SMITH, ADRIAN (a Representative from Nebraska)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strength, H10488 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 881), H1159 [10FE]

Agricultural Credit Act: reauthorize State mediation programs (see H.R. 3509), H9278 [31JY]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind unobligated appropriations and repeal certain provisions (see H.R. 3140), H13629 (see H.R. 3140), H14372 [8DE]

America's Spiritual Heritage Week: designate (see H. Res. 397), H6267 [4JN]

Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H6539 [10JN]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto (see H.R. 1294), H4525 [2AP]

Armed Forces: issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 1305), H2979 [4MR]

Bradford, Sam: tribute (see H. Res. 60), H603 [27JA]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H36 [6JA]

Business and industry: ensure that an employer may require employees to speak English while engaged in work (see H.R. 1588), H3640 [18MR]

———permit employers to provide contributions and assistance to certain employees who purchase individual health insurance (see H.R. 3822), H12198 [2NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: engrave the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H. Con. Res. 131), H6416 [9JN]

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see H. Res. 538), H7087 [19JN]

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

Colleges and universities: recognize valuable contributions of the extension offices of land-grant universities (see H. Res. 740), H9808 [22SE]

Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see H. Con. Res. 201), H11457 [15OC]

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (see H.R. 4061), H12971 [7NO]

Constitution Day: support and honor (see H. Res. 734), H9550 [15SE]

Consumer Product Safety Act: exempt second-hand sellers of certain products from lead content and certification requirements (see H.R. 968), H2836 [25FE]

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 1587), H5712 [18MY]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1744), H4915 [28AP]

Courts: create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships (see H.R. 4089), H13629 (see H.R. 4089), H14372 [8DE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 634), H603 [27JA]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 2900), H7251 [24JN]

de Veuster, Damien: canonization (see H. Res. 786), H11112 [7OC]

Dept. of Defense: prevent disclosure of certain photographic records relative to individuals captured or detained by U.S. forces in operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 2875), H6805 [15JN] (see H.R. 3015), H10457 [1OC]

———require State approval and Presidential notification and certification before transfer or release of individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a location in the U.S. (see H.R. 2294), H5793 [19MY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 3943), H13629 (see H.R. 3943), H14372 [8DE]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations relative to Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) (see H. Res. 911), H13467 [2DE]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 2305), H6015 [21MY]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H13266 [18NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow discretion to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure and to modify such penalty (see H.R. 2143), H13354 [19NO]

———pursue every legal means to stay or recoup certain incentive bonus payments made by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to employees and require approval of such payments (see H.R. 1577), H3706 [19MR]

———repeal authority to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 4110), H13265 [18NO]

———rescind unobligated Troubled Asset Relief Program funds and require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving assistance be used for debt reduction (see H.R. 3140), H13629 (see H.R. 3140), H14372 [8DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in Sarpy County, NE, region (see H.R. 1163), H2631 [24FE]

Disasters: reauthorize Federal natural hazards reduction programs (see H.R. 3820), H11456 [15OC]

Education: provide universal service support to Head Start programs (see H.R. 2166), H8410 [20JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: make any local educational agency receiving funds under part A of title I or public charter school eligible for a Troops to Teachers participant (see H.R. 1313), H9999 [25SE]

Endangered species: allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species (see H.R. 1054), H5400 [7MY]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1247 [11FE]

EPA: exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 391), H1520 [12FE]

Executive Office of the President: require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 185), H10071 [29SE]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H7146 [23JN]

———prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 226), H68 [7JA]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H7705 [26JN]

———preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas (see H.R. 1684), H3833 [24MR]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1074), H7146 [23JN]

Flag Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 420), H6016 [21MY]

Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 409), H7707 [26JN]

Fragile X Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 611), H8357 [17JY]

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), H4915 [28AP]

Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (see H.R. 3571), H9731 [17SE]

Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by Federal, State, and local officials from threat of litigants seeking damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 1300), H4525 [2AP]

Harpers Ferry, WV: anniversary of John Brown's raid (see H. Res. 568), H10521 [6OC]

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), H4915 [28AP]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H7250 [24JN]

High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support of networking and information technology research (see H.R. 2020), H5401 [7MY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 783), H11384 [14OC]

House Rules: provide for transparency in the committee amendment process (see H. Res. 835), H11457 [15OC]

———require a two-thirds vote on a stand-alone bill that increases the statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 949), H13520 [3DE]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H11714 [22OC]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 1868), H4518 [2AP]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 3217), H10520 [6OC]

Intermediate Space Challenge: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 411), H6307 [8JN]

Investments: help rebuild retirement, college, and personal savings (see H.R. 2021), H5000 [29AP]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H5582 [13MY]

