PETERSON, COLLIN C. (a Representative from Minnesota)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act, H2123 [9AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: 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), H5408 [12JN]

———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), H871 [12FE]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2150 [9AP]

———honor the sacrifice of mothers who have deployed to theaters of combat on behalf of the U.S. (see H. Res. 992), H2488 [17AP]

———improve certain compensation, health care, and education benefits for individuals who serve on active duty in a Reserve component of the uniformed services (see H.R. 4247), H295 [16JA]

———lift restrictions on certain benefits for military technicians and repeal prohibition against overtime pay for National Guard technicians (see H.R. 6438), H7629 [30JY]

———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), H2012 [3AP]

———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]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 4044), H2356 [15AP]

Berthoud, John: tribute (see H. Res. 881), H3110 [6MY] (see H. Res. 1302), H6090 [25JN]

Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H2760 [24AP]

Budget: extend pay-as-you-go requirement (see H.R. 2686), H2443 [16AP]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 930), H559 [29JA]

Civil liberties: increase extent to which State law is used in determining whether a criminal conviction is sufficient to deny a person the right to ship, transport, possess, or receive a firearm (see H.R. 6622), H7308 [29JY]

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn violence in eastern region and recognize threat such violence poses to the overall peace of the Great Lakes region (see H. Res. 795), H390 [22JA]

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

Credit cards: prohibit issuers from taking unfair advantage of college students and their parents (see H.R. 3347), H5865 [23JN]

Crime: ensure sex offenders who travel between States must register with appropriate State and local authorities (see H.R. 5475), H1002 [19FE]

Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention programs (see H.R. 5223), H871 [12FE]

———implement a pain care initiative (see H.R. 5465), H2487 [17AP]

———provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program (see H.R. 6723), H7786 [31JY]

Dept. of HHS: conduct or support a comprehensive study comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in vaccinated populations with such outcomes in unvaccinated populations (see H.R. 2832), H4975 [4JN]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H3776 [13MY]

Dept. of State: submit report outlining steps taken and plans made to end Turkey's blockade of Armenia (see H.R. 6079), H6177 [26JN]

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]

Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 5734), H5045 [5JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: change method for determining the mileage reimbursement rate, eliminate all deductibles, and ensure full participation for veterans under the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 6695), H7784 [31JY]

———establish a pain care initiative in health care facilities (see H.R. 6122), H4975 [4JN]

———establish a presumption of service connection of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 5454), H4975 [4JN]

———improve basic educational assistance program (see H.R. 5684), H2267 [14AP]

———improve disability compensation evaluation procedure for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and the diagnosis and treatment of such disorders (see H.R. 5448), H2760 [24AP]

———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), H6010 [24JN]

———provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5595), H2267 [14AP]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 6032), H5329 [11JN]

———reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-departmental facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to departmental facilities (see H.R. 3819), H480 [28JA]

———require forgiveness of certain debts of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities incurred on active duty in a combat zone (see H.R. 5148), H871 [12FE]

Dink, Hrant: condemn murder of Turkish journalist (see H. Res. 102), H623 [6FE]

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), H4975 [4JN]

Diseases: provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H4975 [4JN]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 6691), H7784 [31JY]

Economy: 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), H3778 [13MY]

Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1228), H4975 [4JN]

———recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (see H. Res. 1130), H2552 [22AP]

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]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 3257), H3020 [1MY]

Employment: direct the Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Labor to conduct a joint study on fields of employment for which the greatest need for employees exists in various geographic areas (see H.R. 3646), H457 [23JA]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H621 [6FE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 89), H5329 [11JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H1074 [26FE]

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 4651), H4975 [4JN]

Fire prevention: establish a Federal fund to facilitate wildland fire suppression activities, encourage wildland fire suppression cost controls, and reduce wildfire risks (see H.R. 5648), H1771 [14MR]

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), H8397 [17SE]

4-H National Youth Science Day: designate (see H. Res. 1390), H7628 [30JY]

Graham, Billy: tribute (see H. Res. 1358), H7166 [24JY]

Health: establish a health and education grant program related to autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5446), H5045 [5JN]

———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]

———improve vaccine safety research (see H.R. 1973), H7307 [29JY]

———promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the U.S. (see H.R. 2045), H5215 [10JN]

———understand and comprehensively address inmate oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3187), H6674 [16JY]

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3186), H6728 [17JY]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2123), H7165 [24JY]

Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 281), H2070 [8AP]

Higher Education Act: improve participation in higher education of, and increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas (see H.R. 4139), H25 [15JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 821), H5408 [12JN]

Insurance: 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]

———require that group health plans provide coverage for pervasive developmental disorders such as autism (see H.R. 5028), H4975 [4JN]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2880), H5408 [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), H2761 [24AP]

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), H1822 [31MR]

Law enforcement officers: issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 356), H5409 [12JN]

Manufactured Housing Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1010), H4833 [22MY]

Mayor William `Bill' Sandberg Post Office Building, North St. Paul, MN: designate (see H.R. 6229), H5214 [10JN]

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

Medicaid: disapprove rule on optional State plan case management services (see H.J. Res. 78), H1701 [13MR]

———extend the MinnesotaCare Medicaid demonstration project (see H.R. 6848), H7955 [9SE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H390 [22JA]

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H555 [29JA]

Medicare: expand number of beneficiaries eligible for coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2805), H5408 [12JN]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designating certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 4218), H5044 [5JN]

———improve access to physical medicine and rehabilitation services (see H.R. 1846), H5215 [10JN]

———permit a physician assistant to order or provide post-hospital extended care services, home health services, and hospice care (see H.R. 1178), H5044 [5JN]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see H.R. 2860), H2224 [10AP]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 3282), H1822 [31MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 5604), H6177 [26JN]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 5854), H2854 [29AP]

Minnesota: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 923), H295 [16JA]

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 273), H25 [15JA]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1288), H6826 [22JY]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1296), H6473 [14JY]

National Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 858), H2225 [10AP]

National Guard: empower the National Guard, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response (see H.R. 5603), H2443 [16AP]

National Homeownership Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1010), H4833 [22MY]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see H. Res. 265), H1155 [27FE]

National Night Out: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1324), H6826 [22JY]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H2486 [17AP]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1021), H1220 [4MR]

Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 68), H1155 [27FE]

———require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H25 [15JA]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest (see H.R. 4291), H995 [14FE]

Northern Illinois University: express condolences to those affected by shooting incident (see H. Res. 1007), H1188 [3MR]

Olympic games: tribute to U.S. women's gymnastics team (see H. Res. 1428), H8277 [16SE]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: include certain nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits (see H.R. 3822), H5482 [17JN]

Passports: provide for the security of U.S. passports (see H.R. 5752), H2267 [14AP]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1132), H2855 [29AP]

Postal Service: prevent closure or consolidation of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1822 [31MR]

———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H2760 [24AP]

Power resources: provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6709), H7956 [9SE]

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), H4975 [4JN]

Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (see H. Res. 1029), H2071 [8AP]

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]

Social Security: provide equitable access for foster care and adoption services for Indian children in tribal areas (see H.R. 4688), H1772 [14MR]

———remove inmate limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 5698), H4975 [4JN]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 6172), H4877 [3JN]

———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), H456 [23JA]

———make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit and the residential energy efficient property credit (see H.R. 2990), H6177 [26JN]

———prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services (see H.R. 3679), H871 [12FE]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 5134), H456 [23JA]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H5865 [23JN]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 6310), H6343 [9JY]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H3109 [6MY]

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. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H6342 [9JY]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: make certain changes in sentencing guidelines as they affect certain human trafficking offenses (see H.R. 5652), H6825 [22JY]

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]

———honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H3404 [8MY]

———issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 4116), H25 [15JA]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 3329), H390 [22JA]

Vietnam Veterans Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1231), H5798 [20JN]

West Virginia University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 938), H456 [23JA]

Winona State University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1133), H2553 [22AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: continue certain programs (see H.R. 6124), H4829 [22MY]

———extend programs and suspend permanent price support authorities beyond a certain date (see H.R. 5578), H1538 [11MR]

CFTC: curb role of excessive speculation in contract markets involving energy futures or swaps and eliminate excessive speculation or other activity causing major energy market disturbances (see H.R. 6377), H6173 [26JN]

