MITCHELL, HARRY E. (a Representative from Arizona)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Council of Engineering Companies: anniversary (see H. Res. 447), H9282 [31JY]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H12457 [5NO]
———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H323 [14JA]
———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H13386 [1DE]
Arizona: resolve water rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe (see H.R. 1065), H4064 [26MR]
———secure Federal ownership and management of natural, scenic, and recreational resources, protect cultural resources, and facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources (see H.R. 2509), H6077 [2JN]
———withdraw Tusayan Ranger District and BLM-managed Federal land in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 644), H4734 [23AP]
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]
———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), H7706 [26JN]
———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H4583 [21AP]
———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), H780 [28JA]
Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 2116), H5000 [29AP]
Children and youth: 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]
China: 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]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 12), H28 [6JA]
Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H6015 [21MY]
Colleges and universities: provide tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to students who withdraw from an institution of higher education to serve in the uniformed services (see H.R. 2456), H7146 [23JN]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H2632 [24FE]
Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H4840 [27AP]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4688 [22AP]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H10408 [30SE]
Dept. of Defense: develop a secure electronic method of forwarding the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty to the appropriate State or local office of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1872), H4688 [22AP]
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), H12288 [3NO]
———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), H12197 [2NO]
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), H11868 [27OC]
———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H5096 [4MY]
———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H4840 [27AP]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H6904 [16JN]
———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H11515 [20OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize additional resources to enhance security activities along the international border with Mexico (see H.R. 1867), H7446 [25JN]
Dept. of the Interior: plan, design, and construct a new school at Third Mesa, AZ, on the Hopi Indian Reservation (see H.R. 1122), H2601 [23FE]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4063 [26MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: clarify treatment of dividends paid on shares of preferred stock issued by financial institutions which received financial assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 3020), H13267 [18NO]
———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), H3835 [24MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: acknowledge receipt of medical, disability, and pension claims and other communications submitted by veterans (see H.R. 1982), H5582 [13MY]
———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H7741 [7JY]
———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 3787), H11166 [8OC]
———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), H3105 [9MR]
———improve quality of care provided to veterans in departmental medical facilities and encourage highly qualified doctors to serve in hard-to-fill positions in such medical facilities (see H.R. 568), H380 [15JA]
———make certain improvements in benefits laws (see H.R. 3949), H12043 [28OC]
———make certain improvements in insurance and health care programs (see H.R. 3219), H8183 [15JY]
———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.R. 1591), H3640 [18MR]
———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H1517 [12FE]
———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H9281 [31JY]
———reauthorize Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education (see H.R. 2614), H7147 [23JN]
———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), H6266 [4JN]
Diplomacy: support work of citizen diplomacy organizations and encourage convening of a Presidential Summit on Global Citizen Diplomacy (see H. Res. 569), H7085 [19JN]
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]
———establish Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national screening program and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or polyps (see H.R. 1189), H4840 [27AP]
———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4061 [26MR]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H4840 [27AP]
———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H9282 [31JY]
———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H5668 [14MY]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H11714 [22OC]
Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H2981 [4MR]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H7249 [24JN]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H2923 [3MR]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3381), H9055 [29JY]
Fragile X Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 611), H8357 [17JY]
FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H6415 [9JN]
Health: establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of health plans and make health coverage more affordable and accessible (see H.R. 2360), H11458 [15OC]
———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]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 873), H3105 [9MR]
Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H9282 [31JY]
House Rules: repeal rule relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 965), H14827 [11DE]
