FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY P. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), H5487 [12MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), H8644 [23JY]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 915), H5974 [21MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3183, energy and water development appropriations, H9970 [25SE]

U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, H4215 [31MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Dental Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 204), H2925 [3MR]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H14827 [11DE]

Armed Forces: 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]

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

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H3438 [16MR]

———recognize significant contributions of the Military Working Dog (MWD) Program (see H. Res. 812), H13521 [3DE]

Bishop Ralph E. Brower Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (see H.R. 657), H485 [22JA]

Borel, Calvin: tribute (see H. Res. 418), H5793 [19MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: engrave the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H. Con. Res. 131), H6539 [10JN]

China: anniversary of persecution of Falun Gong (see H. Res. 605), H8185 [15JY]

———support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake (see H. Res. 877), H12141 [29OC]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H13521 [3DE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H922 [3FE]

Committee on Rules (House): install cameras in the hearing room and provide for live broadcasting of proceedings on the Internet (see H. Res. 869), H11740 [23OC]

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

Dept. of Defense: 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), H5892 [20MY]

Dept. of Education: permit the District of Columbia to use Federal funds for the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 4312), H14980 [15DE]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 2439), H5665 [14MY]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H6619 [11JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit recovery or collection of charges from a third party for hospital care or medical services provided to a veteran for a service-connected disability (see H. Res. 264), H3705 [19MR]

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

Diseases: increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H6266 [4JN]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H2873 [26FE]

District of Columbia: provide low-income parents with expanded opportunities for enrolling their children in high quality schools (see H.R. 2556), H9282 [31JY]

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

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), H9808 [22SE]

———require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 185), H10409 [30SE]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 226), H91 [8JA]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H2923 [3MR]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H196 [13JA]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3381), H9055 [29JY]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 252), H4526 [2AP]

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), H6155 [3JN]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H442 [21JA]

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), H9808 [22SE]

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

Hawaii: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 593), H8101 [14JY]

Health: guarantee rights of patients and doctors against Federal restrictions or delay in the provision of privately-funded health care (see H.R. 2516), H9207 [30JY]

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H2834 [25FE]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 1086), H1605 [13FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3970), H12140 [29OC]

———require that any major health care reform bill considered on the House floor should be available for viewing (see H. Res. 721), H9443 [10SE]

Health care professionals: reduce amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services and prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education (see H.R. 2785), H9282 [31JY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 783), H11168 [8OC]

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), H8009 [10JY]

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

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

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), H7023 [18JN]

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), H5400 [7MY]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H6266 [4JN]

Italy: express condolences to the citizens and support for Italian Government in aftermath of devastating earthquake that struck the Abruzzo region (see H. Res. 430), H5793 [19MY]

Jim Saxton Post Office Building, Mount Holly, NJ: designate (see H.R. 986), H1247 [11FE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H9282 [31JY]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H3703 [19MR]

Medicare: phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H4130 [30MR]

———require continued application of budget neutrality on a national basis in calculation of the urban and rural State hospital wage index floor (see H.R. 2525), H5891 [20MY]

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H6077 [2JN]

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

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6539 [10JN] (see H.R. 2796), H7147 [23JN]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 349), H5064 [30AP]

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

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

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

National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 142), H6416 [9JN]

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]

Nuclear weapons: strengthen legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by Iran (see H.R. 1208), H5667 [14MY]

Patricia D. McGinty-Juhl Post Office Building, Harrison, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3539), H9341 [8SE]

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), H3055 [5MR]

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

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H13386 [1DE]

Sisters of the Sacred Hearts: recognize anniversary of arrival in Hawaii and commend the education of youth in Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 81), H4251 [31MR]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H382 [15JA]

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 Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1203), H3402 [12MR]

———improve ability of medical professionals to practice medicine and provide quality care to patients by providing a tax deduction for patient bad debt (see H.R. 2786), H9282 [31JY]

———increase deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 28), H12141 [29OC]

———maintain current standards of the Federal mortgage interest deduction (see H. Con. Res. 130), H6267 [4JN]

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

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H11581 [21OC]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 205), H12044 [28OC]

Taxpayer March on Washington: tribute to participants (see H. Res. 870), H13069 [17NO]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H8809 [24JY]

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]

Uganda: develop a strategy to support efforts to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and authorize funds for relief, reconstruction, and transitional justice (see H.R. 2478), H7250 [24JN]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 61), H9343 [8SE]

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H4840 [27AP]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H6015 [21MY]

World MRSA Day: designate (see H. Res. 789), H11112 [7OC]

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

Dept. of Education: support District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see H. Con. Res. 70), H3145 [10MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve communication with State and local law enforcement on treatment of aliens who have been ordered removed and charged with a State aggravated felony (see H.R. 1823), H4250 [31MR]

———make grants to first responders (see H.R. 121), H32 [6JA] (see H.R. 1187), H2834 [25FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: affirm responsibility to support those veterans with combat wounds or service-connected disabilities (see H. Res. 261), H3641 [18MR]

FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see H.R. 119), H32 [6JA]

Foreign trade: recognize importance of trade to the U.S. economy and the importance of passing free trade agreements with Colombia, the Republic of Korea, and Panama (see H. Res. 987), H15502 [16DE]

Immigration: support removal of aliens charged under State law with aggravated felonies (see H. Con. Res. 90), H4250 [31MR]

Investments: permit certain required minimum distributions from certain retirement plans to be repaid (see H.R. 939), H1157 [10FE]

