PARKER, MIKE (a Representative from Mississippi)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center: establish (see H.R. 1254, H1415 [5MR])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: parental notification requirements (see H.R. 1397, H2137 [10AP])

Aeronautics: time limitations on duty time of flight attendants (see H.R. 14, H2016 [21MR])

Agriculture: prevention of crimes against farmers, researchers, and other livestock-related professions (see H.R. 2407, H6457 [11SE])

———shifting of crop acreage bases between farms in the case of natural disasters (see H.R. 2477, H3709 [29MY])

Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H11892 [26NO])

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: lease lands for oil and gas exploration and development (see H.R. 759, H824 [30JA])

Armed Forces: establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1107, H1475 [7MR])

———exempt certain members from duty assignments that require separation from minor children (see H.R. 1024, H2180 [11AP])

———reemployment rights (see H.R. 1578, H2602 [30AP])

Arts and humanities: recognition of ``An Artistic Discovery,'' the congressional high school art competition (see H. Res. 201, H7200 [1OC])

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 173, H2538 [24AP])

Bankruptcy: priority for the payment of claims for retiree health benefits in liquidation cases (see H.R. 3676, H8787 [30OC])

Basketball Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 372, H11115 [23NO])

Bicentennial of the District of Columbia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 356, H11893 [26NO])

Braille Literacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 353, H9494 [6NO])

Budget: consideration by Congress of Presidential proposals to rescind amounts of authority (see H.R. 2164, H3280 [20MY])

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 143, H2901 [8MY]; H.J. Res. 248, H3625 [23MY]; H.J. Res. 290, H5298 [9JY])

———exclude Unemployment Trust Fund totals from the calculation of Federal deficit amounts (see H.R. 888, H3163 [17MY])

———Presidential power to reduce authority (see H.R. 78, H1025 [19FE])

———reduce Federal deficit and control entitlement spending (see H. Con. Res. 218, H8189 [22OC])

———reform process (see H.R. 298, H78 [4JA]; H.R. 1889, H2373 [17AP])

Children: entitlement program relative to the immunization of infants against certain diseases (see H.R. 1288, H5910 [25JY])

Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H2538 [24AP])

———mint commemorative coin for 200th anniversary of White House (see H.R. 3337, H11892 [26NO])

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 12, H697 [24JA])

Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 192, H9145 [4NO])

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 305, H6540 [12SE])

Courts: clarify remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts (see H.R. 640, H696 [24JA])

Credit: clarify certain consumer protections relative to credit reporting (see H.R. 670, H2016 [21MR])

Crime: life imprisonment for certain criminals convicted a third time (see H.R. 3891, H10931 [22NO])

———penalties for flight to avoid child support arrearages (see H.R. 1241, H2016 [21MR])

———registration of all convicted child abusers with the National Crime Information Center (see H.R. 2553, H7381 [3OC])

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H6195 [31JY])

Dept. of Defense: reduce budget (see H. Res. 233, H8189 [22OC])

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate a Chief Minority Affairs Officer (see H.R. 3327, H9758 [13NO])

———designate Hugh Davis Memorial Wing at the medical center in Salem, VA (see H.R. 175, H5910 [25JY])

———prices of drugs procured (see H.R. 2890, H9758 [13NO])

Disaster Assistance Act: enact (see H.R. 2536, H3855 [4JN])

Diseases: research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 556, H556 [17JA])

Drugs: expand narcotic abuse prevention and treatment programs (see H.R. 3256, H7381 [3OC])

Education: authorize grant to the national writing project (see H.R. 667, H2086 [22MR])

———financial assistance to rural agencies (see H.R. 2819, H6387 [2AU])

———improve counseling services for elementary school students (see H.R. 840, H1281 [27FE])

———improve foreign instruction and promote equal access to opportunities to study abroad (see H.R. 1154, H2086 [22MR])

Employment: electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 1218, H2470 [23AP])

———entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see H.R. 1270, H3280 [20MY])

ERISA: protect single-employer plan termination insurance program (see H.R. 3843, H10841 [21NO])

FAA: publish flight charts for visual flight routes (see H.R. 3243, H6382 [2AU])

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify application (see H.R. 1237, H2180 [11AP])

Federal employees: age requirements for Federal law enforcement officers and fire fighters (see H.R. 961, H3280 [20MY])

———extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793, H854 [4FE])

———restore the 3-year basis recovery rule relative to certain annuities for income tax purposes (see H.R. 576, H1849 [19MR])

———tribute for contributions to Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 147, H6388 [2AU])

———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20, H1138 [21FE])

———written notice before being released due to a reduction in force (see H.R. 1341, H2087 [22MR])

Federal Prison Industries: participation in Federal procurements (see H.R. 3662, H8662 [29OC])

Financial institutions: improve the qualified thrift lender test (see H.R. 1718, H2812 [7MY])

———limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H1774 [14MR])

Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H3739 [30MY])

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers (see H.R. 1412, H1915 [20MR])

Fish: relief for shrimp fishermen required to use turtle excluder devices (see H.R. 1478, H1848 [19MR])

Food: remove certain pesticides from supply and establish EPA negligible risk standard (see H.R. 3216, H7200 [1OC])

Foreign aid: require President to submit an integrated justification for programs (see H.R. 3571, H9758 [13NO])

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3739 [30MY])

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H9044 [1NO])

Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 343, H8920 [31OC])

Government regulation: procedures for assessment of impact on seizure of private property (see H.R. 1572, H4284 [11JN])

GSA: availability of nonlethal surplus property for humanitarian relief purposes (see H.R. 919, H991 [6FE])

Guaranteed Student Loan Program: reduced interest rates for individuals entering the teaching profession (see H.R. 709, H6385 [2AU])

Gulf of Mexico: protection of environment (see H.R. 3777, H10268 [14NO])

Health: establish medical research alliance between Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 111, H1162 [26FE])

Health care professionals: excessive physician regulations under medicare (see H.R. 2695, H6387 [2AU])

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 280, H7381 [3OC])

House of Representatives: abolish the franking privilege and establish a spending allowance for postage (see H.R. 771, H1417 [5MR])

Income: treatment of Federal pay relative to garnishment and similar legal fees (see H.R. 643, H1080 [20FE])

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 260, H7551 [7OC])

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial in D.C. (see H.J. Res. 159, H3371 [21MY])

Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, H5516 [16JY])

Language and languages: recognize English as official U.S. language (see H.R. 123, H3855 [4JN])

Law enforcement: establish the authority of criminal investigators in Inspectors General offices (see H.R. 1361, H3739 [30MY])

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: authorize National Park Service to acquire and manage (see H.R. 690, H780 [29JA])

Medicare: home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H8577 [28OC])

———payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373, H7200 [1OC])

———reimbursement for new physicians (see H.R. 1898, H4612 [18JN])

Merchant seamen: include service during World War II as military service relative to the civil service retirement system (see H.R. 1512, H2181 [11AP])

Motor vehicles: national safety belt and motorcycle helmet use requirements (see H.R. 1782, H3163 [17MY])

NASA: contract liability provisions and contractor quality assurance personnel (see H.R. 672, H1138 [21FE])

National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H8788 [30OC])

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 364, H10366 [18NO])

National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center: construct national training center (see H.R. 1960, H11891 [26NO])

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182, H3038 [14MY])

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 66, H2188 [15AP])

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H4613 [18JN])

National Collegiate Athletic Association: regulatory activities relative to sports interstate commerce (see H.R. 2157, H6386 [2AU])

National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231, H2469 [23AP])

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125, H992 [6FE])

National forests: protect persons involved in a lawful hunt (see H.R. 371, H81 [4JA])

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 87, H1081 [20FE])

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 56, H3037 [14MY])

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H6194 [31JY])

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 215, H6318 [1AU])

National observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H1162 [26FE])

National Parks Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276, H6194 [31JY])

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 72, H386 [11JA]), H855 [4FE]

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H6602 [16SE])

National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H8577 [28OC])

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95, H781 [29JA])

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 309, H6195 [31JY])

Nuclear energy: standardize plant designs and improve the licensing and regulatory process (see H.R. 1184, H2016 [21MR])

Pensions: civil service retirement credit relative to work performed under certain Federal-State cooperative programs (see H.R. 1653, H2085 [22MR])

Petroleum: anticompetitive pricing practices by refiners (see H.R. 2966, H6387 [2AU])

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H6676 [17SE])

Presidents: line-item veto (see H. Res. 152, H10843 [21NO])

President's Committee on Mental Retardation: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 307, H8189 [22OC])

Railroads: prohibit certain railroad employees from leaving their post in the event of a train accident (see H.R. 3154, H6193 [31JY])

Real property: compensate owners for diminution of value resulting from Federal action (see H.R. 2185, H10269 [14NO])

———tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H1757 [13MR])

Recycling: State opportunities for citizens' participation (see H.R. 945, H4612 [18JN])

Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 323, H8496 [24OC])

Rural areas: crime and drug control (see H.R. 2959, H9758 [13NO])

Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H1671 [12MR])

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African American Museum (see H.R. 1246, H2262 [16AP])

———extension of National Air and Space Museum at Washington Dulles International Airport (see H.R. 2756, H7863 [15OC])

Social Security: benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H6879 [25SE])

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 967, H2014 [21MR]; H.R. 1575, H2188 [15AP])

———eliminate work disincentives for blind individuals (see H.R. 1289, H2570 [29AP])

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H6941 [26SE])

