BOYD, ALLEN (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2997, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H10042 [29SE]

———S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, H4656 [22AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA): anniversary (see H. Res. 472), H6267 [4JN]

Alabama: express condolences to families of victims of shooting rampage (see H. Res. 341), H4735 [23AP]

Armed Forces: commend soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon, GA (see H. Con. Res. 206), H12142 [29OC]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H11111 [7OC]

———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see H.R. 1177), H13354 [19NO]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H3835 [24MR]

Army: expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members who participated in combat during which they engaged the enemy on or after December 7, 1941 (see H.R. 82), H5485 [12MY]

Aviation: recognize contributions of general aviation industry (see H. Res. 508), H8496 [21JY]

Black Music Month: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H6267 [4JN]

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 2116), H4839 [27AP]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (see H.R. 2920), H6971 [17JN]

Clean Air Act: amend relative to renewable fuel standard (see H.R. 2409), H5664 [14MY]

Clyde L. Hillhouse Post Office Building, White Springs, FL: designate (see H.R. 3667), H11582 [21OC]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1103), H1606 [13FE]

Crime: combat organized crime involving the illegal acquisition of retail goods for the purpose of selling those goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (see H.R. 1173), H9342 [8SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Program (see H.R. 3650), H10520 [6OC]

———study population of South Atlantic red snapper fishery and limit departmental authority to promulgate any interim rule that prohibits fishing in South Atlantic red snapper fishery (see H.R. 3307), H13386 [1DE]

Dept. of Defense: establish searchable database of names and citations of members of the Armed Forces and civilians awarded the Medal of Honor or other medals authorized for the military (see H.R. 666), H493 [23JA]

Dept. of HHS: ensure patient choice in pharmacies by regulating pharmacy benefit managers and improving access to prescription drugs for certain individuals (see H.R. 4199), H14827 [11DE]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H5792 [19MY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H5485 [12MY]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H4915 [28AP]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H6014 [21MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H780 [28JA]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 775), H1046 [4FE]

Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2555), H6009 [21MY]

Diseases: increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4061 [26MR]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Res. 35), H13355 [19NO]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9207 [30JY]

Elijah Pat Larkins Post Office Building, Pompano Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 1271), H4583 [21AP]

Federal agencies and departments: require review of Government programs for purposes of assessing their performance and improving their operations, and establish the Performance Improvement Council (see H.R. 2142), H5401 [7MY]

Fish and fishing: extend authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries (see H.R. 1584), H5582 [13MY]

Florida Keys Scenic Highway: Dept. of Transportation All-American Road designee (see H. Res. 917), H13266 [18NO]

Food: require disclosure of nutritional information on food offered for sale in food service establishments (see H.R. 1398), H6014 [21MY]

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H8100 [14JY]

Fuller, Millard: tribute (see H. Res. 385), H5062 [30AP]

Georgia: express condolences to families of victims of storms and floods, honor emergency responders, and support FEMA efforts to respond to needs of those affected by floods (see H. Res. 765), H9899 [23SE]

GSA: enhance authorities relative to real property that has yet to be reported excess (see H.R. 2495), H5791 [19MY]

Health: apply antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1204), H6076 [2JN]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H6744 [12JN]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H7947 [9JY]

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H6904 [16JN]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 3025), H7249 [24JN]

House Rules: require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs that committee may authorize (see H. Res. 40), H196 [13JA]

Immigration: improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 2414), H5664 [14MY]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 3308), H8706 [23JY]

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1691), H3834 [24MR]

———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. 1339), H6076 [2JN]

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see H.R. 1327), H5712 [18MY]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H6077 [2JN]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H8708 [23JY]

Lieutenant Commander Roy H. Boehm Post Office Building, Port Charlotte, FL: designate (see H.R. 2470), H5712 [18MY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1519 [12FE]

Medicare: exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H6306 [8JN]

———exempt unsanctioned State-licensed retail pharmacies from surety bond requirements for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 1970), H6539 [10JN]

Mother's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H5170 [5MY]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8100 [14JY]

National Aerospace Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 167), H8409 [20JY]

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H7447 [25JN]

National Estuaries Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 710), H9280 [31JY]

National Guard: anniversary (see H. Res. 940), H13386 [1DE]

National Hurricane Preparedness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 387), H5309 [6MY]

National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (see H.R. 327), H3438 [16MR]

