DAVIS, THOMAS M. (a Representative from Virginia)
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5850 [26JY]
Federal employees: establish an exchange program between the Government and the private sector to improve information technology management (H.R. 3925), H1156 [9AP], H1170 [10AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H1154 [9AP]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H4326 [27JN]
Aviation: 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]
———recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2946 [22MY]
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), H1200 [10AP]
Coin Design Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 5075), H4554 [11JY]
Coins: ensure continuity for the design of the 5-cent coin (see H.R. 5075), H4554 [11JY]
———specify that the reverse of the 5-cent piece shall bear an image of Monticello (see H.R. 4903), H3453 [11JN]
Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1918), H6419 [19SE]
Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 539), H6418 [19SE]
Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 2341), H141 [5FE]
Crime: mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 2817), H105 [29JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate quota and price support programs for tobacco, compensate quota holders and producers for lost value, and establish an advisory board to assess characteristics of domestic and imported tobacco (see H.R. 3940), H832 [12MR]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H6374 [18SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit additional daily interest charges following prepayment in full of guaranteed housing loans (see H.R. 4042), H1088 [20MR]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H7172 [7OC]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H2356 [9MY]
District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H1410 [17AP]
———establish certain legal waivers for physicians who provide assistance in the National Capital Area during any period in which a public health emergency is in effect (see H.R. 4634), H2101 [2MY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: allow tax relief to continue as scheduled (see H. Con. Res. 303), H78 [24JA] (see H. Con. Res. 312), H141 [5FE]
Eddy, Mary Baker: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 458), H6304 [17SE]
Education: establishment of a commission on technology and education (see H. Res. 295), H142 [5FE]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain computer professionals (see H.R. 1545), H2471 [14MY]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H1483 [18AP]
Executive Office of the President: ensure that requests or petitions for executive clemency are treated as lobbying contacts (see H.R. 5131), H4765 [16JY]
FAA: provide equitable pay to air traffic managers, supervisors, and specialists at both regional and headquarters locations (see H.R. 5251), H6061 [4SE]
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), H5453 [24JY]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H781 [7MR]
Federal employees: adjust certain Federal annuity computations relative to periods of receiving disability payments (see H.R. 5481), H6776 [26SE]
———ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 3915), H780 [7MR]
———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), H562 [26FE]
———extend certain acquisition procedures, establish an exchange program with the private sector to improve information technology management, and authorize telecommuting for contractors (see H.R. 3843), H686 [5MR]
———extend certain acquisition procedures and require a GAO report on the effectiveness of such procedures (see H.R. 3921), H785 [11MR]
———make certain part-time, intermittent, or temporary Federal service by spouses of Foreign Service officers creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1496), H4069 [26JN]
———provide that service performed by an air traffic controller who is transferred to a supervisory or staff position continue to be treated as controller service for retirement purposes (see H.R. 4760), H6061 [4SE]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H561 [26FE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H6060 [4SE]
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: exert best efforts to avert Major League Baseball strike, lockout, or any coercive conduct that interferes with playing of games (see H. Con. Res. 444), H4872 [17JY]
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act: enhance Federal asset management (see H.R. 3947), H832 [12MR]
Fire prevention: reduce catastrophic wildfire threats to communities and the environment (see H.R. 5376), H6420 [19SE]
Firefighters: support goals and ideas of a day of tribute to all who have died in the line of duty and recognize importance of National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in assisting family members (see H. Con. Res. 476), H6778 [26SE]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H4425 [9JY]
FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H5998 [26JY]
Government: enhance citizen access to information and services through use of Internet-based information technology (see H.R. 2458), H7738 [9OC]
———provide for flexibility in making emergency Federal procurements (see H.R. 4694), H2355 [9MY]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3897), H1284 [11AP]
———emphasize the importance of bone marrow donation and support National Marrow Donor Program and National Marrow Awareness Month (see H. Res. 563), H6777 [26SE]
———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), H4931 [18JY]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H3514 [12JN]
House of Representatives: encourage each State to examine its statutes, practices, and procedures governing appointment and election of new Members in the event of a catastrophe (see H. Res. 559), H6777 [26SE]
Immigration: assess aliens' immigration status relative to eligibility to serve in the Armed Forces and to be employed in airport security, and permit naturalization through certain active-duty military service (see H.R. 4058), H1088 [20MR]
Intelligent Transportation Systems Caucus: recognize goals and objectives (see H. Res. 369), H907 [13MR]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
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), H2472 [14MY]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H6374 [18SE]
———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), H2607 [16MY]
———repeal limitation on locality-based comparability adjustments affecting the U.S. Park Police and Secret Service (see H.R. 4809), H2943 [22MY]
Market Integrity Commission: establish to study issues relating to the governance of corporations in interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 5050), H4325 [27JN]
Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H561 [26FE]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H7894 [10OC]
———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H5791 [25JY]
Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 400), H1674 [25AP]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H36 [23JA]
National Capital Planning Commission: clarify ability of members to serve after the expiration of their terms until successor members are appointed (see H.R. 3780), H523 [14FE]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 390), H2101 [2MY]
National security: encourage the development of regional comprehensive emergency preparedness and coordination plans (see H.R. 5461), H6692 [25SE] (see H.R. 5483), H6776 [26SE]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 3741), H365 [13FE]
Navy League of the U.S.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 416), H3514 [12JN]
NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H3292 [6JN]
———expand and intensify research regarding Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (see H.R. 3014), H651 [28FE]
OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer (see H.R. 2458), H7738 [9OC]
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 540), H6419 [19SE]
Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 368), H907 [13MR]
Pharmaceuticals: ensure prompt research, development, and distribution of new drugs, biologics, and medical devices that prevent or mitigate the consequences of a chemical or biological terrorist attack (see H.R. 3457), H201 [6FE]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4069 [26JN]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 525), H6303 [17SE]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H3721 [19JN]
Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 5159), H6230 [11SE]
Sports: tribute to U.S. National Soccer Team (see H. Res. 445), H3669 [18JN]
States: establish standards for programs for the issuance of drivers' licenses and identification cards (see H.R. 4633), H2018 [1MY]
Taxation: allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 1987), H932 [14MR]
———allow expanded penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement plans for unemployed employees of air carriers or manufacturers of aircrafts or aircraft parts or components (see H.R. 2968), H36 [23JA]
———allow minimum credit against alternative minimum tax where stock acquired pursuant to incentive stock options is sold or exchanged at a loss (see H.R. 5398), H6983 [2OC]
———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1134), H3668 [18JN]
———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see H.R. 2695), H141 [5FE]
———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1182), H6129 [9SE]
———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in the Republic of Korea (see H.R. 3412), H79 [24JA]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H4497 [10JY]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 524), H6303 [17SE]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H1338 [16AP]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H2735 [21MY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Transportation: allow Federal agencies to use passenger carriers, owned or leased by the Government, to provide transportation to employees between their place of employment and mass transit facilities (see H.R. 3779), H523 [14FE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]
U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships: tribute (see H. Res. 494), H4931 [18JY]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H5453 [24JY] (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5998 [26JY]
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]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Chesapeake Bay: provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed (see H.R. 4666), H2163 [7MY]
Computers: set a certain duration for the base contract of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet (see H.R. 5647), H8021 [16OC]
Contracts: improve procurement of services for the Federal Government (see H.R. 3832), H655 [4MR]
Federal employees: establish an exchange program between the Government and the private sector to improve information technology management (see H.R. 3925), H832 [12MR]
Government: authorize telecommuting for Federal contractors (see H.R. 3924), H832 [12MR]
Information services: strengthen Federal Government information security (see H.R. 3844), H687 [5MR]
LST-325 (U.S.S.): exempt from certain inspection requirements (see H.R. 3856), H687 [5MR]
Moussaoui, Zacarias: permit closed circuit televising of criminal trial for victims of the terrorism attacks (see H.R. 3611), H35 [23JA]
National security: establish a program to encourage and support carrying out innovative proposals to enhance homeland security (see H.R. 4629), H2018 [1MY]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: identify and register certain Central Americans residing in the U.S. (see H.R. 4037), H1088 [20MR]
Taxation: preempt local taxation of satellite digital audio radio services and determine State authority for taxation of such services (see H.R. 4869), H3229 [5JN]
———provide an exemption from local taxation for direct-to-subscriber satellite service providers (see H.R. 5429), H6473 [23SE]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H1074 [20MR], H4322 [27JN], H8053 [4NO], H8055 [7NO]
Letters
Federal loan guarantee program for airlines: Nancy P. Dorn, OMB, H2918 [22MY]
Memorandums
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: Patton Boggs LLP, H390 [13FE]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H8053 [4NO], H8055 [7NO]
Remarks
Agency for Immigration Affairs: make all employees exempt from civil service hiring and promotion procedures and eliminate certain protections in disciplinary actions, H1659 [25AP]
Air Transportation Stabilization Board: delay payments under the Airline Loan Guarantee Program, H2917, H2918 [22MY]
Annandale, VA: anniversary of Broyhill Crest Citizen's Association, E608
Anzilotti, Michael G.: Northern Virginia Gala & Community Leadership Award recipient, E1681
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2917, H2918 [22MY]
Arlington, VA: tribute to American Century Theater, E304
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7391 [9OC]
Aviation: extension of liability limitations and immunity for airport screening companies, H5826 [26JY]
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: effective date of soft money ban, H403, H404 [13FE]
Brentsville, VA: anniversary of Brentsville Courthouse, E1676
Burke, VA: anniversary of Burke Centre, E1563
Clifton, VA: anniversary, E1135
