ROSS, MIKE (a Representative from Arkansas)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agricultural Market Transition Act: provide compensation for loss markets to farm owners and producers who have entered into production flexibility contracts (see H.R. 1339), H1925 [3MY]
Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 337, 338), H258 [12FE]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1121), H3260 [19JN] (see H.R. 1605), H3466 [21JN]
Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 1956), H2890 [5JN]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H254 [8FE]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H650 [6MR]
Aviation: direct NIST to develop standards for effective aviation security technologies and direct the FAA to evaluate such technologies (see H.R. 3101), H6781 [12OC]
———improve security (see H.R. 3110), H7358 [29OC]
———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H6057 [25SE]
Budget: require three-fifths majority vote to waive point of order against considering spending or revenue legislation before a concurrent resolution is in place (see H.R. 1369), H1409 [3AP]
———use budget surpluses attributable to the Dept. of Defense Military Retirement Fund for military retirement and survivor benefit programs (see H. Res. 23), H325 [13FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 169), H3357 [20JN]
Children and youth: recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (see H. Res. 124), H3261 [19JN]
Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H1347 [29MR]
Clean Air Act: eliminate the phase-in period for the reduction of sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 1891), H8564 [28NO]
Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H10910 [19DE]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H1923 [3MY]
Contracts: require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 1324), H1558 [24AP]
CPSC: promulgate a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 3283), H10355 [18DE]
Crime: combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes (see H.R. 3004), H6458 [9OC]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H8842 [4DE]
———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H5736 [19SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: ensure minority farmers are adequately compensated for discrimination claims (see H.R. 2676), H5340 [2AU]
———provide loan assistance to agricultural producers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 478), H325 [13FE]
———provide loan assistance to poultry farmers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 301, 302), H325 [13FE]
Dept. of Commerce: provide grants for digital network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 1034), H3619 [26JN]
Dept. of Energy: establish a Natural Gas Reserve (see H.R. 245), H650 [6MR]
Dept. of HUD: increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1629), H2387 [21MY]
Dept. of Labor: establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 2235), H4429 [23JY]
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), H6056 [25SE]
Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1557 [24AP]
———give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (see H.R. 3067), H7128 [17OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H1717 [1MY]
———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H828 [8MR]
———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1435), H1484 (see H.R. 1435), H1493 [4AP]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1346 [29MR]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5407 [5SE]
District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H6135 [2OC]
Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Education Technology Corps (see H.R. 1149), H3713 [27JN]
Drug abuse: provide assistance to States to expand and establish treatment programs to provide services to individuals who voluntarily seek treatment (see H.R. 1896), H3863 [10JY]
Drugs: regulate receipt of donated prescription drug samples by charitable health care entities (see H.R. 2740), H5592 [11SE]
Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H2956 [6JN]
———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H1605 [25AP]
Election Administration Commission: establish (see H.R. 775), H505 [28FE]
Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H1013 [20MR]
Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H651 [6MR]
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H3150 [13JN]
———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2847 [25MY]
Fish and fishing: provide clarification regarding the market name for the fish Pangasius bocourti and compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 2964), H6505 [10OC]
Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 1506), H1497 [4AP]
Government: enhance citizen access to information and services through use of Internet-based information technology (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H1557 [24AP] (see H.R. 2563), H4351 [19JY]
———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H3068 [12JN]
Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H3806 [28JN]
———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H3203 [14JN]
Higher Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1162), H8181 [14NO]
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center (see H.R. 3334), H8337 [16NO]
Ice storms: disaster assistance (see H.R. 1240), H1188 [27MR]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H3002 [8JN]
Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H3068 [12JN]
———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H2712 [24MY]
———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 792), H5455 [6SE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H253 [8FE]
Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (see H.R. 2160), H3149 [13JN]
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2890 [5JN]
Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H1660 [26AP]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 280), H8949 [5DE]
———relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 30), H324 [13FE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H5333 [2AU]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H2711 [24MY]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H4009 [12JY]
———tribute for efforts in battling the use and production of methamphetamine (see H. Res. 114), H1487 (see H. Res. 114), H1499 [4AP]
LIHEAP: make available royalties received from domestic Federal oil and gas production (see H.R. 962), H878 [13MR]
Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H.R. 2181), H3201 [14JN] (see H. Con. Res. 54), H741 [7MR]
Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H10967 [20DE]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H3960 [11JY]
———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 1604), H2281 [16MY]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H2997 [7JN]
———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H2712 [24MY]
———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), H3203 [14JN]
———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), H1718 [1MY]
———make permanent hold harmless treatment for small rural hospitals under the prospective payment system and provide a transitional adjustment for certain hospitals in order to limit any decline in payment under that system (see H.R. 2942), H5927 [21SE]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H6779 [12OC]
———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 868), H877 [13MR]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H1558 [24AP]
———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), H1861 [2MY]
Middle East: encourage Lebanon, Syria, and Iran to call upon Hezbollah to allow representatives of the International Red Cross to visit four abducted Israelis presently held in Lebanon (see H. Res. 99), H1926 [3MY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H828 [8MR]
Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1925 [3MY]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 663), H2387 [21MY]
National Health Service Corps: include tertiary-care nurses (see H.R. 2594), H5406 [5SE]
National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7217 [23OC]
NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H6702 [11OC]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Nuclear energy: ensure continued contribution to the U.S. electricity supply (see H.R. 1679), H3358 [20JN]
OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]
Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H1664 [27AP]
Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H165 [31JA]
———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (see H.R. 365), H164 [31JA]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H443 [27FE]
———protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H8565 [28NO]
Power resources: increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs and expand the use of energy savings performance contracts (see H.R. 683), H1295 [28MR]
Project Apollo: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 631), H828 [8MR]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (see H.R. 3487), H10356 [18DE]
———amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H3201 [14JN]
Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 243), H6421 [5OC]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize supplemental grant for population increases in certain States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1930), H3863 [10JY]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1489 [4AP]
Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 143), H2711 [24MY]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H3149 [13JN]
SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2961), H6055 [25SE] (see H.R. 3011), H6259 [3OC] (see H.R. 3308), H8248 [15NO]
———conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 1035), H5592 [11SE]
———require submission of certain disagreements to the OMB for resolution and establish a minimum period for the solicitation of offers for a bundled contract (see H.R. 2867), H5455 [6SE]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see H.R. 1088), H959 [19MR]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H3713 [27JN]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H3863 [10JY]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H444 [27FE]
———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1143), H10966 [20DE]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H3203 [14JN]
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 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), H5456 [6SE]
———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), H3466 [21JN]
———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H6138 [2OC]
———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 13), H2679 [23MY]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H2023 [8MY]
———facilitate electric cooperative participation in a competitive electric power industry (see H.R. 1601), H1926 [3MY]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H741 [7MR]
———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1026), H1661 [26AP]
———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 507), H222 [7FE]
———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 710), H741 [7MR]
———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), H8421 [27NO]
———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 2082), H2955 [6JN]
———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 3041), H9239 [11DE]
———S corporation reform (see H.R. 2576), H6458 [9OC]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1717 [1MY]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H5340 [2AU]
———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 flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H5927 [21SE]
———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), H650 [6MR]
Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 90), H650 [6MR]
Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), H7959 [8NO]
———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. 3310), H8732 [29NO]
———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), H5928 [21SE]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H1557 [24AP]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H225 [7FE]
———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H325 [13FE]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H828 [8MR]
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8843 [4DE]
———establish a program to provide funds to State and local governments to replace punch card voting systems (see H.R. 775), H505 [28FE]
———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H1558 [24AP]
World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (see H. Res. 27), H878 [13MR]
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
Consumers: require retailers of farm-raised fish to inform consumers of the country of origin (see H.R. 2439), H3861 [10JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: improve migratory bird management by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (see H.R. 2879), H5592 [11SE]
Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 560), H322 [13FE]
Remarks
African Americans: importance of role models, H613 [1MR]
Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H6316 [4OC]
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6180 [3OC], H6268, H6316 [4OC]
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), H5674
Budget: allocation of funds, H756 [8MR]
Consumers: require retailers of farm-raised fish to inform consumers of the country of origin (H.R. 2439), H3932 [11JY]
Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H1837 [2MY]
Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2617 [23MY]
———improve character education programs, H2617 [23MY]
Fish and fishing: provide clarification regarding the market name for the fish Pangasius bocourti and compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, H6268 [4OC]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H4548 [25JY], H5221
Juneteenth Independence Day: recognize historical significance (H. Con. Res. 163), H3233 [19JN]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1836 [2MY]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 1400), H1584 [25AP]
National Guard: tribute to continued commitment of combat units deployed in support of Army operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (H. Con. Res. 154), H3233 [19JN]
———tribute to troops from Arkansas for peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, E1808
Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H2178 [15MY]
Power resources: increases in oil and gas production, H3233 [19JN]
———national energy policy, H2178 [15MY], H3233 [19JN]
Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 2), H271 [13FE]
———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 560), H1584 [25AP]
Taxation: rates (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 83), H756 [8MR]
Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1810
———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5557 [11SE]
Vietnam: normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 51), E1632
Ward, Jessie: Miss Arkansas pageant winner, E1299
Warren, AR: tribute to Warren High School football team, E2350
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H619 [1MR], H1603 [25AP], H3257 [19JN], H3957 [11JY]
Tributes
Anthony, John L., E1911
Hamilton, Mae Grayson, E1969
Jeffries, J.C., E1811
Lyons, Nehamon, IV, E1810
Maddox, Ode L., E550
McWilliams, Robert C., III, E550
Norwood, Jerrell, E2279
Roaf, Sterling A., Sr., E2279
Routon, William R., E1620
Taylor, Mack L., E550
Teeter, John, E1419
Williams, Joe, Jr., E1909