TURNER, JIM (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5829 [26JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5607 [25JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]
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), H284 [12FE]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H4350 [8JY]
———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H3775 [20JN]
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), H4069 [26JN]
———establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (see H.R. 4635), H3721 [19JN]
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]
———provide a responsible increase in the debt limit, restore fiscal discipline, and safeguard Social Security (see H.R. 4758), H2607 [16MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to District of Columbia National Guard, National Guard Bureau, and Dept. of Defense for assistance to Capitol Police and Congress after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1533 [23AP]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H6130 [9SE]
Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H737 [6MR]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H1284 [11AP]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6059 [4SE]
Civil liberties: constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto (see H.J. Res. 108), H6927 [1OC]
Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 3974), H2108 [6MY]
Computers: set a certain duration for the base contract of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet (see H.R. 5647), H8021 [16OC]
Crime: prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 4645), H2099 [2MY]
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), H4325 [27JN]
———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 Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H8051 [31OC]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H907 [13MR]
Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H562 [26FE]
Dr. Caesar A.W. Clark, Sr. Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 3775), H3775 [20JN]
Education: improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H1619 [24AP]
Executive Office of the President: ensure that requests or petitions for executive clemency are treated as lobbying contacts (see H.R. 5131), H4765 [16JY]
Families and domestic relations: support responsible fatherhood and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 441), H3453 [11JN]
Federal contracts: improve Federal agency oversight and assistance and strengthen accountability of the governmentwide debarment and suspension system (see H.R. 5292), H5996 [26JY]
Federal employees: clarify computation of annuities for air traffic controllers relative to law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 4957), H3668 [18JN]
———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), H285 [12FE]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H3859 [24JN]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5311), H6085 [5SE]
Fire prevention: reduce catastrophic wildfire threats to communities and the environment (see H.R. 5376), H6420 [19SE]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 950), H3720 [19JN]
Firefighters: provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 3358), H781 [7MR]
Food: recognize significance of bread in American history, culture, and daily diet (see H. Con. Res. 466), H6778 [26SE]
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), H141 [5FE]
Francisco `Pancho' Medrano Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 4975), H3774 [20JN]
FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 4551), H2108 [6MY]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3897), H937 [18MR]
———develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see H. Res. 115), H2357 [9MY]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H2101 [2MY]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H562 [26FE]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Insurance: 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]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 4573), H1619 [24AP]
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), H3775 [20JN]
Jim Fonteno Post Office Building, Pasadena, TX: designate (see H.R. 4717), H2470 [14MY]
Medicare: coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H688 [5MR]
———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H6303 [17SE]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H687 [5MR]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H5791 [25JY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4515), H1483 [18AP]
———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), H3038 [23MY]
Michael E. DeBakey Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 5655), H8021 [16OC]
National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 5047), H5791 [25JY]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H2735 [21MY]
National Day of Appreciation for Emergency Response and Rescue Workers: designate (see H. Res. 259), H37 [23JA]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H6061 [4SE]
National Organ Donor Registry: establish (see H.R. 5124), H5998 [26JY]
Navy League of the U.S.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 416), H3453 [11JN]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H1090 [20MR]
Public Health Service Act: establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (see H.R. 1943), H4425 [9JY]
Public service: facilitate participation in community and military service (see H.R. 3465), H105 [29JA]
Rowley, Coleen: tribute (see H. Res. 436), H3292 [6JN]
Russia: ban on importation of U.S. poultry (see H. Con. Res. 400), H2662 [20MY]
Selective Service System: provide temporary amnesty period so individuals who failed to register may do so without penalty (see H.R. 3149), H141 [5FE]
Small business: provide emergency assistance to certain small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from drought (see H.R. 5197), H6304 [17SE]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H1201 [10AP]
———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 3328), H142 [5FE]
States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H1338 [16AP]
Taxation: allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H1674 [25AP]
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 4180), H1282 [11AP]
———make the additional tax on early distributions from certain pension plans inapplicable for public safety employees (see H.R. 4796), H2943 [22MY]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H3562 [13JN]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 5052), H6304 [17SE]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H3453 [11JN]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
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), H110 [4FE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H562 [26FE]
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), H5454 [24JY]
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]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H3036 [23MY]
Tariff: polytetrafluoroethylene (see H.R. 5382), H6250 [12SE] (see H.R. 5406, 5407, 5408), H6374 [18SE]
Remarks
Agency for Immigration Affairs: simplify information technology procurement procedures, H1663 [25AP]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2933 [22MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7343 [9OC]
Arms control: U.S.-Russian nuclear weapons reduction agreement, H2336 [9MY]
Budget: allocation of funds, H133, H135, H136, H138 [5FE], H550 [26FE]
———deficit, H3646, H3649, H3650, H3651 [18JN]
———encourage fiscal responsibility, H3646, H3649, H3650, H3651 [18JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H991 [19MR], H1048, H1081 [20MR]
———treatment of public debt, H133, H135, H136, H138 [5FE]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H1081 [20MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2272, H2336, H2352 [9MY]
———PAC-3 missiles and Israeli Arrow Ballistic Missile System programs funding through reductions in Missile Defense Agency funding, H2352 [9MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5657 [25JY], H5830, H5835 [26JY]
———establish (H.R. 5005), motion to recommit, H5885 [26JY]
———prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts, H5885 [26JY]
Digital Tech Corps Act: prohibit access to trade secrets or any nonpublic information by private sector executives and establish Federal information technology training program, H1170 [10AP]
———prohibit access to trade secrets or any nonpublic information by private sector executives and establish a Federal information technology training program, H1173 [10AP]
———require project management training and information technology program reports, ensure small business participation, and prohibit contractors from billing the Government for detailed private employees, H1170 [10AP]
District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (H.R. 2982), H6217 [11SE], H6515 [24SE]
Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H3646 [18JN]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (H.R. 4019), H3537 [13JN]
———make tax benefits permanent, H1424 [18AP]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H3646, H3649, H3650, H3651 [18JN]
Federal employees: establish an exchange program between the Government and the private sector to improve information technology management (H.R. 3925), H1164, H1167, H1173 [10AP]
———extend certain acquisition procedures and require a GAO report on the effectiveness of such procedures (H.R. 3921), H1098 [9AP]
Government: authorize telecommuting for Federal contractors (H.R. 3924), H1016 [20MR]
———enhance citizen access to information and services through use of Internet-based information technology (H.R. 2458), H8983
INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (H.R. 3231), H1663 [25AP]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3754, H3758, H3760 [20JN], H4287 [27JN]
OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer (H.R. 2458), H8983
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H272 [12FE], H340 [13FE]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (H. Res. 344), H259 [12FE]
Public debt: ceiling, H890 [13MR], H991 [19MR], H2810, H2812, H2813, H2814 [21MY], H2933 [22MY], H3646 [18JN]
———ceiling (S. 2578), H4159 [27JN]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H133, H135, H136, H138 [5FE], H1048 [20MR], H1424 [18AP]
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), H1424 [18AP]
———increase unified estate tax credit, H3267 [6JN]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), H3267 [6JN]
———prohibit use of Social Security trust funds to make repeal of marriage taxes permanent, H3537 [13JN]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, H550 [26FE]
Terrorism: allow offering of indemnity to companies that sell anti-terrorism technology and services to Federal, State, and local governments, H5657 [25JY], H5830, H5835 [26JY]
———anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6217 [11SE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2940 [22MY], H6226 [11SE]
Tributes
Gillaspie, Wilbert, E175