THOMPSON, BENNIE G. (a Representative from Mississippi)
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), H12515 [6NO]
Transportation Security Administration: authorize programs (H.R. 2200), H6193, H6215 [4JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strength, H10488 [6OC]
Articles and editorials
TSA Employees Give Management Low Marks, Alyssa Rosenberg, Government Executive (publication), H731
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Alabama: express condolences to families of victims of shooting rampage (see H. Res. 341), H4689 [22AP]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H6267 [4JN]
Armed Forces: 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]
———enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1283), H9207 [30JY]
———express gratitude for service of Coast Guard and Marine Corps aircraft pilots and crewmembers lost off the coast of California (see H. Res. 891), H12456 [5NO]
———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H4583 [21AP]
———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: establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight (see H.R. 559), H380 [15JA]
Bermuda: express gratitude for receipt of Chinese Uyghurs released from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and support ability of former detainees to participate in local communities and Bermudan society (see H. Res. 774), H10071 [29SE]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H493 [23JA]
Black Music Month: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H6013 [21MY]
Black Stuntmen's Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9899 [23SE]
Border Patrol: anniversary (see H. Res. 498), H6075 [2JN]
———impose requirements on searches of laptop computers and other similar devices (see H.R. 1726), H4061 [26MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: design and place an educational display in the Capitol Visitor Center to explain the significance of the naming of Emancipation Hall (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5581 [13MY]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 127), H6077 [2JN]
Chamberlain, Wilton (Wilt): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 79), H6267 [4JN]
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), H5400 [7MY]
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]
Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H923 [3FE]
———award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1278), H11581 [21OC]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 12), H28 [6JA]
Coalition of Black Stuntmen and Women: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9899 [23SE]
Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 3148), H7945 [9JY]
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), H3338 [11MR]
Consumers: establish additional payday loan disclosure requirements and other protections (see H.R. 1214), H3438 [16MR]
Contracts: authorize use of Federal supply schedules for the acquisition of environmentally preferable ``green'' commodities and services and other related items by State and local governments (see H.R. 1766), H10457 [1OC]
———establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H5892 [20MY] (see H.R. 1237), H5400 [7MY]
———require companies submitting offers to the Government for Federal contracts to include subcontracting agreements with the offers (see H.R. 4134), H14446 [9DE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H2603 [23FE]
Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3149), H7946 [9JY]
Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4300), H14826 [11DE]
Cuba: facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 1737), H4061 [26MR]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide emergency disaster assistance to certain agricultural and livestock producers that suffered losses (see H.R. 4177), H14744 [10DE]
Dept. of Commerce: establish a grant program to assist States in inspecting hotel rooms for bed bugs (see H.R. 2248), H6619 [11JN]
Dept. of Defense: submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan (see H.R. 2404), H11791 [26OC]
Dept. of Education: provide grants to support professional development and extracurricular activities to improve international education and foreign language in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3359), H12457 [5NO]
Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 2149), H8185 [15JY]
———designate health empowerment zones (see H.R. 2233), H5096 [4MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize additional resources to enhance security activities along the international border with Mexico (see H.R. 1867), H4518 [2AP]
———clarify use of funds relative to certain homeland security grants (see H.R. 3837), H11457 [15OC]
———ensure fair treatment in the security screening of individuals with metal implants travelling by air (see H.R. 2335), H5399 [7MY]
———establish Gulf Coast Civic Works Commission (see H.R. 2269), H5486 [12MY]
———establish the Office for Bombing Prevention to address terrorist explosive threats (see H.R. 549), H379 [15JA]
———prohibit approval of chemical facility site security plans unless the facility meets or exceeds State or local security requirements (see H.R. 261), H70 [7JA]
———provide for a privacy official within each component of the Dept. (see H.R. 1617), H3703 [19MR]
———secure domestic sources of radiological materials that could be used to make a radiological dispersion device against access by terrorists (see H.R. 2070), H4732 [23AP]
———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see H. Res. 731), H9441 [10SE]
———tribute to employees for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see H. Res. 195), H2874 [26FE]
