GRANGER, KAY (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H4216 [12JN]

———H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H7628 [14SE]

———H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H6711 [20JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 355), H1284 [22MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H373 [14FE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9011 [5OC]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 4049), H1163 [21MR]

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see H. Con. Res. 363), H5657 [29JN]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Dept. of Energy: extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (see H.R. 5613), H11781 [1NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service connection for certain chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2697), H1406 [23MR]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1477 [28MR]

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see H.R. 4493), H3412 [18MY]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 623), H341 [10FE]

FBI: provide a temporary alternative to fingerprint-based background checks to allow time to implement a national fingerprint-based system accessible by youth serving organizations (see H.R. 4424), H2966 [11MY]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H5084 [23JN]

Glacier National Park: Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation funding (see H.R. 4521), H3649 [23MY]

Gonzalez, Henry B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 445), H12095 [14DE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H342 [10FE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H5737 [10JY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7991 [21SE]

Medicare: revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H219 [7FE]

Military Retirement Reform Act: restore certain military retirement benefits (see H.R. 648), H1406 [23MR]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3214), H9900 [12OC]

Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H574 [29FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H90 [31JA]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3649 [23MY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H4592 [15JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5436 [28JN]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7871 [19SE]

Social Security: extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H7652 [14SE]

Taxation: allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H10473 [19OC]

———allow the empowerment zone employment credit for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and increase funding for such zones and communities (see H.R. 4463), H3171 [16MY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H4592 [15JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H9767 [11OC]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H4336 [13JN]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H922 [9MR]

———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (see H.R. 1291), H2411 [2MY]

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses and establish more options for obtaining quality health care (see H.R. 4925), H6776 [24JY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H342 [10FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2967 [11MY]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H50 [27JA]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H922 [9MR]

Transportation: continue operating assistance for small transit operators in large urban areas (see H.R. 1257), H1163 [21MR]

Veterans: increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H1406 [23MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H997 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: implement an allowance for members subjected to lengthy or numerous deployments, and require studies on tax credits for employers of National Guard members, and the expansion of military programs for youth (see H.R. 4208), H1956 [6AP]

Education: support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2606 [4MY]

Medicare: revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H212 [3FE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H2015 [11AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), H8122 [26SE]

Armed Forces: implement an allowance for members subjected to lengthy or numerous deployments, and require studies on tax credits for employers of National Guard members, and the expansion of military programs for youth (H.R. 4208), H6475 [19JY]

Dept. of Defense: F-22 fighter funding, H3991 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3991 [7JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, H9024 [6OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4057 [8JN]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (H.R. 1509), H2363 [2MY]

Education: support teachers (H. Res. 492), H2728 [9MY]

Fort Worth, TX: Edward J. Briscoe Elementary School designation as a Texas Education Agency State of Texas Recognized School, E1492 [14SE]

———tribute to Chisholm Trail Round-Up, E906 [7JN]

Hernandez, John: Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ohtli Award recipient, E1775 [13OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for military retirees, H7507 [13SE]

———improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States, H7875 [20SE]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H265 [9FE]

Votes: correction, H1801 [5AP]

———position on missed, H7026 [26JY], E478 [3AP], E1273 [19JY], E1346 [27JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H754 [8MR], H1586 [29MR]

Special order: granted, H10806 [24OC]

Tributes

Barton, Jon, E1321 [26JY]

Bergstrom, David E., E1109 [26JN]

Brachman, Leon, E970 [9JN]

Dey, William J., E1109 [26JN]

Doss, James H., Jr., E856 [25MY]

Fowler, Representative, H10790 [24OC]