FORD, HAROLD E., JR. (a Representative from Tennessee)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H50 [27JA]

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

American Museum of Science and Energy: designate (see H.R. 4940), H6777 [24JY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H4036 [7JN]

Children and youth: increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H1956 [6AP]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]

Colleges and universities: rights and privileges of student-athletes (see H.R. 4117), H1587 [29MR]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H4817 [21JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6600 [19JY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H7991 [21SE]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H6777 [24JY]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

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

Crime: prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H6052 [13JY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3926 [6JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4784 [20JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

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

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H9900 [12OC]

Dept. of Labor: application of occupational safety and health regulations to home offices relative to promotion of telework opportunities (see H.R. 4098), H1476 [28MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H50 [27JA]

———establish presumption of service connection for certain chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2697), H641 [2MR]

———make pay adjustments for nurses and certain other health-care professionals in the same manner as Federal employees and allow locality pay adjustments for those employees (see H.R. 1216), H632 [1MR]

Digital Bridge Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 4477), H3308 [17MY]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H1163 [21MR]

Education: establish program that improves achievement through the integration of technology into curriculum (see H.R. 4081), H1405 [23MR]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2409 [2MY]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H572 [29FE]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4592 [15JN]

ERISA: improve the retirement security of American families (see H.R. 5549), H11194 [25OC]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H575 [29FE]

Federal employees: make certain temporary Federal service creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1606), H632 [1MR]

———make permanent the authority under which comparability allowances may be paid to Government physicians (see H.R. 3841), H3049 [15MY]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H632 [1MR]

———treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes (see H.R. 207), H3049 [15MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1958 [6AP]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H575 [29FE]

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

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H5843 [11JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H2411 [2MY]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H574 [29FE]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1407 [23MR]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

James H. Quillen U.S. Courthouse, Greeneville, TN: designate (see H.R. 4608), H4120 [8JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

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

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2411 [2MY]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H3649 [23MY]

———remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H8406 [27SE]

Medicare: graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3926 [6JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1764 [4AP]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H5169 [26JN]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H4592 [15JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10037 [17OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7933 [20SE]

Middle Passage National Monument: establish (see H.R. 4581), H3924 [6JN]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that applications relating to apprenticeship programs are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 4781), H5435 [28JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H1764 [4AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8617 [2OC]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H2905 [10MY]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H922 [9MR]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11813 [2NO]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H921 [9MR]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H1120 [16MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H997 [14MR]

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

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H3474 [19MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H2607 [4MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7503 [12SE]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3925 [6JN]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (see H.R. 5546), H11194 [25OC]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2655 [8MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H509 [16FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H10473 [19OC]

———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H1077 [15MR]

Tennessee (U.S.S.): tribute for accomplishments during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 421), H10257 [18OC]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H1406 [23MR]

Veterans: 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), H9901 [12OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H7280 [6SE]

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), H342 [10FE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H9767 [11OC]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H8617 [2OC]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Consumers: protect from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports (see H.R. 4644), H4336 [13JN]

Tariff: steel wire rods (see H.R. 4591), H3925 [6JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 127), H12026 [7DE]

Budget: balance, H4269 [13JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3686 [24MY]

Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H4763 [20JN]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H1290 [23MR], H2084 [11AP]

Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding, H4074, H4075 [8JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4532 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4074, H4075 [8JN], H4251, H4259, H4269 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11472 [28OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4763 [20JN]

Education: national policy to improve system, H10815 [25OC]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H4251 [13JN], H11472 [28OC]

Firearms: enhance enforcement of handgun safety laws and prevent children from obtaining access to firearms, H2084 [11AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H133, H134 [1FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H133, H134 [1FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H2454 [3MY]

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

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), H460 [16FE]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H460 [16FE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (H. Con. Res. 426), H11201 [26OC]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4532 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4532 [15JN]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 419), H289 [10FE]

Votes: position on missed, E816 [23MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1161 [21MR]

Tributes

Brown, Joe, E287 [13MR]

Clay, Representative, H11430 [27OC]

Goodling, Representative, H2454 [3MY]