WICKER, ROGER F. (a Representative from Mississippi)

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H1458 [4AP]

Conferee: H.R. 2311, energy and water development appropriations, H5857 [20SE]

———H.R. 2506, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H7859 [7NO]

———H.R. 3061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H7942 [8NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H4780 [27JY]

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 1956), H7718 [1NO]

Armed Forces: modify the time for use of certain educational benefits by members of the Selected Reserve (see H.R. 1962), H3619 [26JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H443 [27FE]

———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 (see H. Res. 287), H8249 [15NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 8), H224 [7FE]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H1861 [2MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 65), H3204 [14JN]

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), H3960 [11JY]

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]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 99), H1115 [22MR]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 2341), H8564 [28NO]

Crime: amend laws relative to bail bond forfeitures (see H.R. 2929), H5926 [21SE]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H1557 [24AP]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H1061 [21MR]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 1271), H1294 [28MR]

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), H1116 [22MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 2235), H7358 [29OC]

———impose limitations on the wage that an employer is required to pay an H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker (see H.R. 2457), H10355 [18DE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]

Dept. of Transportation: provide financial assistance for local rail line relocation projects (see H.R. 2029), H2890 [5JN]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3864 [10JY]

District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H6135 [2OC]

———prohibit use of funds to issue, implement, administer, or enforce any order that invalidates the Boy Scouts policy on homosexuality (see H.R. 2390), H5488 [10SE]

Ecology and environment: establish a grassland reserve restoration and conservation program (see H.R. 1689), H1860 [2MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H4217 [18JY]

Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H2082 [9MY]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 228), H650 [6MR]

———provide funding flexibility to States and local educational agencies for programs to provide special education and related services to children with disabilities (see H.R. 1527), H1498 [4AP]

———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), H7960 [8NO]

———provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (see H.R. 613), H444 [27FE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 280), H1861 [2MY]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 482), H5971 [24SE]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H8133 [13NO]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 382), H1190 [27MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H3618 [26JN]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H1012 [20MR]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2847 [25MY]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460), H3961 [11JY]

———repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 1455), H3002 [8JN]

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]

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]

Foreign policy: recognize important relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines (see H. Con. Res. 273), H8949 [5DE]

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), H4724 [26JY]

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2055), H3069 [12JN]

Health: develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see H. Res. 115), H1487 (see H. Res. 115), H1499 [4AP]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2315), H3618 [26JN]

———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), H2184 [15MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 835), H622 [1MR]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H1121 [26MR]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2677 [23MY]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 598), H1925 [3MY]

Judiciary: provide for automatic annual increases in judicial salaries (see H.R. 570), H322 [13FE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H1011 [20MR]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H1116 [22MR]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H4949 [31JY]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 1212), H1187 [27MR]

Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H.R. 2181), H3261 [19JN] (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1013 [20MR]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1499 [4AP]

Medicare: coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant without regard to when the transplant was received (see H.R. 2057), H10355 [18DE]

———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), H2890 [5JN]

———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), H1191 [27MR]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H959 [19MR]

———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), H4863 [30JY]

———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]

———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), H8843 [4DE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H2890 [5JN]

Minimum wage: provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 1441), H1605 [25AP]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H2998 [7JN]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H. Con. Res. 184), H5340 [2AU]

National Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 179), H3805 [28JN]

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), H1114 [22MR]

NIH: experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see H.R. 973), H874 [13MR]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1890), H2333 [17MY]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H1488 [4AP]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250, 250), H3207 [18JN]

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 Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (see H.R. 3487), H10066 [13DE]

Public utilities: revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 1101), H1010 [20MR]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1346 [29MR]

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]

———protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 751), H5339 [2AU]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H3149 [13JN]

Schools: allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (see H. Con. Res. 248), H6780 [12OC]

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 630), H5455 [6SE]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2890 [5JN]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H2956 [6JN]

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), H5340 [2AU]

Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1605 [25AP]

———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), H2022 [8MY]

———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), H2712 [24MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H109 [30JA]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H5928 [21SE]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 507), H1013 [20MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H5339 [2AU]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 42), H167 [31JA]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and earned income tax credit and allow nonrefundable credits against certain tax liability (see H.R. 6), H952 [15MR]

———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 921), H5971 [24SE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H163 [31JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H10055 [12DE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]

———treatment of computers and Internet access provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 1835), H5928 [21SE]

———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 forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1604 [25AP]

———treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2550), H4215 [18JY]

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 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), H443 [27FE]

Vicksburg National Military Park: modify boundary to include property known as Pemberton's Headquarters (see H.R. 3307), H8248 [15NO]

Vietnamese Conflict: require a study on the eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and an alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 3443), H10967 [20DE]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8565 [28NO]

———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), H2387 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H1012 [20MR]

———ensure married personnel having minor dependents are eligible for military family housing containing more than two bedrooms (see H.R. 1135), H1012 [20MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H1012 [20MR]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H398 [14FE]

Federal employees: consider pay rates of comparable positions for similar wage areas when revising wage schedules for certain prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 3551), H10909 [19DE]

Karekin II: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 139), H2387 [21MY]

Medicare: remove inpatient limitation on the proportion of hospice care that certain rural hospice programs may provide (see H.R. 3270), H7959 [8NO]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1950), H2570 [22MY]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H2679 [23MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6269 [4OC]

Armenia: anniversary of Christianity as official religion, H2655 [23MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3421 [21JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6643 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, H10434 [19DE]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (H.R. 717), H5958 [24SE]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (H.R. 717), Senate amendment, H8630 [29NO]

Earnhardt, Dale: tribute (H. Res. 57), H421 [27FE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2408 [22MY], H2584 [23MY]

———school choice for students in rural areas, H2408 [22MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3655 [27JN], H3729 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2311), conference report, H7605 [1NO]

Fish and fishing: provide clarification regarding the market name for the fish Pangasius bocourti and compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, H6269 [4OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), conference report, H10456 [19DE]

Gulf of Mexico: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities in certain areas, H3421 [21JN], H3729 [28JN]

Houston, TX: tribute to Houston Solar Race Team, H4651 [26JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, H2584 [23MY]

Jumpertown, MS: tribute to quilt project to support victims of terrorism, H8632 [29NO]

Karekin II: tribute (H. Con. Res. 139), H2655 [23MY]

LIHEAP: funding, H6643 [11OC]

Natural gas: Gulfstream Natural Gas Project funding, H3729 [28JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), E1564 [3AU]

Puerto Rico: use of Vieques Island for military operations, H3211 [19JN]

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), H5535 [11SE]

Vietnam: full accounting of POW/MIA, H5436 [6SE]

———impact of fish imports on American producers, H5436 [6SE]

———normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 51), H5436 [6SE], E1610 [10SE]

Votes: position on missed, E253 [28FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3858 [10JY]

Special order: granted, H4426 [23JY], H8730 [29NO]

Tributes

Welty, Eudora, H4409 [23JY]