FOLEY, MARK (a Representative from Florida)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: authorize the use of military recreational facilities by any veteran with a compensable service-connected disability (see H.R. 1233), H2356 [9MY]
———encourage employers who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve to provide a pay differential benefit and an extension of employee benefits to members on active duty (see H. Con. Res. 362), H2946 [22MY]
———expand eligibility for participation by members of the Selected Reserve and their dependents in the TRICARE program (see H.R. 2332), H833 [12MR]
———extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H562 [26FE]
———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 2020), H634 [27FE]
———index for inflation the amount of death gratuity paid upon death during active duty (see H.R. 3972), H1201 [10AP]
———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H1201 [10AP]
———waive Medicare part B penalty for military retirees who enroll in TRICARE program (see H.R. 997), H737 [6MR]
Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 628), H1154 [9AP]
Aviation: crash of Transporte Aereo Militar Ecuatoriano (TAME) Flight 120 (see H. Con. Res. 313), H141 [5FE]
Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see H.R. 3842), H1284 [11AP]
Boggs, Lindy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 439), H5087 [22JY]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 502), H7304 [8OC]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H3775 [20JN]
Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H932 [14MR]
Children and youth: tribute to ``Code Adam'' child safety program and commend and encourage implementation of abduction prevention programs in retail business establishments (see H. Res. 556), H6693 [25SE]
Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 3974), H1620 [24AP]
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]
Computers: establish Internet domain for children that will promote positive experiences, provide safe online environment, and prevent exposure to harmful material (see H.R. 3833), H1284 [11AP]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H833 [12MR]
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), H781 [7MR]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 91), H2165 [7MY]
———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), H7303 [8OC]
———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 2817), H1338 [16AP]
———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 Defense: equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 2012), H1154 [9AP]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H7894 [10OC]
———establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H1533 [23AP]
———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 Justice: establish an office to monitor acts of international terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian individuals or organizations (see H.R. 2098), H6693 [25SE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle and the suitability and feasibility of inclusion in Biscayne National Park (see H.R. 3630), H5998 [26JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1021), H932 [14MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct Stand Down event outreach programs and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see H.R. 3271), H562 [26FE]
———enhance authority to recruit and retain qualified nurses for the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 3017), H634 [27FE]
———exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits (see H.R. 3771), H651 [28FE]
———improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H2164 [7MY]
———improve presumptive compensation benefits for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 1406), H2108 [6MY]
———improve procurement practices in procuring health-care items (see H.R. 3645), H562 [26FE]
———increase amounts available to State approving agencies to evaluate the qualifications of educational institutions to provide courses under department-administered education programs (see H.R. 3731), H688 [5MR]
———maintain health care eligibility for veterans being held as a prisoner in a county or city jail (see H.R. 3772), H3292 [6JN]
———provide U.S. flags for placement on grave sites of Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Con. Res. 284), H562 [26FE]
———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), H737 [6MR]
———require the geographic allocation of funds for medical care better reflect the veterans populations in different regions of the country (see H.R. 4852), H4425 [9JY]
Diseases: combat endometriosis (see H. Con. Res. 291), H1339 [16AP]
———increase testing of pregnant women and newborn infants for HIV infection (see H.R. 4644), H4425 [9JY]
———provide for an awareness program and a study on a rare form of breast cancer (see H.R. 3186), H1284 [11AP]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H5791 [25JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 4019), H3454 [11JN]
Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 629), H1154 [9AP]
Education: establishment of a commission on technology and education (see H. Res. 295), H1091 [20MR]
———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 335), H78 [24JA]
Families and domestic relations: provide coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment under Maternal and Child Health Program, Medicaid, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4032), H1410 [17AP]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H833 [12MR]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H561 [26FE]
———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H1156 [9AP]
———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), H2108 [6MY]
———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H833 [12MR]
