ROSS, MIKE (a Representative from Arkansas)
Articles and editorials
Dr. Cleon A. Flowers, Sr., 89, Noted Pine Bluff, AR, Physician, Succumbs, Jet Magazine, E1799
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H907 [13MR]
———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), H3230 [5JN]
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (see H.R. 4635), H3775 [20JN]
Boggs, Lindy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 439), H4606 [15JY]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 502), H7895 [10OC]
Buck, John F. (Jack): tribute (see H. Res. 455), H3859 [24JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 85), H833 [12MR] (see H.J. Res. 90), H1674 [25AP]
———extend discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go requirement (see H.R. 4593), H1673 [25AP]
———increase statutory debt limit and require a Presidential plan to restore balanced budgets and protect Social Security (see H.R. 4594), H1673 [25AP]
Business and industry: express support for U.S. forestry, lumber, wood, paper, and allied product industries and encourage protection from unfair trade practices of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 557), H6927 [1OC]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H6130 [9SE]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H634 [27FE]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6059 [4SE]
———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H907 [13MR]
———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H1688 [29AP]
China, Republic of: ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism with the express consent of the Taiwanese people and free from outside threats (see H. Con. Res. 221), H6230 [11SE]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 197), H4326 [27JN]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H524 [14FE]
Clarence B. Craft Post Office Building, Fayetteville, AR: designate (see H.R. 4486), H1482 [18AP]
Clean Air Act: ensure reasonable emissions standards for highway motorcycles (see H.R. 5433), H9128 [22NO]
Construction industries: tribute to companies who donated labor, funds, and supplies to rebuild the Pentagon's roof (see H. Con. Res. 424), H3859 [24JN]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H833 [12MR]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H3036 [23MY]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 5022), H4068 [26JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: ensure that agricultural producers and other persons appealing adverse agency decisions receive fair and equitable treatment (see H.R. 3827), H1289 [15AP]
———treatment of overtime, night, and holiday inspection and quarantine services performed by employees (see H.R. 3390), H2735 [21MY]
Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 3686), H3454 [11JN]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2946 [22MY]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize States to establish hunting seasons for double-crested cormorants (see H.R. 3727), H284 [12FE]
Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 5031), H6304 [17SE]
Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H6060 [4SE]
Education: establishment of a commission on technology and education (see H. Res. 295), H5195 [23JY]
———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 46), H3453 [11JN]
FCC: treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 4720), H5195 [23JY]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H833 [12MR]
Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2373), H3453 [11JN]
Federal employees: 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), H5087 [22JY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H5087 [22JY] (see H.R. 5272, 5311), H6304 [17SE]
Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 5414), H8546 [12NO]
———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H1003 [19MR]
Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H2471 [14MY]
———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460), H2471 [14MY]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H202 [6FE]
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), H1338 [16AP]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 355), H2105 [3MY]
Health: provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H6085 [5SE]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H562 [26FE]
Health care facilities: establish a health information technology grant program and a Medical Information Technology Advisory Board (see H.R. 3292), H3453 [11JN]
Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (see H.R. 4446), H1337 [16AP]
House Rules: amend to require a three-fifths vote to pass any measure which would result in a budget deficit (see H. Res. 397), H1674 [25AP]
Housing: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 858), H2608 [16MY]
Insurance: establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 4025), H3292 [6JN]
———modify antitrust exemption for medical malpractice insurance, address current health care provider issues, and reform medical malpractice litigation process and insurance market (see H.R. 5253), H5993 [26JY]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (see H.R. 4983), H6172 [10SE]
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]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H3721 [19JN]
Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H36 [23JA]
———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1011), H3037 [23MY]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 3363), H1155 [9AP]
———coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H688 [5MR]
———coverage of certain chiropractic examination procedures (see H.R. 2284), H3229 [5JN]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H6171 [10SE]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3626), H78 [24JA]
