BISHOP, SANFORD D., JR. (a Representative from Georgia)
Addresses
Reading of U.S. Constitution, H57 [6JA]
Amendments
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2551), H5360 [21JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2055, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H8208 [7DE]
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, H6966 [14OC]
Articles and editorials
Cuts to Sergeant-at-Arms Raise Concerns for Some, Daniel Newhauser, Roll Call (publication), E1426
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: advance mutual interests of the U.S. and Africa with respect to the promotion of trade and investment and the advancement of socioeconomic development and opportunity (see H.R. 656), H2857 [14AP]
———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), H6182 [14SE]
Armed Forces: 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), H550 [8FE]
———recognize service of women (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1575 [3MR]
Assets for Independence Act: reauthorize and approve applications to operate new demonstration programs, renew existing programs, and enhance program flexibility (see H.R. 1623), H5375 [21JY]
ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 126), H37 [5JA]
Australia: express condolences to and solidarity with the people struggling with floods and pledge support and assistance (see H. Res. 34), H202 [12JA]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H4460 [22JN]
bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see H. Res. 240), H2999 [3MY]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 36), H202 [12JA]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H513 [26JA] (see H.J. Res. 10), H5087 [14JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5897 [5AU]
Children and youth: help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 788), H2605 [12AP]
———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: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1303), H2667 [13AP]
Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H4460 [22JN]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H7893 [18NO]
Committee on Job Creation (Joint, Select): establish (see H.R. 2835), H5936 [2SE] (see H.R. 2835), H5938 [6SE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H42 [5JA]
Cote d'Ivoire: provide humanitarian support in response to political crisis and support democracy (see H. Res. 85), H681 [10FE]
Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 583), H6978 [14OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: 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 Defense: expand State licensure exception to allow certain health care professionals to work across State lines without having to obtain a new license (see H.R. 1832), H3344 [23MY]
Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H1580 [4MR]
———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1377), H2572 [8AP]
———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H4460 [22JN]
———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H2536 [7AP]
Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H6921 [13OC]
———extend authorization of appropriations for the sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program (see H.R. 2518), H7134 [26OC]
———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H6979 [14OC]
———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H1666 [9MR]
———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H4530 [23JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: 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. 1288), H4577 [24JN]
Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 284), H201 [12JA]
Dept. of Labor: permit establishment of Job Corps centers in U.S. territories (see H.R. 2395), H4575 [24JN]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resources study on suitability and feasibility of designating the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park and certain other sites as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1278), H2213 [31MR]
———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. 1022), H2536 [7AP]
———conduct a study of the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, OH, and associated locations to assess potential inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 799), H1250 (see H.R. 799), H1361 [18FE]
Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H4459 [22JN]
———promote increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and mortality rates and to prevent avoidable associated hospitalizations (see H. Res. 295), H4460 [22JN]
———reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), H4530 [23JN]
———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]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H2857 [14AP]
Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]
———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]
Egypt: express solidarity with Egyptian people, condemn use of violence against protesters, express gratitude toward Egyptian military for restraint, and support transition to a representative government (see H. Res. 88), H1253 (see H. Res. 88), H1364 [18FE]
EPA: exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 1558), H4529 [23JN]
———exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2541), H5926 [23AU]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (see H.R. 2681), H6273 [20SE]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H4750 [7JY]
Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2193), H4460 [22JN]
Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 3300), H7333 [3NO]
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]
FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (see H.R. 1309), H3304 [13MY]
———provide a moratorium on the issuance of flood insurance rate maps to assist property owners in adapting to flood insurance rate map changes (see H.R. 700), H1797 [14MR]
Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H2858 [14AP]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H1580 [4MR]
———provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense (see H.R. 615), H2667 [13AP]
———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H3410 [24MY]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H680 [10FE]
George Thomas `Mickey' Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 73), H1252 (see H.R. 73), H1364 [18FE]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H34 [5JA]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3305 [13MY]
Immigration: reform the H-2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 3443), H8262 [7DE]
Insurance: 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. 111), H37 [5JA]
Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3759 [26MY]
Jordan, Barbara: tribute (see H. Res. 90), H1253 (see H. Res. 90), H1364 [18FE]
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 105), H1251 (see H. Res. 105), H1362 [18FE]
Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H2858 [14AP]
Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4578 [24JN]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H5892 [2AU]
Medicare: provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see H.R. 1386), H3987 [2JN]
———provide coverage of custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see H.R. 2233), H4530 [23JN]
Members of Congress: prevent payment if the public debt limit is reached and clarify pay would not be recouped retroactively (see H.R. 2653), H5579 [26JY]
Memphis, TN: recognize struggle of 1968 sanitation workers strike to voice grievances and reach a workplace rights agreement and contributions of strike participants (see H. Res. 198), H2266 [1AP]
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]
Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 305), H254 [18JA]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 2954), H6231 [15SE]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1178 (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1197 [17FE]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 51), H434 [24JA]
National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 342), H5661 [27JY]
National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H2857 [14AP]
National School Breakfast Week: observance (see H. Res. 153), H1619 [8MR]
Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 353), H5126 [15JY]
Northern Mariana Islands: resolve the status of certain legally residing persons under U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 1466), H5734 [28JY]
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H2934 [2MY]
Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H1844 [15MR]
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), H6098 [12SE]
