TANCREDO, THOMAS G. (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9617 [16OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5785, H5791 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6869 [15JY], H7021 [16JY], H7042 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7248, H7293, H7330 [22JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6564 [10JY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7842 [3SE], H7879 [4SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3521 [30AP]

Articles and editorials

GOP Survey Avoids Immigration, Phyllis Schlafly, Copley News Service, H4200 [15MY]

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]

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), H10131 [29OC]

Africa: limit assistance to Ethiopia and Eritrea if they are not in compliance with their agreement to end hostilities and provide for a demarcation of the border between the two countries (see H.R. 2760), H9614 [16OC]

Algeria: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Res. 264), H5268 [11JN]

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), H2402 [26MR]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H2585 [1AP]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H4368 [20MY]

———prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1472), H6707 [14JY]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances (see H.R. 277), H136 [8JA]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H9215 [2OC]

———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.R. 3208), H9132 [1OC]

———express appreciation for the support and cooperation from Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar during military operations in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 211), H5045 [5JN]

———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]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H1334 [25FE]

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

———U.S. involvement in Liberian civil war (see H. Con. Res. 255), H7617 [24JY]

Aviation: improve airport security by using biometric security badges (see H.R. 115), H172 [27JA]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3975 [9MY]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1005), H1463 [27FE]

Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 264), H7785 [25JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H9215 [2OC]

———require a balanced Federal budget, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, establish biennial budgets, and impose spending safeguards on the growth of entitlements and discretionary spending (see H.R. 3358), H9811 [21OC]

Burundi: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 154), H5089 [9JN]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 302), H9813 [21OC]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 362), H1902 [13MR]

———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: condemn relative to individuals being held as prisoners of conscience for their involvement in efforts to end the occupation of Tibet (see H. Res. 157), H11360 [17NO]

China, Republic of: membership in the U.N. (see H. Con. Res. 284), H9384 [14OC]

———negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 98), H9132 [1OC]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 3191), H9215 [2OC]

———constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 42), H2270 [20MR]

———restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 1567), H3858 [8MY]

Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 732), H2473 [27MR]

Colleges and universities: establish a pilot program of Afghanistan scholarships for undergraduate and graduate level public policy internships in the U.S. (see H.R. 2810), H11702 [20NO]

———establish a pilot program of Central Asian scholarships for undergraduate and graduate level public policy internships in the U.S. (see H.R. 2809), H11702 [20NO]

Colorado: provide for remediation of abandoned and inactive hardrock mines in the Upper Animas River Basin (see H.R. 2835), H7454 [23JY]

Computers: prohibit distribution of peer-to-peer file trading software in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2885), H8017 [5SE]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H7787 [25JY]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 106), H4368 [20MY]

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]

———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), H8950 [25SE]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 1997), H4206 [15MY]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11133 [7NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: exchange certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado (see H.R. 2766), H7085 [17JY]

———support research on control and suppression of plant species tamarisk in the Colorado River watershed (see H.R. 695), H391 [11FE]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2427), H5665 [19JN]

Dept. of Justice: ensure that U.S. victims of terrorism overseas receive equal treatment regardless of terrorists' country of origin or residence and these terrorists are pursued with equal vigor (see H.R. 401), H3453 [29AP]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 775), H9282 [7OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction, leasing, or modification of major medical facilities at the site of the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO (see H.R. 116), H56 [7JA]

Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 192), H58 [7JA]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H12311 [21NO]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 684), H463 [12FE]

Ecology and environment: condemn actions by the Earth Liberation Front (organization) and ecological terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 126), H2515 [31MR]

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

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1514 [4MR]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 2732), H8176 [10SE]

———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]

———establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1078), H9479 [15OC]

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

Employment: prevent an employer from placing a nonimmigrant who is an intracompany transferee with another employer (see H.R. 2154), H4788 [2JN]

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

Endangered species: manage critical habitats of threatened species and apply resource laws on military installations in a manner compatible with demands of military readiness (see H.R. 1235), H2939 [8AP]

Endangered Species Act: require the Dept. of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see H.R. 1662), H3454 [29AP]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 931), H1812 [12MR]

———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), H1812 [12MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see H.R. 1943), H8491 [23SE]

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

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 1229), H2703 [2AP]

FDA: 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]

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), H55 [7JA]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 522), H1812 [12MR]

Fire prevention: allow Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to enter into agreements with Federal agencies to acquire goods and services relative to improving or using the wildfire fighting capability of those agencies (see H.R. 1061), H1813 [12MR]

