JONES, WALTER B. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), H9983 [28OC]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1588, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6907 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 728), H9130 [1OC]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H10340 [4NO]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H3763 [7MY]

Armed Forces: allow certain active-duty personnel to elect to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 879), H2822 [3AP]

———authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances (see H.R. 277), H136 [8JA]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (see H.R. 1954), H3681 [6MY]

———encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner or the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2270 [20MR]

———establish an Iraq campaign medal to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H11516 [18NO]

———establish an Iraq campaign medal to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and subsequent antiterrorism campaigns (see H.R. 3272), H11393 (see H.R. 3272), H11516 [18NO]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H11392 [18NO]

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

———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.R. 3208), H9132 (see H. Res. 387), H9130 [1OC]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3365), H9811 [21OC]

———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]

———prohibit knowingly misinforming the relative of a member that such member is deceased, injured, or missing due to an event associated with their military service (see H.R. 1771), H4012 [13MY]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H9214 [2OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H4787 [2JN] (see H.R. 3474), H12312 [21NO]

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

———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]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 2776), H7085 [17JY]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H2514 [31MR]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1005), H6464 [9JY]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H704 [13FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate J. Strom Thurmond Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 2661), H7020 [16JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule (see H.J. Res. 3), H275 [4FE]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 302), H9983 [28OC]

Children and youth: 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), H12321 [25NO]

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

China, People's Republic of: 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), H8174 [10SE]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3228), H9282 [7OC]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 3191), H10978 [6NO]

———constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 44), H2514 [31MR]

Civil liberties: constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto (see H.J. Res. 40), H1954 [18MR]

Colleges and universities: adoption of an Academic Bill of Rights to secure the intellectual independence of faculty members and students and to protect the principle of intellectual diversity (see H. Con. Res. 318), H10236 [30OC]

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

Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 50), H8222 [15SE]

Contracts: require certain prospective government contractors to employ a certain percentage of their employees in the U.S. (see H.R. 3134), H8381 [17SE]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 3313), H9613 [16OC]

———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]

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]

Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (see H.R. 3329), H11393 (see H.R. 3329), H11516 [18NO]

Crime: enhance penalties for crimes of violence against children (see H.R. 352), H170 [27JA]

———prevent identity fraud (see H.R. 2035), H3856 [8MY]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H4205 [15MY]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 1997), H3760 [7MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: provide permanent authority for certain chaplain-led family support programs (see H.R. 1193), H3053 [9AP]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 195), H58 [7JA]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2427), H5266 [11JN]

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

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, in Greensboro, NC, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1869), H3452 [29AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Dept. (see H.R. 2357), H5929 [25JN] (see H.R. 3094), H8283 [16SE]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2659), H7787 [25JY] (see H.R. 2808), H7225 [21JY]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H5713 [23JN]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H5664 [19JN]

Ecology and environment: condemn actions by the Earth Liberation Front (organization) and ecological terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 126), H6465 [9JY]

———create the Federal crime of eco-terrorism (see H.R. 3307), H9613 [16OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H53 [7JA]

———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), H9738 [20OC]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 2732), H6868 [15JY]

———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), H5408 [16JN]

Employment: provide compensatory time for private sector employees (see H.R. 1119), H3453 [29AP]

Endangered Species Act: require the Dept. of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see H.R. 1662), H3454 [29AP]

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), H1812 [12MR]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1063), H4739 [22MY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a first lien (see H.R. 314), H137 [8JA]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H5175 [10JN]

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

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 3453), H10977 [6NO]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 1227), H1810 [12MR]

Federal employees: establish a precious metals investment option in the Thrift Savings Fund (see H.R. 3101), H8283 [16SE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H3407 [12AP]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 11), H51 [7JA]

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]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 522), H274 [4FE]

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), H3634 [1MY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 990), H4739 [22MY]

———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), H3453 [29AP]

———repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 276), H136 [8JA]

Fish and fishing: support domestic shrimping industry by eliminating taxpayer subsidies for certain competitors (see H.R. 2406), H5367 [12JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H1689 [10MR]

