SHAW, E. CLAY, JR. (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, H10365 [19OC]

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), H253 [8FE]

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H4817 [21JN]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H11194 [25OC]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H3172 [16MY]

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

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H647 [6MR]

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

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers and appoint additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 5530), H11195 [25OC]

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (see H.R. 4601), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 4866), H6471 [18JY] (see H.R. 5173), H7650 [14SE]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H575 [29FE]

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), H6777 [24JY]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), H3049 [15MY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7723 [18SE]

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

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H8617 [2OC]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H5240 [27JN]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903) (see H.R. 3919), H997 [14MR]

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

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H2122 [11AP]

Immigration: prevent admission, require removal, and authorize investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide abroad (see H.R. 3058), H3869 [25MY]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H3650 [23MY]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see H.R. 4299), H8200 [26SE]

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 5068), H7208 [27JY]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 3911), H2341 [13AP]

———coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H5169 [26JN]

———coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H8617 [2OC]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H7211 [27JY]

———coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H11928 [14NO]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H1674 [3AP]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H7503 [12SE]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H4220 [12JN]

———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), H8617 [2OC]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2905 [10MY]

Members of Congress: prohibit pay rate adjustments from exceeding certain cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2893), H7991 [21SE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7282 [6SE]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H2122 [11AP]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3172 [16MY]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7128 [26JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6051 [13JY]

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), H8407 [27SE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7991 [21SE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H510 [16FE]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H3308 [17MY]

Tariff: steam or other vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3875), H4174 [9JN]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H8469 [28SE]

———application of excise taxes on air transportation relative to amounts paid for mileage credits for individuals residing outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4470), H3926 [6JN]

———clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (see H.R. 5117), H7933 [20SE]

———clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities and mineral production payments (see H.R. 5259), H9635 [10OC]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H8200 [26SE]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3412 [18MY]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (see H.R. 4163), H1762 [4AP]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H4592 [15JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2239 [12AP]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 4865), H6354 [17JY]

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (see H.R. 4003), H1285 [22MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4717), H5036 [22JN]

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

———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 2289), H455 [15FE]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H3049 [15MY]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 3905), H2341 [13AP]

Veterans: increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H90 [31JA]

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

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

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H8200 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Asphalt Commander (vessel): permit placement under a foreign registry (see H.R. 5629), H11842 [3NO]

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt, decrease the statutory debt limit, and provide for retirement security (see H.R. 5203), H7870 [19SE]

EPA: establish integrated environmental reporting system (see H.R. 4757), H5168 [26JN] (see H.R. 5422), H9504 [6OC]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan (see H.R. 5121), H7364 [7SE]

Medicare: coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H3868 [25MY]

———ensure adequacy of digital mammography payments (see H.R. 5088), H7209 [27JY] (see H.R. 5172), H7577 [13SE]

———provide more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education (see H.R. 5089), H7209 [27JY]

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

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 4685), H4591 [15JN] (see H.R. 5596), H11445 [27OC]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H6051 [13JY]

———improve the payment system for representation of claimants (see H.R. 4633), H4174 [9JN]

SSA: prepare for the needs of the 21st century (see H.R. 5447), H9767 [11OC]

States: regulate transactions at pawn shops and prohibit the imposition of usurious interest rates on loans to consumers (see H. Con. Res. 312), H2339 [13AP]

Tariff: treatment of certain foodstuffs originating in NAFTA countries (see H.R. 4026), H1119 [16MR]

Taxation: impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 5421), H9504 [6OC]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H4035 [7JN]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 4715), H4817 [21JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H8743 [4OC]

Letters

Structured Settlement Protection Act: John E. Chapoton, John S. Stanton, and Nancy Granese, E1710 [6OC]

Lists

Everglades National Park restoration plan participants, H10361 [19OC]

Motions

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H1441 [28MR]

Proposals

Attorney fee payment system: by, E971 [9JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1525, H1526 [29MR]

Broward County, FL: tribute to Broward County Fire Rescue Service, E847 [25MY]

———tribute to Northeast Rebels (cheerleading organization), E621 [3MY]

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt, decrease the statutory debt limit, and provide for retirement security (H.R. 5203), H7792, H7794 [19SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, E1303 [24JY]

Colombia: drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1525, H1526 [29MR]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (H.R. 3125), H6067 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, H8652 [3OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11286 [26OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4062 [8JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11286 [26OC]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1525, H1526 [29MR]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, H8652 [3OC], H10291, H10359 [19OC], H11820, H11827 [3NO]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), H6922 [25JY]

Graphic International Communications (organization): tribute, E1007 [14JN]

Health: importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (H. Res. 278), H8637 [3OC]

Holocaust: remembrance, E610 [2MY]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5358 [28JN]

Miami, FL: selection as permanent location for the Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (S. Con. Res. 71), H2056 [11AP]

Miami Beach, FL: Colony Theater Restoration Project funding, H8652 [3OC]

National Taking Charge of Your TV Week: observance, E1536 [20SE]

North Bay Village, FL: anniversary, E762 [18MY]

Pensions: reform, H7792 [19SE]

Privacy: protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers, H11286 [26OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 4844), H7341 [7SE]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11246 [26OC]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H584, H586, H597, H617, H618, H619, H620 [1MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), Senate amendment, H1441, H1442, H1445, H1447 [28MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), unanimous-consent agreement, H580, H581 [1MR]

———improve the payment system for representation of claimants (H.R. 4633), E970 [9JN]

SSA: prepare for the needs of the 21st century (H.R. 5447), E1754 [12OC]

States: regulate transactions at pawn shops and prohibit the imposition of usurious interest rates on loans to consumers (H. Con. Res. 312), H5180 [27JN]

Stiles Corp.: National Association of Industrial and Office Properties Developer of the Year award recipient, E855 [25MY]

Taxation: condition repeal of tax increase on Social Security benefits on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H7167, H7169, H7170, H7171, H7172 [27JY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H308 [10FE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools, H11246 [26OC]

———impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (H.R. 5421), E1710 [6OC]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4152 [9JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H7156 [27JY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7156, H7157, H7158, H7159, H7160, H7161, H7167, H7168, H7169, H7170, H7171, H7172, H7173 [27JY]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (H.R. 4715), E1070 [21JN]

Votes: correction, H1200 [22MR]

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), H10359 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11827 [3NO]

———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 (H. Res. 639), H10291 [19OC]

———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), H11820 [3NO]

Women: recognize the severity of the issue of cervical health (H. Con. Res. 64), H8639 [3OC]

Statements

Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act (H.R. 4844): by, E1244 [14JY]

Tributes

Archer, Representative, H11415, H11417 [27OC]

Fowler, Representative, E1979 [28OC]

Margolis, Gwen, E13 [27JA]

Sacks, Chaim Dov, E845 [25MY]