———coverage of pharmacist services (see H.R. 2799), H737 [6MR]
———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), H7738 [9OC]
———improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States (see H.R. 2483), H2101 [2MY]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H1090 [20MR]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H2101 [2MY]
———increase payments for ambulance services in rural areas, determine rural areas based on population density, and require the use of recent data in determining payment adjustments (see H.R. 3545), H1484 [18AP]
———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H4574 [12JY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H1769 [30AP]
———revise and improve payments to certain health care service providers (see H.R. 5729), H9023 [14NO]
Mental health: 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), H5087 [22JY]
National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 418), H3562 [13JN]
National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (see H.R. 2515), H937 [18MR]
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), H3562 [13JN]
Richard S. Arnold U.S. Courthouse, Little Rock, AR: designate (see H.R. 4028), H1087 [20MR]
Russia: ban on importation of U.S. poultry (see H. Con. Res. 400), H2472 [14MY]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4873 [17JY]
Small business: issue postage stamp in commemoration of small business concerns (see H. Con. Res. 480), H6559 [24SE]
———reduce Federal paperwork requirements (see H.R. 4710), H2472 [14MY]
Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H833 [12MR]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H36 [23JA]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H524 [14FE]
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), H5195 [23JY]
Taxation: increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H4767 [16JY]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H5791 [25JY]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H6172 [10SE]
———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2350), H3775 [20JN]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Tobacco products: prohibit sale of tobacco products to juveniles through the Internet or other indirect means (see H.R. 3456), H4872 [17JY]
Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H833 [12MR]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]
Urban areas: encourage development and integrated use by public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information to assist in management of community growth (see H.R. 2426), H833 [12MR]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 699), H3562 [13JN]
———increase pension rates for surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war (see H.R. 4798), H3038 [23MY]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———provide benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 2442), H5453 [24JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
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), H6418 [19SE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing a Presidential National Historic Site, in Hope, AR (see H.R. 3815), H634 [27FE]
Insurance: coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (see H.R. 4959), H3668 [18JN]
Biographies
Johnson, Isaac, E136
Poems
``Let Freedom Ring,'' Leo Smith, E926
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), motion to instruct conferees, H1377 [17AP]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7284 [8OC]
Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 4167), H1302, H1304 [16AP]
Black History Month: observance, E136
Budget: balance, H1760 [30AP]
———extend discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go requirement, H1760 [30AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen limitations on commodity payments and benefits and use resulting savings to improve certain programs, H1377 [17AP]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing a Presidential National Historic Site, in Hope, AR (H.R. 3815), E1660
Dunlap, J.E., Jr.: Experience Works (organization) Arkansas Outstanding Older Worker of the Year award recipient, E2086
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent, H1422 [18AP]
Insurance: coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (H.R. 4959), H4522 [11JY]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H3502, H3503, H3504 [12JN], H6033 [4SE]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 3626), H740 [7MR], H910 [14MR]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3712, H3713, H3717, H3718 [19JN], H3846, H3848 [24JN], H4275 [27JN]
Philip E. Ruppe Post Office Building, Lake Linden, MI: designate (H.R. 1374), H1295 [16AP]
Public debt: ceiling, H682 [5MR], H1760 [30AP]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H824, H826, H827 [12MR], H1422 [18AP], H1760 [30AP]
———investment of trust funds in private financial markets, H824, H826, H827 [12MR]
Taxation: exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 390), H1422 [18AP]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6183 [11SE]
———tribute to victims of terrorist hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E926
Westbrook, Parker: National Trust for Historic Preservation National Preservation Award recipient, E277
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H4422 [9JY], H4495 [10JY], H4550 [11JY]
Tributes
Angel, Samuel, E621
Flowers, Cleon A., Sr., E1799
Graves, Albert, E1159
Hargraves, Robert S., E1000
Havard, Huey, E1271
Hunter, Torii K., E1507
Johnson, Isaac, E136
Johnson, Jim and Misty, E993
Johnson, Shea N., E993
Klipsch, Paul W., E928
McBeth, Vince, E1591
McKenzie, James H., E277
Simmons, Willard B., E863
Smith, Leo, E926