McINTYRE, MIKE (a Representative from North Carolina)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 257), H135 (see H.R. 307), H137 [8JA]

Armed Forces: allow certain active-duty personnel to elect to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 879), H2939 [8AP]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8906 [24SE]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H. Res. 387), H9479 [15OC]

———express appreciation to members engaging in military action in Iraq and against terrorism and encourage communities to prepare appropriate homecoming ceremonies (see H. Con. Res. 152), H3975 [9MY]

———extend time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1924), H6264 [26JN]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H6271 [7JY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by establishing an enhanced educational assistance program and by repealing the requirement for reduction in pay for participation in the program (see H.R. 1713), H3301 [10AP]

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

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to a surviving spouse of a member in any case in which there are dependent children (see H.R. 1750), H3303 [10AP]

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

———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]

———provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 2705), H7170 [18JY]

———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 331), H4978 [4JN]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H461 [12FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H706 [13FE]

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

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 27), H1515 [4MR]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H5175 [10JN]

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

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: make improvements and reauthorize programs (see H.R. 14), H245 [29JA]

Children and youth: amend State grant eligibility for foster care agencies that have knowledge of missing foster children who are under the responsibility of the State (see H.R. 2582), H8083 [9SE]

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

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp to recognize U.S. efforts to reunite missing children with their families and to honor the victims of abduction and murder (see H. Con. Res. 192), H6869 [15JY]

———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 756), H698 [13FE]

———provide grants to State child welfare systems, increase Social Security match for private agencies receiving child welfare training funds, and authorize loan forgiveness to child welfare workers (see H.R. 2437), H7455 [23JY]

China, People's Republic of: encourage fulfillment of commitments under international trade agreements, support the U.S. manufacturing sector, and establish monetary and financial market reforms (see H. Res. 414), H9981 [28OC]

———require Dept. of the Treasury report on exchange rate policies and impose additional tariffs on products based on the rate of currency exchange manipulation (see H.R. 3058), H8906 [24SE]

———urge fair resolution of claims of U.S. citizens who hold defaulted Chinese Government bonds (see H. Con. Res. 60), H5929 [25JN]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3228), H9378 [8OC]

Colleges and universities: allow military service academies to include the offering of voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities (see H.R. 2999), H8083 [9SE]

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

Community development: 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]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H3571 [30AP]

Corps of Engineers: treat recreation benefits the same as hurricane and storm damage reduction benefits and environmental protection and restoration (see H.R. 2492), H10237 [30OC]

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 1428), H2310 [25MR]

Crime: establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see H.R. 581), H392 [11FE]

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

———prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 669), H4739 [22MY]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 1997), H4877 [3JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: allow quick aid to producers in federally declared disaster areas, provide emergency disaster assistance to certain producers for qualifying crop losses, and continue livestock assistance program (see H.R. 3402), H10129 [29OC]

Dept. of Defense: expand Energy Efficiency Program by entering into energy savings performance contracts (see H.R. 3339), H9687 [17OC]

———repeal certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 1638), H2821 [3AP]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: Office for Domestic Preparedness grant programs funding (see H.R. 764), H2312 [25MR]

———reimburse State, local, and Indian tribal governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments or tribes (see H.R. 1803), H3352 [11AP]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3300 [10AP]

Dept. of Labor: impose limitations on the wage that an employer is required to pay an H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker (see H.R. 1606), H5367 [12JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide benefits to individuals with spina bifida who are children of Vietnam veterans that were exposed to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 533), H318 [5FE]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H2823 [3AP]

———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), H3301 [10AP]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7788 [25JY]

———rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks (see H.R. 813), H2864 [7AP]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: amend relative to use of Federal disaster assistance for hazard mitigation measures (see H.R. 3380), H11134 [7NO]

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H3761 [7MY]

———require the Depts. of Homeland Security and Commerce to develop and coordinate a national emergency warning system (see H.R. 2537), H5662 [19JN]

Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 2986), H7950 [4SE]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H7949 [4SE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H9131 [1OC]

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 1144), H2473 [27MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 107), H2270 [20MR]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H3635 [1MY]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H10457 [5NO]

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1514 [4MR]

Economy: detrimental impact on U.S. economy of currency manipulation by foreign governments (see H. Con. Res. 285), H10130 [29OC]

Education: establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 1805), H3352 [11AP]

———establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 501), H2271 [20MR]

———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]

———provide a grant program for gifted and talented students (see H.R. 1191), H2515 [31MR]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H7169 [18JY]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 873), H7949 [4SE]

