YOUNG, C.W. BILL (a Representative from Florida)
Articles and editorials
Auxiliary Wins International Search and Rescue Competition, E205
Baseball Changed His Life, Michael Maharrey, St. Petersburg (FL) Times, E821
Firefighter Gears Up To Honor the Fallen, Terry Tomalin, St. Petersburg (FL) Times, E1179
For Largo Man, D-Day Is Like Yesterday, Demorris A. Lee, St. Petersburg (FL) Times, E1643
Largo Woman Celebrates 108th Birthday, Thomas Michalski, Largo (FL) Leader, E1642
Long Wait Is Over—Dunedin Wins Title, St. Petersburg (FL) Times, E1181
10,000 Flight Hours, Ross M. Tweten, Pinellas (FL) News, E890
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Air Force: tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 32), H559 [29JA]
Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H7854 [8SE]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters (see H.R. 6026), H3776 [13MY]
Armed Forces: clarify effective date of active duty of Reserves members receiving an alert order anticipating a call or order to active duty for purposes of entitlement to medical and dental care (see H.R. 5791), H2948 [30AP]
———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), H2554 [22AP]
———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), H558 [29JA]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2150 [9AP]
———express that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad (see H. Res. 953), H943 [13FE]
———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), H4322 [20MY]
———recognize service of members and support wounded warriors (see H. Res. 1020), H1772 [14MR]
———retain certain active members otherwise retired or separated for a combat-related disability, but still medically able to perform noncombat-related specialties or duties (see H.R. 5868), H4454 [21MY]
———tribute to families of servicemembers (see H. Con. Res. 295), H1342 [5MR]
Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 1122), H2761 [24AP]
Army: tribute to 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), known as the Screaming Eagles (see H. Res. 1080), H2011 [3AP]
Army SPC Daniel Agami Post Office Building, Coconut Creek, FL: designate (see H.R. 6338), H5796 [20JN]
Berkeley, CA: condemn resolution impugning integrity of the Marine Corps, rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities, and commend the service and efforts of Marine Corps members (see H. Res. 958), H943 [13FE]
———rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities and transfer such funds to the Marine Corps (see H.R. 5222), H995 [14FE]
Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]
Bruce W. Carter Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 4918), H5580 [18JN]
CeeCee Ross Lyles Post Office Building, Fort Pierce, FL: designate (see H.R. 6772), H7854 [8SE]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H943 [13FE]
Cody Grater Post Office Building, Brooksville, FL: designate (see H.R. 5168), H555 [29JA]
Congresswoman Jo Ann S. Davis Post Office, Gloucester, VA: designate (see H.R. 5489), H1703 [13MR]
Dept. of Defense: collect absentee ballots of overseas uniformed services voters for Federal elections and deliver ballots to State election officials prior to the closing of the polls (see H.R. 5673), H3020 [1MY]
———make a grant to the National D-Day Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National World War II Museum (see H.R. 2923), H943 [13FE]
Dept. of HHS: establish a Multiple Sclerosis National Surveillance System (see H.R. 5874), H3778 [13MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish a State grant program to establish ``Silver Alert'' notification systems to locate missing individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related illnesses (see H.R. 5898), H3020 [1MY]
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]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a presumption of service connection of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 5454), H6728 [17JY]
———extend demonstration projects on adjustable rate mortgages and hybrid adjustable rate mortgages (see H.R. 6543), H7809 [1AU]
Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 6567), H6824 [22JY]
———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 81), H7854 [8SE]
Federal employees: provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H3020 [1MY]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (see H.R. 5440), H1184 [28FE]
Frank Sinatra Day: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H3886 [14MY]
Health: establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible (see H.R. 5918), H4454 [21MY] (see H.R. 6210), H5110 [9JN]
———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), H4061 [15MY]
———reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain poison center funding, and enhance public health (see H.R. 5669), H3408 [12MY]
———understand and comprehensively address inmate oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3187), H4061 [15MY]
———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3186), H4061 [15MY]
Heston, Charlton: tribute (see H. Res. 1091), H2225 [10AP]
House of Representatives: prohibit adjournment until approval of a bill to establish a comprehensive national energy plan addressing energy conservation and expansion of renewable and conventional energy sources (see H. Res. 1391), H7629 [30JY]
