BILIRAKIS, MICHAEL (a Representative from Florida)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4, Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act, H3472 [12JN]
———H.R. 2215, Dept. of Justice appropriations, H172 [6FE]
———H.R. 3009, Trade Act, H4020 [26JN]
———H.R. 3448, Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Response Act, H641 [28FE]
———H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5607 [25JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 23), H2735 [21MY]
Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H1688 [29AP]
Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 628), H1154 [9AP]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7895 [10OC]
Dept. of Defense: disclose information on projects that included testing of biological or chemical agents involving potential exposure of Armed Forces members to toxic agents (see H.R. 5060), H4325 [27JN]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle and the suitability and feasibility of inclusion in Biscayne National Park (see H.R. 3630), H4326 [27JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1021), H3562 [13JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (see H.R. 4514), H2356 [9MY]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6983 [2OC]
Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 629), H1154 [9AP]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 3333), H3292 [6JN]
FCC: facilitate the ability of certain spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures to meet the public needs of wireless telecommunications consumers (see H.R. 4738), H4326 [27JN]
Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H3774 [20JN]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish a program of fees relative to animal drugs (see H.R. 4955), H3668 [18JN]
Financial Accounting Standards Board: preserve the integrity of the establishment of accounting standards (see H.R. 5058), H4325 [27JN]
Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H1201 [10AP]
Greece: capture of members of November 17 terrorist group (see H. Con. Res. 479), H6927 [1OC]
———recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 592), H8023 [16OC]
———return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 436), H4425 [9JY]
Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H4498 [10JY]
Immigration: oppose granting of amnesty to individuals who are in the U.S., or its territories, illegally (see H. Con. Res. 350), H1202 [10AP]
———secure borders against terrorists, drug traffickers, and other illegal aliens, remove illegal and criminal aliens, reduce fraud, and reform the legal immigration system (see H.R. 5013), H5453 [24JY]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building, Jay, FL: designate (see H.R. 3960), H906 [13MR]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3826 [21JN]
Market Integrity Commission: establish to study issues relating to the governance of corporations in interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 5050), H4325 [27JN]
Medicaid: extend the transitional medical assistance program (see H.R. 4584), H1619 [24AP]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 4954), H3668 [18JN]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H3825 [21JN]
National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 418), H3562 [13JN]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H781 [7MR]
Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 445), H7895 [10OC]
Privacy: protect and enhance consumer privacy (see H.R. 4678), H2234 [8MY]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4700), H2355 [9MY] (see H.R. 4737), H2511 [15MY]
Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS: designate (see H.R. 4608), H2356 [9MY]
Social Security: extend abstinence education funding under maternal and child health programs (see H.R. 4585), H1619 [24AP]
———extend abstinence education funding under maternal and child health programs and reauthorize Medicaid transitional medical assistance (see H.R. 4122), H1153 [9AP]
———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5740), H9023 [14NO]
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: ensure coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4017), H1769 [30AP]
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), H1156 [9AP]
Taxation: 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), H5997 [26JY]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]
———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in response to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4152), H1688 [29AP]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H2019 [1MY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4716), H3293 [6JN]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H562 [26FE]
Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4085), H2356 [9MY]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———revise and improve employment, training, and placement services (see H.R. 4015), H2472 [14MY]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H8024 [16OC]
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), H5195 [23JY]
William C. Cramer Post Office Building, St. Petersburg, FL: designate (see H.R. 5145), H4766 [16JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 5458), H6692 [25SE]
Health: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see H.R. 4691), H2354 [9MY]
———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 5478), H6776 [26SE]
Turkey: reopening of Orthodox Theological School of Halki in order to promote religious freedom (see H. Con. Res. 345), H833 [12MR]
Remarks
Agency for Immigration Affairs: establish moratorium and improve procedures for the issuance of nonimmigrant student visas, H1639 [25AP]
American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to ``Honor America'' event, E351
American Legion: clarify eligibility requirements (H.R. 3988), H4587
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7794
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1596
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H1046 [20MR]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (H.R. 4793), H6792 [1OC]
Children and youth: recognize the benefits of mentoring (H. Res. 330), H15
Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H4921 [18JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2272 [9MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), conference report, E2068
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), motion to instruct conferees, H7854 [10OC]
Dept. of HHS: Community Access Program funding, H6805 [1OC]
———establish an Office on Women's Health (H.R. 1784), H6262, H6264, H6266 [17SE]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (H. Con. Res. 385), H5050, H5051 [22JY]
Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (S. 1094), H1722, H1723 [30AP]
———combat endometriosis (H. Con. Res. 291), H6811
———encourage continued research and education into fibroid cancer (H. Con. Res. 165), H2632 [20MY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (H.R. 4014), H6817
———improve regulation of medical devices (H.R. 3580), H7163
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H977 [19MR]
Health: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (H.R. 4691), H6574, H6577, H6578, H6579, H6581, H6582 [25SE]
———expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (H.R. 4691), motion to recommit, H6584 [25SE]
———importance of organ donation, E499
———prohibit institutions from withholding medically appropriate information from patients, H6584 [25SE]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establish Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (S. 1533), H7947
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (H.R. 3450), H6793, H6804, H6805 [1OC]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4600), H6731 [26SE]
INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (H.R. 3231), H1639 [25AP]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2068
Major League Baseball: implement a mandatory steroid testing program (H. Res. 496), H5048 [22JY]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4279 [27JN]
National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 358), H1713, H1714, H1715 [30AP]
National Fragile X Research Day: observance (H. Res. 398), H6810
National Minority Health and Health Disparities Month: establish (H. Con. Res. 388), H1716, H1717, H1721 [30AP]
Parliamentary inquiry, H6577 [25SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H433 [13FE]
———exempt communications pertaining to veterans, military personnel, and senior citizens from restrictions on noncandidate campaign expenditures, H433 [13FE]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), E1378
———amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), Senate amendment, H5053, H5055, H5056 [22JY]
Public welfare programs: abstinence education funding, H2550 [16MY]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4090), H1753 [30AP]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2550 [16MY]
Safety: prohibit the therapeutic technique known as rebirthing (H. Con. Res. 435), H6268 [17SE]
Smith, Representative Christopher H.: Non Commissioned Officers Association L. Mendel Rivers Award for Legislative Action recipient, E1658
Social Security: extend abstinence education funding under maternal and child health programs, H1753 [30AP]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6183 [11SE]
———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), conference report, H2847 [22MY]
Veterans: increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill, E1658
———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4085), H2626 [20MY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H1046 [20MR], H2272 [9MY], H7854 [10OC], E2068
Votes: position on missed, H925
Women: recognize importance of good cervical health and of detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages (H. Con. Res. 309), H2633 [20MY]
World War II: anniversary of the Battle of Crete, H2806 [21MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H7169 [7OC]
Special order: granted, H905 [13MR], H1531 [23AP], H2467 [14MY], H4550 [11JY], H9018 [14NO]
Subpoena Notices
Circuit Court for Pinellas County, FL, H7887 [10OC]
Tributes
Glaros, John, E1416
Konrad, Mary, E795