BACHUS, SPENCER (a Representative from Alabama)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1474, Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, H6582 [10JY]

———H.R. 2622, National Consumer Credit Reporting System Improvement Act, H10515 [6NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (see H.R. 313), H4876 [3JN]

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 760), H698 [13FE]

Agriculture: establish a Federal interagency task force to promote benefits, safety, and potential uses of biotechnology (see H.R. 2447), H5365 [12JN]

———establish a task force to promote the benefits, safety, and potential uses of agricultural biotechnology (see H.R. 3472), H10977 [6NO]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H6348 [8JY]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8906 [24SE]

———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]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 975), H1461 [27FE]

———revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts (see H.R. 2120), H4203 [15MY]

Birmingham, AL: anniversary of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H. Res. 389), H9214 [2OC]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3355 [11AP]

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

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

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H217 [28JA] (see H.R. 1262), H1955 [18MR]

———establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2444), H5364 [12JN]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 98), H6707 [14JY]

Colleges and universities: adoption of an Academic Bill of Rights to secure the intellectual independence of faculty members and students and to protect the principle of intellectual diversity (see H. Con. Res. 318), H12321 [25NO]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (see H.R. 21), H52 [7JA]

Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 310), H10341 [4NO]

Copyrights: enhance criminal enforcement of copyright laws, educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet, and clarify authority to seize unauthorized copyrighted works (see H.R. 2517), H6604 [10JY]

Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of personal injury claims arising out of asbestos exposure (see H.R. 1114), H1747 [11MR]

———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H3856 [8MY]

Crime: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 881), H1332 [25FE]

———establish penalties for aggravated identity theft (see H.R. 1731), H9478 [15OC]

———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. 1161), H1680 [6MR]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 1997), H3760 [7MY]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11702 [20NO]

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), H1682 [6MR]

Dept. of HHS: modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H7329 [22JY]

Dept. of Labor: impose limitations on the wage that an employer is required to pay an H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker (see H.R. 1606), H7454 [23JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a pilot national public service multimedia campaign to enhance the state of financial literacy in the U.S. (see H.R. 3294), H9477 [15OC]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 2725), H7086 [17JY]

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

Developing countries: establish Millennium Challenge Account to increase support for certain countries, assess impact and effectiveness of U.S. economic assistance, and authorize expansion of the Peace Corps (see H.R. 2441), H6707 [14JY]

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H4012 [13MY]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3451), H11360 [17NO]

———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2553), H6604 [10JY]

———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 2986), H9478 [15OC]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H7949 [4SE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H5552 [18JN]

———increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H6869 [15JY]

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), H5268 [11JN]

———establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H9688 [17OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H138 [8JA]

———make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 1612), H2820 [3AP]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1514 [4MR]

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), H7086 [17JY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 26), H172 [27JA]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: improve (see H.R. 1376), H2268 [20MR]

———reform (see H.R. 643), H328 [7FE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H9131 [1OC]

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 3453), H11393 (see H.R. 3453), H11516 [18NO]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 1227), H6465 [9JY]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H8083 [9SE]

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]

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

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3125), H9478 [15OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H3975 [9MY]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H12921 [8DE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 46), H3052 [9AP]

———safeguard religious liberties (see H.R. 3190), H9688 [17OC]

FTC: classify advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc as an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (see H.R. 107), H55 [7JA]

———ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see H.R. 3161), H8950 [25SE]

———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 361), H324 [5FE]

Health: 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), H3355 [11AP]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H12922 [8DE]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H1901 [13MR]

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2575), H5813 [24JN]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H7170 [18JY]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H2312 [25MR]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting State identification documents issued to nonimmigrant aliens that expire after the expiration of the aliens' nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 655), H327 [7FE]

Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 1110), H9738 [20OC]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H7787 [25JY]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H3572 [30AP]

Iraq: cancellation of loans made to Iraq by multilateral financial institutions (see H.R. 2482), H6465 [9JY]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11651 [19NO]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 300), H1954 [18MR]

Law enforcement: eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9129 [1OC]

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), H6707 [14JY]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H392 [11FE]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H3353 [11AP]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H2823 [3AP]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H5814 [24JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H1901 [13MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H5815 [24JN]

———treatment of certain physician pathology services (see H.R. 1963), H4740 [22MY]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 3243), H9213 [2OC]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1746 [11MR]

Mohamad, Mahathir: condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister (see H. Res. 409), H9983 [28OC]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8175 [10SE]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 9), H138 [8JA]

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

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H1516 [4MR]

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H3973 [9MY]

Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (see H.R. 3088), H8283 [16SE]

———improve roadway safety for motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians and workers in proximity to vehicle traffic (see H.R. 906), H5366 [12JN]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H5173 [10JN]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 234), H134 [8JA] (see H.R. 534), H318 [5FE]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 1179), H1743 [11MR]

