WELDON, DAVE (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5244 [15JY]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2135 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

African Americans: official apology for those who suffered as slaves (see H. Con. Res. 96), H3797 [12JN]

Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1371), H8161 [29SE]

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

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H1338 [8AP]

Armed Forces: 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), H287 [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]

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 113), H408 [10FE]

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]

Census: provide for enumeration of family caregivers as part of the decennial census (see H.R. 2081), H4914 [8JY]

China, People's Republic of: cease practice of harvesting and transplanting organs for profit from executed prisoners (see H. Con. Res. 180), H9729 [29OC]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 26), H525 [12FE]

———restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H66 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (see H. Con. Res. 31), H768 [5MR]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H6963 [5SE]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H1707 [17AP]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52), H523 [12FE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292), H245 [21JA]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H8833 [9OC]

Corp. for National and Community Service: prohibit use of Selective Service System information for recruitment purposes (see H.R. 2029), H4338 [24JN]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: repeal statutory authority (see H.R. 121), H8633 [7OC]

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

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H2169 [5MY]

Crime: require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]

Customs Service: allow the use of user fees to provide for inspectional personnel in connection with the arrival of passengers in Florida (see H.R. 3034), H10767 [12NO]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 2667), H8833 [9OC]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H3203 [22MY]

———assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in the performance of their border protection functions (see H.R. 805), H3213 [30MY]

———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2631), H8834 [9OC]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals without explicit and specific legislation (see H.R. 2846), H10957 [13NO]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1577), H8438 [6OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: offer loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage (see H.R. 1007), H1440 [10AP]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 230), H453 [11FE]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1017 [13MR]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1989 [29AP]

———prostate cancer screening benefits (see H.R. 2639), H9615 [28OC]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1398), H3274 [3JN]

District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797), H7730 [23SE]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H10172 [6NO]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7008 [8SE]

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

Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H3070 [20MY]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H586 [13FE]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H407 [10FE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 622, 1005), H142 [9JA], H887 [11MR], H2091 [30AP]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H7730 [23SE]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059), H5916 [28JY]

FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (see H.R. 2480), H7364 [16SE]

———proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221), H8320 [2OC]

Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H1542 [15AP]

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

———review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2939), H10419 [8NO]

Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 131), H286 [4FE]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1543 [15AP]

———reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 614), H9039 [22OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H5487 [17JY]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H244 [21JA]

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

Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 1989), H4222 [23JN]

———restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Continental Shelf (see H.R. 180), H245 [21JA]

Foreign trade: identify countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2596), H10172 [6NO]

———require the marking of frozen produce with the country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale (see H.R. 2332), H6919 [4SE]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 716), H1795 [23AP]

———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 1036), H948 [12MR]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H7008 [8SE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1795 [23AP]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care provider networks (see H.R. 415), H1707 [17AP]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2198), H5486 [17JY]

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

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H7263 [11SE]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80, 352), H8438 [6OC], H9800 [30OC]

Immigration: reform the temporary agricultural workers program (see H.R. 471), H408 [10FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H2254 [6MY]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2091 [30AP]

———condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 146), H6962 [5SE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H2590 [13MY]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10421 [8NO]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H8438 [6OC]

Libya: jurisdictional immunities relative to jurisdiction of U.S. courts for claims arising out of the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H.R. 3026), H10767 [12NO]

Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see H.R. 1138), H3170 [21MY]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H1542 [15AP]

Medicaid: treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2938), H10957 [13NO]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8633 [7OC]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H524 [12FE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1261 [20MR]

———payment for ultrasonic nebulizers as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2671), H8833 [9OC]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H244 [21JA]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H669 [26FE]

———require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 459), H243 [21JA]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 1613), H2679 [14MY]

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

Motor vehicles: length and weight limitations on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 551), H2874 [16MY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1275), H1715 [21AP]

———tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5021 [9JY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3274 [3JN]

National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish (see H.R. 1511), H2255 [6MY]

National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H3476 [4JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H3476 [4JN]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7730 [23SE]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H1542 [15AP]

National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993), H803 [6MR]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 345), H245 [21JA]

NLRB: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449), H7911 [25SE]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H1186 [19MR]

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

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H701 [27FE]

———private property owner rights (see H.R. 992), H9039 [22OC]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H9502 [23OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]

Science: prohibit cloning of humans (see H.R. 923), H2351 [7MY]

———prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see H.R. 922), H2351 [7MY]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H7008 [8SE]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H3070 [20MY]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (see H.R. 1702), H3924 [18JN]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate that a certain percent of their income tax liability be used to reduce the national debt and require spending reductions equal to the amounts so designated (see H.R. 1914), H3864 [17JN]

———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H2784 [15MY]

———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H889 [11MR]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1612 [16AP]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H670 [26FE]

———increase the maximum amount of contributions to individual retirement accounts and the amounts of adjusted gross income at which the IRA deduction phases out for active participants in pension plans (see H.R. 891), H1456 [14AP]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H245 [21JA]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H1542 [15AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]

———repeal the withholding of income taxes and require individuals to pay estimated taxes on a monthly basis (see H.R. 340), H286 [4FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490), H8300 [1OC]

———treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 1338), H1541 [15AP]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373), H6715 [1AU]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H244 [21JA]

———treatment of religious schools relative to Federal unemployment tax (see H.R. 124), H2254 [6MY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1261 [20MR]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 211), H9559 [24OC]

U.N.: make financial support contingent upon adoption of certain reforms (see H.R. 1588), H2589 [13MY]

———prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 934), H766 [5MR]

———prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals to impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 312), H245 [21JA]

Veterans: minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H669 [26FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H669 [26FE], H9558 [24OC]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H4836 [26JN]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H3070 [20MY]

