SOUDER, MARK E. (a Representative from Indiana)
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2591 [16MY]
Articles and editorials
Getting ``Lost in the Shuffle'', Concerns on Nonterror Duties, Thomas Frank, Melville (NY) Newsday, H3642 [18JN]
Study Finds Potential in Adult Cells—Discovery Will Likely Fuel Ethical Debate, Justin Gillis, Washington (DC) Post, E1274
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3775 [20JN]
Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 914), H3825 [21JN]
Anthony, Susan B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 367), H3928 [25JN]
Armed Forces: encourage employers who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve to provide a pay differential benefit and an extension of employee benefits to members on active duty (see H. Con. Res. 362), H9025 [14NO]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H4425 [9JY]
———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H367 [13FE]
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), H8041 [24OC]
Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 5604), H7892 [10OC]
BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1811), H4350 [8JY]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7738 [9OC]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H5195 [23JY]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5317), H6693 [25SE]
———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 4667), H7172 [7OC]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 447), H6130 [9SE]
Choctaw Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3439), H1533 [23AP]
Civil liberties: constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto (see H.J. Res. 108), H6304 [17SE]
Colorado: authorize expenditure of funds on private lands and facilities at Mesa Verde National Park (see H.R. 5046), H4325 [27JN]
Comanche Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3512), H1484 [18AP]
Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 4785), H2734 [21MY]
———penalties for individuals who use false or misleading domain names to attract children to Internet sites not appropriate for children (see H.R. 4658), H2608 [16MY]
Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 315), H1202 [10AP]
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), H4606 [15JY]
———product liability reform (see H.R. 1966), H2735 [21MY]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 91), H2100 [2MY]
———make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H6419 [19SE]
———prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children (see H.R. 4623), H3825 [21JN]
———prohibit video voyeurism in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. (see H.R. 3726), H5791 [25JY]
Dept. of Defense: clothing regulations imposed on female personnel stationed in Saudi Arabia (see H.R. 4714), H2469 [14MY]
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), H285 [12FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]
Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 2941), H1338 [16AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1021), H6171 [10SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H7172 [7OC]
———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 5533), H7172 [7OC]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H562 [26FE]
Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H562 [26FE]
District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 5033), H4873 [17JY]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H523 [14FE]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 4019), H1284 [11AP]
Education: establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 5636), H8035 [21OC]
———restrict the disqualification of students for drug offenses to those students who committed offenses while receiving student financial aid (see H.R. 3777), H523 [14FE]
Endangered Species Act: amend to require clear and convincing scientific data with respect to the designation of critical habitat of a species (see H.R. 3798), H1490 [22AP]
———authorize Federal agencies to promptly respond to health and safety emergencies (see H.R. 3259), H634 [27FE]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 3333), H634 [27FE]
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 Labor Standards Act: clarify that Christmas tree farming is agriculture (see H.R. 3486), H367 [13FE]
Families and domestic relations: importance of prenatal care for women and children (see H. Res. 346), H562 [26FE]
———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), H562 [26FE]
———support responsible fatherhood and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 441), H3453 [11JN]
FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 482), H2471 [14MY]
Federal employees: ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H655 [4MR]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H1410 [17AP]
Fire prevention: allow Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to enter into agreements with Federal agencies to acquire goods and services relative to improving or using the wildfire fighting capability of those agencies (see H.R. 5185), H5194 [23JY]
———improve capacity to address wildfire prone conditions, establish fire management contracting authorities review process, and authorize appropriations for hazardous fuel reduction projects (see H.R. 5319), H6059 [4SE]
Firearms: protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460), H1283 [11AP]
Firefighters: develop new firefighting technology (see H.R. 5479), H9025 [14NO]
———facilitate reciprocal agreements with foreign countries for the sharing of personnel to fight wildfires (see H.R. 5017), H4326 [27JN]
Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 3968), H1201 [10AP]
Food: recognize significance of bread in American history, culture, and daily diet (see H. Con. Res. 466), H7304 [8OC]
Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4681), H2235 [8MY]
General Education Provisions Act: clarify definition of a student relative to family educational and privacy rights (see H.R. 5331), H7172 [7OC]
George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries (see H.R. 3449), H4766 [16JY]
Government: expand types of Federal agencies that are required to prepare audited financial statements (see H.R. 4685), H2235 [8MY]
Great Lakes: restore and protect (see H. Res. 361), H1284 [11AP]
Health: emphasize the importance of bone marrow donation and support National Marrow Donor Program and National Marrow Awareness Month (see H. Res. 563), H6777 [26SE]
———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), H3293 [6JN]
———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts and information on transplantation, and move transplantation from an experimental procedure to a standard therapy (see H.R. 5462), H9036 [19NO]
