CARSON, BRAD (a Representative from Oklahoma)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1588, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6907 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8906 [24SE]

———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]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H6271 [7JY]

———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 331), H1466 [27FE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H1516 [4MR]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1323), H3453 [29AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H1642 [5MR]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H138 [8JA]

Ashe, Arthur: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 67), H5815 [24JN]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3763 [7MY]

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 1278), H8083 [9SE]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see H.R. 1501), H12311 [21NO]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule (see H.J. Res. 3), H324 [5FE]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H706 [13FE]

———support efforts to promote greater awareness of the need for youth mentors and increased involvement with youth through mentoring (see H. Res. 25), H138 [8JA]

China, People's Republic of: 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), H9478 [15OC]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 98), H3454 [29AP]

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

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

Contracts: require certain prospective government contractors to employ a certain percentage of their employees in the U.S. (see H.R. 3134), H8381 [17SE]

Courts: increase annual salaries of justices and judges (see H.R. 2118), H7840 [3SE]

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

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 3422), H10236 [30OC]

Dept. of Defense: prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see H.R. 1311), H1952 [18MR]

———repeal certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 1638), H5046 [5JN]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2464), H5665 [19JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 1095), H1903 [13MR] (see H.R. 1519), H2514 [31MR]

———extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3355 [11AP]

Dept. of the Interior: implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 1130), H1679 [6MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 709), H2271 [20MR]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 890), H1332 [25FE]

———improve patient care and working conditions at the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 1951), H5815 [24JN]

———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), H3301 [10AP]

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

———rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks (see H.R. 813), H1955 [18MR]

———suspend authority to increase drug copayment for treatment of non-service-connected disabilities and increase pension rates for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 627), H322 [5FE]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1998), H5815 [24JN]

———importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see H. Con. Res. 94), H6869 [15JY]

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H3761 [7MY]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (see H. Res. 234), H6265 [26JN]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H5815 [24JN]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H4876 [3JN]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 2069), H5815 [24JN]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H3635 [1MY]

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

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2232), H9131 [1OC]

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

Education: provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 1240), H1811 [12MR]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 873), H3974 [9MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 932), H1395 [26FE]

Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 36), H462 [12FE]

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

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H7455 [23JY]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 1632), H8905 [24SE]

Federal employees: ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H172 [27JA]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 990), H2703 [2AP]

———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. 648), H1812 [12MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H3454 [29AP]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H3975 [9MY]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 142), H1956 [18MR]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see H.R. 1068), H1682 [6MR]

Health care facilities: provide grants to health centers for facility construction, modernization, replacement, and major equipment purchases (see H.R. 1386), H2823 [3AP]

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

Hope, Bob: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H8383 [17SE]

Housing: provide affordable housing for families that are headed by grandparents and other relatives of children (see H.R. 2628), H8950 [25SE]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H7329 [22JY]

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

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see H.R. 151), H463 [12FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1094), H1640 [5MR]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 2615), H6261 [26JN]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H1745 [11MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H5815 [24JN]

Iran: support democracy (see H.R. 2466), H6604 [10JY]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11651 [19NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H320 [5FE]

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

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H2312 [25MR]

Law enforcement: assess backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples and improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence (see H.R. 1046), H2271 [20MR]

———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), H9615 [16OC]

———provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 3092), H9982 [28OC]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H138 [8JA]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9214 [2OC]

Martin, Phillip: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1628), H3572 [30AP]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H323 [5FE]

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

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H5929 [25JN]

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

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H138 [8JA]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1340), H1954 [18MR]

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 967), H2271 [20MR]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 745), H461 [12FE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H2822 [3AP]

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

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H9811 [21OC]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 1696), H5046 [5JN]

———nullify recent pay increases and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 31), H4876 [3JN]

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]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 1823), H4877 [3JN]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H1460 [27FE]

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

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

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

National security: ensure coordination and integration of Indian tribes in homeland security strategy (see H.R. 2242), H4735 [22MY]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 36), H3684 [6MY]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9479 [15OC]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H2271 (see H.R. 1408), H2269 [20MR]

———acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 898), H3763 [7MY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 1093), H1747 [11MR]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H1955 [18MR]

———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 2983), H12921 [8DE]

———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 2440), H5266 [11JN]

