JENKINS, WILLIAM L. (a Representative from Tennessee)

Appointments

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

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), H4131 [14MY]

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

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8083 [9SE]

———improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 2797), H7169 [18JY]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H2822 [3AP]

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

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H9687 [17OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 975), H1955 [18MR]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H5366 [12JN]

Bob Hope Post Office Building, Burbank, CA: designate (see H.R. 3011), H8083 [9SE]

Bob Stump Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Prescott, AZ: designate (see H.R. 2806), H7618 [24JY]

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]

Cash, Johnny: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 282), H8283 [16SE]

Children and youth: 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), H6869 [15JY]

Clean Air Act: amend mass transit projects relative to conformity requirements (see H.R. 673), H8382 [17SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 103), H11149 [12NO]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H5929 [25JN]

Copyrights: enhance criminal enforcement of copyright laws, educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet, and clarify authority to seize unauthorized copyrighted works (see H.R. 2517), H6465 [9JY]

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 1112), H1678 [6MR] (see H.R. 1428), H2310 [25MR]

———enhance retirement annuities of administrative law judges (see H.R. 2316), H10237 [30OC]

———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: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 881), H1332 [25FE]

———prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children (see H.R. 1161), H1680 [6MR]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11359 [17NO]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct a loan repayment program regarding the provision of veterinary services in shortage situations (see H.R. 1367), H5366 [12JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H9614 [16OC]

———modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H5714 [23JN]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H10340 [4NO]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 775), H8950 [25SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: recognize importance of addressing shortfalls in the number of Dept. health care professionals and reauthorize grant program to medical schools affiliated with the Dept. (see H.R. 2126), H4203 [15MY]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1726), H8083 [9SE]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H8284 [16SE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H10341 [4NO]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H10237 [30OC]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H2822 [3AP]

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

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]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H1902 [13MR]

———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (see H.R. 438), H5929 [25JN]

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), H2586 [1AP]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H12921 [8DE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H4205 [15MY]

Firearms: clarify that federally licensed dealers may transfer firearms to other federally licensed dealers at places other than business premises specified on license (see H.R. 2906), H12311 [21NO]

———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. 2789), H7085 [17JY]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2789), H7226 [21JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H392 [11FE]

Foreign trade: establish procedures for identifying countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2579), H8382 [17SE]

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

Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H3571 [30AP]

Higher Education Act: prevent sex offenders subject to involuntary civil commitments from receiving Federal student financial aid (see H.R. 3385), H10458 [5NO]

Immigration: 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), H2515 [31MR]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H5468 [17JN]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H6465 [9JY]

Iraq: provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H3975 [9MY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H9130 [1OC]

Law enforcement: eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9129 [1OC]

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

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11702 [20NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H7085 [17JY]

Medicaid: provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H9214 [2OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H3683 [6MY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H3305 [10AP]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H4012 [13MY]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H4205 [15MY]

———exclude brachytherapy devices from the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 1182), H5174 [10JN]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H2940 [8AP]

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

———reform (see H.R. 2469), H5365 [12JN]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H5046 [5JN]

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

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H3684 [6MY]

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), H11702 [20NO]

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), H8176 [10SE]

POW: provide special compensation for former POWs (see H.R. 850), H2312 [25MR]

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H9130 [1OC]

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

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H9688 [17OC]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2833), H9614 [16OC]

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

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), H3762 [7MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H320 [5FE]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H7787 [25JY]

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

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H1467 [27FE]

———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 distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 791), H6464 [9JY]

———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), H3762 [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), H4131 [14MY]

———change deadline for filing income tax returns (see H.R. 1725), H3638 [1MY]

———clarify the exemption from tax for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 1530), H5175 [10JN]

———encourage investing of foreign earnings within the U.S. for productive business purposes (see H.R. 767), H2586 [1AP]

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

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

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H11651 [19NO]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H5089 [9JN]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H9130 [1OC]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2950), H7783 [25JY]

Television: ensure equity among full-service television broadcasters and provide local programming to communities through cable carriage rights for class A television stations (see H.R. 1626), H8382 [17SE]

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

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

———strengthen ability to remove terrorist criminals, add flexibility relative to places where aliens may be removed, and provide sufficient authority to Federal officials to remove certain aliens (see H.R. 3106), H8380 [17SE]

Tobacco products: prohibit the anticipated extreme reduction in the national marketing quotas for flue-cured and burley tobacco (see H.R. 3500), H11652 [19NO]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H4976 [4JN] (see H.R. 2475), H5407 [16JN]

———improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 348), H2271 [20MR]

———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), H323 [5FE]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, H1778 [12MR]