home subject to foreclosure or that the jurisdiction was adversely affected by a disaster (see H.R. 7147), H10131 [26SE]

Waipio, HI: tribute to Waipio Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 1436), H8478 [18SE]

William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 5395), H1342 [5MR]

Women: establish programs to reduce number of unplanned pregnancies, decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 1074), H871 [12FE]

Zimbabwe: condemn postelection violence and call for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis (see H. Res. 1230), H4832 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Chestnut, J.L., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1528), H10828 [3OC]

House of Representatives: provide funding for select committee established to investigate vote on motion to recommit H.R. 3161, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (see H. Res. 1148), H2759 [24AP]

Taxation: make permanent the rate reduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 6896), H8127 [15SE]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: improve enforcement (see H.R. 7178), H10299 [27SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H6011 [25JN]

Remarks

House of Representatives: provide funding for select committee established to investigate vote on motion to recommit H.R. 3161, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H. Res. 1148), H2737 [24AP]

Taxation: allow deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases, H4391 [21MY]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), H4391 [21MY]

Tributes

Chestnut, J.L., Jr., E2211 [2OC]

Cramer, Representative, E2004 [25SE]

Everett, Representative, E2004 [25SE]