———protect sacred Native American Federal land from significant damage (see H.R. 2419), H5265 [11JN]

———provide a Federal land exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the general public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (see H.R. 1409), H2269 [20MR]

———recognize and honor achievements and contributions and urge establishment and observation of a paid legal public holiday in honor of Native Americans (see H. Res. 167), H3684 [6MY]

Oklahoma City National Memorial: transfer to the Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation (see H.R. 3406), H10235 [30OC]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1467 [27FE]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 132), H1813 [12MR]

———constitutional amendment on recitation (see H.J. Res. 26), H1903 [13MR]

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), H5929 [25JN]

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 886), H1332 [25FE]

———provide special compensation for former POWs (see H.R. 850), H1955 [18MR]

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 safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H2271 [20MR]

———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), H2271 [20MR]

Religion: protect religious sites and freedom of access and worship in Israel and other regions (see H. Con. Res. 150), H3454 [29AP]

Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (see H.R. 3088), H8283 [16SE]

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

SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 1166), H1681 [6MR]

Senior citizens: promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H5467 [17JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H1334 [25FE]

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]

———eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program for disabled individuals suffering from a terminal illness (see H.R. 976), H1461 [27FE]

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

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), H3858 [8MY]

Taxation: allow a recovery period for depreciation of motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2900), H10130 [29OC]

———allow credit for production of oil and gas from domestic marginal wells and extend credit for alternative fuels (see H.R. 503), H324 [5FE]

———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]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H706 [13FE]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H700 [13FE]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H1682 [6MR]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H4739 [22MY]

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

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2978), H9215 [2OC]

———provide credits for the installation of certain wind energy property (see H.R. 790), H700 [13FE]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1279), H2473 [27MR]

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

———treat distributions from publicly traded partnerships as qualifying income of regulated investment companies (see H.R. 1536), H5175 [10JN]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 2031), H4788 [2JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 52), H1466 [27FE]

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

———treatment of ground rent paid on land on which a qualified residence is located and which is allotted or Indian-owned land (see H.R. 1426), H2703 [2AP]

———treatment of sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 1754), H3684 [6MY]

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), H4205 [15MY]

———ensure equity among full-service television broadcasters and provide local programming to communities through cable carriage rights for class A television stations, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1626), H10131 [29OC]

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

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: update feasibility and suitability study and include new trail segments (see H.R. 3342), H9737 [20OC]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H11700 [20NO]

Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act: exempt small trailer manufacturers from certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 1137), H4012 [13MY]

Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 871), H8175 [10SE]

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

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H318 [5FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H172 [27JA]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 944), H3637 [1MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H3355 [11AP]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H9131 [1OC]

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

———recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 53), H323 [5FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (see H.R. 410), H217 [28JA]

Budget: reduce deficit by reducing wasteful spending (see H.R. 3164), H8904 [24SE]

Choctaw Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 674), H390 [11FE]

Ed Edmondson U.S. Courthouse, Muskogee, OK: designate (see H.R. 1668), H2938 [8AP]

EPA: provide relocation and other assistance for residents at the Tar Creek Superfund site (see H.R. 2116), H4203 [15MY]

Health care facilities: provide greater access for residents of frontier areas to the healthcare services provided by community health centers (see H.R. 3668), H12918 [8DE]

Rural areas: reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (see H.R. 1686), H3051 [9AP]

Taxation: permanently extend the Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation (see H.R. 409), H217 [28JA]

Tupelo, OK: convey a parcel of land at the Southwestern Power Administration facility (see H.R. 3265), H9375 [8OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H395 [12FE]

Remarks

Dept. of the Interior: settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds, H10200 [30OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report, H10200 [30OC]

Ed Edmondson U.S. Courthouse, Muskogee, OK: designate (H.R. 1668), H7800 [3SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: include construction activities in definition of oil and gas exploration and production relative to EPA stormwater discharge permits, H10525 [6NO]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), H2977 [9AP], E740 [11AP]

McAlester, OK: tribute to McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, H2315 [26MR]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 280), H10252 [4NO]

Native Americans: provide a Federal land exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the general public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (H.R. 1409), H8419 [23SE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H10525 [6NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4874 [3JN]

Tributes

Jenkins, Wayne, H395 [12FE]