WILSON, HEATHER (a Representative from New Mexico)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Air Force Space Command: anniversary (see H. Res. 906), H8128 [15SE]
Alaska: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 127), H871 [12FE]
American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H870 [12FE]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters (see H.R. 6026), H4454 [21MY]
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), H2443 [16AP]
———honor service and achievements of women members and female veterans (see H. Res. 1054), H1771 [14MR]
———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]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H2658 [23AP]
———reaffirm commitment to respecting the independent and professional reputation of General David H. Petraeus and all members serving in good standing in the defense of the U.S. (see H. Res. 644), H8128 [15SE]
———recognize service of members and support wounded warriors (see H. Res. 1020), H1772 [14MR]
Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 1122), H2855 [29AP]
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), H1155 [27FE]
Children and youth: support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 1042), H8128 [15SE]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H871 [12FE]
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H1446 [10MR]
Congress: condition adjournment on enactment of comprehensive energy legislation (see H. Con. Res. 417), H8275 [16SE]
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: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1554), H1155 [27FE]
———take steps to appoint doctors of chiropractic as commissioned officers in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 294), H1342 [5MR]
Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3334), H1221 [4MR]
———expand authority to impose debarments in order to ensure the integrity of drug, biological product, and device regulation (see H.R. 6376, 6378), H6173 [26JN]
———implement a National Neurotechnology Initiative (see H.R. 5989), H4322 [20MY]
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), H4833 [22MY]
———provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System (see H.R. 5710), H2152 [9AP]
Disabled: ensure individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet protocol-based communications and video programming technologies (see H.R. 6320), H5729 [19JN]
Diseases: 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), H7808 [1AU]
———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H6674 [16JY]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 6691), H8050 [11SE]
Federal agencies and departments: repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 5656), H4833 [22MY]
Fish and fishing: reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery programs (see H.R. 7169), H10131 [26SE]
Frank Sinatra Day: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H3110 [6MY]
Hamas: condemn as a foreign terrorist organization responsible for the murders of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 1110), H3404 [8MY]
Health: improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H1702 [13MR]
———promote adoption of health information technology (see H.R. 6357), H6009 [24JN]
———recognize contributions of patient participants in clinical trials (see H. Res. 248), H996 [14FE]
Heston, Charlton: tribute (see H. Res. 1091), H2225 [10AP]
Immigration: provide for a certain initial period of admission for aliens employed as dairy workers and sheepherders (see H.R. 6885), H9974 [25SE]
———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 4088), H1772 [14MR]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 697), H1031 [25FE]
Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H1772 [14MR]
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 Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H1188 [3MR]
Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2071 [8AP]
Medicare: establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1078), H1221 [4MR]
———improve payments for academic anesthesiology programs for resident physicians and for academic programs for student registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1932), H1155 [27FE]
———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 2053), H1221 [4MR]
MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H4833 [22MY]
National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1106), H3021 [1MY]
National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H3051 [5MY]
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H1446 [10MR]
National GEAR UP Day: designate (see H. Res. 1311), H6473 [14JY]
National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 393), H8478 [18SE]
National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H870 [12FE]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1021), H1342 [5MR]
Nuclear energy: establish a program for providing scholarships for nuclear science and nuclear engineering students (see H.R. 6135), H4829 [22MY]
Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 6108), H4833 [22MY]
Petroleum: repeal prohibition on using certain funds to issue regulations on oil shale resources (see H.R. 6138), H4829 [22MY]
Power resources: promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 6566), H7059 [23JY]
Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 5235), H6342 [9JY]
States: provide for secure rural schools and counties and enhanced authority for coastal and ocean resources (see H.R. 6779), H7806 [1AU]
Tariff: isotopic separation machinery and apparatus, and parts thereof (see H.R. 5653), H1771 [14MR]
Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H1618 [12MR]
———extend and modify the renewable energy production credit and the solar energy and fuel cell investment credit (see H.R. 6133), H4829 [22MY]
———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H2487 [17AP]
———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see H.R. 5984), H5329 [11JN]
Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H8050 [11SE]
Veterans: 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), H1702 [13MR]
———provide cost-of-living adjustments in disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for certain survivors (see H.R. 402), H1618 [12MR]
Women: reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H3187 [7MY]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to POW at Bataan (see H.R. 5315), H1342 [5MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Medicaid: require States to provide hair prostheses for individuals diagnosed with alopecia areata (see H.R. 5936), H2947 [30AP]
Medicare: coverage of clinical pharmacist practitioner services under part B (see H.R. 5780), H2224 [10AP]
National Guard: authorize the provision of support for border control activities of the Dept. of Homeland Security (see H.R. 5562), H1444 [10MR]
National Park Service: reauthorize Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program (see H.R. 6046), H3777 [13MY]
New Mexico: convey certain public land owned or leased by the Dept. of Energy (see H.R. 6592), H7058 [23JY]
Petroleum: set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (see H.R. 6139), H4830 [22MY]
Letters
Support further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus: Marina L. Weiss, March of Dimes Foundation, H5942 [24JN]
Lists
First Congressional District of New Mexico Congressional Certificate of Merit recipients, E975
Organizations supporting S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act, H1265-H1267 [5MR]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H1449 [11MR]
Remarks
Courts: grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, H1327 [5MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), earmark declaration, E1902
Dept. of the Interior: provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System (H.R. 5710), H5430
Disabled: ensure individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet protocol-based communications and video programming technologies (H.R. 6320), E1277
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H1020, H1022, H1023, H1024, H1026, H1027, H1028 [25FE], H1084 [27FE], H1323, H1324, H1325, H1327, H1328, H1329 [5MR], H1450 [11MR], H1798, H1799, H1802, H1804 [31MR]
———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), H5763 [20JN]
Health: support further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus (H. Con. Res. 163), H5941 [24JN]
Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), consideration (H. Res. 1014), H1265 [5MR]
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), motion to recommit, H1313 [5MR]
National Women's History Month: observance, E437
New Mexico: tribute to community service nominees, E437-E439
———tribute to Congressional Certificate of Merit recipients from the First Congressional District, E975
Protect America Act: extend (H.R. 5349), consideration (H. Res. 976), H879 [13FE]
Sandoval County, NM: anniversary, E355
Votes: position on missed, H1432
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H4318 [20MY]
Tributes
Yates, Terry, E7