Foreign policy: prohibit U.S. contributions to the U.N. or Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development relative to proposals to impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1206), H3355 [11AP]

Foreign trade: establish procedures for identifying countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2579), H10340 [4NO]

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

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports (see H.R. 1451), H3355 [11AP]

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]

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

Higher Education Act: provide deferments and interest payments for borrowers of student loans who are called to active military duty (see H.R. 1168), H1689 [10MR]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H1901 [13MR]

Housing: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 730), H460 [12FE]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2575), H5813 [24JN]

Immigration: discourage States from issuing an identification card or driver's license to an illegal alien (see H.R. 3052), H8950 [25SE]

———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), H3053 [9AP]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting State identification documents issued to nonimmigrant aliens that expire after the expiration of the aliens' nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 655), H327 [7FE]

———simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers and increase access to such workers (see H.R. 3604), H12307 [21NO]

———withhold highway funds from States that issue drivers' licenses to illegal aliens (see H.R. 3235), H9688 [17OC]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H3858 [8MY]

International Religious Freedom Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 423), H10130 [29OC]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H6348 [8JY]

Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (see H.R. 2420), H10340 [4NO]

Iran: urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 307), H10238 [30OC] (see H. Con. Res. 332), H11701 [20NO]

Iraq: treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention (see H. Con. Res. 118), H2401 [26MR]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H4877 [3JN]

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

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make reduction in capital gains rates for individuals permanent (see H.R. 2635), H7226 [21JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H5045 [5JN]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H1465 [27FE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H4978 [4JN]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H323 [5FE]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 2135), H12921 [8DE]

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (see H.R. 1329), H1953 [18MR]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11393 (see H.R. 3277), H11516 [18NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9478 [15OC]

Martin, Phillip: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1628), H7225 [21JY]

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

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H2271 [20MR]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug discount and security program (see H.R. 2578), H5813 [24JN]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H5089 [9JN]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H7020 [16JY]

———remove the sunset and numerical limitation on participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 617), H9614 [16OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H5664 [19JN]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H2704 [2AP]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 119), H3053 [9AP]

Mohamad, Mahathir: condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister (see H. Res. 409), H9983 [28OC]

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

NAFTA: require President notify Congress of withdrawal (see H. Con. Res. 224), H5663 [19JN]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1349), H2131 [19MR]

———repeal certain amendments (see H.R. 237), H172 [27JA]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 1408), H2269 [20MR]

———provide a Federal land exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the general public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (see H.R. 1409), H2269 [20MR]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H11651 [19NO]

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]

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument: designate the Kris Eggle Memorial Visitors' Center (see H.R. 1577), H2864 [7AP]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 9), H138 [8JA]

Patriotism: recognize public need for fasting and prayer to secure blessings and protection for citizens and Armed Forces during conflict with Iraq (see H. Res. 153), H2270 [20MR]

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

Pensions: provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H8083 [9SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 313), H9981 [28OC]

———tribute (see H. Res. 400), H9738 [20OC]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H9376 [8OC]

Public welfare programs: require identification used to obtain Federal public benefits meet restrictions ensuring that it is secure and verifiable (see H.R. 502), H2515 [31MR]

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]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H3453 [29AP]

Reagan, Ronald: provide for dime coins to bear likeness (see H.R. 3633), H12309 [21NO]

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

———protect religious sites and freedom of access and worship in Israel and other regions (see H. Con. Res. 150), H3304 [10AP]

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

———permit voluntary compliance with certain laws relating to the rate of wage paid to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway projects (see H.R. 2672), H6463 [9JY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 234), H134 [8JA] (see H.R. 534), H392 [11FE]

Securities: permit church pension plans to be invested in collective trusts (see H.R. 1533), H6271 [7JY]

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

———improve affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers (see H.R. 2851), H7615 [24JY]

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), H1954 [18MR]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H1682 [6MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 2311), H4876 [3JN]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 722), H1467 [27FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H4876 [3JN]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H3761 [7MY]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: restate, clarify, and revise (see H.R. 100), H3571 [30AP]

