EMERSON, JO ANN (a Representative from Missouri)

Articles and editorials

9 Funerals for 9 Warriors, E1736 [9SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Battlefield Protection Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2933), H1031 [25FE]

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

American Red Cross: commend emergency communications services provided to military servicemembers and their families (see H. Res. 937), H4833 [22MY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters (see H.R. 6026), H3776 [13MY]

Armed Forces: clarify effective date of active duty of Reserves members receiving an alert order anticipating a call or order to active duty for purposes of entitlement to medical and dental care (see H.R. 5791), H2948 [30AP]

———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), H2487 [17AP]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H7789 [31JY] (see H.R. 5740), H2443 [16AP]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits available to veterans and members and enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 6268), H7789 [31JY]

———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), H7854 [8SE]

———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), H2854 [29AP]

Army: tribute to 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), known as the Screaming Eagles (see H. Res. 1080), H2011 [3AP]

Borderline Personality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1005), H1446 [10MR]

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

Buckley, William F., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1016), H1220 [4MR]

Business and industry: ensure that an employer may require employees to speak English while engaged in work (see H.R. 4464), H558 [29JA]

Celebrate Safe Communities Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 411), H8128 [15SE]

Civil rights: authorize a Library of Congress/National Museum of African American History and Culture project to collect video and audio recordings of testimonials of civil rights movement participants (see H.R. 998), H5044 [5JN]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H1619 [12MR]

Congressional Club: anniversary (see H. Res. 1026), H1822 [31MR]

Crime: ensure sex offenders who travel between States must register with appropriate State and local authorities (see H.R. 5475), H1004 [21FE]

Cuba: facilitate provision of humanitarian relief (see H.R. 6962), H8476 [18SE]

Daniel, Margaret Truman: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 292), H995 [14FE]

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

Dept. of Education: establish discretionary school construction grant program for local educational agencies affected by base closures and realignments (see H.R. 6293), H6473 [14JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Multiple Sclerosis National Surveillance System (see H.R. 5874), H3778 [13MY]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H2853 [29AP]

———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 3267), H2760 [24AP]

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), H4833 [22MY]

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), H4833 [22MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: permit transfer of funds to restore the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6532), H7059 [23JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out quality assurance activities relative to administration of disability compensation (see H.R. 5709), H6230 [8JY]

———provide a dental insurance plan for certain veterans and their survivors and dependents (see H.R. 6277), H6674 [16JY]

———repeal offset from surviving spouse annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation and annuity authority for certain dependents (see H.R. 1589), H5408 [12JN]

———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), H871 [12FE]

Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 1553), H622 [6FE]

———catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H8019 [10SE]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 6884), H8049 [11SE]

———improve and enhance research and programs on cancer survivorship (see H.R. 4450), H7789 [31JY]

———increase housing, awareness, and navigation demonstration services (HANDS) for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 6282), H7789 [31JY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H2553 [22AP]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H1155 [27FE]

———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 81), H8019 [10SE]

———support efforts to raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research of inflammatory breast cancer (see H. Res. 1300), H6009 [24JN]

Education: require local educational agencies to provide information to parents on the professional qualifications of specialized instructional support personnel (see H.R. 6292), H6473 [14JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 3257), H7956 [9SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 769), H2947 [30AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 89), H5581 [18JN]

FDA: implement safeguards in direct-to-consumer advertising following FDA approval of prescription drugs and medical devices (see H.R. 6151), H4830 [22MY]

———reverse policy eliminating access to medication containing estriol (see H. Con. Res. 342), H3108 [6MY]

Federal agencies and departments: repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 5656), H10700 [2OC]

Federal employees: provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H4322 [20MY]

Federal Financing Bank: clarify authority to purchase certain loans guaranteed under the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 5914), H6674 [16JY]

FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system of the U.S. (see H.R. 6038), H4833 [22MY]

Financial institutions: allow Federal home loan banks to invest surplus funds in student loan securities and make advances for student loan financing (see H.R. 5723), H6674 [16JY]

4-H National Youth Science Day: designate (see H. Res. 1390), H8128 [15SE]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 6404), H6175 [26JN]

Hamas: condemn as a foreign terrorist organization responsible for the murders of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 1110), H2488 [17AP]

Health: establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible (see H.R. 6210), H5110 [9JN]

———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8276 [16SE]

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

———provide for the establishment of pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 6089), H4320 [20MY]

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

Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 1287), H7309 [29JY]

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), H6343 [9JY]

Keith, Toby: tribute to commitment to Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 1255), H7309 [29JY]

Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, MO: designate (see H.R. 6168), H5329 [11JN]

Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, Chesterfield, MO: designate (see H.R. 6208), H5329 [11JN]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H5482 [17JN]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2487 [17AP]

———permit States to exclude earned income in determining eligibility for medical assistance for individuals with extremely high prescription drug costs (see H.R. 5748), H2760 [24AP]

———require coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physician, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1983), H1974 [2AP]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H2760 [24AP]

———improve access of beneficiaries to immune globulins (see H.R. 2914), H4832 [22MY]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 4206), H7956 [9SE]

———provide payments for unscheduled physician telephone consultation services when such payments are cost and quality effective (see H.R. 6380), H6173 [26JN]

———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]

———repeal competitive bidding demonstration project for clinical laboratory services (see H.R. 3453), H2760 [24AP]

Mental health: integrate services with physical health services, improve access to underserved areas, and provide grants to recruit mental health professionals (see H.R. 5176), H6342 [9JY]

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

Missouri River: honor historical significance of and reaffirm support for commercial navigation (see H. Res. 1012), H1188 [3MR]

Motor vehicles: 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), H2070 [8AP]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1296), H6473 [14JY]

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

National Heat Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 296), H6473 [14JY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: require disclosure of information on the fair market value and safety of damaged motor vehicles (see H.R. 1029), H8397 [17SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1157), H3108 [6MY]

National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1260), H5214 [10JN]

National Missing Children's Day: observance (see H. Res. 1142), H2658 [23AP]

National Orthodontic Health Month: establish (see H. Res. 105), H1184 [28FE]

National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1328), H7059 [23JY]

National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 393), H8578 [22SE]

National Workforce Development Professionals Month: designate (see H. Res. 1164), H3408 [12MY]

National Workplace Wellness Week: recognize (see H. Con. Res. 405), H8019 [10SE]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions (see H. Res. 1282), H5798 [20JN]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 6108), H4453 [21MY]

Palmer, Arnold: tribute (see H. Res. 1152), H3187 [7MY]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2224 [10AP]

Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H1074 [26FE]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H6473 [14JY]

Power resources: expedite increased supply and availability of energy to our Nation (see H.R. 5866), H4833 [22MY]

———promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 6566), H7165 [24JY]

———promote use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel (see H.R. 5236), H621 [6FE]

———provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6709), H7809 [1AU]

———secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (see H.R. 3089), H2553 [22AP]

Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools To End the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act: modify standards for issuance of an AMBER Alert to assist in facilitating the recovery of abducted newborns (see H.R. 4498), H350 [17JA]

Race Day in America: designate (see H. Res. 931), H480 [28JA]

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

Reverend Earl Abel Post Office Building, Kansas City, MO: designate (see H.R. 6198), H6089 [25JN]

Roosevelt, Theodore: tribute (see H. Res. 1352), H7854 [8SE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H3050 [5MY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 241), H621 [6FE]

Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building, Ballwin, MO: designate (see H.R. 6169), H5329 [11JN]

States: provide for secure rural schools and counties and enhanced authority for coastal and ocean resources (see H.R. 6779), H7806 [1AU]

Taxation: expand and modernize agricultural bond programs to assist young farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 3817), H1772 [14MR]

———prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services (see H.R. 3679), H6473 [14JY]

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: include new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds (see H.R. 5335), H871 [12FE]

U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see H.R. 4847), H1221 [4MR]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: amend (see H.R. 5237), H1002 [19FE]

Veterans: exclude those convicted of certain sex offenses from receiving burial-related benefits and funeral honors available to certain veterans, Armed Forces members, and related individuals (see H.R. 5564), H6825 [22JY]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 6127), H4829 [22MY]

William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 5395), H870 [12FE]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H3110 [6MY]

World War I: establish a centennial commission to ensure a suitable observance (see H.R. 6960), H8476 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Fire Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1485), H9085 [23SE]

Motions

Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (H.R. 5818), consideration (H. Res. 1174), H3152 [7MY]

Remarks

Civilian Conservation Corps: anniversary, E1838 [18SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), earmark declaration, E2146 [28SE]

Juden, Drew: Missouri Police Chiefs Association Donald Red Loehr Outstanding Police Chief award recipient, E2354 [10DE]

National Society U.S. Daughters of 1812: tribute, E1875 [24SE]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5501), H1907 [2AP]

Votes: position on missed, H7969 [10SE]

William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (H.R. 5395), H2087 [9AP]

Tributes

Boyd, Neal E., E2104 [28SE]

DeWitt, Blake, E2129 [28SE]

Hansbrough, Tyler, H1893 [2AP]

Keathley, Mike, E274 [28FE]