TANCREDO, THOMAS G. (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4767 [16JY], H4820 [17JY]

Appointments

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2591 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H4350 [8JY]

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H6927 [1OC]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 5268), H5994 [26JY]

Animals: establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease (see H.R. 4795), H3038 [23MY]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 397), H2512 [15MY]

———prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H832 [12MR]

Anthony, Susan B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 367), H6130 [9SE]

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

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H1410 [17AP]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 548), H6559 [24SE]

Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (see H.R. 4635), H2235 [8MY]

———improve airport security by using biometric security badges (see H.R. 4650), H7303 [8OC]

Barney Apodaca Post Office, Fort Collins, CO: designate (see H.R. 5308), H5996 [26JY]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 4), H937 [18MR]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1811), H2511 [15MY]

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

———reform procedures to restrain congressional spending, foster greater oversight, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 5259), H5994 [26JY]

California: address habitat enhancement projects at Salton Sea (see H.R. 5123), H5453 [24JY]

Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7172 [7OC]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H1090 [20MR]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 447), H6130 [9SE]

Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 3681), H1091 [20MR]

Claims: liquidate blocked assets of terrorists and terrorist organizations in order to reimburse the Treasury for the compensation of terrorism victims (see H.R. 3698), H1284 [11AP]

Colombia: support democratically elected Government and efforts to combat narcotics trafficking and counter threats from terrorist organizations (see H.R. 4591), H1673 [25AP]

Colorado: conduct studies on enlargement of certain Fryingpan-Arkansas Project water resource areas (see H.R. 3881), H736 [6MR]

———facilitate cleanup and closure of the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (see H.R. 4744), H2511 [15MY]

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]

Computers: penalties for individuals who use false or misleading domain names to attract children to Internet sites not appropriate for children (see H.R. 4658), H2356 [9MY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5138), H4766 [16JY]

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), H4767 [16JY]

Crime: prohibit unauthorized placement of a writing on or inside a consumer product (see H.R. 2621), H2945 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: take actions to promptly address the risk of fire and insect infestation on National Forest System lands (see H.R. 5214), H5789 [25JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H8051 [31OC]

Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H1410 [17AP]

Disasters: legal exemptions for certain National Park Service, Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or BLM activities undertaken in federally declared disaster areas (see H.R. 5281), H6061 [4SE]

Education: improve Federal research, statistics, evaluation, information, and dissemination (see H.R. 3801), H633 [27FE]

———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (see H.R. 3957), H1091 [20MR]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 335), H78 [24JA]

Endangered Species Act: authorize Federal agencies to promptly respond to health and safety emergencies (see H.R. 3259), H634 [27FE]

Executive Office of the President: ensure that requests or petitions for executive clemency are treated as lobbying contacts (see H.R. 5131), H5453 [24JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 93), H7304 [8OC]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H781 [7MR]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H1532 [23AP]

Financial Accounting Standards Board: develop standards of financial accounting and reporting relative to the treatment of stock options (see H.R. 5147), H7019 [3OC]

Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H1338 [16AP]

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), H6130 [9SE]

———encourage Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a National Prescribed Fire Strategy (see H. Con. Res. 352), H2472 [14MY]

———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]

———reduce catastrophic wildfire threats to communities and the environment (see H.R. 5376), H6420 [19SE]

Firefighters: expedite process by which military aircraft may be used to fight wildfires (see H.R. 5102), H4552 [11JY]

———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), H1003 [19MR]

Food: consumer access to information on the health benefits of foods and dietary supplements (see H.R. 2265), H6419 [19SE]

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), H1674 [25AP]

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]

———establish institutes to conduct research on the prevention of, and restoration from, wildfires in forest and woodland ecosystems (see H.R. 5086), H4497 [10JY]

General Education Provisions Act: clarify definition of a student relative to family educational and privacy rights (see H.R. 5331), H7172 [7OC]

Government: expand types of Federal agencies that are required to prepare audited financial statements (see H.R. 4685), H2235 [8MY]

Health: establish a system independent of the FDA for the review of health claims and to define health claims (see H.R. 3811), H1620 [24AP]

———establish Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Veterans Affairs demonstration project on the integrated management of health care resources (see H.R. 2667), H688 [5MR]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H3230 [5JN]

Health care professionals: permit criminal background checks for nursing facility and home health agency personnel involved in indirect patient care (see H.R. 4872), H3669 [18JN]

Higher Education Act: incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (see H.R. 4866), H3229 [5JN]

