MYRICK, SUE WILKINS (a Representative from North Carolina)

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), H4131 [14MY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 728), H1746 [11MR]

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

Armed Forces: encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner or the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2270 [20MR]

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

———improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 2797), H7169 [18JY]

———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]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1111), H1678 [6MR]

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

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3763 [7MY]

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]

———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]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 40), H704 [13FE]

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

China, People's Republic of: encourage fulfillment of commitments under international trade agreements, support the U.S. manufacturing sector, and establish monetary and financial market reforms (see H. Res. 414), H9981 [28OC]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H12922 [8DE]

———require Dept. of the Treasury report on exchange rate policies and impose additional tariffs on products based on the rate of currency exchange manipulation (see H.R. 3058), H8174 [10SE]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 3191), H9215 [2OC]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H5665 [19JN]

Congress: establish a joint committee to review House, Senate, and joint rules and other matters assuring continuing representation and congressional operations (see H. Con. Res. 190), H4979 [4JN]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H4978 [4JN]

Contracts: require certain prospective government contractors to employ a certain percentage of their employees in the U.S. (see H.R. 3134), H9215 [2OC]

Corps of Engineers: carry out a project for flood protection and ecosystem restoration for the American River at Sacramento, CA (see H.R. 898), H1812 [12MR]

Correctional institutions: analyze the incidence and effects of prison rape and provide information, resources, recommendations, and funding to protect individuals from such offenses (see H.R. 1707), H6465 [9JY]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H3454 [29AP]

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]

Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (see H.R. 3329), H9614 [16OC]

Crime: prohibit pyramid promotional schemes (see H.R. 1220), H1810 [12MR]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H3303 [10AP]

———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]

Dept. of Commerce: establish position of Under Sec. of Commerce for Manufacturing (see H.R. 2172), H5268 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: implement requirements for additional Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams (see H.R. 2012), H4788 [2JN]

———provide permanent authority for certain chaplain-led family support programs (see H.R. 1193), H3053 [9AP]

Dept. of HHS: 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: make grants to first responders (see H.R. 3266), H9615 [16OC]

Dept. of HUD: pilot program to assist law enforcement officers purchasing homes in locally-designated at-risk areas (see H.R. 729), H1467 [27FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow claimants for benefits to pay fees for attorney services during any stage of the claims process (see H.R. 3492), H11358 [17NO]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7788 [25JY]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H6869 [15JY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H9479 [15OC]

District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 684), H2402 [26MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H53 [7JA]

———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]

Economy: detrimental impact on U.S. economy of currency manipulation by foreign governments (see H. Con. Res. 285), H9131 [1OC]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 2732), H6868 [15JY]

———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]

———provide student loan borrowers with a choice of lender for loan consolidation (see H.R. 942), H6707 [14JY]

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

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 931), H1746 [11MR]

———reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1812 [12MR]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 1543), H3454 [29AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H7788 [25JY]

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 1229), H1810 [12MR]

Fayetteville, NC: tribute to Festival of Flight celebration of the centennial of the first controlled, powered flight (see H. Con. Res. 58), H1465 [27FE]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 486), H10457 [5NO]

———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]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H3407 [12AP]

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), H4131 [14MY]

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

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 2789), H7085 [17JY]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2789), H7226 [21JY]

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

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]

General Charles Gabriel Post Office, Iron Station, NC: designate (see H.R. 1465), H2470 [27MR]

George Henry White Post Office Building, Tarboro, NC: designate (see H.R. 3353), H9811 [21OC]

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2269), H8950 [25SE]

Granville County, NC: allow State use of Oxford Research Station lands, improvements, equipment, and resource materials (see H.R. 2119), H4255 [19MY]

Hazardous substances: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (see H.R. 1819), H9478 [15OC]

Head Start Program: require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations (see H.R. 3130), H9131 [1OC]

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), H6271 [7JY]

———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), H8175 [10SE]

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

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H5367 [12JN]

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

Homeland security: improve (see H.R. 3452), H10977 [6NO]

