WHITFIELD, ED (a Representative from Kentucky)

Addresses

Jumping a Stalled Economy: Frederick W. Smith, FedEx Corp., H153-H155 [27JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H10978 [6NO]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H3572 [30AP]

Armed Forces: allow certain active-duty personnel to elect to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 879), H5408 [16JN]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp in remembrance of victims of peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 45), H245 [29JA]

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

———tribute to members who were deployed in Operation Restore Hope to provide humanitarian assistance to Somalia in 1993 (see H. Con. Res. 291), H9378 [8OC]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H2823 [3AP] (see H.R. 1511), H3975 [9MY]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1005), H1642 [5MR]

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

China, People's Republic of: urge fair resolution of claims of U.S. citizens who hold defaulted Chinese Government bonds (see H. Con. Res. 60), H5367 [12JN]

Clean Air Act: modify certain provisions relative to methyl bromide (see H.R. 3403), H10129 [29OC]

Coal: provide for research, development, and demonstration on coal and related technologies (see H.R. 1269), H1900 [13MR]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2683), H10340 [4NO]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H3684 [6MY]

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]

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

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 1698), H3051 [9AP]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H4010 [13MY]

Dept. of Energy: improve funding mechanism for the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program (see H.R. 3429), H11703 [20NO]

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

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 775), H7618 [24JY]

Dept. of the Interior: anniversary of National Wildlife Refuge System (see H. Res. 173), H3454 [29AP]

Dept. of Transportation: require consideration of sulfur or carbon emissions reductions and make renewable fuel projects eligible under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (see H.R. 318), H172 [27JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 709), H391 [11FE]

———suspend authority to increase drug copayment for treatment of non-service-connected disabilities and increase pension rates for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 627), H322 [5FE]

Developing countries: establish Millennium Challenge Account to increase support for certain countries, assess impact and effectiveness of U.S. economic assistance, and authorize expansion of the Peace Corps (see H.R. 2441), H6707 [14JY]

Disabled: importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see H. Con. Res. 94), H8176 [10SE]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H6264 [26JN]

———provide benefits for certain individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (see H.R. 1413), H2310 [25MR] (see H.R. 1463), H2470 [27MR]

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

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1514 [4MR]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 2732), H9282 [7OC]

———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), H7086 [17JY]

———provide a grant program for gifted and talented students (see H.R. 1191), H2402 [26MR]

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

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see H.R. 1758), H3303 [10AP]

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), H7225 [21JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H6604 [10JY]

FCC: ensure expeditious access by consumers to terrestrial digital television services (see H.R. 2825), H7453 [23JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish a program of fees relative to animal drugs (see H.R. 1260), H3305 [10AP]

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), H55 [7JA]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (see H.R. 1904), H4206 [15MY]

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

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H12311 [21NO]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 46), H3052 [9AP]

Health: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see H.R. 3664), H12918 [8DE]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 663), H389 [11FE]

———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), H7787 [25JY]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H1334 [25FE]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H5367 [12JN]

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

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H8175 [10SE]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H5468 [17JN]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H9982 [28OC]

Iraq: tribute to Iraqis who provided U.S. forces information essential for the rescue of Jessica Lynch (see H. Con. Res. 151), H3354 [11AP]

ITC: take certain actions relative to temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H. Con. Res. 23), H275 [4FE]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11392 (see H.R. 1914), H11515 [18NO]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2311 [25MR]

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail: extend (see H.R. 2327), H7840 [3SE]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H10340 [4NO]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H4788 [2JN]

———exclude brachytherapy devices from the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 1182), H1744 [11MR]

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

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H2473 [27MR]

———provide for expeditious coverage of new medical technology (see H.R. 941), H1903 [13MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H5089 [9JN]

———update renal dialysis composite rate (see H.R. 1784), H3351 [11AP]

National security: improve homeland security, public safety, and citizen activated emergency response capabilities through use of wireless enhanced 911 (E911) services (see H.R. 2898), H7781 [25JY]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H7454 [23JY]

