ETHERIDGE, BOB (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9676 [17SE]

Appointments

British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H7401 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 208), H6014 [21MY]

———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), H11516 [20OC]

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

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H4397 [1AP]

———provide a monthly housing stipend for members who have served after September 11, 2001, pursuing education programs offered through distance learning (see H.R. 3467), H9491 [14SE]

———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), H780 [28JA]

———recognize vital role family readiness volunteers play in supporting service members and their families (see H. Res. 408), H9900 [23SE]

Army: lease portions of the Airborne and Special Operations Museum facility to the Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation to support operation of the museum (see H.R. 4034), H12456 [5NO]

Blowing Rock, NC: authorize a land exchange to acquire lands for the Blue Ridge Parkway (see H.R. 1121), H2981 [4MR]

Boy Scouts of America Day: designate (see H. Res. 356), H4733 [23AP]

Brandeis, Louis D.: anniversary of retirement from Supreme Court (see H. Res. 905), H13629 (see H. Res. 905), H14373 [8DE]

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]

Burns, Robert: tribute (see H. Res. 169), H5793 [19MY]

Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 167), H9343 [8SE]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H443 [21JA]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1744), H4735 [23AP]

Contracts: require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 2177), H4999 [29AP]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR]

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]

———establish discretionary school construction grant program for local educational agencies affected by base closures and realignments (see H.R. 2593), H6415 [9JN]

———establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2136), H8025 [13JY]

———provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 1161), H2631 [24FE]

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), H15504 [16DE]

———establish the Tobacco Harm Reduction Center (see H.R. 1261), H4064 [26MR]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H10519 [6OC]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: improve authority of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1341), H4027 [25MR]

Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 734), H13386 [1DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs (see H.R. 32), H29 [6JA]

———include certain active duty service in the Reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3554), H11298 [13OC]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), 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), H4251 [31MR]

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), H4130 [30MR]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Res. 35), H12588 [6NO]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2413), H11111 [7OC]

E.V. Wilkins Post Office, Roper, NC: establish (see H.R. 3892), H11581 [21OC]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9283 [31JY]

———expand grant programs for gifted and talented students (see H.R. 2036), H4841 [27AP]

———recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (see H. Res. 374), H5064 [30AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H13521 [3DE]

FEMA: waive the cost-share requirement under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program for certain grants (see H.R. 2759), H8185 [15JY]

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 301), H4129 [30MR] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H5169 [5MY]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 513), H6265 [4JN]

Harvey, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 223), H3528 [17MR]

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]

———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), H5582 [13MY]

———implement best practices in the delivery of health care (see H.R. 2948), H7022 [18JN]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H11582 [21OC]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H7742 [7JY]

Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H5483 [12MY]

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]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]

Indonesia: condemn bombings in Jakarta hotels, express condolences for victims, and support efforts to prosecute attacks and combat terrorism (see H. Res. 675), H8707 [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]

International Civil Rights Center & Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 3912), H11712 [22OC]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H9807 [22SE]

J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Elizabeth City, NC: designate (see H.R. 813), H920 [3FE]

Laurinburg Normal Industrial Institute: tribute (see H. Res. 660), H8586 [22JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H6416 [9JN]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H10457 [1OC]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H6155 [3JN]

———establish an accountable care organization pilot program to reduce the growth of expenditures and improve health outcomes (see H.R. 2959), H7251 [24JN]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H12365 [4NO]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H11167 [8OC]

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1361), H11458 [15OC]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H8873 [27JY]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H5664 [14MY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H6266 [4JN]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H7147 [23JN]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 35), H1159 [10FE]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 438), H5666 [14MY]

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

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 31), H196 [13JA]

National Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 914), H13266 [18NO]

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), H486 [22JA]

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

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2521), H5891 [20MY]

National Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8009 [10JY]

National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 403), H5169 [5MY]

National Travel and Tourism Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 105), H6539 [10JN]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3055 [5MR]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H29 [6JA]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H4063 [26MR]

Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H14446 [9DE]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4397 [1AP]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H1604 [13FE]

Pisgah National Forest: adjust boundaries (see H.R. 1002), H1248 [11FE]

Pittsburgh Steelers (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 110), H1046 [4FE]

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), H4734 [23AP]

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

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H5168 [5MY]

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

Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 3469), H9276 [31JY]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H8960 [28JY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H9397 [9SE]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H6620 [11JN]

———exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based (see H.R. 2492), H8810 [24JY]

———expand the rehabilitation credit for older buildings (see H.R. 3715), H10456 [1OC]

———extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 4075), H13001 [16NO]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H9281 [31JY]

———extend and modify the tax credit for new qualified hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 3367), H11714 [22OC]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H6077 [2JN]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H6155 [3JN]

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

———increase limitations on the amount excluded from the gross estate with respect to land subject to a qualified conservation easement (see H.R. 3050), H11713 [22OC]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1974), H7250 [24JN]

———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]

———permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3227), H8586 [22JY]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1596), H3641 [18MR]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H5097 [4MY]