States: improve temporary Federal fiscal assistance programs (see H.R. 3415), H10236 [30OC]

———permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 1179), H4876 [3JN]

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), H6465 [9JY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H6603 [10JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H3684 [6MY]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H1682 [6MR]

———allow a refundable credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (see H.R. 65), H9687 [17OC]

———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 individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 1608), H3454 [29AP]

———allow tax credit for contributions to charitable organizations which provide scholarships for children to attend elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2347), H5043 [5JN]

———allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (see H.R. 1479), H3763 [7MY]

———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), H1516 [4MR]

———change deadline for filing income tax returns (see H.R. 1725), H3301 [10AP]

———clarify that church employees are eligible for the exclusion for qualified tuition reduction programs of charitable educational organizations (see H.R. 872), H2402 [26MR]

———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 50), H3304 [10AP]

———encourage investing of foreign earnings within the U.S. for productive business purposes (see H.R. 767), H2473 [27MR]

———exclude from income taxation all compensation received for active duty as a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1687), H4255 [19MY]

———expand bonus depreciation to expensing (see H.R. 771), H699 [13FE]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass (see H.R. 804), H1682 [6MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H9130 [1OC]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1279), H3305 [10AP]

———reduce health insurance costs for family coverage of military reservists called to active duty (see H.R. 1466), H2470 [27MR]

———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]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H7839 [3SE]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 262), H135 [8JA]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2351), H5408 [16JN]

———treatment of businesses who employ military reservists, and self-employed military reservists (see H.R. 2399), H5815 [24JN]

———treatment of certain Armed Forces enlistment, accession, reenlistment, and retention bonuses (see H.R. 1518), H2514 [31MR]

———treatment of certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance (see H.R. 870), H8950 [25SE]

———treatment of certain tax attributes for taxpayers who file consolidated returns (see H.R. 2706), H8017 [5SE]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H5552 [18JN]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H8017 [5SE]

———treatment of income earned by individuals who are not citizens or U.S. nationals relative to coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 489), H11149 [12NO]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H4876 [3JN]

———treatment of sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 1754), H3454 [29AP]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 878), H1396 [26FE]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1177), H1743 [11MR]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (see H.R. 1779), H3684 [6MY]

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

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

———replace existing Federal price support and quota programs for flue-cured and burley tobacco with a licensing program designed to assist producers (see H.R. 1566), H8175 [10SE]

———replace existing tobacco program with a federally chartered corporation, compensate quota holders, provide transition assistance for producers and increase competitiveness of domestically produced tobacco (see H.R. 986), H1462 [27FE]

Transportation: improve consumer protection regulation of the household goods transportation industry (see H.R. 2928), H8017 [5SE]

U.N.: limit U.S. share of assessments for the regular budget (see H.R. 2303), H5815 [24JN]

U.N. Human Rights Commission: election of Libya as chairman (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1517 [4MR]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 3270), H9375 [8OC]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2511), H9130 [1OC]

———change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 1653), H5046 [5JN]

———health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H9131 [1OC] (see H.R. 2475), H5407 [16JN]

———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), H137 [8JA]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 944), H1395 [26FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H4368 [20MY]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 62), H463 [12FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: allow certain active-duty personnel to elect to become eligible or withdraw election not to enroll for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1328), H1953 [18MR]

———forgive certain overpayments of retired pay to deceased retired members after death (see H.R. 2944), H7783 [25JY]

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

———provide dislocation allowance to retired members and those on temporary disability retired list moving from their last duty station to designated home (see H.R. 995), H1462 [27FE]

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

———waive certain marriage requirements for spouses of members killed on active duty to petition to be a relative and bar fees relative to posthumous citizenship for aliens killed on active duty (see H.R. 1799), H3352 [11AP]

Cape Lookout National Seashore: adjust number of free roaming horses permitted (see H.R. 2055), H3973 [9MY]

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), H1465 [27FE]

Coast Guard: authorize the Commandant to make recommendations to the Congress relating to the Coast Guard as the Commandant considers appropriate (see H.R. 3374), H9981 [28OC]

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), H7948 [4SE]