———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H7135 [26OC]
Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]
Roads and highways: encourage transportation right-of-way managers to adopt integrated vegetation management practices, including plantings of native forbs and grasses to provide habitats for pollinators (see H.R. 2381), H5661 [27JY]
Schools: provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H6922 [13OC]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 1086), H1841 [15MR]
Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: tribute (see H. Res. 432), H6853 [12OC]
Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H397 [20JA]
Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see H.R. 1001), H3062 [4MY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H3281 [12MY]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), H3062 [4MY]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H4460 [22JN]
States: carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which the public is informed of proposals and has the opportunity to participate in their development prior to adoption (see H.R. 419), H469 [25JA]
Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H7928 [29NO]
Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1058), H2536 [7AP]
———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2409 [6AP]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H6782 [11OC]
———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H6979 [14OC]
———increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H1723 [10MR]
———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H774 [14FE]
———make permanent and increase credit for increasing research activities and increase domestic production activities deduction for property for which research and development occurred in the U.S. (see H.R. 689), H774 [14FE]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]
———make the credit for research activities permanent and increase such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities (see H.R. 871), H1523 [2MR]
———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H256 [18JA]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H3304 [13MY]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H4794 [8JY]
———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H4529 [23JN]
———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H2935 [2MY]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H4529 [23JN]
Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H3758 [26MY]
Terrorism: award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 3421), H8320 [8DE]
Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1639), H5888 [1AU]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2830), H6782 [11OC]
Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H7161 [27OC]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H6978 [14OC]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H726 [11FE]
Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H7831 [17NO]
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), H4748 [7JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H3342 [23MY]
Veterans: 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. 333), H353 [19JA]
Constitutional authority statements
Armed Forces: improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (H.R. 1941), H3343 [23MY]
Veterans: 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 (H.R. 333), H355 [19JA]
Motions
Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5226 [19JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, H8941 [14DE]
Political campaigns: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (H.R. 3463), H8032 [1DE]
Remarks
Agriculture: reduce the adjusted gross income eligible for receipt of farm subsidies, H4293 [16JN]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4237, H4249, H4257, H4265 [15JN], H4292, H4293, H4296 [16JN]
Albany, GA: tribute to ``Jim Fowler Day'', E2177
Albany Technical College: anniversary, E1736
Appropriations: making consolidated, H9897 [16DE]
———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), H2744 [14AP]
———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H824 [15FE], E299
Armed Forces: ensure TRICARE network providers are covered by labor protection laws, H8932 [14DE]
Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), motion to recommit, H5226 [19JY]
———prohibit consideration of a balanced budget constitutional amendment that would result in a reduction of veterans' benefits, H5226 [19JY]
CCC: Brazil Cotton Institute funding, H4249 [15JN]
Columbus, GA: anniversary of Greater Beulah Baptist Church, E2101
Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (H.R. 964), H1638 [9MR]
Davis Broadcasting, Inc.: tribute, E531
Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit funding for Foreign Agricultural Service market access programs, H4296 [16JN]
———reform payment limitation rules for farm subsidies, H4265 [15JN]
———terminate storage and handling payments for cotton and peanuts, H4257 [15JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, H8932 [14DE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4508 [23JN]
———National Guard military construction funding through reductions in NATO Security Investment Program funding, H4046 [13JN]
Dept. of HUD: rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), consideration (H. Res. 150), H1638 [9MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: guide dog training to assist disabled veterans funding, H4062 [13JN]
———medical and prosthetic research account funding, H3977 [2JN]
———prohibit funding for enforcement of Davis-Bacon Act wage rate requirements, H4057, H4058 [13JN]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), H3965, H3969, H3977 [2JN], H4046, H4048, H4057, H4058, H4061, H4062 [13JN]
———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H9897 [16DE]
———prohibit funding to implement or enforce Executive order on use of project labor agreements for Federal construction projects, H4048 [13JN]
Election Assistance Commission: provide that any successor agency shall remain responsible for enforcement of laws relative to the elderly, disabled, Armed Forces members', and overseas citizens' right to vote, H8032 [1DE]
FDA: require use of hard science in developing regulations, H4237 [15JN]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H317
Institute of Museum and Library Services: funding, E299
Leesburg, GA: anniversary of Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, E2006
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2551), E1426
McClung, Arthur J., Jr.: Morehouse College Presidential Award of Distinction recipient, E1814
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H317
Political campaigns: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (H.R. 3463), motion to recommit, H8032 [1DE]
Power resources: ethanol blender pump or storage facilities construction funding, H4292 [16JN]
Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving: tribute, E1798
Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), E433
Taxation: repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), Senate amendment, H7658 [16NO]
Thomasville, GA: anniversary of Providence Missionary Baptist Church, E685
Tucson, AZ: condemn shootings at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event, express condolences to friends and families of victims, commend first responders, and honor service of Representative Giffords (H. Res. 32), H165 [12JA]
Veterans: prohibit funding to enter into contracts that do not give small businesses owned and controlled by veterans any available preference, H4062 [13JN]
———prohibit funding to provide disability compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder if not related to combat zone activities, H4061 [13JN]
———reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring veterans, H7658 [16NO]
Votes: position on missed, H2862
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (H.R. 2447), H7029 [25OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H7203 [1NO], H7819 [17NO]
Tributes
Baker, Lena, E56
Brown, Robert L., E2246
Cantrell, James and Jean, E677
Cohn, Aaron, E1718
Creecy, Howard W., Jr., E1512
Faulk, Olan, E110
Flakes, Johnny H., Jr., E1803
Greenway, Peggy, E1369
Harris, James C., E733
Jones, T. Marshall, E609
Jordan, Richard W., Sr., E2130
Land, John H., E2171
Latimore, Robbie, E1099
Parker, Anthony O., E2121
Rivers, Larry E., E1241
Roberts, Eddie, E1278
Severson, John A., E1444
Shipp, Mary Alice, E1327
Singletary, Raymond C., Jr., E1690
Stack, Lewis J., E989
Turner, Ava Berry, E984
Turner, Henry H., III, E862
Wingate, Jack, E2228
Wright, June Russell, E778