———index deferred annuities and provide survivor annuities to spouses of former employees who died after separating from the Government and were entitled to a deferred annuity but had not established a claim (see H.R. 3521), H3161 [4JN]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H3161 [4JN]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 3673), H2356 [9MY]
Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2235 [8MY]
First Tee (organization): tribute to programs that provide young people an opportunity to develop through golf and character education (see H. Res. 448), H4575 [12JY]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H1339 [16AP]
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), H284 [12FE]
———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), H1533 [23AP]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3897), H3775 [20JN]
———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2405), H1533 [23AP]
———emphasize the importance of bone marrow donation and support National Marrow Donor Program and National Marrow Awareness Month (see H. Res. 563), H6777 [26SE]
———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H5993 [26JY]
———establish Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Veterans Affairs demonstration project on the integrated management of health care resources (see H.R. 2667), H907 [13MR]
———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H1155 [9AP]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H142 [5FE]
Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (see H.R. 4446), H1337 [16AP]
Housing: extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 4071), H1284 [11AP]
———simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 3661), H142 [5FE]
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]
Indonesia: condemn bombings in Bali and urge renewed effort to the international war on terrorism (see H. Res. 589), H8546 [12NO]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H1675 [25AP]
Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building, Jay, FL: designate (see H.R. 3960), H906 [13MR]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1201 [10AP]
Law enforcement: provide forensic and investigative support of missing and exploited children (see H.R. 5389), H6302 [17SE]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H561 [26FE]
———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), H6172 [10SE]
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (see H.R. 4811), H2943 [22MY]
Major League Baseball: implement a mandatory steroid testing program (see H. Res. 496), H5086 [22JY]
Market Integrity Commission: establish to study issues relating to the governance of corporations in interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 5050), H4498 [10JY]
Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1294), H1532 [23AP]
Mederos, Eriberto: posthumously revoke naturalization (see H.R. 5737), H9023 [14NO]
Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H7172 [7OC]
Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H1338 [16AP]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H687 [5MR]
———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 3388), H1003 [19MR]
———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4000), H1002 [19MR]
———improve payments and regulation under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 3584), H105 [29JA]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177), H907 [13MR]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H1201 [10AP]
———promote access to health care services in rural areas (see H.R. 4112), H1284 [11AP]
———provide coverage for kidney disease education services (see H.R. 3770), H932 [14MR]
———provide for equitable payments for health care services furnished to beneficiaries in hospital outpatient departments (see H.R. 5450), H8023 [16OC]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1911), H833 [12MR]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H834 [12MR]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H1003 [19MR]
Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 5078), H4498 [10JY]
———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: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (see H.R. 2624), H1155 [9AP]
National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H2607 [16MY]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H227 [7FE]
NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H1087 [20MR]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H1675 [25AP]
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]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Con. Res. 430), H4069 [26JN] (see H. Res. 459), H4326 [27JN]
Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 445), H6304 [17SE]
Public buildings: require that certain procedures are followed in Federal buildings when a child is reported missing (see H.R. 5475), H6776 [26SE]
Public Health Service Act: protection of human subjects in research (see H.R. 4697), H4931 [18JY]
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]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 82), H141 [5FE]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H3721 [19JN]
Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 5573), H7303 [8OC]
Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 432), H5998 [26JY]
Seminole Tribe of Florida: allow lands not held in trust to be mortgaged, leased, or transferred without further approval by the U.S. (see H.R. 4853), H3037 [23MY]
Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4070), H2472 [14MY]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H367 [13FE]
———provide miscellaneous enhancements in benefits for women (see H.R. 4069), H1089 [20MR]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H833 [12MR]
States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 238), H562 [26FE]
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), H1770 [30AP]
Taxation: allow deduction to corporations for dividends paid and exclusion of dividends for indivduals (see H.R. 5413), H6927 [1OC]
