DAVIS, JIM (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H8050 [9SE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3309 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (see H.R. 3093), H8283 [16SE]

———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H3857 [8MY]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 979), H1461 [27FE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H699 [13FE]

Armed Forces: 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), H9215 [2OC]

———express appreciation to members engaging in military action in Iraq and against terrorism and encourage communities to prepare appropriate homecoming ceremonies (see H. Con. Res. 152), H5268 [11JN]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H8491 [23SE]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by establishing an enhanced educational assistance program and by repealing the requirement for reduction in pay for participation in the program (see H.R. 1713), H3684 [6MY]

———increase basic educational assistance for Selected Reserve members (see H.R. 1374), H3684 [6MY]

———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]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H3762 [7MY]

———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), H9982 [28OC]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1323), H3762 [7MY]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 103), H2270 [20MR]

———tribute to members of the National Guard and Reserve components (see H. Con. Res. 325), H11391 (see H. Con. Res. 325), H11514 [18NO]

Arthur `Pappy' Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 1882), H7618 [24JY]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H4978 [4JN]

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

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H5046 [5JN]

Brigadier General (AUS-Ret.) John H. McLain Post Office, Sarasota, FL: designate (see H.R. 3068), H8174 [10SE]

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

China, Republic of: endorse and obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly summit in Switzerland (see H.R. 441), H242 [29JA]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H7618 [24JY]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1097), H4205 [15MY]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H11702 [20NO]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H6349 [8JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H61 [7JA]

Courts: provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (see H.R. 1737), H10237 [30OC]

———restore judicial discretion in sentencing for certain Federal crimes and require a U.S. Sentencing Commission report on the incidence of downward departures (see H.R. 2213), H4978 [4JN]

Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (see H.R. 2622), H7170 [18JY]

Crime: amend laws relative to bail bond forfeitures (see H.R. 2134), H4204 [15MY]

Cuba: condemn arrest of Cuban democracy activists by Cuban Government (see H. Con. Res. 125), H2472 [27MR]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 2871), H7616 [24JY]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H138 [8JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities (see H.R. 1355), H2402 [26MR]

———reimburse State, local, and Indian tribal governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments or tribes (see H.R. 1803), H3352 [11AP]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 445), H242 [29JA]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H4012 [13MY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Small Employer Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2850), H8284 [16SE]

Dept. of State: require the inclusion in annual country reports on human rights practices of information on the extent of promotion of violence and hatred in foreign school curriculums (see H.R. 1358), H3684 [6MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle and the suitability and feasibility of inclusion in Biscayne National Park (see H.R. 1361), H2131 [19MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners when Dept. of Veterans Affairs physicians are unavailable (see H.R. 240), H4011 [13MY]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (see H. Res. 234), H5367 [12JN]

Drugs: collect and assess scientific evidence regarding prescription drugs frequently used in federally funded health programs (see H.R. 2356), H5043 [5JN]

Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 1883), H7618 [24JY]

Education: condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H7783 [25JY]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 1751), H3303 [10AP]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H5174 [10JN]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 3285), H9376 [8OC]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see H.R. 1758), H6465 [9JY]

EPA: provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 347), H2401 [26MR]

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4740 [22MY]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H5089 [9JN]

Financial institutions: 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), H4131 [14MY]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 260), H135 [8JA]

Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 1118), H6603 [10JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H4206 [15MY]

Florida Marlins (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 415), H9981 [28OC]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H9982 [28OC]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2369), H7329 [22JY]

FTC: ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see H.R. 3161), H8950 [25SE]

———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 361), H324 [5FE]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports (see H.R. 1451), H5046 [5JN]

Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 1031), H3305 [10AP]

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1856), H9812 [21OC]

Hazardous substances: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (see H.R. 1819), H7086 [17JY]

Health: provide for availability of contact lens prescriptions (see H.R. 3140), H9215 [2OC]

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

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H4529 [21MY]

Homeland Security Act: repeal certain provisions relative to pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability (see H.R. 248), H135 [8JA]

Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 197), H4738 [22MY]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 2435), H6265 [26JN]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H6262 [26JN]

India: observance of Republic Day (see H. Con. Res. 15), H171 [27JA]

Insurance: establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 1552), H4877 [3JN]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H3634 [1MY]

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

Judge Edward Rodgers Post Office Building, West Palm Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 2075), H5046 [5JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H3641 [5MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7170 [18JY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H4739 [22MY]

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (see H.R. 1329), H1953 [18MR]

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

Medicaid: provide fiscal relief and program simplification to States and improve coverage and services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2000), H4740 [22MY]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H5174 [10JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H5267 [11JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1568), H2702 [2AP]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 810), H2515 [31MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H2473 [27MR]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 41), H53 [7JA]