Israel: support right of self-defense against imminent military or nuclear threat from Iran and other countries and organizations (see H. Res. 557), H7447 [25JN]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H8185 [15JY]

Louisiana State University: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 616), H7948 [9JY]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H4915 [28AP]

———require coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physician (see H.R. 2697), H7147 [23JN]

Medicare: delay implementation of new hospital geographic wage reclassification criteria until the Dept. of HHS revises the hospital wage index classification system to address certain considerations (see H.R. 2753), H11516 [20OC]

———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H5485 [12MY]

———provide a certain limit for the practice expense and the work expense geographic practice cost indices (GPCI) (see H.R. 2201), H5060 [30AP]

———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 1077), H3706 [19MR]

———provide flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of critical access hospital designation and exempt beds provided for veterans from certain limitations (see H.R. 668), H5308 [6MY]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H5096 [4MY]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see H.R. 1101), H4583 [21AP]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H13550 [7DE]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H9207 [30JY]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H6415 [9JN]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H5170 [5MY]

Motor vehicles: amend definition of commercial motor vehicle to exclude certain farm vehicles (see H.R. 3275), H8494 [21JY]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6539 [10JN]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 117), H1044 [4FE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 442), H7740 [7JY]

National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 373), H7447 [25JN]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 1176), H2834 [25FE]

National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 84), H5063 [30AP]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 779), H13521 [3DE]

National Science and Technology Council: establish committee with responsibility to coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education activities and programs of all Federal agencies (see H.R. 1709), H5400 [7MY]

Nebraska: authorize an additional district judgeship (see H.R. 349), H90 [8JA]

Olympic Day: observance (see H. Res. 538), H7087 [19JN]

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

Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (see H.R. 22), H4129 [30MR]

Power resources: increase energy independence and job creation through safe energy production, alternative and renewable energy development, and conservation promotion for a cleaner environment (see H.R. 2846), H6807 [15JN]

———promote biogas production (see H.R. 1158), H3338 [11MR]

Reagan, Ronald: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3341), H8809 [24JY]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 1885), H4519 [2AP]

———require State and local compliance with constitutional mandates and prevent abuses of power relative to eminent domain (see H. Res. 575), H7145 [23JN]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 131), H1045 [4FE]

Senior citizens: support goals and ideals of senior caregiving and affordability (see H. Con. Res. 59), H7024 [18JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 2607), H12288 [3NO]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 2287), H5307 [6MY]

———reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, expand child health care insurance coverage through tax fairness, and provide for a health care Federalism initiative (see H.R. 464), H442 [21JA]

Takamiyama Daigoro: honor contributions to Sumo wrestling and to U.S.-Japan relations (see H. Res. 479), H6416 [9JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals (see H.R. 198), H12197 [2NO]

———allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 2672), H13629 (see H.R. 2672), H14372 [8DE]

———allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 2964), H10520 [6OC]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1470), H4027 [25MR]

———allow veterans a deduction for certain travel expenses to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers for examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 953), H8960 [28JY]

———exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of property by reason of eminent domain (see H.R. 3004), H7145 [23JN]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H3706 [19MR]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H5400 [7MY]

———prevent pending tax increases and provide additional tax reductions to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 301), H603 [27JA]

———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 1509), H4027 [25MR]

———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]

———provide permanent incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 470), H486 [22JA]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H14743 [10DE]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H9738 [21SE]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 205), H5062 [30AP]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 161), H34 [6JA]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H527 [26JA]

Taxpayer March on Washington: tribute to participants (see H. Res. 870), H13003 [16NO]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H4027 [25MR]

Television: permit retransmission of signals of local television broadcast stations in an adjacent underserved county (see H.R. 3216), H8099 [14JY]

Transportation: provide certain exemptions to drivers of intrastate commercial motor vehicles engaged in agricultural purposes (see H.R. 1220), H4251 [31MR]

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), H12045 [28OC]

University of Mary Washington: anniversary (see H. Res. 77), H1160 [10FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Airports: provide for apportionment of funds based on passenger boardings to prevent additional harm to airports already harmed by the financial crisis (see H.R. 3159), H7946 [9JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see H.R. 3256), H8355 [17JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services (see H.R. 3519), H9279 [31JY]

Taxation: exclude capital gains on sales and exchanges of residences purchased in a foreclosure sale (see H.R. 3520), H9279 [31JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2878 [2MR], H5895 [21MY]

Remarks

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H6159 [4JN], H7450 [26JN], H8428 [21JY], H13555 [8DE]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), H2881 [2MR]

———establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), Senate amendments, H3751 [24MR]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H8428 [21JY]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E551 [4MR]

Bereuter, Doug: NEBRASKAland Foundation Trailblazer Award recipient, E436 [25FE]

Bridgeport, NE: anniversary of Berg's True Value (business), E1167 [14MY]

Budget: deficit, H14885 [15DE]

Burkholder, Anne: Nebraska Cattlemen's Beef Association Beef Quality Assurance Program Producer of the Year award recipient, E2819 [19NO]

Columbus, NE: inclusion in Money (publication) list of best small towns to live, E2001 [24JY]

Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative: funding, E1725 [10JY]

Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo and Forum: tribute, H5448 [12MY]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H2839 [26FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services (H.R. 3519), H9917 [24SE]

Dept. of Commerce: use all reasonable measures to ensure that every person is counted in the 2010 decennial census, H6978 [18JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize nationwide survey to assess compliance of fire departments with certain best practices on firefighter safety, H13105 [18NO]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), H9555 [16SE]

———permit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, E2341 [23SE]

———take lands in Yuma County, AZ, into trust as part of the reservation of the Cocopah Indian Tribe (H.R. 326), H2879 [2MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: affirm responsibility to support those veterans with combat wounds or service-connected disabilities (H. Res. 261), H3677 [19MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), earmark declaration, E1940 [24JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities, H3751 [24MR]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (H.R. 3791), H13093, H13097, H13099, H13104, H13105, H13106, H13107 [18NO]

———consider unemployment rates in criteria used to evaluate grant applications, H13107 [18NO]

———make river rescue organizations eligible for funding, H13106 [18NO]

———prohibit earmarking of funds, H13106 [18NO]

———provide for the purchase of equipment that reduces the use of water in fighting fires, H13104 [18NO]

Firearms: preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas, H3751 [24MR]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (H.R. 81), H2880 [2MR]

Hamilton County, NE: inclusion on Progressive Farmer (publication) Best Place to Raise a Family list, E245 [11FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8590 [23JY], H8888 [28JY], H11302 [14OC], H11466 [20OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12224 [3NO], H12551 [6NO], E2659 [29OC]

Historic buildings and sites: assist citizens, public and private institutions, and governments in planning, interpreting, and protecting sites where historic battles were fought on American soil (H.R. 548), H2882 [2MR]

Honor Flight Nebraska (organization): tribute, E2817 [19NO]

Hull, Ron: NEBRASKAland Foundation Pioneer Award recipient, E413 [25FE]

Investments: help rebuild retirement, college, and personal savings (H.R. 2021), H4692 [23AP]

NASA: anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (H. Res. 607), E1882 [22JY]

Nebraska: dedication of Law Enforcement Memorial, E1149 [14MY]

———tribute to Third District Excellence in Economic Development Award recipients, E2116 [31JY]

NOAA: extend the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (H.R. 844), H2884 [2MR]

Norfolk, NE: inclusion in Money (publication) list of best small towns to live, E2001 [24JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H11114 [8OC]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, E1149 [14MY]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H6159 [4JN], H7450 [26JN], H8428 [21JY], H13555 [8DE]

———enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), consideration (H. Res. 846), H11590 [22OC]

———provide for a program of wind energy research, development, and demonstration (H.R. 3165), H9352 [9SE]

Public debt: ceiling, H14885 [15DE]

SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), H7759 [8JY]

———improve and increase award recipients from rural areas relative to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, H7759 [8JY]

Scotts Bluff National Monument: anniversary, E2928 [10DE]

Scottsbluff, NE: tribute to Lake Alice School, H5896 [21MY], E1216 [20MY]

Small business: health insurance coverage, H8888 [28JY]

Taxation: repeal estate tax, H13358 [1DE]

Television: reauthorize, reform, and modernize satellite statutory license and conform satellite and cable statutory licenses to digital transmissions (H.R. 3570), E2878 [3DE]

Unemployment: rates, H8428 [21JY]

Votes: position on missed, H7851 [9JY], H9122 [30JY], E1091 [7MY]

Woods family: NEBRASKAland Foundation Distinguished Nebraskalander Award recipient, E422 [25FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H9803 [22SE]

Tributes

Balfany, Justin, E654 [12MR]

Brandt, John, E3010 [15DE]

Duffy, Justin J., E1314 [4JN]

Gordon, Sally, E790 [26MR]

Harvey, Paul, E548 [4MR]

Hashley, Gary, H8103 [15JY]

Knisley, Robert, E1072 [6MY]

Manganaro, John, E2273 [15SE]

Pollock, Jack, E396 [25FE]

Raikes, Ronald E., E2277 [15SE]