THURMAN, KAREN L. (a Representative from Florida)
Articles and editorials
Couple Pledge To Feed Hungry, Gainesville (FL) Sun, E1280
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2702), H4425 [9JY]
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]
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), H7929 [15OC]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H6085 [5SE]
———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), H3601 [17JN]
Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 628), H1154 [9AP]
Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2946 [22MY]
Boggs, Lindy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 439), H4606 [15JY]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 502), H7738 [9OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 90), H2608 [16MY]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H3775 [20JN]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H3562 [13JN]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule that lowers the Medicaid upper payment limit for non-State owned or operated hospitals (see H.J. Res. 92), H2471 [14MY]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6778 [26SE]
Contracts: require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 1324), H4069 [26JN]
Crime: 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), H5087 [22JY]
Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H1090 [20MR]
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]
Dept. of HHS: make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment efforts under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4764), H3669 [18JN]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2235 [8MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle and the suitability and feasibility of inclusion in Biscayne National Park (see H.R. 3630), H3721 [19JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H1533 [23AP]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6130 [9SE]
———require the geographic allocation of funds for medical care better reflect the veterans populations in different regions of the country (see H.R. 4852), H5195 [23JY]
Developing countries: reauthorize microenterprise assistance programs and expand sustainable poverty-focused microenterprise programs by implementing improved poverty measurement methods (see H.R. 4209), H1484 [18AP]
Diseases: increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H1156 [9AP]
Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 629), H1154 [9AP]
EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 5158), H4930 [18JY]
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), H5195 [23JY]
FDA: establish authority for the imposition of civil penalties for certain direct-to-consumer advertisements (see H.R. 4833), H3775 [20JN]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal contracts: require each bidder for a construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1859), H6085 [5SE]
Federal employees: clarify computation of annuities for air traffic controllers relative to law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 4957), H3668 [18JN]
———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H1003 [19MR]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H561 [26FE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5272), H6560 [24SE]
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]
Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 3992), H6085 [5SE]
———support goals and ideas of a day of tribute to all who have died in the line of duty and recognize the importance of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in assisting family members of fallen firefighters (see H. Con. Res. 476), H6927 [1OC]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H202 [6FE]
Foreign trade: address foreign private and joint public-private market access barriers that harm U.S. trade and address foreign governments which fail to cooperate with certain investigations (see H.R. 5622), H7893 [10OC]
Government regulations: technical corrections in patent laws (see H.R. 5119), H7738 [9OC]
Health: ensure that children at highest risk for asthma are identified and treated (see H.R. 5633), H7894 [10OC]
———provide certain caregivers with Medicare benefits, allow long-term care tax credit, and establish programs for patients with fatal chronic illnesses (see H.R. 5139), H7929 [15OC]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H1155 [9AP]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H4350 [8JY]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H1674 [25AP]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Immigration: 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), H3514 [12JN]
Insurance: require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 580), H227 [7FE]
Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building, Jay, FL: designate (see H.R. 3960), H906 [13MR]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H4498 [10JY]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]
Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H561 [26FE]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H833 [12MR]
———coverage of oral drugs to reduce serum phosphate levels in patients with end stage renal disease (see H.R. 3246), H781 [7MR]
———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), H7019 [3OC]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H5791 [25JY]
———provide access to kidney disease health care, management, and end stage renal disease prevention services (see H.R. 4729), H2470 [14MY]
———provide coverage for kidney disease education services (see H.R. 3770), H523 [14FE]
———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 3602), H7303 [8OC]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1911), H6129 [9SE]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H1003 [19MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: conduct studies on comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of prescription drugs that account for high levels of expenditures or use by individuals (see H.R. 4832), H3775 [20JN]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (see H.R. 3335), H1284 [11AP]
Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H141 [5FE]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H36 [23JA]
National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 5047), H4498 [10JY]
National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H2735 [21MY]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 4709), H3038 [23MY]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H1155 [9AP]
Northeastern North Carolina Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 5274), H5995 [26JY]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H780 [7MR]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 4614), H6777 [26SE]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3625), H367 [13FE]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4767 [16JY]
Social Security: expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 5191), H7738 [9OC]
———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2164 [7MY]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]
———provide miscellaneous enhancements in benefits for women (see H.R. 4069), H2472 [14MY]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H2734 [21MY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H3161 [4JN]
Somerset County, PA: authorize a national memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (see H.R. 3917), H1156 [9AP]
Southeastern States: provide a framework for coordinating Federal, State, and local efforts to meet the special needs of the Southeast Crescent Region (see H.R. 3618), H142 [5FE]
Stem Cell Research Board: establish (see H.R. 4011), H4350 [8JY]
Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 2683), H2945 [22MY]
———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H4605 [15JY]
———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 1987), H833 [12MR]
