BROWN-WAITE, GINNY (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Prime Minister Tony Blair of Great Britain Into the House Chamber, H7059 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: commend women for participation in Government and civil society, encourage inclusion in the economic and political life, and advocate protection of women's rights in Afghanistan Constitution (see H. Res. 393), H10238 [30OC]

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), H3762 [7MY]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H4529 [21MY]

Armed Forces: allow certain active-duty personnel to elect to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 879), H2703 [2AP]

———authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances (see H.R. 277), H4738 [22MY]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (see H.R. 1714), H3638 [1MY]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8285 [16SE]

———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.R. 3200), H9215 [2OC] (see H.R. 3208), H9132 [1OC]

———expedite granting of posthumous citizenship to members (see H.R. 1691), H3975 [9MY]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3365), H9982 [28OC]

———prescription drug benefits for Medicare-eligible enrollees under defense health care plans (see H.R. 3390), H10129 [29OC]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H7169 [18JY]

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

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

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 975), H1955 [18MR]

Blair, Tony: express appreciation for support by British Prime Minister of U.S. policy on use of Armed Forces in Iraq (see H. Res. 154), H3355 [11AP]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H704 [13FE]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 1175), H1743 [11MR]

Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 168), H1466 [27FE]

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

———prevent child abduction (see H.R. 1104), H1955 [18MR]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 44), H2514 [31MR]

Colleges and universities: adoption of an Academic Bill of Rights to secure the intellectual independence of faculty members and students and to protect the principle of intellectual diversity (see H. Con. Res. 318), H12321 [25NO]

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

Computers: prohibit distribution of peer-to-peer file trading software in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2885), H8017 [5SE]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2214), H5367 [12JN]

Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 50), H2515 [31MR]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 384), H7169 [18JY]

Copyrights: enhance criminal enforcement of copyright laws, educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet, and clarify authority to seize unauthorized copyrighted works (see H.R. 2517), H6604 [10JY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal comforts for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 2296), H4787 [2JN]

Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3424), H10236 [30OC]

———establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of personal injury claims arising out of asbestos exposure (see H.R. 1114), H1678 [6MR]

———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), H1682 [6MR]

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

———prohibit pyramid promotional schemes (see H.R. 1220), H3571 [30AP]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 1997), H5046 [5JN]

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), H3571 [30AP]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency (see H.R. 1412), H2587 [1AP]

Dept. of HHS: give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (see H.R. 2023), H4740 [22MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: suspend nonessential visas to allow reorganization of immigration and naturalization functions and ensure sufficient monitoring and deterrence to maintain border integrity (see H.R. 2235), H6604 [10JY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 1519), H6603 [10JY]

———extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3572 [30AP]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 775), H1812 [12MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle and the suitability and feasibility of inclusion in Biscayne National Park (see H.R. 1361), H2131 [19MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H10237 [30OC]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners when Dept. of Veterans Affairs physicians are unavailable (see H.R. 240), H172 [27JA]

———establish uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected Reserve and active duty veterans for guaranteed home loans and make access to such loans permanent (see H.R. 1257), H3975 [9MY]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 890), H1332 [25FE]

———provide adapted housing assistance to disabled Armed Forces members who remain on active duty pending medical separation (see H.R. 761), H3974 [9MY]

———reinstate minimum requirements relative to the sale of vendee loans (see H.R. 1949), H4131 [14MY]

———repeal limitation on the payment of accrued benefits that are due, and unpaid, upon the death of a veteran or other beneficiary (see H.R. 241), H4131 [14MY]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1726), H6465 [9JY]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2659), H7787 [25JY]

———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]

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), H7170 [18JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H3858 [8MY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H9215 [2OC]

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H1396 [26FE]

———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), H7329 [22JY]

———establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 501), H463 [12FE]

———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), H5267 [11JN]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H1516 [4MR]

———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (see H.R. 438), H4739 [22MY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 26), H172 [27JA]

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

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1682 [6MR]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 3066), H8174 [10SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H12312 [21NO]

———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see H. Res. 113), H1956 [18MR]

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 1229), H2703 [2AP]

FCC: prohibit from requiring digitial television tuners in television receivers (see H.R. 426), H1642 [5MR]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 1227), H1810 [12MR]

