KINGSTON, JACK (a Representative from Georgia)
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5699 [25JY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H455 [13FE]
Analyses
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Transfer to the Dept. of Justice, H5699 [25JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H4350 [8JY]
Airports: modify terminal buildings to accommodate explosive detection systems for screening checked baggage (see H.R. 5135), H4766 [16JY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H3292 [6JN]
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), H4498 [10JY]
———establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (see H.R. 4635), H2356 [9MY]
Bankruptcy: establish a priority for the payment of claims for duties paid to the U.S. by licensed customs brokers (see H.R. 2569), H634 [27FE]
———treatment of certain claims or interests (see H.R. 4696), H5998 [26JY]
Baumel, Zachary: anniversary of capture, and calling on Syria and Lebanon to locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (see H. Con. Res. 417), H3775 [20JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: 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: prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (see H.R. 3839), H907 [13MR]
Civil liberties: restore first amendment protections of religion and speech (see H.R. 4922), H4326 [27JN]
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]
Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 315), H2019 [1MY]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H2608 [16MY]
Correctional institutions: authorize use of Federal inmate labor by private companies to produce items that would otherwise be produced by foreign labor (see H.R. 1535), H1090 [20MR]
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), H6130 [9SE]
Davis, Benjamin O., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 487), H5087 [22JY]
Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H3668 [18JN]
District of Columbia: repeal law banning firearms (see H.R. 4642), H3669 [18JN]
———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 5033), H5453 [24JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 4019), H3454 [11JN]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H4425 [9JY] (see H.R. 5311), H5996 [26JY]
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 Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 3673), H4498 [10JY]
Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H834 [12MR]
Fish and fishing: support domestic shrimping industry by eliminating taxpayer subsidies for certain competitors (see H.R. 5578), H7303 [8OC]
Foreign policy: 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), H634 [27FE]
———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H932 [14MR]
Forests: authorize Regional Foresters to exempt tree-thinning projects from laws that give rise to legal action that delay or prevent such projects (see H.R. 5309), H5996 [26JY]
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), H6172 [10SE]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H2164 [7MY]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H3230 [5JN]
House Rules: apply layover requirements for conference reports at the end of a congressional session and require the inclusion of certain matter in joint explanatory statements accompanying conference reports (see H. Res. 376), H1090 [20MR]
Immigration: establish a temporary moratorium on visas for certain aliens (see H.R. 4010), H3292 [6JN]
———limit validity of driver's licenses and State identification cards issued to nonimmigrant aliens to expiration date of nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 5322), H6304 [17SE]
Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to loss of nationality for treason or terrorism against the U.S. (see H.R. 5440), H6558 [24SE]
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]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
Labor: amend certain labor laws to ensure fairness (see H.R. 4636), H6229 [11SE]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H1769 [30AP]
Martha Berry Post Office, Rome, GA: designate (see H.R. 5609), H8023 [16OC]
Medicare: coverage of certain chiropractic examination procedures (see H.R. 2284), H3229 [5JN]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H4766 [16JY]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H2101 [2MY]
Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 3624), H201 [6FE]
National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H3293 [6JN]
National Park Service: establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program (see H.R. 4786), H2734 [21MY]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H907 [13MR]
Navy League of the U.S.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 416), H3453 [11JN]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H8024 [16OC]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H780 [7MR]
OPM: require all Federal agencies to collect and report data on use of official time by employees for union activities (see H.R. 4907), H3669 [18JN]
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]
Pipelines: improve safey (see H.R. 3609), H2101 [2MY]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4069 [26JN]
PLO: impose certain travel and diplomatic sanctions on officials in the U.S., seize assets in the U.S., and require a report on any acts of terrorism until a peace plan is implemented (see H.R. 4693), H3928 [25JN]
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), H7738 [9OC]
Privacy: protect and enhance consumer privacy (see H.R. 4678), H2234 [8MY]
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]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H3160 [4JN]
States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H1620 [24AP]
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), H3454 [11JN]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H1283 [11AP]
———allow credit for medical expenses for dependents (see H.R. 4909), H6061 [4SE]
———allow deduction to corporations for dividends paid and exclusion of dividends for indivduals (see H.R. 5413), H6927 [1OC]
———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), H907 [13MR]
———allow tax credit for contributions for the benefit of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 5192), H5194 [23JY]
———clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3324), H5998 [26JY]
———clarify the exemption from tax for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 1908), H1484 [18AP]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 41), H1202 [10AP]
———exclude Dept. of Defense student loan repayments by members of the uniformed services from taxable gross income (see H.R. 4555), H5998 [26JY]
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 4180), H1620 [24AP]
———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in response to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4152), H1675 [25AP]
———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see H.R. 2419), H2019 [1MY]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 524), H6303 [17SE]
———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 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 the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H7895 [10OC]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H1154 [9AP] (see H.R. 4789), H6229 [11SE]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H1284 [11AP] (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H3292 [6JN]
———treatment of elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 5193), H5194 [23JY]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1484 [18AP]
———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 4790), H6229 [11SE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
