ROSS, MIKE (a Representative from Arkansas)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Jewish History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 106), H9132 [1OC]

Armed Forces: allow certain active-duty personnel to elect to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 879), H2939 [8AP]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H9282 [7OC]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8285 [16SE]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H. Res. 387), H9479 [15OC]

———extend and protect student financial aid for postsecondary education (see H. Res. 158), H2311 [25MR]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H7329 [22JY]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3019, 3365), H9982 [28OC]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H. Con. Res. 37), H462 [12FE]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H9687 [17OC]

———provide for reimbursement of air fare costs incurred by members for domestic travel while on leave from deployment overseas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 3197), H9032 [30SE]

———provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 2705), H7226 [21JY]

———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 331), H6869 [15JY]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H7169 [18JY]

———require colleges and universities to refund tuitions and fees of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1724), H3301 [10AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H8016 [5SE]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H138 [8JA]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H5468 [17JN]

Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Buckle Up America Week: support (see H. Con. Res. 166), H4206 [15MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H704 [13FE]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 322), H7950 [4SE]

Cash, Johnny: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 282), H8283 [16SE]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 362), H1954 [18MR] (see H.R. 412), H217 [28JA]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H11149 [12NO]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to recognize U.S. efforts to reunite missing children with their families and to honor the victims of abduction and murder (see H. Con. Res. 185), H4529 [21MY] (see H. Con. Res. 192), H4737 [22MY]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 98), H2515 [31MR]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 6), H5469 [17JN]

Colleges and universities: recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (see H. Res. 86), H705 [13FE]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H2311 [25MR]

Commission To Educate Our Nation's Teachers and Students on Financial Literacy Skills: establish (see H.R. 2990), H7838 [3SE]

Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 2694), H7788 [25JY]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H1462 [27FE]

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 1428), H8905 [24SE]

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 2911), H7782 [25JY]

Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (see H.R. 2622), H6262 [26JN]

Crime: amend laws relative to bail bond forfeitures (see H.R. 2134), H4740 [22MY]

———establish penalties for aggravated identity theft (see H.R. 1731), H8950 [25SE]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H4010 [13MY]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Delta/Black Belt Regional Authority: establish to provide community and economic development in the distressed Southern Black Belt and Mississippi Delta region (see H.R. 678), H2271 [20MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow quick aid to producers in federally declared disaster areas, provide emergency disaster assistance to certain producers for qualifying crop losses, and continue livestock assistance program (see H.R. 3402), H10237 [30OC]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency (see H.R. 1412), H2587 [1AP]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education (see H.R. 2053), H4369 [20MY]

———make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 195), H58 [7JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reimburse State, local, and Indian tribal governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments or tribes (see H.R. 1803), H3352 [11AP]

Dept. of HUD: provide grants to States, local governments, and nonprofit organizations for education programs on predatory lending and establish a toll-free number for complaints (see H.R. 1865), H5714 [23JN]

———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 1981), H4788 [2JN]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3454 [29AP]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, in Greensboro, NC, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1869), H3452 [29AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H2823 [3AP]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7225 [21JY]

Disabled: importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see H. Con. Res. 94), H8176 [10SE]

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H4206 [15MY]

Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2553), H6265 [26JN]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H8381 [17SE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H7454 [23JY]

———increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H11149 [12NO]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H6604 [10JY]

———raise awareness of alopecia areata (see H. Res. 348), H7785 [25JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H8949 [25SE]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2232), H5468 [17JN]

———establish fairer pricing for prescription drugs for individuals without access to discounted prices (see H.R. 1694), H3051 [9AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H4205 [15MY]

Education: establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H5267 [11JN]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2291), H4877 [3JN]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H6264 [26JN]

Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 36), H462 [12FE]

Endangered Species Act: reform process for designating critical habitat (see H.R. 2933), H7782 [25JY]

———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. 1662), H3858 [8MY]

FCC: treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 1478), H2471 [27MR]

Federal employees: index deferred annuities and provide survivor annuities to spouses of former employees who died after separating from the Government and were entitled to a deferred annuity but had not established a claim (see H.R. 432), H8284 [16SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (see H.R. 2079), H4011 [13MY]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 11), H51 [7JA]

Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 1474), H2471 [27MR]

———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 1375), H2268 [20MR]

