MILLER, DAN (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H3814 [24MY], H5241, H5242 [27JN], H5562 [29JN]

Appointments

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

———H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6564 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 3590), H8469 [28SE]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 4399), H8200 [26SE]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Children and youth: recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (see H. Con. Res. 375), H6470 [18JY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H8469 [28SE]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H1957 [6AP]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 441), H12022 [6DE]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 113), H3412 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (see H.R. 5613), H11813 [2NO]

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

Dept. of the Interior: collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 345), H7003 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H4784 [20JN]

Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 4400), H8200 [26SE]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4182), H2123 [11AP]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H255 [8FE]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4040), H1162 [21MR]

Foreign aid: restrict assistance to countries with which the U.S. has an extradition treaty or is in negotiations to conclude an extradition treaty (see H.R. 4114), H1587 [29MR]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H2967 [11MY]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of legislation that designates or redesignates any building, highway, or other structure in honor of a serving Member of Congress (see H. Res. 343), H343 [10FE]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H6719 [20JY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H50 [27JA]

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

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H3474 [19MY]

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 5068), H8469 [28SE]

Medicare: coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H7723 [18SE]

———facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), H7991 [21SE]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 5200), H7992 [21SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 4547), H7652 [14SE]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8736 [3OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3530), H48 [27JA]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H631 [1MR]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H1120 [16MR]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H10257 [18OC]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5737 [10JY]

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

Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 5309), H10036 [17OC]

Russia: location and removal of KGB cache of arms and explosives placed in the U.S. (see H. Res. 380), H90 [31JA]

Schools: promote the use of proven academic and classroom-management solutions for problems of behavior, attention, and learning in school children (see H. Res. 459), H2412 [2MY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7578 [13SE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H341 [10FE]

Taxation: allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see H.R. 4025), H7723 [18SE]

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

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H997 [14MR]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H5085 [23JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 2894), H8469 [28SE]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1351), H3412 [18MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2967 [11MY]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H998 [14MR]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 4111), H2341 [13AP]

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

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 7), H997 [14MR]

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H2340 [13AP]

Veterans: increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H3309 [17MY]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9907 [16OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H4336 [13JN]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H3474 [19MY]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H8617 [2OC]

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (see H.R. 3985), H3173 [16MY]

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), H1675 [3AP]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H3413 [18MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of the Census: establish a term limit for the Director of the Census (see H.R. 5257), H7991 [21SE]

National Teach Census Week: support (see H. Con. Res. 263), H641 [2MR]

Tariff: polyvinylchloride (PVC) self-adhesive sheets (see H.R. 3805), H631 [1MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H923 [13MR]

Letters

Price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane: Mary Barley, Everglades Trust, Inc., E1212 [11JY]

Remarks

Agarwal, Kamlesh: extradition of alleged murderer from India, H5813 [11JY]

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H1415 [28MR], H4170 [9JN], H5562, H5563, H5568, H5569, H5571, H5572, H5574 [29JN]

———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, E1212 [11JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5562, H5563, H5565, H5568, H5569, H5571, H5572, H5574 [29JN], E1212 [11JY]

Bradenton, FL: selection by Money (publication) as one of the best places to retire in America, E1365 [27JY]

CCC: limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5562, H5563, H5565, H5568, H5569, H5571, H5572 [29JN]

Census: expand the Census in the Schools Project, H459 [16FE]

———funding for the planning of a special census of U.S. citizens living abroad, H5134 [26JN]

———importance of decennial census, H1063 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1660 [3AP]

———use of sampling to determine populations in States for purposes of congressional redistricting, H1063 [15MR], H1080 [16MR]

Crime: increase cooperation on extradition efforts between the U.S. and foreign governments (H.R. 3212), H5813 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: Public Housing Operating Fund funding, H4747 [20JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H4875 [21JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4974 [22JN], H5062 [23JN], H5134 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4058 [8JN], H4251, H4255, H4259, H4261 [13JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4747 [20JN], H4875 [21JN]

Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H5428 [28JN]

Education: Pell Grant Program funding, H4261 [13JN]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H4251 [13JN]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), H2559 [4MY]

Everglades National Park: restoration and land acquisition funding, H5574 [29JN]

———restoration plan, H11819 [3NO]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1028 [15MR]

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (H.R. 3240), H5428 [28JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H4255 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), H4259 [13JN]

Korean War: anniversary (H.J. Res. 86), H732 [8MR]

LSC: funding, H4974 [22JN]

Manatee County, FL: Chamber of Commerce recipient of Florida Chamber of Commerce Executives Chamber of the Year award, E1504 [18SE]

Miami, FL: selection as permanent location for the Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (S. Con. Res. 71), H2057 [11AP]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), H10604 [24OC], E1362 [27JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5062 [23JN]

Sarasota, FL: use of passenger facility charges at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, H1028 [15MR]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H316 [10FE]

Votes: position on missed, H1603 [30MR]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 665), H11819 [3NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1074 [15MR], H1161 [21MR], H1671 [3AP], H2768 [9MY], H4172 [9JN], H5841 [11JY]

Statements

Price Support Programs for Sugar Beets and Sugarcane: GAO, E1212 [11JY]

Tributes

Mote, William R., H6780 [25JY]