PICKERING, CHARLES W. ``CHIP'' (a Representative from Mississippi)
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6155 [2OC], H6267 [4OC]
Appointments
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Board of Trustees, H1075 [22MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 20), H399 [14FE]
Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 1016), H927 [14MR]
———provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see H.R. 627), H877 [13MR]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1121), H4216 [18JY]
Armed Forces: commend adhherence by employers to policies protecting members of Reserve components from adverse employment actions motivated by involvement in the uniformed services (see H. Con. Res. 72), H1411 [3AP]
———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]
———ensure married personnel having minor dependents are eligible for military family housing containing more than two bedrooms (see H.R. 1135), H1411 [3AP]
———increase basic pay (see H.R. 244), H258 [12FE]
———restore certain education benefits of reservist and active duty servicemembers participating in military action against Afghanistan (see H.R. 3240), H7908 [7NO]
———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), H2709 [24MY]
Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 4), H828 [8MR]
CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2281 [16MY]
Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]
Clean Air Act: eliminate the phase-in period for the reduction of sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 1891), H4014 [16JY]
Commission To Study the Structure and Reauthorization of the FCC: establish (see H.R. 646), H395 [14FE]
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 (see H.R. 7), H2889 [5JN]
Computers: establish Internet domain for children that will promote positive experiences, provide safe online environment, and prevent exposure to harmful material (see H.R. 2417), H7852 [6NO]
———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H398 [14FE]
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), H8843 [4DE]
Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (see H.R. 727), H440 [27FE]
Consumers: require retailers of farm-raised fish to inform consumers of the country of origin (see H.R. 2439), H3861 [10JY]
Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H1557 [24AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: extend and expand conservation programs (see H.R. 1938), H2570 [22MY]
———improve migratory bird management by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (see H.R. 2879), H5592 [11SE]
———treatment of overtime, night, and holiday inspection and quarantine services performed by employees (see H.R. 3390), H9240 [11DE]
Dept. of Defense: tribute to the U.S.S. Eisenhower Battle Group during its extended deployment for the war effort in Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 279), H10067 [13DE]
———use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 2006), H2710 [24MY]
Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see H.R. 3086), H7217 [23OC]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H394 [14FE]
Dept. of Labor: impose limitations on the wage that an employer is required to pay an H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker (see H.R. 2457), H3959 [11JY]
Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H2022 [8MY]
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), H2082 [9MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H4352 [19JY]
———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H1012 [20MR]
———make service dogs available to disabled veterans and make various other improvements in health care benefits (see H.R. 2792), H6505 [10OC]
———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (see H.R. 2540), H4429 [23JY]
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]
Ecology and environment: establish a grassland reserve restoration and conservation program (see H.R. 1689), H2890 [5JN]
———provide that no permit shall be required for animal feeding operations within State boundaries if the State has implemented a nutrient management program for such operations (see H.R. 1138), H1558 [24AP]
Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (see H.R. 1), H1112 [22MR]
———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H1605 [25AP]
Electric power: promote energy security, environmental protection, price stability, and reliability through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 3089), H6700 [11OC]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral directors and embalmers (see H.R. 648), H1116 [22MR]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 1479), H1661 [26AP]
FAA: implement a sky marshal program on U.S.-based airlines (see H.R. 2906), H5928 [21SE]
Families and domestic relations: recognize and support crisis pregnancy centers (see H. Res. 302), H8948 [5DE]
FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 482), H325 [13FE]
Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H3713 [27JN]
Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H2023 [8MY]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H4378 [20JY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see H.R. 1474), H1926 [3MY]
Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 557), H444 [27FE]
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H412 [26FE]
———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H64 [6JA]
———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: protect the public's ability to fish for sport (see H.R. 3104), H6701 [11OC]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H1558 [24AP]
———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: permit States to use administrative funds to pay costs relating to the processing, transporting, and distributing of donated wild game to eligible food distribution agencies (see H.R. 3477), H10065 [13DE]
Food Security Act: expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H954 [15MR]
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), H2849 [25MY]
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), H3863 [10JY]
Health: establish Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Veterans Affairs demonstration project on the integrated management of health care resources (see H.R. 2667), H6056 [25SE]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2315), H3618 [26JN]
———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H10054 [12DE]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H9077 [6DE]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H9239 [11DE]
———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H3260 [19JN]
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), H2999 [7JN]
Karekin II: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 139), H2571 [22MY]
Korea, Republic of: remove trade barriers to U.S. automotive imports (see H. Con. Res. 144), H3807 [28JN]
———remove trade barriers to U.S. automotive imports, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Con. Res. 144), H5456 [6SE]
Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1556 [24AP]
Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H.R. 2181), H3201 [14JN] (see H. Con. Res. 54), H741 [7MR]
Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H9078 [6DE]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H323 [13FE]
———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1011), H3863 [10JY]
Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H621 [1MR]
———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), H2997 [7JN]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2281 [16MY]
———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H2185 [15MY]
———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]
———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H959 [19MR]
———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H3806 [28JN]
———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), H1013 [20MR]
———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see H.R. 3046), H6379 [4OC]
———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 3391), H8842 [4DE]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1911), H6056 [25SE]