Financial Literacy for Youth Month: designate (see H. Res. 127), H1641 [5MR]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (see H.R. 1904), H3634 [1MY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 990), H4739 [22MY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 1118), H2271 [20MR]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 527), H4255 [19MY]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 2365), H8906 [24SE]

———establish procedures for identifying countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2579), H5813 [24JN]

Health: increase Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas (see H. Res. 142), H1902 [13MR]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see H.R. 1068), H5468 [17JN]

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 918), H12311 [21NO]

Health care professionals: implement an education loan repayment program for pharmacists (see H.R. 3591), H12922 [8DE]

———promote careers in nursing and diversity in the nursing workforce (see H.R. 920), H8491 [23SE]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H3353 [11AP]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H9214 [2OC]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H6603 [10JY]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7617 [24JY]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H4205 [15MY]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H9282 [7OC]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H3570 [30AP]

———extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 1110), H1678 [6MR]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H4788 [2JN]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 296), H5366 [12JN]

Jones, Bernice Young: tribute (see H. Res. 397), H9813 [21OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H4205 [15MY]

———mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H320 [5FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7170 [18JY]

Law enforcement officers: exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain areas (see H.R. 1676), H5175 [10JN]

Lloyd L. Burke Post Office, Stuttgart, AR: designate (see H.R. 3059), H11359 [17NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H12921 [8DE]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H5045 [5JN]

———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H701 [13FE]

———increase floor for treatment as an extremely low disproportionate share hospital State (see H.R. 1342), H3453 [29AP]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H9214 [2OC]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H5366 [12JN]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H2822 [3AP]

———coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H8905 [24SE]

———coverage of home infusion drug therapies (see H.R. 2476), H5468 [17JN]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H3683 [6MY]

———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 2905), H7781 [25JY]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H4255 [19MY]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 2787), H9377 [8OC]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H1681 [6MR]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 1199), H1744 [11MR]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1340), H4205 [15MY]

———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see H.R. 102), H4131 [14MY]

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 967), H4205 [15MY]

———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 937), H3571 [30AP]

———improve outpatient health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2333), H5089 [9JN]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1321), H7839 [3SE]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H1908 [17MR]

———promote access to health care services in rural areas (see H.R. 2175), H4367 [20MY]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H4205 [15MY]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3672), H12918 [8DE]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H5046 [5JN]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H6465 [9JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H1679 [6MR]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H3975 [9MY]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 41), H53 [7JA]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H3053 [9AP]

———treatment of certain physician pathology services (see H.R. 1963), H5175 [10JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments to certain health care service providers (see H.R. 3549), H12312 [21NO]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1517 [4MR]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8082 [9SE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H1640 [5MR]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 265), H7785 [25JY]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 844), H4787 [2JN]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Res. 240), H5469 [17JN]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (see H.R. 3431), H10339 [4NO]

National School Lunch Act: fruit and vegetable pilot program funding (see H.R. 2832), H7454 [23JY]

National security: encourage the development of regional comprehensive emergency and disaster preparedness, coordination, and recovery plans (see H.R. 3274), H9375 [8OC]

———establish a task force to assess State and local capabilities in dealing with terrorism and make grants to such jurisdictions to achieve those capabilities (see H.R. 3158), H8904 [24SE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H3053 [9AP]

No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H8081 [9SE]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 2183), H6604 [10JY] (see H.R. 2801), H7788 [25JY]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H3975 [9MY]

Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 1677), H2938 [8AP]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H1955 [18MR]

———ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 919), H1955 [18MR]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H3453 [29AP]

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H9614 [16OC]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8284 [16SE]

SBA: raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (see H.R. 2788), H7085 [17JY]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2262), H4736 [22MY]

———promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H5467 [17JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H5046 [5JN]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H1396 [26FE]

———expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3293), H9982 [28OC]

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3192), H8949 [25SE]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 743), H1396 [26FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H3453 [29AP]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H3761 [7MY]

Sportsmen: tribute to sportsmen and their contributions to society, traditions and values, and the economic benefits associated with outdoor sporting activities (see H. Res. 362), H8082 [9SE]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 1828), H3407 [12AP]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H5046 [5JN]

Tariff Act: clarify adjustments to be made in determining export price and constructed export price (see H.R. 491), H244 [29JA]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H8950 [25SE]

———allow a first time homebuyer credit for the purchase of principal residences in rural areas (see H.R. 1913), H3635 [1MY]

