MEEK, KENDRICK B. (a Representative from Florida)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: acknowledge significant strategic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance (see H. Con. Res. 128), H2460 [25MR]
———commend independence anniversary of several nations (see H. Res. 1405), H4022 (see H. Res. 1405), H4084 [27MY]
African Americans: honor and celebrate contributions to U.S. transportation and infrastructure (see H. Res. 1085), H647 [22FE]
———recognize challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their military sacrifices, and their patriotism (see H. Con. Res. 238), H834 [24FE]
———recognize individuals who have overcome obstacles to enhance innovation and competitiveness in the field of science (see H. Res. 1133), H1027 [2MR]
American Craft Beer Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1297), H3275 [6MY]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1504), H5921 [21JY]
Argentina: anniversary of Argentine Israelite Mutual Association bombing in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 295), H5502 [1JY]
Armed Forces: recognize and honor courage and sacrifice of members and veterans (see H. Res. 1385), H3745 [24MY]
Army: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 286), H4424 [14JN]
———tribute to 2d Ranger Infantry Co. (Airborne) (see H. Res. 1211), H2800 [21AP]
Arts in Education Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 275), H3542 [18MY]
Belafonte, Harry: Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award recipient (see H. Res. 1474), H4872 [24JN]
Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program (organization): recognize contributions to community health and fight against racial health disparities (see H. Res. 1591), H6572 [30JY]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 1046), H603 [4FE]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1369), H3541 [18MY]
Census: encourage individuals to participate in the 2010 Census to ensure an accurate and complete count (see H. Res. 1096), H755 [23FE]
Census Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1096), H755 [23FE]
Cervical Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1011), H194 [19JA]
Children and youth: reauthorize child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5504), H5547 [13JY]
Constitutional amendments: anniversary of 19th Amendment providing women the right to vote (see H. Res. 1375), H4873 [24JN]
Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 4376), H2697 [20AP]
Cuba: recognize life of political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo, who died in custody, and call for continued focus on promotion of human rights in Cuba (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1358 [11MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities to implement farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools (see H.R. 4710), H1028 [2MR]
Dept. of Commerce: promote coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, and revitalize waterfronts (see H.R. 4914), H3124 [4MY]
———study and report on access by blind consumers to certain electronic devices, establish minimum nonvisual access standards for such devices, and establish an enforcement office (see H.R. 4533), H4330 [9JN]
Dept. of Education: establish a program for displaced aerospace professionals to become certified elementary, secondary, or vocational school teachers (see H.R. 5093), H3274 [6MY]
Dept. of HHS: establish a commission to construct a comprehensive national strategy on how to increase the affordability, accessibility, and effectiveness of long-term care and community services (see H.R. 5187), H3077 [29AP]
———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H5546 [13JY]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H3703 [20MY]
———tribute to family planning services provided under Title X of the Public Health Service Act (see H. Res. 1476), H7500 [16NO]
Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3328), H4678 [22JN]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (see H.R. 4491), H326 [21JA]
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: 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), H2877 [26AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (see H.R. 4541), H422 [27JA]
———furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC, when the well water was contaminated (see H.R. 4555), H6573 [30JY]
———improve appeals process and establish a commission to study judicial review of the determination of veterans' benefits (see H.R. 4121), H6990 [23SE]
———improve efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 5928), H6990 [23SE]
———improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 5933), H6804 [16SE]
———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 5549), H6990 [23SE]
Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 5121), H2842 [22AP]
Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 2408), H2696 [20AP]
———improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2109), H602 [4FE]
Earthquakes: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable contributions for relief of victims in Chile and extend period from which such contributions for relief of victims in Haiti may be accelerated (see H.R. 4783), H1219 [9MR]
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (see H.R. 5116), H3278 [7MY]
Education: tribute to special education teachers (see H. Con. Res. 284), H4873 [24JN]
