HAYWORTH, J.D. (a Representative from Arizona)
Amendments
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5169 [1AU]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H6700 [11OC]
Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 914), H4428 [23JY]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H112 [30JA]
———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H4353 [19JY]
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]
Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 33), H1117 [22MR]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H7960 [8NO]
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize construction of the Jicarilla Apache Nation Municipal Water Delivery Systems in New Mexico (see H.R. 3223), H7718 [1NO]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of the rotunda for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original Navajo Code Talkers (see H. Con. Res. 174), H3618 [26JN]
Cargo transportation: require inspection of all cargo on commercial trucks and vessels entering the U.S. (see H.R. 2960), H6055 [25SE]
China, People's Republic of: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1490 [4AP]
———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H5340 [2AU]
———U.S. policy review (see H. Con. Res. 121), H3069 [12JN]
Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1695), H1923 [3MY]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H628 [5MR]
Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7960 [8NO]
———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 175), H254 [8FE]
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), H8949 [5DE]
———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]
Correctional institutions: prohibit cable television and other luxuries for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 458), H2082 [9MY]
Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 255), H6380 [4OC]
———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 2146), H3149 [13JN]
———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), H222 [7FE]
———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H1061 [21MR]
Davis-Bacon Act: waive requirements relative to contracts for school and library construction and repair (see H.R. 331), H443 [27FE]
Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: limit amount of time veterans must wait to get a doctor's appointment at veterans clinics (see H.R. 435), H877 [13MR]
———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1746), H2185 [15MY]
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]
———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), H8339 [16NO]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H651 [6MR]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5333 [2AU]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H3807 [28JN]
Education: provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see H.R. 1180), H1411 [3AP]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1944), H2570 [22MY]
———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 28), H221 [7FE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: eliminate the funding limitation applicable to grants for special alternative instructional programs (see H.R. 637), H444 [27FE]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral directors and embalmers (see H.R. 648), H1295 [28MR]
Endangered Species Act: authorize Federal agencies to promptly respond to health and safety emergencies (see H.R. 3259), H7959 [8NO]
FCC: fulfill support requirements for universal service for high cost areas (see H.R. 1171), H3150 [13JN]
FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 482), H624 [1MR]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 950), H3260 [19JN]
———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H4009 [12JY]
———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H25 [3JA]
———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H3151 [13JN]
———repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 1455), H9078 [6DE]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.R. 80), H224 [7FE] (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]
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), H3806 [28JN]
———recognize important relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines (see H. Con. Res. 273), H8949 [5DE]
Foreign trade: extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3149 [13JN]
Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination (see H.R. 1139), H3260 [19JN]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 81), H10966 [20DE]
GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 353), H164 [31JA]
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]
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. 2315), H4429 [23JY]
House Rules: prohibit the inclusion in any legislation of any provision which makes a decrease in Federal income taxes contingent upon another event or circumstance (see H. Res. 123), H1661 [26AP]
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), H10966 [20DE]
———Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 823), H622 [1MR]
Indian Child Welfare Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 2644), H4634 [25JY]
Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see H.R. 293), H110 [30JA]
Interstate commerce: renewal of interstate economic protectionism (see H. Res. 230), H5339 [2AU]
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2677 [23MY]
Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 598), H2184 [15MY]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H1717 [1MY]
Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H3519 [25JN]
Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see H.R. 3229), H10966 [20DE]
Law enforcement officers: ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 199), H1060 [21MR]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H112 [30JA]
Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see H.R. 1383), H1409 [3AP]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H323 [13FE]
Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H3258 [19JN]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H4113 [17JY]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H5455 [6SE]
———delay the deadline for Medicare+Choice organizations to report plan information, including information on adjusted community rates (see H.R. 1993), H2710 [24MY]
———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H2281 [16MY]
