GORDON, BART (a Representative from Tennessee)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4, Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act, H3472 [12JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H7019 [3OC]
Armed Forces: expand eligibility for participation by members of the Selected Reserve and their dependents in the TRICARE program (see H.R. 2332), H687 [5MR]
———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 4676), H4498 [10JY]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H1155 [9AP]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H655 [4MR]
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), H2100 [2MY]
———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H688 [5MR]
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]
Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H7894 [10OC]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H4425 [9JY]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5317), H6304 [17SE]
———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H1674 [25AP]
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), H1155 [9AP]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H3826 [21JN]
CPSC: amend flammability standards for children's sleepwear (see H.R. 4896), H3563 [13JN]
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), H3161 [4JN]
———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 2817), H367 [13FE]
———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), H2945 [22MY]
Dept. of HHS: establish National Vaccine Authority (see H.R. 4100), H1153 [9AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for substitution of parties in claims for benefits when the applicant for such benefits dies while the claim is pending (see H.R. 3733), H688 [5MR]
———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H36 [23JA]
———ensure that senior citizen veterans shall be eligible for pension benefits without regard to disability (see H.R. 3087), H1155 [9AP]
———improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H2356 [9MY]
———oppose enactment of any proposal establishing a health care deductible for veterans (see H. Con. Res. 359), H2235 [8MY]
———provide benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 1541), H2100 [2MY]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6777 [26SE]
———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), H6060 [4SE]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H141 [5FE]
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 5458), H8023 [16OC]
Diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 5484), H8057 [7NO]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H1284 [11AP]
Education: provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H1284 [11AP]
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), H1156 [9AP]
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), H5195 [23JY]
———treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 4720), H4931 [18JY]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H1155 [9AP]
Federal employees: clarify computation of annuities for air traffic controllers relative to law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 4957), H3668 [18JN]
———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), H1155 [9AP]
———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), H4425 [9JY]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H1154 [9AP]
Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H651 [28FE]
Firearms: inherent right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 222), H1339 [16AP]
Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H1201 [10AP]
———support goals and ideas of a day of tribute to all who have died in the line of duty and recognize the importance of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in assisting family members of fallen firefighters (see H. Con. Res. 476), H6927 [1OC]
Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 325), H3774 [20JN]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H202 [6FE]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H2661 [20MY]
Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 5040), H4324 [27JN]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Higher Education Act: incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (see H.R. 4866), H3454 [11JN]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H3454 [11JN]
———simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 3661), H1003 [19MR]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H6778 [26SE]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H3453 [11JN]
———establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 4025), H1620 [24AP]
———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H833 [12MR]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H2099 [2MY]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H2101 [2MY]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Law enforcement officers: exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain cities (see H.R. 4763), H6926 [1OC]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3454 [11JN]
Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H4350 [8JY]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H687 [5MR]
Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H1620 [24AP]
———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1759), H284 [12FE]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H7895 [10OC]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4515), H2165 [7MY]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H562 [26FE]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H285 [12FE]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H562 [26FE]
———provide for continuous open enrollment and disenrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3267), H688 [5MR]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H782 [7MR]
Mental health: provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H3514 [12JN]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2735 [21MY]
Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 2161), H6129 [9SE]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H932 [14MR]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H3601 [17JN]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H5087 [22JY]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H2100 [2MY]
NIST: authorize work with manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration (see H.R. 2733), H2356 [9MY]
Power resources: prohibit unethical acts, increase penalties for certain illegal acts, provide for audit trails and transparency in electric and natural gas markets, and expand FERC authority to order refunds of certain rates (see H.R. 5614), H7893 [10OC]
President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 402), H3162 [4JN]
Privacy: protect and enhance consumer privacy (see H.R. 4678), H2234 [8MY]
Public Health Service Act: establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (see H.R. 1943), H1338 [16AP]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H6229 [11SE]
Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2610), H907 [13MR]
———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H833 [12MR]
———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2472 [14MY]
———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H737 [6MR]
———increase lump-sum death benefit and allow payment of such benefit to legal representative of the deceased's estate in the absence of a surviving spouse or child (see H.R. 2378), H1155 [9AP]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H1201 [10AP]
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: ensure coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4017), H5195 [23JY]
Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 4483), H3161 [4JN]
Taxation: allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H230 [8FE]
———clarify that the parsonage allowance exclusion is limited to the fair rental value of the property (see H.R. 4156), H1284 [11AP]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H201 [6FE]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H7895 [10OC]
———promote State historic tax credits (see H.R. 4933), H8029 [17OC]
———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), H6060 [4SE]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H2164 [7MY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Tobacco products: eliminate quotas and price support, compensate quota holders and producers, establish Tobacco Quality Board, assess user fees, and grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 3940), H6060 [4SE]
———replace existing tobacco program with a federally chartered corporation, compensate quota holders, provide transition assistance for producers and increase competitiveness of domestically produced tobacco (see H.R. 4753), H5195 [23JY]
———replace existing tobacco program with programs designed to assist producers, compensate quota holders for the loss of quota asset value, and assist producers who forgo obtaining a production license (see H.R. 5035), H5087 [22JY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H9128 [22NO]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 699), H1532 [23AP]
———improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 3430), H1155 [9AP]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———prevent contributions to GI bill benefits from reducing Federal student financial assistance (see H.R. 745), H1201 [10AP]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H1410 [17AP]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3930), H3859 [24JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: maintain health care eligibility for veterans being held as a prisoner in a county or city jail (see H.R. 3772), H523 [14FE]
FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H2355 [9MY]
Remarks
Gainesboro, TN: tribute to Jackson County High School girls' basketball team, E454
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]
Laird, Bill: Junior Achievement Inc., National Middle School Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E1424
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4664), H3186 [5JN]
Smyrna, TN: anniversary of Stones River Baptist Church, E1619
Standard Register Co.: tribute to safety record of Murfreesboro, TN, plant, E942
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H9018 [14NO]
Tributes
Chapman, Morris, E1502
Farmer, Reggie, E1824
Ferguson, Pat, E701
Gaines, Doyle, E870
Jackson-Hampton, Jason, E1616
Kreykenbohm, Barbara, E601
Maliaris, Ted, E2009
Marlin, Thomas C., E869
Parsons, Myers B., Sr., E39
Petty, Gordon, E1498
Phillips, Clarence (Pete), E599
Ramer, Hal, E1792
Reeves, Richard, E766
Thompson, Bobby L., E1341
Watson, Hulon, E2137