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 a federally chartered corporation, compensate quota holders, provide transition assistance for producers and increase competitiveness of domestically produced tobacco (see H.R. 4753), H6777 [26SE]
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: establish Presidential commission to determine validity of certain land claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (see H.R. 1823), H3161 [4JN]
Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 3561), H1484 [18AP]
U.N.: rescind approving signature to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on behalf of the U.S. and take necessary steps to prevent establishment of that Court (see H.R. 4169), H1281 [11AP]
———tribute to President Bush for rescinding approving signature to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on behalf of the U.S. (see H. Res. 416), H2662 [20MY]
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: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———tribute to American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., the service flag, and the service lapel button (see H. Con. Res. 301), H1091 [20MR]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Michael Lee Woodcock Post Office, Glennville, GA: designate (see H.R. 5574), H7303 [8OC]
National security: encourage the development of regional comprehensive emergency preparedness and coordination plans (see H.R. 5461), H6692 [25SE] (see H.R. 5483), H6776 [26SE]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of certain prescription drugs (see H.R. 5186), H5194 [23JY]
Lists
U.N. Security Council resolutions and statements regarding violations by Iraq, H7384
Remarks
Afghanistan: classification and treatment of detainees being held at the U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H5 [23JA]
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H638 [28FE]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 111), H6762 [26SE]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), H7831 [10OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2907 [22MY], H2966, H2977, H2978, H3009, H3014 [23MY]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), consideration (H. Res. 428), H2899 [22MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7384 [9OC], H7744 [10OC]
———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H6564 [25SE]
Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior funding, H4806, H4807 [17JY]
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (H.R. 4635), H4457 [10JY]
———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, H4457 [10JY]
———remove cap on number of pilots who may be deputized as Federal flight deck officers and make the program permanent, H4457 [10JY]
BLM: funding, H4729 [16JY]
———wildfire management funding through reductions in land acquisition funding, H4854 [17JY]
Bush, President: response to media reports alleging prior knowledge of intelligence relative to terrorist attacks, H2644, H2645, H2646 [20MY]
Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), H4434 [10JY], H4503 [11JY]
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, H5321 [24JY]
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests: law enforcement funding, H4740 [16JY]
Congress: legislative priorities, H1205 [11AP]
Cuba: lift trade embargo, H4877 [18JY]
———lift travel restrictions, H5295 [23JY]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 5011), H4149 [27JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5699 [25JY]
Dept. of the Interior: ensure full historical accounting of Native American trust funds, H4787, H4790, H4791, H4794 [17JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4724, H4729, H4740 [16JY], H4787, H4790, H4791, H4794, H4806, H4807, H4850, H4854 [17JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5093), consideration (H. Res. 483), H4714 [16JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5259, H5295 [23JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5120), consideration (H. Res. 488), H4911 [18JY]
Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H3645, H3646 [18JN], H4488, H4489, H4490, H4491 [10JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: allow tax relief to continue as scheduled (H. Con. Res. 312), H158 [6FE]
———make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (H.R. 4019), H3498, H3500, H3501 [12JN]
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center: jurisdiction transfer, H5259 [23JY]
———maintain current training locations after transfer to Dept. of Justice and protect training agreements with agencies transferred to Dept. of Homeland Security, H5699 [25JY]
Forest Service: allow regional foresters to exempt clearing and thinning projects from citizen lawsuits if foresters certify that a wildfire in the area of the project is likely to cause extreme damage to the ecosystem, H4850 [17JY]
Fort Stewart, GA: buildings and facilities construction funding, H4149 [27JN]
Freedom of speech: eliminate restrictions on the rights of citizens to communicate with elected officials or the general public, H438 [13FE]
Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4600), H6697 [26SE]
INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (H.R. 3231), consideration (H. Res. 396), H1627 [25AP]
Israel: allocation of foreign aid, H3009, H3014 [23MY]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3754 [20JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4181 [27JN]
Middle East: hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, H1140, H1141, H1143, H1146, H1147 [9AP], H1396, H1397, H1403, H1404, H1406, H1407, H1408 [17AP]
Parliamentary inquiry, H346 [13FE]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'', E1217
———circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (H. Res. 459), H4129 [27JN]
PLO: allocation of foreign aid, H3009 [23MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H346, H372, H427, H438, H450, H456, H458 [13FE]
———exempt communications pertaining to civil rights and issues affecting minorities from restrictions on noncandidate campaign expenditures, H427 [13FE]
———prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. citizens, H450 [13FE]
———use of soft money to defray costs of construction or purchase of any office building or facility, H456, H458 [13FE]
Public debt: ceiling, H2966, H2977, H2978 [23MY]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4090), H1394, H1395 [17AP]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2588 [16MY]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), consideration (H. Res. 422), same-day consideration (H. Res. 420), H2486 [15MY]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H.J. Res. 82), H145, H167 [6FE]
Republican Party: national agenda, H145 [6FE]
Russia: ban on importation of U.S. poultry, H2647 [20MY]
Taxation: increase unified estate tax credit, H3265 [6JN]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), H3265 [6JN]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (H. Res. 524), H6397 [19SE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, H476 [14FE]
———rates, H40 [24JA]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 347), H476 [14FE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6202
———U.S. policy, H691 [6MR]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H476 [14FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3771 [20JN]
Special order: granted, H2659 [20MY], H3666 [18JN], H3771 [20JN]
Reports
Congressional Action on Iraq 1990-2002—A Compilation of Legislation: Jeremy M. Sharp, Congressional Research Service, H7745 [10OC]
Statements
Remembering the Many American Victims of Arafat's Terrorist Network: William Daugherty, H1407 [17AP]
Tributes
Skeen, Representative, H4724 [16JY]