SHOWS, RONNIE (a Representative from Mississippi)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 20), H399 [14FE]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 2763), H5335 [2AU]

Agricultural Market Transition Act: provide compensation for loss markets to farm owners and producers who have entered into production flexibility contracts (see H.R. 1339), H1925 [3MY]

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 1016), H1411 [3AP]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1121), H2998 [7JN]

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 1956), H3619 [26JN]

Arlington National Cemetery: reform burial eligibility requirements for certain veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 3423), H10356 [18DE]

Armed Forces: commend adhherence by employers to policies protecting members of Reserve components from adverse employment actions motivated by involvement in the uniformed services (see H. Con. Res. 72), H1347 [29MR]

———eliminate requirement that covered beneficiaries obtain a nonavailability-of-health-care statement relative to obstetrics and gynecological care for a pregnancy (see H.R. 1511), H1498 [4AP]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H162 [31JA]

———increase basic pay (see H.R. 244), H1346 [29MR] (see H.R. 2494), H4541 [24JY]

———modify the time for use of certain educational benefits by members of the Selected Reserve (see H.R. 1962), H3358 [20JN]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H443 [27FE]

———require executive agencies to pay the premiums for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for certain reservists called or ordered to active duty (see H.R. 1243), H4780 [27JY]

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

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H2999 [7JN]

Army: prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or wearing of berets as standard headgear until certification that the ammunition shortfall has been eliminated (see H.R. 1770), H2388 [21MY]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3110), H7333 [25OC]

———provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3007), H7910 [7NO]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 256), H325 [13FE]

———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 188), H325 [13FE]

———revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts (see H.R. 3211), H10067 [13DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds vote to pass legislation that would result in a deficit (see H.J. Res. 53), H3357 [20JN]

———make process more transparent (see H.R. 1257), H1189 [27MR]

———use budget surpluses attributable to the Dept. of Defense Military Retirement Fund for military retirement and survivor benefit programs (see H. Res. 23), H254 [8FE]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2182 [15MY]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H5340 [2AU]

———protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]

China, People's Republic of: express condolences to families of people killed in elementary school explosion and enforce International Labor Organization child and forced labor standards (see H. Res. 121), H1556 [24AP]

———human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1558 [24AP]

———revoke authority to extend permanent normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1497), H1558 [24AP]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1467), H1558 [24AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H506 [28FE]

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), H4014 [16JY]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H398 [14FE]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H10910 [19DE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H2281 [16MY]

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

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

Crime: combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes (see H.R. 3004), H6381 [4OC]

———enhance penalties for crimes of violence against children (see H.R. 259), H1190 [27MR]

———establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see H.R. 1877), H2280 [16MY]

———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 2146), H3149 [13JN]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 2817), H5407 [5SE]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H221 [7FE]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H222 [7FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve migratory bird management by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (see H.R. 2879), H5592 [11SE]

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 2012), H2846 [25MY]

———Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 1282), H4541 [24JY]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see H.R. 3086), H6700 [11OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H111 [30JA]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 457), H220 [7FE]

———establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 2235), H6056 [25SE]

———impose limitations on the wage that an employer is required to pay an H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker (see H.R. 2457), H3959 [11JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (see H.R. 811), H1116 [22MR]

———clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H393 [14FE]

———conduct Stand Down event outreach programs and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see H.R. 3271), H7959 [8NO]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H1012 [20MR]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H1408 [3AP]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H222 [7FE]

———make service dogs available to disabled veterans and make various other improvements in health care benefits (see H.R. 2792), H6702 [11OC]

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

———provide benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 1541), H1664 [27AP]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H651 [6MR]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5333 [2AU]

District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H6135 [2OC]

———provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 1193), H6137 [2OC]

Ecology and environment: establish a grassland reserve restoration and conservation program (see H.R. 1689), H1860 [2MY]

Education: authorize recruitment and retention incentive programs, student loan forgiveness, and professional development programs for teachers in rural areas (see H.R. 2102), H2997 [7JN]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H929 [14MR]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see H.R. 1096), H1010 [20MR]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H3466 [21JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 3333), H8337 [16NO]

———reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 1984), H2709 [24MY]

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

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3006), H6919 [16OC]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 482), H254 [8FE]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H1660 [26AP]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H3068 [12JN]

Federal employees: improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H2281 [16MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H2280 [16MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see H.R. 1474), H1486 (see H.R. 1474), H1495 [4AP]

Financial institutions: safeguard the public from fraud and streamline and facilitate efforts of Federal and State regulators to share antifraud information (see H.R. 1408), H1605 [25AP]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 950), H826 [8MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H224 [7FE]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H112 [30JA]

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

Fish and fishing: provide clarification regarding the market name for the fish Pangasius bocourti and compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 2964), H6505 [10OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]

Food: permit States to use administrative funds to pay costs relating to the processing, transporting, and distributing of donated wild game to eligible food distribution agencies (see H.R. 3477), H10065 [13DE]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 1506), H1861 [2MY]

———expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H954 [15MR]

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), H8949 [5DE]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1988), H3466 [21JN]

———revise the limitations on trade readjustment allowances under the trade adjustment assistance program for workers (see H.R. 2613), H4539 [24JY]

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

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H1605 [25AP]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H5405 [5SE]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H3203 [14JN]

———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H10054 [12DE]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H5339 [2AU]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H7852 [6NO]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H825 [8MR] (see H.R. 2716), H6702 [11OC]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on appointment and election of new Members if a significant number of Members can no longer serve due to a national emergency (see H.J. Res. 67), H7719 [1NO]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 2414), H3804 [28JN]

Immigration: allow the Dept. of State and INS electronic access to certain FBI criminal records to determine whether or not a visa applicant or applicant for admission has a criminal record (see H.R. 2965), H6458 [9OC]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H2185 [15MY]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H2023 [8MY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H1346 [29MR]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H1115 [22MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H253 [8FE]

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), H1346 [29MR]

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

Lake Sidney Lanier: allow property owners to maintain existing residences that are inadvertently in violation of a Corps of Engineers flood control easement (see H.R. 535), H5704 [14SE]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see H.R. 3229), H8339 [16NO]

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

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H4949 [31JY]

———tribute for efforts in battling the use and production of methamphetamine (see H. Res. 114), H1487 (see H. Res. 114), H1499 [4AP]

Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H.R. 2181), H3201 [14JN] (see H. Con. Res. 54), H741 [7MR]

Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H10910 [19DE]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H8948 [5DE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H1489 [4AP]

———provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (see H.R. 2364), H3802 [28JN]

Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H6458 [9OC]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2185 [15MY]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H1116 [22MR]

———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 coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H959 [19MR]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H1408 [3AP]

———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H4353 [19JY]

———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), H648 [6MR]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H1482 (see H.R. 1400), H1491 [4AP]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H2956 [6JN]

———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), H4428 [23JY]

———study anesthesia services and expand service arrangements for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 716), H3068 [12JN]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H3204 [14JN]

Mental health: establish regional centers to help States, local governments, and other organizations develop activities and services to assist persons with persistent mental illnesses (see H.R. 2363), H3802 [28JN]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2805), H5456 [6SE]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H5616 [13SE]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H3069 [12JN]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H2998 [7JN]

National Center for Military Deployment Health Research: establish (see H.R. 3256), H7959 [8NO]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 204), H4948 [31JY]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H.R. 2300), H3518 [25JN] (see H. Con. Res. 184), H3862 [10JY]

National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [21SE]

National Disaster Medical System: establish (see H.R. 2333), H5928 [21SE]

National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (see H.R. 2515), H6260 [3OC]

———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H1410 [3AP]

National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7217 [23OC]

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), H2996 [7JN]

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

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

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]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Pharmaceuticals: establish therapeutic equivalence requirements for generic drugs (see H.R. 1685), H2998 [7JN]

———importation of certain prescription drugs by pharmacists and wholesalers (see H.R. 698), H397 [14FE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H877 [13MR]

———protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H3805 [28JN]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7853 [6NO]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 12), H6381 [4OC]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 91), H3067 [12JN]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H3201 [14JN]

———establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (see H.R. 1943), H2680 [23MY]

