WICKER, ROGER F. (a Representative from Mississippi)
Amendments
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H448 [13FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 20), H1156 [9AP]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3775 [20JN]
American Battlefield Protection Act: establish a battlefield acquisition grant program (see H.R. 5125), H4605 [15JY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 548), H6559 [24SE]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 502), H7738 [9OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]
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]
Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H141 [5FE]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H634 [27FE]
———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 4667), H2163 [7MY]
Crime: 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), H3721 [19JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]
Diseases: 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), H3720 [19JN]
District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 5033), H4324 [27JN]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H6085 [5SE]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: allow tax relief to continue as scheduled (see H. Con. Res. 303), H78 [24JA] (see H. Con. Res. 312), H141 [5FE]
———make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 4019), H3454 [11JN]
Education: provide student loan borrowers with a choice of lender for loan consolidation (see H.R. 3273), H7303 [8OC]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral directors and embalmers (see H.R. 648), H1090 [20MR]
Endangered Species Act: require the Dept. of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see H.R. 2829), H6419 [19SE]
Families and domestic relations: recognize and support crisis pregnancy centers (see H. Res. 302), H782 [7MR]
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), H655 [4MR]
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]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H2608 [16MY]
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]
Housing: extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 4071), H2356 [9MY]
INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (see H.R. 3231), H634 [27FE]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6778 [26SE]
Major Henry A. Commiskey, Sr. Post Office Building, Hattiesburg, MS: designate (see H.R. 5495), H6776 [26SE]
Medicaid: provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1011), H1410 [17AP]
Medicare: repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H3721 [19JN]
Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 2628), H105 [29JA]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H1155 [9AP]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H634 [27FE]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H780 [7MR]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4069 [26JN]
Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 445), H6693 [25SE]
Public buildings: require that certain procedures are followed in Federal buildings when a child is reported missing (see H.R. 5475), H6776 [26SE]
Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 3895), H780 [7MR]
Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS: designate (see H.R. 4608), H2356 [9MY]
Russia: ban on importation of U.S. poultry (see H. Con. Res. 400), H2735 [21MY]
Social Security: provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H367 [13FE]
Taxation: allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168), H687 [5MR]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1598), H937 [18MR]
———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), H6229 [11SE]
———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H6419 [19SE]
———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in response to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4152), H1339 [16AP]
———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in the Republic of Korea (see H.R. 3412), H367 [13FE]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 826), H7018 [3OC]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H1484 [18AP] (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]
———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 4804), H6256 [13SE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Lesley, Richi J.: relief (see H.R. 4543), H1484 [18AP]
Ships and vessels: certificate of documentation for a certain vessel (see H.R. 5343), H6085 [5SE]
West Point, MS: tribute to Bryan Packers American Legion baseball team (see H. Res. 542), H6419 [19SE]
Remarks
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2961, H2962 [23MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7344 [9OC]
Aviation: restrictions on Airport Improvement Program grants, H3730, H3735 [20JN]
Dept. of Defense: LHA-8 Amphibious Assault Ship Program funding, E1197
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), E1197
Dept. of Transportation: use of Airport Improvement Program grants to retroactively reimburse certain airports for installation of air traffic control towers, H3739 [20JN]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4291
Middle East: hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, H1398 [17AP]
Oncology Nursing Society: tribute, E546
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H403, H448, H449, H450 [13FE]
———prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. citizens, H448, H449, H450 [13FE]
Public debt: ceiling, H2961 [23MY]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4090), H1344, H1391, H1394, H1395 [17AP]
Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (H.R. 1979), H3739 [20JN]
———provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (H.R. 1979), consideration (H. Res. 447), H3730, H3735 [20JN]
Tributes
Reardon, Thomas J. (Sparky), E1397