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), H2505 [13AP]
Evers, Medgar: honor life and sacrifice and congratulate the Navy for naming a supply ship in honor (see H. Res. 1022), H266 [20JA]
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), H6567 [30JY]
Financial institutions: require lenders of loans with Federal guarantees or Federal insurance to consent to mandatory mediation (see H.R. 4635), H646 [22FE]
George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies: tribute (see H. Res. 528), H5304 [30JN]
Gulf of Mexico: establish Gulf Coast Conservation Corps to create jobs cleaning up the oil spill and restoring the Gulf of Mexico and surrounding areas (see H.R. 5631), H4974 (see H.R. 5631), H5203 [29JN]
Haiti: express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and support relief efforts (see H. Res. 1021), H265 [20JA]
———provide customs support services (see H.R. 5160), H3124 [4MY]
Haitian Flag Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1367), H3541 [18MY]
Haitian-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 4961), H2457 [25MR]
Harry T. and Harriette Moore Post Office, Cocoa, FL: designate (see H.R. 5446), H4022 (see H.R. 5446), H4083 [27MY]
Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2273), H3702 [20MY]
Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (see H. Res. 1281), H2799 [21AP]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5359), H3701 [20MY]
———tribute (see H. Res. 1362), H3541 [18MY]
Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 4596), H601 [4FE]
International Conference on Population and Development: provide for continued support of the Program of Action (see H. Res. 947), H1324 [10MR]
Israel: commend accession to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 1391), H4024 (see H. Res. 1391), H4085 [27MY]
———recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 260), H2697 [20AP]
———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]
Jubilee Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1578), H6991 [23SE]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 546), H4331 [9JN]
Korean Americans: tribute (see H. Res. 1036), H603 [4FE]
Medicare: establish a cancer center construction loan program (see H.R. 5861), H6042 [26JY]
———improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 4662), H5546 [13JY]
———provide coverage of substitute adult day care services (see H.R. 3043), H2937 [27AP]
Medicare/Medicaid: enhance penalties to combat fraud, establish a data-mining system and biometric technology program, and support GAO study on Medicare administrative contractors (see H.R. 5044), H2845 [22AP]
Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (see H.R. 4544), H6804 [16SE]
Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 1258), H3203 [5MY]
Miami Dade College: anniversary (see H. Res. 1571), H6405 (see H. Res. 1571), H6457 [29JY]
Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H1358 [11MR]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 242), H4425 [14JN]
National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 1514), H6043 [26JY]
National Estuaries Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1503), H6764 [15SE]
National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day: designate (see H. Res. 1294), H3203 [5MY]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 1339), H3312 [11MY]
National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week: designate (see H. Res. 1522), H5921 [21JY]
National Hurricane Preparedness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1388), H3744 [24MY]
National Influenza Vaccination Week: designate (see H. Res. 1003), H388 [26JA]
National Museum of American Jewish History: tribute (see H. Res. 1381), H4331 [9JN]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1261), H3312 [11MY]
National Previvor Day: designate (see H. Res. 1522), H5921 [21JY]
National School Lunch Act: expand access to healthy afterschool meals for school children in working families (see H.R. 3321), H1518 [16MR]
National Urban League: anniversary (see H. Res. 1157), H3203 [5MY]
National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 268), H3275 [6MY]
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]
North Carolina Central University: anniversary (see H. Res. 1361), H3543 [18MY]
Oil Pollution Act: require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see H.R. 5214), H3201 [5MY]
Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off of Florida (see H.R. 5358), H4780 [23JN]
Paula Hawkins Post Office Building, Maitland, FL: designate (see H.R. 5395), H3823 [25MY]
Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (see H.R. 5175), H3542 [18MY]
———reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H2844 [22AP]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 173), H3275 [6MY]
Public welfare programs: extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4564), H470 [2FE]
Rollins College: anniversary (see H. Res. 1169), H3484 [13MY]
Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 4530), H2800 [21AP]
Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H472 [2FE]
Social Security: expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 6130), H6762 [15SE]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H5303 [30JN]