FERC: provide for alternative conditions and alternative fishways in hydroelectric dam licenses (see H.R. 1013), H1746 [11MR]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 990), H2703 [2AP]

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

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 527), H1746 [11MR]

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

Foreign policy: prohibit U.S. contributions to the U.N. or Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development relative to proposals to impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1206), H3453 [29AP]

Frank, Anne: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 273), H5366 [12JN]

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]

Government regulations: prevent abuse of and establish a uniform system of accountability for the use of Government purchase and travel cards (see H.R. 3165), H8904 [24SE]

Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 165), H3762 [7MY] (see H. Con. Res. 175), H3974 [9MY]

Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 1120), H1747 [11MR]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H1639 [5MR]

———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), H2312 [25MR]

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

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H5175 [10JN]

Higher Education Act: prevent sex offenders subject to involuntary civil commitments from receiving Federal student financial aid (see H.R. 3385), H10458 [5NO]

———provide deferments and interest payments for borrowers of student loans who are called to active military duty (see H.R. 1168), H2515 [31MR]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7950 [4SE]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H3571 [30AP]

House Rules: establish a discretionary spending ledger and a mandatory spending ledger (see H. Res. 133), H1681 [6MR]

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2575), H5813 [24JN]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H7020 [16JY]

———limit issuance of student and diversity immigrant visas to aliens who are nationals of Saudi Arabia, countries that support terrorism, or countries not cooperating fully with U.S. antiterrorism efforts (see H.R. 488), H1682 [6MR]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H3354 [11AP]

Insurance: establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 1552), H4877 [3JN]

Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (see H.R. 2420), H5265 [11JN]

Iran: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 59), H1517 [4MR]

Iraq: prosecution of war crimes and human rights abuses by Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials (see H. Con. Res. 143), H3975 [9MY]

———treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention (see H. Con. Res. 118), H2401 [26MR]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H8382 [17SE]

Judge Edward Rodgers Post Office Building, West Palm Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 2075), H6349 [8JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H320 [5FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H1517 [4MR]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H8381 [17SE]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H59 [7JA]

Medicare: conduct demonstration program to examine the clinical and cost effectiveness of providing medical adult day care center services (see H.R. 1195), H8017 [5SE]

———establish a prescription drug discount card endorsement program (see H.R. 513), H706 [13FE]

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

———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see H.R. 102), H3974 [9MY]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1321), H1953 [18MR]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1), H5928 [25JN]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H5664 [19JN]

———remove inpatient limitation on the proportion of hospice care that certain rural hospice programs may provide (see H.R. 754), H3571 [30AP]

———remove the sunset and numerical limitation on participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 617), H1902 [13MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H1747 [11MR]

———require home health agencies to conduct criminal background checks for all applicants for employment as patient care providers (see H.R. 208), H245 [29JA]

Members of Congress: render previous service of individuals expelled from Congress as noncreditable for purposes of determining eligibility for retirement and disability benefits (see H.R. 1098), H1640 [5MR]

Mental health: provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1700), H4877 [3JN]

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

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H8017 [5SE]

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]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1173), H1743 [11MR]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (see H.R. 1000), H1462 [27FE]

———reform (see H.R. 1776), H7086 [17JY]

Pharmaceuticals: provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (see H.R. 616), H1902 [13MR]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 132), H1681 [6MR]

Political campaigns: prohibit use of contributions or donations made to candidates or office holders for the payment of their salary or for payment to any member of their immediate family (see H.R. 797), H1467 [27FE]

Pope John Paul II: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 313), H9981 [28OC]

Postal Service: include postmasters and postmasters organizations in the process for the development and planning of certain policies, schedules, and programs (see H.R. 2249), H5367 [12JN]

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), H1682 [6MR]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4), H463 [12FE]

———require identification used to obtain Federal public benefits meet restrictions ensuring that it is secure and verifiable (see H.R. 502), H4978 [4JN]

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

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H5367 [12JN]

———protect religious sites and freedom of access and worship in Israel and other regions (see H. Con. Res. 150), H3304 [10AP]

Roads and highways: improve roadway safety for motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians and workers in proximity to vehicle traffic (see H.R. 906), H2473 [27MR]

———increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see H.R. 2208), H4734 [22MY]

Schools: provide a period of quiet reflection at the opening of certain schools on every school day (see H.R. 1202), H3355 [11AP]

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), H6349 [8JY]

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

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H1746 [11MR]

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), H3762 [7MY]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H1682 [6MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 2311), H4876 [3JN]

———exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 1631), H2821 [3AP]

———improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 63), H3452 [29AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H1467 [27FE]

Special Operations Warrior Foundation, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1682), H3684 [6MY]

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), H3762 [7MY]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 1828), H3638 [1MY]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 31), H171 [27JA]

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

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

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

———allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals (see H.R. 198), H3571 [30AP]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H5815 [24JN]

———allow a deduction for start-up and organizational expenditures in order to spur entrepreneurship (see H.R. 1808), H3353 [11AP]

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

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

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H1682 [6MR]

———allow businesses to expense qualified security devices (see H.R. 1259), H4255 [19MY]

———allow credit for residential solar energy property (see H.R. 109), H706 [13FE]

———allow employees of county and local governments and schools to maintain medical savings accounts (see H.R. 498), H1642 [5MR]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 927), H1903 [13MR]

———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), H2132 [19MR]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 496), H1516 [4MR]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 584), H706 [13FE]

———allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see H.R. 611), H1642 [5MR]

———allow taxpayers to designate income tax refunds for use in medical research conducted through the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1087), H5366 [12JN]

———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 50), H3304 [10AP]

———eliminate marriage penalty in the computation of the income tax on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2072), H4010 [13MY]

———encourage investing of foreign earnings within the U.S. for productive business purposes (see H.R. 767), H1746 [11MR]

———exclude from gross income certain interest amounts received by individuals (see H.R. 1163), H3571 [30AP]

———exclude from income taxation all compensation received for active duty as a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1687), H3051 [9AP]

———expand bonus depreciation to expensing (see H.R. 771), H699 [13FE]

———expand renewable resources production tax credit to include additional forms of renewable energy and expand investment tax credit to include equipment used to produce electricity from renewable resources (see H.R. 991), H3053 [9AP]

———expand the expense treatment for small businesses and provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 1126), H1679 [6MR]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 615), H1642 [5MR]

———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 biomass (see H.R. 804), H2586 [1AP]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H2586 [1AP]

———increase expensing limits of small businesses for new business investment and equipment (see H.R. 224), H323 [5FE]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities and application of volume caps for private activity bonds for such facilities and water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 3042), H9615 [16OC]

———modify treatment of qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 882), H1746 [11MR]

———permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 428), H1908 [17MR]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 463), H2703 [2AP]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H5366 [12JN]

———prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions (see H.R. 344), H1812 [12MR]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H2703 [2AP]

———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), H5045 [5JN]

———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), H3762 [7MY]

———provide a temporary exclusion for Armed Forces Reserve members and Dept. of Defense civilian employees serving in a combat zone (see H.R. 1133), H3453 [29AP]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 7), H3760 (see H.R. 7), H3762 [7MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (see H.R. 2), H1681 [6MR] (see H.R. 459), H706 [13FE]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 612), H1642 [5MR]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 613), H1746 [11MR]

———reduce capital gains rates and index the basis of certain assets (see H.R. 44), H172 [27JA]

———repeal excise tax on the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations (see H.R. 199), H1516 [4MR]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H2586 [1AP]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 378), H1334 [25FE] (see H.R. 434), H4739 [22MY]

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

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H7787 [25JY]

———treatment of income earned by individuals who are not citizens or U.S. nationals relative to coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 489), H3762 [7MY]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H6707 [14JY]

———treatment of private activity bonds for water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 3410), H10235 [30OC]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1177), H2271 [20MR]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (see H.R. 1779), H3684 [6MY]

Terrorism: increase criminal penalties relative to terrorist murders and deny Federal benefits to terrorists (see H.R. 2934), H8284 [16SE]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 1389), H2515 [31MR]

Transportation: improve transportation and security of household goods (see H.R. 1070), H2271 [20MR]

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

U.N.: convene war crimes tribunal to punish human rights abuses by Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials (see H. Res. 118), H2272 [20MR]

