WILSON, CHARLES A. (a Representative from Ohio)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H5406 [12JN]

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), H4878 [3JN]

American Pharmacists Month: designate (see H. Res. 1437), H8478 [18SE]

Arlington National Cemetery: establish a memorial for 40 fallen American servicemen who perished in the air crash during World War II at Bakers Creek, Australia (see H. Con. Res. 106), H814 [7FE]

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] (see H.R. 6580), H7057 [23JY]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H3050 [5MY]

———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), H10300 [27SE]

———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), H1889 [1AP]

———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]

Bowen, Debra: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 1104), H2659 [23AP]

Boy Scouts: express condolences to victims and those affected by tornado at Boy Scout camp in Iowa and gratitude to law enforcement and emergency responders conducting rescue operations (see H. Res. 1283), H5580 [18JN]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H2266 [14AP]

Brunner, Jennifer: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 1104), H2659 [23AP]

Budget: extend pay-as-you-go requirement (see H.R. 2686), H1973 [2AP]

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), H5111 [9JN]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 930), H623 [6FE]

Challenger (space shuttle): anniversary of crash (see H. Res. 943), H479 [28JA]

Children and youth: establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see H.R. 2188), H3020 [1MY]

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

Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 285), H557 [29JA]

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

Construction industries: promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (see H.R. 4461), H1032 [25FE]

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: add sites (see H.R. 4199), H5111 [9JN]

Dept. of Commerce: create an Office of Domestic Product Promotion (see H.R. 6573), H6824 [22JY]

———establish an Advanced Multidisciplinary Computing Software Institute (see H.R. 3466), H622 [6FE]

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 Energy: exchange light crude oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for heavy crude oil and use proceeds to fund renewable energy and carbon capture and storage research (see H.R. 6067), H4059 [15MY]

———suspend filling of Strategic Petroleum Reserve for one year or until price of oil drops below a certain level in order to increase supply and reduce costs (see H.R. 5473), H2356 [15AP]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3334), H6230 [8JY]

Dept. of HUD: make grants to assist local governments with vacant housing problems (see H.R. 5870), H2552 [22AP]

———make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (see H.R. 5818), H2487 [17AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct an expeditious environmentally responsible program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserves in Alaska (see H.R. 6515), H6673 [16JY]

———establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring and use fees for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects (see H.R. 6256), H5581 [18JN]

———prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases (see H.R. 6251), H5581 [18JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: permit transfer of funds to restore the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6532), H6825 [22JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H6734 [21JY]

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), H2553 [22AP]

———issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease research (see H. Res. 543), H1221 [4MR]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H1418 [6MR]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 6691), H7854 [8SE]

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), H2444 [16AP]

———encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to purchase American-made goods and services from American-owned companies (see H. Res. 977), H870 [12FE]

Education: coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 6104), H8050 [11SE]

EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields (see H.R. 5469), H6577 [15JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H3186 [7MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: remediate sediment contamination in areas of concern (see H.R. 6460), H7789 [31JY]

FHA: create a voluntary program that provides mortgage refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in their homes, protect neighborhoods, and help stabilize the housing market (see H.R. 5830), H2485 [17AP]

———revise requirements for seller-financed downpayments for certain insured mortgages for single-family housing and authorize risk-based insurance premiums for certain mortgagors under such mortgages (see H.R. 6694), H8128 [15SE]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1079), H2267 [14AP]

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

Frank Sinatra Day: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H3187 [7MY]

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (see H.R. 6577), H7308 [29JY]

Hamilton College: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 1259), H5214 [10JN]

Health: encourage use of electronic health records and provide a secure framework in which such records are made available for a national information technology infrastructure (see H.R. 2991), H3403 [8MY]

———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), H6473 [14JY]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H7808 [1AU]

Higher Education Act: improve participation in higher education of, and increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas (see H.R. 4139), H4454 [21MY]

Improper Payments Information Act: amend to prevent improper payments, improve recovery, and hold agencies accountable for improper payments (see H.R. 5467), H5730 [19JN]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1076), H1821 [31MR]

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), H5409 [12JN]

Iraq: express that any funding provided to Iraq for reconstruction, training for Iraqi security forces, and fuel for U.S. operations in Iraq should be provided in the form of loans (see H. Res. 1111), H2659 [23AP]

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), H2947 [30AP]

John P. Gallagher Post Office Building, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 6150), H4830 [22MY]

Julia M. Carson Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 5472), H1188 [3MR]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H1973 [2AP]

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail: extend (see H.R. 3616), H943 [13FE]

Manufactured Housing Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1010), H4062 [15MY]

