HAYES, ROBIN (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5776 [24JN]

Appointments

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

———H.R. 1904, Healthy Forests Restoration Act, H10469 [6NO]

———H.R. 2115, Aviation Investment and Revitalization Vision Act, H6826 [15JY]

President's Export Council, H1306 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1489), H4529 [21MY]

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 257), H135 [8JA]

American Concrete Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 394), H9615 [16OC]

Armed Forces: allow certain active-duty personnel to elect to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 879), H4012 [13MY]

———encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner of the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2402 [26MR]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8954 [29SE]

———express appreciation to members engaging in military action in Iraq and against terrorism and recognize communities, businesses, and organizations for their support (see H. Con. Res. 177), H4011 [13MY]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3365), H9982 [28OC]

———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]

———prescription drug benefits for Medicare-eligible enrollees under defense health care plans (see H.R. 3390), H10129 [29OC]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H3453 [29AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H2703 [2AP]

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

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

Aviation: provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2499), H5467 [17JN]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H9812 [21OC]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 62), H9813 [21OC]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H2704 [2AP]

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

China, People's Republic of: 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), H9981 [28OC]

———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]

Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H3856 [8MY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H3303 [10AP]

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

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3572 [30AP]

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

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

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

———make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 1612), H2820 [3AP]

Economy: detrimental impact on U.S. economy of currency manipulation by foreign governments (see H. Con. Res. 285), H9479 [15OC]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 2732), H7840 [3SE]

———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), H6869 [15JY]

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

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), H1682 [6MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H6349 [8JY]

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: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H7329 [22JY]

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

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H1903 [13MR]

Foreign trade: establish procedures for identifying countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2579), H5813 [24JN]

France: discourage participation by U.S. citizens, companies, and Armed Forces in the Paris Air Show should France continue opposition to potential use of force against Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 48), H705 [13FE]

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]

FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 361), H170 [27JA]

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]

Hazardous substances: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (see H.R. 1819), H9478 [15OC]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H317 [5FE]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H9130 [1OC]

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

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 2446), H5364 [12JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H3637 [1MY]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 300), H1746 [11MR]

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

———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), H11652 [19NO]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H4738 [22MY]

———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H4205 [15MY]

Medicare: promote access to health care services in rural areas (see H.R. 830), H702 [13FE]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H3305 [10AP]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H327 [7FE]

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

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

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H1332 [25FE]

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]

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]

Pensions: provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H8017 [5SE]

Pesticides: provide for the enhanced review of covered products, authorize fees for certain products, and extend and improve collection of maintenance fees (see H.R. 3188), H9982 [28OC]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 132), H1681 [6MR]

Pornography: constitutional amendment to prohibit protection of real and virtual child pornography (see H.J. Res. 65), H7169 [18JY]

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

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), H2271 [20MR]

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]

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

Roads and highways: empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H4978 [4JN]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (see H.R. 3088), H8283 [16SE]

———improve roadway safety for motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians and workers in proximity to vehicle traffic (see H.R. 906), H5815 [24JN]

———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]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H9813 [21OC]

Schools: prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (see H.R. 926), H1394 [26FE]

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

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

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), H6464 [9JY]

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

———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 531), H463 [12FE]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 722), H460 [12FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H2402 [26MR]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H6264 [26JN]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: restate, clarify, and revise (see H.R. 100), H2822 [3AP]

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

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]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 1179), H3453 [29AP]

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: natural cork (see H.R. 1833), H3408 [12AP]

Tariff Act: expedite antidumping investigations when imports increase materially from new suppliers after an antidumping order and amend provisions on export prices and constructed export prices (see H.R. 2092), H4130 [14MY]

Taxation: accelerate elimination of the marriage penalty (see H.R. 759), H698 [13FE]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H1954 [18MR]

———allow a recovery period for depreciation of motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2900), H7781 [25JY]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H319 [5FE]

———allow employees of county and local governments and schools to maintain medical savings accounts (see H.R. 498), H463 [12FE]

———allow expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures (see H.R. 769), H699 [13FE]

———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 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), H2271 [20MR]

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

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

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H6706 [14JY]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H700 [13FE]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 463), H4131 [14MY]

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

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H3683 [6MY]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 1643), H2821 [3AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H4528 [21MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H8284 [16SE]

