CRENSHAW, ANDER (a Representative from Florida)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters (see H.R. 6026), H3776 [13MY]
Armed Forces: authorize extended benefits for autistic dependents of certain retirees (see H.R. 6930), H10845 [19NO]
———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), H3187 [7MY]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H6734 [21JY]
Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 1122), H2761 [24AP]
Army SPC Daniel Agami Post Office Building, Coconut Creek, FL: designate (see H.R. 6338), H5796 [20JN]
Bhutan: commemorate participation in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and commend commitment to conducting parliamentary elections (see H. Res. 1307), H6408 [10JY]
Borderline Personality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1005), H1446 [10MR]
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]
———mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]
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]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H943 [13FE]
Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 2493), H6230 [8JY]
Cody Grater Post Office Building, Brooksville, FL: designate (see H.R. 5168), H555 [29JA]
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H1446 [10MR]
Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 699), H6342 [9JY]
———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1306), H2553 [22AP]
Declaration of Independence: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 386), H6577 [15JY]
Dept. of Education: establish discretionary school construction grant program for local educational agencies affected by base closures and realignments (see H.R. 6293), H8276 [16SE]
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]
———extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H3776 [13MY]
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), H5329 [11JN]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 6691), H8276 [16SE]
Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 5794), H4975 [4JN]
———repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 5656), H6010 [24JN]
Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building, Rancho Mirage, CA: designate (see H.R. 6085), H5045 [5JN]
Health: national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8276 [16SE]
———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), H5730 [19JN]
Housing: provide needed housing reform (see H.R. 5857), H3886 [14MY]
Immigration: reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 4088), H5580 [18JN]
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), H7630 [30JY]
Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2356 [15AP]
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), H6230 [8JY]
Medicaid: ensure beneficiary access to generic drugs by setting pharmacy reimbursement based on retail acquisition cost and to promote use of generic drugs (see H.R. 3140), H295 [16JA]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2658 [23AP]
Michael Bilirakis Dept. of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 4264), H480 [28JA]
Millennium Challenge Act: authorize regional and concurrent compacts (see H.R. 7165), H10131 [26SE]
Minnesota: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 923), H2488 [17AP]
National Health Care Decisions Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 323), H2444 [16AP]
National Heat Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 296), H3109 [6MY]
National Letter Carriers Appreciation Day: establish (see H. Res. 49), H623 [6FE]
National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 334), H2854 [29AP]
National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 393), H8478 [18SE]
Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H8019 [10SE]
North Platte, NE: recognize as Rail Town USA (see H. Con. Res. 408), H7788 [31JY]
Nuclear weapons: strengthen legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by Iran, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Syria (see H.R. 6178), H7789 [31JY]
Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 6108), H6230 [8JY]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2151 [9AP]
Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan (see H.R. 4061), H2948 [30AP]
Pepper, Claude: tribute (see H. Res. 1116), H2443 [16AP]
Power resources: promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 6566), H7854 [8SE]
———provide for a standby loan program for certain coal-to-liquid projects (see H.R. 2208), H6229 [8JY]
———secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (see H.R. 3089), H6177 [26JN]
Race Day in America: designate (see H. Res. 931), H480 [28JA]
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), H6177 [26JN]
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), H1822 [31MR]
Taxation: limit authority of States and localities to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States and localities (see H.R. 3359), H1074 [26FE]
———provide permanent relief for sales tax deduction, child credit, repeal of estate tax, and deduction for higher education expenses (see H.R. 411), H7853 [8SE]
Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H8276 [16SE]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H4975 [4JN]
Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3232), H6407 [10JY]
U.S. Sentencing Commission: make certain changes in sentencing guidelines as they affect certain human trafficking offenses (see H.R. 5652), H7308 [29JY]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H6727 [17JY]
Workforce Investment Act: make non-union training programs eligible for Federal funding under the ``Green Jobs'' program (see H.R. 6220), H8276 [16SE]
World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H2071 [8AP]
Remarks
Allied Veterans of the World, Inc.: tribute, E2103
Armed Forces: tribute to families of servicemembers (H. Con. Res. 295), E1507
Clara White Mission (organization): Dept. of HUD Secretary's Opportunity and Empowerment Award recipient, E949
Daniel Memorial (organization): anniversary of child service agency, E1468
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), earmark declaration, E1062
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), earmark declaration, E2243
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7719 [31JY]
———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), earmark declaration, E1596
Florida National Forest Land Management Act: authorize conveyance of an additional tract of National Forest System land (H.R. 1374), E684
Police Week: observance, E950
Tebow, Timothy: tribute (H. Res. 901), H7266 [29JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H4826 [22MY]
Tributes
Bell, Eric, E950