———support business incubation in academic settings (see H.R. 2314), H6265 [26JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 932), H1395 [26FE]

EPA: authorize use of funds for nonpoint source management programs for projects and activities relative to development and implementation of phase II of storm water program (see H.R. 3528), H12922 [8DE]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H8017 [5SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see H.R. 1943), H9687 [17OC]

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

Fayetteville, NC: tribute to Festival of Flight celebration of the centennial of the first controlled, powered flight (see H. Con. Res. 58), H1465 [27FE]

FCC: ruling in response to complaints regarding broadcast of program material containing indecent language (see H. Res. 482), H12920 [8DE]

———treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 1478), H6465 [9JY]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3426), H10236 [30OC]

Federal employees: ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H172 [27JA]

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: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 1474), H2471 [27MR]

———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), H172 [27JA]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 990), H12921 [8DE]

———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), H6464 [9JY]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3125), H12921 [8DE]

Firefighters: establish a scientific basis for new firefighting technology standards and improve coordination of training for and responding to terrorist attacks and other emergencies (see H.R. 545), H1812 [12MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H60 [7JA]

General Charles Gabriel Post Office, Iron Station, NC: designate (see H.R. 1465), H2470 [27MR]

George Henry White Post Office Building, Tarboro, NC: designate (see H.R. 3353), H9811 [21OC]

Granville County, NC: allow State use of Oxford Research Station lands, improvements, equipment, and resource materials (see H.R. 2119), H4255 [19MY]

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H8176 [10SE]

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

Hazardous substances: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (see H.R. 1819), H9614 [16OC]

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

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see H.R. 1068), H3355 [11AP]

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

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H8284 [16SE]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H7840 [3SE]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H7787 [25JY]

Indiana: Federal recognition of Miami Nation (see H.R. 954), H2515 [31MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 823), H3053 [9AP]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H3570 [30AP]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1448), H2401 [26MR]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 736), H461 [12FE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H3634 [1MY]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H6465 [9JY]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H7840 [3SE]

Jim Richardson Post Office, Charlotte, NC: designate (see H.R. 1505), H2472 [27MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H392 [11FE]

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

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

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11652 [19NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H11359 [17NO]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H323 [5FE]

———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H701 [13FE]

Medicare: coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H7454 [23JY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H1901 [13MR]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H702 [13FE]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H52 [7JA]

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 967), H1460 [27FE]

———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 937), H1395 [26FE]

———improve outpatient health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2333), H4977 [4JN]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H2587 [1AP]

———promote access to health care services in rural areas (see H.R. 830), H4528 [21MY] (see H.R. 2175), H4367 [20MY]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H3355 [11AP]

———protect and strengthen beneficiaries' access to quality health care in rural areas (see H. Res. 267), H5367 [12JN]

———provide prescription drug coverage and make improvements in payment for rural providers (see H.R. 2606), H5928 [25JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see H.R. 896), H8491 [23SE]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H6465 [9JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H5408 [16JN]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H7840 [3SE]

———treatment of certain physician pathology services (see H.R. 1963), H5664 [19JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments to certain health care service providers (see H.R. 3549), H11700 [20NO]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H5468 [17JN]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H12922 [8DE]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8082 [9SE]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H245 [29JA]

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

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]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger woman (see H.R. 1657), H8905 [24SE]

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]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 36), H4877 [3JN]

National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually performed (see H.R. 1764), H4205 [15MY]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H3053 [9AP]

———recognize and honor achievements and contributions and urge establishment and observation of a paid legal public holiday in honor of Native Americans (see H. Res. 167), H3684 [6MY]

———tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 306), H9687 [17OC]

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

New Hampshire: mint coins in commemoration of the Old Man of the Mountain rock formation (see H.R. 2093), H9214 [2OC]

NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 1241), H9282 [7OC]

No Child Left Behind Act: suspend certain amendments that are not fully funded (see H.R. 2366), H5665 [19JN]

North Carolina: authorize use of unobligated housing demonstration program funds to make grants to senior citizens for recovery from flood and hurricane damage to their homes (see H.R. 406), H217 [28JA]

Orville Wright Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3118), H8380 [17SE]

Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 2323), H7455 [23JY]

———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]

———provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H8017 [5SE]

Petroleum: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 1039), H1464 [27FE]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H10341 [4NO]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H12921 [8DE]

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), H1394 [26FE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H6348 [8JY]

Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see H.R. 2726), H6867 [15JY]

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

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), H6465 [9JY]

