CARSON, BRAD (a Representative from Oklahoma)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: appropriate State and tribal shares (see H. Con. Res. 425), H4326 [27JN]
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H6560 [24SE]
Armed Forces: forgive certain overpayments of retired pay to deceased retired members after death (see H.R. 5287), H6256 [13SE]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H1533 [23AP]
———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 4676), H3230 [5JN]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H2608 [16MY]
———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H6085 [5SE]
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]
Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H4931 [18JY]
Choctaw Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3439), H1533 [23AP]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H5087 [22JY]
Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see H.R. 1623), H3514 [12JN]
Comanche Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3512), H1484 [18AP]
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: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H6229 [11SE]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H3036 [23MY]
Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 4091), H8733 [13NO]
Crime: amend laws relative to bail bond forfeitures (see H.R. 2929), H4766 [16JY]
———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), H2662 [20MY]
Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H737 [6MR]
Dept. of Defense: prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see H.R. 5421), H6418 [19SE]
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), H2946 [22MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing a Presidential National Historic Site in Hope, AR (see H.R. 3815), H634 [27FE]
———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: allow for substitution of parties in claims for benefits when the applicant for such benefits dies while the claim is pending (see H.R. 3733), H1284 [11AP]
———exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits (see H.R. 3771), H1620 [24AP]
———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H3859 [24JN]
———improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H1284 [11AP]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6061 [4SE]
———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4972), H3774 [20JN]
———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 3183), H1284 [11AP]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H1284 [11AP]
———suspend authority to increase drug copayment for treatment of non-service-connected disabilities and increase pension rates for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5082), H4424 [9JY]
Developing countries: reauthorize microenterprise assistance programs and expand sustainable poverty-focused microenterprise programs by implementing improved poverty measurement methods (see H.R. 4209), H1283 [11AP]
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), H8045 [28OC]
———importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see H. Con. Res. 477), H8733 [13NO]
Diseases: prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5482), H7929 [15OC]
District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H1410 [17AP]
Drugs: address the problem of pseudoephedrine smuggling into the U.S. from Canada (see H. Con. Res. 317), H367 [13FE]
———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H523 [14FE]
Education: apply guidelines for determination of per-pupil expenditure requirements for heavily impacted local educational agencies (see H.R. 5599), H7892 [10OC]
———provide for the purchase of textbooks and establishment of the Textbook Recycling Program (see H.R. 4951), H3928 [25JN]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 448), H2735 [21MY]
———relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 448), H7019 [3OC]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H3668 [18JN]
———coverage of chiropractic services in any Federal health plan (see H. Con. Res. 46), H1533 [23AP]
———ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H655 [4MR]
———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H785 [11MR]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H2019 [1MY]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend relative to firefighter assistance (see H.R. 4548), H6251 [12SE]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H1154 [9AP]
Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 5414), H8733 [13NO]
Fire prevention: allow Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to enter into agreements with Federal agencies to acquire goods and services relative to improving or using the wildfire fighting capability of those agencies (see H.R. 5185), H6130 [9SE]
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), H3601 [17JN]
Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H1201 [10AP]
———establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 3992), H4931 [18JY]
Food: recognize significance of bread in American history, culture, and daily diet (see H. Con. Res. 466), H7895 [10OC]
FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H3161 [4JN]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3897), H3038 [23MY]
———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H4351 [8JY]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H651 [28FE]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Immigration: 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), H6777 [26SE]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H2099 [2MY]
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]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H561 [26FE]
Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see H.R. 2320), H4931 [18JY]
Law enforcement: provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 4027), H1087 [20MR]
Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H78 [24JA]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]
Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1294), H1289 [15AP]
Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses (see H.R. 3594), H1155 [9AP]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H2164 [7MY]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H3825 [21JN]
