TAYLOR, GENE (a Representative from Mississippi)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1438, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7097 [17OC]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, H1652 [26AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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), H2142 [10MY]

———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), H258 [12FE] (see H.R. 2494), H4009 [12JY] (see H.R. 2494), H4013 [16JY]

———modify the time for use of certain educational benefits by members of the Selected Reserve (see H.R. 1962), H2678 [23MY]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H2570 [22MY]

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

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H443 [27FE]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983, 1983), H3207 [18JN]

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

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 4), H1013 [20MR]

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]

———require three-fifths majority vote to waive point of order against considering spending or revenue legislation before a concurrent resolution is in place (see H.R. 1369), H1409 [3AP]

———use budget surpluses attributable to the Dept. of Defense Military Retirement Fund for military retirement and survivor benefit programs (see H. Res. 23), H111 [30JA]

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

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

China, People's Republic of: revoke authority to extend permanent normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1497), H1497 [4AP]

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

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1699), H2712 [24MY]

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

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), H9239 [11DE]

———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), H8949 [5DE]

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), H7127 [17OC]

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 Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H1295 [28MR]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H1346 [29MR]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1346 [29MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3864 [10JY]

Education: authorize recruitment and retention incentive programs, student loan forgiveness, and professional development programs for teachers in rural areas (see H.R. 2102), H3069 [12JN]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H4634 [25JY]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H4352 [19JY]

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

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H2183 [15MY]

———reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 127), H623 [1MR]

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

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H400 [14FE]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H1556 [24AP]

———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]

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), H8732 [29NO]

Health: sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H3068 [12JN]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H6137 [2OC]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]

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

``In God We Trust'': support national motto (see H. Res. 15), H325 [13FE]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H2184 [15MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H444 [27FE]

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

Law enforcement: limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1007), H3466 [21JN]

Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H.R. 2181), H3201 [14JN] (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1013 [20MR]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 180), H4217 [18JY]

Medal of Honor: increase rate of special pension for recipients, authorize recipients to be furnished an additional medal for display purposes, and increase criminal penalties associated with misuse or fraud (see H.R. 2561), H5705 [14SE]

———provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1294), H1343 [29MR]

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

———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), H6260 [3OC]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H6779 [12OC]

———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), H2998 [7JN]

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

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), H3864 [10JY]

National Homeland Security Agency: establish (see H.R. 1158), H5971 [24SE]

National security: develop and implement a strategy for homeland security (see H.R. 1292), H2082 [9MY]

———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), H3069 [12JN]

New York, NY: tribute to Rudolph Giuliani, rescue workers, and residents for efforts in responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H. Res. 243), H6138 [2OC]

Norman Sisisky Post Office Building, Petersburg, VA: designate (see H.R. 2910), H6066 [28SE]

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), H955 [15MR]

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]

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), H6379 [4OC]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 817), H5455 [6SE]

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), H2148 [14MY]

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

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

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H1490 [4AP]

———State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H1490 [4AP]

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

Taxation: 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), H6137 [2OC]

———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]

———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in the Republic of Korea (see H.R. 3412), H8948 [5DE]

———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1238), H3466 [21JN]

———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]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H827 [8MR]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H6066 [28SE]

———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), H5971 [24SE]

———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), H6138 [2OC]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H4863 [30JY]

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: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H400 [14FE]

———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), H325 [13FE]

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

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H4009 [12JY]

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), H2890 [5JN]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H444 [27FE]

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), H3806 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: constitutional amendment to treat certain trust funds as outside the budget (see H.J. Res. 26), H623 [1MR]

Ships and vessels: require forfeiture of vessels used in the commission of willful violations of Dept. of Defense safety regulations regarding navigable waters used by the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3044), H6379 [4OC]

Remarks

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H5921 [21SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H725, H726, H731, H736, H737, H738 [7MR], H766 [8MR], H920, H921 [14MR]

———deficit, H363 [14FE], H2838 [25MY]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1236 [28MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, H2041 [9MY]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H363 [14FE]

———treatment of public debt, H753 [8MR]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3507), H10416, H10417 [19DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5775 [20SE], H5921 [21SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), consideration (H. Res. 246), H6014 [25SE]

———funding, H1236 [28MR]

Medicare: reimbursement for use of base hospitals by military retirees, H5775 [20SE], H6014 [25SE]

Ships and vessels: require that U.S. commercially operated vessels be U.S. built, owned, and crewed, H10416 [19DE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H921 [14MR]

Taxation: phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1453 [4AP]

———rates (H.R. 3), H725, H726, H731, H736, H737, H738 [7MR], H766 [8MR], H920, H921 [14MR]

———rates (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 83), H753 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, H2838 [25MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), consideration (H. Res. 142), H2206 [16MY]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H6014 [25SE]

Votes: position on missed, H7617 [1NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5923 [21SE], H10053 [12DE]

Tributes

Grace, Whit W., H2187 [16MY]

Welty, Eudora, E1399 [23JY]