BALLENGER, CASS (a Representative from North Carolina)

Addresses

U.S. Policy on Use of Armed Forces Against Iraq: Alvaro Uribe, President of Colombia, E590 [26MR]

Appointments

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H5036 [5JN], H5086 [9JN]

National Council on the Arts, H1306 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Afghanistan: commend women for participation in Government and civil society, encourage inclusion in the economic and political life, and advocate protection of women's rights in Afghanistan Constitution (see H. Res. 393), H10238 [30OC]

Agriculture: establish a Federal interagency task force to promote benefits, safety, and potential uses of biotechnology (see H.R. 2447), H5365 [12JN]

———establish a task force to promote the benefits, safety, and potential uses of agricultural biotechnology (see H.R. 3472), H10977 [6NO]

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), H460 [12FE]

Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and highlight the attack as characteristic of the threat to the U.S. from terrorist groups operating from Latin America (see H. Res. 325), H7169 [18JY]

Armed Forces: express appreciation for the support and cooperation from Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar during military operations in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 211), H5552 [18JN]

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

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H2823 [3AP]

———express appreciation for support by British Prime Minister of U.S. policy on use of Armed Forces in Iraq (see H. Res. 154), H2704 [2AP]

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1759), H3303 [10AP]

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), H2587 [1AP]

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]

Citizenship: 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), H12321 [25NO]

———authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 333), H6603 [10JY]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H4739 [22MY]

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), H4788 [2JN]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 339), H7949 [4SE]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11702 [20NO]

Cuba: condemn human rights violations, encourage release of political prisoners, and support free elections (see H. Res. 179), H2864 [7AP]

Cyprus: express support for a peaceful, just, and lasting settlement relative to Turkish occupation (see H. Res. 165), H3053 [9AP]

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

DEA: anniversary (see H. Res. 412), H10131 [29OC]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency (see H.R. 1412), H2587 [1AP]

Dept. of Labor: impose limitations on the wage that an employer is required to pay an H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker (see H.R. 1606), H5367 [12JN]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 775), H1812 [12MR]

Developing countries: establish Millennium Challenge Account to increase support for certain countries, assess impact and effectiveness of U.S. economic assistance, and authorize expansion of the Peace Corps (see H.R. 2441), H6707 [14JY]

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

Drugs: lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 3634), H12309 [21NO]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H703 [13FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: 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), H9131 [1OC]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 2732), H8284 [16SE]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 1805), H3352 [11AP]

———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), H5664 [19JN]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (see H.R. 1261), H3305 [10AP]

———provide compensatory time for private sector employees (see H.R. 1119), H1678 [6MR]

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), H5366 [12JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see H.R. 1943), H9687 [17OC]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H7788 [25JY]

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

Federal aid programs: simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 2956), H7783 [25JY]

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]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see H.R. 2536), H5662 [19JN]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 2365), H8176 [10SE]

———establish procedures for identifying countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2579), H7329 [22JY]

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]

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]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 2210), H5175 [10JN]

Higher Education Act: incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (see H.R. 12), H51 [7JA]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H7840 [3SE]

———extend basic pilot employment verification system (see H.R. 2359), H9214 [2OC]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H3053 [9AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1350), H2131 [19MR]

Iraq: encourage France, Germany, and Russia to contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq by forgiving outstanding debt between those countries and Iraq (see H. Res. 198), H5268 [11JN]

———establish program to foster private U.S. investment in Iraqi schools and hospitals through adopt-a-school and adopt-a-hospital initiatives (see H. Res. 455), H12312 [21NO]

———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), H7618 [24JY]

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

Jordan: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 371), H10238 [30OC]

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

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the notification of democratic rights of union members (see H.R. 992, 994), H1462 [27FE]

———provide for civil monetary penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 993), H1462 [27FE]

Laos: address urgent need for freedom, democratic reform, and international monitoring of elections, human rights, and religious liberty (see H. Res. 402), H11652 [19NO]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H10340 [4NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9377 [8OC]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H2271 [20MR]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H4255 [19MY]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H8017 [5SE]

Mental health: protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (see H.R. 1170), H1743 [11MR]

