RYAN, TIM (a Representative from Ohio)
Amendments
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H772 [7FE]
Articles and editorials
Recalling Skill, Wit of Hanni, William K. Alcorn, Youngstown (OH) Vindicator, E1678
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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]
Amtrak: reauthorize (see H.R. 6003), H5045 [5JN]
Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H8019 [10SE]
Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H1973 [2AP] (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), H1222 [4MR]
———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), H10300 [27SE]
———recognize exceptional sacrifice of Army National Guard 69th Infantry Regiment in support of Global War on Terrorism (see H. Res. 991), H1446 [10MR]
Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 3652), H1032 [25FE]
Baytown, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 934), H872 [12FE]
Bob Evans Post Office Building, Gallipolis, OH: designate (see H.R. 6342), H5796 [20JN]
Bowen, Debra: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 1104), H4834 [22MY]
Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]
Brunner, Jennifer: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 1104), H4834 [22MY]
Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 916), H24 [15JA]
Children and youth: award grants to State educational agencies to support the provision of financial education to high school students (see H.R. 7135), H10130 [26SE]
———ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H6825 [22JY]
———promote adoption of children with special needs (see H.R. 4091), H943 [13FE]
———promote youth financial education (see H.R. 4335), H2012 [3AP]
———support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 1042), H8478 [18SE]
———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1363), H2487 [17AP]
China, People's Republic of: call for end to human rights abuses of citizens, cease repression of Tibetan and Uyghur people, and end support for Governments of Sudan and Burma (see H. Res. 1370), H7309 [29JY]
China, Republic of: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 73), H6230 [8JY]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H1155 [27FE]
Conservation of energy: impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and provide grants to reduce mass transit fees (see H.R. 6000), H3402 [8MY]
Credit: permit deferrals on certain home mortgage foreclosures to take remedial action and require home mortgage servicers to provide notice of any upcoming reset of interest rates (see H.R. 6076), H4833 [22MY]
———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H1618 [12MR]
Daniel, Margaret Truman: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1221 [4MR]
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: add sites (see H.R. 4199), H5044 [5JN]
Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H3186 [7MY]
Dept. of Energy: suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 6022), H3778 [13MY]
———suspend filling of Strategic Petroleum Reserve for one year or until price of oil drops below a certain level in order to increase supply and reduce costs (see H.R. 5473), H2760 [24AP]
Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3334), H6674 [16JY]
———provide for child care workforce development initiatives (see H.R. 3870), H2854 [29AP]
———reauthorize the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 2915), H6728 [17JY]
Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H3776 [13MY]
———require Bureau of Prisons provision of secure storage areas in prison facilities for employees authorized to carry a firearm (see H.R. 5674), H1888 [1AP]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases (see H.R. 6251), H5865 [23JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: permit transfer of funds to restore the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6532), H7059 [23JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a presumption of service connection of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 5454), H6728 [17JY]
———provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5595), H2225 [10AP]
———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]
Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 1553), H390 [22JA]
———catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H995 [14FE]
———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H3885 [14MY]
———increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 6203), H5043 [5JN]
———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 353), H3051 [5MY]
———reduce incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications and establish position of National Diabetes Coordinator (see H.R. 4836), H2012 [3AP]
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]
———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), H4151 [19MY]
Education: coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 6104), H5215 [10JN]
———recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 1229), H4831 [22MY]
Employment: provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1542), H7058 [23JY]
EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields (see H.R. 5469), H1822 [31MR]
FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 6209), H6089 [25JN]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: remediate sediment contamination in areas of concern (see H.R. 6460), H7854 [8SE]
Firefighters: assist volunteer fire companies in coping with the precipitous rise in fuel prices (see H.R. 6461), H6405 [10JY]
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (see H.R. 6577), H7057 [23JY]
GSA: reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for 2008 general elections and for costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting results (see H.R. 5036), H348 [17JA]
Hamilton College: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 1259), H5214 [10JN]
Health: improve oral health care for low-income individuals under the Maternal and Child Health Program and Medicaid and provide a tax credit to dentists for services provided to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2472), H6825 [22JY]
———improve pain care research, education, access, and outreach (see H.R. 2994), H6728 [17JY]
———increase provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions (see H.R. 3112), H2012 [3AP]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H2012 [3AP]
