WHITFIELD, ED (a Representative from Kentucky)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3775 [20JN]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H6172 [10SE]
Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H634 [27FE]
Army: anniversary of the founding of the Special Forces and honor Aaron Bank for his role in the founding (see H. Con. Res. 364), H2662 [20MY]
BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1811), H3721 [19JN]
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]
———tribute to District of Columbia National Guard and Capitol Police for increased security after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 371), H1200 [10AP]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7929 [15OC]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H4350 [8JY]
———establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H3601 [17JN]
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), H6061 [4SE]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H1003 [19MR]
Diseases: combat endometriosis (see H. Con. Res. 291), H3563 [13JN]
———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), H6374 [18SE]
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see H.R. 5493), H6776 [26SE]
FCC: eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (see H.R. 4560), H1618 [24AP]
———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), H4931 [18JY]
Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H3774 [20JN]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend relative to firefighter assistance (see H.R. 4548), H4553 [11JY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish a program of fees relative to animal drugs (see H.R. 4955), H3668 [18JN]
———improve regulation of medical devices (see H.R. 3580), H2164 [7MY]
Financial Accounting Standards Board: develop standards of financial accounting and reporting relative to the treatment of stock options (see H.R. 5147), H4932 [18JY]
Foreign policy: commend continued political, economic, cultural, and strategic partnerships and support of war on terrorism by Turkey and Israel (see H. Con. Res. 327), H367 [13FE]
Foreign trade: amend trade laws to provide more fairness to U.S. industry (see H.R. 2770), H9025 [14NO]
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (see H.J. Res. 87), H1283 [11AP]
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), H2354 [9MY]
———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 5478), H6776 [26SE]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H2165 [7MY]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H1769 [30AP]
Immigration: oppose granting of amnesty to individuals who are in the U.S., or its territories, illegally (see H. Con. Res. 350), H1284 [11AP]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H5453 [24JY]
Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1626), H907 [13MR]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3826 [21JN]
Market Integrity Commission: establish to study issues relating to the governance of corporations in interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 5050), H4325 [27JN]
Medicaid: extend the transitional medical assistance program (see H.R. 4584), H1770 [30AP]
———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1011), H937 [18MR]
Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2100 [2MY]
———coverage of remote monitoring services (see H.R. 3572), H3859 [24JN]
———exclude brachytherapy devices from the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 5508), H8035 [21OC]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4515), H6060 [4SE]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H2662 [20MY]
———provide coverage for kidney disease education services (see H.R. 3770), H523 [14FE]
Medicare/Medicaid: reform Federal survey and certification process for nursing facilities (see H.R. 4030), H4931 [18JY]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H1533 [23AP]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H833 [12MR]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4326 [27JN]
Pornography: constitutional amendment on real and virtual child pornography (see H.J. Res. 106), H6061 [4SE]
POW: provide special compensation for former prisoners of war (see H.R. 5235), H8733 [13NO]
Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 3895), H780 [7MR]
Social Security: extend abstinence education funding under maternal and child health programs (see H.R. 4585), H1770 [30AP]
———extend abstinence education funding under maternal and child health programs and reauthorize Medicaid transitional medical assistance (see H.R. 4122), H1484 [18AP]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H2101 [2MY]
Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H2945 [22MY]
———clarify the small issuer exception from the tax-exempt bond arbitrage rebate requirement (see H.R. 3586), H1201 [10AP]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4716), H2512 [15MY]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H3825 [21JN]
———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 3105), H5195 [23JY]
Tobacco products: replace existing tobacco program with programs designed to assist producers, compensate quota holders for the loss of quota asset value, and assist producers who forgo obtaining a production license (see H.R. 5035), H4324 [27JN]
Turkey: commend cooperation in the war against terrorism, economic reforms, and economic partnership meetings (see H. Con. Res. 334), H561 [26FE] (see H. Con. Res. 437), H4425 [9JY]
———membership in European Union (see H. Res. 594), H8023 [16OC]
U.S. Military Academy: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 83), H561 [26FE]
Veterans: improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 3430), H1533 [23AP]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 5503), H6783 [30SE]
Fort Donelson National Battlefield: expand boundaries to include lands associated with the Civil War campaign that resulted in the capture of the fort (see H.R. 5426), H6418 [19SE]
Remarks
Albany, KY: anniversary of Clear Fork Baptist Church, E451
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7418 [9OC]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), H578 [27FE]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3652 [18JN], H4280 [27JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H403 [13FE]
Votes: position on missed, H417 [13FE]
Tributes
Farless, Ryals, E1489
Stone, Elizabeth L., E617