THURMAN, KAREN L. (a Representative from Florida)
Amendments offered by, to
Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H790 [23FE]
Legislative Branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4454), H4124 [26MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Armed Forces: timing for the payment cost-of-living increases in the survivor annuity contributions of certain retirees (see H.R. 4046), H1438 [16MR]
Medicaid: improve the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 4047), H1438 [16MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
African-American Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 364), H6550 [1AU]
Agriculture: national objectives to keep industry competitive (see H.R. 4675), H5349 [29JN]
———tribute to U.S. rice industry (see H.J. Res. 405), H10727 [4OC]
Alcohol Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 335), H1957 [23MR]
Aliens: asylum and exclusion procedures, and alien smuggling penalties (see H.R. 3363), H1541 [17MR]
———Federal reimbursement for State and local costs of incarcerating criminal aliens (see H.R. 3872), H680 [23FE]
Appropriations: rescind unauthorized funds contained in California earthquake relief legislation (see H.R. 3986), H1781 [21MR]
Armenia: conflict with Azerbaijan relating to the Nagorno Karabagh area (see H. Con. Res. 247), H6381 [27JY]
Arson Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 328), H2640 [21AP]
Belleville, NJ: recognize as birthplace of industrial revolution (see H. Con. Res. 35), H4166 [26MY]
Broward County, FL: authorizing appropriations for ecosystem protection research facility (see H.R. 4804), H5950 [20JY]
Budget: discretionary spending limits (H.R. 3266), consideration (see H. Res. 445), H4165 [26MY]
———establish a deficit reduction account and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 3205), H1345 [15MR]
———reform baseline budgeting, consideration of rescissions, use of spending cuts for deficit reduction, and treatment of emergency designation in legislation (see H.R. 4434), H4654 [16JN]
Business and industry: use of tax benefits as a result of health care reform for investment and job creation (see H. Con. Res. 195), H2220 [12AP]
Child support: improve collection system (see H.R. 4570), H5171 [27JN]
Children of Alcoholics Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 230), H411 [9FE]
Civil Service Retirement System: count service in certain Federal-State cooperative agricultural programs (see H.R. 3490), H44 [25JA]
Coastal Barrier Resources System: map adjustments (see H.R. 4219), H2367 [14AP]
Coins: mint in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the World War II peace accords (see H.R. 3820), H3681 [18MY]
Constitution Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 390), H5870 [19JY]
Consumers: notification of consumers on lists compiled for sale to businesses (see H.R. 4353), H3791 [20MY]
Correctional institutions: prison overcrowding remedies (see H.R. 3895), H864 [24FE]
Courts: State truth-in-sentencing laws and funding for additional spaces in State correctional programs (see H.R. 3584), H1957 [23MR]
Crime: authorize prosecutions as adults of certain armed offenders who are juveniles (see H.R. 3685), H1898 [22MR]
———benefit eligibility of chaplains killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3660), H1957 [23MR]
———inclusion of peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates (see H.R. 2720), H2838 [26AP]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 5008), H9008 [21AU]
———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see H. Res. 473), H10446 [30SE]
———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 3990), H5871 [19JY]
———restitution to victims (see H.R. 3367), H1541 [17MR]
———treatment of hardcore juvenile offenders (see H.R. 4491), H4090 [25MY]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 363), H3055 [4MY]
Cyprus: investigation of missing U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2826), H4165 [26MY]
D-Day National Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 303), H1957 [23MR]
Disasters: provide for disaster avoidance and response plans and development of relief and reinsurance plans (see H.R. 2873), H2368 [14AP]
Ecology and environment: provide assistance to rural and disadvantaged communities under the State water pollution control revolving loan program (see H.R. 3810), H1781 [21MR]
Education: establish programs for immigrant children (see H.R. 3228), H1323 [11MR]
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 329), H1541 [17MR]
Employment: require employers to post and to provide information on sexual harassment (see H.R. 2829), H4220 [8JN]
EPA: develop a risk assessment program (see H.R. 4306), H2913 [28AP]
Exercise Tiger Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 305), H411 [9FE]
Fair Labor Standards Act: coverage of vision impaired or blind individuals (see H.R. 3966), H2219 [12AP]
Families and domestic relations: entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1417), H1157 [9MR]
Federal employees: garnishment of retirement annuities to satisfy a judgment against an annuitant for child abuse (see H.R. 3694), H4958 [23JN]
———provide additional points on the competitive service entrance examination for certain veterans (see H.R. 3830), H410 [9FE]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 140), consideration (see H. Res. 489), H6200 [25JY]
FmHA: use of attorneys to collect claims and obligations under farm loan programs (see H.R. 4139), H2219 [12AP]
Freedom Summer Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 457), H4721 [17JN]
GATT: establish a working party on trade and worker rights and labor standards (see H.R. 4271), H3964 [24MY]
General Bernardo de Galvez Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 347), H4654 [16JN]
Gold Star Mothers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 346), H9570 [22SE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 310), H411 [9FE]
Hazardous substances: use of mercury in disposable batteries (see H.R. 4528), H4780 [21JN]
Health: composition and labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 1709), H3791 [20MY]