———encourage unconditional removal of economic sanctions against Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3683 [6MY]

———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), H701 [13FE]

U.N. Conference on Disarmament: election of Iraq as chairman (see H. Con. Res. 29), H1467 [27FE]

University of Central Florida: tribute to varsity cheerleading team (see H. Con. Res. 214), H5174 [10JN]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2475), H5407 [16JN]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1683), H4131 [14MY]

———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]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1334 [25FE]

———permit use of education benefits for certain entrepreneurship courses and permit veterans enrolled in certain vocational rehabilitation programs to have self-employment as a vocational goal (see H.R. 1460), H3858 [8MY]

Veterans Health Administration: establish office to oversee research compliance and assurance (see H.R. 1585), H2819 [3AP]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1587), H2819 [3AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H3684 [6MY]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1787), H3351 [11AP]

Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 2538), H8083 [9SE]

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

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (see H.R. 444), H1642 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H2514 [31MR]

Cemeteries and funerals: remove, upon request, remains of any person interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery in France or Belgium and reinter such remains in the U.S. (see H.R. 1265), H1900 [13MR]

Committee on Administrative Procedures (Joint): establish (see H.R. 3356), H9811 [21OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Dept. (see H.R. 2357), H5043 [5JN] (see H.R. 3094), H8283 [16SE]

John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System: clarify certain boundaries (see H.R. 3056), H8174 [10SE]

Missing Children's Assistance Act: extend applicability to individuals determined to have a mental capacity less than 18 years of age (see H.R. 3524), H11650 [19NO]

Taxation: treatment of medical malpractice liability insurance premiums (see H.R. 1178), H1743 [11MR]

Remarks

Antis, Daniel: Levy County, FL, Corrections Officer of the Year award recipient, E1702 [5SE]

Appropriations: convert portion of supplemental appropriations for reconstruction efforts in Iraq into loan guarantees, H9573 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9573 [16OC]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1511), H2669 [2AP], H5837 [25JN]

Bowers, Robert A.: Levy County, FL, Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award recipient, E1701 [5SE]

Bradshaw, Kenneth L., Jr.: Purple Heart recipient, E2511 [8DE]

Brooksville, FL: dedication of Brooksville City Cemetery, E898 [9MY]

Budget: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H9710 [20OC], H10320 [4NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2161 [20MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H3294 [10AP]

Citrus County, FL: observance of Industry Appreciation Week, E1799 [16SE]

———tribute to Girl Scout Troop 378, E901 [9MY]

———tribute to Key Training Center, E1535 [18JY]

———tribute to Korean War Veterans chapter 192 dedication of Korean War memorial, E1686 [4SE]

———tribute to the Heart of Florida Girl Scout Troop 378, E198 [12FE]

Clermont, FL: tribute to Green Isle Children's Ranch, E896 [9MY]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H290 [5FE]

Credit: allow adjustment of response time for requests for free credit reports whenever national credit bureaus experience a high volume of such requests, H8157 [10SE]

———prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H.R. 2622), H8155, H8157 [10SE]

Credit cards: prohibit issuers from increasing a consumers interest rate based on credit information unrelated to transactions with the consumer, H8155 [10SE]

Crystal River, FL: tribute to Crystal River Middle School cheerleading squad, E915 [9MY]

Degaetano, Sebastian: Purple Heart recipient, E2512 [8DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), E1398 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Dept. (H.R. 2357), H5032 [5JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7687 [25JY]

Dunnellon, FL: anniversary, E914 [9MY]

———anniversary of Wall-Rives American Legion Post 58, E895 [9MY]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (H.R. 1829), H10475 [6NO]

Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 522), H2605 [2AP]

Folsom, John L.: Purple Heart recipient, E2507 [8DE]

Ghiotto, Margaret Rogers (Weenie): Brooksville, FL, designation as a ``Great Brooksvillian'', E2158 [30OC]

Hardin, Thomas, Jr.: Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross award recipient, E1689 [4SE]

Hernando, FL: tribute to Woodland Terrace of Citrus County nursing home nurses, E893 [9MY]

Hernando County, FL: tribute to Eastside Elementary School, E1532 [18JY]

Hove, LaVon C.: Purple Heart recipient, E2510 [8DE]

