ROONEY, THOMAS J. (a Representative from Florida)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 881), H1043 [4FE]

African Americans: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients and contributions of Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 185), H3338 [11MR]

American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H1081 [9FE]

American Legion Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 679), H9343 [8SE]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: extend program for economic recovery payments (see H.R. 3691), H11384 [14OC]

———rescind unobligated appropriations and repeal certain provisions (see H.R. 3140), H9282 [31JY]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 3266), H9397 [9SE]

———issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H7250 [24JN]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H603 [27JA]

Armed Forces: anniversary of activation of Army Reserve Echo Co., 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam (see H. Con. Res. 199), H12142 [29OC]

———award Atomic Veterans Service Medal to members exposed to ionizing radiation from the testing of nuclear weapons or under other circumstances (see H.R. 2553), H6415 [9JN]

———commend Navy SEALS, Matthew McCabe, Jonathan Keefe, and Julio Huertas for capturing alleged terrorist, Ahmed Hashim Abed, in Iraq and support members serving in harm's way (see H. Res. 988), H15502 [16DE]

———encourage military departments to maximize opportunities for space-available travel for members in a leave or pass status who are traveling between December 18, 2009, and January 3, 2010 (see H. Con. Res. 220), H14827 [11DE]

———ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see H.R. 4088), H13267 [18NO]

———express condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq (see H. Res. 471), H6013 [21MY]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H3078 [6MR]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans (see H. Res. 868), H11869 [27OC]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to members and survivors (see H.R. 2699), H9397 [9SE]

———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), H6307 [8JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H3749 [23MR]

———provide pay increase for members of uniformed services (see H.R. 1864), H4396 [1AP]

———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H1045 [4FE]

———recognize vital role family readiness volunteers play in supporting service members and their families (see H. Res. 408), H5893 [20MY]

———revise the process by which a member is retired for disability and becomes eligible for retirement pay (see H.R. 296), H88 [8JA]

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]

———expand the First Sergeants Barracks Initiative in order to improve the quality of life and living environments for single soldiers (see H.R. 1223), H4064 [26MR]

Biblica (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 852), H13521 [3DE]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 185), H3338 [11MR]

Border Patrol: anniversary (see H. Res. 498), H6307 [8JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H781 [28JA]

———limit annual cost of appropriation earmarks and make them more predictable, equitable, and transparent (see H.R. 3233), H8495 [21JY]

———require two-thirds votes in the House and Senate to increase the statutory limit on the public debt (see H.R. 4262), H14742 [10DE]

Capital punishment: constitutional amendment to allow the death penalty for the rape of a child (see H.J. Res. 51), H5399 [7MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: engrave the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H. Con. Res. 131), H6744 [12JN]

Celebrate Safe Communities Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 177), H10521 [6OC]

Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1422), H3145 [10MR]

China: condemn manufacture and export of unsafe products, disregard for environment, and exploitation of workers and encourage U.S. suspension of importation and purchase of goods (see H. Res. 44), H6307 [8JN]

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

Colorado Springs, CO: recognize as official site of the National EMS Memorial Service and the National EMS Memorial (see H. Con. Res. 161), H11516 [20OC]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3836 [24MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H5000 [29AP]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 983), H1247 [11FE]

Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see H.R. 2196), H6807 [15JN]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1103), H9962 [24SE]

———provide for habeas corpus review for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 630), H484 [22JA]

———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 227), H68 [7JA]

CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see H.R. 1977), H5097 [4MY]

Crime: increase penalties for violations relative to protection of individuals performing certain official duties (see H.R. 2661), H6074 [2JN]

———protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet (see H.R. 1076), H3105 [9MR]

———provide penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property (see H.R. 430), H3055 [5MR]

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 177), H10521 [6OC]

Cuba: provide for certain requirements relative to the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility (see H.R. 1069), H3105 [9MR]

Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H6745 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: adopt a screening program to detect mental health injuries acquired during deployment in support of a contingency operation and ultimately to reduce suicide among veterans (see H.R. 1308), H2979 [4MR]

———allow sale of intact spent military small arms ammunition casings to domestic manufacturers of small arms ammunition that are approved under trade security controls (see H.R. 2193), H5712 [18MY]

———anniversary of military aviation (see H. Res. 445), H6539 [10JN]

———furnish the House of Representatives all information on the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S. for trial (see H. Res. 924), H13521 [3DE]

———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. 2712), H6744 [12JN] (see H.R. 2875), H6805 [15JN] (see H.R. 3015), H10457 [1OC]

