FORD, HAROLD E., JR. (a Representative from Tennessee)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]
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), H3562 [13JN]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H3721 [19JN]
———require additional special pay received by medical, dental, or veterinary officers be treated as part of basic pay for retirement purposes (see H.R. 5353), H6129 [9SE]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H3292 [6JN]
Business and industry: enhance regulation of public auditors, improve corporate governance and overhaul corporate disclosure made pursuant to the securities laws (see H.R. 3818), H650 [28FE]
Cemeteries and funerals: urge maintenance of flags placed on the grave sites of U.S. veterans on Memorial Day (see H. Res. 120), H105 [29JA]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H4326 [27JN]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6059 [4SE]
———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H907 [13MR]
———recognize the benefits of mentoring (see H. Res. 330), H36 [23JA]
Colleges and universities: reduce the costs of Federal student loans to students and their families (see H.R. 1622), H201 [6FE]
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), H6419 [19SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry processed by establishments receiving inspection services (see H.R. 3956), H906 [13MR]
Dept. of Defense: clothing regulations imposed on female personnel stationed in Saudi Arabia (see H.R. 4714), H2469 [14MY]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention programs (see H.R. 3581), H562 [26FE]
———establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H1674 [25AP]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H3775 [20JN]
Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5499), H6983 [2OC]
Dept. of the Interior: 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]
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), H6061 [4SE]
———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 2232), H4069 [26JN]
Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H4425 [9JY]
Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 4579), H6129 [9SE]
Education: improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H3928 [25JN]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6129 [9SE]
Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H1674 [25AP]
ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H562 [26FE]
———provide for timely notification of plan participants and beneficiaries whose individual accounts hold employer securities of insider trading in employer securities (see H.R. 3840), H686 [5MR]
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), H1675 [25AP]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H2945 [22MY]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend relative to firefighter assistance (see H.R. 4548), H7018 [3OC]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of medical devices (see H.R. 3580), H4498 [10JY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 5079), H4424 [9JY]
Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 5414), H6417 [19SE]
Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 4757), H2607 [16MY]
Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 3992), H7018 [3OC]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H105 [29JA]
Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H688 [5MR]
———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H6060 [4SE]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]
FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H2472 [14MY]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 355), H1675 [25AP]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H1483 [18AP]
Hazardous substances: phase-out use of mercury in dental fillings (see H.R. 4163), H1770 [30AP]
Health: authorize grants to carry out organ recovery rate improvement programs in eligible hospitals (see H.R. 4086), H3454 [11JN]
———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H5993 [26JY]
———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H2101 [2MY]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H2101 [2MY]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H6060 [4SE]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H1769 [30AP]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H687 [5MR]
———extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 5471), H9036 [19NO]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H1620 [24AP]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H4350 [8JY]
Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H907 [13MR]
Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H1201 [10AP]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H2735 [21MY]
Medicare: coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H2471 [14MY]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H2101 [2MY]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H3161 [4JN]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H1090 [20MR]
———revise and improve payments to certain health care service providers (see H.R. 5729), H9023 [14NO]
———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H3928 [25JN]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2472 [14MY]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H.J. Res. 113), H6983 [2OC]
Mississippi River: designate route for study of potential addition to the National Scenic Trails System (see H.R. 5417), H6417 [19SE]
Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H4350 [8JY]
National and Community Service Act: establish the Right of Passage Community Service Program (see H.R. 4803), H2943 [22MY]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H2661 [20MY]
National Commission on the Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase: establish (see H.R. 4956), H4326 [27JN]
National Fragile X Research Day: observance (see H. Res. 398), H5998 [26JY]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 518), H6129 [9SE]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H561 [26FE]
National security: provide for homeland security block grants (see H.R. 4059), H2356 [9MY]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 3741), H4574 [12JY]
NATO: recommend integration of Slovak Republic (see H. Res. 253), H2735 [21MY]
Northeastern North Carolina Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 5274), H5995 [26JY]
Peace Corps: funding (see H. Con. Res. 341), H737 [6MR]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H7303 [8OC]
———establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [11AP]
———establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (see H.R. 1943), H3514 [12JN]
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), H7019 [3OC]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H8733 [13NO]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4932 [18JY]
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), H3928 [25JN]
Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1598), H1674 [25AP]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H1338 [16AP]
———allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax refunds for use by the Dept. of HHS to improve the health of minorities and women (see H.R. 4937), H4425 [9JY]
———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 13), H2945 [22MY]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H4497 [10JY]
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H4766 [16JY]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H4931 [18JY]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located adjacent to qualified census tracts (see H.R. 4194), H2101 [2MY]
———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]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H6419 [19SE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: tribute (see H. Res. 581), H7894 [10OC]
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), H562 [26FE]
Turkey: commend cooperation in the war against terrorism, economic reforms, and economic partnership meetings (see H. Con. Res. 437), H5087 [22JY]
———express appreciation for participation in military response to terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 265), H562 [26FE]
Veterans: establish a minimum pension rate for certain veterans (see H.R. 3374), H781 [7MR]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 5510), H6926 [1OC]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Bankruptcy: protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of their earnings and retirement savings when a business files for bankruptcy (see H.R. 5664), H8021 [16OC]
Remarks
Afghanistan: develop a strategy for meeting security needs to allow safe and effective delivery of humanitarian assistance, H2766 [21MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7383 [9OC]
Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, H5478
Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 3717), H2801 [21MY]
Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (H.R. 3994), H2766 [21MY]
Mid-South SAFE KIDS Coalition: tribute, E1880
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H373, H405, H423 [13FE]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (H. Res. 344), H263 [12FE]
———exempt communications pertaining to the right to keep and bear arms from restrictions on noncandidate campaign expenditures, H423 [13FE]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2545 [16MY]
Votes: position on missed, H926 [14MR], H3487
Tributes
Smith, Samuel and Lee Ella, E1489
Withers, Ernest C., E543