———coverage of insulin syringes for diabetics in any national health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 223), H4220 [8JN]
———establish a national program of trained community health advisors to assist in certain State objectives (see H.R. 4024), H1957 [23MR]
———inclusion of osteopathic services under national health care benefits package (see H. Con. Res. 173), H10728 [4OC]
———inclusion of poison control services in health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 243), H4221 [8JN]
Housing: exemption from certain familial status discrimination prohibitions granted to housing for older persons (see H.R. 1843), H4780 [21JN]
Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 254), H4390 [13JN]
Illegal aliens: prohibit direct Federal financial benefits and unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3594), H2252 [13AP]
Immigration: negotiation of prisoner transfer treaties and assist foreign countries in training border patrol guards (see H.R. 4765), H5760 [14JY]
India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 430), H3888 [23MY]
Let's Stop Kids Killing Kids Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 360), H2639 [21AP]
Marinas: treatment as offshore facilities (see H. Con. Res. 262), H7195 [8AU]
Medicaid: allow State payments for osteopathic services to children and pregnant women by physicians certified by the American Osteopathic Association medical specialty board (see H.R. 3906), H11200 [6OC]
Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal employer requirement to file certain reports (see H.R. 4365), H3155 [5MY]
Members of Congress: require participation in health care reform package (see H. Res. 255), H2253 [13AP]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 349), H1996 [24MR]
Mexico: elections (see H. Con. Res. 250), H3521 [17MY]
Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace agreement signing in Cairo, Egypt (see H. Con. Res. 245), H3965 [24MY]
———support for peace process and condemnation of terrorist acts (see H. Con. Res. 219), H1157 [9MR]
Miller, Doris: waive certain time restrictions relative to awarding of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 4851), H6453 [28JY]
Mitchell, John: relief (see H.R. 3017), H4883 [22JN]
Motorcycles: regulation of helmet use (see H.R. 4805), H7299 [9AU]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 317), H1088 [8MR]
National Apollo Anniversary Observance: designate (see H.J. Res. 353), H4553 [15JN]
National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 322), H2253 [13AP]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 311), H2253 [13AP]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 366), H6454 [28JY]
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 389), H5761 [14JY]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 342), H1556 [18MR]
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 411), H11201 [6OC], H11430 [7OC]
National Flag Celebration Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 286), H3791 [20MY]
National Flood Insurance Program: improve (see H.R. 4052), H1439 [16MR]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), H2219 [12AP]
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4074), H2252 [13AP]
National Long-Term Care Administrators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 278), H1440 [16MR]
National Mammography Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 418), H10373 [29SE]
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 374), H5171 [27JN]
National Parkinson's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 359), H3888 [23MY]
National Police Survivors Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 344), H2368 [14AP]
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138), H1067 [7MR]
National Random Acts of Kindness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 357), H2506 [19AP]
National Silver-Haired Congress: convene (see H. Con. Res. 176), H2583 [20AP]
National Slovak-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 287), H3755 [19MY]
National Sportsmen's Instruction Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 341), H1540 [17MR]
National U.S. Seafood Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 387), H5951 [20JY]
National Walking Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276), H2839 [26AP]
National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 385), H10538 [3OC]
Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 304), H1541 [17MR]
Parents Day: designate (see H. Res. 236), H1059 [3MR]
Parents' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), H10007 [28SE]
Persian Gulf War Veteran Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 320), H2253 [13AP]
Plant Variety Protection Act: amend to make consistent with the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (see H.R. 2927), H1556 [18MR]
Plants: assist producers in replanting commercially grown trees and plants that are destroyed by damaging weather (see H.R. 4133), H3345 [12MY]
Postal Service: reemployment of retirees in temporary positions relative to offset of annuity (see H.R. 3246), H3791 [20MY]
Power resources: funding for energy research, development, demonstration, and commercialization relative to the economy and environmental protection (see H. Con. Res. 188), H1088 [8MR]
Printing: use of ink made from vegetable oil in lithographic printing by the Federal Government (see H. Con. Res. 231), H1956 [23MR]
Program on Social Ethics and Community Service: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4464), H4166 [26MY]
Public Health Service: traumatic brain injury study (see H.R. 3121), H680 [23FE]
Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253), H1781 [21MR]
Radio: recognize the achievements of radio amateurs and establish support for radio amateurs as national policy (see H.J. Res. 199), H680 [23FE]
Radioactive substances: clarify Federal obligation to take title and possession of high-level radioactive waste and establish an interim spent nuclear fuel storage facility (see H.R. 5061), H11429 [7OC]
Railroads: employee protection benefits (see H.R. 3866), H4390 [13JN]
Refuse disposal: encourage the President and State Governors to carry out on-site composting at their residences (see H.R. 2292), H1058 [3MR]