———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), H326 [14JA]
Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1314), H8100 [14JY]
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), H4583 [21AP]
———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H5486 [12MY]
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 (see H. Res. 34), H163 [9JA]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H2603 [23FE]
Madagascar: condemn illegal extraction of natural resources (see H. Res. 839), H11740 [23OC]
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: restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H526 [26JA]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H11458 [15OC]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H11458 [15OC]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 437), H5666 [14MY]
Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H8009 [10JY]
Morris K. Udall Foundation: provide additional resources for operations and rename as the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation (see H.R. 1035), H1518 [12FE]
NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H6619 [11JN]
National Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see H.R. 2256), H9281 [31JY]
National Data Privacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 31), H443 [21JA]
National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see H. Res. 718), H9343 [8SE]
National Day of the Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 322), H4523 [2AP]
National Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 331), H4735 [23AP]
National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 370), H4840 [27AP]
National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 1655), H3705 [19MR]
National Travel and Tourism Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 105), H5582 [13MY]
Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H1520 [12FE]
Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H196 [13JA]
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), H3056 [5MR]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1298), H11516 [20OC]
Philippines: express condolences to the citizens and support for Philippine Government in aftermath of devastating tropical storms (see H. Res. 800), H11168 [8OC]
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), H3338 [11MR]
———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 1686), H6744 [12JN]
Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 240), H3401 [12MR]
Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H486 [22JA]
Real estate: impose a moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (see H.R. 3044), H9491 [14SE]
Real Salt Lake (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 942), H13466 [2DE]
Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H7837 [8JY]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 2429), H10408 [30SE]
Ships and vessels: establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (see H.R. 1485), H5400 [7MY]
Social Security: prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward certain pension benefits, improve provisions governing totalization agreements, and prevent unauthorized employment (see H.R. 2028), H4685 [22AP]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H4251 [31MR]
Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): observe anniversary of Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure and commend transition to Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure (see H. Con. Res. 109), H6016 [21MY]
Takamiyama Daigoro: honor contributions to Sumo wrestling and to U.S.-Japan relations (see H. Res. 479), H6307 [8JN]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of a residence (see H.R. 101), H2632 [24FE]
———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H11384 [14OC]
———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), H6973 [17JN]
———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1470), H6307 [8JN]
———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]
———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H4397 [1AP]
———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1552), H4584 [21AP]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H4250 [31MR]
———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see H.R. 1245), H7250 [24JN]
———provide a payroll tax holiday for small businesses (see H.R. 1836), H15503 [16DE]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H4584 [21AP]
———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H2875 [26FE]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H6014 [21MY]
Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H5000 [29AP]
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), H9057 [29JY]
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. Men's National Soccer Team: tribute (see H. Res. 606), H7705 [26JN]
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: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H4583 [21AP]
———exclude those convicted of certain sex offenses from receiving burial-related benefits and funeral honors available to certain veterans, Armed Forces members, and related individuals (see H.R. 731), H3835 [24MR]
———expand authorized concurrent receipt of disability pay from the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs to cover all veterans who have a combat-related disability (see H.R. 593), H381 [15JA]
———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1513), H3436 [16MR]
Veterans Day: encourage employers to give veterans a holiday (see H. Res. 207), H2980 [4MR]
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H6155 [3JN]
World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 240), H3401 [12MR]
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), H1045 [4FE]
———tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see H. Res. 259), H4841 [27AP]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H7837 [8JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see H.R. 1941), H4522 [2AP]
