DAVIS, JO ANN (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2165 [7MY], H2328 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3775 [20JN]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H105 [29JA]

Anthony, Susan B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 367), H1090 [20MR]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]

———modify the time for use of certain educational benefits by members of the Selected Reserve (see H.R. 1962), H1283 [11AP]

———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]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H1155 [9AP]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H2356 [9MY]

Aviation: amend certain laws relative to airport project streamlining (see H.R. 4481), H3230 [5JN]

———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), H2946 [22MY]

———establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (see H.R. 4635), H3230 [5JN]

———provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations (see H.R. 5518), H8041 [24OC]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H3774 [20JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]

Canada: condolences relative to military personnel killed by U.S. friendly fire while participating in military training exercises in Afghanistan (see H. Res. 412), H2105 [3MY]

Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7172 [7OC]

Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H79 [24JA]

Chesapeake Bay: provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed (see H.R. 4666), H7303 [8OC]

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H7895 [10OC]

Coin Design Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 5075), H4424 [9JY]

Coins: ensure continuity for the design of the 5-cent coin (see H.R. 5075), H4424 [9JY]

———specify that the reverse of the 5-cent piece shall bear an image of Monticello (see H.R. 4903), H3453 [11JN]

Colombia: support democratically elected Government and efforts to combat narcotics trafficking and counter threats from terrorist organizations (see H.R. 4591), H1673 [25AP]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see H.R. 5090), H5195 [23JY]

Computers: penalties for individuals who use false or misleading domain names to attract children to Internet sites not appropriate for children (see H.R. 4658), H3161 [4JN]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H3161 [4JN]

Correctional institutions: analyze the incidence and effects of prison rape and provide information, resources, recommendations, and funding to protect individuals from such offenses (see H.R. 4943), H6926 [1OC]

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), H5998 [26JY]

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), H1338 [16AP]

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), H9128 [22NO]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H6374 [18SE]

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), H141 [5FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6777 [26SE]

Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H3825 [21JN]

———combat endometriosis (see H. Con. Res. 291), H937 [18MR]

———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), H7738 [9OC]

District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 5033), H6693 [25SE]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H5997 [26JY]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H907 [13MR]

Education: raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 46), H201 [6FE]

Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral directors and embalmers (see H.R. 648), H1338 [16AP]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 3333), H6693 [25SE]

EPA: prohibit from issuing or renewing certain national pollutant discharge elimination system permits (see H.R. 5554), H8023 [16OC]

Executive Office of the President: ensure that requests or petitions for executive clemency are treated as lobbying contacts (see H.R. 5131), H4765 [16JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 93), H2511 [15MY]

———importance of prenatal care for women and children (see H. Res. 346), H230 [8FE]

———seek to reduce the financial penalties against marriage within the welfare system and support married couples in forming and sustaining healthy, loving, and productive marriages (see H. Con. Res. 316), H228 [7FE]

FCC: treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 4720), H7172 [7OC]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H5087 [22JY]

———make certain service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 2355), H6229 [11SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5311), H7019 [3OC]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 950), H8023 [16OC]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H1201 [10AP]

FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H3161 [4JN]

Government: authorize telecommuting for Federal contractors (see H.R. 3924), H1003 [19MR]

Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 4561), H3292 [6JN]

Hazardous substances: phase-out use of mercury in dental fillings (see H.R. 4163), H2608 [16MY]

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), H3293 [6JN]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H4069 [26JN]

Henry Bacon (S.S.): tribute to crew (see H. Con. Res. 411), H3037 [23MY]

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), H4873 [17JY]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H6085 [5SE]

James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H6251 [12SE]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: treatment of refugees detained in the People's Republic of China and returned to face torture, imprisonment, and execution (see H. Con. Res. 213), H2512 [15MY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H3230 [5JN]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1626), H932 [14MR]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 1212), H2662 [20MY]

Medicare: establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 3569), H1769 [30AP]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 4954), H3721 [19JN]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H4350 [8JY]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 3882), H3825 [21JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H4069 [26JN]

Mental health: provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H3601 [17JN]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 3624), H227 [7FE]

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 2161), H5453 [24JY]

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H6419 [19SE]

Moussaoui, Zacarias: permit closed circuit televising of criminal trial for victims of the terrorism attacks (see H.R. 3611), H35 [23JA]

National Day of Appreciation for Emergency Response and Rescue Workers: designate (see H. Res. 259), H2946 [22MY]

National Park Service: establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program (see H.R. 4786), H2734 [21MY]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H688 [5MR]

National security: establish a program to encourage and support carrying out innovative proposals to enhance homeland security (see H.R. 4629), H3454 [11JN]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 3741), H365 [13FE]

Navy League of the U.S.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 416), H3453 [11JN]

