SMITH, ADAM (a Representative from Washington)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 809), H701 [13FE]

Abraham Lincoln (U.S.S.): tribute to Navy and Marine Corps crew (see H. Res. 211), H3571 [30AP]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 2519), H8491 [23SE]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H5714 [23JN]

Algeria: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Res. 264), H5268 [11JN]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H4788 [2JN]

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (see H.R. 1714), H3975 [9MY]

———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), H9130 [1OC]

———express appreciation to members engaging in military action in Iraq and against terrorism and encourage communities to prepare appropriate homecoming ceremonies (see H. Con. Res. 152), H3975 [9MY]

———provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel for the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force (see H.R. 3696), H12919 [8DE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H461 [12FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H1334 [25FE]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H138 [8JA] (see H.J. Res. 27), H1515 [4MR]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H9282 [7OC]

Aviation: improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H5175 [10JN]

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

Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9982 [28OC]

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

———request report entitled ``Operation Iraqi Freedom Strategic Lessons Learned'' and other materials on planning for reconstruction and security of post-war Iraq (see H. Res. 364), H9215 [2OC]

California: tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California (see H. Res. 425), H10341 [4NO]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule (see H.J. Res. 3), H275 [4FE]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H1902 [13MR]

———prevent teen pregnancy by encouraging teens to view adolescence as a time for education and growing-up and by educating teens about the negative consequences of early sexual activity (see H. Con. Res. 91), H8285 [16SE]

Civil rights: provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access (see H. Res. 32), H2515 [31MR]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H9131 [1OC]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H11133 [7NO]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H61 [7JA]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H2311 [25MR]

Courts: 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]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 394), H217 [28JA]

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), H7020 [16JY]

Credit unions: limitations on certain member business loans (see H.R. 383), H324 [5FE]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9982 [28OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see H.R. 955), H2473 [27MR]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H138 [8JA]

———prohibit from disposing of low-level radioactive waste in certain landfills (see H.R. 2508), H5551 [18JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Office for Domestic Preparedness grant programs funding (see H.R. 764), H2312 [25MR]

Dept. of Justice: provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities (see H.R. 1238), H1811 [12MR]

Dept. of the Interior: implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 1130), H1679 [6MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve patient care and working conditions at the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 1951), H5046 [5JN]

———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]

———increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 192), H172 [27JA]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1998), H7949 [4SE]

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), H5366 [12JN]

Education: establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 501), H324 [5FE]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H243 [29JA]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 3509), H11391 (see H.R. 3509), H11514 [18NO]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 3285), H9376 [8OC]

———protect rights of employees to receive overtime compensation (see H.R. 2665), H8284 [16SE]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 475), H243 [29JA]

FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1425), H2310 [25MR]

———encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4788 [2JN]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 1934), H5815 [24JN]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1955 [18MR]

———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H3641 [5MY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H9478 [15OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H461 [12FE]

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), H138 [8JA]

Financial Planning Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 176), H8217 [11SE]

Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 1118), H2132 [19MR]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1945), H3636 [1MY]

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

Foreign policy: waive restrictions on use of Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funds to address proliferation threats in former Soviet states and for chemical weapons destruction facility in Russia (see H.R. 182), H172 [27JA]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2369), H5044 [5JN]

Health: 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]

Health care professionals: establish demonstration programs to encourage physicians to practice in rural settings (see H.R. 3512), H11391 (see H.R. 3512), H11514 [18NO]

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

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

Higher Education Act: provide deferments and interest payments for borrowers of student loans who are called to active military duty (see H.R. 1168), H1689 [10MR]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1800), H8222 [15SE]

Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: support goals (see H. Res. 384), H9215 [2OC]

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H7618 [24JY]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H8083 [9SE]

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

———permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 108), H1903 [13MR]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H9214 [2OC]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H4529 [21MY]

Intelligence services: establish a select committee to investigate the effectiveness of U.S. intelligence structure to meet global threats (see H. Res. 307), H8017 [5SE]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H1517 [4MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H2312 [25MR]

———prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 857), H2704 [2AP]

ITC: take certain actions relative to temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H. Con. Res. 23), H392 [11FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: 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]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H12922 [8DE]

Laos: address urgent need for freedom, democratic reform, and international monitoring of elections, human rights, and religious liberty (see H. Res. 402), H9983 [28OC]

