DELAHUNT, BILL (a Representative from Massachusetts)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5015), H2642 [15AP]
———undermine the Taliban and their allies through recognition of ethnic diversity and support of a decentralized Federal political system that shifts more power to regions and localities (see H. Res. 1769), H8786 [17DE]
Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 4626), H756 [23FE]
Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 4051), H2460 [25MR]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 4551), H423 [27JA]
———tribute to members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 1516), H5677 [15JY]
Aviation: establish limitations on the approval of cooperative arrangements between 2 or more air carriers or between an air carrier and a foreign air carrier (see H.R. 4788), H3441 [12MY]
Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 4677), H832 [24FE]
———make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 5043), H6573 [30JY]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]
Blood Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1433), H6684 [14SE]
Branson, MO: anniversary of Silver Dollar City (theme park) (see H. Con. Res. 241), H2505 [13AP]
Cates, Clifton B.: encourage the Navy to name an appropriate ship in honor (see H. Res. 330), H473 [2FE]
Cell Phones for Soldiers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 1078), H606 [5FE]
Citizen Diplomacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 1402), H5304 [30JN]
City of Lilburn Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1642), H6880 [22SE]
Civil War—U.S.: mint coins to recognize and commemorate the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg, and President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H.R. 3712), H2642 [15AP]
Coastal States Organization: anniversary (see H. Res. 1624), H6882 [22SE]
Community of Democracies (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 1143), H2461 [25MR]
Community Reinvestment Act: improve assessments of regulated financial institutions (see H.R. 6334), H8030 [2DE]
Constitutional amendments: anniversary of 19th Amendment providing women the right to vote (see H. Res. 1375), H5618 [14JY]
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: anniversary (see H. Res. 1420), H5304 [30JN]
Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 5492), H4330 [9JN]
Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H556 [3FE]
———provide an interest rate cap and other requirements for creditors making covered loans (see H.R. 5689), H6764 [15SE]
———require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 4538), H422 [27JA]
Crime: prevent, promote awareness of, and educate the public on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting senior citizens (see H.R. 3040), H4023 (see H.R. 3040), H4084 [27MY]
———prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H2798 [21AP] (see H.R. 5566), H4676 [22JN]
———provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 5137), H3542 [18MY]
Croatia: honor memories of Ronald H. Brown and other Americans and Croatians killed in plane crash while on trade mission to the Balkans (see H. Res. 1684), H7395 [29SE]
Cuba: remove obstacles to legal sales of U.S. agricultural commodities and end travel restrictions (see H.R. 4645), H753 [23FE]
Dept. of Commerce: establish a competitive grant program to promote domestic regional tourism (see H.R. 4676), H3311 [11MY]
———promote coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, and revitalize waterfronts (see H.R. 4914), H2319 [24MR]
Dept. of Defense: accept additional documentation when considering application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II (see H.R. 5829), H5984 [22JY]
Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]
Dept. of HHS: enter into agreements with States to resolve outstanding Medicare reimbursement claims relative to Special Disability Workload project (see H.R. 2849), H1169 [4MR]
———tribute to family planning services provided under Title X of the Public Health Service Act (see H. Res. 1476), H5618 [14JY]
Dept. of HUD: provide grants to State and local governments to carry out programs to provide mediation between mortgagees and mortgagors facing foreclosure (see H.R. 5754), H5675 [15JY]
Dept. of Justice: authorize Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention establishment of a public awareness campaign noting the link between dropping out of school and incarceration (see H.R. 5091), H3824 [25MY]
Dept. of Labor: establish a technical school training subsidy program (see H.R. 5594), H5677 [15JY]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 5697), H5502 [1JY]
———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 3742), H6284 [28JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: instruct U.S. representatives to multilateral development banks to use the voice and influence of the U.S. to cancel Haiti's debt to such institutions (see H.R. 4573), H471 [2FE]
Dept. of Transportation: carry out an active transportation investment program to encourage a mode shift within selected communities by providing safe and convenient options to bicycle and walk for routine travel (see H.R. 4722), H2460 [25MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 5879), H6163 [27JY]
Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 5268), H3703 [20MY]
Diseases: provide for prostate cancer imaging research and education (see H.R. 4756), H5303 [30JN]
District of Columbia: authorize Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (see H.R. 4197), H2505 [13AP]
Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 2855), H3311 [11MY]
Employment: provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (see H.R. 4812), H2579 [14AP]
Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project (see H.R. 4689), H6804 [16SE]
Fair Labor Standards Act: amend certain exemptions for direct care workers and improve systems for collection and reporting of data on the direct care workforce (see H.R. 5902), H6282 [28JY]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4116), H5546 [13JY]
FCC: extend time period for filing petitions to deny, oppositions, and comments in the proceeding relating to proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal (see H.R. 5020), H2578 [14AP]