Medicare: eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H3601 [17JN]
———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 3569), H79 [24JA]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H6778 [26SE]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4515), H1483 [18AP]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H1674 [25AP]
———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), H1620 [24AP]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 4939), H4069 [26JN]
———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H6251 [12SE]
Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4715), H2470 [14MY]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1338 [16AP]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (see H.R. 3335), H3292 [6JN]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H6129 [9SE]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H5195 [23JY]
National Fragile X Research Day: observance (see H. Res. 398), H1674 [25AP]
National Guard: end the prohibition against overtime pay for military technicians (see H.R. 512), H6559 [24SE]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 3741), H3292 [6JN]
Native Americans: commemorate with a paid legal public holiday (see H.R. 5652), H8021 [16OC]
———encourage teaching of the role in U.S. history and culture and leading of community service projects that further such education (see H. Res. 190), H1156 [9AP]
———protect sacred Native American Federal lands from significant damage (see H.R. 5155), H4930 [18JY]
———provide a Federal land exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the general public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (see H.R. 5468), H6692 [25SE]
NIH: provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants (see H.R. 4606), H2945 [22MY]
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), H3293 [6JN]
Postal Service: protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H9025 [14NO]
POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former prisoners to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 2878), H4326 [27JN]
Robert Wayne Jenkins Station, Tulsa, OK: designate (see H.R. 4851), H3563 [13JN]
Rowley, Coleen: tribute (see H. Res. 436), H3292 [6JN]
SBA: require submission of certain disagreements to the OMB for resolution and establish a minimum period for the solicitation of offers for a bundled contract (see H.R. 2867), H1338 [16AP]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H3601 [17JN]
———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4873 [17JY]
Small business: issue postage stamp in commemoration of small business concerns (see H. Con. Res. 480), H6559 [24SE]
Small businesses: promote business incubator activities (see H.R. 1418), H5195 [23JY]
Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2472 [14MY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H1201 [10AP]
Space policy: institute a series of incremental goals that will facilitate the scientific exploration of the solar system and aid in the search for life elsewhere in the universe (see H.R. 4742), H2511 [15MY]
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), H3721 [19JN]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (see H.R. 81), H6060 [4SE]
———enhance domestic oil and gas production (see H.R. 805), H3562 [13JN]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H5791 [25JY]
———provide a credit for employers who allow their employees to participate in volunteer firefighter training (see H.R. 4839), H3775 [20JN]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H4326 [27JN]
———treat Indian tribes the same as State governments relative to gambling (see H.R. 4887), H4425 [9JY]
———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2350), H3775 [20JN]
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: tribute (see H. Res. 581), H7894 [10OC]
Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]
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), H285 [12FE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]
Veterans: authorize additional compensation for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling for whom a family member dependent on the veteran for support provides care (see H.R. 4621), H3292 [6JN]
———improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 3430), H4350 [8JY]
———increase pension rates for surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war (see H.R. 4798), H2943 [22MY]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H3161 [4JN]
———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H6230 [11SE]
———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 1232), H5453 [24JY]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]
Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1092), H3037 [23MY]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
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), H1674 [25AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Law enforcement: promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement (see H.R. 5243), H5993 [26JY]
Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 3899), H780 [7MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see H.R. 3933), H832 [12MR]
National Commission on the Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase: establish (see H.R. 4956), H3668 [18JN]
Rural areas: reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (see H.R. 5273), H5995 [26JY]
Remarks
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7392 [9OC]
Budget: treatment of any budget surpluses, H720 [6MR]
Myers, Jim: Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame inductee, E621
Native Americans: amend laws relative to the lands of the Muscogee-Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasawa and Choctaw Nations, historically referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes (H.R. 2880), H3409 [11JN]
———protection of sacred sites on Federal lands, E578
Oklahoma: settle certain claims of Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations to the Arkansas Riverbed (H.R. 3534), H6882 [1OC]
Pipelines: improve safey (H.R. 3609), H5286 [23JY]
Social Security: ensure solvency, H720, H722, H723, H724 [6MR]
———issue certificate to guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment, H723 [6MR]