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

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

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 3119), H9478 [15OC]

———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 occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H2822 [3AP]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 434), H2271 [20MR]

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

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

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: 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]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H11700 [20NO]

U.N.: convene war crimes tribunal to punish human rights abuses by Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials (see H. Res. 118), H1466 [27FE]

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

Veterans: health care funding (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), H1812 [12MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H392 [11FE]

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

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

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (see H.R. 444), H242 [29JA]

World Trade Organization: disapprove report which concluded that U.S. safeguards on imports of certain steel products were in violation of certain agreements and call for reforms in dispute settlement system (see H. Res. 441), H11359 [17NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: tribute to members who were deployed in Operation Restore Hope to provide humanitarian assistance to Somalia in 1993 (see H. Con. Res. 291), H9214 [2OC]

———tribute to military working dog teams (see H. Res. 44), H245 [29JA]

Dept. of Defense: provide permanent authority for certain chaplain-led family support programs (see H.R. 1193), H1744 [11MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 2014), H3761 [7MY]

Foreign trade: seizure, forfeiture, and destruction of textile and apparel articles imported in violation of certain U.S. laws (see H.R. 3661), H12918 [8DE]

National Civic League: tribute to communities selected to receive the All-America City Award (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [25JN]

Orville Wright Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3118), H8380 [17SE]

Wilbur Wright Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate, H8380 [17SE]

Remarks

Agriculture: country of origin labeling requirements implementation funding, H6647 [14JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), H6647 [14JY]

Aiken, Timothy D.: Dept. of Defense Douglas McArthur Leadership Award recipient, H4325 [20MY]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands, H7051 [17JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9452 [15OC]

Armed Forces: tribute (H.J. Res. 27), H1592 [5MR]

———tribute to members who were deployed in Operation Restore Hope to provide humanitarian assistance to Somalia in 1993 (H. Con. Res. 291), H9840 [28OC]

Buy American Act: compliance, H5774, H5776 [24JN]

Carl T. Curtis National Park Service Midwest Regional Headquarters Building, Omaha, NE: designate (S. 703), H5378, H5379 [16JN]

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 (H. Res. 414), H10065 [29OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct a loan repayment program regarding the provision of veterinary services in shortage situations (H.R. 1367), H11166 [17NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), consideration (H. Res. 245), H4392 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 437), H10988, H10989 [7NO]

———domestic violence prevention and victims advocacy programs funding, H4392 [21MY]

———ensure the use of U.S. made titanium on U.S. military systems, H10988 [7NO]

———use of U.S. industrial companies and technical assistance firms for war production, H4392 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5774, H5776 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7051 [17JY]

Education: recognize outstanding contributions of the faculty, staff, students, and alumni of Christian colleges and universities (H. Res. 300), H10300 [4NO]

FAA: Airport Improvement Program funding, H5209 [11JN]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), H5209 [11JN]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), conference report, H10179 [30OC]

Fayetteville, NC: tribute to Festival of Flight celebration of the centennial of the first controlled, powered flight (H. Con. Res. 58), H2496 [31MR]

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), H4319 [20MY], H10548, H10549, H10550 [6NO]

Forests: combat unnatural insect and disease outbreaks, H4319 [20MY]

Hazardous substances: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (S. 686), H11577 [19NO]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 2473), H5555 [19JN]

National Civic League: tribute to communities selected to receive the All-America City Award (H. Con. Res. 230), H7182 [21JY]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 280), H10251 [4NO]

Orville Wright Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 3118), H10248 [4NO]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5555 [19JN]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and improve programs (H.R. 2535), H9767 [21OC]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3845, H3847, H3848, H3849 [8MY]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of the deployment of the 3d Brigade of the 82d Airborne Division, E1504 [17JY]

Votes: position on missed, H12765 [8DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1635 [5MR], H5405 [16JN], H12908 [8DE]

Tributes

Beck, Dan, E2046 [15OC]

Combest, Representative, H4233 [19MY]

Crumpler, G. Franklin, H1440 [27FE]

Davis, Tad, H5387 [16JN]

Long, John, H1606 [5MR]

McLaurin, Sanford, E602 [27MR]

Stevens, Judy W., H12879 [8DE]