———improve access to Medicare+Choice plans for special needs beneficiaries by targeting enrollment and eliminating beneficiary lock-in and other administrative barriers (see H.R. 2709), H5592 [11SE]
———improve payments and regulation under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 3584), H10964 [20DE]
———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H8248 [15NO]
———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), H3806 [28JN]
———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 2768), H5335 [2AU] (see H.R. 3391), H8842 [4DE]
———remove the sunset and numerical limitation on participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 2802), H5337 [2AU]
———study anesthesia services and expand service arrangements for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 716), H741 [7MR]
Minimum wage: provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 1441), H1605 [25AP]
Monuments and memorials: expedite construction of the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1696), H2185 [15MY]
———prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 2114), H2997 [7JN]
Motor vehicles: prohibit operation with drugs or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry (see H.R. 2155), H5340 [2AU]
National Border Security Agency: establish (see H.R. 3600), H10965 [20DE]
National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H. Con. Res. 184), H5340 [2AU]
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), H3519 [25JN]
National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 271), H8248 [15NO]
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2675), H5340 [2AU]
National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 189), H3519 [25JN]
Native Americans: Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (see H.R. 2335), H3711 [27JN]
———improve effectiveness of the Indian Loan Guarantee and Insurance Program (see H.R. 3407), H8948 [5DE]
———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 1662), H1715 [1MY]
———tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 166), H3259 [19JN]
Navy: tribute to crew of reconnaissance plane that made emergency landing in the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 106), H2083 [9MY]
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: 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]
Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H254 [8FE]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H7910 [7NO]
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]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H3806 [28JN]
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), H927 [14MR]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H959 [19MR]
———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H2847 [25MY]
———ensure solvency (see H. Con. Res. 214), H5338 [2AU]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 210), H2387 [21MY]
———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H3358 [20JN]
———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H324 [13FE]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H10173 [17DE]
———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 956), H826 [8MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1485 (see H.R. 1470), H1495 [4AP]
Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 67), H2185 [15MY]
Tariff: steam or other vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 1141), H1191 [27MR]
Taxation: 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 Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1605 [25AP]
———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), H5704 [14SE]
———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]
———ensure that income averaging for farmers does not increase a farmer's liability for the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 658), H444 [27FE]
———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 586), H444 [27FE]
———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1238), H1490 [4AP]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass (see H.R. 1657), H4009 [12JY]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H3068 [12JN]
———facilitate electric cooperative participation in a competitive electric power industry (see H.R. 1601), H1658 [26AP]
———impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 1514), H1498 [4AP]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H109 [30JA]
———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H25 [3JA]
———issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian tribal governments (see H.R. 2253), H3357 [20JN]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2143), H3261 [19JN]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H623 [1MR]
———permanently extend the Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation (see H.R. 224), H63 [6JA]
———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 909), H1925 [3MY]
———permit cooperatives to pay dividends on preferred stock without reducing patronage dividends (see H.R. 2280), H3464 [21JN]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H928 [14MR]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 826), H1557 [24AP]
———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H877 [13MR]
———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1727), H2023 [8MY]
———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1482 (see H.R. 1412), H1492 [4AP]
———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2884), H5615 [13SE]
———rates (see H.R. 3), H650 [6MR] (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), H1717 [1MY]
———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]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H64 [6JA]
———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1600), H1658 [26AP]
———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1024), H1605 [25AP]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H224 [7FE]
———treat certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance as an involuntary conversion (see H.R. 2374), H8248 [15NO]
———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 1357), H1408 [3AP]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]
———treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 1692), H1860 [2MY]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1717 [1MY]
———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H1346 [29MR]
———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1438), H1925 [3MY]
———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2350), H3712 [27JN]
———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 1507), H3151 [13JN]