House of Representatives: encourage each State to examine its statutes, practices, and procedures governing appointment and election of new Members in the event of a catastrophe (see H. Res. 559), H6777 [26SE]

House Rules: prohibit access to classified information by Members who do not have the required security clearance (see H. Res. 265), H285 [12FE]

Housing: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 3661), H1155 [9AP]

Immigration: establish a temporary moratorium on visas for certain aliens (see H.R. 4010), H3601 [17JN]

———oppose granting of amnesty to individuals who are in the U.S., or its territories, illegally (see H. Con. Res. 350), H1091 [20MR]

———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), H2945 [22MY]

———secure borders against terrorists, drug traffickers, and other illegal aliens, remove illegal and criminal aliens, reduce fraud, and reform the legal immigration system (see H.R. 5013), H3927 [25JN]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend to improve administrative structure for carrying out immigration laws (see H.R. 4108), H1284 [11AP]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H2101 [2MY]

Kosovo: independence (see H. Res. 467), H6374 [18SE]

Labor: amend certain labor laws to ensure fairness (see H.R. 4636), H2018 [1MY]

Land use: improve relationships between Federal land managers and gateway communities to support compatible land management of both Federal and adjacent lands (see H.R. 4622), H6060 [4SE]

Mederos, Eriberto: posthumously revoke naturalization (see H.R. 5737), H9023 [14NO]

Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H1155 [9AP]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 3624), H227 [7FE]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H1338 [16AP]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1674 [25AP]

Native Americans: payment of State and local taxes on the sale of cigarettes and motor fuel by tribal retail enterprises to persons that are not members of the tribe (see H.R. 2726), H1155 [9AP]

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), H834 [12MR]

Pensions: application of catch-up contributions to the Federal Employees Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 3340, 3354), H834 [12MR]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (see H.R. 3762), H523 [14FE]

Pharmaceuticals: expand human clinical trials qualifying for the orphan drug tax credit (see H.R. 1298), H367 [13FE]

———importation of certain prescription drugs (see H.R. 5186), H5194 [23JY]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 445), H6304 [17SE]

Public lands: establish time limits for completion of wilderness studies on Federal lands (see H.R. 4620), H2512 [15MY]

———provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies that respond to violations of regulations governing public lands, and clarify the purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 3808), H1675 [25AP]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work-related provisions and Child Care and Development Block Grants (see H.R. 4092), H1152 [9AP]

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

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 3799), H1201 [10AP]

———repeal Federal charter, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3799), H2512 [15MY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 5573), H7303 [8OC]

Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 432), H6085 [5SE]

Schools: prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (see H.R. 3805), H633 [27FE]

Small business: issue postage stamp in commemoration of small business concerns (see H. Con. Res. 480), H6559 [24SE]

Social Security: create individual accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their families, give Americans ownership of their retirement, and restore long-term solvency (see H.R. 3535), H1410 [17AP]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3135), H1410 [17AP]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4070), H2472 [14MY]

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), H3721 [19JN]

Taxation: allow tax credit for contributions for the benefit of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 5192), H5194 [23JY]

———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see H.R. 2695), H1338 [16AP]

———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]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H833 [12MR]

———improve retirement income by taxing annuities and certain life insurance payments at capital gains rates (see H.R. 3320), H3161 [4JN]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 5304), H6172 [10SE]

———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), H7929 [15OC]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 5130), H4765 [16JY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]

———treat Indian tribes the same as State governments relative to gambling (see H.R. 4887), H6172 [10SE]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 4804), H3563 [13JN]

———waive the employee portion of Social Security taxes imposed on individuals who have been diagnosed with cancer or a terminal disease (see H.R. 4875), H6926 [1OC]

Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of broadcast transmission facilities (see H.R. 5632), H7894 [10OC]

———preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless services facilities (see H.R. 5631), H7894 [10OC]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]

———establish a national clearinghouse for information on incidents of environmental terrorism and establish a program to reduce environmental terrorism (see H.R. 2583), H1090 [20MR]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H781 [7MR]

Turkey: commend cooperation in the war against terrorism, economic reforms, and economic partnership meetings (see H. Con. Res. 334), H561 [26FE]

———express appreciation for participation in military response to terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 265), H562 [26FE]

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), H2608 [16MY]

U.S. Military Academy: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 83), H634 [27FE]

UNESCO: U.S. membership (see H. Con. Res. 489), H7738 [9OC]

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

World War II: provide additional compensation to Armed Forces members and U.S. civilian employees who performed slave labor for Japan (see H.R. 2835), H1674 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct wildland-urban restoration charter forest demonstration project in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands (see H.R. 4911), H3453 [11JN]