Middle East: support vision of Israelis and Palestinians who are working together to conceive pragmatic, serious plans for achieving peace (see H. Res. 462), H12310 [21NO]

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

Morocco: express condolences to the families of the victims of terrorist suicide bombing attacks (see H. Res. 242), H4877 [3JN]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H323 [5FE]

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), H3763 [7MY]

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

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H7454 [23JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: provide adjudicative improvement (see H.R. 1583), H2819 [3AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (see H.R. 2729), H8906 [24SE]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (see H.R. 2728), H8906 [24SE]

OSHA: provide for an independent review of citations (see H.R. 2730), H8906 [24SE]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (see H.R. 2731), H8906 [24SE]

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (see H.R. 2030), H3856 [8MY]

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

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (see H.R. 3108), H9132 [1OC]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (see H.R. 1000), H1462 [27FE]

———provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H8382 [17SE]

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

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), H8950 [25SE]

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]

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

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 1136), H1679 [6MR]

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]

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

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

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 3447), H10457 [5NO]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 743), H461 [12FE]

SouthEast Crescent Authority: establish (see H.R. 141), H2270 [20MR]

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]

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), H3407 [12AP]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H5664 [19JN]

Taxation: allow a recovery period for depreciation of motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2900), H8017 [5SE]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H3974 [9MY]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 806), H701 [13FE]

———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), H7839 [3SE]

———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 50), H5468 [17JN]

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

———extend special carryback of certain net operating losses to losses for additional years (see H.R. 2448), H7086 [17JY]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H392 [11FE]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H9982 [28OC]

———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]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H4529 [21MY]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H4787 [2JN]

———treat contracted firefighters with local governments as employees of such governments for pension plan purposes (see H.R. 1884), H6604 [10JY]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2351), H5043 [5JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1952 [18MR]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H10130 [29OC]

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

———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), H1334 [25FE]

———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]

Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H7949 [4SE]

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

———encourage unconditional removal of economic sanctions against Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3683 [6MY]

U.N. Human Rights Commission: election of Libya as chairman (see H. Con. Res. 27), H274 [4FE]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1587), H2819 [3AP]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1111), H1678 [6MR]

Business and industry: establish a commission to promote employee ownership (see H.R. 1778), H3351 [11AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify that Christmas tree farming is agriculture (see H.R. 2516), H5661 [19JN]

General Charles Gabriel Post Office, Iron Station, NC: designate (see H.R. 1465), H2470 [27MR]

Nicaragua: require that certain claims of expropriation be filed within a specified time period for purposes of the prohibition on foreign aid (see H.R. 868), H1331 [25FE]

North Carolina: include Catawba and Cleveland Counties as part of the Appalachian region (see H.R. 3393), H10129 [29OC]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H329 [11FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3685 [7MY]

Poems

``These Troubled Times,'' Lisa Seviers, E611 [27MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: respond to surge of coffee imports, H1691 [11MR]

Appropriations: convert portion of supplemental appropriations for reconstruction efforts in Iraq into loan guarantees, H9543 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9463 [15OC], H9543 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2767 [3AP]

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq, E611 [27MR]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H6977 [16JY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H5780 [24JN]

Child Survival and Health Programs Fund: funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H7396 [23JY]

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), H10064 [29OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5780 [24JN]

———Office of Domestic Preparedness funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H2767 [3AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6977 [16JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), H7396 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2800), consideration (H. Res. 327), H7240 [22JY]

General Charles Gabriel Post Office, Iron Station, NC: designate (H.R. 1465), H4749 [2JN]

Health: expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5628 [19JN]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize provisions relative to teacher preparation (H.R. 2211), H6369 [9JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3479 [30AP]

Mitchell, NC: tribute to Mitchell High School girls' basketball team, H2942 [9AP]

Nicaragua: require that certain claims of expropriation be filed within a specified time period for purposes of the prohibition on foreign aid (H.R. 868), H1915 [18MR]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H5628 [19JN]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3686 [7MY], H3862 [9MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4742 [2JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (H. Res. 62), H402 [12FE]

Votes: position on missed, H313 [5FE], H362 [11FE], E1533 [18JY], E2077 [17OC]

Tributes

Johnson, Representative Sam, H402 [12FE]