CHILDERS, TRAVIS W. (a Representative from Mississippi)
Amendments
Bridges: improve safety of Federal-aid highway bridges, strengthen inspection standards and processes, and increase investment in the reconstruction of structurally deficient bridges (H.R. 3999), H7035 [23JY], H7093 [24JY]
District of Columbia: revise firearms laws as necessary to comply with District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court decision while protecting law enforcement and security interests (H.R. 6842), H8266 [16SE], H8283 [17SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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), H5865 [23JN]
———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), H5482 [17JN]
———tribute to the 28th Infantry Division (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7308 [29JY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 45), H5482 [17JN]
———extend pay-as-you-go requirement (see H.R. 2686), H4454 [21MY]
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), H7306 [29JY]
Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H6010 [24JN]
Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (see H.R. 6604), H7630 [30JY]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1399), H6177 [26JN]
Education: increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other first responders (see H.R. 5516), H6230 [8JY]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 89), H6090 [25JN]
Farenholt (U.S.S.): recognize crew for valor and bravery in the South Pacific during service in World War II (see H. Res. 1248), H5329 [11JN]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H8477 [18SE]
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid prohibition on certain payments when the sum of base acres of a farm is below a certain amount (see H.R. 6849), H8050 [11SE]
Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H7956 [9SE]
Graham, Billy: tribute (see H. Res. 1358), H6733 [21JY]
Hayes, Isaac L., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1425), H8049 [11SE]
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), H6728 [17JY]
———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), H5730 [19JN]
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]
James Madison University: anniversary (see H. Res. 1051), H5045 [5JN]
Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H5408 [12JN]
Medicare: impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H8019 [10SE]
Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 6654), H8276 [16SE]
Minnie Cox Post Office Building, Indianola, MS: designate (see H.R. 4010), H5111 [9JN]
Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 4457), H6010 [24JN]
Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 4457), H6010 [24JN]
National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1288), H7059 [23JY]
National Estate Planning Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 732), H6178 [26JN] (see H. Res. 1499), H9974 [25SE]
National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 393), H9085 [23SE]
National Work and Family Month: designate (see H. Res. 1440), H8275 [16SE]
Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H4454 [21MY]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: conduct a national intelligence assessment on national security and energy security issues relative to escalating energy costs (see H.R. 6545), H6726 [17JY]
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]
———promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 5437), H6577 [15JY]
———provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6709), H7809 [1AU]
Public Health Service Act: reauthorize the National Health Service Corps Program (see H.R. 6351), H5864 [23JN]
Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 6399), H7059 [23JY]
Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1524), H8019 [10SE]
———exempt certain farmland from the estate tax (see H.R. 1929), H5408 [12JN]
———increase and make permanent the election to expense certain refineries (see H.R. 6612), H7164 [24JY]
Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H8020 [10SE]
Technology: promote deployment and adoption of telecommunications services and information technologies (see H.R. 3627), H5482 [17JN]
TVA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1224), H4831 [22MY]
U.S. Housing Act: repeal certain provisions relative to public housing disaster funds (see H.R. 6276), H5481 [17JN]
Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 6867), H10828 [3OC]
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), H5865 [23JN]
———improve services for rural veterans (see H.R. 3008), H5329 [11JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 6691), H7784 [31JY]
Fort Valley Experimental Forest: anniversary of first experimental forest (see H. Con. Res. 422), H8577 [22SE]
Taxation: modify the partial exclusion for gain from certain small business stocks (see H.R. 6507), H6673 [16JY]
———provide a credit to consumers based on fuel economy (see H.R. 6773), H7805 [1AU]
Letters
Election of Travis W. Childers to the House of Representatives: Linda D. Rigsby, Mississippi Assistant Sec. of State for Elections, H4188 [20MY]
———Lorraine C. Miller, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H4188 [20MY]
Oaths of office
House of Representatives, H4188, H4319 [20MY]
Remarks
American Institute for Public Service: tribute to Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Service recipients, E1380
Bridges: improve safety of Federal-aid highway bridges, strengthen inspection standards and processes, and increase investment in the reconstruction of structurally deficient bridges (H.R. 3999), H7035 [23JY]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms, H8267, H8272 [16SE]
———revise firearms laws as necessary to comply with District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court decision while protecting law enforcement and security interests (H.R. 6842), H8267, H8272 [16SE]
———revise firearms laws as necessary to comply with District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court decision while protecting law enforcement and security interests (H.R. 6842), consideration (H. Res. 1434), H8173 [16SE]
House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H4188 [20MY]
Mississippi: tribute to Congressional Award Gold Medal recipients, E1290
National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act: prohibit funds from being used to employ illegal aliens, H7035 [23JY]
Power resources: national energy policy, H7951 [9SE]
———promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (H.R. 5437), H7951 [9SE]
Taxation: provide a credit to consumers based on fuel economy (H.R. 6773), H7951 [9SE]
TVA: anniversary (H. Res. 1224), H4456
U.S. Housing Act: repeal certain provisions relative to public housing disaster funds (H.R. 6276), H5531, H5533 [18JN]
Remarks in House relative to
House of Representatives: permission to take oath of office prior to receipt of certificate of election, H4188 [20MY]
Tribute, H4188 [20MY]
Tributes
Boyd, James A., E2375
Burks, J.B., E1193
Carwile, Donald C., E1758
Chandler, Robert L., E1677
Hudson, William E., Sr., E2211
Johnson, Tyrik, E2234
Knighton, James, E1193
McMillen, Thurman, E1193
Moore, Arvern, H5331 [12JN]
Pharr, Edna, E2138
Pharr, James C., E2139
Whitehorn, Leland, E1193
Woolsey, James R., Jr., E1450