———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]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3125), H8491 [23SE]

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 977), H1955 [18MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H1689 [10MR]

Forests: establish institutes to conduct research on the prevention of, and restoration from, wildfires in forest and woodland ecosystems (see H.R. 460), H242 [29JA]

———establish institutes to demonstrate and promote use of adaptive ecosystem management to reduce the risk of wildfires, and restore the health of fire-adapted forest and woodland ecosystems of the interior West (see H.R. 2696), H6602 [10JY]

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]

General Education Provisions Act: clarify definition of a student relative to family educational and privacy rights (see H.R. 516), H268 [31JA]

Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by State and local officials resulting from threat of potential litigants seeking damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 3609), H12308 [21NO]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H4205 [15MY]

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), H8083 [9SE]

———limit issuance of student and diversity immigrant visas to aliens who are nationals of Saudi Arabia, countries that support terrorism, or countries not cooperating fully with U.S. antiterrorism efforts (see H.R. 488), H1812 [12MR]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H4739 [22MY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to certain visa programs to prevent unintended U.S. job losses and increase Dept. of Labor monitoring and enforcement authority over such programs (see H.R. 2849), H8176 [10SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: provide options to States to innovate and improve the education of disabled children by expanding choices for students and parents (see H.R. 1373), H3572 [30AP]

Indonesia: declare ceasefire and halt hostilities in province of Aceh, end human rights violations, and return to negotiations with significant Acehnese civil society and international involvement (see H. Con. Res. 327), H12312 [21NO]

Insurance: establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 1552), H4205 [15MY]

Iraq: 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), H11651 [19NO]

Jordan: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 371), H12312 [21NO]

Kenya: elections (see H. Res. 177), H5046 [5JN]

Kosovo: independence (see H. Res. 28), H4012 [13MY]

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

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 300), H137 [8JA]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2586 [1AP]

Louisiana Purchase: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 21), H463 [12FE]

Mederos, Eriberto: posthumously revoke naturalization (see H.R. 1201), H1745 [11MR]

Medicaid: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H701 [13FE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H6707 [14JY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H1901 [13MR]

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

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

Members of Congress: nullify recent pay increases and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 31), H52 [7JA]

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: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 119), H6604 [10JY]

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

Motor vehicles: increase fines for improper use of vehicles that result in damage to public lands or national forests (see H.R. 751), H9214 [2OC]

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H6868 [15JY]

National Labor Relations Act: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1793), H4877 [3JN]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1349), H2131 [19MR]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H3857 [8MY]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H4012 [13MY]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1909), H6348 [8JY]

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

Postal Service: include postmasters and postmasters organizations in the process for the development and planning of certain policies, schedules, and programs (see H.R. 2249), H4736 [22MY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H1516 [4MR]

Public lands: establish time limits for completion of wilderness studies on Federal lands (see H.R. 1153), H1680 [6MR]

Religion: protect religious sites and freedom of access and worship in Israel and other regions (see H. Con. Res. 150), H3304 [10AP]

Rio Grande Outstanding Natural Area: establish (see H.R. 2955), H7783 [25JY]

Roads and highways: empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H3975 [9MY]

———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]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H5173 [10JN]

Schools: provide a period of quiet reflection at the opening of certain schools on every school day (see H.R. 1202), H3637 [1MY]

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

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 1372), H8175 [10SE]

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

———improve affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers (see H.R. 2851), H8284 [16SE]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 1631), H2821 [3AP]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 722), H1516 [4MR]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H59 [7JA]

Sports: recognize evolution and importance of motorsports (see H. Con. Res. 320), H11360 [17NO]

States: improve temporary Federal fiscal assistance programs (see H.R. 3415), H10236 [30OC]

Sudan: human rights violations (see H. Res. 194), H5268 [11JN]

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), H3638 [1MY]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 117), H9215 [2OC]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H1902 [13MR]

———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 tax credit for contributions for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools, upgrading school facilities, and certain technology expenses (see H.R. 120), H245 [29JA]

———allow tax credit for contributions for the benefit of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 282), H136 [8JA]

———allow tax credit for contributions to charitable organizations which provide scholarships for children to attend elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2347), H5043 [5JN]

———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), H1746 [11MR]

———eliminate marriage penalty in the computation of the income tax on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2072), H4010 [13MY]

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

———expand rules for involuntary conversions of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions (see H.R. 478), H243 [29JA]

