DICKS, NORMAN D. (a Representative from Washington)

Addresses

Role of Arts in Public Policy: Robert Redford, E2084 [17OC]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4582 [22MY]

Appointments

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

Conferee: H.J. Res. 2, continuing appropriations, H229 [29JA]

———H.R. 1559, war in Iraq and homeland security supplemental appropriations, H2877 [8AP]

———H.R. 2559, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H8228 [16SE]

———H.R. 2658, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H8228 [16SE]

———H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H9073 [1OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abraham Lincoln (U.S.S.): tribute to Navy and Marine Corps crew (see H. Res. 211), H3571 [30AP]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 2519), H5661 [19JN]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H6264 [26JN]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H2940 [8AP]

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 1210), H1745 [11MR]

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (see H.R. 1714), H3408 [12AP]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8176 [10SE]

———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]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H3452 [29AP]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 693), H391 [11FE]

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

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H138 [8JA]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 586), H463 [12FE]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H4739 [22MY]

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

Canada: express appreciation for cooperation and friendship with the U.S. and offer congratulations on Canada Day celebration (see H. Res. 290), H5714 [23JN]

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: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H3051 [9AP]

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

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

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H2311 [25MR]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 394), H217 [28JA]

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see H.R. 955), H2473 [27MR]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit from disposing of low-level radioactive waste in certain landfills (see H.R. 2508), H5551 [18JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Office for Domestic Preparedness grant programs funding (see H.R. 764), H9687 [17OC]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H6604 [10JY]

———provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities (see H.R. 1238), H1811 [12MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize veterans to select the appraiser when applying for guaranteed housing loans (see H.R. 1500), H4529 [21MY]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7618 [24JY]

Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 192), H58 [7JA]

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), H11392 (see H.R. 2986), H11516 [18NO]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H6348 [8JY]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H12921 [8DE]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H8083 [9SE]

Education: establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H7086 [17JY]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H243 [29JA]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H2515 [31MR]

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]

Families and domestic relations: regulate international marriage broker activity in the U.S. and provide certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers (see H.R. 2949), H8017 [5SE]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (see H.R. 2079), H4740 [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), H55 [7JA]

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

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H6603 [10JY]

Health care professionals: establish demonstration programs to encourage physicians to practice in rural settings (see H.R. 3512), H11391 (see H.R. 3512), H11514 [18NO]

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

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H12921 [8DE]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7950 [4SE]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 26), H244 [29JA]

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

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

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

Kenya: condemn terrorist attacks in Mombasa (see H. Res. 76), H463 [12FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H1812 [12MR]

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), H1514 [4MR]

———eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9615 [16OC]

———provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 3092), H8283 [16SE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H324 [5FE]

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (see H.R. 1329), H10978 [6NO]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H10237 [30OC]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H4131 [14MY]

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

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H3453 [29AP]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H6348 [8JY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H3683 [6MY]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1004), H1463 [27FE]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H6348 [8JY]

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

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 980), H1461 [27FE]

———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 937), H5174 [10JN]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H3572 [30AP]

———improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2904), H7840 [3SE]

———limit hospital ownership exception to physician self-referral restrictions to interests purchased on terms generally available to the public (see H.R. 1539), H4131 [14MY]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H1908 [17MR]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H4205 [15MY]

———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), H4787 [2JN]

———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), H6464 [9JY]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H4205 [15MY]

———update renal dialysis composite rate (see H.R. 1784), H6869 [15JY]

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), H1459 [27FE]

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

Mount Rainier National Park: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 265), H135 [8JA]

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 for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (see H.R. 3431), H10339 [4NO]

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), H2703 [2AP]

———settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see H.R. 1753), H3303 [10AP]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 125), H1902 [13MR]

Patents: clarify application of certain provisions relative to railroad cars (see H.R. 1946), H3636 [1MY]

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

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H1902 [13MR]

———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), H4131 [14MY]

Railroads: resolve certain labor issues relative to merger of Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road (see H.R. 308), H1334 [25FE]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2180), H4527 [21MY]

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

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H12310 [21NO]

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

Sewage disposal: sewer overflow control grants appropriations (see H.R. 784), H1812 [12MR]

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

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 822), H702 [13FE]

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

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments to expand health coverage under that program or for Medicaid expenditures (see H.R. 449), H242 [29JA]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H2939 [8AP]

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]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H460 [12FE]

———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), H3355 [11AP]

———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), H6264 [26JN]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 740), H1396 [26FE]

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

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1634), H10457 [5NO]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H4368 [20MY]

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

———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]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H6264 [26JN]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H7840 [3SE]