House Rules: establish a discretionary spending ledger and a mandatory spending ledger (see H. Res. 133), H1681 [6MR]

Housing: combat unfair and deceptive practices in the high-cost mortgage market, establish a consumer mortgage protection board, and establish licensing and minimum standards for mortgage brokers (see H.R. 833), H5552 [18JN]

Immigration: discourage States from issuing an identification card or driver's license to an illegal alien (see H.R. 3052), H9131 [1OC]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H7020 [16JY]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H5045 [5JN]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to certain visa programs to prevent unintended U.S. job losses and increase Dept. of Labor monitoring and enforcement authority over such programs (see H.R. 2849), H9131 [1OC]

India: observance of Republic Day (see H. Con. Res. 15), H171 [27JA]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1448), H2401 [26MR]

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 2021), H3761 [7MY]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H5552 [18JN]

Jim Richardson Post Office, Charlotte, NC: designate (see H.R. 1505), H2472 [27MR]

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 2446), H5364 [12JN]

Kirk, Russell A.: anniversary of book ``The Conservative Mind—From Burke to Eliot'' (see H. Res. 408), H10238 [30OC]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H171 [27JA]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the notification of democratic rights of union members (see H.R. 992, 994), H5552 [18JN]

———provide for civil monetary penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 993), H5552 [18JN]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 300), H323 [5FE]

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

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 2135), H4204 [15MY]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H7840 [3SE]

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

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

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H1335 [25FE]

Members of Congress: nullify recent pay increases and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 31), H11651 [19NO]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 119), H3355 [11AP]

———condemn terrorist attacks by Hamas and other terrorist organizations and urge the European Union to classify Hamas as a terrorist organization (see H. Res. 285), H6465 [9JY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H6868 [15JY]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 2852), H7615 [24JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H3302 [10AP]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 1408), H2473 [27MR]

Orville Wright Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3118), H8380 [17SE]

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

Patriotism: recognize public need for fasting and prayer to secure blessings and protection for citizens and Armed Forces during conflict with Iraq (see H. Res. 153), H2270 [20MR]

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

Pensions: provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H8017 [5SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 313), H9981 [28OC]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H9376 [8OC]

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), H3571 [30AP]

Public welfare programs: require identification used to obtain Federal public benefits meet restrictions ensuring that it is secure and verifiable (see H.R. 502), H5045 [5JN]

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.: tribute to relationship with motorsports and contributions to the sport of stock-car racing (see H. Res. 353), H7839 [3SE]

Reagan, Ronald: provide for dime coins to bear likeness (see H.R. 3633), H12309 [21NO]

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

———protect religious sites and freedom of access and worship in Israel and other regions (see H. Con. Res. 150), H3304 [10AP]

Roads and highways: empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H3975 [9MY]

———increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see H.R. 2208), H4734 [22MY]

———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]

Schools: prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (see H.R. 926), H1394 [26FE]

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

Shipping industry: require inspection of cargo destined for the U.S. (see H.R. 1392), H2269 [20MR]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H4978 [4JN]

Social Security: include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 722), H460 [12FE]

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), H6465 [9JY]

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: accelerate elimination of the marriage penalty (see H.R. 759), H698 [13FE]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H7949 [4SE]

———allow a recovery period for depreciation of motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2900), H8017 [5SE]

———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 a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 715), H460 [12FE]

———allow businesses to expense qualified security devices (see H.R. 1259), H4255 [19MY]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 806), 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), H6465 [9JY]

———allow tax credit for contributions for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools, upgrading school facilities, and certain technology expenses (see H.R. 120), H245 [29JA]

———allow tax credit for contributions for the benefit of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 282), H245 [29JA]

———allow tax credit for contributions to charitable organizations which provide scholarships for children to attend elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2347), H5043 [5JN]

———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]

———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 50), H3304 [10AP]

———extend special carryback of certain net operating losses to losses for additional years (see H.R. 2448), H7020 [16JY]

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

———increase the bonus depreciation (see H.R. 223), H3637 [1MY]