States: regulation of surface transportation rates by certain motor and air carriers (see H.R. 3221, H6457 [11SE])

Taxation: allow first-time home buyers to make withdrawals from personal individual retirement accounts without penalty (see H.R. 1074, H2086 [22MR])

———application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H2570 [29AP])

———apprenticeship education organizations (see H.R. 2550, H5665 [22JY])

———cash or deferred arrangements for employees of tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 2327, H3806 [3JN])

———clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456, H2399 [22AP])

———deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747, H6194 [31JY])

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H7981 [16OC])

———Federal treatment of State and local government bonds (see H. Res. 139, H2602 [30AP])

———gains and losses of non-exempt farmer cooperatives (see H.R. 2361, H3149 [15MY])

———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H7551 [7OC])

———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H2137 [10AP])

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H2087 [22MR])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H2016 [21MR])

———make permanent the limited deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1248, H2086 [22MR])

———modify the application of the passive loss limitations to farming activities (see H.R. 835, H891 [5FE])

———passbook savings accounts interest income (see H.R. 4067, H11889 [26NO])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H2086 [22MR])

———personal injury awards to children (see H.R. 1956, H3495 [22MY])

———reduce social security and capital gains taxes (see H.R. 960, H3280 [20MY])

———relief for families and incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 3744, H10843 [21NO])

———repeal certain limitations on the one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of principal residence (see H.R. 1287, H1455 [6MR])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 673, H1323 [28FE]; H.R. 1186, H3280 [20MY])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H6879 [25SE])

———treatment of contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 34, H1416 [5MR])

———treatment of educational loans and scholarships (see H.R. 394, H2016 [21MR])

———treatment of long-term real property relative to eminent domain laws (see H.R. 2811, H6602 [16SE])

———treatment of payment for services performed for religious schools (see H.R. 311, H1162 [26FE])

———treatment of savings bonds for the higher education expenses of a grandchild (see H.R. 1955, H3495 [22MY])

———treatment of student loans of students agreeing to perform services in certain professions (see H.R. 1856, H6539 [12SE])

———treatment of the deduction for State and local income and franchise taxes (see H.R. 1429, H1758 [13MR])

Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see H.R. 1527, H2188 [15AP])

Telephones: regulate use for making commercial solicitations (see H.R. 1304, H7648 [8OC])

Textile industry and fabrics: use tariff revenues from imports of machinery to support modernization of textile machinery industry (see H.R. 713, H2016 [21MR])

Transportation: mass transit program funding (see H.R. 1079, H1849 [19MR])

Trucking: regulation of commercial motor vehicle weights and combination lengths (see H.R. 2515, H4099 [6JN])

Veterans: amend regulations relative to education and employment programs (see H.R. 180, H854 [4FE])

———award Purple Heart to former prisoners of war of World War I, World War II, and the Korean war for injuries received during captivity (see H.R. 2248, H6675 [17SE])

———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H53 [3JA]; H.R. 1046, H5910 [25JY])

———eligibility to members of the Selected Reserve for the Veterans Home Loan Program (see H.R. 939, H5910 [25JY])

———enhance the dignity and personal freedom of patients in medical centers and nursing homes (see H.R. 3198, H8787 [30OC])

———health care programs (see H.R. 2280, H3806 [3JN])

———housing and memorial affairs programs (see H.R. 232, H891 [5FE])

———improve benefits and services for military personnel serving during the Persian Gulf war (see H.R. 908, H1326 [28FE])

———improvements in compensation and pension programs (see H.R. 1047, H2136 [10AP])

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330, H1472 [7MR])

World War I: transfer existing American Legion, Inc. memorial to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 154, H854 [4FE])

World War II: establish in the District of Columbia a memorial to veterans (see H.R. 1624, H4187 [7JN])

———issue 50th anniversary commemorative coin (see H.R. 1623, H4186 [7JN])

Year of the American Indian: designate (see H.J. Res. 342, H7380 [3OC])

Year of the Gulf of Mexico: designate (see H.J. Res. 327, H7801 [10OC])

Remarks by, on

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), H9473 [6NO]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: review of operation of House bank (H. Res. 236), H7408, H7409 [3OC]

Farm Credit System: financial safety and soundness (H.R. 3298), H9137, H9138 [4NO]

Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center: establish (H.R. 1254), E785 [6MR]

Middle East: military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H344 [11JA]

———multinational military action against Iraq, H603 [18JA]

Mississippi: Federal highway funding programs, H8243 [23OC]

National Doctors Day: observance, E1091 [22MR]

Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), H8243 [23OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H9492 [6NO], H11286 [25NO]

Tributes

Carr, Mike, E72 [3JA]

Dale, John J., Jr., E2697 [24JY]

Foster, John E., E866 [8MR]

Thigpen, Roy, E1231 [11AP]

Whitten, Representative, H9148 [5NO]