JONES, WALTER B. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Articles and editorials

Good-Faith Argument for School Prayer, William Raspberry, Washington (DC) Post, H9753 [12DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H6700 [11OC]

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 337, 338), H258 [12FE]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H6421 [5OC]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H6066 [28SE]

Armed Forces: eliminate requirement that covered beneficiaries obtain nonavailability-of-health-care statements relative to obstetrics and gynecological care for pregnancies (see H.R. 1511), H2571 [22MY]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H3151 [13JN]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H955 [15MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H325 [13FE]

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), H2081 [9MY]

Aviation: air carrier requirements for explanations of flight delays, cancellations, and diversions (see H.R. 571), H1410 [3AP]

———ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 1363), H1408 [3AP]

———provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3347), H9078 [6DE]

———provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (see H.R. 2896), H7529 [30OC]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H1060 [21MR]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2680 [23MY]

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

———sequestration of Federal spending relative to gross domestic product (see H.R. 1521), H1498 [4AP]

China, People's Republic of: improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1060 [21MR]

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

Civil rights: limit attorneys' fees in certain civil rights cases (see H.R. 3319), H8337 [16NO]

Clean Air Act: eliminate the phase-in period for the reduction of sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 1891), H3519 [25JN]

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]

Corp of Engineers: shore protection and beach replenishment projects funding (see H. Con. Res. 142), H2679 [23MY]

Corporations: encourage contributions to faith-based organizations (see H. Con. Res. 170), H3358 [20JN]

Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 1966), H2678 [23MY]

Crime: enhance penalties for crimes of violence against children (see H.R. 259), H650 [6MR]

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

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

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H2082 [9MY]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 1271), H1294 [28MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State and at least one such team under the direction of the National Guard Bureau (see H.R. 3154), H7960 [8NO]

———give certain rights to employees relative to competition for contracts (see H.R. 2227), H5488 [10SE]

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 the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, in Greensboro, NC, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2008), H2711 [24MY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 1008), H876 [13MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H1557 [24AP]

———limit amount of time veterans must wait to get a doctor's appointment at veterans clinics (see H.R. 435), H877 [13MR]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 785), H506 [28FE]

———improve ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1100), H1010 [20MR]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H398 [14FE]

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

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H4949 [31JY]

Education: allow home school students who are eligible for enrollment in the overseas defense dependents' education system to use auxiliary services of system schools (see H.R. 830), H622 [1MR]

———allow parents access to certain information about their children (see H.R. 1854), H2183 [15MY]

———provide funding flexibility to States and local educational agencies for programs to provide special education and related services to children with disabilities (see H.R. 1527), H1498 [4AP]

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

Fair Credit Reporting Act: ensure that the statute of limitations for actions on identity theft doesn't start until the consumer discovers the problem (see H.R. 3368), H8843 [4DE]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a first lien (see H.R. 163), H61 [6JA]

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

FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 3397), H9240 [11DE]

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 employees: improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1920), H2386 [21MY]

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

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 557), H400 [14FE]

———ensure continued stability of the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1293), H1343 [29MR]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H741 [7MR]

———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), H1664 [27AP]

———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 policy: recognize important relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines (see H. Con. Res. 273), H8949 [5DE]

Foreign trade: encourage full participation in the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum (see H. Con. Res. 194), H5407 [5SE]

———revise the limitations on trade readjustment allowances under the trade adjustment assistance program for workers (see H.R. 2613), H5126 [1AU]

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

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

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H1925 [3MY]

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

Government: nullify effects of certain Executive Orders (see H.R. 19), H5592 [11SE]

———preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2055), H3204 [14JN]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H1717 [1MY]

Health: improve access to prescription drugs under Medicare and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and health care coverage for seniors, the self-employed, and children (see H.R. 1387), H1481 (see H.R. 1387), H1491 [4AP]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2078), H3204 [14JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 2078), H3204 [14JN]

Housing: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 2753), H5334 [2AU]

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

Immigration: improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S. (see H.R. 3077), H6920 [16OC]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (see H.R. 3210), H7717 [1NO]

———increase the amount of Servicemember's Group Life Insurance paid to survivors of certain members of the Armed Forces who died in the performance of duty (see H.R. 1015), H1191 [27MR]

———provide premium assistance for COBRA continuation coverage for certain individuals and permit States to provide temporary Medicaid coverage for certain uninsured individuals (see H.R. 3364), H9078 [6DE]

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

International Criminal Court Treaty: intentions relative to ratification (see H. Con. Res. 23), H254 [8FE]

