TURNER, JIM (a Representative from Texas)
Appointments
Norman Sisisky funeral attendees, H1384 [3AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1121), H2998 [7JN]
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: increase basic pay (see H.R. 244), H650 [6MR] (see H.R. 2494), H4009 [12JY] (see H.R. 2494), H4013 [16JY]
———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H443 [27FE]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H10066 [13DE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds vote to pass legislation that would result in a deficit (see H.J. Res. 53), H3357 [20JN]
———make process more transparent (see H.R. 1257), H1189 [27MR]
———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), H254 [8FE]
CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2388 [21MY]
Children and youth: provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H4113 [17JY]
China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H1116 [22MR]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 197), H7592 [31OC]
Classified information: establish a process for executive agencies for declassifying and disclosing certain documents relating to human rights abuses in foreign countries (see H.R. 1152), H1059 [21MR]
Computers: importance of the Platform for Privacy Preferences Project (P3P) specification in protecting the privacy of Internet users (see H. Res. 159), H3864 [10JY]
Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7960 [8NO]
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), H9078 [6DE]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H2281 [16MY]
———require retailers of farm-raised fish to inform consumers of the country of origin (see H.R. 2439), H3861 [10JY]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H5736 [19SE]
Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 2138), H3067 [12JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide loan assistance to agricultural producers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 478), H221 [7FE]
———provide loan assistance to poultry farmers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 301, 302), H224 [7FE]
Dept. of Defense: review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H929 [14MR]
Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see H.R. 3086), H6700 [11OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H650 [6MR]
Dept. of Labor: establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 2235), H8843 [4DE]
Dept. of State: designate an Assistant Sec. of State for Victims of International Terrorism (see H.R. 1338), H2712 [24MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H628 [5MR]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H398 [14FE]
Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H1295 [28MR]
Education: authorize recruitment and retention incentive programs, student loan forgiveness, and professional development programs for teachers in rural areas (see H.R. 2102), H4010 [12JY]
———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 839), H828 [8MR]
———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 489), H929 [14MR]
———provide for a rural education development initiative (see H.R. 1096), H1191 [27MR]
———provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H8248 [15NO]
———reauthorize and improve the rural education development initiative (see H.R. 692), H1295 [28MR]
El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (see H.R. 1628), H2680 [23MY]
Eldon B. Mahon U.S. Courthouse, Fort Worth, TX: designate (see H.R. 1801), H2281 [16MY]
Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2373), H3802 [28JN]
Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H651 [6MR]
Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 920), H740 [7MR]
Financial institutions: ensure continued stability of the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1293), H4541 [24JY]
———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H10356 [18DE]
Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H8842 [4DE]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]
Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 1506), H1497 [4AP]
Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H9239 [11DE]
———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H2334 [17MY]
``God Bless America'': designate as the national hymn of the U.S. (see H.R. 3051), H6421 [5OC]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H252 [8FE] (see H.R. 2563), H4351 [19JY]
Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H3068 [12JN]
House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 2414), H3804 [28JN]
Houston, TX: tribute to recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Allison (see H. Res. 166), H3202 [14JN]
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center (see H.R. 3334), H8337 [16NO]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H1606 [25AP]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H828 [8MR]
———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), H7723 [5NO]
Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H1116 [22MR]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H2711 [24MY]
Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H5927 [21SE]
Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1013 [20MR]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H2889 [5JN]
———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 1604), H2849 [25MY]
Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H5125 [1AU]
———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H2387 [21MY]
———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H3260 [19JN]
———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 3569), H10964 [20DE]
———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), H2890 [5JN]
———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), H1605 [25AP]
———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see H.R. 3046), H7529 [30OC]
———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), H8732 [29NO]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H2890 [5JN]
Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1606 [25AP]
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]
Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H2142 [10MY]
National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see H.R. 1388), H3519 [25JN]
National Academy of Sciences: conduct a study to determine the causes of recent increases in the price of natural gas (see H.R. 712), H651 [6MR]
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 Guard: tribute to continued commitment of combat units deployed in support of Army operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3204 [14JN]
National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see H.R. 3473), H10055 [12DE]
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]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1287), H1343 [29MR]
Navy: tribute to crew of reconnaissance plane that made emergency landing in the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 106), H1718 [1MY]
Norman Sisisky Post Office Building, Petersburg, VA: designate (see H.R. 2910), H5925 [21SE]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H2848 [25MY]
———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H165 [31JA]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H1121 [26MR]
