WEINER, ANTHONY D. (a Representative from New York)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abingdon, VA: anniversary of Barter Theatre (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8397 [17SE]

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: anniversary (see H. Res. 1088), H6408 [10JY]

AMA: recognize contributions of African-American doctors on the occasion of apology to the National Medical Association for racial prejudices and wrongdoings (see H. Con. Res. 403), H7787 [31JY]

American Pharmacists Month: designate (see H. Res. 1437), H8127 [15SE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 1280), H8128 [15SE]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 5852), H10856 [20NO]

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (see H.R. 5546), H1416 [6MR]

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

———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), H10132 [26SE]

———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), H2224 [10AP]

———recognize exceptional sacrifice of Army National Guard 69th Infantry Regiment in support of Global War on Terrorism (see H. Res. 991), H1222 [4MR]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 3990), H1889 [1AP]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 2189), H1031 [25FE]

Asociacion Mutual Israelita Argentina: anniversary of bombing in Buenos Aires, Argentina (see H. Con. Res. 385), H6230 [8JY]

Bangladesh: elections (see H. Res. 1402), H7788 [31JY]

Bipartisan Earmark Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 5755), H3020 [1MY]

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

Caroline O'Day Post Office Building, Rye, NY: designate (see H.R. 6265), H5407 [12JN]

Charles L. Brieant, Jr., Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, White Plains, NY: designate (see H.R. 6340), H5796 [20JN]

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]

———promote youth financial education (see H.R. 4335), H1032 [25FE]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election (see H. Res. 1529), H10857 [20NO]

Christian Science Monitor: anniversary (see H. Res. 1481), H9084 [23SE]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H1074 [26FE]

Continental Congress: anniversary of meeting in Nassau Hall, Princeton, NJ (see H. Con. Res. 351), H6728 [17JY]

Courts: create a Federal cause of action to determine if defamation exists under U.S. law when defamation actions are brought in foreign courts against U.S. persons based on publications or speech in the U.S. (see H.R. 5814), H4322 [20MY]

Cpl. John P. Sigsbee Post Office, Waterville, NY: designate (see H.R. 5975), H3108 [6MY]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H811 [7FE]

Crime: applaud organizations that engage in the prevention of domestic violence and provide outreach and support services for victims (see H. Res. 1394), H7788 [31JY]

Daniel, Margaret Truman: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1032 [25FE]

Dept. of Education: establish a Public Service Scholarship Program (see H.R. 6971), H8476 [18SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide additional discretion in designating countries eligible to participate in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 1465), H4322 [20MY]

———provide for ceremonies on or near Independence Day to administer oaths of allegiance to legal immigrants whose applications for citizenship have been approved (see H.R. 2405), H1188 [3MR]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H5482 [17JN]

———increase cap on the obligation of receipts for the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 5498), H1074 [26FE]

Dept. of State: submit report outlining steps taken and plans made to end Turkey's blockade of Armenia (see H.R. 6079), H10642 [29SE]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil or gas leases on certain tracts in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf until it is determined whether to list the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 5058), H1032 [25FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program emblematic of prominent civil rights leaders and important events advancing civil rights (see H.R. 6701), H7854 [8SE]

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), H10867 [9DE]

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), H6343 [9JY]

———restore plot allowance eligibility for veterans of any war and restore headstone or marker allowance for eligible persons (see H.R. 1273), H1821 [31MR]

Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see H.R. 2965), H3186 [7MY]

———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3175), H10867 [9DE]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 2266), H10867 [9DE]

d'Harnoncourt, Anne: tribute (see H. Res. 1348), H6734 [21JY]

Disasters: support efforts by local television or radio broadcasters to provide essential public information programming in the event of natural disasters (see H.R. 2331), H7307 [29JY]

Education: 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]

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]

Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to pass such laws (see H. Con. Res. 371), H5482 [17JN]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 6209), H6010 [24JN]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H1822 [31MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 6381), H6173 [26JN]

