BOSWELL, LEONARD L. (a Representative from Iowa)

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H130 [8JA]

Conferee: H.R. 2115, Aviation Investment and Revitalization Vision Act, H6826 [15JY]

———H.R. 2417, intelligence services appropriations, H11440 [18NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: establish special day to recognize the significant achievements and contributions of African-American scientists, mathematicians, and inventors (see H. Con. Res. 59), H1642 [5MR]

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 160), H57 [7JA] (see H.R. 307), H137 [8JA]

American Concrete Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 394), H9983 [28OC]

American Dental Association: tribute to Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering their time to help provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 136), H4529 [21MY]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H8905 [24SE]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H9377 [8OC]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H6271 [7JY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H2703 [2AP] (see H.R. 3474), H12922 [8DE]

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

———waive interest on student loans of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1955), H3681 [6MY]

Ashe, Arthur: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 67), H5815 [24JN]

Aviation: enable the U.S. to maintain its leadership in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 2271), H4737 [22MY]

———ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 2776), H7085 [17JY]

———improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H3570 [30AP]

———provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2499), H5467 [17JN]

———provide relief to the airline industry (see H.R. 1366), H2402 [26MR]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H12921 [8DE]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H4739 [22MY]

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), H2587 [1AP]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 592), H320 [5FE]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H2311 [25MR]

———tribute to Operation Respect, Inc., and Peter Yarrow for anti-bullying, compassion, and tolerance programs (see H. Res. 161), H2311 [25MR]

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), H12312 [21NO]

———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), H8906 [24SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H9478 [15OC]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H4735 [22MY]

———tribute to Independent 529 Plan for assisting families in paying for tuition (see H. Res. 378), H9738 [20OC]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H2311 [25MR]

Corps of Engineers: convey remaining water supply storage allocation in Rathbun Lake to the Rathbun Regional Water Association (see H.R. 590), H320 [5FE]

Crime: provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy (see H.R. 2247), H4978 [4JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct a loan repayment program regarding the provision of veterinary services in shortage situations (see H.R. 1367), H3355 [11AP]

———provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (see H.R. 130), H56 [7JA]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 3476), H11652 [19NO]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H52 [7JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reimburse State, local, and Indian tribal governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments or tribes (see H.R. 1803), H3352 [11AP]

Dept. of Transportation: require consideration of sulfur or carbon emissions reductions and make renewable fuel projects eligible under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (see H.R. 318), H7839 [3SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H2823 [3AP]

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

Disabled: importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see H. Con. Res. 94), H8176 [10SE]

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

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 107), H7020 [16JY]

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), H1900 [13MR]

Drugs: prohibit opening, maintaining, managing, controlling, renting, leasing, making available for use, or profiting from any place for the purpose of manufacturing, distributing, or using any controlled substance (see H.R. 718), H9614 [16OC]

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1514 [4MR]

Education: condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H10130 [29OC]

———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]

———provide a grant program for gifted and talented students (see H.R. 1191), H2312 [25MR]

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

FAA: ensure control of air traffic control system functions (see H.R. 1711), H7086 [17JY]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3426), H10236 [30OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (see H.R. 2079), H4011 [13MY]

———establish a program of fees relative to animal drugs (see H.R. 1260), H3305 [10AP]

Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 1474), H2471 [27MR]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 522), H1955 [18MR]

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

Firefighters: provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 2961), H11652 [19NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H1689 [10MR]

FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 361), H245 [29JA]

Grand Excursion of 1854: support anniversary celebrations (see H. Con. Res. 44), H705 [13FE]

Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H9982 [28OC]

———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), H3453 [29AP]

———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), H12311 [21NO]

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

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H7788 [25JY]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H8083 [9SE]

Housing: provide transitional housing assistance grants for child victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1704), H3975 [9MY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 3142), H11702 [20NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 823), H2473 [27MR] (see H.R. 1094), H3858 [8MY]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 2615), H6261 [26JN]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H3570 [30AP]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H3634 [1MY]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H3303 [10AP]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H1465 [27FE]

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

ITC: take certain actions relative to temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H. Con. Res. 23), H244 [29JA]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H8906 [24SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H1334 [25FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7170 [18JY]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 3676), H12919 [8DE]

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), H2822 [3AP]

———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), H9615 [16OC]

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

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1682 [6MR]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H12311 [21NO]

Medicaid: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H2864 [7AP]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H1682 [6MR]

———coverage of diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other diabetes screening services (see H.R. 2236), H4735 [22MY]

———coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H2823 [3AP]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H1682 [6MR]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H706 [13FE]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 1199), H1744 [11MR]