Dept. of Justice: authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 2095), H6619 [11JN]
Dept. of Labor: make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 4268), H14742 [10DE]
Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 685), H7146 [23JN]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H6014 [21MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: provide Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for a voluntary employees' beneficiary association for former Delphi Corp., employees (see H.R. 3455), H13467 [2DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H9900 [23SE]
———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), H3835 [24MR]
Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see H.R. 11), H27 [6JA]
Diseases: establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 186), H91 [8JA]
———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2413), H6904 [16JN]
District of Columbia: express sympathy for Metrorail accident victims and their families, friends, and associates (see H. Res. 612), H7740 [7JY]
Drugs: target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H7250 [24JN]
Eckert, Beverly: tribute (see H. Res. 201), H2886 [2MR]
Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9207 [30JY]
———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (see H.R. 1569), H3526 [17MR]
———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]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H10457 [1OC]
Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H15503 [16DE]
False Claims Act: amend (see H.R. 1788), H4584 [21AP]
Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2979), H7084 [19JN]
FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H7023 [18JN]
———study uses of amateur radio for emergency and disaster relief communications, identify impediments to deployment of such communications, and make recommendations for relief of such impediments (see H.R. 2160), H4998 [29AP]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H11297 [13OC]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H5097 [4MY]
FHA: revise requirements for seller-financed downpayments for certain insured mortgages for single-family housing (see H.R. 600), H2836 [25FE]
Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 780), H11740 [23OC]
Financial institutions: enhance availability of services, update community reinvestment requirements, and ensure such requirements keep pace as service providers become affiliates (see H.R. 1479), H6076 [2JN]
———return a sense of fairness and accountability to the deposit insurance premium assessment process (see H.R. 2897), H8410 [20JY]
Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 302), H4250 [31MR] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [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), H8356 [17JY]
Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H10457 [1OC]
———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H10457 [1OC]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 12), H8356 [17JY]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H29 [6JA]
Hawaii: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 593), H8101 [14JY]
Health: achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services and reform organization of primary care delivery through Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs expansion (see H.R. 1296), H3056 [5MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H2603 [23FE]
———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H5581 [13MY]
Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H11384 [14OC]
Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6744 [12JN]
———tribute to Barnes Jewish Hospital, Henry Ford Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Integris Baptist Hospital for completion of successful 16-person kidney transplant (see H. Res. 664), H12588 [6NO]
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]
Horne, Lena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 67), H11582 [21OC]
Insurance: prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1619), H3703 [19MR]
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]
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 659), H8355 [17JY]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1409), H3144 [10MR]
Laurinburg Normal Industrial Institute: tribute (see H. Res. 660), H9550 [15SE]
Local Initiatives Support Corp.: authorize funds to carry out Community Safety Initiative (see H.R. 827), H921 [3FE]
Major Ed W. Freeman Post Office, McLain, MS: designate (see H.R. 1284), H2925 [3MR]
Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H6307 [8JN]
Medicare: establish a prospective payment system for covered services provided by federally qualified health centers and expand such services to account for certain other expansions (see H.R. 1643), H4734 [23AP]
———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 1458), H8356 [17JY]
———reform payments and coverage for hospice care (see H.R. 3454), H9808 [22SE]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3090), H7704 [26JN]
Mississippi University for Women: anniversary (see H. Res. 239), H3401 [12MR]
Motor vehicles: recognize contributions of dealerships and provide closed dealerships an opportunity to obtain a franchise when manufacturers seek partners to open future dealerships (see H. Res. 713), H14446 [9DE]
———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6807 [15JN]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 35), H779 [28JA]
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 Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H5713 [18MY]
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 797), H10519 [6OC]
