MILLER, BRAD (a Representative from North Carolina)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Advertising: create Federal advertising procurement opportunities for minority business concerns (see H.R. 132), H1681 [6MR]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 979), H2402 [26MR]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H10130 [29OC]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H7020 [16JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H699 [13FE]

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), H10238 [30OC]

———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]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H7840 [3SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H7839 [3SE]

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

Business and industry: establish position of Under Sec. of Commerce for Manufacturing and Technology and manufacturing research and implementation program, and promote manufacturing education (see H.R. 2908), H9478 [15OC]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H1746 [11MR]

———improve access to books in early learning and other child care programs and establish special postage stamps to fund child literacy programs (see H.R. 126), H4131 [14MY]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H12321 [25NO]

———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), H9282 [7OC]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3228), H9982 [28OC]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H7618 [24JY]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H3858 [8MY]

———tribute to Independent 529 Plan for assisting families in paying for tuition (see H. Res. 378), H9615 [16OC]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1097), H9282 [7OC]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 103), H7950 [4SE]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H7840 [3SE]

Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (see H.R. 2622), H6262 [26JN]

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

Dept. of HHS: modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H11133 [7NO]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 1077), H1642 [5MR]

———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 1981), H4788 [2JN]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3763 [7MY]

Dept. of the Interior: implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 1130), H1679 [6MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: preserve and protect historic buildings (see H.R. 1762), H7086 [17JY]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7225 [21JY]

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

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H1334 [25FE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H3762 [7MY]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H4877 [3JN]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H9812 [21OC]

Education: condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H11149 [12NO]

———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]

———express that changes to Title IX athletics policies contradict the spirit of athletic equality and gender parity and should not be implemented, and that Title IX should be kept intact (see H. Res. 137), H2312 [25MR]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H392 [11FE]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H3452 [29AP]

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

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

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: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4369 [20MY]

———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H5815 [24JN]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H4205 [15MY]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2369), H5044 [5JN]

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]

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), H3355 [11AP]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H3353 [11AP]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1813 [12MR]

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H1642 [5MR]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H9130 [1OC]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H6869 [15JY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H7840 [3SE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H11651 [19NO]

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

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H5088 [9JN]

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), H1812 [12MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7170 [18JY]

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), H3305 [10AP]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H2939 [8AP]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 2135), H4204 [15MY]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H12311 [21NO]

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

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H4528 [21MY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H2823 [3AP]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H3858 [8MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1568), H2702 [2AP]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 745), H10978 [6NO]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H3637 [1MY]

———require home health agencies to conduct criminal background checks for all applicants for employment as patient care providers (see H.R. 208), H2515 [31MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments to certain health care service providers (see H.R. 3549), H12312 [21NO]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1746 [11MR]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 846), H3637 [1MY]

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

NASA: establish an independent committee to oversee the space shuttle return-to-flight plans (see H.R. 3219), H9982 [28OC]

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), H3763 [7MY]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H2271 [20MR]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 2801), H7788 [25JY]

Peace Corps: funding (see H. Con. Res. 61), H1747 [11MR]

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

Pensions: provide additional protections for participants and beneficiaries under employee pension benefit plans (see H.R. 2101), H4130 [14MY]

Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 3432), H11146 [10NO]

Power resources: establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 1343), H1954 [18MR]

Public housing: protect rights of tenants who are evicted as a result of criminal activity through no fault of their own (see H.R. 1429), H2704 [2AP]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H8175 [10SE]

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]

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.: tribute to relationship with motorsports and contributions to the sport of stock-car racing (see H. Res. 353), H7839 [3SE]

Roads and highways: establish programs to enhance roadway safety and improve transportation efficiency (see H.R. 288), H4255 [19MY]

———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), H8382 [17SE]

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), H7618 [24JY]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H5045 [5JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H6869 [15JY]

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

Space policy: restore a vision for the human space flight program by instituting a series of incremental goals to facilitate scientific exploration of the universe (see H.R. 3057), H8174 [10SE]

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), H4788 [2JN]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H3975 [9MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H8284 [16SE]

———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), H5174 [10JN]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 584), H7787 [25JY]

———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), H3354 [11AP]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H3453 [29AP]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3184), H9982 [28OC]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H5045 [5JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1634), H8382 [17SE]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H8175 [10SE]

———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), H11133 [7NO]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H4788 [2JN]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H9130 [1OC]

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

———provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 970), H2271 [20MR]

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), H6348 [8JY]

———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]

———prohibit the anticipated extreme reduction in the national marketing quotas for flue-cured and burley tobacco (see H.R. 3500), H12312 [21NO]

———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), H7454 [23JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 1553), H2823 [3AP] (see H.R. 1652), H3858 [8MY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1796), H3352 [11AP]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), 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), H8016 [5SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5267 [11JN]

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H2277 [24MR]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H3053 [9AP]

World War II: support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (see H. Res. 56), H393 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award: allow nonprofit organizations to be eligible (see H.R. 3389), H10129 [29OC]

Remarks

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq, H10537 [6NO]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2559 [1AP]

Education: funding, H1657 [6MR]

Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (H.R. 2420), H11541 [19NO]

National Nanotechnology Research and Development Program: ensure that environmental and toxicological impacts are studied during developmental process of nanotechnology, H3725 [7MY]

———establish (H.R. 766), H3725 [7MY]

Supreme Court: pending hearing on University of Michigan affirmative action policies, H1657 [6MR]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H7110 [17JY], H7447, H7448 [23JY]

———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, H7110 [17JY], H7447, H7448 [23JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H4100 [14MY]

Veterans: benefits funding, H2559 [1AP]

Votes: position on missed, H1652 [6MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H10233 [30OC]

Special order: granted, H1676 [6MR], H2584 [1AP], H4128 [14MY], H5086 [9JN], H10974 [6NO]