BAIRD, BRIAN (a Representative from Washington)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H367 [13FE]

Amtrak: make loan guarantees (see H.R. 5024), H4068 [26JN]

Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to certain negotiations of freelance writers and artists for the sale of their written and graphic material to publishers (see H.R. 4643), H6777 [26SE]

Aviation: assist employees separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions, security measures, or a military conflict with Iraq (see H.R. 5678), H8022 [16OC]

———develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 4653), H2100 [2MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to District of Columbia National Guard, National Guard Bureau, and Dept. of Defense for assistance to Capitol Police and Congress after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1533 [23AP]

———tribute to District of Columbia National Guard and Capitol Police for increased security after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 371), H1339 [16AP]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6693 [25SE]

———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H105 [29JA]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H105 [29JA]

———support and evaluate the provision of before-school activities that advance student academic achievement and encourage the establishment of and increase participation in school breakfast programs (see H.R. 4192), H1282 [11AP]

China, People's Republic of: anniversary of inauguration of Sino-American relations and commend President Bush for advancing such relations (see H. Con. Res. 365), H1090 [20MR]

Computers: amend copyright laws relative to royalty fees for webcasting (see H.R. 5285), H6256 [13SE]

Construction industries: tribute to companies who donated labor, funds, and supplies to rebuild the Pentagon's roof (see H. Con. Res. 424), H3859 [24JN]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H3601 [17JN]

———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H201 [6FE]

Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H3036 [23MY]

CPSC: promulgate a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 3283), H6693 [25SE]

Credit unions: limitations on certain member business loans (see H.R. 760), H634 [27FE]

Crime: make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H3292 [6JN]

———prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 4645), H2099 [2MY]

Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H6060 [4SE]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H6560 [24SE]

Dept. of HHS: support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H3161 [4JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H3562 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on the inclusion of Eagledale Ferry Dock in the National Park System (see H.R. 3747), H366 [13FE]

———implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 5044), H4324 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H1484 [18AP]

Developing countries: reauthorize microenterprise assistance programs and expand sustainable poverty-focused microenterprise programs by implementing improved poverty measurement methods (see H.R. 4209), H1484 [18AP]

Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H1155 [9AP]

Drugs: address the problem of pseudoephedrine smuggling into the U.S. from Canada (see H. Con. Res. 317), H201 [6FE]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H634 [27FE]

Education: expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 489), H1003 [19MR]

———increase the technically trained workforce (see H.R. 3130), H1620 [24AP]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 1543), H1090 [20MR]

Families and domestic relations: provide coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment under Maternal and Child Health Program, Medicaid, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4032), H7172 [7OC]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H3859 [24JN]

Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]

Federal contracts: require each bidder for a construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1859), H2100 [2MY]

Federal employees: clarify computation of annuities for air traffic controllers relative to law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 4957), H8733 [13NO]

———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H105 [29JA]

———provide that service performed by an air traffic controller who is transferred to a supervisory or staff position continue to be treated as controller service for retirement purposes (see H.R. 4760), H8546 [12NO]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H3859 [24JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H1201 [10AP] (see H.R. 5272), H6560 [24SE]

Financial institutions: 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), H562 [26FE]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H1201 [10AP]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 755), H1090 [20MR]

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), H1154 [9AP]

FTC: establish a list of consumers who request not to receive telephone sales calls (see H.R. 3911), H6060 [4SE]

———issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 232), H6085 [5SE]

———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H6061 [4SE]

Health: authorize grants to carry out organ recovery rate improvement programs in eligible hospitals (see H.R. 4086), H3292 [6JN]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 329), H524 [14FE]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H5993 [26JY]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H1155 [9AP]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H1338 [16AP]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H1674 [25AP]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H3454 [11JN]

House of Representatives: encourage each State to examine its statutes, practices, and procedures governing appointment and election of new Members in the event of a catastrophe (see H. Res. 559), H6777 [26SE]

Housing: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 858), H6085 [5SE]

Immigration: ensure that aliens studying in the U.S. comply with the terms and conditions applicable to such study (see H.R. 3515), H105 [29JA]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H833 [12MR]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H1154 [9AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H687 [5MR]

———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), H6783 [30SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H5453 [24JY]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H1090 [20MR]

———promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement (see H.R. 5243), H5993 [26JY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H1091 [20MR]

Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]

Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H285 [12FE]

Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H4931 [18JY]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H2108 [6MY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H687 [5MR]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1759), H1620 [24AP]

———coverage of pharmacist services (see H.R. 2799), H8733 [13NO]

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4000), H2164 [7MY]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 3569), H562 [26FE]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]

———improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States (see H.R. 2483), H2101 [2MY]

———improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 4850), H3037 [23MY]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H4605 [15JY]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 2058), H2164 [7MY]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H2735 [21MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H3454 [11JN]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 5078), H4575 [12JY]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1533 [23AP]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H9128 [22NO]

Mount Rainier National Park: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 5512), H8041 [24OC]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H3073 [24MY]

National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H4326 [27JN]

National Organ Donor Registry: establish (see H.R. 5124), H5998 [26JY]

National security: improve port and maritime security (see H.R. 3983), H1156 [9AP]

NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4664), H2163 [7MY] (see H.R. 5714), H8731 [13NO]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H6129 [9SE]

PLO: impose certain travel and diplomatic sanctions on officials in the U.S., seize assets in the U.S., and require a report on any acts of terrorism until a peace plan is implemented (see H.R. 4693), H4425 [9JY]

Postal Service: protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H907 [13MR]

Presidential Records Act: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionality based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 4187), H1282 [11AP]

Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H3721 [19JN]

Public service: facilitate participation in community and military service (see H.R. 3465), H634 [27FE]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H1155 [9AP]

Rowley, Coleen: tribute (see H. Res. 436), H3292 [6JN]

Rural areas: establish demonstration programs to address the shortages of health care professionals (see H.R. 5113), H4574 [12JY]

Russia: establish a debt reduction for nonproliferation program (see H.R. 3836), H1091 [20MR]

Sid Morrison Post Office Building, Zillah, WA: designate (see H.R. 5116), H5998 [26JY]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 4844), H3036 [23MY]

Small business: issue postage stamp in commemoration of small business concerns (see H. Con. Res. 480), H6559 [24SE]

———reduce Federal paperwork requirements (see H.R. 4710), H2472 [14MY]

Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2164 [7MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H5195 [23JY]

States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 238), H6085 [5SE]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1598), H1338 [16AP]

———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), H1283 [11AP]

———expand renewable resources production tax credit to include additional forms of renewable energy and expand investment tax credit to include equipment used to produce electricity from renewable resources (see H.R. 4668), H3860 [24JN]

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 3889), H1201 [10AP]

———provide credits for the installation of certain wind energy property (see H.R. 2322), H4605 [15JY]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H7019 [3OC]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H4605 [15JY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H1154 [9AP]

———treatment of private activity bonds for water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 2207), H105 [29JA]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]

———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), H105 [29JA]

Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see H.R. 3670), H1155 [9AP]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]

Turkey: reopening of Orthodox Theological School of Halki in order to promote religious freedom (see H. Con. Res. 345), H1770 [30AP]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]

———prevent contributions to GI bill benefits from reducing Federal student financial assistance (see H.R. 745), H737 [6MR]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3930), H3038 [23MY]

———establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 5395), H6373 [18SE]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 5396), H6373 [18SE]

Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]

Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]

Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H3928 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Education: authorize appropriations and establish advisory committee to help implement the Advanced Technological Education Program and strengthen technological education at associate-degree granting colleges (see H.R. 4680), H2234 [8MY]

Law enforcement: provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 4027), H1087 [20MR]

Small business: allow certain concerns that have employee stock ownership plans to qualify as HUBZone small business concerns (see H.R. 5347), H6129 [9SE]

Tariff: straight sawn shingles of western red cedar (see H.R. 4549), H1532 [23AP]

White Salmon River: designate a portion as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5172), H5086 [22JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), consideration (H. Res. 431), H3044 [24MY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7717 [9OC]

Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), H1587 [24AP]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H4921 [18JY]

Education: authorize appropriations and establish advisory committee to help implement the Advanced Technological Education Program and strengthen technological education at associate-degree granting colleges (H.R. 4680), H3189 [5JN]

EPA: establish position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology (H.R. 64), H1703 [30AP]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (H.R. 2643), H4333, H4334 [8JY]

Government: tribute to congressional and Federal employees, H6243 [12SE]

Hall, Representative Tony P.: nomination to be U.S. Representative to the U.N. Agencies for Food and Agriculture, E1463 [29JY]

House of Representatives: encourage each State to examine its statutes, practices, and procedures governing appointment and election of new Members in the event of a catastrophe (H. Res. 559), H6944, H6946 [2OC]

NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4664), H3189 [5JN]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), E559 [17AP]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H373 [13FE]

Research: computer and network security research and development and research fellowship programs funding (H.R. 3394), H208, H210 [7FE]

———computer and network security research and development and research fellowship programs funding (H.R. 3394), Senate amendment, H8071, H8072, H8078 [12NO]

Vancouver National Historic Reserve: funding (H.R. 2099), H6519 [24SE]

Votes: position on missed, E1619 [19SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4929 [18JY], H6249 [12SE]

Tributes

Hall, Representative Tony P., E1463 [29JY]