MUSGRAVE, MARILYN N. (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3517 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 760), H698 [13FE]

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 3242), H10458 [5NO]

———provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 160), H172 [27JA] (see H.R. 307), H137 [8JA]

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), H9130 [1OC]

Animals: encourage research on the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control its spread, monitor the incidence of the disease, and support State efforts to control the disease (see H.R. 2057), H3973 [9MY]

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 the Iraqi theater of operations to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H.R. 3199), H12921 [8DE]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp in remembrance of victims of peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 45), H3976 [9MY]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H2704 [2AP]

Bob Hope Post Office Building, Burbank, CA: designate (see H.R. 3011), H8285 [16SE]

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

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

———require a balanced Federal budget, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, establish biennial budgets, and impose spending safeguards on the growth of entitlements and discretionary spending (see H.R. 3358), H10340 [4NO]

Business and industry: establish a commission to promote employee ownership (see H.R. 1778), H7840 [3SE]

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), H2823 [3AP]

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

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 302), H9983 [28OC]

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

———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 756), H1335 [25FE]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 98), H4012 [13MY]

———security (see H. Con. Res. 232), H8083 [9SE]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 3191), H9813 [21OC]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 1870), H6869 [15JY]

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 Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to crew (see H. Res. 49), H392 [11FE]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 384), H8284 [16SE]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 106), H8284 [16SE]

Correctional institutions: prohibit use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal comforts for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 2296), H8176 [10SE]

Courts: 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), H8381 [17SE]

———provide that no court or judge shall dismiss any part of the Constitution or Bill of Rights as a legal defense in court (see H.R. 3126), H8491 [23SE]

Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (see H.R. 3329), H9614 [16OC]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H3303 [10AP]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11133 [7NO]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: make the dairy forward pricing program permanent (see H.R. 3308), H11652 [19NO]

———support research on control and suppression of plant species tamarisk in the Colorado River watershed (see H.R. 695), H1396 [26FE]

Dept. of Defense: prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see H.R. 1311), H4876 [3JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H3302 [10AP]

———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), H8491 [23SE]

Dept. of Justice: ensure that U.S. victims of terrorism overseas receive equal treatment regardless of terrorists' country of origin or residence and these terrorists are pursued with equal vigor (see H.R. 401), H10340 [4NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction, leasing, or modification of major medical facilities at the site of the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO (see H.R. 116), H56 [7JA]

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

Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H8285 [16SE]

District of Columbia: provide low-income students who attend under-performing schools with scholarships to attend private school of choice (see H.R. 2556), H5929 [25JN]

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

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 684), H1467 [27FE]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H9688 [17OC]

Ecology and environment: condemn actions by the Earth Liberation Front (organization) and ecological terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5175 [10JN]

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: accelerate individual income tax rate cuts and make all tax cuts permanent (see H.R. 210), H1466 [27FE]

———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]

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]

———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), H8383 [17SE]

———recognize outstanding contributions of the faculty, staff, students, and alumni of Christian colleges and universities (see H. Res. 300), H8950 [25SE]

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

Endangered Species Act: require the Dept. of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see H.R. 1662), H5408 [16JN]

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), H7839 [3SE]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 3066), H12311 [21NO]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify that Christmas tree farming is agriculture (see H.R. 2516), H5815 [24JN]

———permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see H.R. 1943), H7225 [21JY]

Families and domestic relations: require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 1229), H8905 [24SE]

FCC: end requirements that providers of telecommunications and information services provide such services for schools and libraries at a discounted rate (see H.R. 1252), H2271 [20MR]

———treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 1478), H3975 [9MY]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 486), H7020 [16JY]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 3453), H10977 [6NO]

Federal employees: establish a precious metals investment option in the Thrift Savings Fund (see H.R. 3101), H8283 [16SE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H3407 [12AP]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H5814 [24JN]

Fire prevention: allow Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to enter into agreements with Federal agencies to acquire goods and services relative to improving or using the wildfire fighting capability of those agencies (see H.R. 1061), H3683 [6MY]