———apply look-thru rules for purposes of the foreign tax credit limitation to dividends from foreign corporations not controlled by a domestic corporation (see H.R. 4810), H2943 [22MY]
———change calculation and simplify administration of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3574), H781 [7MR]
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 4180), H3161 [4JN]
———expand pension benefits to those without retirement plans and provide additional protections to those who participate in the current system (see H.R. 3488), H781 [7MR]
———expand renewable resources production tax credit to include additional forms of renewable energy and expand investment tax credit to include equipment used to produce electricity from renewable resources (see H.R. 4668), H2608 [16MY]
———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in response to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4152), H1620 [24AP]
———give priority to reductions in Federal tax refunds for past-due child support payments before any other reductions allowed by law (see H.R. 4899), H3291 [6JN]
———make the additional tax on early distributions from certain pension plans inapplicable for public safety employees (see H.R. 4796), H4767 [16JY]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H2608 [16MY]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———provide incentives to small businesses to provide health insurance to their employees (see H.R. 5174), H5086 [22JY]
———treatment of deposits and similar amounts received by a tour operator for a tour arranged by such operator (see H.R. 2618), H651 [28FE]
———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (see H.R. 1268), H201 [6FE]
———treatment of executive perks and retirement benefits relative to stock options, undisclosed benefits, and deferred compensation (see H.R. 5432), H6693 [25SE]
———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 4374), H3073 [24MY]
———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 2290), H833 [12MR]
———treatment of unearned income of children attributable to personal injury awards (see H.R. 2229), H367 [13FE]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 5089), H4497 [10JY]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see H.R. 3670), H285 [12FE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H562 [26FE]
Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 3561), H1410 [17AP]
U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H1284 [11AP]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5491), H6776 [26SE]
Veterans: improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 3430), H562 [26FE]
———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), H5454 [24JY]
———request that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement each year (see H. Con. Res. 266), H201 [6FE]
VFW: amend charter to make members of the Armed Forces who receive special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger eligible for membership (see H.R. 3838), H782 [7MR]
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), H201 [6FE]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3792), H3292 [6JN]
Water Desalination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4792), H2943 [22MY]
White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month: establish (see H.R. 3498), H142 [5FE]
William C. Cramer Post Office Building, St. Petersburg, FL: designate (see H.R. 5145), H4766 [16JY]
Women: determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 360), H5997 [26JY]
Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (see H.R. 4707), H3562 [13JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (H.R. 1862), consideration (see H. Res. 517), H6085 [5SE]
Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 329), H366 [13FE]
Missing Children's Assistance Act: extend applicability to individuals determined to have a mental capacity less than 18 years of age (see H.R. 4162), H1200 [10AP]
Organ donors: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 4008), H1002 [19MR]
Social Security: create personal guarantee accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their families, restore long-term solvency, and make certain benefit improvements (H.R. 3497), consideration (see H. Res. 425), H2735 [21MY]
Tariff: reliquidate a certain drawback claim relating to juices (see H.R. 3759, 3760), H366 [13FE]
Essays
Magic of Miracles: Key Training Center (organization), E1147
Histories
Lake City, FL, USO Troupe of American Legion Post 57 and Auxiliary Unit 57: Patricia Barriteau, E619
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), motion to instruct conferees, H1538 [24AP]
———require labeling of country of origin on imported perishable agricultural commodities, H1538 [24AP]
Alachua, FL: tribute to Alachua Elementary School National Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl team, E377
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2990, H3019 [23MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7414 [9OC]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H1007 [20MR]
Citrus County, FL: tribute to sheriff's office volunteers, H3840 [24JN]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (H.R. 4019), H3526 [13JN]
———make tax benefits permanent, H1440 [18AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (H.R. 1862), H6380 [19SE]
IRS: protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 3991), H1127 [9AP]
Key Training Center (organization): tribute, E1147
Lake City, FL: tribute to USO performers of American Legion Post 57 and Auxiliary Unit 57, E619
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H2229, H2230, H2231, H2232 [8MY], H3144, H3145 [4JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4039, H4040, H4041, H4042, H4044 [26JN], H4273, H4275 [27JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4170, H4179 [27JN]
New Port Richey, FL: tribute to exhibition of National Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica, E1840
Public debt: ceiling, H2990 [23MY]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2533 [16MY]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), complete congressional action (H. Res. 525)—consideration (H. Res. 527), H6380 [19SE]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1007 [20MR], H1440 [18AP], H3019 [23MY]
———impact of privatization on women, H3429 [11JN], H3916 [25JN]
———investment of trust funds in private financial markets, H1387 [17AP]
———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 4070), H3899 [25JN]
———provide miscellaneous enhancements in benefits for women (H.R. 4069), H2420 [14MY]
Taxation: exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), H1440 [18AP]
———increase unified estate tax credit, H3256, H3263 [6JN]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), H3256, H3263 [6JN]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (H. Res. 524)—consideration (H. Res. 527), H6380 [19SE]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), motion to recommit, H3274 [6JN]
———prohibit use of Social Security trust funds to make repeal of estate taxes permanent, H3274 [6JN]
———provide health care incentives relative to long-term care (H.R. 4946), H5111 [23JY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H761 [7MR]
———rates, H2990 [23MY]
———treatment of elementary and secondary education expenses (H.R. 5193), consideration (H. Res. 521), H6238 [12SE]
The Children's Table (organization): tribute, E1279
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H761 [7MR]
Williams, Ted: tribute (H. Res. 482), H4594
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H6556 [24SE], H6773 [26SE]
Special order: granted, H930 [14MR], H3450 [11JN], H3597 [17JN], H3857 [24JN], H3926 [25JN], H4422 [9JY], H4601 [15JY], H4762 [16JY], H5315 [23JY]
Statements
Tribute to Alfred A. McKethan, E694
Subpoena Notices
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H5314 [23JY]
Tributes
McKethan, Alfred A., E689