———prohibit the provision of medical treatment to enemy combatants detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the same facilities as Armed Forces members or Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1042), H1519 [12FE]

———require alien unprivileged enemy belligerents be tried under military commissions (see H.R. 4127), H13352 [19NO]

———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), H5486 [12MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H9342 [8SE]

———establish Office of the Deputy Sec. for Health Care Fraud Prevention (see H.R. 4222), H13627 (see H.R. 4222), H14371 [8DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct pilot program to deploy mobile biometric identification equipment on maritime vessels for immigration enforcement (see H.R. 752), H1248 [11FE] (see H.R. 1148), H2631 [24FE]

Dept. of Justice: anniversary of Office of Special Investigations (see H. Res. 755), H9730 [17SE]

———furnish the House of Representatives all information on the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S. for trial (see H. Res. 920), H13353 [19NO]

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. 49), H4840 [27AP]

———make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans (see H.R. 1354), H4583 [21AP]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4524 [2AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: permit immediate repayment of direct capital investments received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 2009), H5170 [5MY]

———provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1242), H4027 [25MR]

———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), H3640 [18MR]

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

———repeal effective date on limiting bonuses to executives of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1582), H3640 [18MR]

———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), H9282 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a national media campaign directed at homeless veterans and veterans at risk for becoming homeless (see H.R. 2559), H6009 [21MY]

———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), H5308 [6MY]

———expand access to hospital care for veterans in major disaster areas (see H.R. 1075), H9550 [15SE]

———provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see H.R. 2594), H6010 [21MY]

———provide for entitlement under the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to payment for test preparatory courses (see H.R. 3948), H12043 [28OC]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H6415 [9JN]

———reauthorize the small business loan program (see H.R. 294), H88 [8JA]

———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), H779 [28JA]

———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 1017), H8009 [10JY]

Disabled: protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 1255), H11581 [21OC]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 2592), H6010 [21MY]

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

———provide eligibility for an heir of a deceased homeowner to receive certain housing-related disaster assistance (see H.R. 1059), H3056 [5MR]

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), H6415 [9JN]

Dungy, Tony: tribute (see H. Res. 70), H443 [21JA]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 1960), H4522 [2AP]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H1159 [10FE]

Electric power: require electric utilities to notify electric consumers of the cost of emission allowances associated with the electricity delivered to such consumers (see H.R. 2353), H7023 [18JN]

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

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), H4915 [28AP]

EPA: exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 391), H6744 [12JN]

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), H8961 [28JY]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding for salaries or expenses of any task force or council established by the President and headed by an unconfirmed official or adviser (see H.R. 3226), H9342 [8SE]

———require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 185), H9549 [15SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 42), H4735 [23AP]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 226), H325 [14JA]

Federal Agency Program Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (see H.R. 1023), H4064 [26MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H9442 [10SE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H922 [3FE]

———preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas (see H.R. 1684), H4027 [25MR]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1074), H5892 [20MY]

Flags: ensure the right of an individual to display the Service flag on residential property not be abridged (see H.R. 2546), H8810 [24JY]

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

Food: ensure safety (see H.R. 1332), H3338 [11MR]

———require disclosure of nutritional information on food offered for sale in food service establishments (see H.R. 1398), H5400 [7MY]

Foreign aid: restrict assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortions (see H.R. 708), H1045 [4FE]

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), H4688 [22AP]

Fulton, MO: authorize reference to the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library as America's National Churchill Museum (see H. Res. 390), H5309 [6MY]

George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see H.R. 757), H778 [28JA]

Germany: anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (see H. Res. 496), H7024 [18JN]

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), H9671 [16SE]

Harvey, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 223), H3146 [10MR]

Health: guarantee rights of patients and doctors against Federal restrictions or delay in the provision of privately-funded health care (see H.R. 2516), H7838 [8JY]

———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3400), H9204 [30JY]

———urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such option (see H. Res. 615), H8303 [16JY]

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H5793 [19MY]

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]

Honduras: support people, condemn illegal attempt to alter Constitution of Honduras, and seek peaceful resolution on election referendum (see H. Res. 619), H9207 [30JY]

House of Representatives: require any conference committee or other meetings held to determine health care legislation be conducted publicly (see H. Res. 847), H11582 [21OC]

House Rules: allow a reasonable amount of time for Members to read legislation prior to voting (see H. Res. 689), H9208 [30JY]

———provide for division of the question on the legislative proposals involved to allow separate votes on disparate matters (see H. Res. 819), H11714 [22OC]