———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 714), H460 [12FE]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 615), H321 [5FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H53 [7JA]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H2401 [26MR]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 741), H461 [12FE]

———provide a credit for charitable contributions to education investment organizations that provide assistance for elementary and secondary education (see H.R. 2234), H4735 [22MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H1955 [18MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1634), H3572 [30AP]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H3453 [29AP]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H3684 [6MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (see H.R. 459), H706 [13FE]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 612), H321 [5FE]

———reduce capital gains rates (see H.R. 311), H137 [8JA]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 2957), H7783 [25JY]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H3571 [30AP]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H700 [13FE]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 262), H135 [8JA]

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

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H8284 [16SE]

———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), H1902 [13MR]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H11702 [20NO]

———treatment of Social Security and certain railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 2346), H5815 [24JN]

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

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H2819 [3AP]

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

U.N.: convene war crimes tribunal to punish human rights abuses by Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials (see H. Res. 118), H2402 [26MR]

———terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1146), H3355 [11AP]

UNESCO: U.S. membership (see H. Con. Res. 4), H172 [27JA]

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), H172 [27JA]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H3572 [30AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 3388), H10129 [29OC]

Budget: establish a deficit reduction account in the U.S. Treasury (see H.R. 3302), H9477 [15OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal Forest Service Appeals Reform Act and develop an administrative appeals process for the Forest Service similar to other Federal land management agencies (see H.R. 1679), H2938 [8AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: congressional disapproval of rule allowing financial institutions to accept foreign consular-issued identification cards (see H.J. Res. 58), H4737 [22MY]

Education: establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 501), H244 [29JA]

Endangered Species Act: establish special requirements for determining whether the Preble's meadow jumping mouse is an endangered species or threatened species (see H.R. 1253), H1811 [12MR]

FCC: end requirements that providers of telecommunications and information services provide such services for schools and libraries at a discounted rate (see H.R. 1252), H1811 [12MR]

Immigration: discourage States from issuing an identification card or driver's license to an illegal alien (see H.R. 3052), H8081 [9SE]

———enhance border enforcement, improve homeland security, remove incentives for illegal immigration, and establish a guest worker program (see H.R. 3534), H11650 [19NO]

———moratorium (see H.R. 946), H1395 [26FE]

———repeal authorities relative to H-1B visas for temporary skilled workers (see H.R. 2688), H6464 [9JY]

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument: designate the Kris Eggle Memorial Visitors' Center (see H.R. 1577), H2703 [2AP]

Public lands: increase penalties for illegal campfires on public, national park, and national forest lands that results in damage and specify uses for collected fines (see H.R. 1038), H1464 [27FE]

———provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies that respond to violations of regulations governing public lands, and clarify the purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 3247), H9214 [2OC]

Public welfare programs: require identification used to obtain Federal public benefits meet restrictions ensuring that it is secure and verifiable (see H.R. 502), H244 [29JA]

Declarations

Interparliamentary Conference on Human Rights and Religious Freedom, E2127 [24OC]

Remarks

Appropriations: convert portion of supplemental appropriations for reconstruction efforts in Iraq into loan guarantees, H9572 [16OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 69), H8898 [24SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9572 [16OC]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances, H4495 [21MY]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H1388-H1390 [26FE]

Aurora, CO: tribute to outgoing mayor and city council members, E2520 [8DE]

Belgium: tribute to Interparliamentary Conference on Human Rights and Religious Freedom, E2127 [24OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2221 [20MR], H2695 [2AP]

Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement: prohibit funding to States or localities that restrict information relative to an individual's citizenship or immigration status, H5785, H5786, H5791, H5792 [24JN], H6455-H6459, H6461 [9JY], H7293, H7295 [22JY]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (H. Con. Res. 302), H10078 [29OC]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1993 [7OC]

Corps of Engineers: Cherry Creek Reservoir expansion funding, H7143 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4495 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5785, H5786, H5791, H5792 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7042 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7292, H7293, H7295 [22JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6564 [10JY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7880, H7882 [4SE]

Economy: importance of job creation, H5075 [9JN]

———national objectives priority assignments, H2566 [1AP], H5075 [9JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), H7143 [18JY]

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), conference report, H12171 [21NO]

———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), consideration (H. Res. 239), H4281 [20MY]

Forest Service: increase hazardous fuels reduction activities funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H7042 [17JY]