———modify treatment of qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 882), H2271 [20MR]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 463), H3571 [30AP]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H245 [29JA]

———provide a credit for charitable contributions to education investment organizations that provide assistance for elementary and secondary education (see H.R. 2234), H4735 [22MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H3974 [9MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1634), H2821 [3AP]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H3974 [9MY]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H3053 [9AP]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H7170 [18JY]

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

———reduce capital gains rates (see H.R. 311), H137 [8JA]

———reduce capital gains rates and index the basis of certain assets (see H.R. 44), H172 [27JA]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H4012 [13MY]

———repeal Internal Revenue Code and replace with a flat tax (see H.R. 1783), H11392 (see H.R. 1783), H11515 [18NO] (see H.R. 3060), H8174 [10SE]

———repeal provisions that limit the interest deduction on refinanced home mortgage indebtedness to the amount of the indebtedness being refinanced (see H.R. 171), H57 [7JA]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 434), H392 [11FE]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 798), H701 [13FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 278), H12921 [8DE]

———treat contracted firefighters with local governments as employees of such governments for pension plan purposes (see H.R. 1884), H5815 [24JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H7086 [17JY]

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

———treatment of certain tax attributes for taxpayers who file consolidated returns (see H.R. 2706), H8017 [5SE]

———treatment of commercial aviation fuel during hostilities with Iraq (see H.R. 1380), H2268 [20MR]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H5714 [23JN]

———treatment of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 310), H172 [27JA]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H4978 [4JN]

U.N.: convene war crimes tribunal to punish human rights abuses by Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials (see H. Res. 118), H2272 [20MR]

U.N. Conference on Disarmament: election of Iraq as chairman (see H. Con. Res. 29), H392 [11FE]

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), H706 [13FE]

———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]

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

Wilbur Wright Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3118), H8380 [17SE]

Women: recognize survivors of cervical cancer and the importance of good cervical health, preventing human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and of detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages (see H. Con. Res. 348), H12920 [8DE]

———tribute to pregnancy resource centers (see H. Res. 233), H4011 [13MY]

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (see H.R. 444), H324 [5FE]

World Trade Organization: disapprove report which concluded that U.S. safeguards on imports of certain steel products were in violation of certain agreements and call for reforms in dispute settlement system (see H. Res. 441), H11359 [17NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), consideration (see H. Res. 257), H4875 [3JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 383), H9129 [1OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), consideration (see H. Res. 172), H2702 [2AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 192), H3300 [10AP] (see H. Res. 197), H3354 [11AP]

Children and youth: prevent child abduction (H.R. 1104), consideration (see H. Res. 160), H2310 [25MR]

China, People's Republic of: authorize appropriate action if negotiations regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations are not successful (see H.R. 3364), H9811 [21OC]

Crime: eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 188), H3050 [9AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), consideration (see H. Res. 245), H4366 [20MY] (see H. Res. 247), H4527 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 437), H10977 [6NO]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 437)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 434), H10976 [6NO]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2559), consideration (see H. Res. 298), H5928 [25JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2559), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 429), H10338 [4NO]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (H.R. 1829), consideration (see H. Res. 428), H10338 [4NO]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize provisions relative to teacher preparation (H.R. 2211), consideration (see H. Res. 310), H6347 [8JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), consideration (see H. Res. 295), H5813 [24JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), consideration—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 292), H5713 [23JN]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), consideration (see H. Res. 105), H1396 [26FE]

Securities: increase cap on qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 1152), H1680 [6MR]

Tariff: dianix black XF (see H.R. 2645), H6263 [26JN]

———dianix crimson SF (see H.R. 2646), H6263 [26JN]

———procion crimson H-EXL (see H.R. 2643), H6262 [26JN]

———procion navy H-EXL (see H.R. 2644), H6262 [26JN]

———procion yellow H-EXL (see H.R. 2642), H6262 [26JN]

Taxation: treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 878), consideration (see H. Res. 126), H1639 [5MR]