———provide for transparency in the committee amendment process (see H. Res. 835), H11791 [26OC]

———require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 225), H8873 [27JY]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H8586 [22JY]

Housing: mitigate mortgage foreclosures, facilitate and include fairness in housing recovery, and combat mortgage fraud (see H.R. 1295), H2978 [4MR]

Immigration: permit certain E-2 nonimmigrant investors to adjust status to lawful permanent resident status (see H.R. 1162), H12972 [7NO]

———require State and local law enforcement to determine immigration status of persons arrested for a felony, report such persons to Dept. of Homeland Security, and require detention pending removal (see H.R. 1663), H4027 [25MR]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (see H.R. 1467), H3399 [12MR]

Intelligence services: tribute to members of the U.S. intelligence community whose efforts have protected America from a terrorist attack for the past eight years (see H. Res. 497), H6075 [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), H3642 [18MR]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H5170 [5MY]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum and develop and maintain viable military options to prevent development or deployment of nuclear weapons capability (see H.R. 3832), H12142 [29OC]

———support all citizens struggling for freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and protection of the rule of law and condemn violence against demonstrators (see H. Res. 549), H7838 [8JY]

Irish-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 254), H3749 [23MR]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5097 [4MY]

Johnson, Jimmie: tribute (see H. Res. 957), H14827 [11DE]

Kalas, Harry: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H4841 [27AP]

Kapaun, Emil: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 3735), H12288 [3NO]

Kentucky: tribute to volunteers for efforts in responding to ice storm (see H. Res. 214), H3642 [18MR]

Law enforcement: grant limited immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior and response (see H.R. 2064), H6266 [4JN]

———reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H7706 [26JN]

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates (see H. Res. 339), H4581 [21AP]

Medicare: provide for an update under the physician fee schedule to be fully paid for through medical liability reform, a pathway for biosimilar biological products, and other means (see H.R. 4138), H13352 [19NO]

———provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions (see H.R. 3365), H9491 [14SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: require provider payments to be made through direct deposit or electronic funds transfer (EFT) at insured depository institutions (see H.R. 3369), H9900 [23SE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H33 [6JA] (see H.R. 4255), H14877 [14DE]

Memorial Day: urge all Americans and people of all nationalities to visit national cemeteries, memorials, and markers (see H. Res. 360), H4916 [28AP]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H7837 [8JY]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H7086 [19JN]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H7838 [8JY]

NASA: anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (see H. Res. 607), H8026 [13JY]

National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial: rededicate (see H.R. 482), H3055 [5MR]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1249 [11FE] (see H. Res. 178), H1607 [13FE]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance (see H. Res. 337), H4689 [22AP]

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

National Eye Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 366), H6745 [12JN]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 442), H6014 [21MY]

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

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: exclude certain non-defense funds from the matching requirements (see H.R. 207), H4524 [2AP]

National Hurricane Preparedness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 387), H5062 [30AP]

National Inflammatory Skin Disease Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 656), H11516 [20OC]

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

———permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees (see H.R. 2732), H6264 [4JN]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 2808), H6538 [10JN]

National Missing Children's Day: observance (see H. Res. 297), H4129 [30MR]

National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 55), H13355 [19NO]

National security: recognize the threat that the spread of radical Islamist terrorism and Iranian adventurism in Africa poses to the U.S., our allies, and interests (see H. Con. Res. 16), H6016 [21MY]

National Senior Citizens Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 157), H6972 [17JN]

National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H1081 [9FE]

Navy: tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force (see H. Res. 773), H11112 [7OC]

———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), H9962 [24SE]

New York LPD 21 (U.S.S.): commissioning (see H. Res. 856), H11712 [22OC]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H2603 [23FE]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 985), H3749 [23MR]

Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army: recognize service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism (see H.J. Res. 44), H8586 [22JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 934), H7023 [18JN]

Nuclear weapons: strengthen legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by Iran (see H.R. 1208), H2872 [26FE]

Patents: limit patentability of tax planning methods (see H.R. 2584), H14743 [10DE]

Pennsylvania: tribute to National Guard (see H. Res. 754), H9808 [22SE]

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

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity on closed military installations (see H.R. 896), H1043 [4FE]

Pittsburgh Penguins (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 594), H7705 [26JN]

Pittsburgh Steelers (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 110), H922 [3FE]

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), H4524 [2AP]

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), H6742 [12JN]