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

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

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H1557 [24AP]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: provide greater protection of private property rights (see H.R. 1592), H1604 [25AP]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see H.R. 3229), H9082 [10DE]

Law enforcement officers: ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 199), H1860 [2MY]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H650 [6MR]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 1212), H1187 [27MR]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H650 [6MR]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3151 [13JN]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H6702 [11OC]

———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), H874 [13MR]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H2387 [21MY]

———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), H5406 [5SE]

———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]

———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see H.R. 3046), H7333 [25OC]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1911), H3519 [25JN]

———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), H8843 [4DE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H3863 [10JY]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H3466 [21JN]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice (see H. Con. Res. 109), H1718 [1MY]

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

National Coast Guard Museum: establish (see H.R. 850), H623 [1MR]

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

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), H1345 [29MR]

National Guard: tribute to continued commitment of combat units deployed in support of Army operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3204 [14JN]

———tribute to members who were killed in the aircraft crash in south-central Georgia (see H. Con. Res. 47), H649 [6MR]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2675), H4862 [30JY]

National Weather Service: conduct research and development, training, and outreach activities relative to tropical cyclone inland forecasting improvement (see H.R. 2486), H4008 [12JY]

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

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

———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]

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

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 817), H1013 [20MR]

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

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: 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. 2961), H6055 [25SE]

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

Science: benefits of biotechnology (see H. Res. 173), H3358 [20JN]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2083 [9MY]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see H.R. 1088), H959 [19MR]

Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2751), H5334 [2AU]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H3358 [20JN]

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), H741 [7MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1731), H3806 [28JN]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H394 [14FE]

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

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H954 [15MR]

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

Taxation: accelerate repeal of estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes and reduction in gift taxes (see H.R. 2631), H5456 [6SE]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H2680 [23MY]

———allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168), H61 [6JA]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), H2082 [9MY]

———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), H3864 [10JY]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 877), H648 [6MR]

———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), H2022 [8MY]

———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), H1557 [24AP]

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

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

———exclude from gross income payments made to tobacco quota and allotment holders and tobacco growers pursuant to the settlement agreement between a State and tobacco product manufacturers (see H.R. 769), H505 [28FE]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1182), H2890 [5JN]

———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see H.R. 2419), H3804 [28JN]

———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1238), H3203 [14JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass (see H.R. 1657), H1715 [1MY]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H111 [30JA]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2143), H3261 [19JN]

———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 Federal reimbursement to States for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3172), H7852 [6NO]

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

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

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H929 [14MR]

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses, establish more options for obtaining quality health care, and expand insurance coverage to the uninsured (see H.R. 2250), H3357 [20JN]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 1754), H5406 [5SE]

———rates (see H.R. 1018), H927 [14MR]

———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]

———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 921), H2849 [25MY]

———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] (see H.R. 246), H443 [27FE]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 1694), H1923 [3MY]

———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), H1717 [1MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H877 [13MR]

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

———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 1357), H5704 [14SE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H650 [6MR]

———treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 1711), H2890 [5JN]

———treatment of certain Armed Forces enlistment, accession, reenlistment, and retention bonuses (see H.R. 1466), H1485 (see H.R. 1466), H1495 [4AP]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1718 [1MY]

———treatment of loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1401), H2680 [23MY]

———treatment of sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 1599), H1861 [2MY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 1596), H1657 [26AP]

Terrorism: authorize issuance of letters of marque and reprisal to respond to acts of air piracy (see H.R. 3076), H8181 [14NO]

———declare a state of war between the U.S. and international terrorists and their sponsors (see H.J. Res. 62), H5615 [13SE]

———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), 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]

———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), H6057 [25SE]

———update definition of piracy to include air piracy to allow for punishment and issuance of letters of marque and reprisal (see H.R. 3074), H8181 [14NO]

Tobacco products: make leaf tobacco eligible under the Market Access Program (see H.R. 1610), H1718 [1MY]

———provide export promotion assistance (see H.R. 2591), H4428 [23JY]

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

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

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 699), H3068 [12JN]

———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), H3066 [12JN]

———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), H1557 [24AP]

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

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H223 (see H.R. 303), H224 [7FE]

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

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1092), H2712 [24MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H400 [14FE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H5971 [24SE]

Voting: 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), H412 [26FE]

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), H2889 [5JN]

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), H1717 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: expedite consideration of Dept. of Defense and Coast Guard supplemental appropriations bills to meet critical national security needs (see H.R. 1473), H1486 (see H.R. 1473), H1495 [4AP]

Armed Forces: accelerate elimination of out-of-pocket housing costs for members residing off-base (see H.R. 1995), H2710 [24MY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 2020), H2847 [25MY]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H1923 [3MY]

