BONO MACK, MARY (a Representative from California)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 4389), H1976 [18AP]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H4686 [9JY]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in the international community in conserving natural resources to further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 [27JN]
Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H802 [15FE]
Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see H.R. 6248), H5628 [1AU]
Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4685 [9JY]
——— implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H2569 [9MY]
——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H2569 [9MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 178), H5711 [2AU]
Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), H5705 [2AU]
Economy: encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 3487), H2447 [8MY]
——— jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H3977 [21JN]
Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6234 [20SE]
FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), H1274 [7MR]
——— incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see H.R. 6160), H5077 [19JY]
——— prevent States from conducting duplicative inspections of establishments in which a drug or device is manufactured, processed, packed, or held by a manufacturer or wholesale distributor (see H.R. 4056), H901 [16FE]
FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 [6FE]
Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 4105), H1154 [5MR]
FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H79 [18JA]
Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4686 [9JY]
——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3000), H2329 [7MY]
Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 3341), H3578 [6JN] (see H.R. 5741), H5292 [25JY]
Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), H2134 [25AP]
Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1916 [17AP]
Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H2715 [15MY]
——— study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H27 [17JA]
Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 4066), H4065 [26JN]
Mexico: apply counterinsurgency tactics under a coordinated and targeted strategy to combat terrorist insurgency waged by transnational criminal organizations (see H.R. 3401), H803 [15FE]
National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 [28JN]
Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 3523), H903 [16FE]
Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building, Simi Valley, CA: designate (see H.R. 6587), H6680 [7DE]
Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
Public lands: expedite authorizations for private landowners to conduct vegetation removal on National Forest System or BLM lands to reduce risk of wildfires that would threaten residential structures (see H.R. 6519), H6275 [21SE]
Taxation: permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 6162), H5078 [19JY]
——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
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), H5711 [2AU]
——— issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 [12JY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 [27AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see H.R. 4263), H1641 [27MR]
Information technology: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3266 [30MY]
Native Americans: establish a position for a representative of Indian tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation of universal communications service (see H.R. 4059), H901 [16FE]
Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6252), H5628 [1AU]
Transportation: amend certain motor vehicle safety laws (see H.R. 6051), H4603 [28JN]
Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see H.R. 6131), H4906 [17JY]
Constitutional authority statements
Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (H.R. 4263), H1641 [27MR]
Native Americans: establish a position for a representative of Indian tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation of universal communications service (H.R. 4059), H902 [16FE]
Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (H.R. 6252), H5629 [1AU]
Transportation: amend certain motor vehicle safety laws (H.R. 6051), H4605 [28JN]
Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (H.R. 6131), H4907 [17JY]
Letters
Contaminated Drywall Safety Act: Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H6136 [19SE]
——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H6136 [19SE]
Remarks
Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military personnel and veterans, H3005 [17MY]
Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H165• [25JA]
Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing (H.R. 5865), H5830, H5831, H5834 [11SE]
CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous product (H.R. 4212), H6134, H6135, H6137 [19SE]
Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investments (H.R. 5910), H6132, H6133, H6134 [19SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3005 [17MY]
Government regulations: exempt regulations pertaining to privacy from any regulatory freeze, H5253 [25JY]
——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5253 [25JY]
Information technology: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), H5253 [25JY], H5600 [1AU]
Insurance: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting (H.R. 5859), H5098, H5100 [23JY]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), H2161 [26AP]
Palm Springs, CA: tribute to Palm Springs Air Museum Spirit of ’45 Day, E1345• [26JY]
Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (H.R. 6131), H5829, H5830 [11SE]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2766 [16MY]
Remarks in House relative to
House of Representatives: tribute to departing Members, H6742–H6751 [12DE]
Hrabe, Mark and Chianna: tribute to birth of child, H930 [17FE]
Leave of absence: granted, H900 [16FE], H1388 [19MR]
Tributes
Bozick, Michael, E74• [25JA]
Giffords, Representative, H165• [25JA]
Kelley, Richard C., E1176• [28JN]
Lencki, Walter E., E2030• [1JA]
Milanovich, Richard M., E392• [20MR]