Sand: promote programs for the beneficial use of sand (see H.R. 3154), H10130 [29OC]

SBA: include drought in the definition of disaster for purposes of the Disaster Loan Program (see H.R. 279), H1396 [26FE]

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

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 234), H134 [8JA] (see H.R. 534), H1334 [25FE]

Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 1741), H3302 [10AP]

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), H2268 [20MR]

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), H4736 [22MY]

Ships and vessels: extend authorization for the ferry boat discretionary program (see H.R. 2704), H6603 [10JY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H2312 [25MR]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H6349 [8JY]

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), H323 [5FE]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H1332 [25FE]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H323 [5FE]

———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 531), H2864 [7AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H463 [12FE]

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

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), H5664 [19JN]

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

Taxation: allow a deduction for certain distributions from a controlled foreign corporation to encourage personnel and economic investments by companies (see H.R. 1162), H1681 [6MR]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 715), H460 [12FE]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 806), H701 [13FE]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1231), H1903 [13MR]

———allow 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), H172 [27JA]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 930), H2939 [8AP]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H700 [13FE]

———provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 1692), H3051 [9AP]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H4255 [19MY]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 1643), H3355 [11AP]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H7329 [22JY]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H699 [13FE]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1279), H1901 [13MR]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H3975 [9MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H4130 [14MY]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H4740 [22MY]

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), H323 [5FE]

Tobacco products: eliminate quotas and price supports, provide transition assistance for producers, protect markets, quality, and availability, and establish a trust fund to finance such actions (see H.R. 3160), H8904 [24SE]

———make leaf tobacco eligible under the Market Access Program (see H.R. 1091), H1640 [5MR]

———prohibit the anticipated extreme reduction in the national marketing quotas for flue-cured and burley tobacco (see H.R. 3500), H11393 (see H.R. 3500), H11516 [18NO]

Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act: exempt small trailer manufacturers from certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 1137), H1679 [6MR]

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 313), H6348 [8JY]

Unemployment: establish an emergency program to provide immediate education assistance for unemployed workers (see H.R. 3276), H10130 [29OC]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 19), H1466 [27FE]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H4976 [4JN]

———improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 2379), H5815 [24JN]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2829), H7453 [23JY]

———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), H1682 [6MR]

Veterans Day: request that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement each year (see H. Con. Res. 266), H7785 [25JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H3355 [11AP]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1787), H5175 [10JN]

Wilbur Wright Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3118), H8380 [17SE]

Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H2515 [31MR]

World War II: condemn war crimes committed by Japan and establish liability of Japanese companies to former POW used by such companies as slave labor (see H. Res. 382), H9033 [30SE]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H3637 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aquaculture: develop a unified approach to strengthen and promote national policy (see H. Res. 308), H6348 [8JY]

Armed Forces: waive interest on student loans of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1955), H3681 [6MY]

Coastal zones: clarify boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System Cape Fear Unit (see H.R. 2501), H5550 [18JN]

Corps of Engineers: extend period for providing beach nourishment for a water resources development project (see H.R. 2558), H5713 [23JN]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H1332 [25FE]

———establish a program to provide assistance to institutions of higher education serving members of Indian tribes (see H.R. 2484), H5408 [16JN]

SouthEast Crescent Authority: establish (see H.R. 141), H56 [7JA]

Taxation: provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 302), H137 [8JA]

Tobacco products: eliminate quotas and price supports, compensate quota holders and producers, establish Tobacco Quality Board, assess user fees, and grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 140), H56 [7JA]

Remarks

Aviation: tribute to men and women who have lost their lives in aviation and space, E979 [15MY]

Fayetteville, NC: tribute to Festival of Flight celebration of the centennial of the first controlled, powered flight (H. Con. Res. 58), H2496 [31MR]

Robeson County, NC: tribute to Celebration of Flight observance of centennial of the first controlled, powered flight, E894 [9MY]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H9786 [21OC]

———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, H9786 [21OC]

Veterans: benefits funding, E2257 [6NO]

Veterans Day: observance, E2257 [6NO]

Votes: position on missed, H7266 [22JY], E435 [12MR], E469 [13MR], E939 [13MY], E2353 [20NO]

Tributes

Bibby, Mark A., E1692 [4SE]

Greyard, Thomas and Mary, E895 [9MY]

Maree, Howard P., III, E1691 [4SE]

Smith, Zannie O., E2046 [15OC]

University of North Carolina at Pembroke: Jim Thorpe Day observance, E523 [19MR]