BRYANT, ED (a Representative from Tennessee)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3775 [20JN]
Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 1956), H1533 [23AP]
Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H3562 [13JN]
———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H4326 [27JN]
Army: anniversary of the founding of the Special Forces and honor Aaron Bank for his role in the founding (see H. Con. Res. 364), H3514 [12JN]
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (see H.R. 4635), H3297 [10JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]
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), H1200 [10AP]
Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 5064), H5453 [24JY]
Crime: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 4689), H2354 [9MY]
———prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children (see H.R. 4623), H1769 [30AP]
Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 3686), H1091 [20MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: anniversary of copper-plated zinc penny (see H. Con. Res. 433), H4325 [27JN]
Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 4963), H4069 [26JN]
FCC: eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (see H.R. 4560), H1618 [24AP]
———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), H6061 [4SE]
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), H4069 [26JN]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H285 [12FE]
Forests: authorize Regional Foresters to exempt tree-thinning projects from laws that give rise to legal action that delay or prevent such projects (see H.R. 5309), H5996 [26JY]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 81), H1003 [19MR]
FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H4767 [16JY]
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]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H1155 [9AP]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H2101 [2MY]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Law enforcement: conduct study on effectiveness of ballistic imaging technology and evaluate its effectiveness as a law enforcement tool (see H.R. 3491), H3514 [12JN]
Medicare: adjust wages and wage-related costs for certain items and services furnished in geographically reclassified hospitals (see H.R. 1375), H2356 [9MY]
———clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H3928 [25JN]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H1484 [18AP]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 4954), H3721 [19JN]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4515), H2735 [21MY]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H4931 [18JY]
———remove inpatient limitation on the proportion of hospice care that certain rural hospice programs may provide (see H.R. 3270), H3825 [21JN]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H655 [4MR]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H3161 [4JN]
Pipelines: improve safey (see H.R. 3609), H2356 [9MY]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4069 [26JN]
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), H3928 [25JN]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H655 [4MR]
Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 3895), H780 [7MR]
Ships and vessels: require houseboats that have electric power generators on board to have a carbon monoxide venting system (see H.R. 3377), H3297 [10JN]
Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 4483), H3230 [5JN]
Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 2683), H1410 [17AP]
———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), H4326 [27JN]
———clarify the exemption from tax for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 1908), H4931 [18JY]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H6229 [11SE]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H4932 [18JY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 1596), H4326 [27JN]
Tobacco products: replace existing tobacco program with programs designed to assist producers, compensate quota holders for the loss of quota asset value, and assist producers who forgo obtaining a production license (see H.R. 5035), H5087 [22JY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Arlington National Cemetery: establish a monument to U.S. Marines killed in action while participating in the World War II raid on Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Islands (see H. Con. Res. 498), H7018 [3OC]
Taxation: allow residents of States with no income tax a deduction for State and local sales taxes (see H.R. 4487), H1482 [18AP]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), H5361 [24JY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7795
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4285 [27JN]
Resignations
Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2599 [16MY]
Tributes
Sewell, Fairene, E15