———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8478 [18SE]
———optimize delivery of critical medicine and expand the critical care workforce (see H.R. 3886), H2356 [15AP]
———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 6680), H8276 [16SE]
———promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the U.S. (see H.R. 2045), H814 [7FE]
———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 3750), H1032 [25FE]
———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: assist trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology to prevent further closures and downgrades (see H.R. 5942), H6734 [21JY]
Health care professionals: expand the nurse student loan program, establish grant programs to address the nursing shortage, and provide for a nurse faculty pilot project (see H.R. 4001), H457 [23JA]
Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 5157), H555 [29JA]
History: authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program (see H.R. 3981), H2070 [8AP]
Insurance: provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetic devices and components and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see H.R. 5615), H10700 [2OC]
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), H5215 [10JN]
Iron and steel industry: require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (see H.R. 5935), H5408 [12JN]
Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2554 [22AP]
James Madison University: anniversary (see H. Res. 1051), H5111 [9JN]
John P. Gallagher Post Office Building, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 6150), H4830 [22MY]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 1237), H4974 [4JN]
Lincoln, Abraham: observe anniversary of birth and recognize the role the Declaration of Independence played in belief development (see H. Con. Res. 281), H814 [7FE]
Local government: permit purchase from the Dept. of the Treasury of certain mortgages held by persons who are not less than 120 days in default in repaying the mortgage debts (see H.R. 7113), H10300 [27SE]
Macedonia: stop utilization of materials that violate agreement with Greece regarding ``hostile activities or propaganda'' and work to find a mutually-acceptable official name for the former Yugoslav republic (see H. Res. 356), H4976 [4JN]
McConnell, John H.: tribute (see H. Res. 1280), H5481 [17JN]
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), H5408 [12JN]
———extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2356 [15AP]
———extend drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see H.R. 3041), H10700 [2OC]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H7853 [8SE]
———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H3020 [1MY]
———require States to provide hair prostheses for individuals diagnosed with alopecia areata (see H.R. 5936), H9974 [25SE]
Medicare: delay and reform the competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 6252), H5406 [12JN]
———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H6728 [17JY]
———increase per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments to hospitals (see H.R. 5426), H2225 [10AP]
———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H5729 [19JN]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H2853 [29AP]
———repeal competitive bidding demonstration project for clinical laboratory services (see H.R. 3453), H1184 [28FE]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2948 [30AP]
Motor vehicles: encourage increased production of natural gas vehicles and provide tax incentives for natural gas vehicle infrastructure (see H.R. 6570), H7789 [31JY]
National Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see H.R. 6056), H6825 [22JY]
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H4062 [15MY]
National Brain Cancer Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 424), H1703 [13MR]
National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H2659 [23AP]
National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1288), H6826 [22JY]
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H4322 [20MY]
National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1478), H10700 [2OC]
National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 892), H943 [13FE]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 6568), H7956 [9SE]
National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3896), H622 [6FE]
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 134), H4061 [15MY]
National New Deal Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 360), H7308 [29JY]
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), H5865 [23JN]
NATO: support Membership Action Plan with Georgia and Ukraine (see H. Res. 997), H1619 [12MR]
New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 960), H815 [7FE]
Ohio: tribute to efforts of Ohio Depts. of Mental Health and Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services to address the stigma associated with mental health and substance use disorders (see H.J. Res. 86), H4453 [21MY]
Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 6950), H8475 [18SE]
Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1222 [4MR]
Palladio, Andrea: anniversary of birth (see H. Con. Res. 407), H7788 [31JY]
Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1000), H6408 [10JY]
Postal Service: provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H6825 [22JY]
Power resources: prevent excessive speculation in derivatives markets for certain energy commodities by limiting participation to those capable of producing or taking delivery of the commodities (see H.R. 6264), H5797 [20JN]
Pran, Dith: tribute (see H. Res. 1109), H2444 [16AP]
President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors: implement recommendations (see H.R. 3645), H622 [6FE]
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), H6177 [26JN]
Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1919), H3403 [8MY]
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act: define environmental intervention blood lead level (see H.R. 3397), H4061 [15MY]
Russert, Timothy J., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1275), H5481 [17JN]
Senior citizens: authorize additional appropriations for the family caregiver support program and for the National Clearinghouse for Long-term Care Information (see H.R. 7020), H9084 [23SE]
Sgt. Michael M. Kashkoush Post Office Building, Chagrin Falls, OH: designate (see H.R. 5400), H870 [12FE]