Law enforcement: assess backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples and improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence (see H.R. 1046), H1812 [12MR]

———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]

———provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 3092), H8283 [16SE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H324 [5FE]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H11651 [19NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9377 [8OC] (see H.R. 2768), H10340 [4NO]

Medicaid: 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), H7169 [18JY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H2473 [27MR]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1004), H1903 [13MR]

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

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 980), H8284 [16SE]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 745), H4787 [2JN]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H7020 [16JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H7086 [17JY]

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

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

———update renal dialysis composite rate (see H.R. 1784), H4012 [13MY]

Members of Congress: nullify recent pay increases and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 31), H8175 [10SE]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H8383 [17SE]

Mount Rainier National Park: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 265), H135 [8JA]

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

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

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), H11359 [17NO]

National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services (see H.R. 2382), H5815 [24JN]

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

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 36), H2473 [27MR]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H7787 [25JY]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 125), H56 [7JA]

Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9982 [28OC]

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

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H1747 [11MR]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H2473 [27MR]

———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), H4131 [14MY]

Roads and highways: empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H3351 [11AP]

———establish programs to enhance roadway safety and improve transportation efficiency (see H.R. 288), H3637 [1MY]

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

Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 242), H6706 [14JY]

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), H2268 [20MR]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 822), H702 [13FE]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 97), H323 [5FE]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H1332 [25FE]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments to expand health coverage under that program or for Medicaid expenditures (see H.R. 449), H324 [5FE]

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), H8017 [5SE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H1467 [27FE]

———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 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), H3452 [29AP]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H3453 [29AP]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H7329 [22JY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H3452 [29AP]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 570), H319 [5FE]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H3571 [30AP]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 3220), H12922 [8DE]

———reinstate Superfund and oil spill excise taxes and extend leaking underground storage tank taxes (see H.R. 610), H9377 [8OC]

———repeal benefits relative to company-owned life insurance (see H.R. 2127), H4203 [15MY]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H3975 [9MY]

———suspend a portion of reduction in highest income tax rate and use such revenue to make supplemental appropriations for security and stabilization of Iraq (see H.R. 3150), H11652 [19NO]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H11359 [17NO]

———treatment of certain compensation received by members of the Armed Forces serving in South Korea (see H.R. 1581), H6603 [10JY]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H5267 [11JN]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H6707 [14JY]

U.N.: establish civilian police corps for international peace operations to maintain the rule of law and promote peace and stability in post-conflict situations (see H.R. 1414), H9282 [7OC]

———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H3683 [6MY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H11393 (see H.R. 3244), H11516 [18NO]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1796), H3352 [11AP]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 1653), H5046 [5JN]

———health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H4976 [4JN]

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

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H10978 [6NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H172 [27JA]

Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1081), H1639 [5MR]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 1080), H1639 [5MR]

White Salmon River: designate a portion as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 2397), H5173 [10JN]

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

———recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 53), H463 [12FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: allow eligible members under the Montgomery GI Bill to transfer educational assistance entitlement to dependents (see H.R. 2764), H7019 [16JY]

Budget: public disclosure on treatment of Social Security trust funds (see H.R. 855), H704 [13FE]

Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 2902), H7781 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize veterans to select the appraiser when applying for guaranteed housing loans (see H.R. 1500), H2472 [27MR]

Medicare: improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2904), H7781 [25JY]

Middle East: extend certain trade benefits (see H.R. 2267), H4737 [22MY] (see H.R. 2467), H5365 [12JN]

Program Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 2903), H7781 [25JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for certain distributions from a controlled foreign corporation to encourage personnel and economic investments by companies (see H.R. 1162), H1681 [6MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9394 [15OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H3026, H3029, H3030, H3031 [9AP]

———deficit, H3026, H3029, H3030, H3031 [9AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2109 [19MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2141 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4597 [22MY]

Foreign trade: repeal of export controls on certain high-speed computers, H4597 [22MY]

Medgar Evers National Week of Remembrance: support (H. Con. Res. 220), H5376 [16JN]

Votes: correction, H2189 [20MR]

———position on missed, E604 [27MR], E1619-E1621 [25JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4781 [2JN], H5086 [9JN], H5405 [16JN], H5925 [25JN]

Resignations

Committee on Resources (House), H313 [5FE]

Tributes

Braunsteiner, Helmut (Brownie), E38 [8JA]

Osborn, Duane A., E1625 [25JY]