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]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1191 [27MR]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H4217 [18JY]
Seguin, Juan N.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 186), H3805 [28JN]
Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2751), H8564 [28NO]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H4541 [24JY]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H1190 [27MR]
———choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 853), H828 [8MR]
———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H650 [6MR]
———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H2334 [17MY]
———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 96), H1190 [27MR]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464), H1485 (see H.R. 1464), H1495 [4AP]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H5488 [10SE]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1191 [27MR]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1786), H2388 [21MY]
Tariff Act: expedite antidumping investigations when imports increase materially from new suppliers after an antidumping order and amend provisions on export prices and constructed export prices (see H.R. 3571), H10964 [20DE]
Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H443 [27FE]
———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), H7529 [30OC]
———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), H959 [19MR]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H2712 [24MY]
———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H6380 [4OC]
———enhance domestic oil and gas production (see H.R. 805), H2889 [5JN]
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 1676), H1860 [2MY]
———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 1263), H1661 [26AP]
———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 794), H628 [5MR]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H628 [5MR]
———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1026), H928 [14MR]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 826), H4428 [23JY]
———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H1346 [29MR]
———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]
———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 2082), H2955 [6JN]
———provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H828 [8MR]
———repeal limit on the allowance of a deduction of interest on higher education loans (see H.R. 686), H2184 [15MY]
———restore partial deduction for personal interest to encourage economic recovery and avoid the need to borrow against home equity (see H.R. 2969), H6056 [25SE]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1717 [1MY]
———treatment of computers and Internet access provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 1835), H2183 [15MY]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H3358 [20JN]
———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H3960 [11JY]
———treatment of timber sales by landowners (see H.R. 1341), H3619 [26JN]
Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), 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), H5971 [24SE]
———prevent, prepare for, and respond to threats (see H.R. 3555), H10963 [20DE]
———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), H6057 [25SE]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 699), H650 [6MR]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H741 [7MR]
———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. 65, 303, 609), H650 [6MR]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H400 [14FE]
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8843 [4DE]
———increase the ability of absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to participate in Federal elections (see H.R. 1997), H8564 [28NO]
———require States to give notice and opportunity for review prior to removing individuals from list of eligible voters in Federal elections for crime convictions (see H.R. 1971), H2713 [24MY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H1114 [22MR]
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), H3863 [10JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 90), H929 [14MR]
District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H6135 [2OC]
Government: enhance citizen access to information and services through use of Internet-based information technology (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]
OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (see H. Res. 203), H4352 [19JY]
Motions
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7280 [24OC]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H4785 [30JY]
Remarks
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), H5660 [14SE]
Aviation: preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5906 [21SE]
Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: establish (H.R. 2133), H5466 [10SE]
Budget: allocation of funds, H723, H726, H734, H736, H737, H738 [7MR], H744, H756 [8MR], H918, H920, H922, H923 [14MR]
———deficit, H361 [14FE]
———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1235 [28MR]
———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 136), H2032 [9MY]
———treatment of any budget surpluses, H361 [14FE]
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): minority party appointments (H. Res. 90), H918 [14MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5770 [20SE]
Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H1839, H1841 [2MY]
El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (H.R. 1628), H5463 [10SE]
Federal employees: allow receipt of frequent flyer miles and other promotional benefits received during Government travel (H.R. 2456), H4808 [30JY]
Health: guarantee Federal remedies that hold health plans accountable for medical decisions and limit non-economical and punitive damages, H5266 [2AU]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H722 [7MR]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 526), H4206 [18JY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H4977 [31JY], H5181, H5266 [2AU]
Houston, TX: tribute to recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Allison (H. Res. 166), H3532 [26JN]
Kewaunee, WI: conveyance of excess Army Reserve Center (H.R. 788), H5467 [10SE]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: tribute to U.S. soldiers involved in 1984 border incident, E547
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1835, H1837, H1838, H1839, H1840, H1841, H1842 [2MY]
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 190), H4809, H4810 [30JY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H922, H923 [14MR]
Stan Parris Post Office Building, Annandale, VA: designate (H.R. 1766), H5468 [10SE]
Taxation: phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H1456 [4AP]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), motion to recommit, H7280 [24OC]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (H. Res. 320), H10825 [19DE]
———rates (H.R. 3), H656, H723, H726, H734, H736, H737, H738 [7MR], H744 [8MR], H918, H920, H922, H923 [14MR]
———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 (H.J. Res. 61), H5527 [11SE]
———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5906 [21SE]
———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks, H5770 [20SE]
Votes: position on missed, E1740
Tributes
Dies, Martin, Jr., E1144
Patton, Nat, Jr., E1145
Scott, Wayne, E1308
Stover, Earl, E493
Summers, J.W., E429