BROWN, HENRY E., JR. (a Representative from South Carolina)

Appointments

British-American Interparliamentary Group, H7950 [8NO]

Floyd Spence funeral attendees, H5372 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H7592 [31OC]

Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H5927 [21SE]

———restore certain education benefits of reservist and active duty servicemembers participating in military action against Afghanistan (see H.R. 3240), H7908 [7NO]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H224 [7FE]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H4949 [31JY]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3150), H7127 [17OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 333), H412 [26FE]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H4863 [30JY]

———recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (see H. Res. 124), H3261 [19JN]

China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see H. Res. 160), H3261 [19JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1699), H2335 [17MY]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (see H.R. 7), H1556 [24AP]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H2889 [5JN]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7853 [6NO]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917), H8843 [4DE]

Corps of Engineers: lease land at the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake project to the South Carolina Dept. of Commerce (see H.R. 649), H4113 [17JY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit cable television and other luxuries for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 458), H1660 [26AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: waive requirements relative to contracts for school and library construction and repair (see H.R. 331), H4634 [25JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide emergency crop loss assistance to respond to economic losses incurred by crop producers, livestock and poultry producers, and greenhouse operators as a result of the increase in energy prices (see H.R. 396), H650 [6MR]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H2023 [8MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (see H.R. 811), H621 [1MR]

———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (see H.R. 2540), H4215 [18JY]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H3806 [28JN]

Education: allow home school students who are eligible for enrollment in the overseas defense dependents' education system to use auxiliary services of system schools (see H.R. 830), H5971 [24SE]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1982), H5927 [21SE]

———reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see H.R. 1602), H4949 [31JY]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and support crisis pregnancy centers (see H. Res. 302), H8948 [5DE]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H1489 [4AP]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 1832), H2183 [15MY]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H10356 [18DE]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H1717 [1MY]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2847 [25MY]

———repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 1455), H3002 [8JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H2956 [6JN]

———encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 225), H5616 [13SE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 81), H10966 [20DE]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8133 [13NO]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H2712 [24MY]

Health: establish Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Veterans Affairs demonstration project on the integrated management of health care resources (see H.R. 2667), H4779 [27JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2315), H4217 [18JY]

Higher Education Act: make certain student loan interest rate formulas permanent (see H.R. 2781), H5928 [21SE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H3203 [14JN]

Insurance: provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H6380 [4OC]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 792), H4113 [17JY]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2677 [23MY]

Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development (see H.J. Res. 75), H9240 [11DE]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H1410 [3AP]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3067 [12JN]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 1212), H2712 [24MY]

Medicare: 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. 868), H1660 [26AP]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1911), H5406 [5SE]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H10355 [18DE]

Minimum wage: provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 1441), H1605 [25AP]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H. Con. Res. 184), H5592 [11SE]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 3437), H9077 [6DE]

National Stem Cell Donor Bank: establish to preserve donation of qualifying human stem cells and to conduct and support research using such cells (see H.R. 2096), H5340 [2AU]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H6919 [16OC]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H1717 [1MY]

Peru: congratulate President-elect Alejandro Toledo on his election, congratulate the people for the return of democracy, and express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 181), H3712 [27JN]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H254 [8FE]

Product safety: require safety labels for certain Internet-advertised toys and games (see H.R. 604), H8181 [14NO]

Public welfare programs: authorize State use of funds provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to support infant safe haven programs (see H.R. 2018), H5928 [21SE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H2082 [9MY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]

Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research and encourage equivalent restrictions by other countries (see H.R. 1372), H1661 [26AP]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H1926 [3MY]

Sharon, Ariel: commend election as Prime Minister of Israel, encourage end to Middle East violence, and reaffirm U.S. commitment to friendship (see H. Res. 34), H325 [13FE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 373), H165 [31JA]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H400 [14FE]

———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 128), H1716 [1MY]

———ensure solvency (see H. Con. Res. 214), H5338 [2AU]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H1190 [27MR]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H252 [8FE]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H6505 [10OC]

Tariff Act: expedite antidumping investigations when imports increase materially from new suppliers after an antidumping order and amend provisions on export prices and constructed export prices (see H.R. 3571), H10964 [20DE]

Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H6137 [2OC]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H2998 [7JN]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 13), H4863 [30JY]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 586), H2184 [15MY]

———exempt deduction for charitable contributions from the phase-out of itemized deductions (see H.R. 776), H5927 [21SE]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H959 [19MR]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H4949 [31JY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H5339 [2AU]

———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3301), H8248 [15NO]

———provide Federal reimbursement to States for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3172), H7333 [25OC]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2884), H5615 [13SE]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H1012 [20MR]

———reduce and simplify income tax rates and eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 456), H400 [14FE]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and earned income tax credit and allow nonrefundable credits against certain tax liability (see H.R. 6), H952 [15MR]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H224 [7FE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H5339 [2AU]

Terrorism: encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 284), H7959 [8NO]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 699), H3519 [25JN]

———improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (see H.R. 801), H828 [8MR]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H1343 [29MR]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548, 548), H3207 [18JN]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1499 [4AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H650 [6MR]

———repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans (see H.R. 1587), H3203 [14JN]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H4634 [25JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H222 [7FE]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 159), H5927 [21SE]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H3466 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 3183), H7529 [30OC]

Schools: allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (see H. Con. Res. 248), H6780 [12OC]

Poems

``Dulce and Decorum Est,'' James F. Cahalan, E2087 [15NO]

``United Through It All,'' Mike Allen and Randall Bayne, E2084 [15NO]

Remarks

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1166 [27MR], H1223 [28MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, H2043 [9MY]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H1166 [27MR]

Carolina Southern Railroad Co.: restoration of Blue Bastille drawbridge and refurbishing of railroad track in South Carolina, E1161 [20JN]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), H4261 [19JY]

Corps of Engineers: shore protection and beach replenishment projects funding, H3664 [27JN]

Dept. of Energy: commercial nuclear power plants site selection study funding, H5111 [1AU]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2603 [23MY]

———establish demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of voucher programs to provide school choice, H2603 [23MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3664 [27JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4054 [17JY]

Mellis, JoLynn: Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E317 [8MR]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5111 [1AU]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H.J. Res. 7), H177 [6FE]

Riggins, Shonda: Myrtle Beach, SC, Area Chamber of Commerce Employee of the Year award recipient, E302 [7MR]

Schools: allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (H. Con. Res. 248), H6790 [16OC]

Spence, Floyd: tribute (H. Res. 234), H5369 [5SE]

Taxation: rates, H2043 [9MY]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5500 [11SE], E1666 [17SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5500 [11SE]

Votes: position on missed, H8953, H8971, H8972 [6DE], E661 [26AP]

Tributes

Glick, Lyzbeth, E2164 [28NO]

Small, Wendy, E2164 [28NO]

Wilson, Representative Joe, H10429 [19DE]