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), H2822 [3AP]

Tariff Act: expedite antidumping investigations when imports increase materially from new suppliers after an antidumping order and amend provisions on export prices and constructed export prices (see H.R. 2092), H4130 [14MY]

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H9129 [1OC]

Taxation: allow a recovery period for depreciation of motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2900), H8906 [24SE]

———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), H1903 [13MR]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 496), H324 [5FE]

———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), H1516 [4MR]

———amend laws assisting States in the collection of sales and use taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 1839), H5664 [19JN]

———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 50), H3638 [1MY]

———eliminate marriage penalty in the computation of the income tax on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2072), H4010 [13MY]

———extend and modify credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 1331), H2402 [26MR]

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

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H3683 [6MY]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3184), H8949 [25SE]

———provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 1692), H3051 [9AP]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H1467 [27FE]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H1746 [11MR]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 7), H3760 (see H.R. 7), H3762 [7MY]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 3119), H9132 [1OC]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school personnel (see H.R. 614), H321 [5FE]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 613), H321 [5FE]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 578), H1902 [13MR]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H700 [13FE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 434), H2586 [1AP]

———suspend tax-exempt status of designated foreign terrorist groups (see H.R. 3002), H9131 [1OC]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1952 [18MR]

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

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H8382 [17SE]

———treatment of roof systems (see H.R. 3310), H9613 [16OC]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 970), H1812 [12MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H11700 [20NO]

Veterans: 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), H2822 [3AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H323 [5FE]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H.R. 2216), H10340 [4NO]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H10339 [4NO]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 3350), H9738 [20OC]

———tribute to pregnancy resource centers (see H. Res. 233), H4255 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bank for International Settlements (organization): develop uniform U.S. standards before the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and review the Committee's recommendation for an accord on capital standards (see H.R. 2043), H3972 [9MY]

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge: expand (see H.R. 2623), H6262 [26JN]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (see H.R. 2143), H4254 [19MY]

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]

Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 522), H274 [4FE]

Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 1120), H1679 [6MR]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H7085 [17JY]

Oligovna, Anya: relief (see H.R. 392), H172 [27JA]

Russo, Natasha Oligovna: relief (see H.R. 392), H172 [27JA]

Taxation: exclude from income $100 of interest and raise threshold for reporting interest paid (see H.R. 971), H1461 [27FE]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (see H.R. 23), H52 [7JA]

Letters

Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act: Mike Johanns and Jim McGreevey, National Governors Association, H5151 [10JN]

———several family and faith-based organizations, H5150 [10JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2800 [3AP]

Computers: allow use of credit cards for legal Internet gambling, H5147 [10JN]

———prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (H.R. 2143), H5137, H5139, H5140, H5141, H5143, H5147, H5150 [10JN]

———prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (H.R. 2143), consideration (H. Res. 263), H5131 [10JN]

———remove exceptions for legal State-authorized gambling relative to ban on use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling, H5150 [10JN]

Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H.R. 2622), H8125, H8126, H8127, H8128, H8142, H8143, H8144, H8147, H8148, H8149, H8152, H8159 [10SE]

———prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H.R. 2622), conference report, H12216, H12218, H12219 [21NO]

———prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H.R. 2622), consideration (H. Res. 360), H8113 [10SE]

———require entities that furnish information to credit bureaus to reinvestigate any disputed information after the consumer has asked for reinvestigation that fails to resolve the dispute, H8152 [10SE]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: identity theft national uniform standards, H8126, H8127 [10SE]

———sunset uniform national consumer protection standards, H8159 [10SE]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a first lien (H.R. 314), H1922 [18MR]

FCC: strengthen regulatory guidelines to promote investment in the telecommunications industry, H2870 [8AP]

Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (H.R. 1474), H5000 [5JN]

———facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (H.R. 1474), conference report, H9291 [8OC]

———facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (H.R. 1474), consideration (H. Res. 256), H4986, H4991 [5JN]

———increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (H.R. 758), H2527, H2529, H2532, H2533 [1AP]

———maintain current level of deposit insurance amounts, H2619, H2624 [2AP]

———prevent Federal preemption of State financial privacy laws, H8142, H8143, H8144, H8147, H8148, H8149 [10SE]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 522), H2603, H2610, H2619, H2624 [2AP]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1858 [13MR]

Iraq: prohibit post-conflict reconstruction funding from benefiting citizens or businesses in France, Germany, Russia, or Syria, H2800 [3AP]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 270), H5321 [12JN]

———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, H5321 [12JN]

———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 (H.R. 2286), H4991 [5JN]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (H.R. 23), H7172, H7173 [21JY]

Votes: position on missed, H3466 [30AP], H5445 [17JN], E705 [8AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H10973 [6NO]

Tributes

Mother Teresa, E1716 [5SE]