Voting: eliminate certain bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 2356), H6704 [31JY]

———establish a system to respond to inquiries about the citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social Security number to register to vote (see H.R. 1428), H2255 [6MY]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 1496), H2090 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Education: provide low-income children educational opportunities (see H.R. 2561), H7911 [25SE]

Taxation: increase exclusion amount of gain on the sale of a principal residence and allow each spouse a separate one-time exclusion (see H.R. 1680), H3069 [20MY]

———treatment of Internet and online services fees (see H.R. 995), H804 [6MR]

World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. Res. 95), H3660 [10JN]

Excerpts

``Holy Bible,'' (Ten Commandments), H719 [4MR]

Letters

Recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany: George Bush, H7290 [16SE]

Lists

Criminal incidents at Canaveral National Seashore, E1496 [23JY]

World War II U.S. airmen held at Buchenwald concentration camp, E1170 [10JN], E1676 [5SE]

Remarks

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H4062 [19JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions except in cases that threaten the life or physical health of the mother, H8653 [8OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1213 [20MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), Senate amendments, H8653 [8OC]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H2429 [8MY], H2736 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2429 [8MY], H2736 [15MY]

BIA: prohibit recognition of new Indian trust lands until binding agreements are reached by tribes on State and local sales taxes, H5231 [15JY]

Brevard County, FL: Brevard County Storm Damage Prevention Project funding, H8182 [30SE]

———veterans health care facility funding, H8684 [8OC]

Budget: balance, H771 [6MR], H5814, H5815, H5816, H5817, H5818 [25JY], H7483 [17SE]

———deficit, H4899, H4900, H4901 [8JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4892 [8JY], H5029 [10JY], H5583 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6642 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget, H4899 [8JY]

Canaveral National Seashore: prohibit designation as a clothing-optional area, H5244, H5245 [15JY], E1496 [23JY]

China, People's Republic of: cease practice of harvesting and transplanting organs for profit from executed prisoners (H. Con. Res. 180), E2201 [7NO]

———improve monitoring of human rights situation (H.R. 2358), E2201 [7NO]

———most-favored-nation status, H2612 [14MY]

———request for release of political prisoner Wei Jingsheng, H2612 [14MY]

Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (H. Con. Res. 31), H719 [4MR]

Corps of Engineers: shore protection and beach nourishment projects funding, H5736 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4062 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H8912, H8914, H8915 [21OC]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3483 [5JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5231, H5236, H5244, H5245 [15JY], E1496 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7124 [10SE], H7203 [11SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), conference report, H8684 [8OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), consideration (H. Res. 264), H8736 [9OC]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H4633, H4635, H4636, H4637 [25JN], H7483 [17SE]

Education: national policy to improve system, H7124, H7195, H7196, H7197, H7198 [10SE], H7203 [11SE], H9482, H9483 [23OC]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H7287 [16SE], H9482, H9483 [23OC]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1134 [19MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), conference report, H8182 [30SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration (H. Res. 194), H5736 [24JY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H539 [13FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H3483 [5JN], H6839 [4SE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), H539 [13FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), consideration (H. Res. 46), H554 [13FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6839 [4SE]

Holmes Regional Medical Center, Brevard County, FL: American Hospital Association NOVA Award recipient, E192 [10FE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2135, H2136, H2137, H2140, H2146, H2151 [1MY]

IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), E2204 [7NO]

Medicare: treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, H771 [6MR]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1275), H1823, H1834, H1840 [24AP]

———tribute, H5495 [22JY]

———tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission, H5448 [17JY], H5823 [25JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), H1644 [17AP]

Public housing: exemption from community work requirements for certain primary caregivers, H2135, H2136, H2137, H2140, H2146, H2151 [1MY]

Public welfare programs: reform, H4633, H4636 [25JN]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), H8541 [7OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (H.R. 2263), H5495 [22JY]

Science: authorize the U.S. Man and Biosphere Program, H5236 [15JY]

Space policy: reusable launch vehicle funding, H5821 [25JY]

———Russian participation in space station program, H1823 [24AP]

———space station program funding, H1370 [9AP], H1823, H1840 [24AP], H5822 [25JY]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (H. Con. Res. 109), H7292 [16SE]

Taxation: capital gains rates, H2935 [20MY], H3081 [21MY], H5816 [25JY]

———child tax credit, H4900 [8JY], H5814, H5815 [25JY], H6642 [31JY]

———definition of income levels impacted by proposed tax cuts, H4846 [8JY]

———increase exclusion amount of gain on the sale of a principal residence and allow each spouse a separate one-time exclusion (H.R. 1680), E979 [20MY]

———index the basis of certain assets for purposes of determining gain, H4892 [8JY]

———rates, H1460 [15AP], H4230 [24JN], H4637 [25JN], H5029 [10JY], H5583 [23JY], H5814, H5815, H5816, H5817, H5818 [25JY], H6642 [31JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), consideration (H. Res. 274), H9050 [23OC]

———treatment of higher education expenses, H6642 [31JY]

U.N.: designation of biosphere reserves and world heritage sites, H8541 [7OC]

———World Heritage Program funding, H5236 [15JY]

Votes: position on missed, H1741 [23AP], H4308 [24JN], E2212 [7NO]

World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (H. Con. Res. 95), H7290 [16SE], E1170 [10JN], E1676 [5SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H9863 [31OC]

Special order: granted, H801 [6MR], H1389 [9AP], H2153 [1MY], H2440 [8MY], H2676 [14MY], H4909 [8JY], H5485 [17JY], H7198 [10SE], H7364 [16SE], H8923 [21OC]

Tributes

Griffith, Stacey, H2012 [30AP]

Griffith, Vince, H2012 [30AP]