WICKER, ROGER F. (a Representative from Mississippi)

Appointments

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

———H.R. 2660, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H9166 [2OC]

———H.R. 2800, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H10367 [5NO]

Articles and editorials

At the Hill T.O.P.—Amazing Volunteer Days Accomplish Great Things, Tupelo (MS) Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, H3833 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1489), H4131 [14MY]

American Concrete Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 394), H9813 [21OC]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H6348 [8JY]

Armed Forces: 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.R. 3200), H9132 [1OC]

———extend and protect student financial aid for postsecondary education (see H. Res. 158), H2311 [25MR]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see H.R. 2176), H7949 [4SE]

———provide for reimbursement of air fare costs incurred by members for domestic travel while on leave from deployment overseas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 3197), H9282 [7OC]

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

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H5408 [16JN]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 693), H9214 [2OC]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H7839 [3SE]

Aviation: allow participation by cargo pilots in the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program (see H.R. 765), H3857 [8MY]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H9819 [24OC]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3355 [11AP]

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

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

———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 756), H4978 [4JN]

Children's Internet Protection Act: constitutionality of application to public libraries (see H. Con. Res. 88), H5469 [17JN]

China, People's Republic of: encourage fulfillment of commitments under international trade agreements, support the U.S. manufacturing sector, and establish monetary and financial market reforms (see H. Res. 414), H10131 [29OC]

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

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 3191), H9377 [8OC]

Civil liberties: constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto (see H.J. Res. 40), H11652 [19NO]

Coal: facilitate the production and generation of coal-based power (see H.R. 1213), H2823 [3AP]

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]

———establish and strengthen post-secondary programs and courses in traditional American history, free institutions, and Western civilization (see H.R. 2336), H4977 [4JN]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H11133 [7NO]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (see H.R. 21), H3857 [8MY]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H5665 [19JN]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H4978 [4JN]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 106), H4876 [3JN]

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

———establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of personal injury claims arising out of asbestos exposure (see H.R. 1114), H2312 [25MR]

———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 1115), H4978 [4JN]

———increase annual salaries of justices and judges (see H.R. 2118), H4369 [20MY]

———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H4206 [15MY]

Crime: 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]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 54), H5045 [5JN]

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

Dept. of Defense: prohibit the closure, or adverse realignment, of any military installation used for undergraduate pilot training (see H.R. 1198), H1744 [11MR]

———repeal certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 1638), H3684 [6MY]

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), H3974 [9MY]

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

District of Columbia: provide low-income students who attend under-performing schools with scholarships to attend private school of choice (see H.R. 2556), H5815 [24JN]

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

Ecology and environment: 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]

———make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 1612), H5367 [12JN]

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

Education: provide a grant program for gifted and talented students (see H.R. 1191), H4529 [21MY]

———provide student loan borrowers with a choice of lender for loan consolidation (see H.R. 942), H1395 [26FE]

Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral directors and embalmers (see H.R. 2065), H3973 [9MY]

Endangered species: manage critical habitats of threatened species and apply resource laws on military installations in a manner compatible with demands of military readiness (see H.R. 1235), H2473 [27MR]

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), H3053 [9AP]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 931), H1955 [18MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H6869 [15JY]

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

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 486), H6869 [15JY]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 3453), H12312 [21NO]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (see H.R. 2079), H8083 [9SE]

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), H2586 [1AP]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 193), H4978 [4JN] (see H.R. 3125), H9282 [7OC]

———repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 276), H3857 [8MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H2823 [3AP]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H12921 [8DE]

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

———safeguard religious liberties (see H.R. 3190), H11652 [19NO]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports (see H.R. 1451), H2401 [26MR]

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2269), H8083 [9SE]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see H.R. 1068), H2132 [19MR]

———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), H8175 [10SE]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H4205 [15MY]

Homeland security: improve (see H.R. 3452), H10977 [6NO]

Hong Kong: support freedom (see H. Res. 277), H5408 [16JN]

Hope, Bob: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H8383 [17SE]

Housing: extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2022), H5815 [24JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 3142), H9615 [16OC]

———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), H6348 [8JY]

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

Insurance: establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 1552), H2823 [3AP]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H3975 [9MY]

IRS: provide for the performance of certain tax collection services by contractors (see H.R. 1169), H2312 [25MR]

ITC: take certain actions relative to temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H. Con. Res. 23), H244 [29JA]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H7618 [24JY]

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make reduction in capital gains rates for individuals permanent (see H.R. 2635), H8176 [10SE]

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H171 [27JA]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 300), H137 [8JA]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H392 [11FE]

Major Henry A. Commiskey, Sr. Post Office Building, Hattiesburg, MS: designate (see H.R. 2438), H5266 [11JN]

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), H9282 [7OC]

Martin, Phillip: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1628), H3572 [30AP]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H5814 [24JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H8217 [11SE]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 980), H4876 [3JN]

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2689), H6464 [9JY]

