BERRY, MARION (a Representative from Arkansas)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H814 [7FE]

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), H6473 [14JY]

AmeriCorps Week: observance (see H. Res. 1173), H3110 [6MY]

Armed Forces: commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (see H. Res. 1200), H8020 [10SE]

———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 program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2150 [9AP]

———lift restrictions on certain benefits for military technicians and repeal prohibition against overtime pay for National Guard technicians (see H.R. 6438), H9085 [23SE]

———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]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 1439), H1031 [25FE]

———tribute to the 28th Infantry Division (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7308 [29JY]

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

Business and industry: establish congressional review of Presidential decisions on ITC recommendations for relief for businesses jeopardized by a surge of Chinese imports (see H.R. 5960), H4322 [20MY]

Children and youth: support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 1042), H6408 [10JY]

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

Commission on Women's Business Ownership: establish (see H.R. 5672), H3050 [5MY]

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), H10976 [10DE]

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), H4833 [22MY]

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]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to eligible States to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 6201), H7956 [9SE]

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

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

———require Bureau of Prisons provision of secure storage areas in prison facilities for employees authorized to carry a firearm (see H.R. 5674), H2443 [16AP]

Dept. of the Interior: designate the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home in Hope, AR, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 5504), H1154 [27FE]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area unless expressly authorized by Congress (see H.R. 6630), H7854 [8SE]

———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), H5215 [10JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5595), H2225 [10AP]

Diseases: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H1702 [13MR]

———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 353), H4976 [4JN]

———provide activities to increase the awareness and knowledge of health care providers and women relative to ovarian and cervical cancer (see H.R. 2468), H8276 [16SE]

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: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see H.R. 2343), H5111 [9JN]

———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), H3021 [1MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a volunteer teacher advisory committee (see H.R. 2896), H1702 [13MR]

Employment: protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies from termination or demotion in their places of employment (see H.R. 1643), H2266 [14AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H1618 [12MR]

Farenholt (U.S.S.): recognize crew for valor and bravery in the South Pacific during service in World War II (see H. Res. 1248), H5044 [5JN]

FDA: reverse policy eliminating access to medication containing estriol (see H. Con. Res. 342), H4976 [4JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 6381), H8578 [22SE]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 370), H5214 [10JN]

Grant, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 1458), H8396 [17SE]

Health: 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]

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

Higher Education Act: improve participation in higher education of, and increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas (see H.R. 4139), H1221 [4MR]

House Ethics Commission: establish (see H. Res. 1018), H1418 [6MR]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H8578 [22SE]

Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1655), H9085 [23SE]

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]

Iron and steel industry: require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (see H.R. 5935), H5408 [12JN]

Jordan, Louis: tribute (see H. Res. 1242), H5043 [5JN]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H3885 [14MY]

Law enforcement officers: issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 356), H6674 [16JY]

Manufactured Housing Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1010), H3886 [14MY]

Medicaid: establish a disproportionate share hospital (DSH) redistribution pool from unexpended allotments to increase allotments for low DSH States and to provide grants for certain health access networks (see H.R. 5721), H5045 [5JN]

———impose a moratorium on certain payment restrictions (see H.R. 4355), H1973 [2AP]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H8397 [17SE]

———require State plans to continue to cover non-emergency transportation to medically necessary services (see H.R. 7122), H10130 [26SE]

Medicare: coverage of clinical pharmacist practitioner services under part B (see H.R. 5780), H2659 [23AP]

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

———establish budget neutral demonstration projects to study and improve the quality and cost effectiveness of cancer care services provided to beneficiaries (see H.R. 6725), H10132 [26SE]

———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H5111 [9JN]

———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]

Missouri River: honor historical significance of and reaffirm support for commercial navigation (see H. Res. 1012), H4322 [20MY]

Mondavi, Robert G.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 365), H5329 [11JN]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H8397 [17SE]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H4062 [15MY]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1288), H7166 [24JY]

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

National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 892), H943 [13FE]

National Heat Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 296), H942 [13FE]

National Homeownership Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1010), H3886 [14MY]

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), H7165 [24JY]

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

National STD Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1131), H2553 [22AP]

National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 952), H557 [29JA]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3110 [6MY]

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

Ozark National Forest: anniversary (see H. Res. 1158), H2852 [29AP]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1973 [2AP]

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 use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel (see H.R. 5236), H943 [13FE]

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

Recycling: require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter theft and interstate fencing of stolen copper (see H.R. 6831), H8578 [22SE]

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), H352 [18JA]

Senior citizens: improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries and conduct a longitudinal study on aging (see H.R. 6478), H7629 [30JY]

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), H1973 [2AP]

———provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under certain programs (see H.R. 5605), H1700 [13MR]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 6172), H8019 [10SE]

———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H1342 [5MR]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H6406 [10JY]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H5581 [18JN]

Television: require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets (see H.R. 5470), H1703 [13MR]

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]

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: include new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds (see H.R. 5335), H818 [8FE]

Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act: provide additional clarification relative to implementation (see H.R. 6663), H7628 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Pharmacists Month: designate (see H. Res. 1437), H8127 [15SE]

Medicare: coverage of individuals receiving a heart transplant (see H.R. 6196), H5043 [5JN]

Tariff: inflatable mattresses (see H.R. 4994), H294 [16JA]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), motion to instruct conferees, H2927 [30AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify Federal direct payment rates, H2927 [30AP]

Health care professionals: designate physical therapists as a national need and eligible for student loan forgiveness, H761 [7FE]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (H.R. 1134), H761 [7FE]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H761 [7FE]

Medicare: waive Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act requirements relative to action on legislation in response to a funding warning (H. Res. 1368), H7125 [24JY]

Tornadoes: express condolences to victims in Southeastern States and gratitude to law enforcement and emergency responders conducting search and rescue operations, E132 [7FE]

Votes: position on missed, H334 [17JA]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. Court of Federal Claims, H1791 [31MR]

Tributes

Bass, Lee, E2381 [10DE]

Coffelt, Chuck, H8399 [18SE]

Cramer, Representative, E2210 [2OC]

Daniel, Charles, E783 [30AP]

Lowe, Rosalyn A., E2377 [10DE]

Sheid, Vada Webb, E167 [12FE]

Wilson, Michael E., E160 [12FE]

Wood, Bobby G., E321 [6MR]