GRAHAM, GWEN (a Representative from Florida)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H162 [9JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: require that military working dogs be retired in the U.S. (see H.R. 2742), H4493 [17JN]

Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H7139 [22OC]

Bearss, Edwin C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2059), H2496 [28AP]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H1567 [3MR]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H3214 [14MY]

Business and industry: impose penalties and provide for recovery of removal costs and damages for oil spills from offshore foreign units (see H.R. 1684), H2271 [15AP]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see H.R. 431), H668 [30JA]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1619), H2032 [25MR]

——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1771 [18MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H9012 [3DE]

Conservation of natural resources: amend laws relative to sport fish restoration and recreational boating safety (see H.R. 3462), H5865 [9SE]

Corps of Engineers: authorize Central Everglades Planning Project (see H.R. 230), H155 [8JA]

Crime: denounce attacks on healthcare centers for women, providers of healthcare for women, and patients and affirm right of women to access reproductive services without fear of violence or intimidation (see H. Res. 558), H9079 [8DE]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H7347 [29OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H7743 [4NO]

——— provide relief for agricultural producers adversely impacted by the Oriental fruit fly (see H.R. 4226), H9270 [10DE]

——— use negotiated rulemaking to develop a rule about agriculture quarantine inspection (see H.R. 1091), H5293 [16JY]

Dept. of Education: complete a data analysis study on the impacts of all income- or employment-based outcome measures of quality in higher education before issuing or implementing regulations utilizing such metrics (see H.R. 2815), H4594 [23JN]

Dept. of HHS: extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 2713), H9376 [16DE]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H9329 [15DE]

——— provide for participation of doctors of chiropractic in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 542), H6836 [6OC]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2342), H9691 [17DE]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H4493 [17JN]

——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 1151), H6138 [17SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1072 [13FE]

Dept. of Labor: create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (see H.R. 3286), H5867 [9SE]

——— issue occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, nurses, and other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention standard (see H.R. 4266), H9374 [16DE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a moratorium on oil and gas-related seismic activities off the coast of Florida (see H.R. 2276), H2877 [12MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 2610), H3757 [2JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H5332 [21JY]

——— recoup certain bonuses or awards paid to departmental employees (see H.R. 280), H1084 [20FE]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see H.R. 577), H2270 [15AP]

Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1567), H9375 [16DE]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 2722), H4135 [10JN]

Education: express importance of effective civic and government education programs in schools (see H. Res. 515), H7742 [4NO]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1502 [27FE]

Federal agencies and departments: modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 2003), H2463 [23AP]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1941), H4243 [11JN]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 601), H858 [5FE]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H2467 [23AP]

Fish and fishing: ensure Federal and State collaboration in developing fishing access restrictions where Federal and State waters overlap (see H.R. 3310), H5764 [29JY]

FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 1737), H4432 [16JN]

Griest, Kristen: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6137 [17SE]

Haver, Shaye: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6137 [17SE]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H5848 [8SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H6189 [22SE]

House Rules: require each report of a committee on a public bill or public joint resolution to include an analysis of whether the bill or joint resolution creates a program, office, or initiative that would be duplicative (see H. Res. 45), H532 [22JA]

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see H.R. 218), H1501 [27FE]

Iran: immediately release U.S. citizens that it holds and provide all known information on any U.S. citizens that have disappeared within its borders (see H. Res. 233), H3254 [15MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H6836 [6OC]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H8155 [5NO]

Lebanon: condemn terrorist attacks in Beirut, offer condolences to families of the victims and to the injured, and support efforts to bring to justice those involved in planning and execution of attacks (see H. Res. 535), H8412 [19NO]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H6189 [22SE]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 2043), H5981 [15SE]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H6228 [24SE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H8242 [16NO]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H7390 [2NO]

——— provide for a phased-in expansion of telehealth coverage (see H.R. 2948), H6189 [22SE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H5788 [4AU]

——— reform practices of recovery audit contractors (see H.R. 2156), H5867 [9SE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H8361 [18NO]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H4544 [18JN]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 513), H532 [22JA]

——— extend the basis for denial of retirement credit to include conviction of any felony (see H.R. 1054), H1114 [24FE]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 187), H534 [22JA]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2023), H6228 [24SE]