Social Security: ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2357), H2012 [3AP]
———ensure payment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics (see H.R. 2870), H10700 [2OC]
———permit States the option to provide nurse home visitation services under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3024), H2760 [24AP]
Special Olympics: anniversary (see H. Res. 1279), H6230 [8JY]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for health insurance costs of individuals with COBRA continuation coverage by reason of termination of employment (see H.R. 7010), H9083 [23SE]
———allow employers a credit for telecommuting equipment and expenses (see H.R. 7009), H9083 [23SE]
———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1419), H2012 [3AP]
———consolidate the current education tax incentives into one credit against income tax for higher education expenses (see H.R. 7019), H9084 [23SE]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H1889 [1AP]
———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 7236), H10642 [29SE]
———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1043), H1821 [31MR]
———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H2854 [29AP]
———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 5700), H3020 [1MY]
———provide an exemption from the harbor maintenance tax for certain commercial cargo loaded or unloaded at U.S. ports in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System (see H.R. 981), H2355 [15AP]
———provide commuter flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 7170), H10131 [26SE]
———repeal phasedown of the credit percentage for the dependent care credit (see H.R. 7237), H10642 [29SE]
Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H6406 [10JY]
Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 5689), H2010 [3AP]
Transportation: promote increased use of public transportation and alternative fuels in providing public transportation (see H.R. 6052), H5111 [9JN]
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.N.: provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 2114), H4322 [20MY]
Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 4934), H622 [6FE]
University of Kansas: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 948), H996 [14FE]
———tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1096), H2356 [15AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Education: establish a Public Service Scholarship Program (see H.R. 6971), H8476 [18SE]
Dept. of HUD: make grants to assist local governments with vacant housing problems (see H.R. 5870), H2552 [22AP]
Seiberling, John F.: tribute (see H. Res. 1470), H8477 [18SE]
Taxation: provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 6972), H8476 [18SE]
Poems
``I Am One'', E1733
Press releases
Republicans Use Scare Tactics To Promote Failed ``Drill & Veto'' Energy Policies of the Past—GOP Claims China Is Drilling for Oil Off Florida's Coast Proven False: Speaker Pelosi, H5564 [18JN]
Remarks
Akron, OH: tribute to All-American Soap Box Derby winners, E1676
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5313, H5314, H5316 [11JN], H5396, H5398 [12JN], H5559, H5560, H5561, H5562, H5564 [18JN], H7147 [24JY]
Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, H3016 [1MY], H5565 [18JN], H7148 [24JY]
———facilitate the provision of care and services for members with traumatic brain injury, H1959 [2AP]
———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan, H1960, H1961 [2AP]
Budget: allocation of funds, H439 [23JA]
———deficit, H6327 [9JY]
Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H5563 [18JN], H8384, H8385, H8386 [17SE]
Congressional Award: tribute to recipients, E1265
Democratic Party: national agenda, H3012 [1MY], H6330 [9JY], H7148 [24JY]
Dept. of Education: create a pilot competitive grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing college textbook rental programs, H772, H773 [7FE]
Dept. of Energy: suspend filling of Strategic Petroleum Reserve for one year or until price of oil drops below a certain level in order to increase supply and reduce costs, H3015 [1MY]
Dept. of HUD: establish an urban blight demolition program to provide grants for the demolition of condemned and tax-foreclosed residential housing, E2103
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases (H.R. 6251), H5397, H5398 [12JN]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H8384, H8385, H8386 [17SE]
———provide stimulus for economic recovery, H438, H439 [23JA]
———regulation of U.S. financial markets, H8384, H8385, H8386, H8387 [17SE]
Education: student loan programs, H7147 [24JY]
Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, H2139 [9AP]
Health: increase provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions (S. 1810), H9919 [25SE]
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H772, H773 [7FE]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H439 [23JA], H2137 [9AP]
———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, H2138 [9AP]
———impact of financial costs of war on U.S. domestic priorities, H6327 [9JY]
Jones, Stephanie Tubbs: tribute (H. Res. 1415), E1733
Ohio: tribute to Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame inductees, E2323
Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H5313, H5314, H5316 [11JN], H5559, H5561, H5562, H5564 [18JN], H6331 [9JY]
Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H5313 [11JN], H7146 [24JY]
———gasoline price levels, H3012, H3015 [1MY], H5396 [12JN], H5559, H5560, H5561, H5562, H5564 [18JN], H6328 [9JY]
———increase refining capacity, H5562 [18JN]
Power resources: national energy policy, H3012, H3016 [1MY], H5313, H5314, H5315, H5316, H5317 [11JN], H5396, H5397, H5398 [12JN], H5559, H5560, H5561, H5562, H5564 [18JN], H6328, H6330, H6331 [9JY], H7145, H7146, H7147 [24JY]
Republican Party: national agenda, H1961 [2AP]
Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, H440 [23JA]
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: provide for sale of light grade petroleum and for its replacement with heavy grade petroleum (H.R. 6578), H7143, H7144 [24JY]
Veterans: benefits funding, H1958 [2AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H867 [12FE]
Special order: granted, H3183 [7MY], H3337 [8MY]
Statements
Unless U Have Walked in Our Shoes: Brock DeAngelo, E1859
Tributes
Hanni, Don L., Jr. (Bullmoose), E1678
Seiberling, John F., H8118, H8119, H8121 [15SE]
Shaffer, John P., E1540