———allow a recovery period for depreciation of motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2900), H9215 [2OC]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H1682 [6MR]

———allow businesses to expense qualified security devices (see H.R. 1259), H5089 [9JN]

———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. 1231), H4368 [20MY]

———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. 284), H1954 [18MR]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax protections and simplification (see H.R. 1661), H3053 [9AP]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H700 [13FE]

———modify treatment of qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 882), H9982 [28OC]

———permit a special amortization deduction for intangible assets acquired from eligible small businesses and encourage growth in industries for which intangible assets are an important source of revenue (see H.R. 1222), H4012 [13MY]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H461 [12FE]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H2703 [2AP]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 1643), H4255 [19MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H2473 [27MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H5267 [11JN]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H699 [13FE]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2978), H9215 [2OC]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H8950 [25SE]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1279), H1901 [13MR]

———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 1936), H3636 [1MY]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 798), H8905 [24SE]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H9213 [2OC]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H7840 [3SE]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H8950 [25SE]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H5664 [19JN]

Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 871), H4876 [3JN]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2511), H7226 [21JY]

———health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H6349 [8JY]

———improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 2379), H6349 [8JY]

———improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 348), H7329 [22JY]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H318 [5FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H137 [8JA]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 178), H4011 [13MY]

Veterans Day: observe moment of silence to honor veterans of all U.S. wars and memorialize those who gave their lives in defense of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 195), H4738 [22MY]

———request that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement each year (see H. Con. Res. 266), H7785 [25JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H3355 [11AP]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H1954 [18MR]

Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H5089 [9JN]

World War II: condemn war crimes committed by Japan and establish liability of Japanese companies to former POW used by such companies as slave labor (see H. Res. 382), H9033 [30SE]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H3354 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 2684), H6464 [9JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve migratory bird management by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (see H.R. 3320), H9613 [16OC]

Dept. of Defense: 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. 1311), H1952 [18MR]

Insurance: coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (see H.R. 1499), H2472 [27MR]

Motions

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H7197 [21JY], H7320 [22JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), motion to instruct conferees, H11376 [18NO]

Allen, Anselm: National Weather Service John Campanius Holm Award recipient, E2229 [5NO]

Beck, Katie: Pre-Teen America (organization) National Sr. Titleholder, E823 [1MY]

Black History Month: observance, E327 [27FE]

Budget: deficit, H1892, H1893 [13MR], H8289 [17SE], H10328 [4NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1892, H1893 [13MR], E639 [1AP]

Cash, Johnny: tribute (H. Con. Res. 282), H8987 [30SE]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, H11376 [18NO]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H10328 [4NO]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), H4303 [20MY]

Louisiana Purchase: bicentennial (H. Con. Res. 21), H8413 [23SE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1507 [4MR]

———ensure Medicare+Choice and Medicare Advantage payments attributable to disproportionate share hospitals are paid directly to such hospitals, H8928 [25SE]

———privatization, H8188 [10SE]

———reform, H1893 [13MR]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6103 [26JN], H11193 [17NO], H11645, H11646, H11647 [19NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12258, H12269 [21NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 459), H12179 [21NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H8188 [10SE], H8928 [25SE]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, E1761 [10SE]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2204 [31OC]

National security: funding, H1893 [13MR]

Scott, Dortha: tribute to sketch selected by U.S. Mint for the Arkansas Quarter, E2170 [30OC]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1892 [13MR]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H7197 [21JY], H7320, H7321, H7322, H7323, H7324, H7325, H7326 [22JY]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit, H7320, H7321, H7322, H7323, H7324, H7325, H7326 [22JY]

Veterans: benefits funding, E639 [1AP]

Warren, AR: tribute to Warren High School football team, E824 [1MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5811 [24JN], H10128 [29OC], H11357 [17NO]

Tributes

Cheatham, Jonathan, E2408 [22NO]

Giddings, Roger, E1866 [23SE]

Huntsinger, Ray, E220 [13FE]

Johnson, E.W., Jr., E2478 [8DE]

Kinnaird, Larry, E2479 [8DE]

LaGrone, Ronald, E826 [1MY]

Lindsey, Bart, E825 [1MY]

McMath, Sid, E2230 [5NO]

Ramsay, Louis L., Jr., E331 [27FE]

Randle, Fred, E59 [8JA]

Westbrook, Parker, E2099 [20OC]