NORWOOD, CHARLIE (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2582 [23MY]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5262 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: ensure married personnel having minor dependents are eligible for military family housing containing more than two bedrooms (see H.R. 1135), H1012 [20MR]

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

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H4353 [19JY]

———tribute to U.S. servicemen who died in the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 161), H3466 [21JN]

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. 2951), H6055 [25SE]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 33), H1117 [22MR]

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

———make process more transparent (see H.R. 1257), H1296 [28MR]

Cargo transportation: require inspection of all cargo on commercial trucks and vessels entering the U.S. (see H.R. 2960), H6055 [25SE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: design, construct, and equip new facilities and renovate existing facilities to improve response to bioterrorism (see H.R. 3219), H7960 [8NO]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1117 [22MR]

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

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1467), H1485 (see H.R. 1467), H1495 [4AP]

Clean Air Act: eliminate the phase-in period for the reduction of sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 1891), H3863 [10JY]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see H.R. 1102), H2334 [17MY] (see H.R. 1623), H2142 [10MY]

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), H3960 [11JY]

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), H8843 [4DE]

———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), H741 [7MR]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute through honorary naming of the Institute of the Biomedical and Health Sciences at the University of Georgia (see H.R. 1884), H2280 [16MY]

CPSC: require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 688), H6702 [11OC]

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), H508 [28FE]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H5405 [5SE]

Dept. of Defense: expand program which allows State and local law enforcement agencies to procure certain emergency and rescue equipment (see H.R. 125), H59 [6JA]

Dept. of Energy: develop plan for magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment to accelerate scientific understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see H.R. 1781), H2388 [21MY]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (see H.J. Res. 35), H740 [7MR]

———establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 457), H650 [6MR]

———establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 2235), H4217 [18JY]

———impose limitations on the wage that an employer is required to pay an H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker (see H.R. 2457), H6056 [25SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H3150 [13JN]

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

———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]

Disasters: ensure continuity of medical care following a major disaster by making private for-profit medical facilities eligible for Federal disaster assistance (see H.R. 3239), H7852 [6NO]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H3618 [26JN]

Earl T. Shinhoster Post Office, Decatur, GA: designate (see H.R. 2261), H3357 [20JN]

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

———provide grants to rural educational agencies (see H.R. 1148), H1059 [21MR]

———require parental notification and consent before enrollment of a child in a bilingual education or special alternative instructional language program (see H.R. 385), H624 [1MR]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1944), H2570 [22MY]

Electric power: promote energy security, environmental protection, price stability, and reliability through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 3089), H6700 [11OC]

Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees (see H.R. 2070), H3713 [27JN]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1982), H2709 [24MY]

———reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see H.R. 1602), H2142 [10MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 280), H1410 [3AP] (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), H10966 [20DE]

EPA: provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 1431), H1483 (see H.R. 1431), H1493 [4AP]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 1543), H2680 [23MY]

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

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H441 [27FE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H2185 [15MY]

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), H2680 [23MY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 950), H3068 [12JN]

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

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460), H4949 [31JY]

Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 325), H3203 [14JN]

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

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

G. Elliot Hagan Post Office Building, Sylvania, GA: designate (see H.R. 1183), H1113 [22MR]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8339 [16NO]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 353), H164 [31JA]

Georgia: tribute to 48th Infantry Brigade of the Army National Guard upon deployment to Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 65), H955 [15MR]

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2055), H2888 [5JN]

———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 105), H741 [7MR]

Health: improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H877 [13MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H3203 [14JN] (see H.R. 2563), H4351 [19JY]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H9077 [6DE]

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

Higher Education Act: remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (see H.R. 1992), H5592 [11SE]

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

Immigration: establish a temporary moratorium on visas for certain aliens (see H.R. 3286), H8249 [15NO]

———improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S. (see H.R. 3077), H6504 [10OC]

———moratorium (see H.R. 2712), H5125 [1AU]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 737), H1717 [1MY]

Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 37), H399 [14FE]

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

International Criminal Court Treaty: intentions relative to ratification (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1117 [22MR]