McConnell, John H.: tribute (see H. Res. 1280), H5481 [17JN]

Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 259), H872 [12FE]

Medicaid: extend drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see H.R. 3041), H1155 [27FE]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H1772 [14MR]

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H1822 [31MR]

Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H8128 [15SE]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H2658 [23AP]

———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H1184 [28FE]

———include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4879), H1342 [5MR]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H6229 [8JY]

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

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H3020 [1MY]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H4833 [22MY]

National Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see H.R. 6056), H8050 [11SE]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 5611), H1700 [13MR]

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

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 917), H350 [17JA]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 367), H4976 [4JN]

National Homeownership Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1010), H4062 [15MY]

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), H6473 [14JY]

National Letter Carriers Appreciation Day: establish (see H. Res. 49), H623 [6FE]

National Miner's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1006), H6178 [26JN]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2948 [30AP]

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

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H6674 [16JY]

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

Ohio: tribute to efforts of Ohio Depts. of Mental Health and Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services to address the stigma associated with mental health and substance use disorders (see H.J. Res. 86), H4453 [21MY]

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

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

Patents: create an exception from infringement for certain component parts used to repair another article of manufacture (see H.R. 5638), H2071 [8AP]

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

Petroleum: ban the export of Alaskan oil (see H.R. 6523), H6728 [17JY]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 6074), H4060 [15MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 380), H479 [28JA]

Power resources: encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing and other buildings, and create sustainable communities (see H.R. 6078), H4060 [15MY]

———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]

———provide for a standby loan program for certain coal-to-liquid projects (see H.R. 2208), H6473 [14JY]

———regulate certain transactions involving energy commodities and strengthen enforcement authorities of FERC under Natural Gas Act and Federal Power Act (see H.R. 6330), H5796 [20JN]

Pran, Dith: tribute (see H. Res. 1109), H2444 [16AP]

Product safety: require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls (see H.R. 5069), H349 [17JA]

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

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: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H5328 [11JN]

———improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries and conduct a longitudinal study on aging (see H.R. 6478), H8477 [18SE]

Sgt. Michael M. Kashkoush Post Office Building, Chagrin Falls, OH: designate (see H.R. 5400), H870 [12FE]

Ships and vessels: extend exemption for vessels operating within the Boundary Line from fire-retardent materials construction requirement (see H.R. 3852), H1032 [25FE]

Small business: reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (see H.R. 5789), H2354 [15AP]

Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 6485), H7629 [30JY]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 5110), H623 [6FE]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: provide for sale of light grade petroleum and for its replacement with heavy grade petroleum (see H.R. 6578), H7165 [24JY]

Taxation: allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 2091), H1188 [3MR]

———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 2020), H7956 [9SE]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1043), H1821 [31MR]

———require employers to notify their employees of availability of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6371), H8276 [16SE]

Technology: authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development (see H.R. 5940), H3017 [1MY]

———promote deployment and adoption of telecommunications services and information technologies (see H.R. 3627), H25 [15JA]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 6180), H4973 [4JN]

U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see H.R. 4847), H1822 [31MR]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 4934, 5749), H2356 [15AP] (see H.R. 6867), H10132 [26SE]

University of Kansas: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 948), H1342 [5MR]

———tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1096), H2267 [14AP]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bob Evans Post Office Building, Gallipolis, OH: designate (see H.R. 6342), H5796 [20JN]

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 5510), H1183 [28FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6011 [25JN]

Remarks

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 (H.R. 6580), H7279 [29JY]

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), H4953 [4JN]

———require local educational agencies receiving Federal funds for modernization, renovation, or repair of public educational facilities to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. for such projects, H4953 [4JN]

Dept. of Energy: suspend filling of Strategic Petroleum Reserve for one year or until price of oil drops below a certain level in order to increase supply and reduce costs, H3057 [6MY]

Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (H.R. 5818), H3159, H3160 [7MY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases (H.R. 6251), H6012 [25JN]

Economy: provide stimulus for economic recovery, H2074 [9AP]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H2273 [15AP]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, H1892 [2AP], H2273 [15AP], H7332 [30JY]

Jones, Stephanie Tubbs: tribute (H. Res. 1415), H7831 [8SE]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6063), H5371 [12JN]

National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day: designate (H. Res. 892), H2823 [29AP]

Power resources: national energy policy, H7862, H7949 [9SE]

———promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities, H7950 [9SE]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), H1892 [2AP], H2273 [15AP]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendment, H7332 [30JY]

SBA: improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 5819), H2602 [23AP]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, H406 [23JA]

Unemployment: rates, H2074 [9AP]

Votes: position on missed, H407 [23JA], H6143 [26JN]