Committee on Appropriations (House): create a Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (see H. Res. 469), H12310 [21NO]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H1462 [27FE]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2875), H7616 [24JY]

———restrict public identification of military casualties to no sooner than 24 hours after notification of next-of-kin (see H.R. 2016), H3761 [7MY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: amend relative to use of Federal disaster assistance for hazard mitigation measures (see H.R. 3380), H9981 [28OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see H.R. 2531), H5662 [19JN]

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

Social Security: guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 812), H701 [13FE]

Taxation: permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H134 [8JA]

Tobacco products: prohibit the anticipated extreme reduction in the national marketing quotas for flue-cured and burley tobacco (see H.R. 3500), H11359 [17NO]

Letters

Human rights in Cuba: Ray Flynn, E1353 [25JN]

Religious organizations' campaign opposing drug reimportation reform legislation due to increased accessibility to abortion drug known as RU-486: Tom Coburn, H6593 [10JY]

Strengthen restrictions on business affiliate sharing of medical information: by, S13879 [4NO]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2756 [3AP]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances, H4494 [21MY]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (H.R. 1954), H4904 [4JN]

———forgive certain overpayments of retired pay to deceased retired members after death (H.R. 2944), E1642 [25JY]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (H.R. 3365), H9973, H9974 [28OC]

———issue commemorative postage stamp in remembrance of victims of peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon (H. Res. 45), H329 [11FE]

———provide dislocation allowance to retired members and those on temporary disability retired list moving from their last duty station to designated home (H.R. 995), E332 [27FE]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (H.R. 693), H6585 [10JY], H7230 [22JY], H8019 [9SE], H8260 [16SE], H8405 [23SE], H8891 [24SE], H8938 [25SE], H9076 [1OC], H9788 [21OC]

———waive certain marriage requirements for spouses of members killed on active duty to petition to be a relative and bar fees relative to posthumous citizenship for aliens killed on active duty, H4904 [4JN]

———waive certain marriage requirements for spouses of members killed on active duty to petition to be a relative and bar fees relative to posthumous citizenship for aliens killed on active duty (H.R. 1799), E775 [12AP]

Coast Guard: authorize the Commandant to make recommendations to the Congress relating to the Coast Guard as the Commandant considers appropriate (H.R. 3374), E2141 [28OC]

Cuba: human rights violations, E1352 [25JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4494 [21MY]

———establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (H.R. 2875), E1613 [25JY]

———restrict public identification of military casualties to no sooner than 24 hours after notification of next-of-kin (H.R. 2016), E889 [7MY]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H6593, H6595 [10JY], E1647 [25JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7688 [25JY]

Drugs: investigate alleged pharmaceutical industry support of religious organizations' campaign opposing drug reimportation reform legislation due to increased accessibility to abortion drug known as RU-486, H6593 [10JY]

Iraq: treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention (H. Con. Res. 118), H2340 [26MR]

National Day of Prayer: observance, H3619 [1MY]

Native Americans: provide a Federal land exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the general public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (H.R. 1409), H8418 [23SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4494 [21MY]

Retired Enlisted Association: tribute to Senior Citizens League, E1377 [27JN]

Taxation: treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1307), H1966 [19MR]

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

Veterans: health care funding, H7688 [25JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H240 [29JA], H1741 [11MR], H2856 [7AP], H2936 [8AP], H3564 [30AP], H3632 [1MY], H5171 [10JN], H5264 [11JN], H5405 [16JN], H5465 [17JN], H6345 [8JY], H6462 [9JY], H6704 [14JY], H7011 [16JY], H8077 [9SE], H8197 [10SE], H8215 [11SE], H8487 [23SE], H8947 [25SE], H9031 [30SE], H9737 [20OC], H9978 [28OC], H11647 [19NO]

Subpoena Notices

Superior Court of Pender County, NC, H12879 [8DE]

Tributes

Anders, W. Cloyce, E1734 [9SE]

Emory, A. Lance, E1534 [18JY]

Hodges, Robert, E2433 [23NO]

Mother Teresa, E1776 [11SE]

Rotterman, Lou, H8955 [30SE]