Roads and highways: conversion of signs to metric units (see H.R. 3766), H3964 [24MY]
Rural areas: credit and financial services to residents, public services, and businesses (see H.R. 4129), H4293 [9JN]
Service academies: imposition of additional charges or attendance fees (see H.R. 3293), H1997 [24MR]
Small Family Farm Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 291), H1088 [8MR]
Social Security: allow full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age (see H.R. 2537), H1540 [17MR]
———determination of benefits relative to average annual earnings and certain family care (see H.R. 2540), H1540 [17MR]
———eligibility for widow's and widower's disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 2536), H1540 [17MR]
———eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits (see H.R. 2538), H1540 [17MR]
———increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 2539), H1540 [17MR]
Special Olympics World Games: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3879), H1997 [24MR]
Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 795), H4958 [23JN]
Taxation: contributions to aid construction (see H.R. 846), H1996 [24MR]
———deductions relative to State and local income and sales taxes (see H.R. 4233), H5316 [28JN]
———employment taxes on domestic services (see H.R. 3088), H1997 [24MR]
———estate tax treatment of family-owned business interests (see H.R. 5032), H10007 [28SE]
———sale of principal residence (see H.R. 4612), H4779 [21JN]
———treatment of crop insurance and disaster payments and the luxury automobile excise tax (see H.R. 4634), H5350 [29JN]
———treatment of crop insurance proceeds and disaster payments (see H.R. 3757), H288 [3FE]
———treatment of dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural or horticultural organizations (see H.R. 3951), H1440 [16MR]
———treatment of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 5111), H10373 [29SE]
———treatment of health risk pools (see H.R. 3507), H2219 [12AP]
———treatment of U.S. citizens moving business production abroad and foreign persons doing business in the U.S. (see H.R. 4860), H6482 [29JY]
Television: must-carry laws relative to cable television (see H.R. 3622), H1440 [16MR]
Time for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 315), H2219 [12AP]
U.S. Armed Forces History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 343), H1897 [22MR]
U.S. Botanic Garden: mint coins in commemoration of 175th anniversary (see H.R. 4135), H2507 [19AP]
U.S. Military Academy: mint commemorative coins recognizing the bicentennial (see H.R. 3492), H5871 [19JY]
Veterans: preference eligibility for Federal employment for veterans of the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 2767), H2507 [19AP]
Vietnam Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 333), H1781 [21MR]
Virginia: designate national scenic areas (see H.R. 2942), H3345 [12MY]
Water: assure the safety of public water systems (see H.R. 3392), H1440 [16MR]
Weapons: prohibit arms sales to countries that are participating in the boycott of Israel (see H.R. 3656), H2937 [2MY]
White House Conference on Tourism: convene (see H. Con. Res. 110), H3888 [23MY]
World War II: commendation to individuals exposed to mustard agents (see H.R. 1055), H43 [25JA]
Year of the Grandparent: designate (see H.J. Res. 355), H7299 [9AU]
Years of the Girl Child: designate (see H.J. Res. 302), H2219 [12AP]
Yugoslavia: U.S. recognition of Macedonia (see H. Con. Res. 210), H8770 [20AU]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: reform crop insurance program (H.R. 4217), E2259
Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (H.R. 4598), E1448
Crime: Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for the cost of incarcerating aliens, H2522 [20AP]
———law enforcement assistance to local governments, H4942, H4943 [23JN]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3355), motion to instruct conferees, H4942, H4943 [23JN]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 4092), H2522 [20AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: reorganization (H.R. 3171), E2259
Dept. of Environmental Protection: analysis of Federal regulations and mandates imposed on State and local governments, H175 [2FE]
———establish (H.R. 3425), consideration (H. Res. 312), H175 [2FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: staffing guidelines for the Veterans Health Administration and establish health care delivery programs (H.R. 4013), E799
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4603), H5147 [27JN]
Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H1725
Emergency Immigrant Education Program: funding, H1725
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4506), H4432 [14JN]
Firearms: prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (H.R. 4296), H3077 [5MY]
Health care facilities: access to clinic entrances (S. 636), conference report, H3128 [5MY]
House of Representatives: House officers and employees salaries and appropriations, H4124 [26MY]
Hudson, FL: opening of St. Martin's Episcopal Church, E2119
Immigration: State and local governments expenses relative to incarceration of undocumented criminal aliens, H5147 [27JN]
Inverness, FL: anniversary, E1903
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (H.R. 4822), H7340 [10AU]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4454), H4124 [26MY]
Princeton University: funding for the Tokamak fusion reactor at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, H4432 [14JN]
University of Florida: tribute to men's basketball team, E671
Votes: position on missed, H5554
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H1897 [22MR], H2366 [14AP], H2396 [18AP], H2505 [19AP], H2912 [28AP], H5654 [13JY], H9156 [13SE], H9440 [21SE], H10726 [4OC]
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, D719 [22JN]
———health care reform, D1006 [16AU]
———legislative branch appropriations, D616 [25MY]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, D332 [24MR]
———selection process and cleanup standards of CERCLA, D1062 [13SE]
Tributes
Gibbons, Representative, H4179 [8JN]
Lattarulo, Fortunato, E1845
McKethan, Alfred, E511