CRAMER, ROBERT E. (BUD), JR. (a Representative from Alabama)
Appointments
Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H1270 [11AP]
Conferee: H.R. 4628, intelligence services appropriations, H7004 [3OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H3038 [23MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: 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]
Carrier, Willis H.: tribute to anniversary of invention of modern air-conditioning (see H. Con. Res. 413), H3775 [20JN]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H7895 [10OC]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6059 [4SE]
Crime: 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), H2165 [7MY]
———prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 4645), H2945 [22MY]
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]
———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 Labor: establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 2235), H36 [23JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H8060 [8NO]
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]
———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 5031), H8035 [21OC]
Drugs: address the problem of pseudoephedrine smuggling into the U.S. from Canada (see H. Con. Res. 317), H2946 [22MY]
———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H3928 [25JN]
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), H3514 [12JN]
———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), H6172 [10SE]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H367 [13FE]
Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H1484 [18AP]
Foreign policy: commend continued political, economic, cultural, and strategic partnerships and support of war on terrorism by Turkey and Israel (see H. Con. Res. 327), H5195 [23JY]
———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), H1338 [16AP]
Foreign trade: respond to serious injury currently being experienced by the U.S. textile and apparel industry (see H.J. Res. 105), H4553 [11JY]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3897), H1091 [20MR]
———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H8733 [13NO]
———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H562 [26FE]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H562 [26FE]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H8733 [13NO]
Hyundai Motor Co.: establishment of automotive manufacturing facility in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 377), H1337 [16AP]
Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (see H.R. 4983), H6172 [10SE]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 4573), H1619 [24AP]
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), H3775 [20JN]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Jimmie Lee Jackson Post Office Building, Marion, AL: designate (see H.R. 3849), H3514 [12JN]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H141 [5FE]
Law enforcement: provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 4027), H1087 [20MR]
Law enforcement officers: exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain cities (see H.R. 4763), H8733 [13NO]
Medicare: extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H6417 [19SE]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H2235 [8MY]
———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 3882), H3292 [6JN]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H7929 [15OC]
National Child Protection Act: amend (see H.R. 5556), H7171 [7OC]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H3562 [13JN]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H5195 [23JY]
National security: provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities (see H.R. 4598), H1673 [25AP]
NATO: recommend integration of Slovak Republic (see H. Res. 253), H7172 [7OC]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H780 [7MR]
Pipelines: improve safey (see H.R. 3609), H562 [26FE]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Con. Res. 430), H4069 [26JN]
Public buildings: require that certain procedures are followed in Federal buildings when a child is reported missing (see H.R. 5475), H6776 [26SE]
Reverend James Joseph Reeb Post Office Building, Selma, AL: designate (see H.R. 3850), H3514 [12JN]
Russia: ban on importation of U.S. poultry (see H. Con. Res. 400), H2662 [20MY]
Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 432), H5998 [26JY]
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), H4350 [8JY]
———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4767 [16JY]
Small business: issue postage stamp in commemoration of small business concerns (see H. Con. Res. 480), H6559 [24SE]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H1201 [10AP]
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), H3161 [4JN]
Taxation: allow investments by certain retirement plans in principal residences of children and grandchildren of participants who are first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2308), H141 [5FE]
———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H230 [8FE]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H6303 [17SE]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H7303 [8OC]
———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2350), H4931 [18JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Thomas, Rex D. (Dave): tribute (see H. Res. 336), H104 [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. 3359), H105 [29JA]
Turkey: commend cooperation in the war against terrorism, economic reforms, and economic partnership meetings (see H. Con. Res. 437), H4425 [9JY]
———express appreciation for participation in military response to terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 265), H110 [4FE]
Urban areas: allow transit systems in urbanized areas that have recently passed certain population limits to retain flexibility in the use of Federal transit formula grants (see H.R. 5157), H4930 [18JY]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H907 [13MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Taxation: provide a one-time abatement of interest on an underpayment or nonpayment of income tax for reasonable cause (see H.R. 3905), H780 [7MR]
Essays
Constitution—A Fantastic Journey: Candice A. Neal, E794
Poems
``Towers of Light,'' Dorothy D. Hendry, E1713
Remarks
Alabama: tribute to North Alabama 13-County Emergency Management/Civil Defense Mutual Assistance Association, E1422
Athens, AL: dedication of North Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives, E1983
———tribute to 50 year members of the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star #214, E445
Harvest, AL: tribute to Sparkman High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E299
Huntsville, AL: tribute to American Cancer Society Man to Man Group, E1715
———tribute to Catholic High School Community Service Day, E191
———tribute to Grissom High School wrestling team, E194
Knothe, Joseph A.: Air Force ROTC Lieutenant General Joseph J. Redden Award recipient, E443
Mitre Corp.: anniversary of Huntsville, AL, site, E1586
Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area: feasibility study (H.R. 2628), H1701 [30AP]
Neal, Candice A.: American Legion National High School Oratorical Contest winner, E794
Sapp, Gene and Pat: Huntsville Arthritis Foundation Humanitarian Award recipients, E1509
Taxation: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), E1058
Tributes
Carpenter, Richard G., E448
Coleman, Michael J., E555
Dannenberg, Konrad K., E1205
David, Ken, E189
Dunkin, Lukus C., E1981
Hamer, Stanley A., E1515
Hendry, Dorothy D., E1713
Merrill, Eunice, E193
Scruggs, Julius R., E295
Spazzarini, Robert J., E1647
Stallworth, John, E1511