———remove inpatient limitation on the proportion of hospice care that certain rural hospice programs may provide (see H.R. 3270), H8249 [15NO]
———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), H8420 [27NO]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H4428 [23JY]
Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2805), H6919 [16OC]
Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H3203 [14JN]
National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see H.R. 1388), H1718 [1MY]
National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1950), H4541 [24JY]
National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H.R. 2300), H3518 [25JN] (see H. Con. Res. 184), H3862 [10JY]
National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [21SE]
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), H4950 [31JY]
National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (see H.R. 2515), H5928 [21SE]
National Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 179), H3805 [28JN]
National Homeland Security Agency: establish (see H.R. 1158), H6702 [11OC]
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), H2996 [7JN]
National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H1661 [26AP]
Native American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 270), H8421 [27NO]
Native Americans: Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (see H.R. 2335), H4010 [12JY]
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]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1039), H952 [15MR] (see H.R. 1150), H1411 [3AP] (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), H650 [6MR]
———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1861), H2890 [5JN]
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]
Project Apollo: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 631), H624 [1MR]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (see H.R. 3487), H10066 [13DE]
———amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H3201 [14JN]
Public lands: establish terms and conditions for use of certain Federal lands by outfitters and facilitate public opportunities for the recreational use and enjoyment of such lands (see H.R. 2386), H3803 [28JN]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1558 [24AP]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]
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: improve access to telecommunications and Internet services (see H.R. 2669), H4779 [27JY]
———promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H3149 [13JN]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2023 [8MY]
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), H1061 [21MR]
Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2610), H7910 [7NO]
———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H1489 [4AP]
———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H2679 [23MY]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H4353 [19JY]
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), H5406 [5SE]
———allow tax credit for contributions for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools, upgrading school facilities, and certain technology expenses (see H.R. 1681), H4780 [27JY]
———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), H4113 [17JY]
———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]
———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), H1116 [22MR]
———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), H1717 [1MY]
———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (see H.R. 1864), H4113 [17JY]
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H6260 [3OC]
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H4949 [31JY]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H5339 [2AU]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 826), H622 [1MR]
———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]
———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 charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (see H.R. 744), H3619 [26JN]
———treatment of contributions to funeral trusts (see H.R. 985), H1346 [29MR]
———treatment of depreciation of computers and other technological equipment, software, and certain auction-acquired telecommunications licenses (see H.R. 2981), H6260 [3OC]
———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1489 [4AP]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1604 [25AP]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H254 [8FE]
———treatment of timber sales by landowners (see H.R. 1341), H5125 [1AU]
Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 496), H222 [7FE]
Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H5736 [19SE]
———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 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]
Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (see H.R. 247), H832 [12MR]
Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H2890 [5JN]
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: 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), H6056 [25SE]
———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), H253 [8FE]
———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H5928 [21SE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H443 [27FE]
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), H5406 [5SE]
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), H3863 [10JY]
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), H1114 [22MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 1956), H2678 [23MY]
Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see H.R. 1102), H1010 [20MR] (see H.R. 1623), H1659 [26AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide emergency crop loss assistance to respond to economic losses incurred by crop producers, livestock and poultry producers, and greenhouse operators as a result of the increase in energy prices (see H.R. 396), H218 [7FE]
Dept. of Transportation: provide financial assistance for local rail line relocation projects (see H.R. 2029), 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), H6055 [25SE]
Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 1506), H1497 [4AP]
National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see H.R. 3473), H10055 [12DE]
Public Health Service Act: establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (see H.R. 1943), H2570 [22MY]
Public utilities: revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 1101), H1010 [20MR]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6267 [4OC]
———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (H.R. 2213), H3537 [26JN]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3897 [11JY]
Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (H.R. 1956), E904
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), consideration (H. Res. 196), H4232 [19JY]
Dept. of Energy: conduct study and review of Federal Energy Savings Performance Contract Program, E1568
Dept. of Justice: Choctaw Reservation detention facility funding, E2112
Dept. of Transportation: provide financial assistance for local rail line relocation projects (H.R. 2029), E973
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses, H4904 [31JY]
———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (H.R. 2540), H4904 [31JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), conference report, E2112
FDA: delay approval of transgenic or genetically engineered fish, H3897 [11JY]
Fish and fishing: provide clarification regarding the market name for the fish Pangasius bocourti and compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, H6267 [4OC]
Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (H.R. 1506), E551
Health: provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (H.R. 3431), E2233
Jones County Junior College: tribute to football team, E2138
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), E1568
Public Health Service Act: establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (H.R. 1943), E896
Public utilities: revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (H.R. 1101), E401
Veterans: increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), H3217 [19JN]
Votes: position on missed, H2522
Tributes
Austin, Jesse W., Sr., E415
Montgomery, Jerry, E1956
Parker, Vincent E., E2312
Stringer, R.P. (Bob), E122
Welty, Eudora, E1415