———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), H3634 [1MY]

Firearms: clarify that federally licensed dealers may transfer firearms to other federally licensed dealers at places other than business premises specified on license (see H.R. 2906), H7781 [25JY]

———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 990), H1462 [27FE]

———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), H11702 [20NO]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3125), H11149 [12NO]

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 977), H3762 [7MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H2312 [25MR]

Forests: establish institutes to conduct research on the prevention of, and restoration from, wildfires in forest and woodland ecosystems (see H.R. 460), H324 [5FE]

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]

———safeguard religious liberties (see H.R. 3190), H10130 [29OC]

GAO: prepare statements for committee reports on congressional legislation on whether new entities, programs, or functions are redundant or could be performed more efficiently by existing entity, program, or function (see H.R. 2743), H9614 [16OC]

General Education Provisions Act: clarify definition of a student relative to family educational and privacy rights (see H.R. 516), H6348 [8JY]

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2269), H8284 [16SE]

———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 110), H9131 [1OC]

Head Start Program: require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations (see H.R. 3130), H8381 [17SE]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H1516 [4MR]

Hope, Bob: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H8383 [17SE]

Immigration: bar admission of aliens from countries determined to be state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 3075), H9377 [8OC]

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

———limit issuance of student and diversity immigrant visas to Saudi Arabian nationals and aliens from countries supporting terrorism or not cooperating fully with U.S. antiterrorism efforts (see H.R. 488), H243 [29JA]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H4978 [4JN]

———simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers and increase access to such workers (see H.R. 3604), H12922 [8DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: provide options to States to innovate and improve the education of disabled children by expanding choices for students and parents (see H.R. 1373), H2268 [20MR]

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

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), H3354 [11AP]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 167), H3762 [7MY]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H9130 [1OC]

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make reduction in capital gains rates for individuals permanent (see H.R. 2635), H9478 [15OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H5714 [23JN]

Kirk, Russell A.: anniversary of book ``The Conservative Mind—From Burke to Eliot'' (see H. Res. 408), H9812 [21OC]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H171 [27JA]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the notification of democratic rights of union members (see H.R. 992, 994), H1462 [27FE]

———provide for civil monetary penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 993), H1462 [27FE]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 300), H323 [5FE]

Louisiana Purchase: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 21), H3684 [6MY]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H12922 [8DE]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9282 [7OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H5814 [24JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H6264 [26JN]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H1334 [25FE]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H9130 [1OC]

———promote access to health care services in rural areas (see H.R. 830), H702 [13FE]

———reform (see H.R. 2469), H5365 [12JN]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H9131 [1OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H5664 [19JN]

Mental health: protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (see H.R. 1170), H1743 [11MR]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 119), H3053 [9AP]

———limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian people (see H.R. 3048), H9381 [10OC]

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

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.R. 645), H11702 [20NO]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1660), H5046 [5JN]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 204), H3452 [29AP]

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), H7950 [4SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H3302 [10AP]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H3637 [1MY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 1093), H3683 [6MY]

North Platte, NE: tribute to individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to the North Platte Canteen during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 161), H4012 [13MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (see H.R. 2729), H9131 [1OC]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (see H.R. 2728), H9131 [1OC]

OSHA: provide for an independent review of citations (see H.R. 2730), H9131 [1OC]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (see H.R. 2731), H9131 [1OC]

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

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

Public lands: increase penalties for illegal campfires on public, national park, and national forest lands that results in damage and specify uses for collected fines (see H.R. 1038), H1464 [27FE]

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

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H3973 [9MY]

Roads and highways: empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H3638 [1MY]

———increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see H.R. 2208), H5089 [9JN]

———provide increased flexibility to certain States in complying with certain regulations (see H.R. 2864), H10457 [5NO]

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

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

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 1372), H8950 [25SE]

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

———improve affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers (see H.R. 2851), H7615 [24JY]