Immigration: reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 4088), H4877 [3JN]
Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2225 [10AP]
Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H5408 [12JN]
Marine Mammal Commission: establish national research program to fund basic and applied research on marine mammals (see H.R. 5106), H5111 [9JN]
Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H8276 [16SE]
———exempt complex rehabilitation and assistive technology products from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2231), H2151 [9AP]
———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), H943 [13FE]
Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 5854), H8019 [10SE]
National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1106), H3021 [1MY]
National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 258), H2948 [30AP]
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H5111 [9JN]
National Dysphagia Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 195), H1822 [31MR]
National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 334), H2854 [29AP]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 672), H6090 [25JN]
Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H6473 [14JY]
Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H943 [13FE]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2443 [16AP]
Pepper, Claude: tribute (see H. Res. 1116), H2443 [16AP]
Petraeus, David H.: tribute (see H. Res. 1427), H8398 [17SE]
Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (see H. Res. 1029), H2071 [8AP]
Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 5235), H6407 [10JY]
Schools: develop a national system of oversight of States for sexual misconduct in elementary and secondary school systems (see H.R. 1829), H2224 [10AP]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2564), H622 [6FE]
Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 6485), H7854 [8SE]
———extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see H.R. 3533), H1445 [10MR]
Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 5823), H7854 [8SE]
———establish financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 2370), H2760 [24AP]
———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H7165 [24JY]
———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see H.R. 5984), H4878 [3JN]
———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 5450), H1772 [14MR]
Tebow, Timothy: tribute (see H. Res. 901), H6826 [22JY]
Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3232), H995 [14FE]
U.N.: promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2712), H2224 [10AP]
Winston E. Arnow Federal Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (see H.R. 5676), H2554 [22AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD: designate as a replacement for Walter Reed Army Medical Center (see H.R. 5029), H294 [16JA]
Taxation: make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 5242), H621 [6FE]
Essays
Diamond in the Rough: Zachary Patterson, E822
Letters
Condolences on death of Jonathan Yale in Iraq: John F. Kelly, Marine Corps, E1621
Memorial Day ceremony in Fallujah, Iraq: John F. Kelly, Marine Corps, E1620
Transfer funding from Coconut Road interchange project to I-75 widening project in Florida: by, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), S3048 [16AP]
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing, H9296 [24SE]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendment, H3937, H3938 [15MY]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendments, H5669 [19JN]
Army Reserves: tribute to 159th Aviation Regiment, 1st Battalion, F Company air ambulance unit, E1198
Bay Pines, FL: Bay Pines VA Hospital expansion funding, H7718 [31JY]
Citivella, Caesar J.: JFK Special Warfare Center and School Bull Simons Award recipient, E1211
Dept. of Defense: preserve Air Force and Navy aviation training areas, H8238 [16SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), Senate amendment, H9296 [24SE]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7718 [31JY]
———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), earmark declaration, E1640
Dunedin, FL: tribute to Dunedin High School baseball team, E1181
MacDill AFB, FL: U.S. Special Operations Command Global Network Control Center funding, H7718 [31JY]
Memorial Day: observance, E1620
Michael Bilirakis Dept. of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center, Tampa, FL: designate (H.R. 4264), H5972
National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to St. Petersburg, FL, Branch 1477 for participation in the ``Stamp Out Hunger'' food drive, E1216
Patterson, Zachary: Briggs & Stratton Corp., Diamonds in the Rough essay competition winner, E821
Pinellas County, FL: Coast Guard Auxiliarists winners of International Search and Rescue Competition, E205
———tribute to cities designed as Arbor Day Foundation Tree Cities USA, E69
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), H8238 [16SE]
St. Petersburg, FL: tribute to Little Hometown Soldiers (musical group), E874
———tribute to Pinellas County High School Florida Holocaust Museum Anne Frank Humanitarian Award recipients, E1616
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1443 [10MR], H6821 [22JY]
Tributes
Conrey, Pat, E1179
Fisher, Robert, E890
Galego, Sally, E1642
Kelly, John F., E1620
Martin, Charles W., E328
Schroeder, Leonard, E1643