WILSON, HEATHER (a Representative from New Mexico)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H2356 [9MY]
Boggs, Lindy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 439), H4767 [16JY]
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]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6560 [24SE]
———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 4667), H2163 [7MY]
———recognize the benefits of mentoring (see H. Res. 330), H36 [23JA]
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: establish Internet domain for children that will promote positive experiences, provide safe online environment, and prevent exposure to harmful material (see H.R. 3833), H907 [13MR]
Dept. of Defense: clothing regulations imposed on female personnel stationed in Saudi Arabia (see H.R. 4714), H2469 [14MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H227 [7FE]
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), H4069 [26JN]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H1284 [11AP]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: allow tax relief to continue as scheduled (see H. Con. Res. 312), H141 [5FE]
Education: increase the technically trained workforce (see H.R. 3130), H1003 [19MR]
FCC: eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (see H.R. 4560), H1618 [24AP]
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act: enhance Federal asset management (see H.R. 3947), H1091 [20MR]
Financial institutions: exempt attorneys from privacy provisions of the law repealing restrictions on the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and insurance companies (see H.R. 5457), H7172 [7OC]
Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 3992), H5791 [25JY]
Forests: establish institutes to conduct research on the prevention of, and restoration from, wildfires in forest and woodland ecosystems (see H.R. 5086), H4497 [10JY]
FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H3161 [4JN]
GSA: authorize public-private partnerships to rehabilitate Federal real property (see H.R. 2710), H105 [29JA]
Health: reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H5195 [23JY]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H6927 [1OC]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H6085 [5SE]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H3292 [6JN]
Law enforcement: provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 4027), H1087 [20MR]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H6060 [4SE]
Medicare: establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 3569), H562 [26FE]
———provide coverage for kidney disease education services (see H.R. 3770), H523 [14FE]
———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 3602), H7303 [8OC]
———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H7929 [15OC]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1620 [24AP]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H1284 [11AP]
National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H2607 [16MY]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H105 [29JA]
Pensions: application of catch-up contributions to the Federal Employees Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 3340), H1490 [22AP]
———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 540), H6419 [19SE]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4069 [26JN]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 525), H6303 [17SE]
Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS: designate (see H.R. 4608), H2356 [9MY]
Social Security: permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments to expand health coverage under that program or for Medicaid expenditures (see H.R. 5662), H8021 [16OC]
Spruance, Raymond A.: promote posthumously to the grade of Fleet Admiral of the U.S. Navy (see H.R. 2492), H105 [29JA]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H5195 [23JY]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 524), H6303 [17SE]
———provide for nonrecognition of gain on dispositions of dairy property which is certified as having been covered by a bovine tuberculosis eradication program agreement (see H.R. 1933), H562 [26FE]
———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H366 [13FE]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H2356 [9MY] (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H1283 [11AP]
Travel and Tourism Promotion Bureau: establish (see H.R. 3157), H781 [7MR]
U.S. Military Academy: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 83), H561 [26FE]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5587), H7895 [10OC]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H3292 [6JN]
World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1724), H1410 [17AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: increase funding to improve child care quality and require payment of costs for eligible child care providers to obtain nationally recognized accreditation (see H.R. 4164), H1200 [10AP]
———provide market rate payments for child care services (see H.R. 4539), H1483 [18AP]
Cibola National Forest: establish the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust to resolve a land claim on Sandia Mountain between the Sandia Pueblo and the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 5741), H9023 [14NO]
Crime: provide mandatory restitution in certain cases (see H.R. 5580), H7303 [8OC]
Dept. of Education: provide grants for regional workshops designed to permit educators to share successful strategies for mathematics and science instruction in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4080), H1089 [20MR]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
Medicare: establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 4215), H1283 [11AP]
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act: increase certain education funding to improve access to the arts (see H.R. 4079), H1089 [20MR]
National Sexual Assault Awareness Month: support goals and ideas (see H. Res. 584), H7894 [10OC]
Old Spanish Trail: designate as a national historic trail (see H.R. 3691), H201 [6FE]
Taxation: provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 3889), H737 [6MR]
Veterans: permit remarried surviving spouses of veterans to be eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 5355), H6129 [9SE]
Letters
Tribute to Canadian hospitality and assistance rendered to passengers of diverted airline flights to Canadian airports after terrorist attacks in U.S.: Ashton B. Collins, Jr., E74
———Susan and Ashton B. Collins, Jr., E73
———by, E73
Lists
Congressional Certificate of Merit student recipients, E988
Remarks
Albuquerque, NM: anniversary of Grant Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, E1015
———tribute to donation of steel beams from the World Trade Center to the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, E961
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7270, H7282, H7285, H7286 [8OC]
Arms control: U.S.-Russian nuclear weapons reduction agreement, H2336 [9MY]
Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, H5470 [25JY]
Canada: tribute to hospitality and assistance rendered to passengers of diverted airline flights to Canadian airports after terrorist attacks in U.S., E73
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: increase funding to improve child care quality and require payment of costs for eligible child care providers to obtain nationally recognized accreditation (H.R. 4164), E484
———provide market rate payments for child care services (H.R. 4539), E582
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2336, H2340 [9MY]
———clothing regulations imposed on female personnel stationed in Saudi Arabia (H.R. 4714), H2424, H2425
Dept. of Energy: prohibit research and development of nuclear earth penetrator weapons, H2340 [9MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4858 [17JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: allow tax relief to continue as scheduled (H. Con. Res. 312), H156 [6FE]
Girl Scouts: anniversary, E364
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H2136 [7MY]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), consideration (H. Res. 350), H570 [27FE]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (H.R. 5427), H7149 [7OC]
Loyalty Day: observance, E539
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H2134, H2136 [7MY]
———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (H.R. 4215), E507
National Grandparents Day: observance, E1487
National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (H. Con. Res. 271), H2132, H2133, H2134, H2136 [7MY]
New Mexico: tribute to student Congressional Certificate of Merit recipients, E988
———tribute to Women's History Month honorees, E632
New York, NY: donation of steel recovered from World Trade Center site to Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Albuquerque, NM, H2664 [21MY]
Old Spanish Trail: designate as a national historic trail (H.R. 3691), E97
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2517, H2534 [16MY]
Taxation: provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (H.R. 3889), H692 [6MR]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, H504
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H504
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6199
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H504
Women's History Month: observance, E632
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3596 [17JN], H6226 [11SE]
Tributes
Cunningham, Jason D., E376
Skeen, Representative, H4858 [17JY]