———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H1003 [19MR]
———allow taxpayers to designate income tax refunds for use in medical research conducted through the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1673), H561 [26FE]
———clarify that the parsonage allowance exclusion is limited to the fair rental value of the property (see H.R. 4156), H1200 [10AP]
———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see H.R. 2695), H562 [26FE]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]
———decrease the floor for the deduction for medical care (see H.R. 4001), H3825 [21JN]
———expand depreciation benefits available to small businesses for new business investment and equipment (see H.R. 4470), H1409 [17AP]
———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in response to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4152), H1200 [10AP]
———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in the Republic of Korea (see H.R. 3412), H688 [5MR]
———improve retirement income by taxing annuities and certain life insurance payments at capital gains rates (see H.R. 3320), H3775 [20JN]
———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]
———make the additional tax on early distributions from certain pension plans inapplicable for public safety employees (see H.R. 4796), H3775 [20JN]
———provide a credit for qualified energy management devices (see H.R. 1797), H141 [5FE]
———provide for employer liability for Social Security taxes on unreported tips paid to an employee after the IRS establishes the amount of tips received (see H.R. 5445), H6558 [24SE]
———provide incentives for health coverage for the uninsured (see H.R. 1181), H1154 [9AP]
———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 5130), H4765 [16JY]
———S corporation reform (see H.R. 2576), H1284 [11AP]
———simplify Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 5166), H4931 [18JY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H1284 [11AP] (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]
———treat Indian tribes the same as State governments relative to gambling (see H.R. 4887), H6172 [10SE]
———treatment of certain reinvested gains by S corporations (see H.R. 4675), H2164 [7MY]
———treatment of certain transfers of intangible property for foreign tax credit limitation purposes (see H.R. 1515), H2235 [8MY]
———treatment of deposits and similar amounts received by a tour operator for a tour arranged by such operator (see H.R. 2618), H2945 [22MY]
———treatment of depreciation of potato storage facilities (see H.R. 4718), H6983 [2OC]
———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (see H.R. 1268), H1769 [30AP]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1533 [23AP]
———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 4374), H1336 [16AP]
———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2462), H1155 [9AP]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
———compensate victims of bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa on the same basis as compensation is provided to victims of attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3375), H1090 [20MR]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5587), H7737 [9OC]
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: continuation of dependency and indemnity compensation for the surviving spouse of a veteran if such spouse remarries after a certain age (see H.R. 1108), H1769 [30AP]
———exclude certain income from consideration for determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 1106), H2235 [8MY]
———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), H2108 [6MY]
———improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 3430), H562 [26FE]
———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 3719), H2662 [20MY]
———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4085), H2356 [9MY]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 609), H2108 [6MY]
———prevent contributions to GI bill benefits from reducing Federal student financial assistance (see H.R. 745), H907 [13MR]
———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H1201 [10AP]
———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), H634 [27FE]
———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 1232), H1484 [18AP]
———repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans (see H.R. 1587), H651 [28FE]
Vietnamese Conflict: require a study on the eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and an alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 3443), H634 [27FE]
White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month: establish (see H.R. 3498), H562 [26FE]
William C. Cramer Post Office Building, St. Petersburg, FL: designate (see H.R. 5145), H4766 [16JY]
Women: recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 485), H4605 [15JY]
World War II: provide additional compensation to Armed Forces members and U.S. civilian employees who performed slave labor for Japan (see H.R. 2835), H562 [26FE]
———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1724), H2235 [8MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Cemeteries and funerals: improve funeral home, cemetery, and crematory inspection systems and establish consumer protections for funeral service contracts (see H.R. 5743), H9023 [14NO]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5317), H6059 [4SE]
———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 4667), H2163 [7MY]
———protect from violence (see H.R. 5397), H6373 [18SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H1087 [20MR]
Medicare: revise payment methodology for extra-depth shoes with inserts or custom molded shoes with inserts for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 5430), H6558 [24SE]
Members of Congress: provide that adjustments in rates of pay may not exceed cost-of-living increases in certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3845), H687 [5MR]
