LEWIS, RON (a Representative from Kentucky)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 5032), H7169 [28JY]
———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1295), H2266 [14AP]
Alaska: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 127), H871 [12FE]
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), H3886 [14MY]
American Religious History Week: designate (see H. Res. 888), H872 [12FE]
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]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H3187 [7MY]
———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), H8397 [17SE]
Army: tribute to 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), known as the Screaming Eagles (see H. Res. 1080), H2011 [3AP]
Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]
Children and youth: support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 1042), H6578 [15JY]
China, People's Republic of: make proper disclosures with the SEC regarding the selective default status of certain bonds (see H. Res. 1179), H3405 [8MY]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H943 [13FE]
Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 285), H3020 [1MY]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1767), H2070 [8AP]
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), H7308 [29JY]
Dept. of Justice: making supplemental appropriations for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 5180), H871 [12FE]
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), H5408 [12JN]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 6691), H7854 [8SE]
Education: tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 916), H390 [22JA]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 89), H5215 [10JN]
Flag Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1219), H5046 [5JN]
FTC: explicitly prohibit the sending of text messages containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the ``do-not-call'' registry (see H.R. 5769), H2223 [10AP]
Fulton, MO: recognize the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library as ``America's National Churchill Museum'' and commend efforts to recognize the historic legacy of Sir Winston Churchill (see H. Res. 556), H559 [29JA]
Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 2580), H558 [29JA]
Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 245), H10133 [26SE]
Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2880), H4877 [3JN]
Iraq: support idea that coalition victory is possible (see H. Con. Res. 315), H1538 [11MR]
Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H1973 [2AP]
Medicare: clarify use of private contracts by beneficiaries for professional services and allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits (see H.R. 7148), H10331 [28SE]
———increase per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments to hospitals (see H.R. 5426), H942 [13FE]
———require physician utilization of electronic prescription drug program (see H.R. 4296), H1446 [10MR]
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), H3109 [6MY]
———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1113), H2855 [29AP]
National Airborne Day: designate (see H. Res. 1364), H8020 [10SE]
National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1114), H2855 [29AP]
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 5611), H2012 [3AP]
National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1106), H3021 [1MY]
National Carriage Driving Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1128), H5045 [5JN]
National Corvette Day: designate (see H. Res. 970), H813 [7FE]
National Guard Youth Challenge Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1202), H4976 [4JN]
National Health Care Decisions Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 323), H2444 [16AP]
National Letter Carriers Appreciation Day: establish (see H. Res. 49), H1822 [31MR]
National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1392), H8478 [18SE]
Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H2012 [3AP]
Northern Kentucky University: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 1147), H2759 [24AP]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2443 [16AP]
Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 5235), H6407 [10JY]
Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 6453), H7308 [29JY]
Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 3654), H295 [16JA]
Social Security: prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward certain pension benefits, improve provisions governing totalization agreements, and prevent unauthorized employment (see H.R. 5515), H1183 [28FE]
———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 6600), H7163 [24JY]
Staff Sergeant Nicholas Ray Carnes Post Office, Dayton, KY: designate (see H.R. 6902), H8127 [15SE]
Standing Bear (Ponca Native American Chief): tribute (see H. Res. 1043), H1618 [12MR]
Tariff: digital-to-analog converter boxes (see H.R. 5635), H7308 [29JY]
———ethylene-norbornene copolymer (see H.R. 4613), H7853 [8SE]
Taxation: clarify that personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 3770), H5044 [5JN]
———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 6813), H7807 [1AU]
———ensure that all taxpayers have the ability to deduct State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 7308), H10976 [10DE]
———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1748), H25 [15JA]
———improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts (see H.R. 3234), H3777 [13MY]
———make permanent the rate reduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 6896), H8127 [15SE]
———modify penalty on the understatement of taxpayer's liability by tax return preparers (see H.R. 4318), H295 [16JA]
———provide an exemption from the harbor maintenance tax for certain commercial cargo loaded or unloaded at U.S. ports (see H.R. 1701), H1002 [19FE]
———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see H.R. 5984), H3886 [14MY]
———provide permanent incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 5109), H1221 [4MR]
———provide tax incentives for clean coal technology (see H.R. 6756), H7787 [31JY]
———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 5450), H2225 [10AP]
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]
World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H2071 [8AP]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1801), H9085 [23SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Kentucky: tribute to selection as host of 2010 Alltech Federation Equestre Internationale World Equestrian Games (see H. Res. 919), H25 [15JA]
Remarks
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), earmark declaration, E2166
Dystonia Awareness Week; observance, E974
Lincoln Trail Area Development District: anniversary, E1791
Louisville, KY: tribute to Home of the Innocents (health care facility), E1140
———tribute to Valhalla Golf Club for hosting of Ryder Cup, E1820
Power resources: national energy policy, H5353 [12JN]
Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), H5353 [12JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, E2044 [27SE], E2180 [30SE]
Tributes
Carroll, Jim, E61
Cooksey, Wil, E290
Cox, Bonnie, E792
Embry, Sonja Dran, E29
Heep, Ronnie, E1329
Lackey, Ray, E495
Needham, Mark, E1323
Pigg, Ernestine, E1786
Rose, Vernon R., E61
Smith, Otis, Jr., E1538
Thompson, Ronnie, Jr., E789