SCOTT, ROBERT C. (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (H.R. 1829), H10341 [4NO], H10490, H10496, H10498 [6NO]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), H2982 [9AP]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), H1423 [27FE]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 151, Child Abduction Prevention Act, H2443 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

African Americans: establish special day to recognize the significant achievements and contributions of African-American scientists, mathematicians, and inventors (see H. Con. Res. 59), H1465 [27FE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H699 [13FE]

Armed Forces: 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]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see H.R. 2176), H8906 [24SE]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H. Con. Res. 37), H462 [12FE]

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

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 586), H2271 [20MR]

Baltimore, MD: authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center (see H.R. 2424), H5367 [12JN]

Birmingham, AL: anniversary of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H. Res. 389), H10458 [5NO]

Blackwell, Lucien E.: tribute (see H. Res. 169), H2586 [1AP]

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

Bush, President: request transmission of documents or other materials to the House of Representatives relative to the possession of weapons of mass destruction by Iraq (see H. Res. 260), H5045 [5JN]

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]

Chesapeake Bay: provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed (see H.R. 568), H319 [5FE]

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

———ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 936), H1682 [6MR]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H1395 [26FE]

Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 258), H135 [8JA]

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

Civil War—U.S.: posthumously proclaim soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be honorary U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 45), H2703 [2AP]

Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (see H.R. 3084), H8282 [16SE]

Coins: ensure continuity for the design of the 5-cent coin (see H.R. 258), H135 [8JA]

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 333), H323 [5FE]

———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), H2311 [25MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 103), H11149 [12NO]

Community development: correct certain inequities in the second round of designation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 593), H320 [5FE]

Corporations: review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal subsidies (see H.R. 2153), H4254 [19MY]

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), H3052 [9AP] (see H.R. 1765), H3303 [10AP]

Courts: restore judicial discretion in sentencing for certain Federal crimes and require a U.S. Sentencing Commission report on the incidence of downward departures (see H.R. 2213), H4788 [2JN]

CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 211), H12310 [21NO]

Crime: amend laws relative to bail bond forfeitures (see H.R. 2134), H4204 [15MY]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish health empowerment zone programs in communities that disproportionately experience disparities in health status and health care (see H.R. 3588), H12307 [21NO]

———establish Office of Health Care Competition to administer National Practitioner Data Bank and to collect and make public more information on medical malpractice insurance (see H.R. 447), H1746 [11MR]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3454 [29AP]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 1673), H2938 [8AP]

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

Discrimination: express that high-level Federal officials should not belong to a club that discriminates on the basis of sex or race (see H. Con. Res. 130), H3305 [10AP]

Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2553), H5662 [19JN]

———increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H11149 [12NO]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H9130 [1OC]

Drugs: lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 3634), H12309 [21NO]

Education: establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H5664 [19JN]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 932), H2271 [20MR]

———prohibit federally subsidized discrimination in supplemental educational services (see H.R. 3582), H12307 [21NO]

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

Emergency Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission: establish (see H.R. 446), H1746 [11MR]

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

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4132 [14MY]

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), H3975 [9MY]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1904), H4310 [20MY]

Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 3237), H9213 [2OC]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 221), H2270 [20MR]

George Henry White Post Office Building, Tarboro, NC: designate (see H.R. 3353), H9982 [28OC]

Haiti: express need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding social conditions and need for poverty reduction (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1641 [5MR]

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

Health: increase Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas (see H. Res. 142), H1902 [13MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H390 [11FE]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 2157), H4529 [21MY]

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), H5815 [24JN]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3180), H8949 [25SE]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 685), H390 [11FE]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7788 [25JY]

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

———give priority in the issuance of immigrant visas to the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who are or were naturalized U.S. citizens (see H.R. 3587), H12321 [25NO]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H1745 [11MR]

———modify antitrust exemption for the insurance industry (see H.R. 448), H1746 [11MR]

Iraq: require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 1901), H4131 [14MY]

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H5088 [9JN]

Jackson, Maynard H., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 303), H6263 [26JN]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H3635 [1MY]

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

Justin W. Williams U.S. Attorney's Building, Alexandria, VA: designate (see H.R. 3428), H10339 [4NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H4255 [19MY]

———mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H706 [13FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H6464 [9JY]

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), H1514 [4MR]

———conduct study on effectiveness of ballistic imaging technology and evaluate its effectiveness as a law enforcement tool (see H.R. 2436), H5266 [11JN]