Food stamps: repeal denial of eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 5802), H2554 [22AP]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for ethnic and religious minorities in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus (see H.R. 5152), H1032 [25FE]

———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 619), H7853 [8SE]

———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2092), H9974 [25SE]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 7090), H9973 [25SE]

Frank Sinatra Day: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H3187 [7MY]

Georgia, Republic of: authorize humanitarian assistance (see H.R. 6911), H8578 [22SE]

Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building, Long Island City, NY: designate (see H.R. 7286), H10844 [19NO]

Germany: anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass (see H. Res. 1435), H8127 [15SE]

Greece: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 2526), H3777 [13MY]

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]

Hamas: condemn as a foreign terrorist organization responsible for the murders of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 1110), H2442 [16AP]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 245), H10133 [26SE]

House Rules: require lists of earmarks be made available to the general public on the Internet (see H. Res. 169), H4062 [15MY]

India: condemn terrorist attacks in Mumbai, urge Pakistan to investigate possible connection to groups based in Pakistan, and bolster U.S. counterterrorism cooperation with India (see H. Res. 1532), H10867 [9DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: 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), H5482 [17JN]

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]

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), H5482 [17JN]

Iraq: urge government to recognize Israel's right to exist and to establish diplomatic relations with Israel (see H. Res. 1249), H5329 [11JN]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2152 [9AP]

Kenneth Peter Zebrowski Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 6199), H6010 [24JN]

Law enforcement: issuance of special postage stamps to fund gang prevention programs (see H.R. 1070), H1188 [3MR]

Lebanon: support democratically elected Government and condemn Hezbollah, Syria, and Iran for undermining the Lebanese Government and violations of certain U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H. Res. 1201), H4060 [15MY]

Medicaid: ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see H.R. 3700), H4454 [21MY]

———extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2267 [14AP]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H2487 [17AP]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H7307 [29JY]

Medicare: improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 4206), H1155 [27FE]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H4833 [22MY]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 280), H1032 [25FE]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 328), H2355 [15AP]

National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1260), H5581 [18JN]

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 134), H4061 [15MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 671), H8128 [15SE]

National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1081), H2016 [4AP]

National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 952), H1222 [4MR]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3020 [1MY]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 6594), H7163 [24JY]

New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 960), H621 [6FE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Albert Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for peace (see H. Res. 735), H814 [7FE]

Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) Act: amend and strengthen accountability features (see H.R. 6780), H7806 [1AU]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1075 [26FE]

———condemn use of television programming by Hamas to indoctrinate hatred, violence, and anti-Semitism toward Israel in young Palestinian children (see H. Res. 1069), H5798 [20JN]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1973 [2AP]

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]

Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1000), H6408 [10JY]

Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H7630 [30JY]

———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H1446 [10MR]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H3886 [14MY]

Radio: provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings (see H.R. 4789), H3885 [14MY]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 5632), H7789 [31JY]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 3132), H6674 [16JY]

SEC: reinstate uptick rule on short sales of securities (see H.R. 6517), H9085 [23SE]

Sendler, Irena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H4831 [22MY]

Stan Lundine Post Office Building, Jamestown, NY: designate (see H.R. 6226), H5214 [10JN]

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 taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 5823), H7629 [30JY]

———consolidate the current education tax incentives into one credit against income tax for higher education expenses (see H.R. 7019), H9084 [23SE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H2947 [30AP]

———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 2021), H2553 [22AP]

———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 7236), H10642 [29SE]

———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 6972), H8476 [18SE]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 5267), H1074 [26FE]

———repeal phasedown of the credit percentage for the dependent care credit (see H.R. 7237), H10642 [29SE]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H1155 [27FE]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H6406 [10JY]

Thailand: anniversary of relations with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 290), H871 [12FE]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 5689), H2010 [3AP]

Transportation: issue motor vehicle safety standards for motorcoaches and provide a tax credit for associated expenses incurred by motorcoach operators complying with such standards (see H.R. 4690), H2012 [3AP]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 373), H5482 [17JN]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 6127), H5797 [20JN]

