THURMAN, KAREN L. (a Representative from Florida)
Amendments
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4394 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4394 [25JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 1032), H948 [12MR], H1019 [13MR]
Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H7729 [23SE]
Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1371), H7008 [8SE]
———make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609), H8437 [6OC]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H1338 [8AP]
———restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 786), H702 [27FE]
Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 91), H6705 [31JY]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H4836 [26JN]
———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H1795 [23AP]
———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H5569 [22JY]
Budget: reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H5570 [22JY]
Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H7263 [11SE]
———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5132 [10JY]
———promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 1592), H2678 [14MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6919 [4SE]
Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 776), H587 [13FE]
Children and youth: facilitate fingerprint checks authorized by National Child Protection Act (see H.R. 2488), H7527 [17SE]
China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140), H1257 [20MR]
Civil rights: prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H8633 [7OC]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H6026 [29JY]
Crime: protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H5297 [15JY]
———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]
Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 2366), H7365 [16SE]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H804 [6MR]
———assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in the performance of their border protection functions (see H.R. 805, 2922), H2590 [13MY], H10957 [13NO]
———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H5021 [9JY]
Dept. of Education: provide links to databases of information concerning scholarships and fellowships (see H.R. 1440), H3924 [18JN]
———study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 3058), H10954 [13NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H5777 [24JY]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 230), H669 [26FE]
Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 40), H670 [26FE]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]
Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2129), H6407 [30JY]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H452 [11FE]
Education: restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115), H1909 [28AP]
Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents (see H.R. 231), H702 [27FE]
———make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H10956 [13NO]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H4133 [20JN]
———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1340 [8AP]
EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H452 [11FE]
Everglades National Park: designate Earnest F. Coe Visitor Center (see H.R. 136), H1018 [13MR]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H7199 [10SE]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H7199 [10SE]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1989 [29AP]
———make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 2526), H8929 [21OC]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H5916 [28JY]
Fish and fishing: authorize assistance to the States for fish restoration and management projects (see H.R. 2973), H10957 [13NO]
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), H453 [11FE]
Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H2090 [30AP]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 2509), H7600 [18SE]
———ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079), H7008 [8SE]
———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), H6703 [31JY]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1543 [15AP]
Health: combat fraud relative to payments for health care services (see H.R. 2584), H8264 [30SE]
———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H4087 [19JN]
———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H6918 [4SE]
———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H7600 [18SE]
———insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H9038 [22OC]
———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2198), H5826 [25JY]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H245 [21JA]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5487 [17JY]
———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H7263 [11SE]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H9865 [31OC]
Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H5777 [24JY]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H10957 [13NO]
———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H1706 [17AP]
Immigration: allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's visas (see H.R. 225), H348 [5FE]
———treatment of aliens relative to delinquent child support payments (see H.R. 2985), H10957 [13NO]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H2679 [14MY]
India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H453 [11FE]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H627 [25FE]
———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H9502 [23OC]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H149 [9JA]
———require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854), H10171 [6NO]
Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H3169 [21MY]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9801 [30OC]
IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (see H.R. 1226), H1338 [8AP]
———restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses for purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 2563), H8439 [6OC]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H6707 [31JY]
Law enforcement: require better reporting of unidentified persons (see H.R. 2850), H10957 [13NO]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H4836 [26JN]
———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H804 [6MR]
———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1392 [9AP]
———funding for the hiring of personnel who perform nonadministrative services (see H.R. 804), H4221 [23JN]
———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H9730 [29OC]
Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 237), H8834 [9OC]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness: designate (see H.R. 136), H1018 [13MR]
Medicaid: treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2938), H10419 [8NO]
———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain HMO's (see H.R. 697), H522 [12FE]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1392 [9AP]
———combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 2640), H8727 [8OC]
———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H285 [4FE]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417), H589 [13FE]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1061), H1440 [10AP]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 566, 625), H284 [4FE], H392 [6FE]
———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]
———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H524 [12FE]
