DAVIS, ARTUR (a Representative from Alabama)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), H6639, H6708 [14JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (see H.R. 313), H9478 [15OC]

African Americans: establish special day to recognize the significant achievements and contributions of African-American scientists, mathematicians, and inventors (see H. Con. Res. 59), H2271 [20MR]

Alabama: provide wage parity for certain Dept. of Defense prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 355), H170 [27JA]

Armed Forces: 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), H9215 [2OC]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 103), H2270 [20MR]

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]

Capitol Building and Grounds: revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 601), H5663 [19JN]

Charities: nullify contracting exemption provisions of Executive order on the participation of faith-based organizations in the provision of social services (see H.R. 2605), H5928 [25JN]

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

———improve access to books in early learning and other child care programs and establish special postage stamps to fund child literacy programs (see H.R. 126), H3762 [7MY]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H10237 [30OC]

Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington (see H. Res. 352), H7839 [3SE]

———provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access (see H. Res. 32), H171 [27JA]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H3858 [8MY]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H463 [12FE]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 1480), H2471 [27MR]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H6867 [15JY]

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 1428), H4529 [21MY]

———increase annual salaries of justices and judges (see H.R. 2118), H7840 [3SE]

———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 1434), H10457 [5NO]

———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. 1737), H3302 [10AP]

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: enhance penalties for crimes of violence against children (see H.R. 352), H170 [27JA]

———establish methods for preventing identity theft and protect consumers' sensitive, private health-related information (see H.R. 2633), H6262 [26JN]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 1706), H3052 [9AP]

———prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 669), H4368 [20MY]

———prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 669), H5046 [5JN]

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

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), H5714 [23JN]

Dept. of HUD: enable homebuyers to make use of insured hybrid adjustable rate mortgages (see H.R. 1443), H2400 [26MR]

———grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 445), H4204 [15MY]

———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 HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 1077), H1515 [4MR] (see H.R. 1614), H2820 [3AP]

———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 1981), H3682 [6MY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3684 [6MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct the U.S. Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to urge the immediate resumption of lending to Haiti (see H.R. 1108), H2587 [1AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H2515 [31MR]

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

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H4255 [19MY]

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 1144), H1680 [6MR]

———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]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H4368 [20MY]

Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H4529 [21MY]

Education: authorize grants to local educational agencies for teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 1611), H3637 [1MY]

———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]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H324 [5FE]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 3085), H9812 [21OC]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H3355 [11AP]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H134 [8JA]

———tribute to public education system (see H. Con. Res. 148), H4877 [3JN]

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

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 643), H4528 [21MY]

Federal aid programs: require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 1738), H3302 [10AP]

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: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H4528 [21MY]

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

Financial Literacy for Youth Month: designate (see H. Res. 127), H2587 [1AP]

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]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 2938), H7783 [25JY]

George Henry White Post Office Building, Tarboro, NC: designate (see H.R. 3353), H10130 [29OC]

Government National Mortgage Association: allow the guarantee of securities backed by Rural Housing Service guaranteed loans (see H.R. 2740), H6868 [15JY]

Haiti: express need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding social conditions and need for poverty reduction (see H. Con. Res. 78), H2515 [31MR]

Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 1268), H6271 [7JY]

Head Start Program: tribute (see H. Res. 238), H6349 [8JY]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H3683 [6MY]

———increase Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas (see H. Res. 142), H2823 [3AP]

Health care facilities: provide grants to health centers for facility construction, modernization, replacement, and major equipment purchases (see H.R. 1386), H5664 [19JN]

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

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

Homeland Security Act: amend relative to release of alien children in custody (see H.R. 2137), H4204 [15MY]

Housing: promote the development of affordable, quality rental housing in rural areas for low-income households (see H.R. 1722), H3301 [10AP]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 603), H5664 [19JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1094), H3858 [8MY]

Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 1110), H3053 [9AP]

———grant State high risk pool insurance programs reductions in prices charged for prescription drugs under Public Health Service Act prescription drug pricing agreements (see H.R. 1291), H2587 [1AP]

———reform the medical malpractice insurance business, provide Federal alternative medical malpractice insurance and limit frivolous lawsuits (see H.R. 1116), H1813 [12MR]

Iraq: tribute to Iraqis who provided U.S. forces information essential for the rescue of Jessica Lynch (see H. Con. Res. 151), H3354 [11AP]

Iron and steel industry: reinstate safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H.R. 3699), H12920 [8DE]

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H5714 [23JN]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11702 [20NO]

Johnson, Shoshana N.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 210), H5045 [5JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H4788 [2JN]

———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), H6464 [9JY]

Liberia: provide support for ceasefire agreement between government and Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy and the Movement for Democracy of Liberia (see H. Con. Res. 240), H6707 [14JY]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 256), H8084 [9SE]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11702 [20NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H10340 [4NO]