History: recognize historical significance of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 297), H5998 [26JY]
Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 454), H9025 [14NO]
———simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 3661), H562 [26FE]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 945), H3825 [21JN]
Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1194), H2019 [1MY]
Iran: encourage respect for rights of religious and ethnic minorities, and deter support for international terrorism and furthering its weapons of mass destruction programs (see H.R. 5540), H6983 [2OC]
Israel: condemn attempts to boycott Israeli scientific institutions and scholars (see H. Res. 499), H6130 [9SE]
———express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H1675 [25AP]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H3229 [5JN]
Labor: amend certain labor laws to ensure fairness (see H.R. 4636), H3601 [17JN]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H7172 [7OC]
———exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain cities (see H.R. 4763), H6693 [25SE]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H78 [24JA]
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail: extend (see H.R. 5401), H6373 [18SE]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 3363), H6060 [4SE]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H4605 [15JY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H6129 [9SE]
———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), H79 [24JA]
Medicare/Medicaid: reform Federal survey and certification process for nursing facilities (see H.R. 4030), H2019 [1MY]
Mental health: provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H8035 [21OC]
Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 3624), H142 [5FE]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H932 [14MR]
National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1674 [25AP]
National Commission on the Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase: establish (see H.R. 4956), H8023 [16OC]
National forests: establish a user fee system for occupancy and use of lands and facilities by organizational camps that serve youth and disabled adults (see H.R. 5316), H6419 [19SE]
National Park Service: establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program (see H.R. 4786), H2734 [21MY]
Natrona County, WY: transfer certain public lands to the Corp. of the Presiding Bishop (see H.R. 4103), H2512 [15MY]
New York, NY: establish procedures and sanctions to ensure payment of unpaid parking fines by foreign countries (see H.R. 4699), H3297 [10JN]
OPM: require all Federal agencies to collect and report data on use of official time by employees for union activities (see H.R. 4907), H3453 [11JN]
Pakistan: human rights violations (see H. Res. 348), H3775 [20JN]
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), H907 [13MR]
Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see H.R. 454), H7929 [15OC]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Con. Res. 430), H4069 [26JN]
———constitutional amendment on recitation (see H.J. Res. 102), H4351 [8JY]
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]
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), H5998 [26JY]
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), H780 [7MR]
Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 5573), H7303 [8OC]
Schools: prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (see H.R. 3805), H633 [27FE]
———provide private schools parity with public schools in obtaining criminal background checks of employees, volunteers, and applicants (see H.R. 5257), H6419 [19SE]
Sioux Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3250), H2356 [9MY]
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: expansion (see H.R. 5562), H8035 [21OC]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H4350 [8JY]
———suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 3605), H781 [7MR]
Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H8545 [12NO]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464), H1533 [23AP]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H524 [14FE]
Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 5159), H6130 [9SE]
States: permit requirement of parental consent relative to purchase of prescription drugs or devices for minors (see H.R. 4783), H2734 [21MY]
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]
Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1786), H7172 [7OC]
Taxation: allow credit for medical expenses for dependents (see H.R. 4909), H4873 [17JY]
———allow deduction to corporations for dividends paid (see H.R. 5463), H7929 [15OC]
———allow deduction to corporations for dividends paid and exclusion of dividends for indivduals (see H.R. 5413), H6927 [1OC]
———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H230 [8FE]
———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 877), H1532 [23AP]
———allow tax credit for contributions for the benefit of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 5192), H5194 [23JY]
———allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 368), H6129 [9SE]
———clarify that the parsonage allowance exclusion is limited to the fair rental value of the property (see H.R. 4156), H1339 [16AP]
———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]
———decrease the floor for the deduction for medical care (see H.R. 4001), H3825 [21JN]
———eliminate double taxation of dividends (see H.R. 5323), H6560 [24SE]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 5416), H7895 [10OC]
———exclude from gross income gain from the sale of securities which are used to pay for higher education expenses (see H.R. 2041), H6172 [10SE]
———exclude from income taxation all compensation received for active duty as a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4974), H8023 [16OC]
———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in response to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4152), H8546 [12NO]
———increase amount of capital losses that may offset ordinary income (see H.R. 5380), H7738 [9OC]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H6693 [25SE]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 524), H6303 [17SE]
———provide a credit for employers who allow their employees to participate in volunteer firefighter training (see H.R. 4839), H3775 [20JN]
———provide comparable unrelated business taxable income treatment to tax-exempt organizations with interests in S corporations to treatment of such organizations with interests in partnerships (see H.R. 2846), H141 [5FE]
———provide for a temporary ex-offender low-income housing credit to encourage the provision of housing, job training, and other essential services to ex-offenders (see H.R. 3701), H1091 [20MR]
