TAYLOR, GENE (a Representative from Mississippi)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7361 [25JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strength, H10488 [6OC]

———S. 454, Weapons Acquisition System Reform Through Enhancing Technical Knowledge and Oversight Act, H5549 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 1822), H4249 [31MR]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 881), H12044 [28OC]

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 2061), H5667 [14MY]

Alabama: express condolences to families of victims of shooting rampage (see H. Res. 341), H4689 [22AP]

Armed Forces: anniversary of activation of Army Reserve Echo Co., 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam (see H. Con. Res. 199), H13355 [19NO]

———authorize taxpayers to designate a portion of tax payments to a National Military Family Relief Fund to assist families of members who are serving in, or have served in, Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 1175), H11713 [22OC]

———commend soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon, GA (see H. Con. Res. 206), H12142 [29OC]

———commend the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Arkansas National Guard upon its completion of a second deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 21), H2836 [25FE]

———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]

———establish a special review board for certain former members with post-traumatic stress disorder or a traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1701), H4025 [25MR]

———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]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans (see H. Res. 868), H11740 [23OC]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans, commend those currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and ensure receipt of adequate combat training (see H. Res. 904), H13355 [19NO]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to members and survivors (see H.R. 2699), H14446 [9DE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H2872 [26FE]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H2603 [23FE]

———prohibit the unauthorized use of names and images of members (see H.R. 2304), H5397 [7MY]

———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]

———tribute to 139th Airlift Wing, Air National Guard (see H. Res. 699), H12457 [5NO]

———tribute to meritorious service of aviators shot down over, or otherwise forced to land in, hostile territory yet evaded enemy capture or were captured but subsequently escaped (see H. Res. 925), H14446 [9DE]

Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 377), H5064 [30AP]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 435), H5581 [13MY]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H36 [6JA]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 2116), H4839 [27AP]

China: condemn actions that could unnecessarily escalate tensions with the U.S., including actions relative to the U.S.S. Impeccable and subsequent rejection of U.S. protests to the incident (see H. Con. Res. 72), H3707 [19MR]

———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]

Clean Air Act: promote certification of aftermarket conversion systems and thereby encourage increased use of alternative fueled vehicles (see H.R. 3431), H13629 (see H.R. 3431), H14372 [8DE]

Coast Guard: improve benefits (see H.R. 2901), H6903 [16JN]

Cold War Veterans Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 900), H13069 [17NO]

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

Constitution Day: support and honor (see H. Res. 734), H9492 [14SE]

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), H3105 [9MR]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 2129), H4839 [27AP]

———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1744), H4062 [26MR]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 614), H8495 [21JY]

CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see H.R. 1977), H5000 [29AP]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H3749 [23MR]

Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (see H.R. 216), H486 [22JA] (see H.R. 2189), H5892 [20MY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H5400 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense: anniversary of military aviation (see H. Res. 445), H6904 [16JN]

———promote reform and independence in the oversight of weapons system acquisition (see H.R. 2101), H5063 [30AP]

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), H13069 [17NO]

———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: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 4123), H13352 [19NO]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H3338 [11MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Gulf Coast Civic Works Commission (see H.R. 2269), H5306 [6MY]

———prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 3116), H11111 [7OC]

Dept. of the Interior: establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 49), H2632 [24FE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3055 [5MR]

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), H1607 [13FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H9670 [16SE]

———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 3787), H11166 [8OC]

———expand access to hospital care for veterans in major disaster areas (see H.R. 1075), H3056 [5MR]

———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), H11167 [8OC]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 775), H779 [28JA]

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), H2981 [4MR]

———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 930), H9670 [16SE]

———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]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Res. 35), H13467 [2DE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H2926 [3MR]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H8586 [22JY]

Energy Independence Month: observance (see H. Res. 318), H6077 [2JN]

English language: declare as national language of U.S. (see H.R. 1229), H2873 [26FE]

———reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H2603 [23FE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 50), H5399 [7MY]

———recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 428), H5582 [13MY]

FDA: define term ``first applicant'' for purposes of filing an abbreviated application for a new drug (see H.R. 3777), H11166 [8OC]

Federal agencies and departments: elevate the Inspector General of certain entities to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to the Inspector General Act (see H.R. 885), H3641 [18MR]

———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]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 1174), H3749 [23MR]

———extend public assistance pilot program (see H.R. 1081), H2836 [25FE]

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), H3078 [6MR]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H8008 [10JY]

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), H2835 [25FE]

———establish a registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde have an opportunity to register and receive medical treatment (see H.R. 1661), H6266 [4JN]

Health care facilities: assist trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology to prevent further closures and downgrades (see H.R. 936), H3056 [5MR]

