FORBES, J. RANDY (a Representative from Virginia)
Amendments
Armed Forces: tribute to National Guard and Reserve units activated in response to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Res. 287), H8322 [16NO]
Terrorism: encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (H. Res. 284), H8323 [16NO]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 1856), H4949 [31JY]
Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H10910 [19DE]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 23), H7852 [6NO]
Armed Forces: establish employment and tuition assistance program for military spouses (see H.R. 2413), H3804 [28JN]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H4353 [19JY]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H4216 [18JY]
Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 33), H5488 [10SE]
Budget: require sequestration of certain discretionary non-defense spending equal to the size of any on-budget deficit (see H.R. 2865), H5455 [6SE]
Business and industry: increase civil penalties for violations involving certain actions that exploit popular reaction to a Presidentially declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 2985), H7529 [30OC]
Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H8339 [16NO]
China, People's Republic of: prohibit payment of any claim for reimbursement of costs associated with the Navy reconnaissance plane forced to make an emergency landing (see H.R. 2507), H5456 [6SE]
Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 2435), H8181 [14NO]
———networking and information technology research and development funding (see H.R. 3400), H10356 [18DE]
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), H6260 [3OC]
Crime: mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 2817), H8421 [27NO]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H5455 [6SE]
———provide additional punishments for offenders committing fraud aimed at taking advantage of a national emergency (see H.R. 2986), H7529 [30OC]
———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H5405 [5SE]
D. French Slaughter Post Office Building, Culpepper, VA: designate (see H.R. 1767), H5456 [6SE]
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), H8421 [27NO]
———tribute to the U.S.S. Eisenhower Battle Group during its extended deployment for the war effort in Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 279), H8421 [27NO]
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 Labor: establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 2235), H6458 [9OC]
———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 State: increase rewards program payments in connection with the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2894), H5703 [14SE]
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), H8564 [28NO]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1021), H8248 [15NO]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H3618 [26JN]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5333 [2AU]
Drugs: regulate receipt of donated prescription drug samples by charitable health care entities (see H.R. 2740), H7128 [17OC]
Education: establishment of a commission on technology and education (see H. Res. 295), H8843 [4DE]
Employment: reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see H.R. 1602), H4949 [31JY]
EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (see H.R. 3178), H7528 [30OC]
FAA: implement a sky marshal program on U.S.-based airlines (see H.R. 2906), H7529 [30OC]
Families and domestic relations: recognize and support crisis pregnancy centers (see H. Res. 302), H8948 [5DE]
———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3006), H7718 [1NO]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H7718 [1NO]
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H5616 [13SE]
Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H4009 [12JY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H3619 [26JN]
———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]
Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H7127 [17OC]
Foreign trade: extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3806 [28JN]
———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H8181 [14NO]
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), H7717 [1NO]
Glick, Jeremy: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously for acts of bravery, courage, and patriotism on United Airlines flight 93 during the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2921), H6919 [16OC]
Health: establish Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Veterans Affairs demonstration project on the integrated management of health care resources (see H.R. 2667), H8248 [15NO]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H9240 [11DE]
Herbert H. Bateman Post Office Building, Newport News, VA: designate (see H.R. 1749), H5488 [10SE]
Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 30), H10967 [20DE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H10355 [18DE]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H5488 [10SE]
Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H4352 [19JY]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H6458 [9OC]
Medicare: designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H7592 [31OC]
———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), H6458 [9OC]
———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), H6458 [9OC]
———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see H.R. 3046), H7333 [25OC]
———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 3318), H8337 [16NO]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H6505 [10OC]
Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 1510), H8338 [16NO]
Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (see H.R. 2624), H5340 [2AU]
Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 2161), H7529 [30OC]
———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H5488 [10SE]
National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H. Con. Res. 184), H5456 [6SE]
National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [21SE]
National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (see H.R. 2515), H7529 [30OC]
Patriot Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 71), H7333 [25OC]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2360), H3864 [10JY]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H8421 [27NO]
Public welfare programs: authorize State use of funds provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to support infant safe haven programs (see H.R. 2018), H5928 [21SE]
Research: computer and network security research and development and research fellowship programs funding (see H.R. 3394), H10356 [18DE]
Securities: issue War Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2899), H5928 [21SE]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H7127 [17OC]