———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]

Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 3), H12922 [8DE]

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), H9381 [10OC]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H4368 [20MY]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H3353 [11AP]

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

———update renal dialysis composite rate (see H.R. 1784), H5664 [19JN]

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

Mendez, Gonzalo and Felicitas: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 200), H4738 [22MY]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1459 [27FE]

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), H8082 [9SE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H2515 [31MR]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Res. 240), H5714 [23JN]

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

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), H3763 [7MY]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H3305 [10AP]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H170 [27JA]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 2183), H5367 [12JN] (see H.R. 2272), H4737 [22MY] (see H.R. 2801), H7225 [21JY]

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (see H.R. 2030), H3856 [8MY]

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), H2938 [8AP]

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), H4131 [14MY]

Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 624), H463 [12FE]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H5815 [24JN]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H12923 [8DE]

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

Saund, Dalip Singh: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 248), H7329 [22JY]

Schools: provide a model for school districts based on experience of the District of Columbia in establishing fully accountable public alternatives to traditional public schools (see H.R. 2669), H6604 [10JY]

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

Sisulu, Walter: tribute (see H. Res. 237), H4529 [21MY]

Small business: establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses (see H.R. 3099), H8283 [16SE]

Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 473), H243 [29JA]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H2586 [1AP]

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), H7618 [24JY]

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

———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 the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (see H.R. 1479), H3763 [7MY]

———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), H2472 [27MR]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H8382 [17SE]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H461 [12FE]

———provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (see H.R. 2044), H3972 [9MY]

———provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (see H.R. 3338), H11393 (see H.R. 3338), H11516 [18NO]

Unemployment: establish an emergency program to provide immediate education assistance for unemployed workers (see H.R. 3276), H9375 [8OC]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H5815 [24JN]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 664), H389 [11FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H11159 [14NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5045 [5JN]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H390 [11FE] (see H. Res. 65), H2474 [27MR]

Virginia: Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 1938), H3636 [1MY]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

Dept. of Justice: provide additional resources for investigation and prosecution of identity theft and related credit card and other fraud (see H.R. 3693), H12919 [8DE]

Letters

Application of mandatory sentencing guidelines relative to child pornography and child sexual abuse: ABA, H3067 [10AP]

———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H3068 [10AP]

Impact of budget proposals on veterans: Edward R. Heath, Sr., DAV, H2548 [1AP]

———Joseph L. Fox, Sr., Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), H2548 [1AP]

———Ronald F. Conley, American Legion, Ray C. Sisk, VFW and Edward R. Heath, Sr., DAV, H2548 [1AP]

Penalties for individuals who use false or misleading domain names to attract children to Internet sites not appropriate for children: Tracey Walker, Artist Empowerment Coalition, H2420 [27MR]

Sentencing of law enforcement officers in the Rodney King civil rights case: Congressional Black Caucus, H3070 [10AP]

Lists

Court decisions that support the militia interpretation of the second amendment to the Constitution on the right to keep and bear arms, H2973 [9AP]

Motions

Crime: eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), H2443 [27MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit late-term abortions except to avert serious long-term physical health consequences for the mother, H4949 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4945 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), consideration (H. Res. 257), H4912 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), motion to recommit, H4949 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 383), H9141 [2OC]

American Political Science Association: anniversary of Congressional Fellowship Program, E1562 [23JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H8273 [16SE], H8373 [17SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9672 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, H10223 [30OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), consideration (H. Res. 401), H9647 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2775, H2776 [3AP]

Armed Forces: increase pay and benefits for active and reserve military personnel in Iraq, H9647 [17OC]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H4235 [19MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 975), consideration (H. Res. 147), H1987 [19MR]

———amend laws relative to dismissal of certain involuntary cases (H.R. 1529), H5103 [10JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H378, H379, H380 [11FE], H1372 [26FE]

———balance, H378, H379, H380 [11FE]

———deficit, H378, H379, H380 [11FE], H1372 [26FE], H1939 [18MR], H2693 [2AP], H3547 [30AP], H5072 [9JN], H8270, H8272, H8273, H8274, H8275, H8276 [16SE], H10329 [4NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1939 [18MR], H2158 [20MR], H2385 [26MR], H2693 [2AP], H2845 [7AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 191)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 190), H3281 [10AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H2547 [1AP]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children, H2406, H2419 [27MR]

