SKELTON, IKE (a Representative from Missouri)

Addresses

Conflict and Consequence—Korean War and Its Unsettled Legacy: by, E1412 [8JY]

Military Order of the World Wars and International Officers Ball: James O. Ellis, Jr., E1791-E1793 [16SE]

Pioneer Mother Monument Rededication: by, E1831 [17SE]

Tribute to Columbia (space shuttle) Crew: Sean O'Keefe, NASA, E240 [13FE]

U.S. European Command: James L. Jones, E208 [13FE]

Veteran's Day Observance: Robert Shirkey, E2368 [21NO]

Wentworth Military Academy Memorial Service: Jim Ahrens, E2136 [28OC]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Prime Minister Tony Blair of Great Britain Into the House Chamber, H7059 [17JY]

Conferee: H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H7954 [5SE]

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

Articles and editorials

Lone Sailor, Harry Dunford, Lexington (MO) News, E345 [3MR]

Now More Than Ever Prayers Better Than Protests, Brian L. Cornelius, Higginsville (MO) Advance, E733 [11AP]

Overhaul Without Oversight, by, Washington (DC) Post, H4550 [22MY]

Where's Harry? A Tour of Western Missouri Offers a Glimpse at Harry Truman's Life and the Rural Background That Shaped One of the 20th Century's Most Important Leaders, Jeff Joiner, Rural Missouri (publication), E1034 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 760), H1396 [26FE]

Abraham Lincoln (U.S.S.): tribute to Navy and Marine Corps crew (see H. Res. 211), H3571 [30AP]

Admiral Donald Davis Post Office Building, Brookfield, MO: designate (see H.R. 1609), H2820 [3AP]

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 160), H172 [27JA]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 3498), H11359 [17NO]

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization through service, extend naturalization benefits to Ready Reserve members, and extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents (see H.R. 1814), H3858 [8MY]

———commend regular and reserve components, express concern for safety and security, and ensure that reserve components are provided the same equipment as regular components (see H. Con. Res. 335), H11701 [20NO]

———encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner or the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2515 [31MR]

———ensure military pay increases are comparable to private sector pay growth as measured by the Employment Cost Index (see H.R. 1885), H3570 [30AP]

———establish an Iraq service medal to recognize service by members in Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Res. 366), H9283 [7OC]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H8283 [16SE]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8217 [11SE]

———express appreciation to members engaging in military action in Iraq and against terrorism and recognize communities, businesses, and organizations for their support (see H. Con. Res. 177), H4011 [13MY]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H5813 [24JN]

———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 a temporary increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel for the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force (see H.R. 3696), H12919 [8DE]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 27), H1515 [4MR]

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

Army: provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel (see H.R. 3637), H12309 [21NO]

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

Blackwell, Lucien E.: tribute (see H. Res. 169), H2586 [1AP]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H2940 [8AP]

———express appreciation for support by British Prime Minister of U.S. policy on use of Armed Forces in Iraq (see H. Res. 154), H3355 [11AP]

Bob Hope Post Office Building, Burbank, CA: designate (see H.R. 3011), H8083 [9SE]

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

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2683), H6464 [9JY]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H3454 [29AP]

———recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (see H. Res. 86), H705 [13FE]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H1682 [6MR]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H5551 [18JN]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H5366 [12JN]

Contracts: increase the minimum Government-wide goal for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses (see H.R. 1216), H5929 [25JN]

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), H4012 [13MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (see H.R. 1588), H2819 [3AP]

Dept. of Education: establish competitive demonstration grant program to provide funds for local educational agencies to experiment with ways to alleviate the substitute teacher shortage (see H.R. 3008), H7948 [4SE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide grants for the preservation of historic courthouses (see H.R. 1589), H6271 [7JY]

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

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]

Diseases: increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H322 [5FE]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H5664 [19JN]

Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H5267 [11JN]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 2198), H5408 [16JN]

FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1425), H2310 [25MR]

Financial institutions: exempt attorneys from privacy provisions of the law repealing restrictions on the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and insurance companies (see H.R. 781), H4205 [15MY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

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

Foreign aid: clarify eligibility of certain countries for U.S. military assistance (see H.R. 2550), H5662 [19JN]

FTC: issue new rules preventing telemarketing firms from calling during certain hours (see H.R. 1330), H1953 [18MR]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H1639 [5MR]