Medicaid: clarify that inpatient drug prices charged to certain public hospitals are included in best price exemptions under the drug rebate program (see H.R. 2409), H6271 [7JY]

———coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H5175 [10JN]

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

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H3683 [6MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1568), H2702 [2AP]

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1377), H3684 [6MY]

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 967), H1903 [13MR]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H2938 [8AP]

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

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 41), H274 [4FE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H3454 [29AP]

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), H1955 [18MR]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H11360 [17NO]

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

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

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

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 Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H10341 [4NO]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 82), H705 [13FE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H4255 [19MY]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H3053 [9AP]

No Child Left Behind Act: suspend certain amendments that are not fully funded (see H.R. 2366), H6465 [9JY]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3763 [7MY]

Peace Corps: issuance of special postage stamps (see H.R. 2371), H5044 [5JN]

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), H4131 [14MY]

Public housing: protect rights of tenants who are evicted as a result of criminal activity through no fault of their own (see H.R. 1429), H5089 [9JN]

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), H4255 [19MY]

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

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2833), H7454 [23JY]

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), H3637 [1MY]

Securities: permit church pension plans to be invested in collective trusts (see H.R. 1533), H7329 [22JY]

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), H5714 [23JN]

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

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H6349 [8JY]

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

———honor commitments (see H. Con. Res. 258), H7617 [24JY]

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), H3638 [1MY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H2822 [3AP]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2325), H4976 [4JN]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 1236), H1810 [12MR]

———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 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), H9282 [7OC]

———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), H1334 [25FE]

———expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data (see H.R. 840), H11651 [19NO]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H5814 [24JN]

———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 (see H.R. 2286), H4786 [2JN]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3184), H11652 [19NO]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H11702 [20NO]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 1643), H2821 [3AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H1517 [4MR]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H9982 [28OC]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see H.R. 3107), H8380 [17SE]

———provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located adjacent to qualified census tracts (see H.R. 2372), H5815 [24JN]

———reduce health insurance costs for family coverage of military reservists called to active duty (see H.R. 1466), H2515 [31MR]

———repeal excise tax on the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations (see H.R. 199), H4255 [19MY]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H6348 [8JY]

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

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H6465 [9JY]

———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), H3305 [10AP]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (see H.R. 23), H1954 [18MR]

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

———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), H1466 [27FE]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H5175 [10JN]

———secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 259), H323 [5FE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H5267 [11JN]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1811 [12MR]

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. 445), H12312 [21NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

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), H390 [11FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: increase and repeal sunset imposed on modifications to the child tax credit provisions (see H.R. 2007), H3761 [7MY]

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

———allow businesses to qualify as renewal community businesses if such businesses employ residents of certain nearby areas (see H.R. 3669), H12918 [8DE]

Letters

Nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr., to be circuit judge: by, S9950 [25JY]

Motions

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H8996 [30SE], H9067 [1OC]

Remarks

Apache County, AZ: approve settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe (S. 222), consideration (H. Res. 258), H5014 [5JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9459 [15OC]

Black History Month: observance, H443 [12FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2151 [20MR]

Colleges and universities: historically Black colleges and universities funding, H6639 [14JY]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (H.R. 2143), H5138 [10JN]

Delta/Black Belt Regional Authority: establish to provide community and economic development in the distressed Southern Black Belt and Mississippi Delta region (H.R. 678), H419 [12FE]

Dept. of HUD: section 8 housing vouchers programs funding, H7698 [25JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7698 [25JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2765), H7972 [5SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H7972 [5SE]

Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (H.R. 1474), H4999 [5JN]

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

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 4), H4839 [3JN]

Grand Teton National Park: allow Wyoming to retrieve fair value for State lands placed in trust for school revenue purposes (S. 273), consideration (H. Res. 258), H5014 [5JN]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H5547 [18JN]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (H.R. 1276), H9041 [1OC]

Medicare: enhance beneficiary access to quality health care services in rural areas, H9066 [1OC]

———ensure Medicare+Choice and Medicare Advantage payments attributable to disproportionate share hospitals are paid directly to such hospitals, H8884 [24SE]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H8884 [24SE], H9066 [1OC]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities (H. Con. Res. 49), H5846 [25JN]

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), H5324 [12JN]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H6986 [16JY], H9067, H9068, H9069, H9070 [1OC]

———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, H5324 [12JN], H6986 [16JY], H9067, H9068, H9069, H9070 [1OC]

———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), H5014 [5JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H459 [12FE], H3971 [9MY], H4128 [14MY], H5549 [18JN], H5811 [24JN]

Tributes

Aronow, Geoffrey, E1712 [5SE]

Cooper, Jerome (Buddy), E2480 [8DE]