SCHROCK, EDWARD (a Representative from Virginia)
Appointments
Norman Sisisky funeral attendees, H1349 [30MR]
Articles and editorials
Israel Will Focus on Survival First, Peace Later, Israel Zoberman, Norfolk (VA) Virginian-Pilot, E1682
Middle East Peace Process, Israel Zoberman, E270
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 36), H2712 [24MY]
Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 2165), H4113 [17JY]
———eliminate requirement that covered beneficiaries obtain nonavailability-of-health-care statements relative to obstetrics and gynecological care for pregnancies (see H.R. 1511), H2571 [22MY]
———establish employment and tuition assistance program for military spouses (see H.R. 2413), H4114 [17JY]
———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 2020), H3519 [25JN]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H2570 [22MY]
———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), H2709 [24MY]
———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1983), H5488 [10SE]
———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) (see H. Res. 287), H8339 [16NO]
Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 6), H2849 [25MY]
Booker T. Washington National Monument: revise boundaries (see H.R. 1456), H1485 (see H.R. 1456), H1494 [4AP]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 8), H224 [7FE]
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), H6135 [2OC]
Cargo transportation: require inspection of all cargo on commercial trucks and vessels entering the U.S. (see H.R. 2960), H6055 [25SE]
Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 135), H2184 [15MY]
Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3864 [10JY]
———recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (see H. Res. 124), H3261 [19JN]
China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H624 [1MR]
Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 190), H224 [7FE]
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), H3358 [20JN]
Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7853 [6NO]
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]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 99), H1115 [22MR]
Crime: mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 2817), H5488 [10SE]
———provide additional punishments for offenders committing fraud aimed at taking advantage of a national emergency (see H.R. 2986), H6136 [2OC]
———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H929 [14MR]
Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 1271), H1294 [28MR]
D. French Slaughter Post Office Building, Culpepper, VA: designate (see H.R. 1767), H2022 [8MY]
Dept. of Defense: making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 2881), H5592 [11SE]
———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H2680 [23MY]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H444 [27FE]
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), H4010 [12JY]
Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1021), H928 [14MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H1295 [28MR]
———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 3183), H7529 [30OC]
Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H8133 [13NO]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5407 [5SE]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2212), H4780 [27JY] (see H.R. 2316), H4217 [18JY]
Education: allow home school students who are eligible for enrollment in the overseas defense dependents' education system to use auxiliary services of system schools (see H.R. 830), H2334 [17MY]
———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), H508 [28FE]
———Pell Grant Program funding (see H. Res. 13), H325 [13FE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 1716), H1923 [3MY]
Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1982), H4009 [12JY]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 2180), H3201 [14JN]
Federal employees: coverage of chiropractic services in any Federal health plan (see H.R. 2087), H2999 [7JN] (see H. Con. Res. 46), H2713 [24MY]
———ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H8843 [4DE]
Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 93), H112 [30JA]
Firearms: inherent right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 222), H8182 [14NO]
———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H3465 [21JN]
———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2847 [25MY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]
———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), H3203 [14JN]
Foreign trade: extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3149 [13JN]
Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8339 [16NO]
Herb E. Harris Post Office Building, Alexandria, VA: designate (see H.R. 1761), H2021 [8MY]
Herbert H. Bateman Post Office Building, Newport News, VA: designate (see H.R. 1749), H2021 [8MY]
Higher Education Act: remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (see H.R. 1992), H4009 [12JY]
Immigration: improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S. (see H.R. 3077), H7960 [8NO]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1330), H1406 [3AP]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H1554 [24AP]
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2677 [23MY]
Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development (see H.J. Res. 75), H9078 [6DE]
Israel: elections (see H. Res. 31), H223 [7FE]
———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), H742 [7MR]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H1346 [29MR]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H2711 [24MY]
———improve security at U.S. borders (see H.R. 3229), H8339 [16NO]
Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3465 [21JN]
Lewis F. Payne United States Post Office, Nathalie, VA: designate (see H.R. 1799), H2140 [10MY]
M. Caldwell Butler Post Office Building, Roanoke, VA: designate (see H.R. 1753), H2021 [8MY]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H1717 [1MY]
———permit State waiver authority to provide medical assistance in cases of congenital heart defects (see H.R. 1793), H3260 [19JN]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H1489 [4AP]
Medicare: coverage of certain chiropractic examination procedures (see H.R. 2284), H6702 [11OC]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3151 [13JN]
———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), H4353 [19JY]
———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), H2148 [14MY]
———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see H.R. 3046), H8564 [28NO]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H1013 [20MR]
———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 3318), H8337 [16NO]
———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]
———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H5406 [5SE]
Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority until certification that no excavation of the Temple Mount in Israel is being conducted (see H.R. 2566), H4352 [19JY]
Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1925 [3MY]
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 discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 36), H2712 [24MY]
National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (see H.R. 2515), H4111 [17JY]
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2675), H4862 [30JY]
National Museum of the U.S. Army: locate at Fort Belvoir, VA (see H.R. 1120), H2998 [7JN]
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]
Navy: tribute to crew of reconnaissance plane that made emergency landing in the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 106), H2185 [15MY]
Norman Sisisky Post Office Building, Petersburg, VA: designate (see H.R. 2910), H5925 [21SE]
Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H5616 [13SE]
Patriot Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 71), H7333 [25OC]
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]
———increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making any campaign-related disbursements (see H.R. 1019), H1013 [20MR] (see H.R. 2252), H3357 [20JN]
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]
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), H4863 [30JY]
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]
Schools: allow certain grants to be used to establish and maintain school safety hotlines (see H.R. 899), H828 [8MR]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H3466 [21JN]
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]
Sharon, Ariel: commend election as Prime Minister of Israel, encourage end to Middle East violence, and reaffirm U.S. commitment to friendship (see H. Res. 34), H325 [13FE]
Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2751), H5334 [2AU]
Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (see H.R. 327), H955 [15MR]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H395 [14FE]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H400 [14FE]
———ensure solvency (see H. Con. Res. 214), H5456 [6SE]
———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H2680 [23MY]
———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H252 [8FE]
Spruance, Raymond A.: promote posthumously to the grade of Fleet Admiral of the U.S. Navy (see H.R. 2492), H4008 [12JY]
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), H2022 [8MY]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H3711 [27JN]
———allow a deduction for State tuition program expenses and prohibit exclusion of distributions used for education expenses from gross income (see H.R. 475), H1410 [3AP]
———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 824), H1351 [30MR]
———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), H4949 [31JY]
———allow investments by certain retirement plans in principal residences of children and grandchildren of participants who are first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2308), H5927 [21SE]
———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), H10055 [12DE]
———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), H2334 [17MY]
———establish a temporary checkoff on income tax returns to provide funds to States for Federal election administration improvement (see H.R. 1025), H1346 [29MR]
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H3713 [27JN]
———expand child tax credit (see H.R. 539), H253 [8FE]
———first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 1773), H4428 [23JY]
———incentives for education (see H.R. 549), H444 [27FE]
———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H111 [30JA]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H1012 [20MR]
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H5126 [1AU]
———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), H1012 [20MR]
———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 369), H877 [13MR]
———provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H325 [13FE]
———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 and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H167 [31JA]
———repeal excise tax on the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations (see H.R. 804), H2184 [15MY]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H400 [14FE]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1344 [29MR]
———treatment of certain Armed Forces enlistment, accession, reenlistment, and retention bonuses (see H.R. 1466), H1485 (see H.R. 1466), H1495 [4AP]
———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1438), H3068 [12JN]
———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1557 [24AP]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H7960 [8NO]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H1717 [1MY]
Terrorism: encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 284), H7959 [8NO]
———establish a memorial on the Arlington Naval Annex to the victims of the terrorist attack at the Pentagon (see H.R. 3036), H6379 [4OC]
———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H252 [8FE]
———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3448), H9239 [11DE]
———tribute to 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]
———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), H7910 [7NO]
Thresher (U.S.S.): erect a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery to honor the crew (see H. Con. Res. 137), H3151 [13JN]
Tom Bliley Post Office Building, Richmond, VA: designate (see H.R. 1748), H2021 [8MY]
United We Stand Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 260), H6505 [10OC]
Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H394 [14FE]
———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), H444 [27FE]
———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H6057 [25SE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H443 [27FE] (see H.R. 303), H400 [14FE]
———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H4113 [17JY]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H400 [14FE]
Virginia: Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 2345), H3712 [27JN]
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), H1490 [4AP]
———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), H3260 [19JN]
World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H1346 [29MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
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), H8421 [27NO]
National Guard: tribute to members who were killed in the aircraft crash in south-central Georgia (see H. Con. Res. 47), H649 [6MR]
Pharmaceuticals: ensure prompt research, development, and distribution of new drugs, biologics, and medical devices that prevent or mitigate the consequences of a chemical or biological terrorist attack (see H.R. 3457), H9239 [11DE]
Letters
Veterans Opportunities Act: by, H1134 [27MR]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3776 [28JN]
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), H5656 [14SE]
———removal of housing allowance in calculation for child nutrition programs eligibility, H3776 [28JN]
Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1205 [28MR]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1699), H2970 [7JN]
Dept. of Defense: military housing funding, H1205 [28MR]
———tribute to the U.S.S. Enterprise Battle Group during its extended deployment for the war effort in Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 279), H10404, H10405 [19DE]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2236
Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2622
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Impact Aid Program funding, H2622
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H983
Herbert H. Bateman Post Office Building, Newport News, VA: designate (H.R. 1749), H6434
National Guard: tribute to members who were killed in the aircraft crash in south-central Georgia (H. Con. Res. 47), H677, H678 [7MR]
Norman Sisisky Post Office Building, Petersburg, VA: designate (H.R. 2910), H7377 [30OC]
Sisisky, Norman: tribute (H. Res. 107), H1332 [29MR]
Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), H939 [15MR]
Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 2), H270 [13FE]
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), H5541 [11SE]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H8818 [4DE]
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act: eligibility for payment of anti-terrorism judgements, H2236
Votes: position on missed, H6712
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1009 [20MR]
Tributes
Danielson, Scott M., E451
Downing, Thomas N., E2092