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (see H.R. 6604), H7163 [24JY]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: temporarily extend programs (see H.R. 5813), H2441 [16AP] (see H.R. 6051), H3884 [14MY]

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: reinsert trade title contained in conference report (see H.J. Res. 88), H4831 [22MY]

Tariff: snowmobile engines (see H.R. 5503), H1154 [27FE]

Conference reports

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act (H.R. 2419), H3409-H3700 [13MY]

Letters

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: Representative Rangel, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E2210 [2OC]

———by, Committee on Agriculture (House), E2210 [2OC]

Wild Monongahela Act—A National Legacy for West Virginia's Special Places: by, Committee on Agriculture (House), H2498 [22AP]

Lists

House staff working on H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act, H3811 [14MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1001 [19FE], H1003 [21FE]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), H2361, H2362 [16AP]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, H3801, H3802, H3811 [14MY]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1189), H3787, H3788, H3796 [14MY]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), motion to instruct conferees, H2925, H2927, H2929 [30AP]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), veto, H4402, H4410, H4411 [21MY]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 6124), H4469, H4649, H4650, H4651 [22MY]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 6124), veto, H5535, H5536 [18JN]

———extend programs and suspend permanent price support authorities beyond a certain date (S. 2745), H1597 [12MR]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (H. Res. 1153), H4402 [21MY]

Budget: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H3788 [14MY]

CFTC: curb role of excessive speculation in contract markets involving energy futures or swaps and eliminate excessive speculation or other activity causing major energy market disturbances (H.R. 6377), H6103, H6104, H6109 [26JN]

———ensure that position limits in commodity markets will not cause equity loss in pension funds, H8428 [18SE]

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), H7519, H7522, H7525, H7526, H7527, H7528 [30JY], H8413, H8419, H8425, H8426 [18SE]

———bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), consideration (H. Res. 1449), H8408 [18SE]

———bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), corrections in engrossment, H8432 [18SE]

———bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), motion to recommit, H8428 [18SE]

Congressional Club: anniversary (H. Res. 1026), H4402 [21MY]

Crazy Horse Memorial: anniversary of commencement of carving (H. Res. 1074), H4402 [21MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program funding, H4649, H4650, H4651 [22MY]

———establish Conservation on Muck Soils program, H3802 [14MY]

———modify Federal direct payment rates, H2925, H2927, H2929 [30AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), consideration (H. Res. 1218), H4460, H4461 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior: convey a water distribution system to Goleta Water District in Goleta, CA (H.R. 3323), H4402 [21MY]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: temporarily extend programs (H.R. 5813), H2361, H2362 [16AP]

———temporarily extend programs (H.R. 6051), H3823 [14MY]

FERC: clarify jurisdiction over electricity transmission rights, H7526 [30JY]

Fish and fishing: initiate international discussions and take necessary steps with other countries to negotiate an agreement for managing migratory and transboundary fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean (S.J. Res. 17), H4402 [21MY]

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 (H.R. 6849), H9321 [24SE], E2210 [2OC]

———prohibit funding for earmarks, H3787, H3788 [14MY]

GSA: enhance authorities relative to real property that has yet to be reported excess (H.R. 5787), H4402 [21MY]

House of Representatives: legislative process, H4460, H4461 [22MY], H8408 [18SE]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H8408 [18SE]

Mackinac Island State Park Commission: anniversary of Historical Preservation and Museum Program (H. Con. Res. 325), H4402 [21MY]

Marine resources: strengthen awareness of values of coral reefs and associated ecosystems, reduce threats to coral reefs, and implement strategies for conservation of such ecosystems (H. Con. Res. 300), H4402 [21MY]

National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (H. Con. Res. 334), H4402 [21MY]

Palmer, Arnold: tribute (H. Res. 1152), H4402 [21MY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1132), H4402 [21MY]

Surplus Government property: direct Federal agencies to donate excess and surplus Federal electronic equipment to qualifying small towns, counties, schools, nonprofit organizations, and libraries (H.R. 752), H4402 [21MY]

Votes: position on missed, E598 [14AP]

Reports filed

Activities During the 110th Congress: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H. Rept. 110-933), H10998 [3JA]

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2419) (H. Rept. 110-627), H3775 [13MY]