CHANDLER, BEN (a Representative from Kentucky)
Appointments
British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H7401 [25JN]
Committee to escort British Prime Minister Gordon Brown into the House Chamber, H2928 [4MR]
Conferee: H.R. 2996, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations, H11826 [27OC]
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, H4897 [28AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H8708 [23JY]
American Pharmacy Educator Week: designate (see H. Res. 857), H12198 [2NO]
Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H6266 [4JN]
———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H7146 [23JN]
Armed Forces: 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]
———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to members and survivors (see H.R. 2699), H13069 [17NO]
———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), H13354 [19NO]
———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), H6076 [2JN]
———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), H601 [27JA]
Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see H.R. 624), H527 [26JA]
Binghamton, NY: express condolences for victims of shootings at the American Civic Association and gratitude to responders to the shootings, and commend services of the American Civic Association (see H. Res. 340), H4581 [21AP]
Borel, Calvin: tribute (see H. Res. 418), H5399 [7MY]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: address need for constitutional reform and sustained U.S. engagement in partnership with the European Union (see H. Res. 171), H3146 [10MR]
Brandeis, Louis D.: anniversary of retirement from Supreme Court (see H. Res. 905), H13629 (see H. Res. 905), H14373 [8DE]
Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 2116), H4839 [27AP]
———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]
Celebrate Safe Communities Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 177), H9999 [25SE]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (see H.R. 577), H2980 [4MR]
———provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health (see H.R. 916), H10519 [6OC]
Children and youth: help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 729), H4026 [25MR]
———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H7085 [19JN]
———update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see H.R. 1324), H3053 [5MR]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H5170 [5MY]
Computers: prohibit installation of certain peer-to-peer file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer (see H.R. 1319), H3438 [16MR]
Construction industries: recognize importance and sustainability of U.S. hardwoods industry and urge such products be given full consideration in programs for constructing environmentally preferable buildings (see H. Res. 81), H3056 [5MR]
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: exempt ordinary books from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 1692), H6266 [4JN]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H1517 [12FE]
Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H484 [22JA]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 177), H9999 [25SE]
DEA: enhance ability to combat methamphetamine (see H.R. 2923), H6972 [17JN]
Dedication Day: honor Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H. Res. 736), H11582 [21OC]
Dept. of Commerce: establish a grant program to assist States in inspecting hotel rooms for bed bugs (see H.R. 2248), H5168 [5MY]
Dept. of Education: establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 4065), H12971 [7NO]
———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), H7837 [8JY]
Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 1378), H3077 [6MR]
———establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (see H.R. 1490), H3400 [12MR]
———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H9342 [8SE]
———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H4397 [1AP]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H4584 [21AP]
———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H2875 [26FE]
———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 444), H2980 [4MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: award grants to regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining surge capacity to be used to respond to acts of bioterrorism or outbreaks of infectious diseases (see H.R. 1150), H5712 [18MY]
Dept. of Justice: make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see H.R. 1933), H7086 [19JN]
Dept. of the Interior: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 980), H1246 [11FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: limit compensation to officers and directors of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 857), H1041 [4FE]
Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (see H.R. 3435), H9275 [31JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H3748 [23MR]
———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 1017), H2980 [4MR]
Diseases: conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 3926), H12365 [4NO]
———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H13355 [19NO]
———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Res. 35), H13355 [19NO]
Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9443 [10SE]
———recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 586), H7446 [25JN]
———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 2710), H6263 [4JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]
———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H3077 [6MR]
FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 3995), H15504 [16DE]
Federal agencies and departments: require review of Government programs for purposes of assessing their performance and improving their operations, and establish the Performance Improvement Council (see H.R. 2142), H13267 [18NO]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H2979 [4MR]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H5712 [18MY]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3692), H10455 [1OC]
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), H7741 [7JY]
Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H8025 [13JY]
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), H2926 [3MR]
———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 463), H194 [13JA]
———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H2834 [25FE]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 873), H3105 [9MR]
Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness provisions to include speech-language pathologists (see H.R. 209), H3706 [19MR]
High-Performance Building Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 492), H6267 [4JN]
Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H5097 [4MY]
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), H4733 [23AP]
Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H6904 [16JN]
House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 3025), H7741 [7JY]
———permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 181), H3438 [16MR]
House Rules: require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs that committee may authorize (see H. Res. 40), H196 [13JA]
———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H8873 [27JY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]
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]
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), H5000 [29AP]
———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H9281 [31JY]
Kentucky: tribute to volunteers for efforts in responding to ice storm (see H. Res. 214), H3055 [5MR]
Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H6077 [2JN]
Lincoln, Abraham: bicentennial of birth (see H. Res. 139), H1080 [9FE]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H4525 [2AP]
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]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H4064 [26MR]
———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 868), H9962 [24SE]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H4250 [31MR]
———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), H7024 [18JN]
———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H1045 [4FE]
———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H9342 [8SE]
———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H7249 [24JN]
———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2425), H11713 [22OC]
———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H14827 [11DE]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H2632 [24FE]
Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 699), H9206 [30JY]
Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6415 [9JN]
NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8025 [13JY]
National Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see H.R. 2256), H6415 [9JN]
National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H526 [26JA]
National Criminal Justice Month: establish (see H. Res. 45), H527 [26JA]
National Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 914), H13266 [18NO]
National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 370), H4840 [27AP]
National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H4841 [27AP]
National Safe Place Week: observance (see H. Res. 217), H3402 [12MR]
National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 403), H5486 [12MY]
National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 120), H5307 [6MY]
National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H9281 [31JY]
NATO: commend role in trans-Atlantic peace and articulate a vision and strategy for the future (see H. Res. 152), H1158 [10FE]
Nuclear weapons: support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see H. Res. 790), H11112 [7OC]
Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4064 [26MR]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H160 [9JA]
Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury (PABI): recognize as the leading cause of death and disability of children and young adults and endorse the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H. Con. Res. 198), H15504 [16DE]
Pittsburgh Steelers (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 110), H1046 [4FE]
Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H9807 [22SE]
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), H2602 [23FE]
———discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 101), H780 [28JA]
Power resources: enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (see H.R. 3585), H9999 [25SE]
———provide for a program of wind energy research, development, and demonstration (see H.R. 3165), H9282 [31JY]
Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1925), H4521 [2AP]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H11111 [7OC]
Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H324 [14JA]
Real Salt Lake (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 942), H13466 [2DE]
Red Cross Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 311), H4841 [27AP]
Robley Rex Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Louisville, KY: designate (see H.R. 3304), H8706 [23JY]
Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2006), H5582 [13MY]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H69 [7JA]
Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H4688 [22AP]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1126), H2601 [23FE]
———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), H3749 [23MR]
———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H12141 [29OC]
———expand the rehabilitation credit for older buildings (see H.R. 3715), H13002 [16NO]
———extend and expand the first-time homebuyers credit and to provide a loss deduction on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 3640), H12972 [7NO]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H8302 [16JY]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1518), H3437 [16MR]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H4250 [31MR]
———modify requirements for windows, doors, and skylights to be eligible for the credit for nonbusiness energy property (see H.R. 4112), H13266 [18NO]
———modify withholding requirement with respect to proceeds from certain pari-mutuel wagers (see H.R. 2140), H8495 [21JY]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H4734 [23AP]
———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H12197 [2NO]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H9397 [9SE]
———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H8185 [15JY]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H4688 [22AP]
Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9492 [14SE]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H2632 [24FE]
Tiller, George: condemn murder, express condolences to family, and reject intolerance and the use of violence as a response to a difference in beliefs (see H. Res. 505), H6265 [4JN]
Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 3012), H7248 [24JN]
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), H12288 [3NO]
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of mammography services and other items or services (see H. Res. 971), H14981 [15DE]
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), H9341 [8SE]
———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2698), H13069 [17NO]
Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 2894), H8185 [15JY]
Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (see H.R. 1145), H4583 [21AP]
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 234), H3145 [10MR]
Women: establish programs to reduce number of unplanned pregnancies, decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 3312), H9282 [31JY]
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), H2836 [25FE]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H8356 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 2187), H5060 [30AP]
Law enforcement: ensure that sex offenders or sexually violent predators are not eligible for parole (see H.R. 1375), H3077 [6MR]
Safety: encourage States to adopt laws that set clear guidelines for contact protocols for personal emergency response systems used by senior citizens (see H. Res. 751), H9730 [17SE]
Scott Reed Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Lexington, KY: designate (see H.R. 869), H1042 [4FE]
Senior citizens: prevent abuse and exploitation of older individuals (see H.R. 1374), H3077 [6MR]
Remarks
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), H5502 [13MY]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), H7408 [25JN]
Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip, encourage certain actions by Hamas, protect innocent civilians, and promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (H. Res. 34), E62
Kentucky: tribute to volunteers for efforts in responding to ice storm (H. Res. 214), H4546
Kentucky Space (nonprofit organization): tribute to partnership with NASA, E2857
Paris, KY: tribute to Bourbon County High School marching band, E3054
Scott Reed Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Lexington, KY: designate (H.R. 869), H3118
Votes: position on missed, H9844
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H192 [13JA]
Tributes
Hawpe, David, E2124
McConnell, Senator, H186 [13JA]