Charities: express support for charitable donations and associated tax deductions (see H. Res. 244), H3401 [12MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assign a higher priority status for hospital care and medical services provided to certain veterans who are Medal of Honor recipients (see H.R. 1197), H2835 [25FE]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from establishing a travel or conference policy that takes into account the perception of a possible event location as a resort or vacation destination (see H.R. 3732), H10519 [6OC]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H11297 [13OC]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H33 [6JA] (see H.R. 4255), H14445 [9DE]
Taxation: make individual income tax rates for capital gains permanent (see H.R. 498), H323 [14JA]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H5795 [20MY]
Poems
``One Shot,'' Albert C. Caswell, E973
Remarks
Arizona: tribute to Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame inductees, E2670
———tribute to gift of Capitol Christmas tree, E2926
———tribute to Pink Heals Tour for breast cancer research, E104
Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (H.R. 1941), E881
Baird, Sarah: Arizona Teacher of the Year award recipient, E933
Bergman, Lorraine: Tempe, AZ, Chamber of Commerce Business Woman of the Year award recipient, E1313
Boals, Richard L.: Anti-Defamation League Jerry J. Wisotsky Torch of Liberty Award recipient, E2573
Brandt, Don: Solar Electric Power Association Utility CEO of the Year award recipient, E2705
Carey, David: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Leader Award recipient, E2265
Charities: express support for charitable donations and associated tax deductions (H. Res. 244), E657
Citizenship Counts (organization): tribute to inaugural naturalization ceremony, E738
Cowart, Roger: Scottsdale Healthcare (organization) ``Salute to Military'' honoree, E2967
Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), Senate amendment, H5806 [20MY]
Dept. of Justice: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, H6621 [12JN], H6895
Durant, Patty: Ahwatukee, AZ, Foothills Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Palo Verde Award recipient, E1371
Economy: impact of buying locally produced products, E2806
Family Career and Community Leaders of America (organization): tribute to Fountain Hills High School chapter service project ``To Uganda, Love Fountain Hills'', E137
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from establishing a travel or conference policy that takes into account the perception of a possible event location as a resort or vacation destination (H.R. 3732), E2459
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (H.R. 3791), H13094 [18NO]
Ford, James: Arizona Fire Service Hall of Fame inductee, E2269
Garr, Bradley: Boy Scouts Silver Hornaday Medal nominee, E2879
Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip and condemn the end of the ceasefire by Hamas, E43
Jacobs, Darrel: Phoenix, AZ, VA Health Care Systems Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E1332
Johnson, Nancy J.: Scottsdale Healthcare (organization) ``Salute to Military'' honoree, E2782
Kohli, Alec: Congressional Award Gold Medal recipient, E1656
Lofgren, Sue: Sister Cities International (organization) Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E1651
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 156), H328 [15JA], H1164 [11FE], E9
———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 4255), H14985 [16DE]
Mesa, AZ: Mesa Fire Dept. Volunteer Corps International Fire Service Training Association Award of Excellence recipient, E2784
Moreno, Arte: Tempe, AZ, Community Council Guiding Light Philanthropy Award recipient, E2681
Morris K. Udall Foundation: provide additional resources for operations and rename as the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation (H.R. 1035), H8836 [27JY]
Mountain View, AZ: tribute to Mountain View Little League baseball team, E2268
National Job Corps Day: observance, E2421
O'Connor, Sandra Day: University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government recipient, E1127
Office of Special Counsel: enforce employment and unemployment rights of veterans and members of the Armed Forces employed by Federal executive agencies (H.R. 1089), E1218
Petronzio, Ciara: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Arizona, E897
Phillips, Mark: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Arizona, E898
Phoenix Analysis & Design Technologies, Inc.: anniversary, E535
Power resources: enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), H11606
Pulitzer Prize: recognition of Mesa (AZ) East Valley Tribune for local reporting, E1021
Ramakrishna, Smitha: Intel Corp., Science Talent Search semifinalist, E136
Richards, Joyce: Junior Achievement Worldwide (organization) Charles R. Hook Award recipient, E2237
Ringler, Susan S.: Tempe Community Council Humanitarian of the Year Award recipient, E2647
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6895
Scottsdale, AZ: anniversary of Zuni Elementary School, E1133
———tribute to Armenian Apostolic Church, E2235
Ships and vessels: establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (H.R. 3360), H13026
Shrum, Travis: Tempe, AZ, Mayor's Disability Award recipient for Outstanding Employee of the Year, E1437
Taxation: expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit, H11386 [15OC]
———make individual income tax rates for capital gains permanent (H.R. 498), E86
———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), H10554
Tempe, AZ: tribute to American Cancer Society Relay for Life fundraiser, E984
———tribute to India Plaza, E2517
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1262), H3353
Wygle, Dana: Ahwatukee, AZ, Foothills Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Scholarship recipient, E1369
Tributes
Bartlett, Robert, E973
Blanton, Ralph, E1283
Brophy, Penny, E2267
Burke, Dennis K., E2958
Everetts, Nicholas, E1013
Garcia Duarte, Patricia, E135
Gascon, George, E1688
Heck, Patricia, E1217
Job, Ryan, E2518
Kimble, Terri, E1058
McMahan, Keith, E770
Parrish, Michael, E2343
Pfister, A.J. (Jack), E1897
Post, William J., E210
Ricker, Ellie, E807
Snyder, Bruce, E895
Strange, Richard E., E856
Wilson, Leslie G., E2645