ALEXANDER, RODNEY (a Representative from Louisiana)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 760), H1396 [26FE]

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1489), H5815 [24JN]

AMVETS: recognize members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day (see H. Con. Res. 308), H9812 [21OC]

Armed Forces: ensure tax-exempt status for members, or their spouses, serving in Iraq during Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 1795), H5268 [11JN]

———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. Res. 387), H9130 [1OC]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in the Iraqi theater of operations to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H.R. 3199), H9478 [15OC]

———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. 3019, 3365), H9982 [28OC]

———provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel for the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force (see H.R. 3696), H12919 [8DE]

———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), H7020 [16JY]

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

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1323), H2823 [3AP]

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

Aviation: improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H8175 [10SE]

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]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H3638 [1MY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 342), H169 [27JA]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H1954 [18MR]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H8083 [9SE]

Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (see H.R. 2449), H5365 [12JN]

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

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H3571 [30AP]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 1997), H4740 [22MY]

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

Delta/Black Belt Regional Authority: establish to provide community and economic development in the distressed Southern Black Belt and Mississippi Delta region (see H.R. 678), H8175 [10SE]

Dept. of Defense: prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see H.R. 1311), H5468 [17JN]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3684 [6MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit implementation of any Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services Commission recommendation for one year following submission (see H.R. 3440), H11360 [17NO]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H2823 [3AP]

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

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H8949 [25SE]

Drugs: correct impediments to allowing importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see H.R. 780), H700 [13FE]

———establish fairer pricing for prescription drugs for individuals without access to discounted prices (see H.R. 1694), H3051 [9AP]

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), H5267 [11JN]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H5366 [12JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H7618 [24JY]

Endangered Species Act: reform process for designating critical habitat (see H.R. 2933), H7782 [25JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H8906 [24SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (see H.R. 2079), H4011 [13MY]

Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 1474), H3305 [10AP]

———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), H5045 [5JN]

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. 357), H2822 [3AP] (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

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

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

Hazardous substances: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (see H.R. 1819), H8017 [5SE]

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

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3180), H8949 [25SE]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H9215 [2OC]

Humanitarian Trust Act: clarify period of time for which funds may be held in trust (see H.R. 2054), H4369 [20MY]

Hunting and trapping: commend Hunters for the Hungry programs and efforts of such programs to decrease hunger and help feed those in need (see H. Res. 481), H12920 [8DE]

Insurance: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1243), H10237 [30OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H4368 [20MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H8083 [9SE]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H59 [7JA]

Louisiana: provide economic disaster assistance to rice producers (see H.R. 341), H169 [27JA]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H12922 [8DE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H1682 [6MR]

———coverage of certain self-administered intramuscular and subcutaneous drugs (see H.R. 1956), H5175 [10JN]

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

———improve outpatient health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2333), H4977 [4JN]

———limit hospital ownership exception to physician self-referral restrictions to interests purchased on terms generally available to the public (see H.R. 1539), H5268 [11JN]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H3355 [11AP]

———provide prescription drug coverage and make improvements in payment for rural providers (see H.R. 2606), H5928 [25JN]

———remove inpatient limitation on the proportion of hospice care that certain rural hospice programs may provide (see H.R. 754), H5174 [10JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H3453 [29AP]

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

Members of Congress: nullify recent pay increases and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 31), H9478 [15OC]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H4255 [19MY]

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

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H7787 [25JY]

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

National Librarians Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 155), H4132 [14MY]

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), H4528 [21MY]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H3857 [8MY]

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. 2183), H5714 [23JN]

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

Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 400), H9688 [17OC]

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), H4205 [15MY]

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

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

Schools: provide a period of quiet reflection at the opening of certain schools on every school day (see H.R. 1202), H6603 [10JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H7618 [24JY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H1332 [25FE]

———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 531), H392 [11FE]

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

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

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), H4368 [20MY]

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

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2325), H4976 [4JN] (see H.R. 2392), H5088 [9JN]

———allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (see H.R. 1479), H4788 [2JN]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H5267 [11JN]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2286), H4877 [3JN]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H5174 [10JN]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 1643), H5268 [11JN]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H5664 [19JN]

———treatment of certain tax attributes for taxpayers who file consolidated returns (see H.R. 2706), H7788 [25JY]

———treatment of charitable contributions of apparently wholesome food which is inventory (see H.R. 543), H1682 [6MR]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H4788 [2JN]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H5267 [11JN]

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 313), H10238 [30OC]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H4976 [4JN]

———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), H2822 [3AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2822 [3AP]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 1006), H2402 [26MR]

———prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1006), H2587 [1AP]

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

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H10237 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: require colleges and universities to refund tuitions and fees of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1724), H3301 [10AP]

Corps of Engineers: carry out a water supply project in Bastrop, LA (see H.R. 2091), H4130 [14MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H9285 [8OC]

Remarks

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (H.R. 3365), H10061 [29OC]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (H.R. 342), H1761 [12MR]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (H.R. 2143), consideration (H. Res. 263), H5132 [10JN]

Dept. of Justice: use of existing State, local, and private prisons to house Federal prisoners, E1608 [25JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), E1608 [25JY]

Louisiana Purchase: bicentennial (H. Con. Res. 21), H8413 [23SE]

Public debt: status, H9286 [8OC]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H5132 [10JN]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H7323 [22JY]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit, H5132 [10JN], H7323 [22JY]

Veterans: benefits funding, E2236 [5NO]

Votes: position on missed, H1523 [5MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4128 [14MY]