———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H589 [13FE]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H4132 [20JN]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H524 [12FE]
———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H1340 [8AP]
———waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain military retirees and dependents who live near certain military hospitals (see H.R. 1738), H3202 [22MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 1770), H5183 [14JY]
Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H6963 [5SE]
NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H4221 [23JN]
NASA: 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 Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H9730 [29OC]
National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]
National Weather Service: making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 1251), H1339 [8AP]
National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 300), H9865 [31OC]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H4086 [19JN]
Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3798 [12JN]
Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 1505), H2446 [8MY]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H1261 [20MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2777), H346 [5FE], H9800 [30OC]
———prohibit contributions by multicandidate political committees controlled by foreign corporations (see H.R. 610), H6962 [5SE]
Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H4647 [25JN]
Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H8929 [21OC]
Public Health Service Act: improve research of children's health (see H.R. 1451), H1891 [24AP]
Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H3204 [22MY]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H6918 [4SE]
Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 674), H525 [12FE]
Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]
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), H7263 [11SE]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1440 [10AP]
Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1392 [9AP]
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 45), H2784 [15MY]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H1440 [10AP]
———State requirements for work experience and community service programs relative to child support (see H.R. 2463), H7262 [11SE]
Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 2499), H7599 [18SE]
———allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative minimum tax liability (see H.R. 2524), H9730 [29OC]
———capital gains rates relative to investments in certain small businesses (see H.R. 2252), H10172 [6NO]
———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1259 [20MR]
———exclude from gross income pension benefits received by the survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 921), H4647 [25JN]
———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H1187 [19MR]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H10172 [6NO]
———modify application of passive loss limitations to equine activities (see H.R. 705), H3070 [20MY]
———modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business stock (see H.R. 420), H1018 [13MR]
———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10172 [6NO]
———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1391), H3924 [18JN]
———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H1261 [20MR]
———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1478), H1988 [29AP]
———treatment of damage awards for emotional distress (see H.R. 2802), H10768 [12NO]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H453 [11FE]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1542 [15AP]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H1018 [13MR]
———treatment of loans under the Rural Electrification Act (see H.R. 1441), H3568 [5JN]
———treatment of scholarships received under the National Health Corps Scholarship Program (see H.R. 2951), H10419 [8NO]
———treatment of stock in agricultural refiners or processors sold to certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 1752), H3213 [30MY]
Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527), H7729 [23SE]
Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (see H.R. 1872), H10956 [13NO]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace (see H.R. 2921), H10769 [12NO]
Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2090 [30AP]
Transportation: transfer taxing and spending authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 1470, 3045), H1987 [29AP], H10953 [13NO]
Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H590 [13FE]
Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H8833 [9OC]
———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H5916 [28JY]
———extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092), H1392 [9AP]
———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H3203 [22MY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H285, H286 [4FE]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]
Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4221 [23JN]
———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H1795 [23AP]
———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H7730 [23SE]
———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H5401 [16JY]
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]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Defense: ensure that enrollees in TRICARE Prime retain coverage in any TRICARE region (see H.R. 2104), H4835 [26JN]
———include certain beneficiaries in National Mail Order Pharmacy Program (see H.R. 1773), H3273 [3JN]
Medicaid: increase the minimum Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 835), H628 [25FE]
Medicare: require surety bonds and disclosure of certain ownership information for suppliers of durable medical equipment, home health agencies, and other health care providers (see H.R. 1457), H1891 [24AP]
———secondary payer rules for individuals with end stage renal disease (see H.R. 2577), H8160 [29SE]
Taxation: treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1355), H1611 [16AP]
Motions
Budget: reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), H5613 [23JY]
Proposals
Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H9812 [31OC]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5684 [24JY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4670 [26JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6644 [31JY]
———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), H5619 [23JY]
———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), motion to recommit, H5613 [23JY]
Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H9812 [31OC]
Customs Service: allow the use of user fees to provide for inspectional personnel in connection with the arrival of passengers in Florida (H.R. 3034), H10890 [13NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: Meals on Wheels Program funding, H5684 [24JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H3958 [19JN]
———include certain beneficiaries in National Mail Order Pharmacy Program (H.R. 1773), H3958 [19JN]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H9668 [29OC]
Medicaid: funding, E310
Medicare: require surety bonds and disclosure of certain ownership information for suppliers of durable medical equipment, home health agencies, and other health care providers (H.R. 1457), E741
Taxation: child tax credit, H4670 [26JN]
———promote construction and rehabilitation of public schools by increasing the volume cap on certain bonds, H9069 [23OC]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9069 [23OC]
Remarks in House relative to