WELDON, DAVE (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7248, H7274 [22JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2660, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H9166 [2OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: 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), H460 [12FE]

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 of the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2402 [26MR]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8083 [9SE]

Arthur `Pappy' Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 1882), H7618 [24JY]

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

Brigadier General (AUS-Ret.) John H. McLain Post Office, Sarasota, FL: designate (see H.R. 3068), H8174 [10SE]

Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

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

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 3191), H9377 [8OC]

Clean Air Act: modify certain provisions relative to methyl bromide (see H.R. 3403), H11393 (see H.R. 3403), H11516 [18NO]

Colleges and universities: allow military service academies to include the offering of voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities (see H.R. 2999), H9215 [2OC]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H8491 [23SE]

Congo Basin Forest Partnership Program: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2264), H5268 [11JN]

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]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 3313), H9613 [16OC]

———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H3856 [8MY]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 339), H392 [11FE]

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), H6604 [10JY]

Crime: prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children (see H.R. 1161), H1680 [6MR]

———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), H11133 [7NO]

Cuba: condemn human rights violations and call for removal from U.N. Commission on Human Rights (see H. Res. 208), H3638 [1MY]

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

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 Veterans Affairs: restrict the performance of eye surgery at a facility, or under a contract with the Dept., to only licensed medical doctors and licensed doctors of osteopathy (see H.R. 3473), H10978 [6NO]

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H5089 [9JN]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (see H.R. 1298), H1908 [17MR]

———increase testing of pregnant women and newborn infants for HIV infection (see H.R. 2049), H3973 [9MY]

District of Columbia: provide low-income students who attend under-performing schools with scholarships to attend private school of choice (see H.R. 2556), H5713 [23JN]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 684), H2402 [26MR]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H8382 [17SE]

Ecology and environment: condemn actions by the Earth Liberation Front (organization) and ecological terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 126), H12922 [8DE]

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

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

Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 1883), H7618 [24JY]

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]

———establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1078), H12760 (see H.R. 1078), H12923 [8DE]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 3509), H12312 [21NO]

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

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H4788 [2JN]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 486), H6869 [15JY]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 3453), H11393 (see H.R. 3453), H11516 [18NO]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 2218), H4734 [22MY]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H5664 [19JN]

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. 648), H3304 [10AP]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 193), H245 [29JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H4529 [21MY]

Florida Marlins (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 415), H9981 [28OC]

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]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports (see H.R. 1451), H3355 [11AP]

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2269), H6604 [10JY]

———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 110), H7225 [21JY]

Hazardous substances: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (see H.R. 1819), H6465 [9JY]

Head Start Program: require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations (see H.R. 3130), H8950 [25SE]

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), H3355 [11AP]

———provide for a national health information infrastructure and data and communication standards for health information system interoperability (see H.R. 2915), H7782 [25JY]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H317 [5FE]

———tax treatment of certain medical savings accounts and provide for medical freedom accounts under the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2114), H4788 [2JN]

Immigration: 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), H6348 [8JY]

Iran: support democracy (see H.R. 2466), H6707 [14JY]

Iraq: encourage France, Germany, and Russia to contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq by forgiving outstanding debt between those countries and Iraq (see H. Res. 198), H6465 [9JY]

———establish program to foster private U.S. investment in Iraqi schools and hospitals through adopt-a-school and adopt-a-hospital initiatives (see H. Res. 455), H11651 [19NO]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 167), H8491 [23SE]

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

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make reduction in capital gains rates for individuals permanent (see H.R. 2635), H7226 [21JY]

Judge Edward Rodgers Post Office Building, West Palm Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 2075), H4529 [21MY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H3452 [29AP]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the notification of democratic rights of union members (see H.R. 992, 994), H10457 [5NO]

———provide for civil monetary penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 993), H10457 [5NO]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 300), H137 [8JA]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H172 [27JA] (see H.R. 218), H1516 [4MR]

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (see H.R. 1329), H1953 [18MR]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other diabetes screening services (see H.R. 2236), H4877 [3JN]

———coverage of home infusion drug therapies (see H.R. 2476), H5407 [16JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H3637 [1MY]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H5045 [5JN]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug discount and security program (see H.R. 2578), H5813 [24JN]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 1902), H3634 [1MY]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H3637 [1MY]

———treatment of certain physician pathology services (see H.R. 1963), H5175 [10JN]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H327 [7FE]

———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1700), H3052 [9AP]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 119), H6604 [10JY]

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

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 Labor Relations Act: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1793), H4205 [15MY]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9132 [1OC]

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]

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

Privacy: protect and enhance consumer privacy (see H.R. 1636), H2821 [3AP]

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), H6707 [14JY]

Public welfare programs: require identification used to obtain Federal public benefits meet restrictions ensuring that it is secure and verifiable (see H.R. 502), H244 [29JA]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H1902 [13MR]

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

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H8017 [5SE]

