SEWELL, TERRI A. (a Representative from Alabama)

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H1991 [29MR]

Committee to escort the President, H457 [25JA]

Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership Board of Trustees, H457 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: support efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa (see H. Res. 361), H5581 [26JY]

American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H6415 [22SE]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds to ensure prompt payment of death gratuity payments upon the death of members when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 1469), H2570 [8AP]

———designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the line of duty (see H.R. 546), H1456 [1MR]

———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H3806 [31MY]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 36), H202 [12JA]

Budget Control Act: protect education programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2726), H6626 [5OC]

———protect Medicaid from budget cuts (see H.R. 2724), H6626 [5OC]

———protect Medicare from budget cuts (see H.R. 2725), H6626 [5OC]

———protect Social Security, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, and education programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2727), H6626 [5OC]

———protect Social Security and SSI programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2723), H6626 [5OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H7929 [29NO]

Children and youth: require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 3741), H10014 [20DE]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 451), H7207 [1NO]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H2664 [13AP]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H7999 [30NO]

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see H.R. 1148), H7898 [22NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: amend maximum enrollment and eligible land in the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 3454), H7828 [17NO]

———establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program to provide fellowships on the eradication of world hunger and malnutrition (see H.R. 3437), H7713 [16NO]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1912), H3646 (see H.R. 1912), H3684 [25MY]

Dept. of Education: 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. 3250), H7715 [16NO]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H7165 [31OC]

———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H1797 [14MR]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H4946 [12JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 83), H1620 [8MR]

Disasters: provide temporary tax relief for areas damaged by Southern severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding (see H.R. 2321), H4526 [23JN]

Diseases: require reporting on the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and on the status of international progress on universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment (see H.R. 1880), H3279 [12MY]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H7134 [26OC]

———urge Congress to consider and pass critical jobs legislation to address the crisis facing communities of color and nationwide (see H. Res. 348), H5018 [13JY]

Employment: establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund (see H.R. 2920), H6552 [4OC]

EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2541), H6011 [8SE]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H5734 [28JY]

Federal aid programs: ensure seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and certain governmental retirees receive a one-time payment to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2590), H5239 [19JY]

Federal Railroad Administration: require a percentage of funding be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 3513), H7927 [29NO]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H3758 [26MY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H6506 [3OC]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 64), H3302 [13MY]

Gulf Coast Restoration Fund: establish (see H.R. 1762), H3107 [5MY]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 3096), H6624 [5OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H6233 [15SE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3281 [12MY]

Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current law (see H.R. 2446), H6922 [13OC]

———require that weather radios be installed in all manufactured homes manufactured or sold in the U.S. (see H.R. 1751), H3107 [5MY]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H6983 [18OC]

Jordan, Barbara: tribute (see H. Res. 90), H1253 (see H. Res. 90), H1364 [18FE]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H8076 [1DE]

———exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 905), H2040 [29MR]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H2109 [30MR]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H3759 [26MY]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1178 (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1197 [17FE]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 339), H4748 [7JY]

National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 342), H5661 [27JY]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 242), H3282 [12MY]

National School Breakfast Week: observance (see H. Res. 153), H1619 [8MR]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 69), H684 [10FE]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 353), H5240 [19JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 1580), H5375 [21JY]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H1770 [11MR]

Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H4673 [6JY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H1989 [17MR]

Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]

SBA: extend participation term for small business concerns affected by Hurricanes Katrina or in certain programs (see H.R. 2808), H5895 [5AU]

Schools: provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H7134 [26OC]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H435 [24JA]

Social Security: ensure any reform prevents the reduction of benefits or an increase in retirement age (see H. Con. Res. 64), H4793 [8JY]

Taxation: encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2858 [14AP]

———extend and expand tax relief for national disasters (see H.R. 2718), H5882 [1AU]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4278 [15JN]

———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H7929 [29NO]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]

———permanently extend treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1747), H5926 [23AU]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H5374 [21JY]

———provide tax incentives to employers for providing training programs for jobs specific to the needs of the employers (see H.R. 2742), H7929 [29NO]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H3806 [31MY]

Tornadoes: eliminate reimbursement requirement for certain tornado shelters constructed with Federal assistance (see H.R. 2919), H6180 [14SE]

Transportation: provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 1515), H4279 [15JN]

———provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H6920 [13OC]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6140 [13SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: tribute (see H. Res. 432), H6853 [12OC]

Taxation: establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts (see H.R. 1730), H3061 [4MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Taxation: establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts (H.R. 1730), H3062 [4MY]

Proclamations

Tribute to John L. Cashin, Jr.: by, E752 [15AP]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4194 [15JN], H4297 [16JN]

Armstrong, James: tribute to documentary film ``Barber of Birmingham—Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement'', H4338 [21JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service cormorant population control funding, H4297 [16JN]

———Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4194 [15JN]

———WIC funding, H4194 [15JN]

Dept. of HUD: rescind funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and terminate the program (H.R. 861), consideration (H. Res. 170), H1857 [16MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: terminate authority to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program while preserving assistance that was already offered (H.R. 839), consideration (H. Res. 170), H1857 [16MR]

Economy: express sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H. Res. 501), H9992 [20DE]

———importance of job creation, H7613 [15NO]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8806 [13DE]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H3798 [31MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H219 [18JA]

Joplin, MO: express sympathy and support to citizens for damage caused by tornado, H3795 [31MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H219 [18JA]

Selma, AL: anniversary of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, H5672 [28JY]

Taxation: establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts (H.R. 1730), H3798 [31MY], H7613 [15NO]

Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Alabama, H3795 [31MY]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H8011 [1DE], H8806 [13DE]

Votes: position on missed, H4564 [24JN], H5947 [7SE]

Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter suppression'' legislation, H7195 [1NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7006 [24OC], H8356 [12DE]

Tributes

Emonina, Ethime, E1326 [14JY]

Hall, Ethel Harris, H7717 [17NO]

Shuttlesworth, Fred L., H6570 [5OC], H6665, H6667, H6669 [6OC]

Williams, Frederick D., III, H5025 [14JY]

Windham, Kathryn Tucker, H4095 [14JN]