BURR, RICHARD (a Representative from North Carolina)

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H77 [30JA]

Conferee: H.R. 2883, intelligence services appropriations, H8849 [5DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H875 [13MR]

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: provide trade benefits for socks and hosiery (see H.R. 1589), H2023 [8MY]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2335 [17MY]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1012 [20MR]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4216 [18JY]

Clean Air Act: eliminate the phase-in period for the reduction of sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 1891), H2998 [7JN]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 22), H624 [1MR]

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

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]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 99), H167 [31JA]

Crime: 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), H325 [13FE]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 1271), H1411 [3AP]

———human rights violations (see H. Res. 91), H959 [19MR]

Dept. of Labor: impose limitations on the wage that an employer is required to pay an H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker (see H.R. 2457), H4780 [27JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H1925 [3MY]

———limit amount of time veterans must wait to get a doctor's appointment at veterans clinics (see H.R. 435), H741 [7MR]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1116 [22MR]

———recognize importance of international tuberculosis control efforts and acknowledge the severe impact on minority populations (see H. Res. 67), H878 [13MR]

Earnhardt, Dale: tribute (see H. Res. 57), H442 [27FE]

Ecuador: condemn kidnapping and murder of individuals by terrorists and support U.S. efforts to combat such terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 89), H4353 [19JY]

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]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (see H.R. 1), H1112 [22MR]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H221 [7FE]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 650), H395 [14FE]

Employment: exclude employer contributions to health care expenditure accounts from gross income for tax purposes and clarify applicability of ERISA to plans employing such accounts (see H.R. 2658), H4723 [26JY]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 1479), H1486 (see H.R. 1479), H1496 [4AP]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 280), H1925 [3MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify that Christmas tree farming is agriculture (see H.R. 3486), H10066 [13DE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H1555 [24AP]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 827), H2889 [5JN]

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

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 557), H444 [27FE]

———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), H10910 [19DE]

Firearms: 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), H2713 [24MY]

———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]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 1506), H1497 [4AP]

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

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H1116 [22MR]

Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by the FDA (see H.R. 1964), H2678 [23MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2315), H3618 [26JN]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H9239 [11DE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H1554 [24AP]

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

Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (see H.R. 2160), H3149 [13JN]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2890 [5JN]

Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development (see H.J. Res. 75), H9078 [6DE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H2023 [8MY]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H956 [15MR]

Law enforcement officers: ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 199), H1660 [26AP]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1556 [24AP]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H1717 [1MY]

Medicare: provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see H.R. 3046), H6379 [4OC]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 3391), H8842 [4DE]

———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), H8420 [27NO]

———study anesthesia services and expand service arrangements for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 716), H624 [1MR]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H3803 [28JN]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1490 [4AP]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 95), H1558 [24AP]

National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 271), H10067 [13DE]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H3806 [28JN]

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

Nuclear energy: ensure continued contribution to the U.S. electricity supply (see H.R. 1679), H1860 [2MY]

———extend indemnification authority for damages from nuclear incidents (see H.R. 2983), H6135 [2OC]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H955 [15MR]

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

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H6056 [25SE]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Petroleum: condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 238), H5704 [14SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1444), H1484 (see H.R. 1444), H1494 [4AP]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation (see H.R. 624), H624 [1MR]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (see H.R. 3487), H10066 [13DE]

Public utilities: provide for expansion of electricity transmission networks to encourage competition, ensure reliability, and modernize regulation in the electric power industry (see H.R. 2814), H5337 [2AU]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1296 [28MR]

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

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]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see H.R. 1805), H2141 [10MY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H395 [14FE]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H508 [28FE]

———ensure entitled entities comply with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 3323), H8337 [16NO]

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

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

Taxation: allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), H875 [13MR]

———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 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), H3466 [21JN]

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

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H1121 [26MR]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include landfill gas (see H.R. 1863), H4429 [23JY]

———incentives for education (see H.R. 538), H253 [8FE]

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

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H507 [28FE]

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

———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]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H4541 [24JY]

———reduce individual capital gains rates (see H.R. 1342), H2082 [9MY]

———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, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H163 [31JA]

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

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H167 [31JA]

———repeal excise tax on the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations (see H.R. 804), H3713 [27JN]

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

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H5332 [2AU]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1558 [24AP]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (see H.R. 744), H877 [13MR]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and other technological equipment, software, and certain auction-acquired telecommunications licenses (see H.R. 2981), H6135 [2OC]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 774), H3150 [13JN]

Terrorism: encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 284), H8339 [16NO]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H252 [8FE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3448), H9239 [11DE]

———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]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 85), H877 [13MR]

U.N.: transfer of evidence to the Israeli Government concerning the abduction of Israeli Defense Force soldiers by Hezbollah forces (see H. Res. 191), H4541 [24JY]

Vernon Tarlton Post Office Building, Forest City, NC: designate (see H.R. 3072), H6458 [9OC]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H224 [7FE]

Vietnam: persecution of Montagnard peoples (see H. Con. Res. 178), H3805 [28JN]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8565 [28NO]

———establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 50), H26 [3JA]

W. Joe Trogdon Post Office Building, Asheboro, NC: designate (see H.R. 821), H741 [7MR]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H955 [15MR]

Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of breast implants and encourage FDA review of implant manufacturers (see H.R. 1961), H3260 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 3504), H10173 [17DE]

Drugs: regulate receipt of donated prescription drug samples by charitable health care entities (see H.R. 2740), H5334 [2AU]

Education: establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching (see H.R. 1225), H1188 [27MR]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H4723 [26JY]

Medicare: coverage of remote monitoring services (see H.R. 3572), H10964 [20DE]

National Disaster Medical System: establish (see H.R. 2333), H3711 [27JN]

Taxation: dedicate revenues from tobacco tax increases for use in buying out tobacco quota (see H.R. 2334), H3711 [27JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3882, H3896 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8548 [28NO]

Dept. of HHS: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (H.R. 3504), H10486 [19DE]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants funding, H3406 [21JN]

Diseases: recognize importance of international tuberculosis control efforts and acknowledge the severe impact on minority populations (H. Res. 67), E430 [22MR]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H3882 [11JY]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by U.S. citizens for personal use, H3896 [11JY]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5198 [2AU]

New York, NY: replacement of public broadcasting facilities formerly located in the World Trade Center, H8548 [28NO]

Point of order, H3406 [21JN]

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.: recognition by Fortune (publication) as one of the 100 Best Companies To Work for in America, E627 [25AP]

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), H5521 [11SE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), H9213 [11DE]

Tributes

Preyer, Richardson, H1594 [25AP]

Vanderbloemen, William, Jr., H4222 [19JY]