National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities: designate (see H.R. 2778), H7447 [25JN]
National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 142), H6155 [3JN]
National Preparedness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 731), H9441 [10SE]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 56), H195 [13JA]
National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 367), H5064 [30AP]
Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H196 [13JA]
New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H11298 [13OC]
———tribute to New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for educating Americans about the African-American migration (see H. Con. Res. 42), H12142 [29OC]
Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H13002 [16NO]
Nuclear weapons: support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see H. Res. 790), H10456 [1OC]
Obama, President: tribute (see H. Res. 133), H1045 [4FE]
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), H2836 [25FE]
Pharmaceuticals: provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (see H.R. 163), H9341 [8SE]
Poland: recognize anniversary of Soviet and Nazi invasion, strengthen NATO and European Union alliances, and honor historic ties with the U.S. (see H. Res. 715), H10071 [29SE]
Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H11167 [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), H1248 [11FE]
Poverty: prepare young people in disadvantaged situations for a competitive future (see H.R. 3982), H12197 [2NO]
Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H11168 [8OC]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H5791 [19MY]
Radio: provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings (see H.R. 848), H4129 [30MR]
Randolph, A. Philip: tribute (see H. Res. 150), H10458 [1OC]
Schomburg, Arthur: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 43), H12142 [29OC]
Sergeant Matthew L. Ingram Post Office, Hickory, MS: designate (see H.R. 4139), H13352 [19NO]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 186), H9731 [17SE]
Small business: enhance services to disadvantaged small business concerns (see H.R. 2299), H9730 [17SE]
Social Security: combine coverage of children and pregnant woman under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program into a new All Healthy Children Program (see H.R. 747), H777 [28JA]
———ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 3469), H9276 [31JY]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H11581 [21OC]
Stokes, Carl B.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 119), H6267 [4JN]
Surplus Government property: direct Federal agencies to donate excess and surplus Federal electronic equipment to educational recipients (see H.R. 3465), H9276 [31JY]
Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2981 [4MR]
Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H7250 [24JN]
———allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 2964), H7084 [19JN]
———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 1677), H10070 [29SE]
———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H6015 [21MY]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H10457 [1OC]
———provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 3524), H10457 [1OC]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H3706 [19MR]
———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H6619 [11JN]
———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H13629 (see H.R. 690), H14372 [8DE]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H2835 [25FE]
Taylor, Koko: tribute (see H. Res. 668), H8585 [22JY]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H1607 [13FE]
Television: expand satellite carriage of local television signals (see H.R. 927), H3056 [5MR]
———permit satellite carriers to retransmit signals of certain noncommercial, educational television stations outside their local markets (see H.R. 3498), H9278 [31JY]
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]
Transportation: incorporate regional transportation planning organizations into statewide transportation planning (see H.R. 2782), H6414 [9JN]
Transportation Security Administration: authorize programs (see H.R. 2200), H5060 [30AP]
———enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H4519 [2AP]
Truth in Lending Act: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 3904), H12457 [5NO]
U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H4838 [27AP]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 3335), H8809 [24JY]
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
Chaney, Goodman, Schwerner Federal Building, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3562), H9490 [14SE]
Civil rights: issue commemorative postage stamp to honor civil rights activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner (see H. Con. Res. 82), H4026 [25MR]
Committee on Homeland Security (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 127), H1044 [4FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (see H.R. 2868), H6805 [15JN]
Disasters: establish a grant program for predisaster hazard mitigation enhancement (see H.R. 3027), H7250 [24JN]
———establish a grant program to assist innovative natural disaster first responder programs (see H.R. 3028), H7250 [24JN]
Electric power: provide additional authorities to protect critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack (see H.R. 2195), H5060 [30AP]
FEMA: develop lifecycle plans and tracking procedures for housing units provided to individuals and households to respond to disaster-related housing needs (see H.R. 3437), H9275 [31JY]
———establish a homeowner mitigation loan program to promote pre-disaster property mitigation measures (see H.R. 1239), H2874 [26FE]
