GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. (a Representative from South Carolina)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5607 [25JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3775 [20JN]
———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 2763), H4872 [17JY]
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H8035 [21OC]
AMVETS: amend charter (see H.R. 3214), H4574 [12JY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
———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), H1089 [20MR]
———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]
———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H1091 [20MR]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to District of Columbia National Guard, National Guard Bureau, and Dept. of Defense for assistance to Capitol Police and Congress after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1533 [23AP]
———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]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5317), H6059 [4SE]
———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H1154 [9AP]
———prevent child abduction (see H.R. 5422), H6927 [1OC]
———prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (see H.R. 3839), H686 [5MR]
———promote personal safety programs for children (see H. Con. Res. 484), H6778 [26SE]
Colleges and universities: recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (see H. Res. 523), H6304 [17SE]
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), H687 [5MR]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 5059), H4325 [27JN]
Crime: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 4689), H2354 [9MY]
———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H3774 [20JN]
De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5034), H4324 [27JN]
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), H2019 [1MY]
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 National Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2608 [16MY]
Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of establishing Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area in South Carolina (see H.R. 4830), H3036 [23MY]
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), H227 [7FE]
Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H4069 [26JN]
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]
Education: improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H6693 [25SE]
———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), H2356 [9MY]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 93), H2662 [20MY]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H2019 [1MY]
Federal employees: 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), H3161 [4JN]
Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H2511 [15MY]
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]
Floyd Spence Post Office Building, Lexington, SC: designate (see H.R. 5361), H6171 [10SE]
Foreign trade: respond to serious injury currently being experienced by the U.S. textile and apparel industry (see H.J. Res. 105), H4553 [11JY]
FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H2472 [14MY]
Health: authorize grants to carry out organ recovery rate improvement programs in eligible hospitals (see H.R. 4086), H2165 [7MY]
———emphasize the importance of bone marrow donation and support National Marrow Donor Program and National Marrow Awareness Month (see H. Res. 563), H6777 [26SE]
Higher Education Act: incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (see H.R. 4866), H3229 [5JN]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H3292 [6JN]
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), H7019 [3OC]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H6777 [26SE]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H1154 [9AP]
Labor: amend certain labor laws to ensure fairness (see H.R. 4636), H2018 [1MY]
Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see H.R. 1013), H687 [5MR]
Law enforcement officers: provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 1212), H227 [7FE]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 3363), H1155 [9AP]
———clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H5195 [23JY]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2100 [2MY]
———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H4069 [26JN]
———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H1484 [18AP]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H7019 [3OC]
Medicare/Medicaid: streamline regulatory processes for home health agencies (see H.R. 4659), H6777 [26SE]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H3562 [13JN]
Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 3624), H201 [6FE]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H561 [26FE]
National Office for Combating Terrorism: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2608 [16MY]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H688 [5MR]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H1090 [20MR]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Con. Res. 430; H. Res. 459), H4069 [26JN]
———constitutional amendment on recitation (see H.J. Res. 102), H4351 [8JY]
Pornography: constitutional amendment on real and virtual child pornography (see H.J. Res. 106), H4872 [17JY]
———support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 445), H6304 [17SE]
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), H8733 [13NO]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work-related provisions and Child Care and Development Block Grants (see H.R. 4092), H1688 [29AP]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 82), H141 [5FE]
Schools: prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (see H.R. 3805), H1484 [18AP]
Sioux Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3250), H1201 [10AP]
Small business: provide emergency assistance to certain small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from drought (see H.R. 5197), H6130 [9SE]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H833 [12MR]
———create individual accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their families, give Americans ownership of their retirement, and restore long-term solvency (see H.R. 3535), H6256 [13SE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H833 [12MR]
States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H1484 [18AP]
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), H6303 [17SE]
Taxation: allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 877), H1532 [23AP]
———clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3324), H3292 [6JN]
———clarify that church employees are eligible for the exclusion for qualified tuition reduction programs of charitable educational organizations (see H.R. 4950), H4932 [18JY]
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 4180), H1282 [11AP]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H4497 [10JY]
———permit additional advanced refunding of tax-exempt bonds issued for the purchase or maintenance of assets used to generate, transmit, or distribute electricity (see H.R. 4121), H1153 [9AP]
———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 tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H4931 [18JY]
———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]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]
———treatment of certain Armed Forces enlistment, accession, reenlistment, and retention bonuses (see H.R. 1466), H687 [5MR]
———treatment of timber sales by landowners (see H.R. 1341), H2511 [15MY]
———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 4804), H6256 [13SE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
U.S. Military Academy: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 83), H561 [26FE]
United Kingdom: express appreciation for loyal support and leadership of Great Britain Prime Minister, Tony Blair in war on terrorism and reaffirm relationship with Great Britain (see H. Res. 549), H6778 [26SE]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 699), H4326 [27JN]
———improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 3430), H1284 [11AP]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H6927 [1OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Education: increase amount of student loan forgiveness available to qualified teachers, with an emphasis on special education teachers (see H.R. 5091), H4552 [11JY]
———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (see H.R. 3957), H906 [13MR]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain construction engineering and design professionals (see H.R. 3678), H140 [5FE]
South Carolina: disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at the Savannah River Site (see H.R. 4648), H2100 [2MY]
Terrorism: impose sanctions on countries and entities that aid and abet entities engaged in terrorist activities or fail to cooperate in the war against terrorism (see H.R. 3627), H78 [24JA]
Remarks
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), conference report, H5970 [26JY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7284 [8OC], H7766 [10OC]
Education: increase amount of student loan forgiveness available to qualified teachers, with an emphasis on special education teachers (H.R. 5091), H6820 [1OC]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H375, H420 [13FE]
———reduce cost of political advertising on television, H420 [13FE]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H5970 [26JY]
Wright, John E.: Dept. of the Interior distinguished service citation recipient, E1523
Tributes
Carnell, Marion P., E1443
Chambers, Deborah A., E1154