GONZALEZ, CHARLES A. (a Representative from Texas)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Advertising: require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail (see H.R. 5895), H4878 [3JN]
Alcoholic beverages: recognize importance of the U.S. wine industry to the American economy (see H. Con. Res. 429), H9974 [25SE]
American Pharmacists Month: designate (see H. Res. 1437), H8478 [18SE]
Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 5534), H2267 [14AP]
———require collection of data on animal cruelty crimes (see H.R. 6597), H7854 [8SE]
Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (see H.R. 5546), H3777 [13MY]
Armed Forces: clarify effective date of active duty of Reserves members receiving an alert order anticipating a call or order to active duty for purposes of entitlement to medical and dental care (see H.R. 5791), H2948 [30AP]
———commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (see H. Res. 1200), H6826 [22JY]
———delay any presumption of death in connection with the kidnapping in Iraq or Afghanistan of a retired member to ensure the continued payment of the member's retired pay (see H.R. 6140), H5215 [10JN]
———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]
———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 4930), H1539 [11MR]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2554 [22AP]
———express that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad (see H. Res. 953), H623 [6FE]
———honor service and achievements of women members and female veterans (see H. Res. 1054), H2948 [30AP]
———lift restrictions on certain benefits for military technicians and repeal prohibition against overtime pay for National Guard technicians (see H.R. 6438), H7059 [23JY]
———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), H5581 [18JN]
———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), H2487 [17AP]
———recognize performance in Iraq, begin redeployment of National Guard units, and ensure protection of the States (see H.R. 2539), H814 [7FE]
———repeal authorization of use against Iraq and implement a plan for withdrawal (see H.R. 3938), H622 [6FE]
———tribute to families of servicemembers (see H. Con. Res. 295), H1772 [14MR]
———tribute to the 28th Infantry Division (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7308 [29JY]
ATF: authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (see H.R. 5869), H2854 [29AP]
Aviation: establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight (see H.R. 4179), H1539 [11MR]
Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 4044), H2356 [15AP]
Baytown, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 934), H815 [7FE]
BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 2016), H1155 [27FE]
Bowen, Debra: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 1104), H2659 [23AP]
Brown, Monica L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 320), H1821 [31MR]
Brunner, Jennifer: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 1104), H2659 [23AP]
Bureau of the Census: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 7069), H9972 [25SE]
Bush, President: remove authority to waive certain provisions of defense authorization legislation (see H.R. 5167), H555 [29JA]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 364), H4878 [3JN]
Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 706), H1221 [4MR]
Children and youth: authorize additional appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 6332), H5796 [20JN]
———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]
———expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations (see H.R. 2371), H4151 [19MY]
———making supplemental appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 5444), H993 [14FE]
———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see H.R. 1781), H4322 [20MY]
———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 3846), H558 [29JA]
———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 1386), H8477 [18SE]
———support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 1042), H8397 [17SE]
China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 137), H6826 [22JY]
Christian Science Monitor: anniversary (see H. Res. 1481), H9084 [23SE]
Civil War—U.S.: require imitation war items be clearly marked as copies (see H.R. 4125), H1418 [6MR]
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H1446 [10MR]
Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 1185), H4453 [21MY]
Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 1185), H4453 [21MY]
Corporal Alfred Mac Wilson Post Office, Odessa, TX: designate (see H.R. 6437), H6229 [8JY]
Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H811 [7FE]
Cuba: facilitate provision of humanitarian relief (see H.R. 6962), H10643 [29SE]
Dept. of Commerce: prescribe regulations to reduce the incidence of vessels colliding with North Atlantic right whales by limiting the speed of vessels (see H.R. 5536), H1341 [5MR]
Dept. of Defense: ensure that personal protective equipment undergoes survivability testing before full-scale production (see H.R. 5875), H2657 [23AP]
Dept. of Education: establish discretionary school construction grant program for local educational agencies affected by base closures and realignments (see H.R. 6293), H6825 [22JY]
———establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 642), H4321 [20MY]
———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 4540), H480 [28JA]
Dept. of HHS: authorize a grant to a qualified youth-serving organization for recruiting and preparing students for careers and volunteer opportunities as health care professionals (see H.R. 3618), H1445 [10MR]
———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 1072), H4322 [20MY]
———provide for national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner (see H.R. 5979), H5797 [20JN]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H4322 [20MY]
———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 3267), H5580 [18JN]
———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3430), H5482 [17JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a survey to determine the level of compliance with national consensus standards and any barriers to achieving compliance with such standards (see H.R. 5686), H3020 [1MY]
———issue a rule on border security searches of electronic devices (see H.R. 6869), H10300 [27SE]
———require that grant recipients submit reports on expenditures as a condition of receipt of homeland security grants (see H.R. 1392), H3050 [5MY]
