To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept the donation of a bust depicting Sojourner Truth and to display the bust in a suitable location in the rotunda of the Capitol.
2006-12-20: Became Public Law No: 109-427.
Medicare Informed Choice Act of 2005
2005-10-07: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 208 South Main Street in Parkdale, Arkansas, as the Willie Vaughn Post Office.
2005-12-01: Became Public Law No: 109-124.
To clarify the effective date of the modification of treatment for retirement annuity purposes of part-time service before April 7, 1986, of certain Department of Veterans Affairs health-care professionals.
2005-11-30: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Special Inspector General for Hurricane Katrina Recovery Act
2005-09-14: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
To establish a congressional commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Region of the United States especially in the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and other areas impacted in the aftermath and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future.
2005-09-15: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Stamp Act
2005-09-13: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Reconstructive Surgery Act of 2005
2005-11-17: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections for employees and contractors of health centers under section 330 of such Act who provide health services in emergency areas.
2005-09-29: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Fair Wages for Hurricane Victims Act
2005-10-12: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act
2005-08-24: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Crane Conservation Act of 2005
2005-08-08: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
Health Education Loan Payment (HELP) for Citizen Soldiers Act of 2005
2005-07-25: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide emergency assistance to homeless veterans and their families affected by Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes.
2005-09-14: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Flood Insurance Buy-In Act of 2005
2006-06-22: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4502-4503)
Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act of 2006
2006-10-06: Became Public Law No: 109-308.
Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2005
2005-07-27: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Blinded Veterans Continuum of Care Act of 2005
2005-08-15: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance tax incentives for small property and casualty insurance companies.
2005-07-20: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act
2005-08-09: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.