———prevent child abduction (H.R. 1104), H2406, H2419, H2420, H2423, H2424, H2427, H2433, H2436 [27MR]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H284 [5FE]

Computers: penalties for individuals who use false or misleading domain names to attract children to Internet sites not appropriate for children, H2419, H2420 [27MR]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 1115), consideration (H. Res. 269), H5274 [12JN]

Crime: application of mandatory sentencing guidelines relative to child pornography and child sexual abuse, H2423, H2424 [27MR], H3067, H3068, H3070, H3071, H3072 [10AP]

———eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), H2443 [27MR]

———eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), conference report, H3067, H3070, H3071, H3072 [10AP]

———eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), motion to instruct conferees, H2443 [27MR]

———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, H2433, H2436 [27MR]

Dept. of Justice: conduct feasibility study on background checks for volunteers who work with children, the disabled, and the elderly, H2427 [27MR]

———provide additional resources for investigation and prosecution of identity theft and related credit card and other fraud (H.R. 3693), E2485 [8DE]

Dept. of Transportation: airline ticket voucher program funding, H2775, H2776 [3AP]

Economy: importance of job creation, H5071, H5072 [9JN]

———national objectives priority assignments, H1372 [26FE], H1939 [18MR], H5071, H5072, H5074 [9JN], H8270, H8272, H8273, H8274, H8275, H8276 [16SE], H10329 [4NO]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), consideration (H. Res. 221), H3771 [8MY]

———exempt religious organizations operating Federal job training programs from religious discrimination laws in hiring, H3771 [8MY]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: develop programs for inmates to produce goods and services for charitable organizations, H10500, H10501, H10502 [6NO]

———eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (H.R. 1829), H10470, H10478, H10483, H10490, H10494, H10496, H10500, H10501, H10502, H10506 [6NO]

———eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (H.R. 1829), consideration (H. Res. 428), H10375 [5NO]

———permit GAO study on effects of eliminating mandatory source requirements, H10483 [6NO]

———permit the Attorney General to postpone, for one year, phaseout of mandatory source program law if a determination is made that the phaseout would threaten prison operations or prison safety, H10494 [6NO]

———prohibit prison industries from contracting for work to provide services, H10496 [6NO]

———provide a 5-year phaseout of mandatory source program law, H10490 [6NO]

Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act: provide a sunset provision relative to significant or adverse effects on the public, prison operations or safety, H10506 [6NO]

Firearms: eliminate requirement that manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms must be convicted for illegal transfers prior to taking any civil action against them, H2982, H2983, H2984 [9AP]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), H2972, H2982, H2983, H2984 [9AP]

———reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3348), H10364 [5NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 4), H4819, H4838 [3JN]

GAO: study and report on medical technology developments relative to the cloning of humans, H1423 [27FE]

Hampton, VA: tribute to Phoebus High School football team, E53 [8JA]

Head Start Program: prohibit faith-based organizations providing Head Start services from religious discrimination in hiring, H7526, H7572, H7573 [24JY], H11560 [19NO]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H6852 [15JY], H7572, H7573 [24JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), consideration (H. Res. 336), H7526 [24JY]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 139), H1823 [13MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), consideration (H. Res. 206), H3463 [30AP]

International Religious Freedom Act: anniversary (H. Res. 423), H11560 [19NO]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H10223 [30OC]

———cost of use of Armed Forces against Iraq and rebuilding efforts, H8373 [17SE]

Law enforcement: 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 (H.R. 3214), H10360 [5NO]

Medicare: reform, H1939 [18MR]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (S. 330), H4264 [20MY]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 180), H4265, H4266 [20MY]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (S.J. Res. 8), H5100 [10JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H10492 [6NO]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (H. Res. 132), H1979 [19MR]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), H1423 [27FE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H5075 [9JN], H8272, H8275, H8276 [16SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, H4124 [14MY]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit, H5074 [9JN]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H.R. 7), H8320 [17SE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, H2385 [26MR], H8274 [16SE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3547 [30AP], H3842, H3843 [8MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H5071, H5072, H5074, H5075 [9JN]

Veterans: benefits funding, H1939 [18MR], H2385 [26MR], H2547 [1AP]

Statements

Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act: by, H1823 [13MR]

Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H4913 [4JN]

Subpoena Notices

Circuit Court of Newport News, VA, H3432 [29AP]

Tributes

Lett, Wayne D., E1399 [27JN]