———provide additional reimbursements for providers in low-reimbursement States and provide financial incentives for high quality, low-cost health care (see H.R. 3081), H8216 [11SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H5408 [16JN]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H10130 [29OC]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H2819 [3AP]

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

———update renal dialysis composite rate (see H.R. 1784), H5175 [10JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments to certain health care service providers (see H.R. 3549), H12312 [21NO]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H3684 [6MY]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H2473 [27MR]

Mississippi River: designate route for study of potential addition to the National Scenic Trails System (see H.R. 897), H1332 [25FE]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H323 [5FE]

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

National Civic League: tribute to communities selected to receive the All-America City Award (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [25JN]

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]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger woman (see H.R. 1657), H4739 [22MY]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9131 [1OC]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H10340 [4NO]

NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 1241), H9282 [7OC]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: reauthorize Matching Grant Program for School Security (see H.R. 2685), H6464 [9JY]

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

Petroleum: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 837), H1955 [18MR]

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), H1394 [26FE]

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

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8382 [17SE]

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), H4736 [22MY]

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

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H2472 [27MR]

———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 174), H2821 [3AP]

———preserve all budget surpluses until legislation is enacted to strengthen and protect Social Security and Medicare trust funds (see H.R. 127), H7839 [3SE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H3641 [5MY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H3761 [7MY]

Sportsmen: tribute to sportsmen and their contributions to society, traditions and values, and the economic benefits associated with outdoor sporting activities (see H. Res. 362), H8082 [9SE]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 1179), H4255 [19MY]

———provide incentives to establish new sources of revenue for transit projects and services and to create more flexibility in use of existing transportation funds (see H.R. 2914), H7782 [25JY]

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), H3858 [8MY]

Tariff: natural cork (see H.R. 1833), H3408 [12AP]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2325), H4976 [4JN] (see H.R. 2392), H5665 [19JN]

———allow exclusion of tax-exempt bonds issued for health care or educational purposes in determination of interest expenses of financial institutions (see H.R. 661), H389 [11FE]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 927), H3305 [10AP]

———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), H1746 [11MR]

———expand availability of the refundable tax credit for health insurance costs of certain displaced steelworkers and extend the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1999), H4131 [14MY]

———expand bonus depreciation to expensing (see H.R. 771), H3571 [30AP]

———extension of the credit for producing fuel from nonconventional sources or producing electricity to include landfill gas (see H.R. 1266), H3858 [8MY]

———permanent repeal of estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms (see H.R. 2513), H5551 [18JN]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H1516 [4MR]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1332), H1953 [18MR]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H3305 [10AP]

———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), H2473 [27MR]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H2312 [25MR]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1279), H2587 [1AP] (see H.R. 3119), H9215 [2OC]

———restore estate tax and repeal carryover basis rule, increase estate and gift tax unified credit, and reduce rate of estate and gifts taxes to the generally applicable capital gains rates (see H.R. 2610), H6261 [26JN]

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

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1513), H2514 [31MR]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H10978 [6NO]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2950), H7783 [25JY]

———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), H12311 [21NO]

———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), H1461 [27FE]

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

———improve consumer protection regulation of the household goods transportation industry (see H.R. 2928), H10978 [6NO]

Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 871), H1682 [6MR]

Veterans: 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), H2472 [27MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1954 [18MR]

———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]

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

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H1908 [17MR]

William J. Scherle Post Office Building, Glenwood, IA: designate (see H.R. 2758), H7019 [16JY]

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

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H2470 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications for prescriptions written by private practitioners to veterans awaiting their first VA appointment for medical care (see H.R. 2219), H4734 [22MY]

Domestic policy: improve homeland security, prevent tax increases, support education and health care, and strengthen the economy (see H.R. 1593), H2819 [3AP]

Medicare: improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2624), H6262 [26JN]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (see H.R. 719), H460 [12FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4531 [22MY]

Remarks

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), H2243 [20MR]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H9158 [2OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H9158 [2OC]

Des Moines, IA: tribute to Central Academy for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E504 [18MR]

FCC: release of triennial review rulemaking on local phone competition and broadband deployment, H4532 [22MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), H5874, H5893 [25JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), conference report, H11670 [20NO]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), motion to instruct conferees, H11435 [18NO]

———hiring and retention of minorities in the intelligence community, H5893 [25JN]

———require report on investigation of intelligence gathered and used as rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H11435 [18NO]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H8364 [17SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H165 [27JA], H4365 [20MY]

Special order: granted, H1393 [26FE]

Resignations

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