GAO: reaffirm and clarify authority to audit and evaluate the programs, activities, and financial transactions of the intelligence community (see H.R. 1008), H1248 [11FE]
Housing: establish a predisaster mitigation program to benefit public and assisted housing residents (see H.R. 3026), H7250 [24JN]
Minnie Cox Post Office Building, Indianola, MS: designate (see H.R. 1975), H4523 [2AP]
Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 928), H1080 [9FE] (see H.R. 1007), H1248 [11FE]
Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 928), H1080 [9FE] (see H.R. 1007), H1248 [11FE]
R. Jess Brown U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 842), H921 [3FE]
Cost Estimates
Criminal Investigative Training Restoration Act (H.R. 3963): CBO, E2956
Letters
Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H4212 [31MR]
Clean Hull Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H13016 [17NO]
Coast Guard Acquisition Reform Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H8925 [28JY]
Coast Guard appropriations: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H11637 [22OC]
Convert certain Dept. of Homeland Security employees who serve overseas to a permanent appointment in competitive service: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H14888 [15DE]
Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H13023 [17NO]
FAA appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H5915 [21MY]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act grant programs amendments: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H13096 [18NO]
GAO study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H5429 [12MY]
National Bombing Prevention Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H903 [3FE]
———Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), H903 [3FE]
Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H3766 [24MR]
Prohibit States from requiring separate security background checks for transportation worker identification credential (TWIC) cards unless necessitated by a compelling reason: Edward Wytkind, AFL-CIO, H11681 [22OC]
Reducing Over-Classification Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H894 [3FE]
———Representative Towns, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H894 [3FE]
Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H13412 [2DE]
Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H13438 [2DE]
Transportation Security Administration programs authorization: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H6171 [4JN]
———Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), H6171 [4JN]
———Representative Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6171 [4JN]
———Representative Velazquez, Committee on Small Business (House), H6172 [4JN]
Remarks
Amtrak: permit passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage, H14455, H14458 [10DE], E2945
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H14455 [10DE], E2945
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H724
Aviation: establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight (H.R. 559), H898, H899, H901 [3FE]
———require inclusion on the no fly list certain detainees housed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H6178, H6180, H6214 [4JN]
Border Patrol: anniversary (H. Res. 498), H6377
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3619), H11638, H11640, H11681 [22OC]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3619), consideration (H. Res. 853), H11629
———structure acquisition processes and policies (H.R. 1665), E2073
Dept. of Homeland Security: allow certain Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment to be converted to a permanent appointment in competitive service (H.R. 1517), E3033
———authorize to accept and use gifts for otherwise authorized Center for Domestic Preparedness activities related to preparedness for and response to terrorism (H.R. 3978), E3032
———conduct pilot program to deploy mobile biometric identification equipment on maritime vessels for immigration enforcement (H.R. 1148), H3764
———develop strategy to prevent over-classification of homeland security information and promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security information (H.R. 553), H893, H894, H895, H898 [3FE]
———establish the Office for Bombing Prevention to address terrorist explosive threats (H.R. 549), H901, H903, H904, H905 [3FE]
———extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), H12407, H12408, H12412, H12413, H12414 [5NO], H12516, H12517, H12528 [6NO]
———extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), consideration (H. Res. 885), H12373, H12375 [5NO]
———extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), corrections in engrossment, H12535 [6NO]
———extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), motion to recommit, H12533 [6NO]
———identify and eliminate redundant reporting requirements and develop meaningful performance metrics for homeland security preparedness grants (H.R. 3980), H13413
———making appropriations (H.R. 2892), conference report, H11406 [15OC]
———prohibit implementation of Inherently Safer Technologies (IST) standards for protection of chemical facilities where such regulations would result in job losses under certain economic conditions, H12533 [6NO]
———prohibit the procurement of uniforms and other textile apparel unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced, H724
———provide for a privacy official within each component of the Dept. (H.R. 1617), H3762
———provide small chemical facilities with guidance, tools and software to comply with security requirements, H12528 [6NO]
———strengthen efforts to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material (H.R. 730), H3768