World War II: honor heroic service and sacrifice of U.S. soldiers detained at the Nazi camp at Berga, Germany (see H. Res. 883), H1032 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Treasury: establish an Auto File Program to provide certain individuals with income tax forms containing pre-filled information (see H.R. 6084), H4150 [19MY]

Ecology and environment: provide for a green building certification program as part of the Energy Star program (see H.R. 6271), H5407 [12JN]

———provide for loan guarantees for retrofitting high-performance green buildings (see H.R. 6218), H5110 [9JN]

Economy: provide Federal aid and economic stimulus through a one-time revenue grant to States and local governments (see H.R. 6770), H7787 [31JY]

EPA: establish a plan to reduce the total amount of packaging used on consumer products (see H.R. 6325), H5729 [19JN]

FDA: authorize appropriations for seafood inspection regime (see H.R. 5219), H557 [29JA]

Fish and fishing: establish a program to strengthen activities for ensuring that seafood sold or offered for sale to the public is fit for human consumption (see H.R. 5956), H3018 [1MY]

Health: provide for sex education and substance abuse treatment and prevention (see H.R. 6906), H8127 [15SE]

International corporations: strengthen liability of parent companies for violations of sanctions by foreign entities (see H.R. 6361), H6009 [24JN]

Israel: express condolences to families of shooting victims in the Mercaz Harav Yeshiva library in Jerusalem (see H. Res. 1060), H1771 [14MR]

Justice for All Act: reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (see H.R. 5981), H3108 [6MY]

Medicaid: strengthen State and local government efforts to investigate and prosecute fraud and abuse (see H.R. 6769), H7787 [31JY]

Medicare: establish a floor for payment for mammography (see H.R. 5711), H2011 [3AP]

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), H24 [15JA]

———limit 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. 87), H4453 [21MY]

Taxation: expand and improve the dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 5655), H1771 [14MR]

———provide commuter flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 7170), H10131 [26SE]

———provide for reallocation of abandoned private activity bond volume cap (see H.R. 5967), H3050 [5MY]

Workforce Investment Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 6650), H7307 [29JY]

Remarks

Brooklyn, NY: preserve affordable housing units in Starrett City complex, E856 [8MY]

Carter, Jimmy: urge cancellation of meeting with Hamas leader, H2359 [16AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2830), H2676 [24AP]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 2857), H1387 [6MR]

Corp. for National and Community Service: coordinate with the National Endowment for the Humanities to provide opportunities for young people to collect oral histories from senior citizens, H1387 [6MR]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H5544 [18JN]

EPA: study ecological and health effects of oil spill in Newtown Creek in New York, NY, H2676 [24AP]

Falk, Richard A.: U.N. Human Rights Council appointment as special investigator on Israeli actions in Palestinian territories, H2359 [16AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (H.R. 6381), E1523 [22JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H4455 [22MY], E1097 [23MY]

Housing: facilitate preservation of certain affordable housing dwelling units (H.R. 5937), E856 [8MY]

New York (NY) Sun: tribute, H8381 [17SE]

Power resources: reduce oil dependency, expand access to Federal resources, revise relationship between energy industry and consumers, end tax subsidies, and facilitate energy efficiency (H.R. 6899), H8148 [16SE]

Queens (NY) Courier: tribute to series on working conditions of day laborers, E579 [10AP]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (H.R. 4081), H7926 [9SE]

———make cigarettes and certain other tobacco products nonmailable (H.R. 5912), H6085 [25JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1971 [2AP], H5211 [10JN], H5578 [18JN], H6087 [25JN], H8394 [17SE]

Tributes

Dowdell, James, H1942 [2AP]

Dowdell, Kevin, H1942 [2AP]

Dowdell, Patrick, H1942 [2AP]

Dowdell, Rose Ellen, H1942 [2AP]

Marcy, Michael, E85 [28JA]

Smith-Campbell, Audrey, H4455 [22MY], E1097 [23MY]

Terrell, Tom, E72 [23JA]