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]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 817), H3863 [10JY]

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

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H1410 [3AP]

Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by State and local officials that results from the threat that potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 1273), H1294 [28MR]

Rural areas: improve access to telecommunications and Internet services (see H.R. 2669), H4950 [31JY]

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

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2023 [8MY]

Securities: issue Victory Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2900), H5736 [19SE]

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: expand to include individuals diagnosed with anthrax (see H.R. 3194), H7719 [1NO]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H3203 [14JN]

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

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H3960 [11JY]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H741 [7MR]

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

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H1660 [26AP]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H10355 [18DE]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464), H1926 [3MY]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H258 [12FE] (see H.R. 560), H322 [13FE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H5488 [10SE]

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

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H4725 [26JY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1786), H3260 [19JN]

Taxation: adjust for inflation the amount of agricultural labor wages that can be paid without being subject to Federal unemployment taxes (see H.R. 1003), H876 [13MR]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H8732 [29NO]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1190 [27MR]

———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), H508 [28FE]

———allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (see H.R. 2189), H3202 [14JN]

———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), H1121 [26MR]

———clarify application of the excise tax imposed on bows and arrows (see H.R. 2001), H4353 [19JY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 41), H1115 [22MR]

———exclusion from gross income for family-to-family sale of farm businesses (see H.R. 1179), H1113 [22MR]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 294), H110 [30JA]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H5971 [24SE]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1296 [28MR]

———extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 1336), H1407 [3AP]

———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 794), H506 [28FE]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass (see H.R. 1657), H7127 [17OC]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H109 [30JA]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H224 [7FE]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H5126 [1AU]

———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see H.R. 2339), H3712 [27JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H928 [14MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 826), H622 [1MR]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H441 [27FE]

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

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

———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]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1344 [29MR]

———treatment of beer, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1305), H6920 [16OC]

———treatment of certain Armed Forces enlistment, accession, reenlistment, and retention bonuses (see H.R. 1466), H8949 [5DE]

———treatment of depreciation of computer equipment (see H.R. 1895), H2333 [17MY]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H2999 [7JN]

———treatment of distilled spirits, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2023), H7128 [17OC]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1013 [20MR]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1604 [25AP]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H1346 [29MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 1596), H2335 [17MY]

———treatment of timber sales by landowners (see H.R. 1341), H3619 [26JN]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 52), H5705 [14SE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3310), H8421 [27NO]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2905), H5925 (see H.R. 2907), H5928 [21SE]

———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), H5926 [21SE]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (see H.R. 247), H959 [19MR]

Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see H.R. 3359), H10055 [12DE]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 85), H112 [30JA]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H2890 [5JN]

Urban areas: encourage development and integrated use by public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information to assist in management of community growth (see H.R. 2426), H6919 [16OC]

Veterans: add diabetes mellitus to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 862), H647 [6MR]

———change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 699), H650 [6MR]

———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans and circumstances deemed to have been radiation-risk activities (see H.R. 1957), H2890 [5JN]

———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), H1116 [22MR]

———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), H253 [8FE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to provide financial assistance to Military Order of the Purple Heart of the U.S.A. Inc., veterans programs and services (see H.R. 2919), H7333 [25OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H202 [6FE]

———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. 20), H166 [31JA]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 1232), H1717 [1MY]

———repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans (see H.R. 1587), H1929 [7MY]

Veterans Day: maintain observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday (see H. Res. 298), H8731 [29NO]

Vicksburg National Military Park: modify boundary to include property known as Pemberton's Headquarters (see H.R. 3307), H8248 [15NO]

Voting: guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see H.R. 1377), H1925 [3MY]

———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), H112 [30JA]

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H5339 [2AU]

———require States to find convincing evidence of fraud before rejecting ballots submitted by absent military voters and direct the Dept. of Defense to develop an electronic voting plan for such voters (see H.R. 311), H224 [7FE]

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

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), H1114 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1280), H1294 [28MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H61 [6JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide loan assistance to agricultural producers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 478), H221 [7FE]

———provide loan assistance to greenhouse farming operations experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 479, 480), H221 [7FE]