———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (H. Res. 731), H10079
———tribute to employees for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (H. Res. 195), H2937
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), conference report, E2945
———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 961), H14455, H14458 [10DE]
Donaldson, Stacey: Mississippi Dept. of Education and Mississippi Teacher Center Mississippi Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1037
Eckert, Beverly: tribute (H. Res. 201), E630
Electric power: provide additional authorities to protect critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack (H.R. 2195), E1025
Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies, H730
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (H.R. 3791), H13097 [18NO]
GAO: conduct study to determine if State and local transportation security background checks assist law enforcement and make recommendations to eliminate redundancy and facilitate sharing of such information, H11681 [22OC]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12553 [6NO], E2772
Kansas City Animal Health Corridor: recognize region (H. Res. 317), E2280
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 797), E2595
National Preparedness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 731), H10079
Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (S. 1694), H11989
R. Jess Brown U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS: designate (H.R. 842), H3117 [10MR]
Small Business Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12079
Small Business Investment Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12079
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 722), E2252
Transportation Security Administration: airport explosive detection systems reimbursement, H6202 [4JN]
———allow pen knives under 2.5 inches on airplanes, H6175 [4JN]
———authorize programs (H.R. 2200), H6170, H6173, H6174, H6175, H6178, H6180, H6195, H6199, H6200, H6202, H6205, H6211 [4JN], H11681 [22OC]
———authorize programs (H.R. 2200), consideration (H. Res. 474), H6162, H6163 [4JN]
———authorize programs (H.R. 2200), motion to recommit, H6214 [4JN]
———develop procedures to allow individuals waiting for transportation worker identification credential (TWIC) cards to access secure and restricted areas as long as they are escorted, H6173 [4JN]
———enhance personnel system (H.R. 1881), H6163 [4JN], E866
———enhance security against terrorist attacks and other security threats to rail and mass transit lines (H. Res. 28), H13414
———establish an expedited security screening program for Armed Forces members and their families who are traveling on official orders, H6200 [4JN]
———establish special protocols using biometric identifier technology for certain individuals in the Registered Traveler Program, H6199 [4JN]
———hold hearings to determine if current allowable uses of grant funds are sufficient to meet the daily security needs of local transit agencies, H6211 [4JN]
———prohibit States from requiring separate security background checks for transportation worker identification credential (TWIC) cards unless necessitated by a compelling reason, H11681 [22OC]
———provide specialized training to Federal air marshals (H.R. 3963), H13416
———repeal requirement for mandatory baggage screening at certain airports in Alaksa, H6174 [4JN]
———require use of competitive procedures to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements and prohibit congressional earmarking of grant programs funding, H6205 [4JN]
Votes: position on missed, H12381
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1077 [9FE]
Reports filed
Activities During the 110th Congress: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H. Rept. 110-940), H193 [13JA]
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2868) (H. Rept. 111-205), H8024 [13JY]
Criminal Investigative Training Restoration Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3963) (H. Rept. 111-345), H13385 [1DE]
Customs and Border Protection Employees Serving Under Overseas Limited Appointment Conversion to a Permanent Appointment in Competitive Service: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1517) (H. Rept. 111-373), H14876 [14DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security Furnishing the House of Representatives Information on Transfer of Detainees Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Into the U.S. for Trial: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H. Res. 922) (H. Rept. 111-377), H14980 [15DE]
Enhance Security Against Terrorist Attacks and Other Security Threats to Rail and Mass Transit Lines: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H. Res. 28) (H. Rept. 111-347), H13385 [1DE]
First Responder Anti-Terrorism Training Resources Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3978) (H. Rept. 111-376), H14980 [15DE]
Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3980) (H. Rept. 111-346), H13385 [1DE]
Transmit Intelligence Assessment Titled ``Rightwing Extremism—Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment'': Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H. Res. 404) (H. Rept. 111-134), H6262 [4JN]
Transportation Security Administration Programs Authorization: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2200) (H. Rept. 111-123), H5790 [19MY]
Transportation Security Workforce Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1881) (H. Rept. 111-273), H10068 [29SE]
Rules
Committee on Homeland Security (House), H1058
Testimonies
Chemical and Water Security Act: Rand Beers, Dept. of Homeland Security, H12408-H12411 [5NO]
Tributes
Bridges, Edgar, E2288
Gooden, Bennie, E528
Gravely, Samuel L., Jr., E1185
Jones, Bertha M., E2884