CARSON, BRAD (a Representative from Oklahoma)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6704 [11OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H5407 [5SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H112 [30JA]

Aviation: direct NIST to develop standards for effective aviation security technologies and direct the FAA to evaluate such technologies (see H.R. 3101), H8338 [16NO]

———improve security (see H.R. 3110), H6779 [12OC]

———preempt State laws requiring approval prior to the construction or operation of certain airport development projects (see H.R. 2107), H3864 [10JY]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (see H.R. 3055), H6421 [5OC]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H6380 [4OC]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H878 [13MR]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 135), H2184 [15MY]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H10065 [13DE]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H2998 [7JN]

———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H1115 [22MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H7718 [1NO]

———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), H5925 [21SE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H3863 [10JY]

———require retailers of farm-raised fish to inform consumers of the country of origin (see H.R. 2439), H3861 [10JY]

Contracts: require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 1324), H1558 [24AP]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 2688), H4948 [31JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide loan assistance to agricultural producers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 478), H1488 [4AP]

Dept. of HUD: increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1629), H2998 [7JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H1012 [20MR]

Dept. of Labor: reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (see H.R. 1241), H1188 [27MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1661 [26AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H2889 [5JN]

———extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1929), H2387 [21MY]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 227), H5704 [14SE]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H1112 [22MR]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1410 [3AP]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5928 [21SE]

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 2232), H4353 [19JY]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H1112 [22MR]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Education Technology Corps (see H.R. 1149), H5704 [14SE]

Drug abuse: provide assistance to States to expand and establish treatment programs to provide services to individuals who voluntarily seek treatment (see H.R. 1896), H3519 [25JN]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H3805 [28JN]

Education: increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 687), H2142 [10MY]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see H.R. 1096), H1191 [27MR]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H2142 [10MY]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see H.R. 775), H505 [28FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 345), H164 [31JA]

EPA: provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 1431), H1558 [24AP]

———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see H.R. 1413), H1482 (see H.R. 1413), H1492 [4AP]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H2712 [24MY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 827), H4378 [20JY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H3150 [13JN]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H3204 [14JN]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H2849 [25MY]

Government: enhance citizen access to information and services through use of Internet-based information technology (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]

Head Start Act: ensure that every eligible child has the tools to learn to read (see H.R. 1201), H1490 [4AP]

Health: prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 2340), H5406 [5SE]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H5125 [1AU]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H3806 [28JN]

Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center (see H.R. 3334), H8337 [16NO]

Immigration: allow acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has died (see H.R. 1892), H2956 [6JN]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see H.R. 293), H443 [27FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 835), H622 [1MR]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 3166), H7308 [24OC]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H5704 [14SE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H1121 [26MR]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H1556 [24AP]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

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

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H10067 [13DE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H5333 [2AU]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H2711 [24MY]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H4009 [12JY]

Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see H.R. 1383), H1718 [1MY]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 2677), H4862 [30JY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H3151 [13JN]

Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H4949 [31JY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H2997 [7JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H4009 [12JY]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H3260 [19JN]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H6056 [25SE]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H1489 [4AP]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H8421 [27NO]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H7960 [8NO]

———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), H1346 [29MR]

———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), H8732 [29NO]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H3260 [19JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3331), H8843 [4DE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H1410 [3AP]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see H.J. Res. 42), H4950 [31JY]

National Park Service: snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 1465), H2712 [24MY]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H1558 [24AP]

Native Americans: amend laws relative to the lands of the Muscogee-Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasawa and Choctaw Nations, historically referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes (see H.R. 2880), H5592 [11SE]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H4429 [23JY]

———establish programs to improve energy development on Indian lands (see H.R. 2412), H4010 [12JY]

———Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (see H.R. 2335), H5456 [6SE]

———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 1662), H1715 [1MY]

———tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 166), H4114 [17JY]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Nuclear energy: remediation of thorium processing sites (see H.R. 2418), H4541 [24JY]

OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H1664 [27AP]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H7909 [7NO]

Pipelines: improve safety (see H.R. 3609), H10965 [20DE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H165 [31JA] (see H.R. 1637), H1659 [26AP]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H5405 [5SE]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H1121 [26MR]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H5488 [10SE]

———establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (see H.R. 1943), H2890 [5JN]

Public lands: encourage development of natural gas and oil resources (see H.R. 3538), H10909 [19DE]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 243), H6421 [5OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1191 [27MR]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2815), H5337 [2AU]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H3149 [13JN]

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3011), H6259 [3OC]

———conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 1035), H4949 [31JY]

———expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 2538), H5927 [21SE]

Schools: encourage teaching of the role of Native Americans in U.S. history and culture and leading of community service projects that further such education (see H. Res. 101), H1189 [27MR]

———honor Native Americans for their contributions to U.S. history, culture, and education (see H. Res. 168), H3207 [18JN]

Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H7910 [7NO]

Sioux Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3250), H9082 [10DE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H4780 [27JY]

Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2610), H8949 [5DE]

———choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H1190 [27MR]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H877 [13MR]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H623 [1MR]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 560), H322 [13FE]

———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H10173 [17DE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H6380 [4OC]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H3711 [27JN]

———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), H5456 [6SE]

———allow investments by certain retirement plans in principal residences of children and grandchildren of participants who are first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2308), H7718 [1NO]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military Reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military Reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H6380 [4OC]

———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), H2334 [17MY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H6458 [9OC]

———encourage the development of a cost effective commercial space transportation industry (see H.R. 2177), H4634 [25JY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H3068 [12JN]

———permanently extend the Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation (see H.R. 224), H650 [6MR]

———provide credits for the installation of certain wind energy property (see H.R. 2322), H5456 [6SE]

———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 2082), H2955 [6JN]

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

———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 436), H1190 [27MR]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H6137 [2OC]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H4009 [12JY]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), H7959 [8NO]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3310), H8843 [4DE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2907), H6138 [2OC]

———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (see H. Con. Res. 233), H6381 [4OC]

———tribute 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. Con. Res. 232), H6138 [2OC]

Unemployment: expand coverage options for unemployed workers to receive and pay for COBRA health insurance benefits and provide for a program of enhanced unemployment coverage (see H.R. 3471), H10054 [12DE]

Veterans: increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see H.R. 2123), H6380 [4OC]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H1557 [24AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1190 [27MR]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H5406 [5SE]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8181 [14NO]

———establish a program to provide funds to State and local governments to replace punch card voting systems (see H.R. 775), H505 [28FE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H1114 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (see H.R. 2152), H3149 [13JN]

Oklahoma: settle certain claims of Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations to the Arkansas Riverbed (see H.R. 3534), H10909 [19DE]

Oklahoma City, OK: authorize construction of a Native American Cultural Center and Museum (see H.R. 2742), H5334 [2AU]

Remarks

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5162 [1AU]

———preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness, H5162 [1AU]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 74), H1943 [8MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6505 [10OC], H6649 [11OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3732 [28JN]

Gulf of Mexico: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities in certain areas, H3732 [28JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: Nursing Home Oversight Improvement Program funding, H6649 [11OC]

Natural gas: Gulfstream Natural Gas Project funding, H3732 [28JN]

Oklahoma City, OK: authorize construction of a Native American Cultural Center and Museum (H.R. 2742), H9185 [11DE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5048, H5162 [1AU]

Schools: honor Native Americans for their contributions to U.S. history, culture, and education (H. Res. 168), H3274 [20JN]

Taxation: rates (H.R. 3), H655 [7MR]

———rates (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 83), H754 [8MR]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H8999 [6DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H925 [14MR]