Dept. of Defense: codify and make modifications to certain Buy American Act provisions (see H.R. 1352), H1408 [3AP]

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

National Health Service Corps: include tertiary-care nurses (see H.R. 2594), H4428 [23JY]

Pasquotank County, NC: provide wage parity for certain prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 1077), H954 [15MR]

Postal Service: prohibit awarding of bonuses for managerial personnel in any year in which operational deficits are anticipated or postal rate increases are requested (see H. Res. 144), H2334 [17MY]

Schools: set aside sufficient period of time to allow children to pray for, or quietly reflect on behalf of, the Nation during this time of struggle against international terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 239), H6136 [2OC]

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

Social Security: guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 832), H622 [1MR]

Taxation: permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H3802 [28JN]

———permit tax-exempt organizations to participate in political campaigns (see H.R. 277), H109 [30JA]

———treatment of nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 355), H164 [31JA]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H164 [31JA]

Essays

In Defense of a Little Prayer: Rose Ormand, H9753 [12DE]

Letters

Foreign purchase of Army berets: Brooks Pomeranz, Cascade Fibers Co., H1273 [28MR]

Remarks

Armed Forces: accelerate elimination of out-of-pocket housing costs for members residing off-base (H.R. 1995), E922 [24MY]

———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), H5674 [14SE]

Army: foreign purchase of berets, H855 [13MR], H1088 [22MR], H1272 [28MR], E523 [3AP]

———standard issue of black berets, H855 [13MR], H1088 [22MR], H1697 [1MY]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7643 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7643 [1NO]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1247 [28MR]

Camp Lejeune, NC: Commander in Chief Award for Installation Excellence recipient, H1829 [2MY]

China, People's Republic of: sale of weapons to Cuba, H3188 [14JN]

———U.S. policy, H3494 [25JN]

Corps of Engineers: shore protection and beach replenishment projects funding, H3666 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: codify and make modifications to certain Buy American Act provisions (H.R. 1352), E523 [3AP]

———funding, H1247 [28MR], H3188 [14JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4150 [18JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H8637, H8638 [29NO]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), E989 [26MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3666 [27JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to wetlands mitigation banking (H.R. 1474), E553 [5AP]

Klamath Basin: compensation of persons who were economically harmed as a result of the implementation of the Endangered Species Act, H4150 [18JY]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders, H7302, H7304 [24OC]

National Guard: tribute to members who were killed in the aircraft crash in south-central Georgia (H. Con. Res. 47), H680 [7MR]

National Health Service Corps: include tertiary-care nurses (H.R. 2594), E1397 [23JY]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H2368 [21MY], H2547 [22MY]

National Trails System Act: update the feasibility and suitability studies of certain national historic trails and provide for possible additions (H.R. 37), H2897, H2898 [6JN]

North Carolina Credit Union League: tribute for assistance to military and civilian customers since terrorist attacks, E2392 [20DE]

Postal Service: prohibit awarding of bonuses for managerial personnel in any year in which operational deficits are anticipated or postal rate increases are requested (H. Res. 144), H4966 [31JY]

Power resources: national energy policy, H9756 [12DE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H9756, H9757, H9758 [12DE]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: adjust boundaries (H.R. 640), H2899 [6JN]

Schools: set aside sufficient period of time to allow children to pray for, or quietly reflect on behalf of, the Nation during this time of struggle against international terrorism (H. Con. Res. 239), H8115, H8116 [13NO], H9751, H9754 [12DE]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), H3178 [14JN]

Seymour Johnson AFB, NC: Commander in Chief Award for Installation Excellence recipient, H1829 [2MY]

Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2751), H10484 [19DE]

Social Security: guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (H.R. 832), E264 [1MR]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 41), H1573 [25AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H8637, H8638 [29NO]

———rates, H8637, H8638 [29NO]

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), H5513 [11SE]

Votes: position on missed, E298 [7MR], E1787 [3OC]

William Howard Taft National Historic Site: boundary adjustment and land exchange (H.R. 1000), H2895, H2896 [6JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1478 [4AP]

Special order: granted, H646 [6MR], H738 [7MR], H874 [13MR], H1009 [20MR], H1058 [21MR], H1186 [27MR], H1713 [1MY], H1859 [2MY], H2138 [10MY], H2568 [22MY], H3200 [14JN], H3463 [21JN], H3710 [27JN], H4946 [31JY]

Tributes

Chen Shui-bian, E850 [17MY]

Robertson, Blake, E1150 [19JN]

Williams, Pete, H7131 [23OC]