Telecommunications: authorize grants for community telecommunications infrastructure planning and market development (see H.R. 2530), H5662 [19JN]

———equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H2819 [3AP]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H12311 [21NO]

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

Unemployment: temporarily allow States to disregard certain look-back requirements for purposes of determining unemployment insurance eligibility (see H.R. 3554), H12312 [21NO]

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

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), H1467 [27FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2515 [31MR]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H2939 [8AP]

———establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1081), H1639 [5MR]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 1080), H1639 [5MR]

White Salmon River: designate a portion as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 2397), H5173 [10JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Federal employees: exclude civilian personnel at naval shipyards from the national security personnel system (see H.R. 3548), H11700 [20NO]

Quinault Indian Nation: distribution of land claim judgment funds (see H.R. 2425), H5265 [11JN]

Letters

Air Force procurement of tanker aircraft funding: Paul D. Wolfowitz, Dept. of Defense, H10994 [7NO]

Motions

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H9061 [1OC]

Remarks

Air Force: procurement of tanker aircraft funding, H10989, H10993, H10999 [7NO]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), conference report, H661 [13FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 71), H556 [13FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 35)—consideration (H. Res. 71), H556 [13FE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H556, H661 [13FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), H7649, H7650, H7653 [25JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), consideration (H. Res. 339), H7638 [25JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief through across-the-board funding reductions in discretionary spending programs, H7653 [25JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2728, H2731, H2745, H2748, H2756 [3AP]

Armed Forces: provide funding for the war in Iraq to date and the immediate return of troops, H2745 [3AP]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H6981 [16JY]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Land and Water Conservation Account funding, H6961 [16JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H7638 [25JY]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: prohibit funding for recommended base closures and realignments, H6303 [8JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4506 [21MY], H4590, H4596 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), conference report, H10993, H10999 [7NO]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 437), H10989 [7NO]

———Impact Aid Program funding, H6520 [10JY]

———land transfer to Bremerton, WA, H4590 [22MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2559), H5985 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2658), H6303 [8JY]

Dept. of the Interior: phaseout of snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, H7070 [17JY]

———prohibit new competitive outsourcing studies funding, H7039 [17JY]

———settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds, H6945 [16JY]

———Weatherization Assistance Program funding, H7027 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H7041 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6956, H6961, H6975, H6981 [16JY], H7027, H7035, H7039, H7041, H7042, H7046, H7049, H7063, H7064, H7065, H7067, H7070, H7093, H7097, H7098 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report, H10196, H10197, H10201 [30OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration (H. Res. 319), H6945 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 418), H9993, H9994 [29OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), motion to instruct conferees, H9061 [1OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6520 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), consideration (H. Res. 338), H7647 [25JY]

FEMA: firefighting funding, H10197 [30OC]

———funding, H7638, H7649, H7650 [25JY]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), H10197 [30OC]

———wildfire prevention and management funding, H9061 [1OC]

Florida: make Everglades restoration funding contingent upon report on water quality standards compliance in Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge and Everglades National Park, H6975 [16JY]

Foreign trade: repeal of export controls on certain high-speed computers, H4596 [22MY]

Forest Service: increase hazardous fuels reduction activities funding through reductions in Dept. of Agriculture land acquisition program funding, H7049 [17JY]

———increase hazardous fuels reduction activities funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H7042 [17JY]

———prohibit funding to finalize or implement revisions to National Forest Management Act planning regulations, H7063, H7064, H7065, H7067 [17JY]

Homeland Security Act: technical corrections (H.R. 1416), H5731 [24JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), motion to instruct conferees, H11437 [18NO]

———require report on investigation of intelligence gathered and used as rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H11437 [18NO]

Iraq: trip findings of several Representatives relative to assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H9388, H9390, H9391 [15OC]

Klamath Basin: prohibit the renewal of certain agricultural leases permitting the growing of alfalfa or row crops, H7046 [17JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H6945 [16JY]

National Park Service: Midwest Archaeological Center and Southeast Archaeological Center competitive sourcing study funding, H7093 [17JY]

National security: homeland security funding, H2731 [3AP]

Nuclear weapons: conventional weapons to defeat hardened targets funding through reductions in robust nuclear Earth penetrator program, H4506 [21MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H9061 [1OC]

Public lands: limit Recreation Fee Demonstration Program to National Park Service areas, H7035 [17JY]

———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way, H7097, H7098 [17JY]

Redford, Robert: Americans for the Arts (organization) Nancy Hanks Lecture on the Arts and Public Policy honoree, E2084 [17OC]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), H86 [8JA]

Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, H2748, H2756 [3AP]

Tributes

Morris, David K., E102 [29JA]

Skeen, Joe, H12760 [8DE]