National School Lunch Act: expand access to healthy afterschool meals for school children in working families (see H.R. 3321), H12588 [6NO]

National Travel and Tourism Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 105), H5401 [7MY]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H602 [27JA]

NATO: commend role in trans-Atlantic peace and articulate a vision and strategy for the future (see H. Res. 152), H3836 [24MR]

Navy: tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force for completion of 1000 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deterrent patrols (see H. Con. Res. 129), H11168 [8OC]

Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H13629 (see H. Res. 864), H14373 [8DE]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4064 [26MR]

Pensacola, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 166), H1520 [12FE]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 4288), H14826 [11DE]

Real Salt Lake (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 942), H13466 [2DE]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 1799), H5712 [18MY]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H3526 [17MR]

Sergeant Marcus Mathes Post Office, Dade City, FL: designate (see H.R. 1516), H3437 [16MR]

St. Augustine 450th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 480), H195 [13JA]

Taxation: expand credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use (see H.R. 622), H1080 [9FE]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H7947 [9JY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H8809 [24JY]

Tiller, George: condemn murder, express condolences to family, and reject intolerance and the use of violence as a response to a difference in beliefs (see H. Res. 505), H6265 [4JN]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1443), H5400 [7MY]

Transportation Security Administration: modify authority to issue emergency regulations and security directives using emergency procedures (see H.R. 3678), H10407 [30SE]

Truth in Lending Act: establish additional protections for consumers with regard to payday loans (see H.R. 2563), H11111 [7OC]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary of first graduating class (see H. Con. Res. 139), H11168 [8OC]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of mammography services and other items or services (see H. Res. 971), H14981 [15DE]

University of California, Merced: tribute to graduating class (see H. Res. 396), H5170 [5MY]

University of Florida: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 58), H195 [13JA]

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. 303), H2925 [3MR]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H5667 [14MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H922 [3FE]

———tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see H. Res. 259), H4841 [27AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Fish and fishing: prohibit additional requirements for the control of Vibrio vulnificus applicable to post-harvest processing of oysters (see H.R. 4022), H12364 [4NO]

Florida: exempt certain coastal barrier areas from limitations on Federal expenditures and financial assistance and flood insurance coverage under certain programs (see H.R. 3411), H9205 [30JY]

———release Federal reversionary interests retained on certain lands, authorize interchange of National Forest System land and State land, and authorize a certain additional conveyance (see H.R. 3954), H12044 [28OC]

Medicare: waive 35-mile rule to permit recognition of Gadsden Community Hospital in Quincy, FL, as a critical access hospital (see H.R. 2644), H6014 [21MY]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Muscogee Nation (see H.R. 1899), H4520 [2AP]

Rivers: provide for a National Research Council study to assess water management, needs, and conservation of the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama (see H.R. 1901), H4520 [2AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1567 [13FE]

Budget: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H916 [3FE]

———deficit, H916, H917 [3FE], H1065 [9FE]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending, H4416 [2AP]

———reconciliation process, H4647, H4648 [22AP]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), H8415 [21JY], H8521 [22JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4375 [1AP], H4416, H4417 [2AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), conference report, H4922, H4923 [29AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), motion to instruct conferees, H4647, H4648 [22AP]

Bush, George W.: evaluation of economic policies, H1065 [9FE]

Dept. of Defense: delay early retirement of F-15 aircraft from Tyndall AFB, FL, H15417 [16DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), Senate amendment, H15417 [16DE]

Education: student loan programs, H4375 [1AP], E2316 [17SE]

Government: permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), H15422 [16DE]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), E2316 [17SE]

Medicare: provide a 2-year adjustment to sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H13318 [19NO]

———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), motion to recommit, H13318 [19NO]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish, H917 [3FE]

Taxation: rates, H1065 [9FE]

———repeal estate tax, H13493 [3DE]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), motion to recommit, H13493 [3DE]

Votes: position on missed, H5370 [7MY], H5981 [21MY], H11430 [15OC], E565 [5MR], E1490 [18JN], E1625 [26JN], E2244 [10SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H11788 [26OC]

Special order: granted, H4684 [22AP], H4995 [29AP]

Tributes

Airey, Paul W., E1024 [30AP]

Askew, Michael E., Sr., H2837 [26FE]

Cox, Gene, E2145 [31JY]

Greer, Libby, E288 [13FE]

Mikell, Harold, E2042 [28JY]

Shaw, James H. and Elizabeth Garbutt, E3003 [15DE]