Letters

Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools To End the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act: Gail Manza, MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership (organization), H3063 [10AP]

———Sally S. Cunningham, National Council of Youth Sports, H3063 [10AP]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), consideration (H. Res. 257), H4911, H4917 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 383), H9135, H9142 [2OC]

Appropriations: convert portion of supplemental appropriations for reconstruction efforts in Iraq into loan guarantees, H9566 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9566 [16OC], H9674 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), consideration (H. Res. 172), H2709, H2712 [3AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2196 [20MR]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children, H2320, H2321, H2322, H2323, H2324 [26MR], H3059 [10AP]

———prevent child abduction, H3059 [10AP]

———prevent child abduction (H.R. 1104), consideration (H. Res. 160), H2320, H2321, H2322, H2323, H2324 [26MR]

Crime: eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 188), H3059 [10AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), consideration (H. Res. 245), H4387 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), consideration (H. Res. 247), H4542, H4549 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 437), H10983, H10990 [7NO]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2559), consideration (H. Res. 298), H5974 [26JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2559), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 429), H10373 [5NO]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), H3606 [1MY]

———reduce first year's funding for assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, H3606 [1MY]

FCC: release of triennial review rulemaking on local phone competition and broadband deployment, E954 [15MY]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (H.R. 1829), consideration (H. Res. 428), H10374 [5NO]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize provisions relative to teacher preparation (H.R. 2211), consideration (H. Res. 310), H6353, H6356 [9JY]

Mecklenburg County, NC: anniversary of Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, E1008 [21MY]

National security: homeland security funding, H2712 [3AP]

Oncology Nursing Month: observance, E860 [1MY]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and improve programs (H.R. 2535), H9768 [21OC]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1397, H1407 [27FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research, H1397, H1407 [27FE]

Tabor, John: Leadership Charlotte (organization) Schley R. Lyons Circle of Excellence Award recipient, E2104 [21OC]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery, H2196 [20MR]

Votes: position on missed, H7516 [24JY], E65 [27JA], E1380 [27JN], E1503 [17JY], E1628, E1664 [25JY], E1747 [9SE], E1901 [25SE], E2331 [19NO]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1588, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 437) (H. Rept. 108-355), H10977 [6NO]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2559, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 429) (H. Rept. 108-349), H10338 [4NO]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 3, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 383) (H. Rept. 108-290), H9129 [1OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 151, Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools To End the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 188) (H. Rept. 108-68), H3050 [9AP]

Consideration of H.R. 534, Human Cloning Prohibition Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 105) (H. Rept. 108-21), H1394 [26FE]

Consideration of H.R. 760, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 257) (H. Rept. 108-139), H4875 [3JN]

Consideration of H.R. 878, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 126) (H. Rept. 108-25), H1639 [5MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1104, Child Abduction Prevention Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 160) (H. Rept. 108-48), H2310 [25MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1559, War in Iraq and Homeland Security Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 172) (H. Rept. 108-57), H2702 [2AP]

Consideration of H.R. 1588, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) (H. Rept. 108-120), H4366 [20MY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 247) (H. Rept. 108-122), H4527 [21MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1829, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 428) (H. Rept. 108-348), H10338 [4NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2211, Ready To Teach Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 310) (H. Rept. 108-190), H6347 [8JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2417, Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 295) (H. Rept. 108-176), H5813 [24JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2559, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 298) (H. Rept. 108-180), H5928 [25JN]

Same-Day Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1559, War in Iraq and Homeland Security Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 192) (H. Rept. 108-73), H3300 [10AP]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1559, War in Iraq and Homeland Security Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 197) (H. Rept. 108-75), H3351 [11AP]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 295, Consideration of H.R. 2417, Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 292) (H. Rept. 108-174), H5713 [23JN]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 437, Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1588, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 434) (H. Rept. 108-352), H10976 [6NO]

Tributes

Anthony, Susan B., E249 [13FE]

Augustus, Audrey Y. Wall, E572 [25MR]

Justice, Charlie (Choo-Choo), E2106 [21OC]

Mother Teresa, E1883 [24SE]