———increase supply of American made energy, reduce energy costs and dependence on foreign oil, tap into domestic energy sources, and reduce the Federal deficit (see H.R. 3505), H9278 [31JY]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H9281 [31JY]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H6267 [4JN]

Reagan, Ronald; tribute (see H. Res. 54), H923 [3FE]

Real estate: impose a moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (see H.R. 3044), H8009 [10JY]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H. Res. 748), H10000 [25SE]

Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters unless the student's parent provides written request against the release (see H.R. 1026), H1518 [12FE]

Securities: clarify exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation (see H.R. 2733), H11713 [22OC]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2365), H9397 [9SE]

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

Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium: encourage institutions of higher education to seek membership (see H. Res. 491), H7086 [19JN]

Sidney M. Aronovitz U.S. Courthouse, Key West, FL: designate (see H.R. 2913), H6971 [17JN]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 1067), H5000 [29AP]

———remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 2209), H10408 [30SE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H4840 [27AP]

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

Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 1206), H2872 [26FE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H3704 [19MR]

———allow baby formula to be reimbursed under a health flexible spending arrangement if the mother has had a mastectomy and is medically unable to breastfeed (see H.R. 3445), H11167 [8OC]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H10408 [30SE]

———allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 2964), H11167 [8OC]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve for compensation paid during active military duty (see H.R. 433), H4583 [21AP]

———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), H9342 [8SE]

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H12588 [6NO]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H4525 [2AP]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 154), H922 [3FE]

———expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 2655), H6973 [17JN]

———expand the work opportunity tax credit to include long-term unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3953), H12044 [28OC]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H8708 [23JY]

———extend employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of Armed Forces (see H.R. 4042), H12586 [6NO]

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit for taxpayers who have entered into a binding contract before termination of such credit (see H.R. 3921), H11869 [27OC]

———extend the first-time homebuyer credit for Armed Services members serving outside the U.S. (see H.R. 2562), H6415 [9JN]

———improve treatment of health savings accounts (see H.R. 3508), H9278 [31JY]

———increase contribution limits to dependent care flexible spending accounts and provide for a carryover of unused dependent care benefits (see H.R. 1279), H3338 [11MR]

———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1552), H4584 [21AP]

———maintain current standards of the Federal mortgage interest deduction (see H. Con. Res. 130), H5891 [20MY]

———make child tax credit permanent and allow for adjustments for inflation (see H.R. 793), H919 [3FE]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H6015 [21MY]

———prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions (see H.R. 2992), H8810 [24JY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H9341 [8SE]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see H.R. 1245), H3146 [10MR]

———provide a credit to employers for the cost of implementing wellness programs (see H.R. 1897), H6076 [2JN]

———provide a credit to individuals who pay their mortgages on time (see H.R. 1317), H3338 [11MR]

———provide a payroll tax holiday for small businesses (see H.R. 1836), H5000 [29AP]

———provide for tax preferred savings accounts for individuals under age of 26 (see H.R. 2022), H5793 [19MY]

———provide permanent incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 470), H603 [27JA]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H6619 [11JN]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1083), H6014 [21MY]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H8708 [23JY]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 205), H1159 [10FE]

———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), H11869 [27OC]

———suspend taxation of unemployment compensation for a certain period (see H.R. 155), H1080 [9FE]

Taxpayer March on Washington: tribute to participants (see H. Res. 870), H11790 [26OC]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H5308 [6MY]

Territories: treat American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands as States for certain criminal justice programs (see H.R. 3353), H12044 [28OC]

Thatcher, Margaret: tribute (see H. Res. 378), H4999 [29AP]

Tower of Hope (organization): commend efforts to provide assistance dogs to wounded veterans and support goals and ideals of creating a Tower of Hope Day (see H. Res. 291), H5097 [4MY]

Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 2935), H7021 [18JN]

U.N.: promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 557), H3706 [19MR]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary of first graduating class (see H. Con. Res. 139), H6154 [3JN]

U.S. Military Academy: Forbes (publication) America's Best College honoree (see H. Res. 747), H11582 [21OC]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions (see H.R. 1467), H3399 [12MR]

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

Venezuela: acknowledge growing threat of anti-Semitism and express support for Jewish community (see H. Con. Res. 124), H5484 [12MY]

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), H7837 [8JY]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2698), H9397 [9SE]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2243), H5168 [5MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor disabled veterans (see H. Con. Res. 114), H4999 [29AP]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H11582 [21OC]

Vietnamese Refugees Day: designate (see H. Res. 342), H4735 [23AP]