Social Security: create individual accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their families, give Americans ownership of their retirement, and restore long-term solvency (see H.R. 3177), H9615 [16OC]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H3453 [29AP]

Sports: provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relative to the passage or adoption of rules for athletic competitions and practices (see H.R. 3369), H9811 [21OC]

States: improve temporary Federal fiscal assistance programs (see H.R. 3415), H10236 [30OC]

Supreme Court: base decisions on U.S. Constitution and laws, not laws of any foreign country, international law, or agreement not made under U.S. authority (see H. Res. 446), H11391 (see H. Res. 446), H11515 [18NO]

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), H4739 [22MY]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 117), H3684 [6MY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H3637 [1MY]

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

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H9129 [1OC]

Taxation: accelerate elimination of the marriage penalty (see H.R. 759), H1517 [4MR]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H9214 [2OC]

———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), H1902 [13MR]

———allow credit for residential solar energy property (see H.R. 109), H3762 [7MY]

———allow employees of county and local governments and schools to maintain medical savings accounts (see H.R. 498), H1396 [26FE]

———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), H6264 [26JN]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 496), H2402 [26MR]

———allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 1608), H8905 [24SE]

———allow tax credit for contributions for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools, upgrading school facilities, and certain technology expenses (see H.R. 120), H327 [7FE]

———allow tax credit for contributions for the benefit of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 282), H327 [7FE]

———allow tax credit for contributions to charitable organizations which provide scholarships for children to attend elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2347), H5043 [5JN]

———allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see H.R. 611), H321 [5FE]

———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), H2586 [1AP]

———change deadline for filing income tax returns (see H.R. 1725), H3301 [10AP]

———clarify that church employees are eligible for the exclusion for qualified tuition reduction programs of charitable educational organizations (see H.R. 872), H1812 [12MR]

———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see H.R. 286), H4204 [15MY]

———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 50), H3638 [1MY]

———eliminate double taxation of dividends (see H.R. 50), H2515 [31MR]

———encourage investing of foreign earnings within the U.S. for productive business purposes (see H.R. 767), H3453 [29AP]

———expand depreciation benefits available to small businesses for new business investment and equipment (see H.R. 179), H323 [5FE]

———expand rules for involuntary conversions of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions (see H.R. 478), H243 [29JA]

———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 714), H460 [12FE]

———expand the expense treatment for small businesses and provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 1126), H2473 [27MR]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H1812 [12MR]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 615), H321 [5FE]

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

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

———increase the bonus depreciation (see H.R. 223), H323 [5FE]

———permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 428), H2703 [2AP]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 463), H3571 [30AP]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H5045 [5JN]

———provide a credit for charitable contributions to education investment organizations that provide assistance for elementary and secondary education (see H.R. 2234), H4735 [22MY]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H11702 [20NO]

———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 restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H8382 [17SE]

———provide an additional personal exemption for certain dependents with long-term care needs (see H.R. 2697), H8217 [11SE]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2978), H9614 [16OC]

———provide for employer liability for Social Security taxes on unreported tips paid to an employee after the IRS establishes the amount of tips received (see H.R. 2034), H8491 [23SE]

———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), H2586 [1AP] (see H.R. 459), H324 [5FE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2), H3763 [7MY]

———provide involuntary conversion tax relief for producers forced to sell livestock due to weather-related conditions or Federal land management agency policy or action (see H.R. 483), H243 [29JA]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 612), H321 [5FE]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H4877 [3JN]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H1517 [4MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 423), H218 [28JA]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 798), H2473 [27MR]

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

———treatment of capital gains, interest and dividends, and repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1780), H3351 [11AP]

———treatment of capital losses by individuals (see H.R. 572), H2312 [25MR]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2265), H4737 [22MY]

———treatment of employer contributions to college tuition plans and education savings accounts (see H.R. 3318), H9613 [16OC]

———treatment of gold, silver, and platinum in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of maximum capital gains rates (see H.R. 574), H8284 [16SE]

———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), H1642 [5MR]

