DAVIS, ARTUR (a Representative from Alabama)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: accelerate development and early deployment of systems for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel electric generation facilities (see H.R. 1689), H3833 [24MR]

Alabama: express condolences to families of victims of shooting rampage (see H. Res. 341), H4582 [21AP]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H6074 [2JN]

Armed Forces: guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H8100 [14JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H4840 [27AP]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H9899 [23SE]

Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 377), H5582 [13MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 225), H68 [7JA]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H493 [23JA]

Black Stuntmen's Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9899 [23SE]

Budget: 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]

Cates, Clifton B.: encourage the Navy to name an appropriate ship in honor (see H. Res. 330), H6077 [2JN]

Cherry, IL: anniversary of Great Cherry Mine Disaster (see H. Res. 752), H10071 [29SE]

Children and youth: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H1604 [13FE]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H781 [28JA]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 12), H28 [6JA]

Coalition of Black Stuntmen and Women: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9899 [23SE]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 3148), H7945 [9JY]

Construction industries: recognize importance and sustainability of U.S. hardwoods industry and urge such products be given full consideration in programs for constructing environmentally preferable buildings (see H. Res. 81), H3749 [23MR]

Courts: require Federal or State courts to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by another State when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce (see H.R. 3808), H11383 [14OC]

———strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H603 [27JA]

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), H2926 [3MR]

———provide for more effective enforcement of prohibition on interstate shipment of stolen property (see H.R. 1166), H3338 [11MR]

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see H.R. 3246), H8586 [22JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H4130 [30MR]

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 444), H5096 [4MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish national emergency centers on military installations (see H.R. 645), H4688 [22AP]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 476), H3105 [9MR]

———provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 3734), H10519 [6OC]

Dept. of Justice: authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 2095), H6619 [11JN]

———improve defendants' payment of restitution to crime victims and unpaid judgements owed to the U.S. and provide for equitable retirement treatment of assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 4091), H13068 [17NO]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H6904 [16JN]

———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), H3105 [9MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve coordination to better provide care to Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 1681), H7086 [19JN]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see H.R. 11), H27 [6JA]

Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1964), H14743 [10DE]

———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]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H4027 [25MR]

District of Columbia: express sympathy for Metrorail accident victims and their families, friends, and associates (see H. Res. 612), H7740 [7JY]

Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H3105 [9MR]

Europe: take necessary steps to deploy missile defense system in Europe to help provide such a defense to U.S. allies in Europe while enhancing U.S. defenses against missile attacks (see H. Res. 581), H9343 [8SE]

Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2979), H7084 [19JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H3054 [5MR]

FEMA: provide for the National Flood Insurance Program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods (see H.R. 1264), H3527 [17MR]

Financial institutions: enhance availability of services, update community reinvestment requirements, and ensure such requirements keep pace as service providers become affiliates (see H.R. 1479), H5582 [13MY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H5169 [5MY]

Foreign trade: eliminate barriers to exports of U.S. goods and services, restore rights under trade remedy laws, and strengthen enforcement of intellectual property rights and health and safety laws at U.S. borders (see H.R. 496), H323 [14JA]

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 302), H4250 [31MR] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H9397 [9SE]

Health: achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services and reform organization of primary care delivery through Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs expansion (see H.R. 1296), H3056 [5MR]

———authorize medical simulation enhancement programs (see H.R. 855), H15503 [16DE]

———establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of health plans and make health coverage more affordable and accessible (see H.R. 2360), H5893 [20MY]

Housing Act: preserve rural multifamily housing assistance (see H.R. 2876), H6806 [15JN]

Howard University School of Law: anniversary (see H. Res. 684), H8959 [28JY]

Hunting and trapping: commend Hunters for the Hungry programs and efforts of such programs to decrease hunger and help feed those in need (see H. Res. 270), H8496 [21JY]

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

Ingram, Mark: tribute (see H. Res. 969), H14877 [14DE] (see H. Res. 970), H14981 [15DE]

Insurance: prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1619), H3836 [24MR]

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), H9056 [29JY]

———demand immediate disclosure of existence of any additional nuclear-related facilities and provide unfettered access to Qom enrichment facility (see H. Res. 782), H10069 [29SE]

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

Iraq: deplore ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf and call on Iraqi Government to ensure the well-being of such residents (see H. Res. 704), H14446 [9DE]

Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip, encourage certain actions by Hamas, protect innocent civilians, and promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (see H. Res. 34), H163 [9JA]

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 659), H9207 [30JY]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1409), H3144 [10MR]

Laurinburg Normal Industrial Institute: tribute (see H. Res. 660), H11299 [13OC]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H6077 [2JN]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3105 [9MR]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H6744 [12JN]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H6307 [8JN]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H6619 [11JN]

———ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price (see H.R. 1392), H4688 [22AP]

———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H10519 [6OC]

———exempt unsanctioned State-licensed retail pharmacies from surety bond requirements for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 1970), H9999 [25SE]

———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 2700), H6263 [4JN]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 1458), H9999 [25SE]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H9999 [25SE]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H5097 [4MY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3090), H7704 [26JN]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6305 [8JN]

———support single national fuel economy standard (see H. Con. Res. 106), H5668 [14MY]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 35), H779 [28JA]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H7706 [26JN]

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H6539 [10JN]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H11791 [26OC]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 391), H5097 [4MY]

National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities: designate (see H.R. 2778), H7447 [25JN]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H325 [14JA]

NIH: establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 758), H3105 [9MR]

Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H13002 [16NO]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4525 [2AP]

Pensions: allow time for pensions to fund benefit obligations due to economic circumstances in the financial markets (see H.R. 3936), H12588 [6NO]