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

———increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see H.R. 2208), H8176 [10SE]

———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]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8905 [24SE]

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

———provide a period of quiet reflection at the opening of certain schools on every school day (see H.R. 1202), H3571 [30AP]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H389 [11FE]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 1179), H8284 [16SE]

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), H4788 [2JN]

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

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H8082 [9SE]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H319 [5FE]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 927), H4528 [21MY]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 496), H324 [5FE]

———allow tax credit for contributions to charitable organizations which provide scholarships for children to attend elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2347), H8176 [10SE]

———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 50), H4877 [3JN]

———eliminate double taxation of dividends (see H.R. 50), H53 [7JA]

———encourage the development of a cost effective commercial space transportation industry (see H.R. 2358), H5043 [5JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H53 [7JA]

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

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H134 [8JA]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1873), H7787 [25JY]

———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), H319 [5FE]

———provide incentives for investing in companies involved in space-related activities (see H.R. 914), H4528 [21MY]

———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 Internal Revenue Code and replace with a flat tax (see H.R. 1783), H3351 [11AP]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2351), H5043 [5JN]

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

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H4788 [2JN]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 176), H3857 [8MY] (see H.R. 1177), H1743 [11MR]

Television: ensure equity among full-service television broadcasters and provide local programming to communities through cable carriage rights for class A television stations (see H.R. 1626), H5268 [11JN]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (see H.R. 23), H4255 [19MY]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions to any commission, organization, or affiliated agency that is chaired or presided over by a country that has supported terrorism (see H.R. 800), H4012 [13MY]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 1653), H10457 [5NO]

———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), H3974 [9MY]

Winston E. Arnow Federal Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (see H.R. 1572), H5046 [5JN]

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), H4255 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Immigration: eliminate waiver authority relative to implementation of machine readable passports and expand the definition of terrorist activities for purposes of deportation (see H.R. 2841), H7454 [23JY]

Insurance: establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 1552), H2586 [1AP]

Medicare: exclude services of certain providers from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 2343), H4977 [4JN]

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

Taxation: repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits and increase the distribution age for certain retirement plans (see H.R. 2439), H5266 [11JN]

———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 644), H322 [5FE]

———treatment of citrus canker tree payments (see H.R. 2202), H4528 [21MY]

Letters

Prohibit funding for patent applications for human organisms: James E. Rogan, Patent and Trademark Office, E2417 [22NO]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit late-term abortions except to avert serious long-term physical health consequences for the mother, H9154 [2OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4938 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, H9154 [2OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12840 [8DE]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H12840 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H9100, H9101 [1OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9512 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2736 [3AP]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4500 [21MY]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H2557 [1AP]

Children and youth: impact of sexual activity on mental health of teenagers, H4796 [3JN]

Columbia (space shuttle): loss of biological and physical research experiments, H677 [13FE]

———tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H286 [5FE]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), H4018 [14MY]

Crosswinds Youth Services (nonprofit organization): National Network for Youth (organization) Agency of the Year Award recipient, H332 [11FE]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions, H8036 [9SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4500 [21MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7274 [22JY], E2234 [5NO], E2417 [22NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6506 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H10089 [29OC]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7856 [4SE], H8036 [9SE]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), H3580, H3613 [1MY]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), Senate amendments, H4377, H4380 [21MY]

———require a certain percentage of assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS be expended for abstinence education programs, H3613 [1MY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2765), H7958 [5SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H7958 [5SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H5500 [18JN]

Education: funding, H6506 [10JY]

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 (H.R. 1904), H4308 [20MY]

Firearms: permit lawsuits against weapons distributors, dealers, importers and trade associations, H2992 [9AP]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), H2992 [9AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 4), consideration (H. Res. 255), H4813 [3JN]

Florida: highway and infrastructure funding, H7856 [4SE]

Health: expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5621 [19JN]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1796 [12MR]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 139), H1819 [13MR]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H9100, H9101 [1OC]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H8226 [16SE]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding, H10089 [29OC]

Palm Bay, FL: National Civic League All-American City Award finalist, E1171 [5JN]

Schiavo, Terri: legal dispute over removal of feeding tubes, H9743 [21OC]

Science: prohibit funding for patent applications for human organisms, H7274 [22JY], H12840 [8DE], E2234 [5NO], E2417 [22NO]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), H1307, H1308, H1309, H1310 [25FE], H1412, H1426, H1429, H1432 [27FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1405 [27FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research, H1405, H1426, H1429, H1432 [27FE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H5621 [19JN]

Taxation: provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H.R. 7), H8342 [17SE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3938 [9MY]

———rates, H6506 [10JY]

Votes: position on missed, H7145 [18JY], E120 [31JA], E1516 [18JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H696 [13FE], H2584 [1AP]

Tributes

Creighton-Weldon, Michael R., H2557 [1AP]

Reynolds, Barbara, E2428 [23NO], E2511 [8DE]