HAYES, ROBIN (a Representative from North Carolina)
Amendments
Pledge of Allegiance: reaffirm reference to ``one Nation under God'' (S. 2690), H6984 [2OC]
Appointments
President's Export Council, H3724 [20JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3775 [20JN]
Agriculture: provide emergency livestock assistance and emergency crop loss assistance to agricultural producers (see H.R. 5310), H6778 [26SE]
Anthony, Susan B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 367), H4606 [15JY]
Armed Forces: 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), H1533 [23AP]
———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H2356 [9MY]
Army: anniversary of the founding of the Special Forces and honor Aaron Bank for his role in the founding (see H. Con. Res. 364), H3514 [12JN]
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (see H.R. 4635), H2235 [8MY]
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]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H6061 [4SE]
Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H82 [25JA]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5317), H6059 [4SE]
Civil liberties: constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto (see H.J. Res. 108), H5790 [25JY]
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), H5998 [26JY]
Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 315), H1003 [19MR]
Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 5064), H4873 [17JY]
———product liability reform (see H.R. 1966), H3161 [4JN]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 5059), H4554 [11JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: ensure that agricultural producers and other persons appealing adverse agency decisions receive fair and equitable treatment (see H.R. 3827), H1003 [19MR]
Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H833 [12MR]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education (see H.R. 4665), H2472 [14MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H7895 [10OC]
Education: authorize recruitment and retention incentive programs, student loan forgiveness, and professional development programs for teachers in rural areas (see H.R. 2102), H1090 [20MR]
———provide student loan borrowers with a choice of lender for loan consolidation (see H.R. 3273), H6777 [26SE]
Families and domestic relations: seek to reduce the financial penalties against marriage within the welfare system and support married couples in forming and sustaining healthy, loving, and productive marriages (see H. Con. Res. 316), H228 [7FE]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H5998 [26JY]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend relative to firefighter assistance (see H.R. 4548), H5791 [25JY]
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 Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H937 [18MR]
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]
Government National Mortgage Association: authorize the guarantee of conventional mortgage-backed securities (see H.R. 3206), H3292 [6JN]
Health: 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), H5998 [26JY]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H3230 [5JN]
Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (see H.R. 4446), H2608 [16MY]
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]
Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 5612), H7893 [10OC]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H6777 [26SE]
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), H6778 [26SE]
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), H1410 [17AP]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H1484 [18AP]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H562 [26FE]
Medicare: standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H1201 [10AP]
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; H. Res. 459), H4069 [26JN]
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), H6927 [1OC]
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), H7304 [8OC]
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]
Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 3895), H780 [7MR]
Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS: designate (see H.R. 4608), H2356 [9MY]
Schools: prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (see H.R. 3805), H1155 [9AP]
Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 3478), H1769 [30AP]
Small business: provide emergency assistance to certain small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from drought (see H.R. 5197), H5452 [24JY]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H6777 [26SE]
———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H833 [12MR]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1731), H3453 [11JN]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H2101 [2MY]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H781 [7MR]
Southeastern States: provide a framework for coordinating Federal, State, and local efforts to meet the special needs of the Southeast Crescent Region (see H.R. 3618), H367 [13FE]
States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H2235 [8MY]
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), H2472 [14MY]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H1674 [25AP]
———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military Reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military Reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H2019 [1MY]
———clarify that the parsonage allowance exclusion is limited to the fair rental value of the property (see H.R. 4156), H1339 [16AP]
———expand areas designated as renewal communities and allow nonrecognition of gain on sales of real property if the proceeds are invested in renewal and similar community businesses (see H.R. 5566), H7171 [7OC]
———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]
———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 3889), H834 [12MR]
———provide a refundable credit for elementary and secondary school teachers and provide and expand deductions for unreimbursed expenses for continuing education (see H.R. 4884), H3291 [6JN]
———provide economic relief to farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 882), H2355 [9MY]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H3721 [19JN]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H2945 [22MY]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H4326 [27JN]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H3859 [24JN]
———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 4804), H6256 [13SE]
Tobacco products: eliminate quotas and price supports, compensate quota holders and producers, and establish a tobacco community reinvestment program (see H.R. 5480), H6776 [26SE]
———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), H4324 [27JN]
Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H1533 [23AP]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]
Treaties and agreements: support withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Con. Res. 420), H3562 [13JN]
Veterans: 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), H2944 [22MY]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H3601 [17JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 4312), H1335 [16AP]
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]
Dept. of Defense: enforce civilian orders of protection on military installations (see H.R. 5590), H7737 [9OC]
Dept. of the Treasury: take certain actions relative to the prevention of certain illegal transshipments (see H.R. 5619), H7893 [10OC]
Taxation: extend work opportunity tax credit relative to hiring of workers in rural areas (see H.R. 3773), H523 [14FE]
Remarks
Air Transportation Stabilization Board: delay payments under the Airline Loan Guarantee Program, H2921 [22MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2921 [22MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7282 [8OC]
———tribute to servicemen killed in Afghanistan, H910 [14MR]
———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H6563 [25SE]
Army: anniversary of the founding of the Special Forces and honor Aaron Bank for his role in the founding (H. Con. Res. 364), H3635, H3636, H3638 [18JN]
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (H.R. 4635), H4456 [10JY]
———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, H4456 [10JY]
———remove cap on number of pilots who may be deputized as Federal flight deck officers and make the program permanent, H4456 [10JY]
Center for Spiritual Renewal (organization): tribute to National Solemn Assembly, E1870
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), E1872
Customs Service: transshipment enforcement and monitoring funding, H2878 [22MY]
Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H2878 [22MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), consideration (H. Res. 415), H2250 [9MY]
———enforce civilian orders of protection on military installations (H.R. 5590), H7917, H7918, H7920 [15OC]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 5011), conference report, H7817
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 5011), consideration (H. Res. 462), H4137 [27JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), conference report, H7810
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), consideration (H. Res. 461), H4078 [27JN]
Dept. of Energy: Energy Star Program proposals relative to windows, doors, and skylights, H4741 [16JY]
Dept. of Labor: tribute to efforts to integrate faith-based and community organizations into employment and training services, E1872
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4741 [16JY]
Dept. of Transportation: use of Airport Improvement Program grants to retroactively reimburse certain airports for installation of air traffic control towers, H3741 [20JN]
Fort Bragg, NC: anniversary of 82d Airborne Division, H2931 [22MY]
Health: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (H.R. 4691), consideration (H. Res. 546), H6567 [25SE]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4600), H6736
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H6079 [5SE]
Memorial Day: observance, H2931 [22MY]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'', H4078 [27JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H434, H445 [13FE]
———exempt communications pertaining to veterans, military personnel, and senior citizens from restrictions on noncandidate campaign expenditures, H434 [13FE]
———prohibit soft money expenditures by State, district, or local political party committees, H445 [13FE]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), complete congressional action (H. Res. 525), H6386 [19SE]
Taxation: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (H. Res. 524), H6399 [19SE]
Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (H.R. 1979), H3741 [20JN]
Votes: position on missed, H4166
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2940 [22MY], H4762 [16JY]
Tributes
Gardner, Henry (Bud), E560
Morris, Sam, H4762 [16JY]
Struecker, Jeff, H5096 [23JY]
Tyler, Mitch, H741 [7MR]