Nuclear energy: extend indemnification authority for damages from nuclear incidents (see H.R. 330), H138 [8JA]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: reauthorize Matching Grant Program for School Security (see H.R. 2685), H6464 [9JY]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H11360 [17NO]

Privacy: protect and enhance consumer privacy (see H.R. 1636), H2821 [3AP]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H2473 [27MR]

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

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

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

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

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 743), H461 [12FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H320 [5FE]

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

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H4739 [22MY]

———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 791), H3762 [7MY]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 927), H2473 [27MR]

———allow farmer-owned cooperatives access to small ethanol producer tax credit (see H.R. 465), H3354 [11AP]

———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 tax credit for contributions for the benefit of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 282), H245 [29JA]

———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), H2864 [7AP]

———expand bonus depreciation to expensing (see H.R. 771), H2132 [19MR]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H2473 [27MR]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H4739 [22MY]

———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), H172 [27JA]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H4529 [21MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H5089 [9JN]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2950), H7783 [25JY]

———treatment of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 310), H137 [8JA]

Telecommunications: facilitate reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial users (see H.R. 1320), H2132 [19MR]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H5046 [5JN]

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]

———replace existing tobacco program with programs designed to assist producers, compensate quota holders for the loss of quota asset value, and assist producers who forgo obtaining a production license (see H.R. 245), H134 [8JA]

Turkey: condemn terrorist attacks in Istanbul (see H. Res. 453), H11651 [19NO]

U.N.: limit U.S. share of assessments for the regular budget (see H.R. 2303), H7455 [23JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 2188), H4877 [3JN]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 1653), H5552 [18JN]

———health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H5408 (see H.R. 2475), H5407 [16JN]

———improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 348), H2311 [25MR]

———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]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H11133 [7NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H137 [8JA]

———permit remarried surviving spouses of veterans to be eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 1167), H5366 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animal Welfare Act: improve care and treatment standards for certain dogs (see H.R. 3484), H11133 [7NO]

Coal: facilitate the production and generation of coal-based power (see H.R. 1213), H1745 [11MR]

Conner, Garlin M.: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 327), H138 [8JA]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H7949 [4SE]

EPA: conduct a study of potentially injurious effects to the environment and human health from imported electrolytic manganese metal that contains selenium (see H.R. 2812), H7225 [21JY]

Fort Donelson National Battlefield: expand boundaries to include lands associated with the Civil War campaign that resulted in the capture of the fort (see H.R. 646), H322 [5FE]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H138 [8JA]

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.R. 645), H322 [5FE]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Reynolds, Kacey L., E780 [12AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: convert portion of supplemental appropriations for reconstruction efforts in Iraq into loan guarantees and grants, H9569 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9569 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2757 [3AP]

Armed Forces Relief Trust: tribute to radio and television fundraising drive for military families, E2328 [19NO]

Coal: facilitate the production and generation of coal-based power, H3320 [11AP]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (H.R. 3015), E1823 [17SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H153 [27JA]

FCC: impact of local telephone exchange carriers' network unbundling regulations on the telecommunications industry, H2316 [26MR]

Hopkinsville, KY: tribute to Ferrell's Snappy Service restaurant, E982 [15MY]

———tribute to Owen's Delicatessen, E983 [15MY]

Kentucky: tribute to Pennyroyal Regional Academic All-Star Team nominees, E562 [25MR]

Medicare: improve reimbursement payments to physicians, H11850 [20NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6101 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 299), H5963 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H11850 [20NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3320 [11AP]

Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, H2757 [3AP]

———condemn terrorist attacks in Istanbul (H. Res. 453), H12135 [21NO]

Votes: position on missed, H2137 [20MR]

Waynesburg, KY: anniversary of Double Springs Baptist Church, E983 [15MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H165 [27JA]

Tributes

Davis, Helen Agnew, E2016 [8OC]

Pace, Rosemary, E434 [12MR]

P'Pool, Richard, E282 [25FE]

Reynolds, Kacey L., E780 [12AP]

Walston, Larry, E283 [25FE]