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

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1459 [27FE]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8082 [9SE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H7086 [17JY]

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

National Labor Relations Act: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1793), H4205 [15MY]

———protect employer rights, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1793), H7618 [24JY]

National security: enhance research, development, procurement, and use of biomedical countermeasures to respond to public health threats (see H.R. 2122), H4203 [15MY]

———establish a task force to assess State and local capabilities in dealing with terrorism and make grants to such jurisdictions to achieve those capabilities (see H.R. 3158), H8904 [24SE]

———improve homeland security, public safety, and citizen activated emergency response capabilities through use of wireless enhanced 911 (E911) services (see H.R. 2898), H8491 [23SE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H4368 [20MY]

Owens, Wayne: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H60 [7JA]

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

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H4739 [22MY]

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), H4131 [14MY]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system (see H.R. 3004), H7948 [4SE]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2180), H4527 [21MY]

———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]

Seeds of Peace (organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 288), H9688 [17OC]

Social Security: allow certain remarried widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses to become or remain entitled to widow's or widower's insurance benefits (see H.R. 2583), H7949 [4SE]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H6603 [10JY]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1689), H3051 [9AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H2132 [19MR]

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), H7086 [17JY]

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

———allow a deduction for certain distributions from a controlled foreign corporation to encourage personnel and economic investments by companies (see H.R. 1162), H1681 [6MR]

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

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 927), H4528 [21MY]

———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), H4876 [3JN]

———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), H2864 [7AP]

———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 2047), H8950 [25SE]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H2473 [27MR]

———promote, protect, and clarify status of professional employer organizations (see H.R. 2178), H9214 [2OC]

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

———suspend a portion of reduction in highest income tax rate and use such revenue to make supplemental appropriations for security and stabilization of Iraq (see H.R. 3150), H11652 [19NO]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H4130 [14MY]

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

Turkey: condemn terrorist attacks in Istanbul (see H. Res. 453), H11703 [20NO]

Veterans: 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), H463 [12FE]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 178), H4011 [13MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H3637 [1MY]

Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 2538), H8491 [23SE]

Winston E. Arnow Federal Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (see H.R. 1572), H5046 [5JN]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1811 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 242), H6706 [14JY]

States: condition receipt of certain funds on States requiring high school courses in American history and American government to graduate (see H.R. 3592), H12307 [21NO]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 31), H171 [27JA]

Taxation: treatment of private activity bonds for water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 3410), H10235 [30OC]

Motions

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H9967 [28OC]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H10106 [29OC]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9518 [16OC]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, E1047 [22MY], E1124 [4JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2110 [19MR]

Cuba: prohibit funding to enforce regulations that would eliminate educational exchanges, H8050, H8051 [9SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7082 [17JY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H8050, H8051 [9SE]

Diseases: provide benefits for certain individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (H.R. 1463), E638 [1AP]

Forest Service: prohibit funding to implement changes to roadless areas protection regulations, H7082 [17JY]

Medicare: privatization, H8187 [10SE]

———prohibit implementation of premium support system which would require competition with private insurance carriers in delivering basic services, H10106, H10110, H10111 [29OC]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6101 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 299), H5961 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H6659, H6666 [14JY], H8187 [10SE], H10106, H10110, H10111 [29OC]

Outer Continental Shelf: inventory oil and gas resources on certain portions, H3310, H3312 [11AP]

———prohibit additional inventory of oil and gas resources on certain portions, H9346 [8OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3310, H3312 [11AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11415 [18NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H9346 [8OC]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (football team): tribute (H. Res. 31), H223 [29JA]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H5072 [9JN]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7505 [24JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 2185), H4615 [22MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H9978 [28OC]

Tributes

Carlton, Doyle E., Jr., E977 [15MY]

Culbreath, Hugh L., Jr., E1962 [2OC]

Davies, Marvin, E1049 [22MY], E1121 [4JN]

Ferman, James L., Sr., E814 [30AP]

Garcia, Tony, Jr., E2078 [17OC]

Gibbons, Martha, H9968 [28OC]

Gilder, Bob, E378 [6MR]

McCarthy, Kevin, E2408 [22NO]

Nunez, Ramon G., E373 [5MR]

Owens, Wayne, H29 [7JA]

Saunders, Robert W., Sr., E637 [1AP]

Shelton, Perkins T., E2224 [4NO]

Smith, Chesterfield H., E1610 [25JY]

Tribble, Israel, Jr. (Ike), E1372 [26JN]

Walker, M. Mason, E996 [19MY]