SCHROCK, EDWARD (a Representative from Virginia)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2329 [9MY]
Articles and editorials
Open Letter to Chairman Arafat on the Occasion of Israel's 54th Anniversary, Israel Zoberman, Norfolk (VA) Virginian-Pilot, E615
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3928 [25JN]
American Zoo and Aquarium Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 408), H3860 [24JN]
AMVETS: recognize members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day (see H. Con. Res. 314), H1156 [9AP]
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), 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), H3161 [4JN]
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), H3230 [5JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7895 [10OC]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5317), H6059 [4SE]
Coastal zones: clarify boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System Plum Island Unit (see H.R. 5571), H8733 [13NO]
Coin Design Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 5075), H4424 [9JY]
Coins: ensure continuity for the design of the 5-cent coin (see H.R. 5075), H4424 [9JY]
———specify that the reverse of the 5-cent piece shall bear an image of Monticello (see H.R. 4903), H3453 [11JN]
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]
Construction industries: tribute to companies who donated labor, funds, and supplies to rebuild the Pentagon's roof (see H. Con. Res. 424), H3859 [24JN]
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), H524 [14FE]
———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 5064), H6172 [10SE]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H227 [7FE]
Cyprus: membership in European Union (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3775 [20JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish an office to monitor acts of international terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian individuals or organizations (see H.R. 2098), H5998 [26JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H7172 [7OC]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H141 [5FE]
Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 4963), H4069 [26JN]
———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 5031), H6304 [17SE]
District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 5033), H4932 [18JY]
Drugs: regulate receipt of donated prescription drug samples by charitable health care entities (see H.R. 2740), H5998 [26JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: allow tax relief to continue as scheduled (see H. Con. Res. 312), H141 [5FE]
———make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 4019), H3454 [11JN]
Education: provide student loan borrowers with a choice of lender for loan consolidation (see H.R. 3273), H5195 [23JY]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H3928 [25JN]
Executive Office of the President: ensure that requests or petitions for executive clemency are treated as lobbying contacts (see H.R. 5131), H4765 [16JY]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: clarify relative to rules of civil procedure (see H.R. 3533), H1620 [24AP]
FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 482), H2019 [1MY]
Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H4766 [16JY]
FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H2472 [14MY]
George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries (see H.R. 3449), H3825 [21JN]
Government: authorize telecommuting for Federal contractors (see H.R. 3924), H1003 [19MR]
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), H4931 [18JY]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H3562 [13JN]
Henry Bacon (S.S.): tribute to crew (see H. Con. Res. 411), H5087 [22JY]
Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (see H.R. 4446), H1337 [16AP]
Immigration: 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]
———treatment of spouses and children of Philippine servicemen who served in the U.S. Navy (see H.R. 3906), H937 [18MR]
Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to loss of nationality for treason or terrorism against the U.S. (see H.R. 5440), H6558 [24SE]
Iran: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 375), H2235 [8MY]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H1675 [25AP]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H6060 [4SE]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3684), H1338 [16AP]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H3229 [5JN]
Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 3624), H142 [5FE]
National Guard Challenge Program: revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see H.R. 4595), H1673 [25AP]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H2100 [2MY]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H1155 [9AP]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 3741), H3230 [5JN]
Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 5196), H6130 [9SE]
Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations for supportive services to older individuals who reside in naturally occurring retirement communities (see H.R. 5134), H4766 [16JY]
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. 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), H3293 [6JN]
Postal Service: prohibit awarding of bonuses for managerial personnel in any year in which operational deficits are anticipated or postal rate increases are requested (see H. Res. 144), H367 [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 (see H. Res. 525), H6303 [17SE]
Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 3478), H105 [29JA]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H6419 [19SE]
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), H1620 [24AP]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 647), H1338 [16AP]
———clarify that church employees are eligible for the exclusion for qualified tuition reduction programs of charitable educational organizations (see H.R. 4950), H4932 [18JY]
———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in response to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4152), H1284 [11AP]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H4425 [9JY]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 524), H6303 [17SE]
———provide incentives for health coverage for the uninsured (see H.R. 1181), H634 [27FE]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H2356 [9MY] (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]
———treat certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance as an involuntary conversion (see H.R. 2374), H1533 [23AP]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H6256 [13SE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
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), H6927 [1OC]
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), H6420 [19SE]
Vietnamese Conflict: require a study on the eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and an alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 3443), H105 [29JA]
Virginia: convert a temporary Federal district judgeship to a permanent judgeship (see H.R. 4068), H1089 [20MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Aviation: provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations (see H.R. 5518), H6926 [1OC]
Navy League of the U.S.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 416), H3453 [11JN]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H5091 [23JY]
Remarks
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7240 [8OC]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H1046 [20MR]
Dept. of Defense: funding, H1046 [20MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5878
Digital Tech Corps Act: prohibit access to trade secrets or any nonpublic information by private sector executives and establish a Federal information technology training program, H1167 [10AP]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent, H1311 [16AP]
Federal employees: establish an exchange program between the Government and the private sector to improve information technology management (H.R. 3925), H1167 [10AP]
Government: authorize telecommuting for Federal contractors (H.R. 3924), consideration (H. Res. 373), H1014 [20MR]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), H579 [27FE]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2060 [2MY]
Journal: question of approval, H564 [27FE]
Medal of Honor: designate an official Medal of Honor flag and provide for presentation to recipients (H.J. Res. 95), H3834, H3836 [24JN]
Navy League of the U.S.: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 416), H3833 [24JN]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2479 [15MY]
Taxation: permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (H.R. 2357), E1798
Tom Bliley Post Office Building, Richmond, VA: designate (H.R. 1748), H245
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H1046 [20MR]
Votes: position on missed, H2747
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1332 [16AP]
Tributes
Zoberman, Israel, E615