———treatment of certain medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1524), H1498 [4AP]
———treatment of computers and Internet access provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 1835), H4113 [17JY]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H4353 [19JY]
———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1463), H2571 [22MY]
———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 661), H508 [28FE]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 1596), H10966 [20DE]
Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 90), H443 [27FE]
Terrorism: encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 284), H7959 [8NO]
———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), H5925 [21SE]
Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H5340 [2AU]
Ukraine: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 203), H5126 [1AU]
Veterans: improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (see H.R. 801), H507 [28FE]
———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), H2679 [23MY]
———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. 303), H3713 [27JN]
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H9082 [10DE]
———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 an electronic voting plan for such voters (see H.R. 311), H443 [27FE]
Water: prohibit use of Federal funds for any program that restricts the use of any privately owned water source (see H.R. 937), H1013 [20MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 99), H27 [3JA]
Dept. of the Treasury: issue guidance to victims of disasters in their application to charitable organizations for relief (see H.R. 3420), H9076 [6DE]
Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 105), H59 [6JA]
National Guard: provide competitive civil service status for technicians who are involuntarily separated other than for cause from National Guard service (see H.R. 349), H164 [31JA]
Native American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 270), H8248 [15NO]
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 1873), H2280 [16MY]
Native Americans: protect tribes from coerced labor agreements (see H.R. 103), H27 [3JA]
———repeal the Bennett Freeze to allow Navajo Nation citizens to live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions (see H.R. 104), H59 [6JA]
Ships and vessels: require houseboats that have electric power generators on board to have a carbon monoxide venting system (see H.R. 3377), H8731 [29NO]
Taxation: allow credit for residential solar energy property (see H.R. 2076), H2955 [6JN]
———expand child tax credit (see H.R. 539), H253 [8FE]
———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see H.R. 1459), H1485 (see H.R. 1459), H1495 [4AP]
———treatment of gold, silver, and platinum in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of maximum capital gains rates (see H.R. 991), H875 [13MR]
Remarks
Arizona Diamondbacks (baseball team): tribute, H7856 [7NO]
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), H5658 [14SE]
Charities: prevent fraud in the solicitation of charitable contributions, H7312 [25OC]
China, People's Republic of: release of Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing, H1467 [4AP]
———U.S. policy, H1467 [4AP]
Congress: counting of Presidential electoral votes, H31 [6JA]
Dept. of the Interior: hardrock mining regulations, H3427 [21JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3427 [21JN]
Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2604 [23MY]
———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests, H2604 [23MY]
Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H7274 [24OC]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2315), H4120 [18JY], H4415 [23JY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5206 [2AU]
Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders, H7301, H7303 [24OC]
Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (S. 1741), H10905
Native American Heritage Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 270), H8386, H8388 [27NO]
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorizing (H.R. 1873), E810
Native Americans: address high incidences of sudden infant death syndrome, H5330 [2AU]
———establish programs to improve energy development on Indian lands, H5169, H5170 [1AU]
New Mexico: require the valuation of nontribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation (H.R. 1913), H8392, H8393 [27NO]
New York Yankees (baseball team): tribute, H7856 [7NO]
Pensions: increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans, H1787 [2MY]
———reform (H.R. 10), H1787 [2MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H3964 [12JY]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (H. Res. 188), H3964 [12JY]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5044, H5169, H5170 [1AU]
———national energy policy, H3603, H3604, H3605, H3606, H3607, H3608 [26JN], H3625 [27JN]
Schools: honor Native Americans for their contributions to U.S. history, culture, and education (H. Res. 168), H3275 [20JN]
Spence, Floyd: tribute (H. Res. 234), H5368 [5SE]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 41), H1579 [25AP]
———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1399, H1402, H1404 [3AP], H1437 [4AP]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7274 [24OC], H10228, H10229, H10230, H10231 [18DE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7227 [24OC]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10855 [19DE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (H. Res. 320)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 319), H10499 [19DE]
———rates (H.R. 1836), H2209 [16MY]
———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, H2836 [25MY]
———rates (H.R. 1836), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 153), H2827 [25MY]
———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1308 [29MR]
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), H5495 [11SE]
Veterans: improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (H.R. 801), H1131 [27MR]
———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), H3211, H3215 [19JN]
Votes: position on missed, E997
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1478 [4AP]
Special order: granted, H4946 [31JY], H5330 [2AU]
Resignations
Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H3348 [20JN]
Tributes
Chen Shui-bian, E841
Forbes, Representative, H3265 [20JN]
Funk, Brandon, H1467 [4AP]
Limbaugh, Rush, H6886, H6888, H6889, H6890, H6891 [16OC]
Pollack, Michael A., E2229
Reagan, Ronald, H196, H197 [6FE]
Tarver, Bret, H1039 [21MR]