National Child Protection Act: amend (see H.R. 5556), H7171 [7OC]
National Tourism Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 397), H2164 [7MY]
Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 368), H907 [13MR]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H6695 [26SE]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), consideration (H. Res. 498), H5349 [24JY]
American Cancer Society: tribute, H6409
American Heart Month: observance, H511 [14FE]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7331 [9OC]
Asthma Awareness Day: observance, H1772 [1MY]
Baker, Ann: Orange County (CA) Register Golden Pen Award recipient for letter to editor entitled ``Young Marine Restores My Faith'', H6151 [10SE]
Bush, President: response to media reports alleging prior knowledge of intelligence relative to terrorist attacks, H2637, H2643 [20MY]
Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), H4499 [11JY]
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, H5319 [24JY]
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), motion to instruct conferees, H4840 [17JY]
———require publicly traded companies to record and treat stock options as expenses in income statements, H4566 [12JY]
Capitol Pages: tribute, H3280 [6JN]
Children and youth: efforts to combat abduction of children, H4875 [18JY]
———protect from exploitive child modeling (H.R. 4667), H6349 [18SE]
Committee on Taxation (Joint): funding relative to release of report on corporations avoiding U.S. income tax by reincorporating in foreign countries, H4908 [18JY]
Corporations: economic impact of mismanagement, deception, and violations of public trust, H4431 [10JY]
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 (H.R. 4623), H3882 [25JN]
Customs Service: civil liability of inspectors relative to alleged use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals, H2883 [22MY]
———expand authority to search outgoing international mail, H2883 [22MY]
Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H2883 [22MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H6063 [5SE], H6696 [26SE]
Disabled: ensure that individuals with disabilities are able to vote, H4391 [9JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make pension and individual retirement arrangement provisions permanent (H.R. 4931), H3804 [21JN]
———make tax benefits permanent, H1444 [18AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (H.R. 4014), H6816 [1OC]
Germany: official comments on U.S. policy towards Iraq, H6409 [19SE]
Goodwill Industries International, Inc.: anniversary, E874
Health: limit medical malpractice claims, H4567 [12JY]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (H.R. 3450), H6806 [1OC]
House of Representatives: authority of officials during adjournment, H509 [14FE]
———continuation of duties during investigation of anthrax bacteria outbreak, H20 [23JA]
INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (H.R. 3231), H1622 [25AP], H3165 [5JN], H3724 [20JN]
Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development, H6306 [18SE]
Journal: question of approval, H1413 [18AP], H2513 [16MY], H3723 [20JN], H6305 [18SE]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5121), H4908 [18JY]
Lindh, John P. Walker: prosecution and punishment relative to support of Taliban regime in Afghanistan, H4679 [16JY]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3864 [25JN], H4356 [9JY]
———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (H.R. 2058), H511 [14FE]
Middle East: hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, H1271 [11AP]
National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day: observance, E752
National Public Radio: report linking the Traditional Values Coalition with the mailing of anthrax tainted letters to congressional offices, H636 [28FE]
National security: provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities (H.R. 4598), H3939 [26JN]
NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (H.R. 4013), H6813 [1OC]
Parliamentary inquiry, H338 [13FE]
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), H1239, H1271 [11AP]
Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (H. Res. 368), H950 [19MR]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (H. Res. 459), H4073 [27JN]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4090), H1414 [18AP]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2475 [15MY], H2515 [16MY]
Richard David Kahn Melanoma Foundation: tribute, E531
Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (H.R. 630), H511 [14FE]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H3284
———ensure solvency, H3548, H3550, H3551, H3553, H3554 [13JN]
Supreme Court: decision on computer generated child pornography, H1342 [17AP]
Taxation: exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), H1444 [18AP]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H6244 [12SE]
———anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6216 [11SE]
———improve antiterrorism efforts, H6408 [19SE]
University of Maryland: tribute to men's basketball team (H. Res. 383), H1268 [11AP]
Votes: correction, E578
———position on missed, H5039
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), motion to instruct conferees, H2597 [16MY], H4391 [9JY], H6345, H6346 [18SE]
———establish a program to provide funds to State and local governments to replace punch card voting systems, H2597 [16MY]
West Palm Beach, FL: tribute to Joseph Little-Nguzo Saba Charter School students for essays entitled ``What America Means to Me'', E748
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H7169 [7OC]
Special order: granted, H521 [14FE], H1147 [9AP], H1280 [11AP], H1481 [18AP], H2605 [16MY], H2659 [20MY], H3289 [6JN], H4550 [11JY], H4572 [12JY], H4929 [18JY], H6160 [10SE], H6226 [11SE], H6371 [18SE]
Tributes
Lipman, Stephen, E365
Meek, Representative, E2068
Miller, Representative Dan, E2068
Mullins, Tom, H2167 [8MY]
Paul, David E., H3931 [26JN]
Thurman, Representative, E2068