CHAMBLISS, SAXBY (a Representative from Georgia)
Appointments
Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H230 [8FE]
Conferee: H.R. 2883, intelligence services appropriations, H8849 [5DE]
———S. 1438, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7097 [17OC]
Floyd Spence funeral attendees, H5372 [5SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see H.R. 627), H2184 [15MY]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 23), H507 [28FE]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 2020), H3069 [12JN]
———oppose retirement of B-1 Lancer aircraft (see H. Con. Res. 200), H4634 [25JY]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H325 [13FE]
———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]
Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 33), H1117 [22MR]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H5339 [2AU]
Cargo transportation: require inspection of all cargo on commercial trucks and vessels entering the U.S. (see H.R. 2960), H6055 [25SE]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 399), H218 [7FE]
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), H7717 [1NO]
China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H1116 [22MR]
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), H1659 [26AP]
Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 22), H221 [7FE]
Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H10055 [12DE]
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]
Crime: establish Federal criminal penalties and civil remedies for certain violent, threatening, obstructive and destructive conduct that is intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with plant or animal enterprises (see H.R. 2795), H5336 [2AU]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H325 [13FE]
———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H222 [7FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to assist low and moderate income individuals to finance construction, refurbishing, and servicing of household water well systems in rural areas (see H.R. 626), H2184 [15MY]
Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 779), H506 [28FE]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H394 [14FE]
Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H2889 [5JN]
———recognize for purposes of employing physicians, board certifications from the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (see H. Res. 75), H8949 [5DE]
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]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H398 [14FE]
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 for a rural education development initiative (see H.R. 1096), H1010 [20MR]
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), H4216 [18JY]
Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H3713 [27JN]
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]
———expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H954 [15MR]
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), H9078 [6DE]
———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H3960 [11JY]
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]
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center (see H.R. 3334), H8337 [16NO]
Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2849 [25MY]
Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development (see H.J. Res. 75), H9240 [11DE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H10355 [18DE]
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), H1557 [24AP]
Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1717 [1MY]
———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 1212), H7852 [6NO]
Major Lyn McIntosh Post Office Building, Valdosta, GA: designate (see H.R. 1432), H10067 [13DE]
Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H9078 [6DE]
Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H4113 [17JY]
———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), H5488 [10SE]
———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), H1925 [3MY]
———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), H9078 [6DE]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H3068 [12JN]
Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1343 [29MR]
Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 15), H4863 [30JY]
National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see H.R. 1388), H2082 [9MY]
National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [21SE]
National Disaster Medical System: establish (see H.R. 2333), H3711 [27JN]
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]
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]
Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H4429 [23JY]
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), H2387 [21MY]
Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H959 [19MR]
Presidents of the U.S.: recognize birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln (see H.R. 420), H219 [7FE]
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]
Rural areas: improve access to telecommunications and Internet services (see H.R. 2669), H4779 [27JY]
Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 3478), H10065 [13DE]
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: increase amount paid to survivors of certain members of the Armed Forces who died in the performance of duty (see H.R. 1015), H1013 [20MR]
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]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H222 [7FE]
———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H394 [14FE]
———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 930), H740 [7MR]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H10173 [17DE]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
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 credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H4114 [17JY]
———allow a deduction for State tuition program expenses and prohibit exclusion of distributions used for education expenses from gross income (see H.R. 475), H400 [14FE]
———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), H2710 [24MY]
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H2142 [10MY]
———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), H959 [19MR]
———clarify application of the excise tax imposed on bows and arrows (see H.R. 2001), H2956 [6JN]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 41), H1115 [22MR]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H9077 [6DE]
———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), H651 [6MR]
———exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 294), H224 [7FE]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H507 [28FE]
———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H111 [30JA]
———increase maximum annual contribution allowable to education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 676), H396 [14FE]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H1717 [1MY]
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H7128 [17OC]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H928 [14MR]
———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H441 [27FE]
———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 42), H167 [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), H393 [14FE]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1344 [29MR]
———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H875 [13MR]
———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1438), H1661 [26AP]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H3806 [28JN]
———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), H2890 [5JN]
———treatment of prepayments for natural gas (see H.R. 1986), H2709 [24MY]
———treatment of timber sales by landowners (see H.R. 1341), H5125 [1AU]
Terrorism: 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 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), H6781 [12OC]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 699), H959 [19MR]
———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H1343 [29MR]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H443 [27FE]
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), H3806 [28JN]
———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]
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), H1346 [29MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
CFTC: provide employees comparable payment to employees of other Government financial institutions (see H.R. 1580), H1604 [25AP]
Federal employees: improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1920), H2386 [21MY]
Georgia: provide wage parity for certain Dept. of Defense prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 258), H109 [30JA]
Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H. Con. Res. 54), H741 [7MR]
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge: transfer management of the Banks Lake Unit (see H.R. 987), H875 [13MR]
Remarks
Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H6311 [4OC]
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6174, H6231, H6232 [3OC], H6311, H6326, H6371 [4OC]
———limit price support payments to producers, H6231, H6232 [3OC]
———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (H.R. 2213), H3536 [26JN]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), E1333
Dept. of Agriculture: biotechnology risk assessment funding, H6371 [4OC]
———sunset of Farm Service Agency direct loan programs, H6326 [4OC]
Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H699
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration (H. Res. 210), H4659
Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2403 [22MY]
———improve the reading and literacy skills of children, H2403 [22MY]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), H8609
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), H6388, H6400 [5OC]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), conference report, H9253 [12DE]
———enhance intelligence and intelligence-related activities in the prevention of terrorism, H6388 [5OC]
National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (S. 657), H3481
National Guard: tribute to continued commitment of combat units deployed in support of Army operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (H. Con. Res. 154), H3223
———tribute to members who were killed in the aircraft crash in south-central Georgia (H. Con. Res. 47), H679 [7MR]
National security: establish a commission to assess the performance of Federal agencies responsible for preparedness and prevention of terrorism and clarify membership eligibility and authorities, H6400 [5OC]
Prestolite Wire Corp.: Georgia Oglethorpe Award recipient, E482
Robins AFB, GA: 99th Air Refueling Squadron recipient of General Carl A. Spatz Trophy, E985
SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), H3173
Sisisky, Norman: tribute (H. Res. 107), H1335 [29MR]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10866
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), H5589
———tribute to those killed in attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8559 [28NO]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), consideration (H. Res. 306), H8978 [6DE]
Tributes
Bevill, Wayne, E1439
Chen Shui-bian, E988
Crayton, Carolyn, E503
Gillis, Hugh M., Sr., E1334
Hogan, Wallace C., Jr., E1867
Lanford, Laudis H., H1671 [1MY]
Leebern, Donald M., Jr., E986
Pepples, Ernest, E495
Swearingen, Carl E., E1710
Talton, Cullen, E1335
Tidwell, Freddie J., E112
Willis, Ed, E705