——— withhold pay in the event of a shutdown of the Dept. of Homeland Security (see H.R. 1032), H1113 [24FE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H5849 [8SE]

NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (see H. Res. 458), H6788 [1OC]

Outer Continental Shelf: extend the moratorium on oil and gas leasing and related activities in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 2630), H3877 [3JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 30), H36 [6JA]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H5298 [20JY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1663 [16MR]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H5849 [8SE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H2156 [13AP]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H2156 [13AP]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H2213 [14AP]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H4432 [16JN]

Sergeant First Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office, Mulberry, FL: designate (see H.R. 1326), H1613 [4MR]

Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see H.R. 980), H2212 [14AP]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress and clarify process for closure of field offices (see H.R. 2169), H5293 [16JY]

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. 1397), H1721 [17MR]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2155 [13AP]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H4957 [8JY]

——— extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 3861), H7346 [29OC]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see H.R. 529), H757 [3FE]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H4345 [12JN]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H1116 [24FE]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1718), H2821 [8MY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H41 [6JA]

——— temporarily allow expensing of certain costs of replanting citrus plants lost by reason of casualty (see H.R. 3957), H9692 [17DE]

Terrorism: declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (see H. Res. 14), H2773 [30AP]

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), H1116 [24FE]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H2310 [16AP]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 51), H5850 [8SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Corps of Engineers: modify certain Federal water resources development projects on the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system (see H.R. 2492), H3557 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools (see H.R. 3346), H5765 [29JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: call for joint operation of the Federal Recovery Coordination Program (see H.R. 914), H1032 [12FE]

House Rules: provide for consideration of continuing resolutions to fund the Government at the current rate of operations if offered not more than 24 hours before Government funding expires (see H. Res. 475), H6974 [9OC]

Israel: authorize assistance and establish an anti-tunneling defense (see H.R. 1349), H1626 [10MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit use of official funds for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations or for long-term vehicle leases (see H.R. 1339), H1623 [6MR]

U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement: extend tariff preference level on imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber, fabric, apparel, and made-up goods from Bahrain (see H.R. 1696), H2109 [26MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Corps of Engineers: modify certain Federal water resources development projects on the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system (H.R. 2492), H3562 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools (H.R. 3346), H5772 [29JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: call for joint operation of the Federal Recovery Coordination Program (H.R. 914), H1036 [12FE]

Israel: authorize assistance and establish an anti-tunneling defense (H.R. 1349), H1626 [10MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit use of official funds for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations or for long-term vehicle leases (H.R. 1339), H1623 [6MR]

U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement: extend tariff preference level on imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber, fabric, apparel, and made-up goods from Bahrain (H.R. 1696), H2114 [26MR]

Remarks

Air Force: anniversary, H6089 [17SE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, H5607 [29JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: tribute to StrikeForce Initiative for Rural Growth and Opportunity, H9191 [9DE]

Dept. of Defense: enter into partnerships with Israel and other allies to develop technology to detect tunnels, H4405 [16JN]

Fish and fishing: improve Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery by providing flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, H3596 [1JN]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), H3596 [1JN]

Florida A&M University: tribute, H713 [3FE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), H4405 [16JN]

Manatee Awareness Month: observance, H7639 [4NO]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7267 [28OC]

National Forest Products Week: observance, H7040 [21OC]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1786), H5880 [10SE]

Outer Continental Shelf: extend the moratorium on oil and gas leasing and related activities in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico (H.R. 2630), H3882• [4JN]

Panama City, FL: tribute to Warrior Beach Retreat (organization), H2273 [16AP]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H9191 [9DE]

Rural areas: importance of hospitals and other health care providers in rural areas, H1179 [26FE]

Tallahassee, FL: anniversary of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, H9092 [9DE]

——— tribute to Florida Korean War Memorial ‘‘Operation Thank You’’, E713• [14MY]

Votes: position on missed, H4976• [9JY]

Year of the Military Diver: observance, H2776 [1MY]

Tributes

Broussard, Fred, E703• [14MY]

Campbell, Larry, H589 [27JA]

Clausel, Bernyce, H4879 [8JY]

Mobley, Sybil, H6847 [7OC]

Murphy, Kevin, H8401 [19NO]

Rigdon, Jerrod, H8874 [2DE]