Power resources: enhance energy independence and economic and national security, conserve energy use, promote innovation, achieve lower emissions, cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner land (see H.R. 2227), H8009 [10JY]

———promote biogas production (see H.R. 1158), H2631 [24FE]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H6414 [9JN]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H6539 [10JN]

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), H9397 [9SE]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2006), H9342 [8SE]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 186), H9731 [17SE]

Social Security: waive certain waiting periods for disability and Medicare benefits in the case of terminally ill, disabled beneficiaries (see H.R. 2881), H6806 [15JN]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 1352), H8708 [23JY]

Taxation: allow a refundable tax credit for higher education expenses (see H.R. 106), H780 [28JA]

———allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 3409), H9205 [30JY]

———allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1956), H4522 [2AP]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H5671 [15MY]

———allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 2672), H6415 [9JN]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 3429), H9206 [30JY]

———allow loans from simplified employee pension accounts of small business owners for use in small business (see H.R. 3079), H7703 [26JN]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1250), H8302 [16JY]

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H7086 [19JN]

———exempt public school rehabilitation from the tax-exempt use exception to the rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 4133), H13352 [19NO]

———expand credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use (see H.R. 622), H3527 [17MR]

———expand the rehabilitation credit for older buildings (see H.R. 3715), H11582 [21OC]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H4064 [26MR]

———extend and modify the tax credit for new qualified hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 3367), H8959 [28JY]

———extend credit period for certain open-loop biomass facilities (see H.R. 2528), H13355 [19NO]

———extend placed-in-service date requirement for low-income housing credit for certain disaster areas (see H.R. 3929), H13387 [1DE]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2628), H11384 [14OC]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H5062 [30AP]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1586), H3640 [18MR]

———make certain disaster relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 4052), H12587 [6NO]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1974), H4523 [2AP]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H4250 [31MR]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 3590), H9729 [17SE]

———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 273), H4734 [23AP]

———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 4306), H14877 [14DE]

———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 1944), H5308 [6MY]

———provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 3524), H11111 [7OC]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H8009 [10JY]

———provide incentives to consumers and lenders for the purchase of a passenger vehicle (see H.R. 385), H159 [9JA]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 272), H3706 [19MR] (see H.R. 1806), H12456 [5NO]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 537), H325 [14JA]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 426), H161 [9JA]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H921 [3FE]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1083), H1605 [13FE]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H12197 [2NO]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3011), H7741 [7JY]

———repeal termination of the estate tax, increase estate and gift tax unified credit, and coordinate a reduction in the maximum rate of tax with a phaseout of the deduction for State death taxes (see H.R. 3905), H11711 [22OC]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H7837 [8JY]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H324 [14JA]

———treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1718), H4026 [25MR]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H3056 [5MR]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H15509 [23DE]

———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H4064 [26MR]

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (see H. Res. 867), H12198 [2NO]

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 Wisconsin-La Crosse: anniversary (see H. Res. 730), H10000 [25SE]

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), H9962 [24SE]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H6077 [2JN]

VFW Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H6013 [21MY]

Voting: prohibit challenges to eligibility to register or vote on grounds that an individual resides in a home subject to foreclosure or that the jurisdiction was adversely affected by a disaster (see H.R. 3489), H9277 [31JY]

Washington (State): honor citizen-soldiers, including the 81st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) of the Washington Army National Guard and Air National Guard (see H. Res. 627), H9282 [31JY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H6619 [11JN]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 618), H4026 [25MR]

Women: establish programs to decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 2035), H4686 [22AP]

———establish programs to reduce number of unplanned pregnancies, decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 3312), H8707 [23JY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H6155 [3JN]

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), H4999 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 4345), H15499 [16DE]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: clarify the low-income housing tax credits that are eligible for the low-income housing grant election (see H.R. 2995), H7144 [23JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide additional funding for successful claimants in racial discrimination settlement and establish criminal penalties for fraud relative to such claims (see H.R. 3623), H9806 [22SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a revolving loan fund program for certain businesses to facilitate increased lending (see H.R. 4340), H15499 [16DE]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 499), H323 [14JA]

Health: enroll Members of Congress who participate in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program in any public plan and subject them to tax increases levied as a result of health care reform (see H. Res. 626), H8008 [10JY] (see H. Res. 657), H8355 [17JY]

Ingram, Mark: tribute (see H. Res. 972), H14981 [15DE]

Maritime Administration: permit qualified withdrawals from a Capital Construction Fund account for maintenance or repair of U.S.-flag vessels if such maintenance is performed in the U.S. (see H.R. 3370), H9054 [29JY]

Medicare: establish demonstration projects to study and improve the quality and cost effectiveness of cancer care services provided to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2872), H6805 [15JN] (see H.R. 3675), H10407 [30SE]

Taxation: allow deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (see H.R. 2519), H5891 [20MY]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 1677), H3833 [24MR]

———provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged (see H.R. 2887), H6902 [16JN]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: improve enforcement (see H.R. 1474), H3400 [12MR]

Voting: allow disaster evacuees to use absentee balloting and registration procedures and make grants to States to respond to election administration needs resulting from major disasters (see H.R. 3416), H9205 [30JY]

———permit States to test feasibility of using alternative methods, including advanced technologies and the Internet, to enable overseas military voters to register and vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 3473), H9277 [31JY]

Remarks

Alabama: express condolences to families of victims of shooting rampage (H. Res. 341), H4851 [28AP]

Children of the Village Network (organization): anniversary, E2144 [31JY]

Kemp, Jack F.: tribute (H. Res. 401), H5196 [6MY]

Taxation: impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), H3660 [19MR]

Tributes

Clemon, U.W., E846 [1AP]

Witherspoon, Miriam, E931 [22AP]