BOYD, ALLEN (a Representative from Florida)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide emergency financial assistance to producers and first handlers of fresh tomatoes for losses incurred as a result of the FDA public health advisory regarding tomatoes (see H.R. 6581), H7057 [23JY]

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), H480 [28JA]

Alaska: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 127), H871 [12FE]

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), H3886 [14MY]

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]

———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]

———recognize service of members and support wounded warriors (see H. Res. 1020), H1772 [14MR]

Army: expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members who participated in combat during which they engaged the enemy on or after December 7, 1941 (see H.R. 2267), H2553 [22AP]

Army SPC Daniel Agami Post Office Building, Coconut Creek, FL: designate (see H.R. 6338), H5796 [20JN]

Baytown, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 934), H872 [12FE]

Berthoud, John: tribute (see H. Res. 881), H2855 [29AP] (see H. Res. 1302), H6090 [25JN]

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

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H2760 [24AP]

Bruce W. Carter Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 4918), H5482 [17JN]

CeeCee Ross Lyles Post Office Building, Fort Pierce, FL: designate (see H.R. 6772), H7854 [8SE]

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]

———support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 1042), H7956 [9SE]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H814 [7FE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: establish a grant program to ensure coastal access for commercial and recreational fishermen and other water-dependent businesses (see H.R. 3223), H1341 [5MR]

Cody Grater Post Office Building, Brooksville, FL: designate (see H.R. 5168), H555 [29JA]

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

Construction industries: recognize importance and sustainability of U.S. hardwoods industry and urge such products be given full consideration in programs for constructing environmentally preferable buildings (see H. Res. 1477), H10857 [20NO]

Corps of Engineers: conduct a comprehensive study of long-term water management in the southeastern U.S. (see H.R. 5587), H1889 [1AP]

Cuba: anniversary of downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets (see H. Res. 995), H1031 [25FE]

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), H3403 [8MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require a report on Federal efforts to secure borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 5552), H1417 [6MR]

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), H4975 [4JN]

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), H5730 [19JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: enter into agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide free electronic filing of individual income tax returns (see H.R. 3457), H3777 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve basic educational assistance program (see H.R. 5684), H2554 [22AP]

d'Harnoncourt, Anne: tribute (see H. Res. 1348), H6734 [21JY]

Diseases: provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H4454 [21MY]

———reduce incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications and establish position of National Diabetes Coordinator (see H.R. 4836), H2012 [3AP]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 6691), H7784 [31JY]

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]

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), H2071 [8AP]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: correct definition of willful noncompliance relative to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before a certain date (see H.R. 4008), H814 [7FE]

Fish and fishing: establish a Federal grant program to provide increased health care coverage to and access for uninsured and underinsured workers and families in the commercial fishing industry (see H.R. 5404), H6674 [16JY]

———include persons engaged in the fishery industry as charter boats or recreational fishermen in certain collective marketing associations (see H.R. 5850), H2486 [17AP]

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

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

Global Entrepreneurship Week: designate (see H. Res. 1017), H3778 [13MY]

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

GSA: enhance authorities relative to real property that has yet to be reported excess (see H.R. 5787), H2659 [23AP]

———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), H390 [22JA]

Hamas: condemn as a foreign terrorist organization responsible for the murders of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 1110), H2554 [22AP]

Health: support further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus (see H. Con. Res. 163), H4878 [3JN]

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3186), H4832 [22MY]

Health care facilities: assist trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology to prevent further closures and downgrades (see H.R. 5942), H5408 [12JN]

House Ethics Commission: establish (see H. Res. 1018), H1220 [4MR]

Houston, TX: commend Wings Over Houston Airshow for contribution to the appreciation, understanding, and future of the Armed Forces, the city of Houston, TX, and Ellington Field (see H. Res. 1518), H10331 [28SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see H.R. 4188), H4061 [15MY]

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), H5482 [17JN]

Iraq: limit U.S. assistance for infrastructure projects (see H.R. 7028), H9084 [23SE]

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

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), H3109 [6MY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H1342 [5MR]

Manufactured Housing Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1010), H4833 [22MY]

Medicare: impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H1822 [31MR]

Mondavi, Robert G.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 365), H5216 [10JN]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H8579 [22SE]

National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 5606), H5865 [23JN]

National Day of the Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 984), H2488 [17AP]

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

National Homeownership Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1010), H4833 [22MY]

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

National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 334), H3021 [1MY]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H4454 [21MY]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H872 [12FE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1702 [13MR]

Pepper, Claude: tribute (see H. Res. 1116), H2443 [16AP]

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H9974 [25SE]

———prevent closure or consolidation of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1822 [31MR]

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

Race Day in America: designate (see H. Res. 931), H349 [17JA]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H4877 [3JN]

Taxation: modify penalty on the understatement of taxpayer's liability by tax return preparers (see H.R. 4318), H558 [29JA]

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

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H1539 [11MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Iraq: require U.S. funding for reconstruction or training for Iraqi security forces be treated as loans and establish a joint U.S.-Iraqi trust fund for mutually agreed-upon reconstruction projects (see H.R. 5899), H2758 [24AP]

Rivers: provide for a National Research Council study to asssess water management, needs, and conservation of the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama (see H.R. 6294), H5579 [18JN]

Remarks

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, H3950 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1284), H5614 [19JN]

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, H3950 [15MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H5468, H5469 [17JN]

———deficit, H5468, H5469 [17JN]

———extend pay-as-you-go requirement (H.R. 2686), H5468, H5469 [17JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1575, H1577 [12MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), conference report, H4995 [5JN]

Courts: grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, E647 [17AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7719 [31JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), E647 [17AP]

Supreme Court: decision in District of Columbia v. Heller on handgun ownership, E1364 [26JN]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 7202), consideration (H. Res. 1516), H10315 [28SE]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation (H.R. 7201), consideration (H. Res. 1516), H10315 [28SE]

———rates, H1577 [12MR]

Votes: position on missed, E784 [30AP]

Tributes

Cramer, Representative, E2149 [28SE]