Voting: enhance and improve certain procedures relative to voting by absent members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2823), H6617 [11JN]

———provide Armed Forces members and their families equal access to voter registration assistance (see H.R. 3274), H8494 [21JY]

Wachira, Daniel: relief (see H. Res. 254), H3749 [23MR]

Wildlife: ban importation and interstate commerce of pythons (see H.R. 2811), H7947 [9JY]

———prevent introduction and establishment of nonnative invasive wildlife species that negatively impact the economy, environment, or human or animal health (see H.R. 669), H8100 [14JY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H4580 [21AP]

Workforce Investment Act: make non-union training programs eligible for Federal funding under the ``Green Jobs'' program (see H.R. 2026), H7706 [26JN]

World War II: tribute to Armed Forces members who gave their lives in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see H. Res. 495), H6075 [2JN]

———tribute to the 30th Infantry Division (Old Hickory) of the U.S. Army (see H. Res. 494), H9492 [14SE]

Year of the Military Family: designate (see H. Con. Res. 64), H2874 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL: designate (see H.R. 3193), H8025 [13JY]

Armed Forces: authorize reimbursement of mental health counselors under TRICARE (see H.R. 3839), H11457 [15OC]

Crime: correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws relating to restricted buildings or grounds (see H.R. 2780), H6414 [9JN]

———increase and enhance resources and penalties relative to the investigation and prosecution of violent gangs and expand and improve gang prevention programs (see H.R. 2815), H6538 [10JN]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Florida, or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in Florida (see H.R. 1073), H1605 [13FE]

Dept. of the Interior: allow individuals to hunt and kill Burmese pythons within Everglades National Park boundaries (see H.R. 3215), H8099 [14JY]

Disasters: create protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 998), H1247 [11FE]

Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 523), H6414 [9JN]

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

National Military Family Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 861), H11712 [22OC]

Navy: tribute to Navy SEALS (see H. Res. 993), H15502 [16DE]

Palm Beach County, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 564), H7023 [18JN]

Roads and highways: authorize States to issue special permits to allow the operation of certain vehicles on the Interstate Highway System for the hauling of livestock (see H.R. 3605), H9729 [17SE]

SEC: strengthen oversight of credit rating agencies and improve accountability and accuracy of credit ratings (see H.R. 3214), H8099 [14JY]

Taxation: expand the work opportunity credit and increase the employer-provided child care credit (see H.R. 3784), H11166 [8OC]

Remarks

Afghanistan: develop a strategy for continued U.S. military presence, H11156 [8OC]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H3622 [18MR]

Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL: designate (H.R. 3193), H9370 [9SE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 168), H1530 [13FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), H6258, H6259 [4JN]

Armed Forces: anniversary of activation of Army Reserve Echo Co., 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam (H. Con. Res. 199), H13525 [7DE]

———commend soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon, GA (H. Con. Res. 206), H13526 [7DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H3622 [18MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4137 [31MR]

Congressional Award: tribute to recipients, E1579 [26JN]

Corps of Engineers: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) funding, H10429 [1OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E1906 [23JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H3621, H3622 [18MR], H6258 [4JN]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, H8437 [21JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), conference report, H10429 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E1778 [15JY]

Energy Awareness Month: recognize the Air Force and Dyess AFB, TX, for success in achieving energy savings and developing energy-saving innovations (H. Res. 845), H13529 [7DE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8907 [28JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12228 [3NO]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, H8907 [28JY]

IMF: funding, H6258, H6259 [4JN]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), H14940 [15DE]

———prevent proliferation and acquisition of nuclear weapons, H14940 [15DE]

Kalas, Harry: tribute (H. Res. 350), H8467 [21JY]

Lieutenant Commander Roy H. Boehm Post Office Building, Port Charlotte, FL: designate (H.R. 2470), H6760 [15JN]

National Guard: anniversary (H. Res. 940), H13528 [7DE]

National Military Family Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 861), H13396 [2DE]

Pittsburgh Steelers (football team): tribute (H. Res. 110), H1265 [12FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6258, H6259 [4JN]

Taxation: extend work opportunity tax credit to the long-term unemployed, H11820 [27OC]

———rates, H3622 [18MR]

Votes: position on missed, H5913 [21MY], H7178 [24JN], H9907 [24SE], E636 [11MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3524 [17MR]

Tributes

Boehm, Roy H., H328 [15JA]

Ecker, William B., H13116 [18NO]

Pierno, Fred, Jr., H2984 [5MR]