CARTER, JOHN R. (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Children and youth: prevent child abduction (H.R. 1104), H2426 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 760), H2312 [25MR]

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

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H7839 [3SE]

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

Budget: 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]

Clean Air Act: amend mass transit projects relative to conformity requirements (see H.R. 673), H7454 [23JY]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to crew (see H. Res. 49), H2272 [20MR]

———tribute to debris collection efforts (see H. Res. 222), H3762 [7MY]

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

———require Federal agencies to protect the security and privacy of Government computer systems from the risks posed by peer-to-peer file sharing (see H.R. 3159), H8904 [24SE]

Copyrights: enhance criminal enforcement of copyright laws, educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet, and clarify authority to seize unauthorized copyrighted works (see H.R. 2517), H6349 [8JY]

Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 2902), H7781 [25JY]

Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of personal injury claims arising out of asbestos exposure (see H.R. 1114), H1747 [11MR]

———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H4132 [14MY]

———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), H2822 [3AP]

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

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 1997), H3760 [7MY]

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

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2868), H7616 [24JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: make the dairy forward pricing program permanent (see H.R. 3308), H9738 [20OC]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of any program within a State unless the State has in place a criminal information sharing system (see H.R. 2649), H6263 [26JN]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 775), H8175 [10SE]

District of Columbia: provide low-income students who attend under-performing schools with scholarships to attend private school of choice (see H.R. 2556), H5713 [23JN]

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

Dr. Caesar A.W. Clark, Sr. Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 1740), H3302 [10AP]

Ecology and environment: create the Federal crime of eco-terrorism (see H.R. 3307), H9613 [16OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H3354 [11AP]

———make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 1612), H2820 [3AP]

Education: expand opportunities for postsecondary education (see H.R. 3039), H8081 [9SE]

Employment: provide compensatory time for private sector employees (see H.R. 1119), H2864 [7AP]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 3066), H8174 [10SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H7618 [24JY]

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]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 1227), H1810 [12MR]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H5367 [12JN]

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), H463 [12FE]

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), H4131 [14MY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 990), H6264 [26JN]

———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), H5089 [9JN]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3125), H9688 [17OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H4788 [2JN]

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), H8906 [24SE]

GAO: conduct a study on price controls of foreign governments on pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 2577), H6465 [9JY]

Health: provide for availability of contact lens prescriptions (see H.R. 3140), H9282 [7OC]

Higher Education Act: enhance international education programs (see H.R. 3077), H9377 [8OC]

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

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H2822 [3AP]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11392 (see H.R. 1914), H11515 [18NO]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H1516 [4MR]

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]

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

———prevent and punish counterfeiting of copyrighted copies and phonorecords (see H.R. 3632), H12309 [21NO]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H5089 [9JN]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H7840 [3SE]

Michael E. DeBakey Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 91), H4738 [22MY]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 119), H6349 [8JY]

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

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9131 [1OC]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 2801), H7618 [24JY]

Patriotism: recognize public need for fasting and prayer to secure blessings and protection for citizens and Armed Forces during conflict with Iraq (see H. Res. 153), H2312 [25MR]

Program Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 2903), H7781 [25JY]

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), H6348 [8JY]

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

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

Rice University: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 379), H8950 [25SE]

Roads and highways: designate the La Entrada al Pacifico Corridor as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System (see H.R. 3240), H11149 [12NO]

———empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H5929 [25JN]

———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]

———provide increased flexibility to certain States in complying with certain regulations (see H.R. 2864), H9614 [16OC]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H10130 [29OC]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8905 [24SE]

Schools: provide a period of quiet reflection at the opening of certain schools on every school day (see H.R. 1202), H3355 [11AP]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 534), H392 [11FE]

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), H5664 [19JN]

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

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H463 [12FE]

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]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H8175 [10SE]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H460 [12FE]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H3354 [11AP]

———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), H9282 [7OC]

———amend laws assisting States in the collection of sales and use taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 1839), H4205 [15MY] (see H.R. 2824), H7453 [23JY]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H7949 [4SE]

———encourage investing of foreign earnings within the U.S. for productive business purposes (see H.R. 767), H1746 [11MR]

———exclude from income taxation all compensation received for active duty as a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1687), H3051 [9AP]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H4368 [20MY]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H9614 [16OC]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities and application of volume caps for private activity bonds for such facilities and water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 3042), H8081 [9SE]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H2864 [7AP]

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

———provide incentives for economic recovery (see H.R. 459), H242 [29JA]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H4978 [4JN]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H2515 [31MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 278), H1642 [5MR]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1513), H3763 [7MY]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H9213 [2OC]

———treatment of employer contributions to college tuition plans and education savings accounts (see H.R. 3318), H9613 [16OC]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H8017 [5SE]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 970), H1812 [12MR]

Terrorism: enhance public safety through pretrial detention and postrelease supervision of terrorists (see H.R. 3040), H8081 [9SE]

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

Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act: exempt small trailer manufacturers from certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 1137), H7454 [23JY]

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), H3974 [9MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1812 [12MR]

———permit remarried surviving spouses of veterans to be eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 1167), H5929 [25JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: establish penalties for aggravated identity theft (see H.R. 1731), H3301 [10AP]

Dept. of the Interior: participation in Williamson County, TX, Water Recycling and Reuse Project (see H.R. 1732), H3301 [10AP]

Religion: constitutional amendment relative to the reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance and on U.S. currency (see H.J. Res. 39), H1902 [13MR]

Terrorism: increase criminal penalties relative to terrorist murders and deny Federal benefits to terrorists (see H.R. 2934), H7783 [25JY]

Remarks

Bruce Woodbury Post Office Building, Boulder City, NV: designate (H.R. 2254), H5370, H5371 [16JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1964 [19MR]

Children and youth: prevent child abduction (H.R. 1104), H2426, H2427 [27MR]

Dept. of Justice: conduct feasibility study on background checks for volunteers who work with children, the disabled, and the elderly, H2426, H2427 [27MR]

Dept. of the Interior: participation in Williamson County, TX, Water Recycling and Reuse Project (H.R. 1732), H11181 [17NO]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2765), H7988 [5SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H7988 [5SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H5507 [18JN]

Estrada, Miguel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, H1490 [4MR]

Head Start Program: prohibit faith-based organizations providing Head Start services from religious discrimination in hiring, H7573 [24JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H7573 [24JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3471 [30AP]

Medgar Evers National Week of Remembrance: support (H. Con. Res. 220), H5371, H5372 [16JN]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (H. Res. 132), H1978 [19MR]

San Antonio Spurs (basketball team): tribute (H. Res. 279), H5644, H5645 [19JN]

Taxation: eliminate double taxation of dividends, H1964 [19MR]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, H1964 [19MR]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (H. Res. 62), H403 [12FE]

Votes: position on missed, H1283 [25FE], E1501 [17JY], E1559 [23JY], E1878 [24SE]

Tributes

Johnson, Representative Sam, H403 [12FE]