WHITFIELD, ED (a Representative from Kentucky)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7913 [25SE]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act, H8978 [22OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]

Agriculture: control wheat and barley diseases caused by Fusarium Graminearum and related fungi (see H.R. 2168), H6707 [31JY]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 725), H6706 [31JY]

———make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609), H8834 [9OC]

———restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 786), H629 [25FE]

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see H.R. 679), H452 [11FE]

Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H4836 [26JN]

———maintenance of military personnel in Asian and Pacific regions (see H. Res. 103), H2446 [8MY]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H1795 [23AP]

———require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2444 [8MY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2091 [30AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126), H286 [4FE]

———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]

———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (see H.R. 2191), H5486 [17JY]

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H5132 [10JY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]

———limit funding expended for administration, oversight, support, studies, investigations, monitoring, assessments, evaluations, and enforcement activities (see H.R. 2086), H4834 [26JN]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H7601 [18SE]

Commission on the Future for America's Veterans: establish (see H.R. 335), H2445 [8MY]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5297 [15JY]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H5297 [15JY]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H5021 [9JY]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H7730 [23SE]

Dept. of Defense: repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H700 [27FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical centers to retain funds collected for the provision of health services (see H.R. 1125), H1186 [19MR]

———offer loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage (see H.R. 1007), H887 [11MR]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H2254 [6MY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H5569 [22JY]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H1019 [13MR]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H6706 [31JY]

Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H6919 [4SE]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H5826 [25JY]

Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle acquisition incentives (see H.R. 2568), H8300 [1OC]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5297 [15JY]

Executive Office of the President: failure to faithfully execute laws (see H. Res. 220), H6917 [4SE]

FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 1539), H2253 [6MY]

Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H1262 [20MR]

Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (see H.R. 2124), H5020 [9JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H3201 [22MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]

Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (see H.R. 723), H1262 [20MR]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]

Health: prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2351 [7MY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H7730 [23SE]

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H6715 [1AU]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H2446 [8MY]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8834 [9OC]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1818), H3798 [12JN]

Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H766 [5MR]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H7600 [18SE]

———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H2168 [5MY]

Medicare: improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 1248), H2446 [8MY]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1706 [17AP]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H2254 [6MY]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H349 [5FE]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H1893 [24AP]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192), H1112 [18MR]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H1340 [8AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H2155 [1MY]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H5664 [23JY]

National parks and recreation areas: provide for the collection of fees for the making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound tracks (see H.R. 2993), H10769 [12NO]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H2351 [7MY]

OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67), H2590 [13MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H2157 [1MY]

———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907), H709 [3MR]

Russia: protection of religious rights (see H. Con. Res. 176), H9558 [24OC]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H5401 [16JY]

Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H2255 [6MY]

Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711), H7199 [10SE]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7831 [24SE]

———allow tax credit to individuals due unpaid child support and increase the tax liability of individuals owing such child support (see H.R. 1735), H7730 [23SE]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H153 [9JA]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H1706 [17AP]

———encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax base of State and local governments (see H.R. 1168), H1259 [20MR]

———extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489), H9730 [29OC]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H5021 [9JY]

———permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services (see H.R. 2613), H8728 [8OC]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H10421 [8NO]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2490), H8834 [9OC]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H1542 [15AP]

———treatment of certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 2113), H6798 [3SE]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1369), H1989 [29AP]

Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H5487 [17JY]

Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H4913 [8JY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]

———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H452 [11FE]

Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 640), H524 [12FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: repeal restrictions on colored margarine (see H.R. 1958), H3923 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2624), H8632 [7OC]

Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of food ingredients, nutrient content claims, and health claims (see H.R. 2469), H7262 [11SE]

Interstate commerce: clarify firearm permit and licensing procedures for armored car crew members (see H.R. 624), H392 [6FE]

Seitz, Sabina E.: relief (see H.R. 1959), H3924 [18JN]

Zetter, Daniel R.: relief (see H.R. 1959), H3924 [18JN]

Zetter, David R.: relief (see H.R. 1959), H3924 [18JN]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Richter, Susan, E436 [11MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs, H5697 [24JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5679, H5697 [24JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4846 [8JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6620 [31JY]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H7125 [10SE]

Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), H10378 [8NO]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), motion to instruct conferees, H8271, H8272, H8273, H8274, H8275, H8276 [1OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve homeless veterans programs (H.R. 2206), H8271 [1OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5258 [15JY]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (H.R. 956), H3140 [21MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5753, H5754 [24JY]

FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 1411), H8477 [7OC]

———Youth Anti-Smoking Initiative Enforcement and Outreach Program funding, H5679 [24JY]

Interstate commerce: clarify firearm permit and licensing procedures for armored car crew members (H.R. 624), H635 [26FE], E185 [6FE]

Kentucky: Land Between the Lakes Preserve funding, H5753, H5754 [24JY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: adjudication and payment of certain claims by veterans against Iraq, H8271, H8272, H8273, H8274, H8275, H8276 [1OC]

Taxation: rates, H4846 [8JY], H6620 [31JY]

Tributes

Green, Jeff, E1727 [10SE]

Richter, Susan, E435 [11MR]

Wilson, Madison Whitfield, E1991 [9OC]