Dept. of HUD: facilitate use of HOPE VI grant amounts by certain public housing agencies that have suffered project delays due to catastrophes or emergencies (see H.R. 6347), H5864 [23JN]
Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H3776 [13MY]
———issue guidelines delineating when to enter into deferred prosecution agreements, and require judicial sanction and provide for Federal monitors to oversee such agreements (see H.R. 5086), H1184 [28FE]
Dept. of State: establish certain standards for adjudication of U.S. passport applications (see H.R. 7162), H10300 [27SE]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3114), H1031 [25FE]
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), H2487 [17AP]
———establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program emblematic of a national park or other national site in each State, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories (see H.R. 6184), H5482 [17JN]
Dept. of Transportation: establish a Flexibility Incentive Grant Pilot Program to provide incentives to States and counties to establish new sources of revenue for transit projects and services (see H.R. 1606), H1822 [31MR]
———install a second cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder that utilizes combination deployable recorder technology in certain commercial aircraft (see H.R. 4336), H622 [6FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modernize disability benefits claims processing system to ensure accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors (see H.R. 5892), H3187 [7MY]
———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see H.R. 6625), H7306 [29JY]
Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3175), H1822 [31MR]
———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 2266), H4454 [21MY]
Dink, Hrant: condemn murder of Turkish journalist (see H. Res. 102), H1822 [31MR]
Disabled: increase the level of earnings under which no individual who is blind is determined to have demonstrated an ability to engage in substantial gainful activity for purposes of determining disability (see H.R. 3834), H1702 [13MR]
Diseases: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H2658 [23AP]
———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 1192), H1821 [31MR]
———establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 3005), H1618 [12MR]
———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H3885 [14MY]
———provide for prostate cancer imaging research and education (see H.R. 3563), H4151 [19MY]
———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H3020 [1MY]
Drugs: target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 4545), H1539 [11MR]
Dunham, Katherine: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H6010 [24JN]
Ecology and environment: require compliance by defense-related agencies with all environmental laws (see H.R. 3366), H995 [14FE]
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: 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), H3051 [5MY]
Elections: provide additional leave to Federal employees to serve as poll workers and direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States for poll worker recruitment and training (see H.R. 6339), H6825 [22JY]
Employment: provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 5873), H4151 [19MY]
Fair Housing Act: commemorate anniversaries of enactment and later enactment of amending legislation (see H. Res. 1095), H2151 [9AP]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H622 [6FE]
FDA: reverse policy eliminating access to medication containing estriol (see H. Con. Res. 342), H5865 [23JN]
Federal employees: provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H1822 [31MR]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H1618 [12MR]
Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council: establish (see H.R. 3892), H1822 [31MR]
Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 5841), H3404 [8MY]
Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (see H.R. 5541), H2071 [8AP]
Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 5741), H2150 [9AP]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H995 [14FE]
Foreign aid: encourage accelerated removal of agricultural subsidies of industrialized countries to alleviate poverty and promote growth, health, and stability in the economies of African countries (see H. Res. 990), H1772 [14MR]
———modernize foreign assistance strategy to promote national and global security, democracy, and economic opportunity (see H. Res. 1268), H6826 [22JY]
Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H2658 [23AP]
Haiti: provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 6255), H6010 [24JN]
Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 2216), H7165 [24JY]
Hazardous substances: express concern over current Federal policy allowing exportation of toxic electronic waste to developing nations and encourage U.S. banning of such activities (see H. Res. 1395), H10643 [29SE]
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]
———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (see H.R. 2677), H6010 [24JN]
———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8397 [17SE]
———prohibit discrimination and acts of reprisal against persons who receive treatment for illnesses, injuries, and disabilities incurred in or aggravated by service in the uniformed services (see H.R. 7003), H9083 [23SE]
———promote adoption of health information technology (see H.R. 6357), H6009 [24JN]
———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 3750), H4322 [20MY]
———reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain poison center funding, and enhance public health (see H.R. 5669), H2854 [29AP]
———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), H25 [15JA]
———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3186), H4832 [22MY]
Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1134), H4832 [22MY]
Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 5157), H555 [29JA]
Hispanic Americans: recognize service, courage, and patriotism of those who served and continue to serve in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 253), H5581 [18JN]
History: authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program (see H.R. 3981), H1539 [11MR]
House Rules: observe a moment of silence in the House of Representatives on the first legislative day of each month for those killed or wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H. Res. 1183), H4454 [21MY]