Coins: specify that the reverse of the 5-cent piece shall bear an image of Monticello (H.R. 4903), H5021
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): tribute to staff for efforts on H.R. 3925, Digital Tech Corps Act, H1181 [10AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate quota and price support programs for tobacco, compensate quota holders and producers for lost value, and establish an advisory board to assess characteristics of domestic and imported tobacco (H.R. 3940), E362
Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify Freedom of Information Act exemptions relative to sharing of critical infrastructure information with other agencies, H5852 [26JY]
———establish (H.R. 5005), H5651 [25JY], H5806, H5826, H5833, H5847, H5852 [26JY]
———establish (H.R. 5710), H8712
———remedies for retaliation against whistleblowers, H5847 [26JY]
———rights of union employees transferring into department, H5806 [26JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5267 [23JY], H5324 [24JY]
Digital Tech Corps Act: clarify employment status of private sector detailees to Federal agencies relative to involvement with assignments financially impacting their private organizations, H1179 [10AP]
———prohibit access to trade secrets or any nonpublic information by private sector executives and establish a Federal information technology training program, H1165, H1167, H1173, H1176 [10AP]
———require project management training and information technology program reports, ensure small business participation, and prohibit contractors from billing the Government for detailed private employees, H1170 [10AP]
———set aside a percentage of private sector training assignments for small businesses, H1177 [10AP]
District of Columbia College Access Act: permit certain high school graduates who graduated prior to 1998 to participate in the tuition assistance program (H.R. 1499), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 364), H812
Eddy, Mary Baker: tribute (H. Con. Res. 458), H6527, H6528 [24SE]
Ethnic groups: recognize the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and commend the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (H. Res. 377), H1096, H1097 [9AP]
Fairfax, VA: tribute to James W. Robinson Junior Secondary School football team, E6
Falls Church, VA: anniversary of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, E1062
Federal employees: establish an exchange program between the Government and the private sector to improve information technology management (H.R. 3925), H1163, H1165, H1167, H1168, H1170, H1173, H1176, H1177, H1179 [10AP]
———extend certain acquisition procedures and require a GAO report on the effectiveness of such procedures (H.R. 3921), H1097, H1098 [9AP]
Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (H.R. 4757), H7917
Government: anniversary of Brooks Act reforming Federal procurement procedures, E2082
———authorize telecommuting for Federal contractors (H.R. 3924), H1015, H1017 [20MR]
———authorize telecommuting for Federal contractors (H.R. 3924), consideration (H. Res. 373), H1010 [20MR]
———enhance citizen access to information and services through use of Internet-based information technology (H.R. 2458), H8981
———prohibit enforcement of OMB regulation on privatization quotas for Federal jobs, H5324 [24JY]
Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (H.R. 1366), H1181 [10AP]
Higher Education Act: establish fixed interest rates for student and parent borrowers and extend current law relative to special allowances for lenders (S. 1762), H46 [24JA]
History: recognize historical significance of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 297), H6525, H6526, H6527 [24SE]
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4883), H8898 [14NO]
Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 365), H810 [12MR]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), consideration (H. Res. 350), H572 [27FE]
———protect competition in Internet and high speed data services by preserving certain FCC and State regulations affecting competitive local exchange carriers, H572 [27FE]
———strengthen Federal information security systems, H5651 [25JY], H5826 [26JY]
INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (H.R. 3231), H1640
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (S.J. Res. 13), H4994
LST-325 (U.S.S.): exempt from certain inspection requirements (H.R. 3856), E259
Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Society, Inc.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 458), H6527, H6528 [24SE]
Moussaoui, Zacarias: permit closed circuit televising of criminal trial for victims of the terrorism attacks (H.R. 3611), E9
National security: establish a program to encourage and support carrying out innovative proposals to enhance homeland security, H5651 [25JY]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: identify and register certain Central Americans residing in the U.S. (H.R. 4037), E425
Nobel Prize: recognition of Vernon Smith for economic sciences, E1820
OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer (H.R. 2458), H8981
Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (H. Res. 368), H952
Point of order, H1012 [20MR], H5267 [23JY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H343, H344, H390, H403, H404, H405, H431, H457, H458 [13FE]
———increase contribution limits to make expenditures more competitive with those of opponents using personal funds, H431 [13FE]
———use of soft money to defray costs of construction or purchase of any office building or facility, H457, H458 [13FE]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), consideration (H. Res. 422), same-day consideration (H. Res. 420), H2489 [15MY]
Terrorism: allow offering of indemnity to companies that sell anti-terrorism technology and services to Federal, State, and local governments, H5833 [26JY]
———anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6192
Tom Bliley Post Office Building, Richmond, VA: designate (H.R. 1748), H244 [12FE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (H.R. 3694), H2412
U.S. Congressional Philharmonic Society: tribute (H. Con. Res. 183), H6004 [4SE]
Vienna, VA: anniversary of Vienna Little League, E507
Virginia: establishment of Cold War Museum, E766
World Cup: tribute to U.S. men's soccer team (H. Res. 445), H4026
Tributes
Akers, Al, E2125
Armey, Representative, H8924 [14NO]
Ball, Eugene N., E945
Brunk, Thomas E., E573
Bynum, Bob, E571
Cole, William W., E2119
de Lorenzi, Bob, E569
Gekas, Representative, H8877, H8878, H8879 [14NO]
Hansen, Representative, H8898 [14NO]
Holaday, Duncan A., E2120
Jenkins, John, E1757
Kelman, Steve, H1181 [10AP]
Kruger, David, E1615
Mason, John, E1142
Morris, Terry, H8822 [14NO]
Powers, Gary, Jr., E766
Sonntag, William F., E1099