Immigration: prohibit acceptance of consular-issued identification cards, H5096 [10JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3474 [30AP]

Ingles, FL: tribute to Vietnam Veterans Gathering (organization), E1277 [17JN]

Investments: provide protection for investors, increase confidence in the capital markets system, and streamline the hiring process for certain employment positions in the SEC (H.R. 658), H5423 [17JN]

Iraq: treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention (H. Con. Res. 118), H2342 [26MR]

Kellerman, Chris: Bronze Star recipient, E905 [9MY]

Kennedy, Senator: comments relative to President Bush and U.S. policy on use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H8494 [24SE]

Kiwanis International: tribute, E1691 [4SE]

Korean War: commemoration, E1663 [25JY], E1686 [4SE]

Levy County, FL: tribute to Levy County 4-H Sports Shooting Team, E1697 [5SE]

Marion County, FL: Marion County Young Republicans recipient of National Federation of Young Republicans Young Republican Club of the Year award, E1533 [18JY]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12254 [21NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 2473), H5694 [23JN]

Mixson, Charles: Florida Professional Engineers in Government (organization) Engineer of the Year award recipient, E1054 [22MY]

National Nurses Week: observance, E893 [9MY]

New Port Richey, FL: Orchard Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center recipient of American Healthcare Association Quality Award, E1800 [16SE]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H545 [13FE]

Ross, Nathan: National Youth Leadership Forum on Technology participant, E1530 [18JY]

Russel, Jay: Levy County, FL, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Officer of the Year award recipient, E1700 [5SE]

Schaub, William: Purple Heart recipient, E2506 [8DE]

Siegfried, Karl: Wireless Foundation VITA Wireless Samaritan Award recipient, E899 [9MY]

South Lake, FL: anniversary of South Lake Memorial American Legion Auxiliary, E494 [18MR], E912 [9MY]

Springhill, FL: anniversary of Wider Horizons School, E495 [18MR]

Sumter County, FL: anniversary, E913 [9MY]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (H.R. 1828), H9425 [15OC]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (football team): tribute (H. Res. 31), H224 [29JA]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3687 [7MY]

Tremblay, Ray: Chiefland, FL, Police Dept. Officer of the Year award recipient, E1687 [4SE]

Veterans: continuation of dependency and indemnity compensation for the surviving spouse of a veteran if such spouse remarries after a certain age, H11715 [20NO]

———health care funding, H7687 [25JY]

———modify and improve certain benefits (H.R. 2297), Senate amendment, H11715 [20NO]

———permit use of education benefits for certain entrepreneurship courses and permit veterans enrolled in certain vocational rehabilitation programs to have self-employment as a vocational goal, H11715 [20NO]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (H.R. 1442), H9406 [15OC]

Votes: correction, H19 [7JA], H11009 [7NO]

———position on missed, H5238 [11JN], E2335 [19NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5405 [16JN], H5811 [24JN]

Special order: granted, H1676 [6MR], H6865 [15JY], H7168 [18JY], H8077 [9SE], H8947 [25SE], H9737 [20OC], H10336 [4NO]

Tributes

Barker, Patrick, E1690 [4SE]

Bierwiler, Frank, E2001 [8OC], E2157 [30OC]

DeMarzo, Tony, E1687 [4SE]

Dileo, James, E1690 [4SE]

Ganoe, Berman, H1661 [6MR]

Harrison, Charles (Bo), H4756 [2JN]

Hinton, Bob, E1800 [16SE]

Hogan, Jeremy P., E1690 [4SE]

Jennings, Toni, E513 [19MR]

McMorran, John, E900 [9MY]

Merritt, Burrell, E894 [9MY]

Patrick, Dorothy, E1686 [4SE]

Pellgrin, Rose, E2508 [8DE]

Sacco, Thomas, E758 [11AP], E911 [9MY]

Sheehan, Joan, E1689 [4SE]

Snipes, Nicholas, E1690 [4SE]

Stockton, Howard, E1538 [18JY]

Toxen, Austin, E2157 [30OC]

Wershow, Jeffrey M., H7165 [18JY]

Wilkinson, Jack, E1688 [4SE]

Yevtushenko, Yevgeny, E2370 [21NO]