Morristown National Historical Park: authorize expansion (see H.R. 118), H32 [6JA]

Social Security: limit the misuse of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for such misuse (see H.R. 122), H32 [6JA]

Taxation: allow the alternative motor vehicle personal credit against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 120), H32 [6JA]

———make permanent the sales tax deduction, child credit, repeal of estate tax, and deduction for higher education expenses, and extend the capital gains and dividend rates (see H.R. 4270), H14743 [10DE]

Transportation: prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents (see H.R. 117), H32 [6JA]

Lists

New Jersey 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E550 [4MR]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3326), H9129 [30JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), H9969 [25SE]

Remarks

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H8430 [21JY]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), H2793 [25FE]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E459 [25FE], E619 [10MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H561 [27JA]

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

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), motion to go to conference, H1092 [10FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), conference report, H6866 [16JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), motion to instruct conferees, H6547 [11JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: allow the Central Valley Project to facilitate certain water transfers beyond county lines, H8138 [15JY]

———California Bay-Delta Restoration Program funding, H8137 [15JY]

———hydropower facilities installation funding, H8136 [15JY]

Corps of Engineers: Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration program funding, H8134 [15JY]

———report critical yield of Federal reservoirs on the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River basins, H8125 [15JY]

———Tennessee River Chickamauga Lock replacement funding, H8136 [15JY]

County College of Morris: anniversary, E995 [28AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), earmark declaration, E1561 [24JN]

———F-22 aircraft program funding, H9081, H9129 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), H9031 [29JY], H9081 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), consideration (H. Res. 685), H8982 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), earmark declaration, E2043 [28JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), motion to recommit, H9129 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), Senate amendment, H15416 [16DE]

———prevent disclosure of certain photographic records relative to individuals captured or detained by U.S. forces in operations outside the U.S., H6866 [16JN]

Dept. of Education: District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program funding for vouchers to provide school choice, H2793 [25FE], H8214 [16JY]

Dept. of Energy: expedite processing of innovative technology loan guarantee applications, H8120 [15JY]

———Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program funding, H8141 [15JY]

———prohibit funding for Whitworth University science/technology/engineering/mathematics (STEM) equipment, H8154 [15JY]

———Water Power Energy Program funding, H8141 [15JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve communication with State and local law enforcement on treatment of aliens who have been ordered removed and charged with a State aggravated felony (H.R. 1823), E827 [31MR]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2892), earmark declaration, E1540 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), earmark declaration, E1586 [26JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), earmark declaration, E1707 [9JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), earmark declaration, E1954 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), H8644, H8645 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E1883 [22JY]

Drew University: prohibit funding for Environmental Science Initiative, H6966 [17JN]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), Senate amendment, H15458 [16DE]

Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction, H8143 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3183), H8118, H8120, H8125, H8133, H8134, H8136, H8137, H8138, H8141, H8142, H8143, H8154 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3183), conference report, H10426 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E1794 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3183), motion to instruct conferees, H9969 [25SE]

———require appropriations legislation conference report to be available in an electronic form for a certain period prior to approval, H9969 [25SE]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 915), H5974 [21MY]

———prohibit funding for implementation of New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia airspace redesign proposal, H8644, H8645 [23JY]

———study airplane noise effects of the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia airspace redesign proposal, H5974 [21MY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8214 [16JY]

Florham Park, NJ: tribute to Police Unity Tour, E1074 [6MY]

Foreign trade: recognize importance of trade to the U.S. economy and the importance of passing free trade agreements with Colombia, the Republic of Korea, and Panama (H. Res. 987), E3058 [17DE]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (H.R. 621), E2602 [22OC]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H2793 [25FE], H10426 [1OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8430 [21JY], H8896 [28JY], H11812 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12228 [3NO], H12843 [7NO]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E2536 [14OC]

Immigration: support removal of aliens charged under State law with aggravated felonies (H. Con. Res. 90), E827 [31MR]

Junior Matrons of Morristown (organization): anniversary, E1564 [24JN]

Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), H13306 [19NO]

Morris County, NJ: anniversary of Long Valley Women's Club, E2431 [1OC]

Morris Tomorrow (organization): anniversary, E765 [25MR]

Morristown, NJ: anniversary of the Market Street Mission, E709 [18MR]

Morristown National Historical Park: authorize expansion (H.R. 118), H13537 [7DE]

National Affordable Housing Act: improve program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities (H.R. 1675), E1882 [22JY]

National security: proposed release of certain detainees from detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H6866 [16JN]

New Jersey: tribute to 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E549 [4MR]

———tribute to 11th District Congressional Arts competition participants, E1162 [14MY]

NRC: reduce time between reports to Congress, H8142 [15JY]

Nuclear energy: increase production, H2793 [25FE]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H8430 [21JY]

Randolph, NJ: anniversary of Mount Fern United Methodist Church, E60 [9JA]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6966 [17JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), earmark declaration, E1426 [15JN]

Seeing Eye (organization): anniversary, E2787 [17NO]

Somerville, NJ: anniversary, E2487 [8OC]

Stanhope, NJ: anniversary of Waterloo United Methodist Church, E55 [9JA]

Taxation: make permanent the sales tax deduction, child credit, repeal of estate tax, and deduction for higher education expenses, and extend the capital gains and dividend rates (H.R. 4270), E2961 [10DE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 722), H9384 [9SE]

Unemployment: rates, H8430 [21JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H12582 [6NO]

Tributes

Nunes, Representative, H8138 [15JY]