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), H1660 [26AP]

Labor unions: permit elections to decertify representation by a labor organization (see H.R. 694), H877 [13MR]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H1011 [20MR]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see H.R. 1013), H1717 [1MY]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H827 [8MR]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H623 [1MR]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 1212), H5339 [2AU]

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

Major Lyn McIntosh Post Office Building, Valdosta, GA: designate (see H.R. 1432), H1483 (see H.R. 1432), H1493 [4AP]

Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H9078 [6DE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H508 [28FE]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H2849 [25MY]

———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H621 [1MR]

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

———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]

Minimum wage: provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 1441), H2142 [10MY]

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

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H. Con. Res. 184), H5456 [6SE]

National Guard: tribute to continued commitment of combat units deployed in support of Army operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2997 [7JN]

National Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 179), H3805 [28JN]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1890), H6056 [25SE]

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]

———remediation of thorium processing sites (see H.R. 2418), H6056 [25SE]

———remediation of uranium and thorium processing sites (see H.R. 3343), H8343 [19NO]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional protections to victims of rape (see H.R. 1533), H1499 [4AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H2184 [15MY]

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

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

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1444), H1484 (see H.R. 1444), H1494 [4AP] (see H.R. 2360), H3802 [28JN]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H108 [30JA]

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

Public utilities: revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 1101), H1010 [20MR]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (see H.R. 2998), H6781 [12OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1489 [4AP]

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

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H3068 [12JN]

Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 3478), H10065 [13DE]

Social Security: include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H1116 [22MR]

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 distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 1987), H3358 [20JN]

———allow tax credit for contributions for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools, upgrading school facilities, and certain technology expenses (see H.R. 1681), H7960 [8NO]

———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 tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see H.R. 370), H165 [31JA]

———allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 368), H165 [31JA]

———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), H7127 [17OC]

———clarify restrictions on the lobbying and campaign activities of churches (see H.R. 2931), H5926 [21SE]

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

———disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee in addition to the total amount of such taxes for such employee (see H.R. 1584), H4780 [27JY]

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

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 507), H222 [7FE]

———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 tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H5339 [2AU]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 369), H165 [31JA]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates, replace the unified credit with a unified exemption, and increase the annual gift tax exclusion (see H.R. 1437), H1484 (see H.R. 1437), H1493 [4AP]

———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]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H508 [28FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H5406 [5SE]

———treatment of certain medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1524), H1606 [25AP]

———treatment of prepayments for natural gas (see H.R. 1986), H2890 [5JN]

———treatment of timber sales by landowners (see H.R. 1341), H5125 [1AU]

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

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

———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), H6056 [25SE]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 85), H507 [28FE]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 699), H2680 [23MY]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H2387 [21MY]

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

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), H3960 [11JY]

———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]

———require States to find convincing evidence of fraud before rejecting ballots submitted by absent military voters and direct the Dept. of Defense to develop electronic voting plan for for such voters (see H.R. 311), H167 [31JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Court of International Trade: review certain determinations of binational panels under NAFTA (see H.R. 1973), H2679 [23MY]

Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 1972), H2679 [23MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6184 [3OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3883, H3895 [11JY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5641 [14SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (H.R. 179), H4033 [17JY]

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), H4033 [17JY]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H685, H688, H689, H696, H697 [7MR]

———congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), consideration (H. Res. 79), H661, H662, H663, H665 [7MR]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H3883 [11JY]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by U.S. citizens for personal use, H3895 [11JY]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2583, H2585 [23MY]

Health: guarantee Federal remedies that hold health plans accountable for medical decisions and limit non-economical and punitive damages, H5265, H5267, H5268, H5273 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5199, H5205, H5256, H5265, H5267, H5268, H5273 [2AU]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, H2583, H2585 [23MY]

Medicare: provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (H.R. 3391), H8798 [4DE]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (H. Con. Res. 91), H1673 [1MY]

Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (H.R. 2887), H8103 [13NO]

Taxation: treatment of certain medical savings accounts, H5256 [2AU]

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), H5548 [11SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5701 [14SE]