MEEK, KENDRICK B. (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select), H407 [12FE]

Articles and editorials

Islamic Anti-Semitism, New York (NY) Times, E2100 [20OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Appropriations: require a bifurcated vote and certain other conditions relative to making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 296), H9376 [8OC]

Armed Forces: 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]

———provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel for the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force (see H.R. 3696), H12919 [8DE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H11359 [17NO]

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

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

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 218), H12922 [8DE]

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

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

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

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]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H1954 [18MR]

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

———provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access (see H. Res. 32), H171 [27JA]

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

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H9478 [15OC]

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

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H1642 [5MR]

Community development: correct certain inequities in the second round of designation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 593), H1516 [4MR]

———increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 1480), H3305 [10AP]

Corps of Engineers: extend period for providing beach nourishment for a water resources development project (see H.R. 2558), H10340 [4NO]

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]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 1981), H3682 [6MY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H5815 [24JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct the U.S. Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to urge the immediate resumption of lending to Haiti (see H.R. 1108), H1641 [5MR]

Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 192), H1516 [4MR]

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

Diseases: increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2515 [31MR]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H4788 [2JN]

Ecology and environment: constitutional amendment on the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment (see H.J. Res. 33), H12312 [21NO]

Economy: constitutional amendment on the right to full employment and balanced growth (see H.J. Res. 35), H12312 [21NO]

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

Education: condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H10237 [30OC]

———constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H12312 [21NO]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H1956 [18MR]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H1682 [6MR]

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

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1430), H9812 [21OC]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H4736 [22MY]

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), H4368 [20MY]

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), H2939 [8AP]

Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 1031), H1464 [27FE]

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

———independence anniversary (see H. Res. 471), H12923 [8DE]

———provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 3386), H10458 [5NO]

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H12312 [21NO]

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

Higher Education Act: improve opportunity for Federal student loan borrowers to consolidate their loans at reasonable interest rates (see H.R. 2504), H6465 [9JY]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H4368 [20MY]

Housing: constitutional amendment on the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing (see H.J. Res. 32), H12312 [21NO]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1517 [4MR]

Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: support goals (see H. Res. 384), H9215 [2OC]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 3142), H9615 [16OC]

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

———adjust the status of certain aliens, with longstanding ties to the U.S., to that of an alien lawfully admitted to permanent residence (see H.R. 440), H10340 [4NO]

———prevent commercial alien smuggling (see H.R. 2630), H6262 [26JN]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H10237 [30OC]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H9811 [21OC]

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

Iran: urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H11701 [20NO]

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

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

Judge Edward Rodgers Post Office Building, West Palm Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 2075), H4788 [2JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: 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]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H12922 [8DE]

Law enforcement: assess backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples and improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence (see H.R. 1046), H1812 [12MR]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H4739 [22MY]

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), H12311 [21NO]

Medicare: enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1377), H4788 [2JN]

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

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3672), H12918 [8DE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H10457 [5NO]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H5267 [11JN]

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), H8175 [10SE]

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

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H9738 [20OC]

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

National Librarians Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 155), H4132 [14MY]

National security: establish a task force to assess State and local capabilities in dealing with terrorism and make grants to such jurisdictions to achieve those capabilities (see H.R. 3158), H8904 [24SE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H3974 [9MY]

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), H4205 [15MY]

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

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8284 [16SE]

Schools: provide a period of quiet reflection at the opening of certain schools on every school day (see H.R. 1202), H1745 [11MR]

Social Security: eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program for disabled individuals suffering from a terminal illness (see H.R. 976), H1746 [11MR]

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), H5408 [16JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H1746 [11MR]

———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 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), H1812 [12MR]

———constitutional amendment on progressive taxation (see H.J. Res. 34), H12312 [21NO]

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

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax and prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens (see H.R. 2184), H9478 [15OC]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H4528 [21MY]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see H.R. 3107), H12921 [8DE]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H3858 [8MY]

Terrorism: 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. 105), H1746 [11MR]

Transportation: responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 2863), H12921 [8DE]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 1553), H3053 [9AP]

Veterans: 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), H1812 [12MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1812 [12MR]

Voting: allow voters to register at polling places on the date of an election, cast ballots at designated polling places prior to the date of an election, and obtain absentee ballots for any reason (see H.R. 1510), H2514 [31MR]

———constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H12312 [21NO]

———secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 259), H1746 [11MR]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H2703 [2AP]

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

Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 31), H12312 [21NO]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: reduce size of core curriculum classes in public elementary and secondary schools through grants (see H.R. 3685), H12919 [8DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop and implement the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call (READICall) System (see H.R. 2250), H4736 [22MY]

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]

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

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3238), H9213 [2OC]

Haitian-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 241), H4255 [19MY]

Homeland Security Act: amend relative to release of alien children in custody (see H.R. 2137), H4204 [15MY]

Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 2538), H5662 [19JN]

Poems

``It Is the Solider,'' Charles M. Province, H1969 [19MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H8374 [17SE], H9196, H9198, H9201, H9202 [2OC], H9274, H9276, H9277, H9279 [7OC], H9373 [8OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2681 [2AP]

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq, H2394, H2395 [26MR]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), H2242 [20MR]

Black History Month: observance, E221 [13FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2394, H2395 [26MR]

Civil rights: provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access, H1493 [4MR]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H305 [5FE]

Cuba: condemn human rights violations, encourage release of political prisoners, and support free elections (H. Res. 179), H2895 [8AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4414 [21MY]

———ensure civil service protection for civilian employees, H4414 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop and implement the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call (READICall) System (H.R. 2250), E1069 [23MY]

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 (S. 111), H8425 [23SE]

District of Columbia: tribute to demonstration in support of affirmative action policies at colleges and universities, H2929, H2930, H2931, H2934, H2936 [8AP]

Florida Marlins (baseball team): tribute (H. Res. 415), H10073 [29OC]

Foreign trade: treatment of orange juice, H11634 [19NO]

Haiti: U.S. policy, H3559 [30AP]

Haitian Television Network of America: debut in Miami, FL, H2912 [8AP]

Haitian-American Heritage Month: establish (H. Res. 241), H4220, H4221 [19MY]

Immigration: treatment of Haitian refugees, H3559 [30AP]

Intelligence services: appointment of special counsel to investigate alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H9279 [7OC]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H10126, H10127, H10128 [29OC]

———cost of use of Armed Forces against Iraq and rebuilding efforts, H8374 [17SE], H9373 [8OC]

———require competitive bidding on contracts for post-conflict petroleum industry infrastructure reconstruction, H10126, H10127, H10128 [29OC]

Jackson, Maynard H., Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 303), E1515 [18JY]

Middle East: express that the leadership of the Palestinian people by Yasser Arafat is a hindrance to peace, E2064 [16OC]

———terrorist attack on U.S. diplomatic convoy in the Gaza Strip, E2064 [16OC]

Mohamad, Mahathir: condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister, E2100 [20OC]

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: observance of National Lobby Day, E382 [6MR]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H2681 [2AP]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H488 [13FE]

Ravelo, Ted: Philippine American Federation of South Florida, Inc., honoree, E1135 [5JN]

Rockstar Games: condemn racist and stereotyped images used in ``Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' video game, E2524 [8DE]

Rolle, William: Florida A&M University Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1679 [4SE]

SSA: dedication of office in Hallandale, FL, E1051 [22MY]

Supreme Court: hearing on University of Michigan affirmative action policies, H2929, H2930, H2931, H2934, H2936 [8AP]

———pending hearing on University of Michigan affirmative action policies, H1493 [4MR]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H8179 [10SE]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit, H8179 [10SE]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1307), H1969 [19MR]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), H84 [8JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H387 [11FE], H696 [13FE], H1328 [25FE], H1393 [26FE], H1451 [27FE], H1512 [4MR], H2701 [2AP], H2818 [3AP], H2856 [7AP], H4201 [15MY], H4247 [19MY], H9374 [8OC], H11647 [19NO]

Resignations

Committee on the Budget (House), H455 [12FE]

Tributes

Barron, Jerlean, E1176 [9JN]

Bendrose, Erie Mae, E1167 [5JN]

Bosfield-Moore, Diana, E1115 [3JN]

Bromell-Tinubu, Gloria, E2304 [17NO]

Butler, Charlene, E1118 [3JN]

Clark, Ira, E1737 [9SE]

Ferguson, Wilkie D., Jr., E1192 [10JN]

Garrett, Patricia Harper, E1174 [9JN]

Heyman, Doris, E213 [13FE]

Hill, Isaiah, Jr., E1087 [2JN]

Horton, G. David, E1556 [22JY]

Ingram, Robert, E1709 [5SE]

McCrary, Jesse J., Jr., E112 [29JA]

McRae, George E., E1229 [11JN]

Mincey, Juanita, E1924 [30SE]

Mitchell, Tonya, E198 [12FE]

Mungen, Robert T., E826 [1MY]

Parks, Jerry C., E1633 [25JY]

Perry, William B., Jr., H1446 [27FE]

Rolle, Judith J., E2021 [8OC]

Rose, Anthony, Sr., and Francis, E1142 [5JN]

Ruggiero, Kathleen, E790 [29AP]

Scarlett-Golden, Yvonne, E2283 [7NO]

Seaman, Mae W., E1117 [3JN]

Simmons, Samuel J., E67 [27JA]

Sisselman, Murray, E717 [10AP]

Smith, Bloneva, E1116 [3JN]

Stepherson, James W., E1856 [23SE]

Thompson, George (Godfather), H2811 [3AP]

Wilson, Roosevelt, E792 [29AP]