South America: honor bicentennial ``call for independence'' that led to the establishments of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela (see H. Res. 1619), H6763 [15SE]
Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (see H.R. 4462), H193 [19JA]
———allow a credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required by reason of a permanent change in the duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 4693), H2505 [13AP]
———allow a credit for clean renewable water supply bonds (see H.R. 4132), H2800 [21AP]
———allow companies to utilize existing alternative minimum tax credits to create and maintain U.S. jobs (see H.R. 4850), H2579 [14AP]
———create jobs through infrastructure investment, extending Emergency Fund for Job Creation and Assistance, and eliminating loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (see H.R. 5893), H6282 [28JY]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H6683 [14SE]
———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 5400), H5304 [30JN]
———provide an investment credit for equipment used to fabricate solar energy property (see H.R. 4085), H5676 [15JY]
———provide for an investment credit for biofuel facilities (see H.R. 5142), H4780 [23JN]
———reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections (see H.R. 4994), H2502 [13AP]
Telecommunications: make more spectrum available to, facilitate development of a wireless broadband network for, and provide standards for spectrum needs of public safety agencies (see H.R. 5081), H4387 [10JN]
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), H833 [24FE]
Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H2696 [20AP]
———provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 5967), H6574 [30JY]
Tucker, C. DeLores: tribute (see H. Res. 1094), H2319 [24MR]
Veterans: tribute (see H. Res. 1622), H6763 [15SE]
Walker, Madam C.J.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 81), H5304 [30JN]
White House Conference on Haiti: convene (see H.R. 5006), H2503 [13AP]
World Refugee Day: reaffirm goals (see H. Res. 1350), H3484 [13MY]
World War II: commemorate anniversary Auschwitz liberation, honor Nazi concentration camp victims, commend those who helped defeat the Nazi regime, enhance Holocaust education, and combat anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 1044), H423 [27JA]
———ensure all U.S. Holocaust survivors are able to live remaining years with dignity, comfort, and security (see H. Con. Res. 323), H7454 [15NO]
Young, Charles: provide for posthumous promotion to brigadier general in the Army (see H.R. 5308), H4331 [9JN]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H648 [22FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Haiti: tribute to U.S. Armed Forces' and first responders' efforts to help the people of Haiti in aftermath of earthquake (see H. Res. 1066), H555 [3FE]
Jesse J. McCrary, Jr. Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 5655), H5303 [30JN]
Oil Pollution Act: provide for timely consideration of claims submitted by States and political subdivisions for reimbursement of removal costs (see H.R. 6053), H6570 [30JY]
Outer Continental Shelf: suspend certain activities until the investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed (see H.R. 5222), H3201 [5MY]
Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (see H.R. 4467), H193 [19JA]
———treat any business credit attributable to wind, solar, or biomass electricity production and investment in solar energy property as refundable to a certain extent (see H.R. 5372), H3744 [24MY]
Women: require that every mammography report contain a summary of the patient's breast density and a statement concerning the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see H.R. 6404), H7453 [15NO]
Remarks
Florida PTA: PTA Outstanding Advocacy Awards recipient, E443
Gulf of Mexico: impact of response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion on the environment and future offshore drilling policies, H3530 [18MY]
Haiti: tribute to Miami, FL, Dept. of Fire Rescue Urban Search and Rescue Team for relief efforts in aftermath of earthquake, E412
———tribute to U.S. Armed Forces' and first responders' efforts to help the people of Haiti in aftermath of earthquake (H. Res. 1066), H669 [23FE]
Jesse J. McCrary, Jr. Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (H.R. 5655), H7463 [16NO]
Miami, FL: anniversary of New Providence Missionary Baptist Church, E1753
Miami Dade College: anniversary (H. Res. 1571), E1683
NASA: authorizing appropriations (S. 3729), H7356 [29SE]
Outer Continental Shelf: suspend certain activities until the investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed (H.R. 5222), H3530-H3533 [18MY]
Range, N. Patrick, Sr.: National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc., Robert H. Miller Professional of the Year Award recipient, E1506
Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (H.R. 4462), H211 [20JA]
WMBM-Radio (Miami, FL): anniversary, E328
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, H8772, H8776 [17DE], E2203 [18DE]
Tributes
Ambroise, Patrick, E895
Cosby, Alexandra, E399
Davis-Walker, Iris, E1359
Gold, Stanley, E1356
Gordon, Eglantine M., E1279
Heaberlin, Bryane, E399
Hicks, Sallie, E444
Jackson, Arthur, III, E905
McCray, Herman C., Jr., E1774
Silver-Parker, Esther, E766
Simmons, Matthew L., Jr., E1272
Thomas, Frankie Drayton, E326
Woodard, Mary Williams, E762
Young, Fred B., E1318
Young, Purvis, E657