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

NASA: make certain workforce authorities available (see H.R. 1085), H6603 [10JY]

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), H7840 [3SE]

National Labor Relations Act: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1793), H3352 [11AP]

National security: encourage the development of regional comprehensive emergency and disaster preparedness, coordination, and recovery plans (see H.R. 3274), H9375 [8OC]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9131 [1OC]

National wildlife refuges: establish Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge and Holt Collier Wildlife Interpretation and Education Center (see H.R. 2894), H10237 [30OC]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H6869 [15JY]

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]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1173), H6603 [10JY]

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

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

Privacy: establish a national uniform privacy standard for financial institutions (see H.R. 1766), H5408 [16JN]

Public buildings: require that certain procedures are followed in Federal buildings when a child is reported missing (see H.R. 1263), H1900 [13MR]

Public utilities: revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 1627), H5367 [12JN]

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

Roads and highways: 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]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H10130 [29OC]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8175 [10SE]

Schools: provide a period of quiet reflection at the opening of certain schools on every school day (see H.R. 1202), H3571 [30AP]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 234), H134 [8JA] (see H.R. 534), H318 [5FE]

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), H10237 [30OC]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H2586 [1AP]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H4877 [3JN]

Sportsmen: tribute to sportsmen and their contributions to society, traditions and values, and the economic benefits associated with outdoor sporting activities (see H. Res. 362), H8082 [9SE]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 803), H2515 [31MR]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 1179), H2703 [2AP]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 1828), H5664 [19JN]

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

Tariff Act: clarify adjustments to be made in determining export price and constructed export price (see H.R. 491), H244 [29JA]

Taxation: 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 penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 584), H320 [5FE]

———allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (see H.R. 1479), H2471 [27MR]

———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), H1812 [12MR]

———change deadline for filing income tax returns (see H.R. 1725), H5468 [17JN]

———increase amount of capital losses that may offset ordinary income (see H.R. 430), H1396 [26FE]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H245 [29JA]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1332), H2473 [27MR]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H4978 [4JN]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H4205 [15MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1634), H2821 [3AP]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H2939 [8AP]

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

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H3637 [1MY]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 7), H3760 (see H.R. 7), H3762 [7MY]

———reduce capital gains rates and index the basis of certain assets (see H.R. 44), H1746 [11MR]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H5175 [10JN]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 434), H3762 [7MY]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1513), H8175 [10SE]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H9213 [2OC]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H5714 [23JN]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1177), H4876 [3JN]

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]

Terrorism: increase criminal penalties relative to terrorist murders and deny Federal benefits to terrorists (see H.R. 2934), H8284 [16SE]

Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory, Poplarville, MS: designate (see H.R. 3372), H9811 [21OC]

U.S.-Adriatic Charter: ratification (see H. Con. Res. 209), H5268 [11JN]

United Mine Workers of America: protect health benefits of retired miners and provide additional sources of revenue to the Combined Benefit Fund and Benefit Plan (see H.R. 3586), H12307 [21NO]

Veterans: improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 2379), H7618 [24JY]

———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), H2472 [27MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H8017 [5SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2472 [27MR]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 62), H391 [11FE]

Women: tribute to pregnancy resource centers (see H. Res. 233), H4011 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: ensure married personnel having minor dependents are eligible for military family housing containing more than two bedrooms (see H.R. 1947), H3636 [1MY]

Dept. of Transportation: provide financial assistance for local rail line relocation projects (see H.R. 948), H1395 [26FE]

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

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), H7785 [25JY]

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), H1515 [4MR]

Federal employees: consider pay rates of comparable positions for similar wage areas when revising wage schedules for certain prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 508), H244 [29JA]

Lesley, Richi J.: relief (see H.R. 712), H392 [11FE]

Medicare: remove inpatient limitation on the proportion of hospice care that certain rural hospice programs may provide (see H.R. 754), H462 [12FE]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1660), H2937 [8AP]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 753), H462 [12FE]

Remarks

Appropriations: convert portion of supplemental appropriations for reconstruction efforts in Iraq into loan guarantees, H9576 [16OC]

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

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

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9576 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), consideration (H. Res. 396), H9497 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2752 [3AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2219, H2220 [20MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2140 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2658), H6282 [8JY]

———muscular dystrophy research funding, H6282 [8JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7272 [22JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6507 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H10086 [29OC]

Education: funding, H6507 [10JY]

Law enforcement officers: increase scholarship assistance under the Police Corps program, H7272 [22JY]

Medgar Evers National Week of Remembrance: support (H. Con. Res. 220), H5377 [16JN]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding, H10086 [29OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3325 [11AP]

Taxation: rates, H6507 [10JY]

Tupelo, MS: tribute to Hill Tupelo Outreach Project, H3833 [8MY]

Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, H2752 [3AP]

Votes: position on missed, H5742 [24JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3680 [6MY]

Tributes

Conerly, A. Wallace, E520 [19MR]