Government: enhance security and efficiency of immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions, H3668 [6MY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers, H9205, H9207, H9208 [2OC]

———effects of multiculturalism and immigration on U.S. culture, H1390-H1393 [26FE], H2696 [2AP], H3442-H3447 [29AP], H8895-H8898 [24SE]

———impact of costs of illegal and legal immigration on U.S. health and social services systems, H2463-H2467 [27MR], H4870 [3JN], H9204 [2OC]

———impact of illegal immigration on employment, H5076-H5081 [9JN], H5537-H5541 [18JN], H6701-H6704 [14JY]

———impact of illegal immigration on ranchers, H4195 [15MY], H4868 [3JN]

———impact of illegal immigration on the environment, H2918-H2922 [8AP]

———moratorium, H2560 [1AP]

———moratorium (H.R. 946), H2466 [27MR]

———national policy, H126 [8JA], H1390-H1393 [26FE], H1507-H1512 [4MR], H2695-H2701 [2AP], H2838 [7AP], H2918-H2922 [8AP], H3442-H3447 [29AP], H3668, H3673 [6MY], H4195-H4201 [15MY], H4355-H4360 [20MY], H4513-H4518 [21MY], H4868, H4873 [3JN], H5076-H5081 [9JN], H5537-H5541 [18JN], H6461 [9JY], H6701-H6704 [14JY], H7001-H7007 [16JY], H8068-H8071 [9SE], H8266-H8270 [16SE], H8895-H8898 [24SE], H9203-H9208 [2OC]

———prohibit acceptance of consular-issued identification cards, H3670 [6MY], H3738 [7MY], H4513 [21MY], H4870, H4873 [3JN], H4881 [4JN], H5098 [10JN], H9204 [2OC]

———repeal authorities relative to H-1B visas for temporary skilled workers (H.R. 2688), H6701 [14JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: define specific learning disability as a disorder due to a medically detectable and diagnosable physiological condition based on physical and scientific evidence, H3521, H3522 [30AP]

———permit local school districts to issue vouchers to parents of disabled children in private schools for their child's specific special education needs, H3518 [30AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3518, H3521, H3522 [30AP]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H6698 [14JY]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H6698 [14JY]

———possession of weapons of mass destruction, H6698 [14JY]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders, H126 [8JA], H1507-H1512 [4MR], H1607 [5MR], H1657 [6MR], H1878 [13MR], H1930 [18MR], H2302, H2306 [25MR], H2507 [31MR], H2697-H2701 [2AP], H2838 [7AP], H2918-H2922 [8AP], H3442-H3447 [29AP], H4195-H4201 [15MY], H4355-H4360 [20MY], H4513-H4518 [21MY], H4868, H4873 [3JN], H8068-H8071 [9SE], H8266-H8270 [16SE], H8895-H8898 [24SE]

———repeal authority to delay notification of the execution of a search warrant, H7292 [22JY]

Liberia: U.S. policy, H6699 [14JY]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6700 [14JY]

News media: coverage of U.S. actions relative to Iraq, H1388-H1390 [26FE]

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument: designate the Kris Eggle Memorial Visitors' Center (H.R. 1577), H4025 [14MY], H4199 [15MY]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, H6700 [14JY]

Power resources: national energy policy, H2566 [1AP]

Roads and highways: Federal-aid highway funding through reductions in Amtrak funding, H7880, H7882 [4SE]

Saudi Arabia: urge Ambassador to the U.S. to intervene in financial dispute between a Saudi prince and Bob Burch, E2056 [16OC]

Schools: enhance safety, H6564 [10JY]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit, H4960 [4JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, H2566 [1AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4960 [4JN], H5075 [9JN]

———rates, H2221 [20MR]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), H80 [8JA]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7502 [24JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7502 [24JY]

Veterans: benefits funding, H2695 [2AP]

Votes: correction, H8345 [17SE]

———position on missed, H9443 [15OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H132 [8JA], H1635 [5MR], H1676 [6MR], H1808 [12MR], H1898 [13MR], H1950 [18MR], H2512 [31MR], H2584 [1AP], H2856 [7AP], H3759 [7MY], H4975 [4JN], H6600 [10JY], H7084 [17JY]

Tributes

Eggle, Chris, H1607 [5MR]

Eggle, Robert, H1607 [5MR]

Martinez, Jorge S., H1657 [6MR]

McBride, Gary, H4195 [15MY]

Mother Teresa, E1872 [24SE]

Robles, Olga, H4355 [20MY]