FDA: modify approval of any drug containing controlled-release oxycodone hydrochloride to limit such approval to use for relief of severe-only pain (see H.R. 4956), H3542 [18MY]
Federal aid programs: increase benefits for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities for one month in 2011 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 5987), H7499 [16NO]
Federal employees: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 5746), H6881 [22SE]
———ensure Federal Employees Health Benefit Program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 4489), H2642 [15AP]
Federal firefighters: provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 3186), H2460 [25MR]
Financial institutions: provide financial assistance to community development financial institutions to help defray the costs of operating small dollar loan programs (see H.R. 4694), H1519 [16MR]
Fishery Conservation and Management Act: require payment of costs, fees, and expenses incurred by certain prevailing parties in proceedings under such Act from sums received as fines, penalties, and forfeitures (see H.R. 6075), H6571 [30JY]
Food: provide plant-based commodities under the school lunch program and the school breakfast program (see H.R. 4870), H1595 [17MR]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4879), H5503 [1JY]
Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see H.R. 2378), H2460 [25MR]
FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 5652), H5618 [14JY]
General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Dayton Peace Accords): anniversary (see H. Res. 1680), H7395 [29SE]
George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies: tribute (see H. Res. 528), H5304 [30JN]
Gies, Miep: tribute (see H. Res. 1074), H602 [4FE]
Greece: anniversary of Battle of Marathon (see H. Res. 1704), H7549 [17NO]
Haiti: authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable rebuilding and development (see H.R. 6021), H6990 [23SE]
———express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and support relief efforts (see H. Res. 1021), H328 [21JA]
Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H1518 [16MR]
Housing: prevent loss of affordable housing dwelling units in the U.S. (see H.R. 4868), H1595 [17MR]
Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (see H. Res. 762), H8941 [21DE]
Iraq: establish a U.S. consulate in the Kurdistan region (see H. Res. 873), H3312 [11MY]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 1171), H1519 [16MR]
Israel: tribute to efforts to save lives and provide relief to the people of Haiti in aftermath of the earthquake (see H. Res. 1277), H2695 [20AP]
Jacksonville, AR: commend support in creating a unique and lasting partnership with Little Rock AFB, members of the Armed Forces stationed there and their families (see H. Res. 1724), H7548 [17NO]
Japan: condemn abduction of U.S. children, return such children to custodial parent or original jurisdiction for a custody determination, and provide parents access to their children (see H. Res. 1326), H5547 [13JY]
Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act: revise (see H.R. 5983), H7156 (see H.R. 5983), H7213 [28SE]
Korean Americans: tribute (see H. Res. 1036), H649 [22FE]
Lance Corporal Alexander Scott Arredondo, U.S. Marine Corps Post Office Building, Jamaica Plain, MA: designate (see H.R. 5877), H6284 [28JY]
LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4554), H470 [2FE]
Medicare: continue using current practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services (see H.R. 4371), H327 [21JA]
———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4993), H6284 [28JY]
———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H3658 [19MY]
———provide an option for any citizen or permanent U.S. resident to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 4789), H1596 [17MR]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4752), H1103 [3MR]
Members of Congress: permit to administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization (see H.R. 4862), H1818 [20MR]
Michael C. Rothberg Post Office, Sharon, MA: designate (see H.R. 5099), H2798 [21AP]
Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H602 [4FE]
Motor vehicles: further national deployment of electric drive vehicles and strengthen and enhance national power grid through the integration of such vehicles (see H.R. 4399), H2460 [25MR]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 6534), H8597 [16DE]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1637), H6882 [22SE]
National Drug Facts Week: recognize importance (see H. Res. 1678), H7395 [29SE]
National School Lunch Act: improve access to nutritious meals for young children in child care (see H.R. 4402), H834 [24FE]
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1259), H2641 [15AP]
National Streetscaping Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 240), H2937 [27AP]
NATO: tribute to NATO School (see H. Res. 527), H5304 [30JN]
North American Inclusion Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1014), H388 [26JA]
Nuclear weapons: reduce number and accessibility and prevent proliferation, and direct a portion of the resulting savings towards child survival, hunger and universal education (see H. Res. 278), H2845 [22AP]
Pakistan: express condolences to and solidarity with the people in the aftermath of devastating floods (see H. Res. 1613), H6764 [15SE]
Palladio, Andrea: anniversary of birth (see H. Con. Res. 259), H4023 (see H. Con. Res. 259), H4085 [27MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 5808), H5920 [21JY]
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), H1170 [4MR]
Persian Gulf Conflict: anniversary of outbreak (see H.J. Res. 94), H6284 [28JY]
———commemorate and reaffirm U.S. commitment to veterans (see H. Res. 1672), H7155 (see H. Res. 1672), H7212 [28SE]
Porteous, G. Thomas, Jr.: impeach (see H. Res. 1031), H327 [21JA]
Postal Service: replace delivery vehicle fleet with electric motor vehicles (see H.R. 4711), H2505 [13AP]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1247), H2937 [27AP]