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

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H5063 [30AP]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (see H.R. 436), H11458 [15OC] (see H.R. 4154), H13467 [2DE]

———simplify and improve the current education tax incentives (see H.R. 386), H486 [22JA]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H15503 [16DE]

———treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 1351), H6266 [4JN]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3548), H9441 [10SE]

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 348), H4582 [21AP]

Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins Little League softball team (see H. Res. 742), H9962 [24SE]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H6266 [4JN]

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 the 30th Infantry Division (Old Hickory) of the U.S. Army (see H. Res. 494), H8026 [13JY]

Yow, Kay: tribute (see H. Res. 310), H4251 [31MR]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H9281 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: compensate poultry producers whose production contracts were terminated or not renewed because of processing plant closures or other cost-cutting measures by bankrupt poultry processors (see H.R. 3150), H7946 [9JY]

Early Detection Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 158), H7445 [25JN]

Garner, NC: express condolences to families and friends of victims of explosion at ConAgra Foods, Inc., plant and commend those who responded to the tragedy (see H. Res. 525), H6538 [10JN] (see H. Res. 540), H6743 [12JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 2206), H5061 [30AP]

Tariff: cotton shirting fabrics (see H.R. 4136), H13352 [19NO]

Eulogies

Bone, Roger: by, E150 [27JA]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), E1701 [9JY]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H3659 [19MR]

Angier, NC: tribute to Harnett Central High School football team, E3059 [17DE]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), E524 [3MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H631 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1557, H1578 [13FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 92), H613 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), H5627 [14MY]

Budget: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H13303 [19NO]

———reconciliation process, H4651 [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), E1936 [24JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4376 [1AP], H4428 [2AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4407 [2AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), motion to instruct conferees, H4651 [22AP]

Colleges and universities: student loan delinquency prevention, default aversion, and counseling services funding, H9676, H9677 [17SE]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), E582 [6MR]

———reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 1728), E1085 [7MY]

Culver, Chad and April: tribute to birth of child, E2728 [5NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), E1617 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), E2128 [31JY]

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

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), E1176 [14MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), E1606 [26JN]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), E1757 [14JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), E114 [21JA]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), E1772 [15JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), E2134 [31JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), E2005 [24JY]

Dingell, Representative: tribute to becoming the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 154), E292 [13FE]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), Senate amendment, H15470 [16DE]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), E2972 [11DE]

Education: funding, H4376 [1AP]

———reserve educational funds for areas affected by natural disasters, severe economic distress, or military base closures, H9686, H9687 [17SE]

———student financial aid programs, E2335 [22SE]

———student loan programs, E2335 [22SE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), H4339 [1AP], E885 [2AP]

Four Oaks, NC: tribute to South Johnston High School football team, E3056 [17DE]

Garner, NC: express condolences to families and friends of victims of explosion at ConAgra Foods, Inc., plant and commend those who responded to the tragedy (H. Res. 525), H6518 [10JN]

———express condolences to families and friends of victims of explosion at ConAgra Foods, Inc., plant and commend those who responded to the tragedy (H. Res. 540), H6777 [15JN]

Haddock, Justin and Sally: tribute to birth of child, E828 [31MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12913 [7NO]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9676, H9677, H9686, H9687 [17SE], E2335 [22SE]

Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), H13303, H13307 [19NO]

NAACP: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 35), E264 [12FE]

National security: proposed release of certain detainees from detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H5627 [14MY]

Otto, Tim and Catherine: tribute to birth of child, E1032 [30AP]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7663 [26JN]

Roberts, Richard A. and Melissa Gregory: tribute to birth of child, E1152 [14MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), E1511 [19JN]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2352), H5847 [20MY]

———improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12079 [29OC]

Small Business Investment Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12079 [29OC]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), E97 [15JA]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), Senate amendment, H974 [4FE]

———prohibit the use of increased tobacco taxes to offset the cost of expanded State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage, H974 [4FE]

Taxation: expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools, H613, H631 [28JA], H1557 [13FE]

———extend and modify the first-time homebuyer credit, E2737 [6NO]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), H14400 [9DE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), H3659 [19MR]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), H10552 [7OC]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), H13487 [3DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), Senate amendment, H12388 [5NO], E2737 [6NO]

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: tribute to men's basketball team (H. Res. 348), H5121 [5MY]

Votes: position on missed, E193 [3FE], E716 [19MR], E1294 [3JN], E2616 [22OC]

World War II: tribute to the 30th Infantry Division (Old Hickory) of the U.S. Army (H. Res. 494), E2877 [3DE]

Tributes

Bone, Roger, E150 [27JA]

Hefner, W.G. (Bill), H9315 [8SE]

Hockaday, Jerry E., E2888 [3DE]

Jernigan, Donna P., E2494 [8OC]

Lee, W. Thomas, E1952 [24JY]

Malone, Vernon, E942 [22AP]

Rhyner, Zachary J., E2482 [8OC]

Thompson, C.P., Jr., E1930 [24JY]