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

Hope, Bob: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H8016 [5SE]

Immigration: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H1955 [18MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 823), H1812 [12MR]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H9738 [20OC]

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

Intelligence services: establish a select committee to investigate the effectiveness of U.S. intelligence structure to meet global threats (see H. Res. 307), H6264 [26JN]

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), H4529 [21MY]

Johnson, Shoshana N.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 210), H6349 [8JY]

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), H6464 [9JY]

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

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

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

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H8083 [9SE]

Medicare: improve outpatient health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2333), H5175 [10JN]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H3638 [1MY]

———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]

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]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H11392 (see H.R. 2735), H11516 [18NO]

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

National Park Service: establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program (see H.R. 2237), H10978 [6NO]

National security: 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]

National Truck Safety Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 164), H5175 [10JN]

National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually performed (see H.R. 1764), H5664 [19JN]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H5089 [9JN]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H5089 [9JN]

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

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

Pope John Paul II: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 313), H10978 [6NO]

Postal Service: reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H2402 [26MR]

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), H4255 [19MY]

Roads and highways: improve roadway safety for motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians and workers in proximity to vehicle traffic (see H.R. 906), H3571 [30AP]

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

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8284 [16SE]

Rogers, Fred M.: tribute (see H. Res. 111), H1471 [3MR]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H12310 [21NO]

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

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

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 234), H134 [8JA] (see H.R. 534), H392 [11FE]

Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 1741), H3302 [10AP]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H5408 [16JN]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H1746 [11MR]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H1908 [17MR]

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), H4368 [20MY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H3637 [1MY]

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

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 806), H8950 [25SE]

———allow farmer-owned cooperatives access to small ethanol producer tax credit (see H.R. 465), H6707 [14JY]

———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), H5366 [12JN]

———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), H1954 [18MR]

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

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H461 [12FE]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H11702 [20NO]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H10978 [6NO]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H8175 [10SE]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1279), H1901 [13MR] (see H.R. 3119), H8381 [17SE]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H6264 [26JN]

———treatment of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 310), H172 [27JA]

Timothy Michael Gaffney Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 1596), H2819 [3AP]

Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 871), H3571 [30AP]

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

———urge establishment of broad Security Council authority to help the people of Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 122), H2704 [2AP]

Veterans: 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]

Walt Disney Post Office Building, Marceline, MO: designate (see H.R. 1610), H2820 [3AP]

World War II: condemn war crimes committed by Japan and establish liability of Japanese companies to former POW used by such companies as slave labor (see H. Res. 382), H9033 [30SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H138 [8JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Office for Domestic Preparedness grant programs funding (see H.R. 764), H699 [13FE]

Taxation: improve tax equity for military personnel (see H.R. 662), H389 [11FE]

Terrorism: provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 78), H705 [13FE]

Letters

U.S. policy on use of Armed Forces against Iraq: by, Committee on Armed Forces (House), H10542 [6NO]

Poems

``Boy and the Flag,'' Edgar A. Guest, H4834 [3JN]

``I Am a Small and Precious Child,'' Rita Turley, E767 [12AP]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12838 [8DE]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H12838 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9392 [15OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, H10223 [30OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2765 [3AP]

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

———encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner or the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (H. Con. Res. 109), H2540, H2541 [1AP], H2670 [2AP]

———expand eligibility for participation by members of the Selected Reserve and their dependents in the TRICARE program, H8889 [24SE]

———express appreciation to members engaging in military action in Iraq and against terrorism and recognize communities, businesses, and organizations for their support (H. Con. Res. 177), H4885, H4888, H4889, H4890 [4JN]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (H.R. 3365), H10059 [29OC]

———increase end strength, E2081 [17OC]

———increase the rate of imminent danger special pay and the amount of the family separation allowance, H8168 [10SE]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, H2670 [2AP], E767 [12AP]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), H2230, H2245, H2247 [20MR]

———tribute (H.J. Res. 27), H1592, H1597, H1599 [5MR]

Budget: create reserve fund for costs associated with use of Armed Forces against Iraq and rebuilding efforts, H2141 [20MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2141 [20MR]

Central Missouri State University: tribute to baseball team, E1324 [23JN]

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

Colleges and universities: tribute to U.S. war college system, H2839 [7AP]

