MILLER, JEFF (a Representative from Florida)

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]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 23), H6927 [1OC]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 2020), H6229 [11SE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H2472 [14MY]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H4326 [27JN]

Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 628), H2471 [14MY]

Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (see H.R. 4635), H2945 [22MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 197), H4425 [9JY]

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), H932 [14MR]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 175), H9025 [14NO]

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]

Dept. of Defense: disclose information on projects that included testing of biological or chemical agents involving potential exposure of Armed Forces members to toxic agents (see H.R. 5060), H5195 [23JY]

———enforce civilian orders of protection on military installations (see H.R. 5590), H7737 [9OC]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (see H.R. 5011), H5453 [24JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (see H.R. 4514), H2608 [16MY]

———establish a new veterans benefits office in Florida (see H.R. 1450), H79 [24JA]

———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (see H.R. 3253), H2356 [9MY]

———increase amounts available to State approving agencies to evaluate the qualifications of educational institutions to provide courses under department-administered education programs (see H.R. 3731), H1155 [9AP]

———prohibit additional daily interest charges following prepayment in full of guaranteed housing loans (see H.R. 4042), H3721 [19JN]

———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6926 [1OC]

———require the geographic allocation of funds for medical care better reflect the veterans populations in different regions of the country (see H.R. 4852), H4873 [17JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: allow tax relief to continue as scheduled (see H. Con. Res. 312), H141 [5FE]

Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 629), H2471 [14MY]

Employment: reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see H.R. 1602), H1338 [16AP]

Endangered Species Act: require the Dept. of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see H.R. 2829), H1284 [11AP]

FCC: 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), H4326 [27JN]

———prohibit from requiring digitial television tuners in television receivers (see H.R. 5685), H9025 [14NO]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2373), H3825 [21JN]

FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H3038 [23MY]

Health: establish Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Veterans Affairs demonstration project on the integrated management of health care resources (see H.R. 2667), H79 [24JA]

———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), H2354 [9MY]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H3928 [25JN]

Immigration: establish a temporary moratorium on visas for certain aliens (see H.R. 4010), H4605 [15JY]

———limit validity of driver's licenses and State identification cards issued to nonimmigrant aliens to expiration date of nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 5322), H6926 [1OC]

———oppose granting of amnesty to individuals who are in the U.S., or its territories, illegally (see H. Con. Res. 350), H1620 [24AP]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting State identification documents issued to nonimmigrant aliens that expire after the expiration of the aliens' nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 4043), H1620 [24AP]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to loss of nationality for treason or terrorism against the U.S. (see H.R. 5440), H6558 [24SE]

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), H6778 [26SE]

Labor: amend certain labor laws to ensure fairness (see H.R. 4636), H8035 [21OC]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H105 [29JA]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1674 [25AP]

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (see H.R. 4811), H3293 [6JN]

Medicare: improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4515), H3038 [23MY]

———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H3037 [23MY]

———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), H2101 [2MY]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H781 [7MR]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 5196), H6230 [11SE]

Navy League of the U.S.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 416), H3453 [11JN]

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]

Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 368), H1003 [19MR]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4069 [26JN]

———constitutional amendment on recitation (see H.J. Res. 102), H4351 [8JY]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 445), H6983 [2OC]

Public lands: make technical corrections to certain laws related to parks and public lands (see H.R. 3853), H937 [18MR]

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]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 82), H141 [5FE]

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 3895), H6693 [25SE]

Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS: designate (see H.R. 4608), H2608 [16MY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H3292 [6JN]

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), H5998 [26JY]

Taxation: allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168), H7303 [8OC]

———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), H833 [12MR]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H1533 [23AP]

———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), H907 [13MR]

———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in response to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4152), H1200 [10AP]

———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in the Republic of Korea (see H.R. 3412), H8733 [13NO]

———increase amount of capital losses that may offset ordinary income (see H.R. 5380), H6983 [2OC]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H7895 [10OC]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 524), H6303 [17SE]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H3453 [11JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 826), H7018 [3OC]

———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]

———remove the requirement of a mandatory beginning date for distributions from individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1368), H6926 [1OC]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H9128 [22NO]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H1284 [11AP] (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 elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 5193), H5194 [23JY]

———treatment of sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 1599), H7303 [8OC]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 4790), H9036 [19NO]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H687 [5MR]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 4804), H6559 [24SE]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]

Treaties and agreements: support withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Con. Res. 420), H3562 [13JN]

U.N.: terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1146), H1003 [19MR]

———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), H2608 [16MY]

UNESCO: U.S. membership (see H. Con. Res. 489), H6777 [26SE]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 699), H6085 [5SE]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 4904), H3669 [18JN]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4085), H2101 [2MY]

———revise and improve employment, training, and placement services (see H.R. 4015), H2472 [14MY]

William C. Cramer Post Office Building, St. Petersburg, FL: designate (see H.R. 5145), H4766 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Florida: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to sell or exchange certain national forest lands (see H.R. 4977), H3774 [20JN]

Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building, Jay, FL: designate (see H.R. 3960), H906 [13MR]

Members of Congress: render previous service of individuals expelled from Congress as noncreditable for purposes of determining eligibility for retirement and disability benefits (see H.R. 4672), H2164 [7MY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 4921), H3513 [12JN]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]

———repeal waiting period following retirement from active duty during which an individual must have received a disability rating in order to be eligible for certain special disability compensation (see H.R. 3620), H36 [23JA]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5320), complete congressional action to implement No Child Left Behind Act, H6955 [2OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1495 [23AP], H3778 [21JN]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), H5366 [24JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), conference report, H5228 [23JY]

Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (H.R. 4940), H5016 [22JY]

———placement of a memorial honoring World War II veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge (H.R. 5055), H5018 [22JY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7340 [9OC]

Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (H.R. 4635), H4447 [10JY]

———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, H4447 [10JY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 2175), H796 [12MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2274, H2277 [9MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), conference report, E2024 [14NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, E323 [12MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent, H1450 [18AP]

Jay, FL: anniversary, E2069 [15NO]

Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building, Jay, FL: designate (H.R. 3960), H1294 [16AP]

Navy League of the U.S.: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 416), H3834 [24JN]

Pensacola, FL: Pensacola Catholic High School recipient of USA Weekend (publication) Make a Difference Day award, H1495 [23AP]

Pensacola Junior College: tribute to Switzer Center for Visual Arts, E780 [10MY]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'', H4030 [26JN]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H.J. Res. 82), H169 [6FE]

Supreme Court: decision on computer generated child pornography, H1384 [17AP]

Taxation: exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), H1450 [18AP]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6197 [11SE]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (H.R. 548), H5 [23JA]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H2274 [9MY], E2024 [14NO]

Votes: position on missed, H5480 [25JY], E304 [7MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6125 [9SE]

Special order: granted, H1408 [17AP], H4065 [26JN]

Reports

George E. (Bud) Day's Actions in Vietnam: Committee on POW/MIA (Senate, Select) (1993), E933 [24MY]

Tributes

Appleyard, John H., E2026 [14NO]

Bray, J.D., E1992 [12NO]

Day, George E. (Bud), E933 [24MY]

Golden, Jewell F.W., E582 [18AP]

Plant, Maebelle, E184 [15FE]

Smith, Emmitt J., III, E1988 [12NO]

Thomas, Rex and Ann, E1310 [22JY]

Washabaugh, Walter M. (Mark), E394 [21MR]

Willis, Guy, E1989 [12NO]