Houston, TX: tribute to Texas Air National Guard 147th Fighter Wing (see H. Res. 1250), H5044 [5JN]
Immigration: provide relief for surviving spouses and children (see H.R. 6034), H3776 [13MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 821), H558 [29JA]
———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), H943 [13FE]
Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1076), H5111 [9JN]
———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), H7165 [24JY]
International Whaling Commission: end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts (see H. Con. Res. 350), H3885 [14MY]
Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is (see H. Res. 1008), H5045 [5JN]
———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), H5215 [10JN]
Iraq: express the need for a more comprehensive diplomatic initiative by the U.S., Iraq, and the international community (see H. Con. Res. 321), H3408 [12MY]
Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2267 [14AP]
Johnson, Lyndon B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4064 [16MY] (see H. Con. Res. 354), H4150 [19MY]
Jordan, Louis: tribute (see H. Res. 1242), H5043 [5JN]
Julia M. Carson Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 5472), H1772 [14MR]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 1237), H4974 [4JN]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: continue restrictions unless the President certifies that the North Korean Government has met certain benchmarks (see H.R. 3650), H2070 [8AP]
Korea, Republic of: improve defense cooperation with the U.S. (see H.R. 5443), H1772 [14MR]
Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3035), H7956 [9SE]
Meals On Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 259), H1155 [27FE]
Medicaid: ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see H.R. 3700), H814 [7FE]
———extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2071 [8AP]
———provide a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 2131), H4151 [19MY]
———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H4322 [20MY]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H2760 [24AP]
Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H8397 [17SE]
———expand number of beneficiaries eligible for coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2805), H1221 [4MR]
———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 4206), H4454 [21MY]
———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H8276 [16SE]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H4832 [22MY]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2658 [23AP]
Migratory Bird Treaty Act: provide penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species (see H.R. 4093), H6342 [9JY]
Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 5854), H7058 [23JY]
Money: prohibit the Dept. of the Treasury and the FRS from proposing, prescribing, or implementing any regulation relative to monetary transactions (see H.R. 5767), H4061 [15MY]
MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H5730 [19JN]
NASA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1315), H6176 [26JN]
National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1439), H8128 [15SE]
National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H3051 [5MY]
National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 3689), H558 [29JA]
National Consumer Protection Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 973), H1184 [28FE]
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H2854 [29AP]
National Day of the Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 984), H1342 [5MR]
National Dysphagia Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 195), H4061 [15MY]
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 Health Information Technology Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5216 [10JN]
National Heat Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 296), H6826 [22JY]
National High-Speed Rail Authority: establish (see H.R. 4123), H814 [7FE]
National Letter Carriers Appreciation Day: establish (see H. Res. 49), H1155 [27FE]
National Missing Children's Day: observance (see H. Res. 1142), H2658 [23AP]
National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1328), H6473 [14JY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 672), H6230 [8JY]
National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1081), H2016 [4AP]
National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 963), H872 [12FE]
National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 5662), H3020 [1MY]
National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 393), H8397 [17SE]
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), H457 [23JA]
Nautilus (U.S.S.): anniversary of crossing the North Pole (see H. Res. 1067), H1889 [1AP]
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5756), H6734 [21JY]
New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 6594), H8397 [17SE]
Pakistan: condemn dismissal of the Supreme Court and call for reinstatement (see H. Res. 1044), H2267 [14AP]
Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1222 [4MR]
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site: expand boundaries (see H.R. 4828), H6825 [22JY]
Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 5535), H7629 [30JY]
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), H2854 [29AP]
Petroleum: establish an interagency working group to identify factors that affect pricing of crude oil and refined petroleum products and make appropriate recommendations (see H.R. 6238), H5327 [11JN]
Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 198), H390 [22JA]
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]
Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H1619 [12MR]
Public Health Service Act: revise and expand the drug discount program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2606), H1155 [27FE]
Radio: require radios used in satellite digital radio service be capable of receiving terrestrial digital radio signals (see H.R. 7157), H10131 [26SE]
Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 5632), H5045 [5JN]
Railroads: support development of high-speed rail (see H.R. 4122), H814 [7FE]
Rio Grande American Canal, El Paso, TX: redesignate as the Travis C. Johnson Canal (see H.R. 6041), H3776 [13MY]
Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (see H. Res. 1029), H2071 [8AP]
San Antonio, TX: provide for reimbursement for costs incurred by the non-Federal interest in the flood control project (see H.R. 6679), H7628 [30JY]
Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 901), H1889 [1AP]
Sendler, Irena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H4878 [3JN]
Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 6064), H4059 [15MY]
———ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 1783), H1031 [25FE]
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: limit sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property owned by a servicemember for one year following the servicemember's period of military service (see H.R. 4883), H4832 [22MY]
Ships and vessels: recognize role played by Landing Ship Tanks (LST) in conflicts since World War II and the Navy and Coast Guard veterans who served on such ships (see H. Res. 1316), H6826 [22JY]
Social Security: eliminate waiting period for certain disability benefits in the cases of individuals with disabling burn injuries (see H.R. 685), H1031 [25FE]
———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), H7308 [29JY]
———permit States the option to provide nurse home visitation services under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3024), H5044 [5JN]
Student Conservation Association: tribute (see H. Res. 820), H2012 [3AP]
Sudan: urge international community to provide the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur region with tactical and utility helicopters (see H. Res. 1245), H6090 [25JN]
Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H4454 [21MY]
Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 2329), H3186 [7MY]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1110), H1821 [31MR]
———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 3660), H2443 [16AP]
———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 1540), H456 [23JA]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H813 [7FE]
———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1043), H1445 [10MR]
———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H2070 [8AP]
———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 3820), H1074 [26FE]
———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 5700), H3886 [14MY]
———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 6407), H7059 [23JY]
———provide tax relief for victims of Hurricane Ike (see H.R. 6958), H8476 [18SE]
———provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (see H.R. 5716), H2487 [17AP]
———require employers to notify their employees of availability of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6371), H6230 [8JY]
Technology: authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development (see H.R. 5940), H4975 [4JN]
Telephones: require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and services (see H.R. 3402), H8276 [16SE]
———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H4878 [3JN]
Television: address digital television transition in border States (see H.R. 5435), H1155 [27FE]
———mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations (see H.R. 4221), H2659 [23AP]
———provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 1687), H4151 [19MY]
Terrorism: condemn attacks in Casablanca, Morocco, and Algiers, Algeria (see H. Res. 889), H815 [7FE]
Texas: tribute to wine and winegrape industry (see H. Con. Res. 216), H2659 [23AP]
Texas Military Veterans Post Office, Humble, TX: designate (see H.R. 5517), H1183 [28FE]
Thomas Jefferson Census Bureau Headquarters Building, Suitland, MD: designate (see H.R. 5599), H1618 [12MR]
Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 6278), H5481 [17JN]
Transportation Security Administration: provide certain personnel management requirements (see H.R. 3212), H1822 [31MR]
U.N.: condemn glorification of terrorism and the continuing anti-Israel and anti-Semitic rhetoric (see H. Res. 939), H623 [6FE]
University of Kansas: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1096), H2356 [15AP]
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), H6825 [22JY]
———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. 333), H1445 [10MR]
Voting: prohibit challenges to eligibility to register or vote on grounds that an individual resides in a home subject to foreclosure or that the jurisdiction was adversely affected by a disaster (see H.R. 7147), H10131 [26SE]
———prohibit States from refusing to accept balloting materials solely because the materials do not meet certain requirements not clearly necessary to prevent election fraud (see H.R. 4237), H4832 [22MY]
Workforce Investment Act: establish financial literacy education programs for newly naturalized U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6403), H6825 [22JY]
World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H1222 [4MR]
World Refugee Day: observance (see H. Res. 1290), H6578 [15JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Clean Air Act: extend compliance period for persons subject to the renewable fuel mandate in certain years (see H.R. 5964), H3050 [5MY]
Dept. of Defense: establish a National Trauma Institute (see H.R. 6010), H3402 [8MY]
Medicare: exempt negative pressure wound therapy pumps and related supplies and accessories from the competitive acquisition program until the clinical comparability of such products can be validated (see H.R. 4935), H23 [15JA]
———limit increases in Medicare Advantage payment rates until parity is achieved with fee-for-service programs (see H.R. 7197), H10330 [28SE]
Taxation: provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 7074), H9972 [25SE]
Remarks
Election Assistance Commission: make grants to State and local administers of the Federal election for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available (H.R. 5803), H6538 [15JY]
House of Representatives: dismiss election contest relative to the office of Representative from the Thirteenth Congressional District of Florida (H. Res. 989), H1016, H1017 [25FE]
Independence Day: observance, E1370
International Whaling Commission: end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts (H. Con. Res. 350), H5529
Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (H.R. 4040), E57
Rivera, Raymond, Jr.: National Association of Letter Carriers Regional Hero award recipient, E2042
San Antonio, TX: tribute to San Antonio Fire Dept., E868
San Antonio College: tribute to Folk Dance Festival, E629
Votes: position on missed, E2038
Tributes
Berger, Lawrence A., E1646
Butler, John D., E1652
Elizondo, Paul, E612
Flores, Alfredo, Sr., E1524
Milam, John M., E2327
Sherouse, Paul L., H2661 [24AP]