———treatment of meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 2094), H9130 [1OC]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H5714 [23JN]

———treatment of sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 1754), H5046 [5JN]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 424), H218 [28JA]

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

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to certain unemployed individuals who have attained age 50 (see H.R. 2784), H8954 [29SE]

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H3572 [30AP]

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

U.N.: rescind approving signature to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on behalf of the U.S. and take necessary steps to prevent establishment of that Court (see H.R. 1154), H1680 [6MR]

———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]

———withhold U.S. contributions until the U.N. ensures that a member may not be on the Security Council or serve as any agency chair unless the Government has been democratically elected (see H. Con. Res. 116), H7840 [3SE]

Veterans: improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 2379), H7086 [17JY]

———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), H5089 [9JN]

Women: tribute to pregnancy resource centers (see H. Res. 233), H4011 [13MY]

Women's United Soccer Association: tribute (see H. Res. 373), H9813 [21OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1489), H2471 [27MR]

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 376), H171 [27JA]

China, Republic of: membership in the U.N. (see H. Con. Res. 284), H8283 [16SE]

Colorado: provide a cost-sharing requirement for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit (see H.R. 2102), H4130 [14MY]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 2732), H6868 [15JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H4528 [21MY]

Roads and highways: 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]

Taxation: extend replacement period for livestock sold due to drought, flood, or other weather-related conditions (see H.R. 377), H171 [27JA]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 378), H171 [27JA]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), consideration (H. Res. 257), H4916 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 383), H9137 [2OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2754, H2791 [3AP]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4499 [21MY]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), H2241 [20MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2200 [20MR]

China, Republic of: membership in the U.N. (H. Con. Res. 284), E1811 [16SE]

Colorado: tribute to High Country Cloggers, E2148 [28OC]

Corp. for National and Community Service: National Service Trust funding, H2791 [3AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: tribute to Natural Resources Conservation Service La Junta, CO, office, E1327 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4499 [21MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7026 [17JY]

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

———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), H7971 [5SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H7971 [5SE]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), H3780 [8MY]

———exempt religious organizations operating Federal job training programs from religious discrimination laws in hiring, H3780 [8MY]

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), H10548 [6NO]

———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), conference report, H12166 [21NO]

Firearms: permit lawsuits against weapons distributors, dealers, importers and trade associations, H2993 [9AP]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), H2993 [9AP]

Greeley, CO: 137th Space Warning Squadron recipient of National Guard Association of the U.S. Distinguished Mission Support Plaque, E1753 [10SE]

Head Start Program: prohibit faith-based organizations providing Head Start services from religious discrimination in hiring, H7587 [24JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H7550, H7587 [24JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit local school districts to issue vouchers to parents of disabled children in private schools for their child's specific special education needs, H3517 [30AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3517 [30AP]

Longmont, CO: tribute to ConAgra Foods, Inc., facility, E2346 [20NO]

Medicare: earnings test for beneficiaries relative to prescription drug coverage, H9184 [2OC]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H9184 [2OC]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), H1310 [25FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1400 [27FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research, H1400 [27FE]

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), E2082 [17OC]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery, H2200 [20MR]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: reauthorize, H7845 [4SE]

Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, H2754 [3AP]

U.N. Human Rights Commission: election of Libya as chairman (H. Con. Res. 27), H333 [11FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: development of voluntary guidelines to protect migratory birds from being killed by power lines, H7026 [17JY]

Votes: position on missed, H151 [27JA], E1466 [14JY], E2082 [17OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1328 [25FE], H3049 [9AP], H4008 [13MY], H7084 [17JY]

Statements

Human Cloning Prohibition Act: National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H1400-H1402 [27FE]

Tributes

Anthony, Susan B., H1304 [25FE]

Ivers, Brian, E1752 [10SE]

Koslowske, Anna C.J., E1751 [10SE]

Larson, Reed, H7163 [18JY]

Rehn, Randall S., H3020 [9AP]

Rozek, Edward, E2344 [20NO]

Skelton, Juanita, E1411 [8JY]