Pakistan: human rights violations (see H. Res. 348), H524 [14FE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of certain prescription drugs (see H.R. 5186), H5194 [23JY]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4326 [27JN]

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]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 445), H5998 [26JY]

Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 5334), H8023 [16OC]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 82), H141 [5FE]

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), H4767 [16JY]

Schools: prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (see H.R. 3805), H1484 [18AP]

Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 3478), H367 [13FE]

Social Security: include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H1410 [17AP]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H2356 [9MY]

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), H2735 [21MY]

Taxation: allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H562 [26FE]

———clarify that church employees are eligible for the exclusion for qualified tuition reduction programs of charitable educational organizations (see H.R. 4950), H5998 [26JY]

———eliminate double taxation of dividends (see H.R. 5323), H6560 [24SE]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H4932 [18JY]

———make the additional tax on early distributions from certain pension plans inapplicable for public safety employees (see H.R. 4796), H3230 [5JN]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H3514 [12JN]

———S corporation reform (see H.R. 2576), H1484 [18AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H2235 [8MY] (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H3292 [6JN]

———treatment of elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 5193), H5194 [23JY]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H562 [26FE]

United Mine Workers of America: provide additional sources of revenue to the Combined Benefit Fund and Benefit Plan (see H.R. 3567), H1484 [18AP]

Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans and circumstances deemed to have been radiation-risk activities (see H.R. 1957), H6303 [17SE]

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

Virginia: convert a temporary Federal district judgeship to a permanent judgeship (see H.R. 4068), H1089 [20MR]

Washington metropolitan area: tribute to law enforcement officials involved in sniper shooting spree investigation and express condolences to the snipers' victims and their families (see H. Con. Res. 515), H8545 [12NO]

World Cup: tribute to soccer tournament and co-hosts, the Republic of Korea and Japan (see H. Con. Res. 394), H2608 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Coastal zones: clarify boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System Plum Island Unit (see H.R. 5571), H7303 [8OC]

Federal employees: adjust certain Federal annuity computations relative to periods of receiving disability payments (see H.R. 5481), H6776 [26SE]

National 4-H Youth Development Program Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 472), H6418 [19SE]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 5196), H5452 [24JY]

Northern Neck National Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 5240), H5993 [26JY]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 5159), H4930 [18JY]

Lists

People killed in attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H646 [28FE], H1608-H1610 [24AP], E1282 [17JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3671 [19JN]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), H5360 [24JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H3022 [23MY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7208 [8OC]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H2360 [9MY]

Black History Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 335), H643 [28FE]

Clarence B. Craft Post Office Building, Fayetteville, AR: designate (H.R. 4486), H2115 [7MY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 476), H1363 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2332, H2360 [9MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), conference report, E2042 [14NO]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), consideration (H. Res. 415), H2253 [9MY]

George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries (H.R. 3449), H6494 [24SE]

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), consideration (H. Res. 546), H6572 [25SE]

Herbert Arlene Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (H.R. 3738), H3314 [11JN]

Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building, Jay, FL: designate (H.R. 3960), H1293, H1294 [16AP]

King William County, VA: anniversary, H1204 [11AP]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Valley Sports American Little League baseball team (H. Res. 516), H6094, H6095 [9SE]

Maritime Administration: disposal of surplus reserve fleet vessels, H2253 [9MY]

Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3673 [19JN]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4175 [27JN]

Meucci, Antonio: tribute (H. Res. 269), H3308, H3309, H3311 [11JN]

Nat King Cole Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (H.R. 4797), H6097, H6099 [9SE]

National 4-H Youth Development Program Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 472), H6480 [24SE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (H. Res. 406), H3311, H3312, H3313 [11JN]

Peter J. Ganci, Jr., Post Office Building, Farmingdale, NY: designate (H.R. 5336), H6095, H6097 [9SE]

Philip E. Ruppe Post Office Building, Lake Linden, MI: designate (H.R. 1374), H1295, H1296 [16AP]

Rev. Leon Sullivan Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (H.R. 3739), H3314 [11JN]

Ships and vessels: tribute to aircraft carriers and their personnel, H2332 [9MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H3022 [23MY]

Stafford County, VA: recognize the historical significance of the Aquia sandstone quarries of Government Island for contributions to the construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Res. 261), H1699 [30AP]

Teno Roncalio Post Office Building, Rock Springs, WY: designate (H.R. 3789), H664, H665 [5MR]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6208 [11SE]

———tribute to those killed in attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H646 [28FE], H1608-H1610 [24AP], E1282 [17JY]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, E2042 [14NO]

William V. Cibotti Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (H.R. 3740), H3315, H3316 [11JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H648 [28FE], H905 [13MR]

Tributes

Haggard, Curtis D., E1013 [12JN]

Mangin, Joseph A., E1690 [30SE]