Education: establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 5636), H7894 [10OC]

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), H561 [26FE]

Labor unions: ensure that dues and fees are used only for collective bargaining purposes and exclusive representation (see H.R. 3632), H78 [24JA]

Public lands: increase penalties for illegal campfires on public, national park, and national forest lands that results in damage and specify uses for collected fines (see H.R. 4912), H3453 [11JN]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 5531), H6982 [2OC]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H2103 [3MY]

Eulogies

Billingsley, Scott: by Katie McNerney, H1471 [18AP]

———by Michael L. Billingsley, H1470 [18AP]

Motions

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H1328 [16AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2103 [3MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), motion to instruct conferees, H1328-H1331 [16AP], H1464, H1465, H1469 [18AP]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities, H2366 [9MY]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H6122 [9SE]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior funding, H4809 [17JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H985 [19MR], H1008 [20MR]

Colorado: impact of wildfires, H3555-H3557 [13JN]

Coronado National Forest: environmental impact of drug trafficking and illegal immigration, H2156-H2162 [7MY], H3557-H3560 [13JN]

Cuba: human rights violations, E1327 [24JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct wildland-urban restoration charter forest demonstration project in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands (H.R. 4911), H3557 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2366 [9MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5863 [26JY]

———inclusion of Dept. of State Bureau of Consular Affairs visa office, H5863 [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4809, H4820 [17JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent, H1328 [16AP]

Education: establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (H.R. 5636), E1853 [11OC]

Forest Service: wildfire management and fire hazard prevention practices, H4416 [9JY]

———wildfire prevention funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H4820 [17JY]

Government: impact of foreign policies and interventionist actions, H4416 [9JY]

———responsibilities and duties, H3153-H3157 [4JN]

Immigration: effects of multiculturalism and immigration on U.S. culture, H551, H554 [26FE]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 365), H804, H808 [12MR]

———national policy, H772-H777 [7MR], H1331 [16AP], H2156-H2162 [7MY], H2438-H2442 [14MY], H3155-H3157 [4JN], H3557-H3560 [13JN], H3593-H3596 [17JN], H6366-H6371 [18SE]

———secure borders against terrorists, drug traffickers, and other illegal aliens, remove illegal and criminal aliens, reduce fraud, and reform the legal immigration system, H6154, H6156, H6158 [10SE], H6545-H6549 [24SE]

INS: investigation of approval and issuance of student visas for suspected terrorists, H987 [19MR]

———reform, H772-H777 [7MR], H986-H990 [19MR], H2438-H2442 [14MY], H3285-H3289 [6JN], H3856 [24JN], H4418, H4419, H4420, H4421, H4422 [9JY]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders, H275-H279 [12FE], H551-H554 [26FE], H986-H990 [19MR], H2438-H2442 [14MY], H3155-H3157 [4JN], H3557-H3560 [13JN], H3593-H3596 [17JN]

———improve security at U.S. borders (H.R. 3525), H6122-H6125 [9SE]

Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3852-H3854 [24JN]

NATO: affirm importance, support continued U.S. participation, and ensure that enlargement proceeds in a manner consistent with U.S. interests (H. Res. 468), E1823 [11OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H274 [12FE]

Public debt: ceiling, H2436, H2437 [14MY]

Public lands: increase penalties for illegal campfires on public, national park, and national forest lands that results in damage and specify uses for collected fines (H.R. 4912), H3556 [13JN]

———tribute to ``American Frontiers—A Public Lands Journey'' expedition, E1672 [26SE]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of certain legal immigrants for food stamps, H1328-H1331 [16AP], H1464, H1465, H1469 [18AP]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2479 [15MY]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (S. 180), H2095, H2096, H2097 [2MY], H6544 [24SE]

Taxation: allow tax credit for contributions to local agencies and organizations for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools, upgrading school facilities, and certain technology expenses, H2015 [1MY]

———treatment of elementary and secondary education expenses (H.R. 5193), consideration (H. Res. 521), H6237 [12SE]

Votes: position on missed, H2179 [8MY]

World War II: anniversary of D-Day, H3285-H3289 [6JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1481 [18AP]

Tributes

Billingsley, Scott, H1470 [18AP]

Eggle, Kris, H6154, H6156, H6158 [10SE]

Roberts, John (Chip), E42 [29JA]

Roehrick, Katie, H1328 [16AP]

Sullivan, Patrick, Jr., E1229 [10JY]

Vogel, Barb, E134 [12FE]