COLE, TOM (a Representative from Oklahoma)

Appointments

National Historical Publications and Records Commission, H1305 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1489), H4529 [21MY]

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (see H.R. 1714), H3454 [29AP]

———encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner of the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2312 [25MR]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8217 [11SE]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 693), H391 [11FE]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1111), H3683 [6MY]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 27), H1515 [4MR]

Baltimore, MD: authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center (see H.R. 2424), H5265 [11JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 975), H1955 [18MR]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H2823 [3AP]

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

———require a balanced Federal budget, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, establish biennial budgets, and impose spending safeguards on the growth of entitlements and discretionary spending (see H.R. 3358), H9811 [21OC]

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

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 3191), H10978 [6NO]

Courts: 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]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 339), H274 [4FE]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (see H.R. 1586), H3305 [10AP]

———provide that no court or judge shall dismiss any part of the Constitution or Bill of Rights as a legal defense in court (see H.R. 3126), H8491 [23SE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H4205 [15MY]

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

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11652 [19NO]

Dept. of Defense: expand Energy Efficiency Program by entering into energy savings performance contracts (see H.R. 3339), H10978 [6NO]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of any program within a State unless the State has in place a criminal information sharing system (see H.R. 2649), H6263 [26JN]

———provide specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency (see H.R. 1412), H2310 [25MR]

Dept. of Justice: ensure that U.S. victims of terrorism overseas receive equal treatment regardless of terrorists' country of origin or residence and these terrorists are pursued with equal vigor (see H.R. 401), H4787 [2JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Dept. (see H.R. 3094), H8283 [16SE]

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H5815 [24JN]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H7169 [18JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H12921 [8DE]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H2132 [19MR]

Ecology and environment: create the Federal crime of eco-terrorism (see H.R. 3307), H9613 [16OC]

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

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), H5664 [19JN]

———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (see H.R. 438), H241 [29JA]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (see H.R. 1261), H3305 [10AP]

———provide compensatory time for private sector employees (see H.R. 1119), H1678 [6MR]

Endangered species: manage critical habitats of threatened species and apply resource laws on military installations in a manner compatible with demands of military readiness (see H.R. 1235), H2823 [3AP]

Endangered Species Act: limit designation of Dept. of Defense areas as critical habitat (see H.R. 1835), H3684 [6MY]

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), H10977 [6NO]

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

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 977), H3571 [30AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H2823 [3AP]

———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]

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), H8382 [17SE]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports (see H.R. 1451), H2940 [8AP]

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), H2939 [8AP]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H1334 [25FE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H12921 [8DE]

Higher Education Act: amend to address rising cost of postsecondary education (see H.R. 3311), H9613 [16OC]

———enhance international education programs (see H.R. 3077), H8216 [11SE]

———ensure graduate opportunities in postsecondary education (see H.R. 3076), H8216 [11SE]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H5174 [10JN]

House of Representatives: require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 21 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (see H.R. 2844), H7615 [24JY]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H8017 [5SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1350), H2131 [19MR]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H4205 [15MY]

Iran: urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H12312 [21NO]

Iraq: treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention (see H. Con. Res. 118), H2401 [26MR]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H5175 [10JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H3354 [11AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H2515 [31MR]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2132 [19MR]

———extend the same Federal benefits to officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers that apply to officers serving units of State and local government (see H.R. 3523), H11650 [19NO]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11652 [19NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9282 [7OC]

Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H7226 [21JY]

Medicare: improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 937), H2473 [27MR]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H4978 [4JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H4788 [2JN]

———treatment of certain physician pathology services (see H.R. 1963), H5815 [24JN]

Mental health: protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (see H.R. 1170), H1743 [11MR]

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

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.R. 645), H9131 [1OC]

National security: ensure coordination and integration of Indian tribes in homeland security strategy (see H.R. 2242), H4877 [3JN]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H4787 [2JN]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 1093), H7618 [24JY]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H3453 [29AP]

———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 2440), H5266 [11JN]

———tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 306), H10238 [30OC]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H11702 [20NO]

Oklahoma City National Memorial: transfer to the Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation (see H.R. 3406), H10235 [30OC]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (see H.R. 3108), H9132 [1OC]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (see H.R. 1000), H1462 [27FE]

———reform (see H.R. 1776), H5046 [5JN]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H10458 [5NO]

Public safety officers: 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), H3453 [29AP]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2180), H4527 [21MY]

———permit voluntary compliance with certain laws relating to the rate of wage paid to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway projects (see H.R. 2672), H6463 [9JY]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H10130 [29OC]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H3858 [8MY]

Schools: provide a period of quiet reflection at the opening of certain schools on every school day (see H.R. 1202), H3637 [1MY]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 1372), H11133 [7NO]

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

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H1334 [25FE]

Social Security: include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 722), H2312 [25MR]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H2402 [26MR]

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), H4739 [22MY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H8017 [5SE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H5366 [12JN]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 1236), H7020 [16JY]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H3974 [9MY]

———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), H3355 [11AP]

———allow tax credit for contributions to charitable organizations which provide scholarships for children to attend elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2347), H5468 [17JN]

———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), H7169 [18JY]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 2509), H9377 [8OC]

———exclude from gross income a percentage of lifetime annuity payments (see H.R. 2458), H7086 [17JY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H1812 [12MR]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H2864 [7AP]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1873), H4206 [15MY]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H3857 [8MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H1746 [11MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H6348 [8JY]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 3220), H10237 [30OC]

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

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 973), H5366 [12JN]

———treatment of employee leasing organizations (see H.R. 1270), H5174 [10JN]

———treatment of employer contributions to college tuition plans and education savings accounts (see H.R. 3318), H9613 [16OC]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H7170 [18JY]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments relative to issuance of tax-exempt governmental bonds (see H.R. 1421), H9614 [16OC]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H3683 [6MY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 878), H1396 [26FE]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1177), H1743 [11MR]

Terrorism: increase criminal penalties relative to terrorist murders and deny Federal benefits to terrorists (see H.R. 2934), H8284 [16SE]

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: update feasibility and suitability study and include new trail segments (see H.R. 3342), H9737 [20OC]

Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act: exempt small trailer manufacturers from certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 1137), H1679 [6MR]

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), H2472 [27MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1516 [4MR]

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

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 62), H391 [11FE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1787), H3351 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Education: expand opportunities for postsecondary education (see H.R. 3039), H8081 [9SE]

Heath, Lindita Idrizi: relief (see H.R. 509), H245 [29JA]

Iraq: encourage France, Germany, and Russia to contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq by forgiving outstanding debt between those countries and Iraq (see H. Res. 198), H3354 [11AP]

Taxation: provide credits for the installation of certain wind energy property (see H.R. 790), H700 [13FE]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 2031), H3856 [8MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H6607 [14JY], H8019 [9SE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H9103 [1OC]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E2023 [8OC]

Dept. of the Interior: settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds, H10199 [30OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report, H10199 [30OC]

Education: expand opportunities for postsecondary education (H.R. 3039), E1746 [9SE]

Estrada, Miguel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, H1382 [26FE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H9103 [1OC]

———encourage France, Germany, and Russia to contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq by forgiving outstanding debt between those countries and Iraq (H. Res. 198), H9489, H9491 [16OC]

———treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention (H. Con. Res. 118), H2341 [26MR]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), H9301 [8OC]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (H.R. 1828), H9426 [15OC]

Votes: position on missed, H2998 [9AP], H5136 [10JN], E932 [13MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3971 [9MY]