———provide loan assistance to poultry farmers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 301, 302), H110 [30JA]

———treatment of overtime, night, and holiday inspection and quarantine services performed by employees (see H.R. 3390), H8746 [30NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eligibility of retired members of the Armed Forces for priority health care on the same basis as former POWs (see H.R. 2711), H5125 [1AU]

———provide U.S. flags for placement on grave sites of Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Con. Res. 284), H9077 [6DE]

Dykes, Parker: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 283), H9077 [6DE]

``In God We Trust'': support national motto (see H. Res. 15), H28 [3JA]

Taxation: allow a business credit for the development of low-to-moderate income housing for home ownership (see H.R. 3000), H6136 [2OC]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1819), H2141 [10MY]

Television: prohibit broadcast of violent programming during designated time period in which children are likely to be watching (see H.R. 1005), H876 [13MR]

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

White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month: establish (see H.R. 3498), H10066 [13DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6177 [3OC], H6267, H6290 [4OC]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (H.R. 2213), H3537 [26JN]

Arlington National Cemetery: reform burial eligibility requirements for certain veterans and their dependents (H.R. 3423), E2351 [20DE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H23 [3JA]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (H.R. 179), H297 [13FE], H2960 [7JN], H4034 [17JY]

Aviation: improve security, H6882, H6883 [16OC]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (H.R. 3029), H6882, H6883 [16OC]

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), consideration (H. Res. 196), H4226 [19JY]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute through honorary naming of Peace Corps headquarters, World Wise Schools Program, and the Institute of the Biomedical and Health Sciences at the University of Georgia (S. 360), H4034 [17JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide loan assistance to agricultural producers experiencing increased energy costs (H.R. 478), H188 [6FE], H3537 [26JN]

———provide loan assistance to poultry farmers experiencing increased energy costs (H.R. 301), H132 [31JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), H10075 [13DE]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), E333 [12MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses, H4903 [31JY], H9146 [11DE]

———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (H.R. 2540), H4870, H4903 [31JY]

———provide U.S. flags for placement on grave sites of Medal of Honor recipients (H. Con. Res. 284), H9055 [6DE]

Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H1838 [2MY]

Education: national policy to improve system, H139 [31JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 345), H139 [31JA]

Financial institutions: safeguard the public from fraud and streamline and facilitate efforts of Federal and State regulators to share antifraud information (H.R. 1408), H7743 [6NO]

Fish and fishing: provide clarification regarding the market name for the fish Pangasius bocourti and compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, H6267 [4OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4049 [17JY]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6290 [4OC]

Keys, Charlotte: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1206 [26JN]

McComb, MS: tribute to Southwest Mississippi Children's Advocacy Center, H1585 [25AP]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1838, H1839 [2MY]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 1400), H1838 [2MY]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E656 [26AP]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, H1585 [25AP]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (H. Con. Res. 184), H7149 [23OC]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize, H6290 [4OC]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6290 [4OC]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), E2157 [28NO]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6290 [4OC]

Stevenson, Kimberly: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Mississippi, E153 [13FE]

Taxation: provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (H.R. 1819), H2931 [6JN]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (H.R. 247), H1079 [22MR]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), E2111 [16NO]

Veterans: increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), H3218 [19JN]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 310), H9146 [11DE]

Vietnam: impact of fish imports on American producers, H5432 [6SE]

———normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 51), H5432 [6SE]

Votes: position on missed, H7111 [17OC], H7559 [31OC], E333 [12MR]

Wade, Maggie: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Congressional Angel in Adoption award recipient, E1619 [10SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H738 [7MR], H824 [8MR], H7527 [30OC]

Special order: granted, H24 [3JA], H159 [31JA], H198 [6FE], H319 [13FE], H1603 [25AP], H1656 [26AP], H2138 [10MY], H2181 [15MY], H2705 [24MY], H2953 [6JN], H2994 [7JN], H8246 [15NO], H9065 [6DE]

Tributes

Dykes, Parker, E766 [10MY]

Quave, Orba, E30 [20JA]

Shields, Pat, E753 [8MY]

Welty, Eudora, H4409 [23JY]