ABERCROMBIE, NEIL (a Representative from Hawaii)

Amendments

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (H.R. 2314), H714 [23FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (see H. Con. Res. 243), H932 [25FE]

Cates, Clifton B.: encourage the Navy to name an appropriate ship in honor (see H. Res. 330), H473 [2FE]

Cell Phones for Soldiers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 1078), H606 [5FE]

Census: recognize importance and significance of 2010 Census and encourage each Native American community to name an elder to be the first member of that community to answer the 2010 Census (see H. Res. 1086), H934 [25FE]

Credit: exempt certain nonprofit housing organizations from certain licensing requirements for residential mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 4400), H40 [12JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance to Haiti to end deforestation and restore the extent of tropical forest cover previously in existence (see H.R. 4206), H556 [3FE]

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. 476), H933 [25FE]

———provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 3734), H266 [20JA]

Dept. of Justice: authorize a national program to reduce drug use, crime, and the costs of incarceration (see H.R. 4055), H834 [24FE]

Dept. of the Interior: 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. 4491), H326 [21JA]

Education: provide financial assistance to local educational agencies that educate alien children admitted to the U.S. as citizens of one of the Freely Associated States (see H.R. 4695), H932 [25FE]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see H.R. 3380), H933 [25FE]

Haiti: tribute to U.S. Armed Forces' and first responders' efforts to help the people of Haiti in aftermath of earthquake (see H. Res. 1066), H555 [3FE]

Howard, Robert L.: tribute (see H. Res. 1067), H603 [4FE]

Marianas Trench Marine National Monument: enhance visitor services, fish and wildlife research, and marine and coastal resource management on Guam (see H.R. 4493), H326 [21JA]

Medicare: continue using current practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services (see H.R. 4371), H756 [23FE]

Mesothelioma Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 771), H328 [21JA]

Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to domestic corporations in which foreign principals have an ownership interest (see H.R. 4522), H386 [26JA]

Public welfare programs: extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4564), H934 [25FE]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2006), H332 [22JA]

Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (see H.R. 4462), H193 [19JA]

Territories: treat American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands as States for certain criminal justice programs (see H.R. 3353), H41 [12JA]

Uganda: express that the ``Anti-Homosexuality Bill'' under consideration, imposing long term imprisonment and the death penalty for certain acts, threatens the protection of fundamental human rights (see H. Res. 1064), H756 [23FE]

Descriptions

Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act (H.R. 2314): Abercrombie Substitute Amendment Provisions on Definitions, Governmental Authorities, and Indian Civil Rights Act, H707-H709 [23FE]

Letters

Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act: Calvin K.Y. Say, E263 [26FE]

———Colleen Hanabusa, H724 [23FE]

———Jacqueline Johnson Pata, National Congress of American Indians, H723 [23FE]

———Jim Gray, Osage Nation, H724 [23FE]

———Julie Kitka, Alaska Federation of Natives, H723 [23FE]

———Kamaki Kanahele, Sovereign Councils of the Hawaiian Homelands Assembly, H724 [23FE]

———Robin Puanani Danner, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, H724 [23FE]

Remarks

Hawaii: ensure compliance of Native Hawaiian governing authority with the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution, H727 [23FE]

———express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (H.R. 2314), H706, H707, H709, H714, H720, H721, H722, H723, H724, H726, H727 [23FE], E263 [26FE]

———require a statewide vote of approval before instituting the change of Federal policy toward Native Hawaiians, H726 [23FE]

———tribute to Hawaii Festival of Religious Freedom, E201 [23FE]

Votes: position on missed, E104 [27JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H30 [12JA], H420 [27JA]

Tribute, H723 [23FE]

Resignations

House of Representatives, H611 [22FE]