———provide for an enhanced deduction for qualified residence interest on acquisition indebtedness for heritage homes (see H.R. 5165), H4931 [18JY]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H4932 [18JY]
———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 369), H6559 [24SE]
———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 1304), H284 [12FE]
———reduce capital gains rates and allow exclusion of dividends for individuals (see H.R. 5466), H7304 [8OC]
———remove the requirement of a mandatory beginning date for distributions from individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1368), H6129 [9SE]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H3453 [11JN]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 4789), H3775 [20JN]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H367 [13FE]
———treatment of certain medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1524), H1338 [16AP]
———treatment of elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 5193), H5194 [23JY]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H5194 [23JY]
———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 1037), H105 [29JA]
———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 4790), H3775 [20JN]
———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 4804), H4553 [11JY]
Television: prohibit broadcast of violent programming during designated time period in which children are likely to be watching (see H.R. 1005), H1769 [30AP]
Thomas, Rex D. (Dave): tribute (see H. Res. 336), H104 [29JA]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H834 [12MR]
Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 133), H1485 [18AP]
———reopening of Orthodox Theological School of Halki in order to promote religious freedom (see H. Con. Res. 345), H2608 [16MY]
U.N.: reject any decree, proclamation, or treaty adopted by the Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects which would infringe on the right of U.S. citizens to bear arms (see H. Res. 197), H1156 [9AP]
U.S. Military Academy: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 83), H688 [5MR]
Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair parliamentary election process (see H. Res. 339), H562 [26FE]
Veterans: honor and commend the Lao Veterans of America, Inc., Laotian and Hmong veterans of the Vietnam War, and their families, for their historic contributions to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 406), H7172 [7OC]
———improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 3430), H3161 [4JN]
———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), H7738 [9OC]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3930), H3038 [23MY]
World Basketball Championship: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 443), H4872 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
National Drug Control Strategy: support (see H. Res. 569), H6983 [2OC]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), H5369
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), H7830 [10OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H3000 [23MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7379 [9OC]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 606), H8750 [14NO]
———nondischargeability of debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic protests, H8750 [14NO]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (H.R. 4793), H6791 [1OC]
Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 2175), H796
Colombia: limitation on the number of deployed U.S. military personnel, H3000 [23MY]
Commission on Native American Policy: establish, H4800 [17JY]
Customs Service: civil liability of inspectors relative to alleged use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals, H2885, H2886 [22MY]
Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H2885, H2886 [22MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2278
Dept. of Homeland Security: appointment of a counternarcotics officer, H5656 [25JY]
———establish (H.R. 5005), H3642 [18JN], H5656 [25JY]
———establish (H.R. 5710), E2032
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), conference report, H6654 [25SE]
Dept. of the Interior: provide for maintenance and repair of buildings and properties located on National Wildlife Refuge System lands by lessees of such facilities (H.R. 1370), H2394, H2395 [14MY]
———study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Waco Mammoth Site Area in Waco, TX, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 1925), H2398, H2399 [14MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4800 [17JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5242 [23JY], H5338 [24JY]
Drugs: provide flexibility in descriptions of drug enforcement efforts of certain countries relative to foreign aid certification, H6654 [25SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of medical devices (H.R. 3580), E1844
Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (H.R. 3994), consideration (H. Res. 419), H2481 [15MY]
Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (H.R. 2643), E1276
Girl Scouts: anniversary, E692
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), H6580 [25SE]
———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), H6572 [25SE]
———pluripotent stem cell research, E1274
Higher Education Act: incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (H.R. 4866), H4705 [16JY]
Immigration: reform visa issuance policies, H3712 [19JN]
Israel: independence anniversary, H1385 [17AP]
Maryland: authorize Dept. of the Interior assistance to eradicate nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria (H.R. 4044), H2396, H2397 [14MY]
Middle East: hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, H1385 [17AP]
National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute: prohibit Federal involvement in management of grant funding, H5242 [23JY]
National Drug Control Strategy: support (H. Res. 569), H7038, H7040 [7OC]
National parks and recreation areas: funding, H6920 [1OC]
National Public Radio: report linking the Traditional Values Coalition with the mailing of anthrax tainted letters to congressional offices, E234
Office of National Drug Control Policy: prohibit use of national media campaign funding for payments to Ogilvy and Mather Corp., H5338 [24JY]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans, E1118
Taxation: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), E1058
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (H.R. 2357), H6915 [1OC]
Votes: position on missed, E1276
Windsong Pictures, Inc.: tribute to Windsong Film Festival, E930
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1408 [17AP], H1617 [24AP], H3597 [17JN], H6923 [1OC]
Statements
Homeland Security Act: by, H3643 [18JN]