Stafford County, VA: recognize the historical significance of the Aquia sandstone quarries of Government Island for contributions to the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Res. 261), H6701 [11OC]
Stan Parris Post Office Building, Annandale, VA: designate (see H.R. 1766), H5455 [6SE]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H3711 [27JN]
———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H6780 [12OC]
———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), H3806 [28JN]
———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), H4378 [20JY]
———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 102), H10966 [20DE]
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H4634 [25JY]
———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in the Republic of Korea (see H.R. 3412), H10967 [20DE]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H4352 [19JY]
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H5928 [21SE]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H6458 [9OC]
———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), H5339 [2AU]
———repeal excise tax on the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations (see H.R. 804), H6505 [10OC]
———treat certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance as an involuntary conversion (see H.R. 2374), H8338 [16NO]
———treatment of certain Armed Forces enlistment, accession, reenlistment, and retention bonuses (see H.R. 1466), H5971 [24SE]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H8133 [13NO]
———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1780), H7333 [25OC]
Terrorism: encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 284), H8339 [16NO]
———establish a memorial on the Arlington Naval Annex to the victims of the terrorist attack at the Pentagon (see H.R. 3036), H6379 [4OC]
———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), H6260 [3OC]
Tom Bliley Post Office Building, Richmond, VA: designate (see H.R. 1748), H5927 [21SE]
United We Stand Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 260), H6505 [10OC]
Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H6138 [2OC]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H4724 [26JY]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H5405 [5SE]
Virginia: Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 2345), H8564 [28NO]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H7852 [6NO]
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8181 [14NO]
———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), H8842 [4DE]
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), H5406 [5SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: tribute to National Guard and Reserve units activated in response to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 275), H7591 [31OC] (see H. Res. 287), H8133 [13NO]
Dept. of Defense: expand program which allows State and local law enforcement agencies to procure certain equipment to include counter-terrorism equipment (see H.R. 3025), H6378 [4OC]
Norman Sisisky Post Office Building, Petersburg, VA: designate (see H.R. 2910), H5925 [21SE]
Taxation: treatment of certain terrorist attack zone compensation of civilian uniformed personnel (see H.R. 3137), H6918 [16OC]
Certificates of election
House of Representatives, H3523 [26JN]
Oaths of office
House of Representatives, H3523 [26JN]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6182 [3OC]
———price supports for peanuts, H6182 [3OC]
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), H5679
———tribute to National Guard and Reserve units activated in response to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Res. 275), E1970
———tribute to National Guard and Reserve units activated in response to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Res. 287), H8320, H8321 [16NO]
Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: establish (H.R. 2133), H3639 [27JN]
China, Republic of: endorse and obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly summit in Switzerland (H.R. 2739), H10464
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 (H.R. 7), H4261
Dept. of Defense: authorize additional rounds of military base closures and realignments, H10076
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5776 [20SE]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), H10076
———expand program which allows State and local law enforcement agencies to procure certain equipment to include counter-terrorism equipment (H.R. 3025), E1806
———tribute to the U.S.S. Enterprise Battle Group during its extended deployment for the war effort in Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 279), H10405
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (H.R. 2540), E2269
EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (H.R. 3178), H8252 [16NO], H10192
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4062
———encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 225), H5598
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), conference report, H10459
Foreign policy: recognize important relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines (H. Con. Res. 273), H10225
Homeless: improve programs for veterans (H.R. 2716), H9120
House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H3523 [26JN]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Con. Res. 280), H8879
Journal: question of approval, H9241, H9242 [12DE]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (S. Con. Res. 44), E2136
Norman Sisisky Post Office Building, Petersburg, VA: designate (H.R. 2910), H7375 [30OC]
Patriot Day: designate (H.J. Res. 71), H7321 [25OC]
Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (S. 1789), H10212
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), H8428 [28NO]
Social Security: honor commitments (H. Con. Res. 282), H9178
Taxation: provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), H5611
———treatment of certain terrorist attack zone compensation of civilian uniformed personnel (H.R. 3137), E1903
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), H5514 [11SE]
———encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (H. Res. 284), H8322 [16NO]
———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2888), H5629
Veterans: improve benefits, E2055
———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), E2269
Veterans Day: maintain observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday (H. Res. 293), E2136
———observance, E2055
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H9299
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, H3265 [20JN], H3523 [26JN]
Statements
Condemn and Respond to Hijacking and Crashing of Commercial Aircraft Into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Israel Zoberman, E1785
Tributes
Downing, Thomas N., E2092