Corps of Engineers: tribute to participation in Lewis and Clark Expedition bicentennial celebration, E2128 [24OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4403, H4417, H4418, H4419, H4495, H4505, H4508, H4509, H4510, H4511 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), conference report, H10991, H10999 [7NO]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), consideration (H. Res. 245), H4392 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), consideration (H. Res. 247), H4545 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 437), H10985 [7NO]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), motion to instruct conferees, H6904 [16JY], H8168 [10SE], H8889 [24SE]

———B-2 stealth bomber funding, H4417 [21MY]

———repeal of grade requirement for defense attache to France, H4510 [21MY]

———report on costs for current NATO headquarters location and cost of relocation to another member country, H4509 [21MY]

———report on response to any country initiating certain legal actions against U.S. officials, H4508 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Office of Domestic Preparedness funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H2765 [3AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 4), H4833 [3JN]

Floyd Spence Post Office Building, Lexington, SC: designate (H.R. 917), H2332 [26MR]

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

Horine, Betty R. Lewis: American Mother's Association Mother of the Year award recipient, E736 [11AP]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H10541 [6NO]

———treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention (H. Con. Res. 118), H2339 [26MR]

Kruse, Charles E.: National Eagle Scout Association Distinguished Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2235 [5NO]

Lafayette County, MO: anniversary of Lafayette County Health Dept., E1956 [2OC]

Lebanon, MO: anniversary of Laclede Lodge No. 83 of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, E1640 [25JY]

Lexington, MO: anniversary of Madonna of the Trail statue, E1595 [25JY]

———rededication of Pioneer Mother Monument, E1831 [17SE]

Lincoln University of Missouri: anniversary, E343 [3MR]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12278 [21NO]

Mid-Missouri Energy, Inc.: tribute, E1925 [30SE]

Missouri Farm Bureau: American Farm Bureau Federation President's Award recipient, E126 [4FE]

———tribute, E1693 [4SE]

National Former POW Recognition Day: observance, H3348 [11AP]

National Service Organization of Scholastic: PR News Corporate Social Responsibility Award recipient, E593 [27MR]

NATO: reevaluate deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in Europe, H4511 [21MY]

Nuclear weapons: allow research while limiting development of low-yield nuclear weapons, H6904 [16JY]

———conventional weapons to defeat hardened targets funding through reductions in robust nuclear Earth penetrator program, H4505 [21MY]

OATS, Inc.: tribute, E804 [30AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, H10999 [7NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11421 [18NO]

Rector, Gil: Missouri State Hall of Fame inductee, E65 [27JA]

Sellers-Sexton, Inc.: tribute to environmental waste program, E119 [31JA]

Taxation: treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1307), H1967 [19MR]

Votes: position on missed, H2137 [20MR], H2437 [27MR]

Whiteman AFB, MO: tribute to 509th Bomb Wing, E598 [27MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2701 [2AP], H2818 [3AP], H2856 [7AP], H9611 [16OC], H9686 [17OC]

Songs

``Ragged Old Flag,'' Johnny Cash, H4835 [3JN]

Tributes

Abrams, Julia, E181 [11FE]

Barnidge, Leroy, Jr., E1006 [21MY]

Carroll, Tracy A., H221 [29JA]

Cobb, William W., E738 [11AP]

Day, William E., E81 [28JA]

Gaffney, Paul G., II, E1455 [11JY]

Geisler, Mitch, E92 [29JA]

Hitzhusen, Bob, E466 [13MR]

Howard, Jack L., E978 [15MY]

Jones, James L., E208 [13FE]

Kinder, Byron, E95 [29JA]

McHenry, James F., E179 [11FE]

Meigs, Montgomery C., E82 [28JA]

Nadler, Loveedah, E248 [13FE]

Natter, Robert J., E1918 [30SE]

Neusche, Joshua, E2071 [17OC]

Parsons, Marion H. (Tom), E117 [31JA]

Pietropaoli, Stephen R., E1502 [17JY]

Polla, Hector, E898 [9MY]

Pollard, Jack, E1726 [5SE]

Punaro, Arnold L., E1980 [7OC]

Sellers, William, E766 [12AP]

Shinseki, Eric K., E1092 [2JN]

Shirkey, Robert, E2368 [21NO]

Shurmantine, Stan, E597 [27MR]

Stump, Bob, E1351 [25JN]

Thompson, Jill, E355 [4MR]