Health care professionals: establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members (see H.R. 1460), H3399 [12MR]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 13), H7946 [9JY]

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), H6619 [11JN]

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

House Rules: 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), H8586 [22JY]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 1868), H4518 [2AP]

———create an electronic employment eligibility verification system to ensure that all U.S. workers are legally able to work (see H.R. 1096), H1606 [13FE]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 3308), H8706 [23JY]

Insurance: further competition in the insurance industry (see H.R. 1583), H3640 [18MR]

———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]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1339), H3053 [5MR]

Iran: negotiate an ``Incidents at Sea Agreement'' (see H. Con. Res. 94), H6156 [3JN]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 1228), H2873 [26FE]

Louisiana State University: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 616), H7948 [9JY]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 684), H8100 [14JY]

———provide coverage for the shingles vaccine (see H.R. 1038), H1518 [12FE]

———provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions (see H.R. 3365), H11516 [20OC]

Members of Congress: deny automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H163 [9JA]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 1597), H15509 [23DE]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H9342 [8SE]

Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1007), H1521 [12FE]

Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1007), H1521 [12FE]

Mississippi University for Women: anniversary (see H. Res. 239), H3401 [12MR]

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

———award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8025 [13JY]

National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial: rededicate (see H.R. 482), H7740 [7JY]

National Boating Day: observance (see H. Res. 410), H5307 [6MY]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1044 [4FE] (see H. Res. 178), H1607 [13FE]

National Coaches Appreciation Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 6), H8960 [28JY]

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

National Hurricane Preparedness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 387), H5097 [4MY]

National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (see H.R. 327), H5096 [4MY]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H11168 [8OC]

National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 84), H5063 [30AP]

National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H11516 [20OC]

Navy: tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force for completion of 1000 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deterrent patrols (see H. Con. Res. 129), H9207 [30JY]

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

NIH: establish Office of Mitochondrial Medicine (see H.R. 3502), H10520 [6OC]

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

Oregon: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 170), H3056 [5MR]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4064 [26MR]

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

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

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1298), H3706 [19MR]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H5791 [19MY]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 441), H7948 [9JY]

Sergeant Matthew L. Ingram Post Office, Hickory, MS: designate (see H.R. 4139), H13352 [19NO]

Ships and vessels: promote secure ferry transportation (see H.R. 2172), H4998 [29AP]

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]

———ensure that trust fund receipts and disbursements are not included in a unified Federal budget and protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies not be diverted to private accounts (see H.R. 1276), H3056 [5MR]

———exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 2287), H6744 [12JN]

Sultana (vessel): anniversary of boiler explosion disaster (see H. Res. 329), H4584 [21AP]

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), H3706 [19MR]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H6014 [21MY]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H11458 [15OC]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1518), H3528 [17MR]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H12364 [4NO]

———treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1718), H9207 [30JY]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9731 [17SE]

Television: expand satellite carriage of local television signals (see H.R. 927), H4583 [21AP]

Terrorism: restrict diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 3611), H9806 [22SE]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 305), H5485 [12MY]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2799), H14446 [9DE]

U.S. Military Academy: Forbes (publication) America's Best College honoree (see H. Res. 747), H11384 [14OC]

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), H7146 [23JN]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H5485 [12MY]

———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), H6619 [11JN] (see H.R. 333), H89 [8JA]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2698), H14446 [9DE]

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

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H7948 [9JY]

Women: establish programs to decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 2035), H4686 [22AP]

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H1518 [12FE]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H4841 [27AP]

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]

———tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see H. Res. 259), H4841 [27AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

FEMA: provide for the National Flood Insurance Program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods (see H.R. 1264), H2923 [3MR]

Major Ed W. Freeman Post Office, McLain, MS: designate (see H.R. 1284), H2925 [3MR]

Citations

Medal of Honor awarded to Ed W. Freeman, H3410 [16MR]

Remarks

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H7650 [26JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3619), consideration (H. Res. 853), H11626 [22OC]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), H3551 [18MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7239, H7240 [24JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, H11131 [8OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), H9119, H9120 [30JY]

———prohibit funding for Model for Green Laboratories and Clean Rooms project, H9119 [30JY]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 3139), H8975 [29JY]

Major Ed W. Freeman Post Office, McLain, MS: designate (H.R. 1284), H3410 [16MR]

New York LPD 21 (U.S.S.): commissioning (H. Res. 856), H12323, H12324, H12325 [4NO]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7650 [26JN]

Ships and vessels: improve weight percent standards relative to prohibition on the rebuilding of any vessel overseas, H11626 [22OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3638 [18MR]

Tributes

Sethi, Shanti, E2854 [1DE]