Renewable energy: spur rapid and sustainable growth in renewable electricity generation in the U.S. through priority interconnection and renewable energy payments (see H.R. 5883), H6163 [27JY]
Romania: celebrate anniversary of relations with the U.S., commend Romanian people on achievements, and reaffirm bonds of trust and values with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 291), H5504 [1JY]
Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 1727), H7757 [30NO]
Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 2766), H7155 (see H.R. 2766), H7213 [28SE]
SBA: increase loan limits and provide for low-interest refinancing for small businesses (see H.R. 4302), H2505 [13AP]
Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 4530), H473 [2FE]
Serbia: commend application for European Union membership and recognize efforts to integrate into Europe and global community (see H. Res. 1408), H4022 (see H. Res. 1408), H4084 [27MY]
Sergeant Robert Barrett Post Office Building, Fall River, MA: designate (see H.R. 5758), H5675 [15JY]
Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 678), H140 [13JA]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]
Sudan: implement Comprehensive Peace Agreement between Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army to help ensure peace and stability (see H. Res. 1588), H6685 [14SE]
Supreme Court: disapprove closure of main entrance (see H. Con. Res. 314), H6571 [30JY]
Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (see H. Con. Res. 266), H5504 [1JY]
Taxation: encourage investments in infrastructure (see H.R. 6181), H7397 [29SE]
———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 3486), H266 [20JA]
———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 3586), H4872 [24JN]
———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 3724), H3484 [13MY]
———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 3408), H6573 [30JY]
———provide a credit against tax for expenses paid or incurred in non-clinical research for neglected diseases (see H.R. 3156), H387 [26JA]
———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 4296), H2460 [25MR]
———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 1806), H7396 [29SE]
———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 537), H2459 [25MR]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 4278), H1518 [16MR]
———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 5178), H3077 [29AP]
Television: provide for carriage and display of public, educational, and government channels in a manner consistent with commercial channels (see H.R. 3745), H2319 [24MR]
Terrorism: strike medals in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 4684), H4023 (see H.R. 4684), H4085 [27MY]
Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H2460 [25MR]
———ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1443), H2696 [20AP]
Turkey: initiate negotiations to enter into a bilateral free trade agreement (see H. Res. 1748), H7855 [1DE]
U.N.: anniversary of resolution on women, peace, and security (see H. Res. 1676), H7395 [29SE]
———promote respect for and full application of the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (see H. Res. 1551), H5985 [22JY]
U.N. Millennium Declaration: support ideals and objectives and related Millennium Development Goals, and commend progress in poverty and hunger eradication, human rights, and global health initiatives (see H. Con. Res. 318), H7398 [29SE]
U.S. Olympic Committee: tribute to U.S. Paralympics Team (see H. Res. 1479), H4876 [25JN]
U.S. Soccer Federation: recognize and support efforts of USA Bid Committee to bring 2018 or 2022 World Cup to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 327), H7454 [15NO]
Uganda: express that the ``Anti-Homosexuality Bill'' under consideration, imposing long term imprisonment and the death penalty for certain acts, threatens the protection of fundamental human rights (see H. Res. 1064), H555 [3FE]
Water Protection and Reinvestment Fund: establish (see H.R. 3202), H327 [21JA]
World Economic Forum (organization): support mission and goals (see H. Res. 1148), H1397 [12MR]
World War II: commemorate anniversary of conclusion (see H. Res. 1516), H5677 [15JY]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H5303 [30JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation, clarify evidentiary rules for alcohol matters, and ensure collection of all alcohol taxes (see H.R. 5034), H2639 [15AP]
Cambodia: prohibit reduction or forgiveness of debt to U.S. and duty-free treatment of textile and apparel imports (see H.R. 5349), H3701 [20MY]
Correctional institutions: authorize appropriations of U.S. assistance to help eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities (see H.R. 6153), H6803 [16SE]
Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 4594), H601 [4FE]
National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see H.R. 5143), H2935 [27AP]
Taxation: promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 5660), H5500 [1JY]
Remarks
Burgess, Thornton W.: anniversary of publication of ``Old Mother West Wind'', E1565
Cyprus: call for protection of religious sites and artifacts from and in Turkish-occupied areas of northern Cyprus as well as for general respect for religious freedom (H. Res. 1631), E1937
Fragile X Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 611), H5881 [21JY]
Haiti: express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and support relief efforts (H. Res. 1021), H241
Iraq: establish a U.S. consulate in the Kurdistan region (H. Res. 873), E925
Island Elderly Housing, Inc.: tribute, E2158
Lawyers and attorneys: representation of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by American College of Trial Lawyers Fellows, E2130
National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (H.R. 5143), H6132 [27JY]
Poland: express sympathy to citizens and surviving families of victims of airplane crash in Russia, solidarity with people and Polish-American communities, and support for restoration of leadership (H. Res. 1246), H2545 [14AP]
Provincetown, MA: anniversary of Pilgrim Monument, E1470
Turkey: observance of Republic Day, E2058
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, H6129 [27JY]
Tributes
Fisher, Louis, E1249
Jones, Roy, E841
Saint, P. Michael, E1046
Sherman, Benjamin, E349